2011 Recap

1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before? Moved to Pittsburgh and got a 5.0 A1C!

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?

I never make them

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Steph and Chris had Emma on March 30th and Sarah and Trevor had Katherine on October 27th.

4. Did anyone close to you die? Shockingly my cousin Michael

5. What countries did you visit? Stayed in the US again

6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011? A baby, a dog and a house, easy enough

7. What dates from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? September 26th when Mike turned 30!

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Quitting a job I hated and not being afraid of what would happen next

9. What was your biggest failure? Not looking hard enough for a new job

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Luckily no.

11. What was the best thing you bought? Our new Nikon 1 Camera

12. Where did most of your money go? Getting the credit cards paid off, hope to see that happen in 2012.

13. What did you get really excited about? Trip to San Franciso and going to Sonoma!

14. What song will always remind you of 2011? Anything Michael Buble as we went to his concert this year in Pittsburgh with Dad and Annette.

15. Compared to this time last year, are you:
– happier or sadder? Sadder I think actually.
– thinner or fatter? Thinner, the running has gotten better.
– richer or poorer? Richer, thanks to our cheap rent now!

16. What do you wish you’d done more of? Ran more and took more trips.

17. What do you wish you’d done less of? Sat around and done nothing.

18. How did you spend Christmas? In Erie and Warren seeing both families.

19. What was your favorite TV program? Nothing beats NCIS for us.

20. What were your favorite books of the year? Lets be honest, I dont read.

21. What was your favorite music from this year? Anything on the radio.

22. What were your favorite films of the year? Cant remember the last movie we went to.

23. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? On my 29th birthday Mike made a cake for me and we went to a wine bar in Arlington, VA with Aaron, Em, Laura, Nathan and Erin.

24. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Knowing we were moving to Pittsburgh earlier in the year.

25. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011? Getting better!

26. What kept you sane? Mike, my Dad and brother.

27. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011: "No reward comes without risk"