lord, beer me strength

1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before? 
celebrated christmas in florida WITH mike, got married ♥, hosted thanksgiving at our house, won a baking contest! (woo hoo!), experienced a chicago heat wave and a chicago blizzard, turned 25 (eeep!) 

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year? 
yes, i’m still on the drinking water train, but i think that’s the only one i made/kept. i will def make more in 2012

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
no

4. Did anyone close to you die?
no

5. What countries did you visit?
nada

6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011?
mo money and a more organized house

7. What date from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? 
sept 17- our wedding! and 11.11.11 cuz it rocked! and black friday!

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting married and changing my name 

9. What was your biggest failure?

sending out thank you’s after the wedding, buying christmas presents this year

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
nope

11. What was the best thing you bought?
a car 

12. Who was your favorite person to be with this year?
mike and my family

13. Who was your least favorite person this year?
managers at work

14. Where did most of your money go?

wedding, wedding, wedding

15. What are you really excited about?
everything coming our way

16. What song will always remind you of 2011?
maybe our first dance song sam cooke you send me or hugo 99 problems

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

Happier? yes

Thinner or fatter? probably fatter

Richer or poorer? probably the same or poorer

18. What do you wish you’d done more of? 

visited friends

19. What do you wish you’d done less of? 

work

20. Did you fall in love in 2011?
more in love, yes

21. How many one-night stands?

none

22. What was your favorite TV program?

i started loving parks and rec and community. always will love the office

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
no

24. What was the best book you read?
HUNGER GAMES

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
more and more mason jennings, mumford and sons

26. What did you want and get?
a great, fun wedding, an awesome honeymoon and a crazy thanksgiving

27. What was your favorite film of this year?
hmm, not sure.

28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i turned 25; didn’t do anything too crazy i don’t think. mike and i went out to a fancy dinner at carmichael’s

29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
mo money and more time in hawaii!!

30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011?
look cute and if it’s cold stay warm

31. What kept you sane?
mike

32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
probably jason segal

33. Who did you miss the most in 2011?
my family

34. Who was the best new person you met?
i always feel like i never meet anyone new, but how could this be possible?

35. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011:

no matter what happens we’ll get through it together

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

you know that it’s true, this heart was made for you.

1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before? 
celebrated christmas somewhere besides florida, bought a house, got engaged, went to six flags, hung out with my family IN CHICAGO, got a phone number that didn’t start with 321, cried at work, legitimate camping in indiana beach

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year? 
i’m not sure i really made any besides drink more water, which i have been doing (every weekday…). i probably will make some for 2011. like drink MORE water, travel outside the US, visit friends in SC and plan a kick-ass wedding!

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
yes

4. Did anyone close to you die?
no

5. What countries did you visit?
nada

6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
mo money

7. What date from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? 
oct 8th - the day he asked me to marry him!

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
buying a house!

9. What was your biggest failure?

asking for more responsibility at work

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
nope

11. What was the best thing you bought?
besides a house, 

12. Who was your favorite person to be with this year?
mike and my family

13. Who was your least favorite person this year?
ashton kutcher

14. Where did most of your money go?

renovating the house, paying off my car

15. What are you really excited about?
my wedding next year

16. What song will always remind you of 2010?
chelsea dagger

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:

Happier? yes

Thinner or fatter? thinner

Richer or poorer? maybe slightly richer

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
traveled or hung outside during the summer or saved more of that government money

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
work

20. Did you fall in love in 2010?
more in love, yes

21. How many one-night stands?

none

22. What was your favorite TV program?

lost and modern family

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
yes

24. What was the best book you read?
i think i only read one…

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
eh, nothing really

26. What did you want and get?
my family in chicago, a kitchenaid mixer, a ring

27. What was your favorite film of this year?
hot tub time machine

28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i turned 24 and mike surprised me by flying my sister, brother and parents up here

29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
mo money

30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010?
look cute and if it’s cold stay warm

31. What kept you sane?
mike

32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
well i want to be sofia vergara if that answers the question

33. Who did you miss the most in 2010?
my family

34. Who was the best new person you met?
did i meet anyone new?

35. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010:

family will be there and love you no matter what. if you have friends that do the same that’s icing on the cake

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:

P-p-p-poker face, P-p-p-poker face

(mum mum mum mah)

P-p-p-poker face, P-p-p-poker face

(mum mum mum mah)