End of 2011
Dec 30Well it’s almost December 31st so let’s do this.
1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before? Drove to Indianapolis
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don’t make them.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? A few of my awesome online lovelies certainly did. I’m looking at you Lisa.
4. Did anyone close to you die? No, thankfully
5. What countries did you visit? I didn’t leave the states
6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you didn’t have in 2011? Financial security? A bit more anyways
7. What date(s) from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? October 23rd, 2011 because I finally got my husband back
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? I moved out of my mom’s house into my own apartment 80+ miles away
9. What was your biggest failure? I didn’t lose weight? I consider 2011 to be pretty damn successful.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Nope
11. What was the best thing you bought? At the time it was my Malibu… but it’s dead now. 
12. Whose behaviour merited celebration? My own
13. Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed? No one
14. Where did most of your money go? Rent and other bills
15. What did you get really excited about? Randy coming home
16. What song will always remind you of 2011? Eh… nothing really. Wait, I lied. The overplayed Superbass by Niki Minaj
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
– Happier or sadder? Happier
– Thinner or fatter? Same. Maybe a difference of 5 lbs or so if that
– Richer or poorer? Poorer but I have a lot more to show for it
18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Saved money
19. What do you wish you’d done less of? Spent money (notice a pattern)
20. How did you spend Christmas? With my extended family on both sides and my lovely husband and daughter
21. Did you fall in love in 2011? More in love, yes
22. What was your favourite TV program? Switched at Birth or 2 Broke Girls
23. What was the best book you read? The Hunger Games
24. What was your greatest musical discovery? Nothing stands out
25. What did you want and get? My husband home
26. What did you want and not get? A winning lotto ticket?
27. What was your favourite film of this year? Didn’t watch too many but Hp and the DH Part 2 was decent
28. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I had a small get-together with family and friends and turned 24
29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? I was actually pretty satisfied.
30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011? Non-existent like every other year
31. What kept you sane? The Internet
32. What political issue stirred you the most? SOPA
33. Who did you miss? I missed my husband quite a bit
34. Who was the best new person you met? My landlord
35. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011. Do something about your situation if you don’t like it. Actually, I’ve known this for some time.
36. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. *shrug*
Bring on the New Year
Dec 26I love the holiday season but I really am glad that it is over and I’m ready for the next year to make its appearance. Finances are playing a major part in wanting the season to be over.
Christmas was good. I got pots and pans, knives, a griddle, Avon Cherry Blossom and of course, PJs. Gracie was completely spoiled rotten from everyone. She got a Yo Gaba Gaba music player, dancing Mickey mouse, Disney princess table and chairs set, Tonka truck and blocks to load up in it, Spiderman power wheels, a wooden stacking train, a moving gear caterpillar and a kickball from the top of my head. Randy’s mother also decided that she wanted to go on a clothes spree and bought her about 25 outfits. I was absolutely shocked by how much STUFF she got.
The only way the day could’ve been made better I think was for none of us to be sick. I’m battling a wicked sinus infection and have been since Thursday. Gracie and Randy both have been sick but not as bad. Ugh. Sinus headaches fucking suck.
On Saturday we invited Randy’s family over for dinner. I’m making a ham dinner and we’re going to socialize, play the Wii and just kick back. I’m hoping it goes as well as planned.
5 Years
Dec 22Randy and I have been together for 5 years today (minus a few months in the summer of 2010) and we’ve been through SO much I can’t even begin to imagine how to summarize. I’m not even going to try though. We’re happy where we are now and I can’t imagine having a connection with anyone else the same way I do with him. Here are two pictures of us taken this morning. Excuse the horrid expressions. I swear he isn’t on drugs either. He just hates the camera. 
