2012 In Review Meme

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1. WHAT DID YOU DO IN 2012 THAT YOU'D NEVER DONE BEFORE?

Got engaged. Met Zachary Quinto. Went to the Mount Olympus Water Park. Went to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction. Went to New York City. Went to Statham, Connecticut. Rode in a BMW. Went to the New York Ren Faire. Saw Bob’s Burgers Live.


2. DID YOU KEEP YOUR NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS, AND WILL YOU MAKE MORE FOR NEXT YEAR?

I had made two New Year’s resolutions. One was to lose 10 pounds. I did not quite make this, but I did lose about 5 pounds, which is shiny. The other was to read over 50 books and I read 70.

3. DID ANYONE CLOSE TO YOU GIVE BIRTH?

Yes. My cousin Jenny gave birth to my second cousin, Noah, and Nick’s sister gave birth to her second daughter, Nora.


4. DID ANYONE CLOSE TO YOU DIE?

My cat, April.


5. WHAT COUNTRIES DID YOU VISIT?

No countries. But I did fly on an airplane more than once.


6. WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE IN 2013 THAT YOU LACKED IN 2012?

More time to travel…. Which I know won’t happen because I only have so many vacation and personal holiday days.

7. WHAT DATE FROM 2012 WILL REMAIN ETCHED UPON YOUR MEMORY, AND WHY?

December 1st – the day Nick proposed.

8. WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT OF THE YEAR?

Celebrating my 1 year work anniversary with DVR.

9. WHAT WAS YOUR BIGGEST FAILURE?

I don’t know.

10. DID YOU SUFFER ILLNESS OR INJURY?

I had a crazy-pants skin infection that formed underneath my eye. That sucked and lasted for quite some time. I also had an upper respiratory tract infection.


11. WHAT WAS THE BEST THING YOU BOUGHT?

A plane ticket to New York.


12. WHOSE BEHAVIOR MERITED CELEBRATION?

Cathy and David. I had so much fun with them in New York City and they treated me so kindly and generously while I was visiting.

13. WHOSE BEHAVIOR MADE YOU APPALLED AND DEPRESSED?

Mitt Romney. Donald Trump. Senator Akin.

14. WHERE DID MOST OF YOUR MONEY GO?

New York City. Florida. Bills.

15. WHAT DID YOU GET REALLY, REALLY, REALLY EXCITED ABOUT?

An engagement ring!


16. WHAT SONG WILL ALWAYS REMIND YOU OF 2012?

“Thrift Shop” – Macklemore and Ryan Lewis

17. COMPARED TO THIS TIME LAST YEAR, ARE YOU:

i. happier or sadder? Happier
ii. thinner or fatter? About the same
iii. richer or poorer? About the same. Maybe a little bit richer since I’ve been able to save more on account of working full-time and everything.


18. WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU'D DONE MORE OF?

Cooking. Baking. Cleaning. Reading. Exercising.


19. WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU'D DONE LESS OF?

I don’t know.


20. HOW DID YOU SPENDING CHRISTMAS?

.With Nick. We had five Christmases total spread over the course of five days (my immediate family, my Mom’s side, my Dad’s side, Nick’s dad, and Nick’s mom and sister).


22. DID YOU FALL IN LOVE IN 2012?

“Love is a temporary madness; it erupts like volcanoes and then subsides. And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of eternal passion. That is just being in love, which any fool can do. Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Those that truly love have roots that grow towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossoms have fallen from their branches, they find that they are one tree and not two.” ~Louis de Bernieres

23. HOW MANY ONE-NIGHT STANDS?

Zero.

24. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE TV PROGRAM?

Parks and Recreation. How I Met Your Mother. Doctor Who.

25. DO YOU HATE ANYONE NOW THAT YOU DIDN'T HATE THIS TIME LAST YEAR?

Not really.

26. WHAT WAS THE BEST BOOK YOU READ?

1. Secret Daughter: A Novel by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
2. Looking for Alaska by John Green
3. Some Girls: My Life In A Harem by Jillian Lauren
4. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
5. Ember by Bettie Sharpe


27. WHAT WAS YOUR GREATEST MUSICAL (RE)DISCOVERY?

Seeing the Book of Mormon live. In New York. In Row O. *squee*


28. WHAT DID YOU WANT AND GET?

An engagement ring.


29. WHAT DID YOU WANT AND NOT GET?

Governor Walker’s recall.


30. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE FILM OF THIS YEAR?

Pitch Perfect. The Avengers


31. WHAT DID YOU DO ON YOUR BIRTHDAY, AND HOW OLD WERE YOU?

I turned 27 this year. I went to a cooking class and learned how to make salads and salad dressings. I also was presented with a Whoopie brownie and sung to by said cooking class.

32. WHAT ONE THING WOULD HAVE MADE YOUR YEAR IMMEASURABLY MORE SATISFYING?

Less politics.

33. HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONAL FASHION CONCEPT IN 2012?

Business Casual/Comfy

34. WHAT KEPT YOU SANE?

Nick.
Therapy.


35. WHICH CELEBRITY/PUBLIC FIGURE DID YOU FANCY THE MOST?

Neil Patrick Harris. Alyson Hannigan.

36. WHAT POLITICAL ISSUE STIRRED YOU THE MOST?

Women's rights.

37. WHO DID YOU MISS?

My kitty.

38. WHO WAS THE BEST NEW PERSON YOU MET?

Mary Ann Mastrolillo. Zachary Quinto.

39. TELL US A VALUABLE LIFE LESSON YOU LEARNED IN 2012.

The lesson I think I keep learning every year is just to keep on learning!

40. QUOTE A SONG LYRIC THAT SUMS UP YOUR YEAR.

*hums the Doctor Who theme*

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I hope so too!
I hope 2013 is a good year for you as well.