Year End Meme

1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before? Adopted a baby

2. Did anyone close to you die? My mom's neighbor John, who we were just getting close to as our surrogate grandpa

3. What was the best thing you bought? Mental health counseling

4. Where did most of your money go? The adoption

5. What did you get really, really, really excited about? The adoption

6. What song will always remind you of 2009? My Life Would Suck Without You (Kelly Clarkson)

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

i. happier or sadder? - happier

ii. thinner or fatter? - I would guess the same?

iii. richer or poorer? - Poorer

8. What was your favorite TV program? Lost, Project Runway

9. What was the best book you read this year? Home From the Vinyl Cafe (Stuart McLean)--best book I read this year that I hadn't read before!

10. What was your favorite film of this year? I only saw one movie this year, Revolutionary Road

11. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? 34 and I don't remember

12. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? I can't say it on this blog, but suffice it to say, if you know me, you can probably figure it out pretty quickly

13. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009? Stay-at-home-mom comfortable

14. What kept you sane? My husband, my daughter

15. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Tom Brady

16. Who was the best new person you met in 2009? Landry and Meredith

17. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009? I am not a bad daughter

18. What was your job this year? Rehabilitation teacher and mom

19. Did you have any encounters with the police in 2009? Nope

20. Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? Nope

21. Describe your birthday. Apparently, forgettable.

22.) Any new additions to your family? Yes, my daughter Leah!

23.) What from pop culture will you remember 2009 by? Susan Boyle, the death of Michael Jackson

24.) How do you plan to ring in 2010? I rang it in with friends

25.) What's something you learned about yourself? I have a lot more willpower than I gave myself credit for