Monday, December 31, 2007

2007: A Year in Review

1.) Where did you ring in 2007?
On a Murder Mystery Dinner Cruise around Long Beach Harbor (this seems like a lifetime ago)

2.) What was your status by Valentine's Day?
married, but I'm not really a celebrator of V-Day

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
yes, mostly online

4.) How did you earn your keep?
selling pens and pencils/babysitting adults

5.) Did you end up in the hospital?
yes, for brain surgery

6.) Did you encounter the police?
nope! At least not while they were on duty

7.) Where did you go on vacation?
Dominican Republic (May), Dallas (May), Colorado (fall), Vegas (September), Ohio (Labor Day)

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500?
New house, new cars, couch, brain surgery, please don't make me continue

9.) Did you know anybody who got married?
Halversons, Harikumars, Paganos

9.5.) Babies born? Emmary, Logan, Natalia, Laila (held her when she was hours old), Madeline (got to watch her birth)

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away?
Too many funerals this year!!! Will's "Uncle" Peter, whose funeral was the day I found out I had Chiari

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with?
I work with 2 of them...occasionally run into someone on MySpace...oh and now that I live close to home again, I've seen a few at the grocery store and around town.

12.) Did you move anywhere?
Yes

13.) What sporting events did you go to?
Kings games (yes, I know they suck - but they are on a 2 game winning streak!)

14.) What concerts did you go to?
Christina Aguilera, Tim McGraw/Faith Hill

15.) Are you registered to vote?
Yes

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7?
Absentee

17.) Where do you live now?
In my new house

18.) What did you do on your birthday?
My sister took me to the Christina Aguilera concert...and I think I had lunch at Panera Bread. Beyond that I can't remember - cut me some slack it was 9 months ago!

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2007?
Have brain surgery - duh! Actually started exercising more and eating healthier - I pledge to do better in 2008 now that the brain surgery is out of the way!

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year?
Not getting to know Peter better before he passed away...we've been hearing a lot of stories about him, that would have been great to hear from him.

21.) What's something you learned about yourself?
I am way stronger than I thought I was and I am proud of all that I handled this year, both personally and professionally. 2007 was a year of survival, and I feel that I not only survived, but lived.

22.) Any new additions to your family?
No...not yet. Sorry grandparents in waiting - maybe in 2008?

23.) What was your best month?
November/December - if I have to pick one, then December! The first half of the year sucked, July - September was surgery preparation, October was surgery/recovery. November - I kept feeling better and better. December - I have never felt better and I got to spend time with all of my family and friends!!

24.) What from pop culture will you remember 2007 by?
The Spears sisters - Britney went nuts and Jamie Lynn is Pg

25.) How would you rate this year with a scale from 1 (worst) to 10 (best)?
7 - although if I were to rate it on a scale of 1 (worst) to 26 (best) - it's the 4th worst. I realize the rating system probably doesn't make much sense - It's probably my 4th worst year out of my 26 (at least I can think of 3 worse off the top of my head). Overall it's only rated a 7 because while a lot of crappy things happened, a lot of babies were born, I made a lot of great new friends, my husband and family were there for me, my self-confidence skyrocketed with the more I was able to handle, and I now feel "normal" every single day!

2 comments:

Pickle said...

2007: A Year in Review

1.) Where did you ring in 2007?
At home with my parents watching the NYC countdown. Then went to the Rose Bowl game the next day. Go USC!!

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

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)?
Does Traffic School Count? If so, then yes for 8 hours.

4.) How did you earn your keep?
Hustling Office Supplies

5.) Did you end up in the hospital?
Not for myself. But did spend a lot of time in a few.

6.) Did you encounter the police?
No the speeding ticket occurred in 2006.

7.) Where did you go on vacation?
Maui for our Family Vacation, Orlando with work but it wasn't a vacation (I had never been there before).

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500?
New LCD TV, New Bed, Rent every month.

9.) Did you know anybody who got married?
Not this year.

9.5.) Babies born? Work Babies.

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away?
Grandma, Aunt Joan, Stephanie's Grandpa.

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with?
I work with one of them. But randomly ran into a guy I was close friends with at the Chargers game.

12.) Did you move anywhere?
Yes, to Los Alamitos

13.) What sporting events did you go to?
A couple Kings Games, Ducks game, USC Football and a Chargers game.

14.) What concerts did you go to?
Dane Cook... not really a concert

15.) Are you registered to vote?
Yes

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7?
Nope

17.) Where do you live now?
In Los Alamitos

18.) What did you do on your birthday?
Went to Sushi with my close friends, dancing and drinking and stayed at the Newport Marriott (highly recommend). Then the next day went to brunch with Sarah, Greg and Jeff. On my actual B-Day went to work, then dinner with the family. It was a good Birthday.


19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2007?
Actually consistently go to the gym.

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year?
My drunken stupor in Orlando in front of co-workers.

21.) What's something you learned about yourself?
I am much more patient then I thought I was.

22.) Any new additions to your family?
Heck no.

23.) What was your best month?
Any month except May through July.

24.) What from pop culture will you remember 2007 by?
Britney shaving her head and Paris going to Jail.

25.) How would you rate this year with a scale from 1 (worst) to 10 (best)?
I would say a 3. It was a tough year and I am glad to say its pretty much over.

Kim Thomas said...

First off: GREAT YEAR END POST!

1.) Where did you ring in 2007?
On the Rose Parade route (as I do every year....tonight though, I hope to be asleep.

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

3.) Were you in school (anytime this year)? No

4.) How did you earn your keep?
Attending 8:00 and 7:00AM calls

5.) Did you end up in the hospital?
yes, to receive IV fluids

6.) Did you encounter the police?
no, but I know people that did.

7.) Where did you go on vacation?
Wyoming (June)

8.) What did you purchase that was over $500? Two Canon Cameras, Numerous Camera Lenses, Furniture for our new addition, Tons at Lowes and Home Depot.

9.) Did you know anybody who got married? Yes

9.5.) Babies born? Elizabeth

10.) Did you know anybody who passed away? Hmm...not this year.

11.) Have you run into anybody you graduated high school with? Yep, I have my usual friends and ran into three others. 2 at Starbucks, 1 at Sushi Roku

12.) Did you move anywhere?
No

13.) What sporting events did you go to?
Anaheim Ducks

14.) What concerts did you go to?
None, was going to go to Toby Keith but it was cancelled.

15.) Are you registered to vote?
Yes

16.) If so, did you do your patriotic duty on Nov. 7?
No, that is not typical

17.) Where do you live now?
Pasadena, CA

18.) What did you do on your birthday?
Went to see High School Musical with out of town guests. The day before we went to Disneyland

19.) What's the one thing you thought you would never do but did in 2007?
Hmm...I don't know the answer to this.

20.) What is one thing you regretted this year?
Hmm....several things.

21.) What's something you learned about yourself?
Hmm....thinking

22.) Any new additions to your family?
Coming....

23.) What was your best month?
January was by far the most fun.
February was the most travel.
March was a great trip to Pennsylvania
April I don't really remember
May was the most enlightening
June was the most odd
July we found out I was pregnant
August was the most schizophrenic
September was cool
October was terrible, I was so sick
November we learned it was a girl
December was the most forward thinking.

24.) What from pop culture will you remember 2007 by?
The soup kept me updated on all things pop culture

25.) How would you rate this year with a scale from 1 (worst) to 10 (best)? I can't do it.....lots of ups and downs.