1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before?
Put together a crib. Ordered/picked out a ton of baby things. Suffered through months of nausea and exhaustion. Basically lots of baby-related things.
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Here were my resolutions:
- Get to work on time. This means prior to 9:00. I am constantly missing the 8:45 train and then have to take the 8:55 which not ONLY has a mean conductor but also puts me in at right after 9. I already messed this one up on Day 2, but am going to make a concerted effort to show up on time!
- Go to Digital 2 class. And by go, I mean actually sign up for the class and attend it this year
- Save money. Hit our savings goal for the year that Mike and I set.
I think I've gotten a bit better at getting to work on time, even if I'm consistently getting there right at 9... at least I'm not rolling in around 9:30. I did go to the Digital Class, which was great. And we've done a good job of saving money as well. We hit the savings goal we wanted to, and then I took $500 out of that account to pay for the water damage to the floors we found when we redid the hardwoods. So we're basically there, I just need to transfer $500 back in!
As for resolutions for 2011, I have no idea. Maybe to not be a total control freak when Dos arrives and let Hubs be the involved, awesome Dad I know he will be. The only thing that would get in the way of that would be my own neurosis.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Mike's friend John and his wife Fran had a baby in September, my friend Jiyon gave birth in June. My brother's fiance's sister had a little boy just a few weeks ago. Lots of babies are on the way for 2011 as well!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Hmmm.... we've been pretty lucky overall. A close family friend died, which stunk. He was a really great person. And Mike's aunt died about a month ago.
5. What countries did you visit?
This was the year of domestic US trips, I don't think we went anywhere out of the country really unless you count the British Virgin Islands for a brief lunch stop over Thanksgiving! We went to Vegas in June, Boston in July, Napa in August, Baltimore in September and the Virgin Islands in November. I also took a trip to FL in April to attend a wedding with Emily, which was a crazy good time. Another trip to FL in September to visit my friend Dora, who is due the day before I am!
6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
A real live human baby! On the outside of me! Also, I have been missing my waist for awhile now, that will be good to hopefully have back one day.
7. What dates from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
June 10, when we found out about Dos. Sometime around September or so when I felt like Dos would definitely stick around.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Oh man, I feel like I didn't achieve that much this year. But I think I've realized how very blessed I am, which is probably a big achievement. I did work very hard to relax and try to let the baby thing happen when it happened, and I did enjoy a lot of the year because of that.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Getting hella frustrated with the babymaking process in early 2010. Not having faith that it would work out.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Had a few colds, but nothing major.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
We got a new TV in January. New appliances this spring, which are pretty darn nice. I think the appliances probably win - the new convection oven and I are homies for sure. Redoing the hardwood floors was a pretty great thing to spend money on, and we took a ton of vacations. All good things!
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Hubs for always being willing to deal with preggo complaints, hormones, and drama around food, and for not constantly rolling his eyes at me when I'm being difficult.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Politicians because they just seem to like to argue rather than actually do their jobs.. Other than that, not really anyone. This is totally the same answer as last year.
14. Where did most of your money go?
Mortgage. Bills. Savings. Vacations. Regarding allowance, I bought a ton of new clothes, including maternity clothes. I figure if I have to lose my waist I might as well feel somewhat cute in my clothes.
15. What did you get really excited about?
Baby Dos! Vacations... naps!
16. What song will always remind you of 2010?
Like a G6
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
– happier or sadder? happier
– thinner or fatter? Um, fatter around my middle but thinner in my arms and legs. I lost a bit of weight at the beginning of pregnancy and it seems that the only place I've put it back on is around the baby-carrying area, thank goodness. I still have 6 weeks left so we'll see how that goes!
– richer or poorer? richer, just slightly
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Working out. Man, this is my answer every year. I really fell off the wagon though, I tried a few times a month or two ago but the belly just gets. in. the. way!!
19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Worrying
20. How did you spend Christmas?
We went to see Mike's family. We started the day with Grandma K at 11, Grandma H's at 12:30, then hit up a third set of grandparents for dinner at 3. Holy Christmas, Batman! Then it was back to Mike's parents' house to hang out with the older two nephews and watch them open a few presents (and beg to open even more :)).
21. Did you fall in love in 2010?
Yeah, I think I've fallen in love with this baby. I'm so guarded that it's hard; I know that not everyone who gets pregnant ends up with a baby, even those as far into the process as we are. But as we get closer it's getting easier to feel like it might actually happen, and I feel like once I see him/her it will all come rushing to me.
22. What was your favorite TV program?
How I Met Your Mother. Top Chef (normal season and AllStars - hated Just Desserts). Glee (oh how I love Glee!!)
23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No. This is the same answer as last year....I can't say I really hate anyone. More like I really pity some people, people who do my loved ones wrong. Because they don't get to have the awesomeness that is my loved ones in their lives.
24. What was the best book you read?
I really liked Three Cups of Tea, and I read a ton of baby books. My favorite was by Dr Oz, and was called YOU: Having a baby
25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
The Script - love the song Breakeven
26. What did you want and get?
Pregnancy. Husband not travelling so much!
27. What did you want and not get?
Baby Dos a bit earlier... I guess shim is on his/her own schedule. But the timing works out really really well for us - especially for me at work. So I guess shim knows what shim is doing!
28. What was your favorite film of this year?
Really liked Inception. I also liked going to see Sex and the City 2, even if the movie wasn't all that great. We went to the Icon theater on Roosevelt and I had some amazing dirty martinis and good times with the gals. The movie was a bit secondary to the event as a whole though!
29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 31. Went to lunch with the coworkers at Rivers, ate entirely too many chocolate cupcakes, hit up dinner with my future sister-in-law at CPK, then came home and fell asleep on the couch. It was awesome.
30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Not quite sure... as I said I've felt incredibly blessed. Maybe less things breaking around the house? haha...
31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Whatever fits and looks remotely cute. Lots of Target, Old Navy, and Gap maternity clothes.
32. What kept you sane?
Does HGTV count? I did try acupuncture early in the year and that was pretty awesome. I actually saw a therapist for a few sessions and really appreciated being able to talk to someone about some things I was going through. I think everyone would benefit from a few therapy sessions a year. My Mom also keeps me sane by listening to me complain or mock whatever is going on at the time.
33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I don't know, they are all a bit crazy.
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
I have no idea. I get kind of fired up at people just wanting Obama to fail. I mean, why would people want our president to fail? Don't they get that that has an affect on them regardless of their party orientation?
35. Who did you miss?
My Grandma S. Still missing her, years after she passed. I guess the whole baby thing makes me really wish she were around. I know she would be so excited for us.
36. Who was the best new person you met?
Can I say Gracie? She's not a baby anymore, she's a little girl, and I feel like she's a whole new person!
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010.
I still haven't learned this fully, but it's that sometimes I can't just fix things, as much as I want to.
38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
Oh, I have no idea!!
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