2013
1. What did you do in 2013 that you’d never done before? move to the suburbs! have always lived in the country or the city up until this year
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year? i made some goals last year (reading through the Bible following R.M. M'Cheyne's reading plan, the vague goal of "being more artsy", running the Marathon for Adoption, learning some spanish, reading lots of books), and kept up with some. others, like running the marathon weren't even an option since i was 6 months pregnant at that time. i did read a good deal, but not as much as in previous years. i didn't learn any spanish at all. i did quite a bit of art stuff as time allowed.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? a handful of friends
4. Did anyone close to you die? yes: Nicole, Trey, Walter...
5. What countries did you visit? none. didn't even make it outside of Texas this year (not that there's anything wrong with that). with getting our house ready to sell and the subsequent move, we didn't have a lot of money left over for vacationing.
6. What would you like to have in 2014 that you lacked in 2013? a more sensitive heart to the needs of others. more creativity. patience. a wiring KitchenAid mixer. a healthy newborn.
7. What date from 2013 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? no one date stands out. to be honest, this year was pretty much a whirl wind.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? making it through the first half of the school year and all the juggling of schedules and homework and all that without doping the ball too often.
9. What was your biggest failure? getting angry at my kids, laziness of mind, pride...
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? a recurrence of ulcerative colitis carried over from 2012. thankfully it was quickly cleared up once i got on the right meds.
11. What was the best thing you bought? our house! it wasn't our dream house when we found it, but it has been such a blessing! and after living in a 1700 square foot house for ten years, moving to a nearly 3200 square feet house makes it feel like we're in a castle!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? my kids. they've made the adjustment to a new neighborhood and new schools with such good attitudes. so proud of them!
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? those who treated me unkindly when they find out i was expecting again.
14. Where did most of your money go? house, food, church, healthcare, car
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? discovering Brian and i were going to be parents again, and also learning that my childhood BFF was moving from Houston to my neighborhood!
16. What song will always remind you of 2013? Home by Philip Philips. mostly because it was my kids and they cousins theme song for the summer and they always asked me to play it when we were in the car
17. Compared to this time last year, are you: happier or sadder? happier.
18. What do you wish you’d done more of? praying, being hospitable to others, taking time to write letters and make phone calls to friends and family, spend one on one time with each of my kids.
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? criticizing, eating sugar, wasting time on the 'net.
20. How did you spend Christmas? we hosted Christmas Eve for my mom's side of the family at our house, then went to the service at church that night. we came him and watched It's A Wonderful Life. Christmas morning we opened gifts and stockings with the kids, ate breakfast casserole, and played outside.
21. How will you spend New Years? NYE Brian and i went out on a date and ran some errands. New Year's Day he sent me off for "me" time while he took the kids down to the lake.
22. What was your favorite TV program? i watched a lot of HG TV shows the first half of the year when i would work out at the Y. the second half of the year we had u verse and i only watched the local news and football. so i guess i didnt really have a favorite tv show. what would be a better question is what my favorite website was.
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? no
24. What was the best book you read? the Bible
25. What was your greatest musical discovery? the Lumineers, i suppose
26. What did you want and got? life, a new house in a good neighborhood with excellent schools and on the greenbelt.
27. What was your favorite film of this year? i didn't see any
28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? my mom took Hazel and I to lunch and shopping and then in the evening Brian took me out for Italian food.
29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? not worrying
30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2013? carefree
31. What kept you sane? time with the Lord, exercise
32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? not sure
33. What political issue stirred you the most? the abortion debate in Texas
34. Who did you miss? neighbors from our old 'hood
35. Who was the best new person you met? our neighbors across the street, Noah and Lisa
36. Tell us some valuable life lessons you learned in 2013: The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. Proverbs 16:9
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