2007 ~ Year in Review

I stole this survey from someone else :)

[ ] Became single
[ ] got kissed
[ ] kissed someone new
[ ] kissed in the snow
[ ] kissed in the rain
[ ] kissed on the beach
[ ] 'fell in love'
[ ] 'fell in love' with a fool
[X] had my heart broken
[ ] broke someone else's heart
[ ] had a stalker
[X] lost a friend
[X] had a good relationship with someone
[ ] got married
[ ] had a divorce
[ ] dated someone that you will never forget
[X] did something I regret
[X] lost faith in love
[ ] kissed under mistletoe
[ ] got a promotion
[X] got a pay raise
[ ] changed jobs
[ ] quit my job
[ ] dated a co-worker
[ ] dated my boss
[ ] dated my boss's son/ daughter
[ ] got fired from my job
[ ] got straight A's
[ ] met a teacher who I became friends with
[ ] met a teacher who I really hate
[ ] found the subject I love
[ ] failed a class
[ ] cut class
[ ] skipped school
[ ] got in a fight with a classmate
[X] did something I was proud of
[X] discovered a new talent
[X] proved myself that I'm an idiot
[ ] embarrassed myself in front of the class
[ ] fell in love with a teacher
[ ] got the lead/minor lead role in the school play
[X] made a team
[X] was involved in something that I will never forget
[ ] painted a picture
[ ] wrote a poem
[X] ran a mile
[ ] listened to music I couldn't stand
[X] double dipped
[ ] went to a sleepover
[ ] went to camp
[ ] threw a surprise party
[X] laughed till I cried
[ ] flirted shamelessly
[ ] visited a foreign country
[X]visited a state
[X] cooked a disastrous meal
[ ] lost something important to me
[X] got a gift I love
[X] realized something new about myself
[X] went on a diet
[ ] tried to gain weight
[ ] dyed my hair
[ ] came close to losing my life
[ ] someone/thing close to me died
[ ] got arrested
[X] read a great book
[X] saw a great movie
[ ] saw a movie so scary that it made me cry
[X] saw a favorite band live
[X] did something that I wanted to tell everyone
[X] experienced something new
[X] made new friends
[X] found out who your real friends are
[ ] lied to your parents
[ ] snuck out
[ ] got in trouble with the po-po
[ ] kissed in a pool
[ ] kissed under the stars
[X] had the time of your life
[X] danced
[X] fell out of love
[X] had a crush on someone
[X] swam in a pool
[ ] made a snowman
[ ] went snowboarding
[ ] went sledding
[ ] slept in past 2pm
[X] held someone’s hand that you care about
[ ] got wasted in a public place
[X] told someone you like them as more than a friend
[X] gone on vacation
[X] gone on vacation with a friend
[X] driven a car
[ ] danced in the rain
[ ] got in a car accident
[ ] seen someone get in a car accident
[ ] got in a fist fight
[ ] laughed until you couldn't breathe
[X] missed someone
[ ] sent someone to the hospital
[ ] got a new pet

A YEAR-END SURVEY
1.) Who was your best friend at the beginning of this year?
Tim (and Angela of course, always a true friend)
The end?
Rob (and Angela of course, always a true friend)

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day?
Single

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
Just some Crystal Reports training and CPE classes

4.) How did you earn your keep?
Oversaw the tax assessment system and the 300,000 forms that must be designed, printed, mailed, and scanned for data extraction. Troubleshot computer problems that were often solved by plugging the thing back in when someone accidentally kicked a cord out.

5.) Did you ever have to go to the hospital?
Nope

6.) Have you encountered the police this year?
Nope

7.) Where did you go on vacation?
Bellingham, WA
Provo, UT
Kennewick, WA
Syracuse/Palmyra, NY
New Canaan, CT

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500?
Digital camera

9.) Did you know anybody who got married?
David & Sarah!

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away?
No

11.)How many times did you go on facebook/myspace?
A few times. Just joined facebook in December.

12.) Did you move anywhere?
No

13.) What sporting events did you go to?
Preakness 5k
Nationals baseball game
Lake Montclair 1 mile swim
Nation's Tri
Baltimore Marathon
BYU football game

14.) What concerts did you go to?
Norah Jones
Josh Groban
Harry Connick Jr.
Vienna Boys Choir

15) Are you registered to vote?
Yes

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 6?
No, but I'll vote for Mitt

17.) Where do you live now?
Reston, VA

18.) Describe your birthday.
Fantastic!! Maybe the best ever. I went to Utah and visited David and Sarah and spent time with lots of friends.

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2007?
Triathlon

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year?
"My debut" - an evening where I shared a song I wrote with some people that I knew. I should have kept my music to myself like my friend Slade does.

21.) What's something you learned about yourself?
My strength, resilience and capacity for self reliance is almost boundless

22.) Any new additions to your family?
Sarah - a new sister-in-law

23.) What was your best month?
The whole fall was great - Nation's Tri, road trip with Rob to NY, birthday trip to Utah, and the holidays

24.) How would you rate this year with a scale from 1 (crappy) to 10 (amazing)?
8 - it's my lucky number. 2007 was exceptionally difficult and exceptionally rewarding, leading me to expect great things in lucky '08.