2009

I found this list on another website and thought it would be a good way to remember the big moments in 2009. After completing it, I was embarrassed by how much my year was dominated with thoughts of Devon and getting pregnant. It only makes me that much more thankful to be (hopefully) starting down a new path this year.

1. What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before? Went to the Netherlands and took the dogs to the beach
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I don’t do New Year’s resolutions
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? YES! Kelly had Jack and Susanne gave birth to Katherine & Andrew! Or as Kyle calls them, K-Rose and Drew-Jim
4. Did anyone close to you die? Does baby Devon count?
5. What countries did you visit? Netherlands, Belgium
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009? A baby ;)
7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? May 3rd –found out I was pregnant, June 8th – said goodbye to the baby
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Dealing with the grief of losing Devon and getting pregnant again
9. What was your biggest failure? Not losing all the weight I gained in 2008
10. Did you suffer an illness or injury? Not really
11. What was the best thing you bought? 40” TV for the bedroom and Wii
12. Where did most of your money go? Savings and Mortgage
13. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Getting pregnant, going to Europe
14. Compared to this time last year are you thinner or fatter? About 3-4 pounds thinner
15. What do you wish you’d done more of? Exercising
16. What do you wish you’d done less of? Obsessing about getting pregnant
17. What was your favorite TV program? Bones
18. What was the best book you read? Atlas Shrugged
19. What did you want and get this year? Pregnant
20. What did you want and not get? A baby
21. What was your favorite film of this year? The Hangover
22. What did you do on your birthday? I have no idea – that was almost a year ago!
23. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Sticking to an exercise plan and losing the last 8-10 pounds I wanted to lose.
24. What kept you sane? Kyle, good friends, therapy, and good TV
25. What political issue stirred you the most? HEALTHCARE!
26. Who do you miss? Baby Devon
27. Who was the best new person you met? My new best friend at work, Sarah