1. Saw Avenue Q in NYC
2. Participated in a ghost tour (and heard some, I swear!)
3. Saw Mumford & Sons in concert
4. Welcomed Brian home by myself
5. Purchased a mattress
6. Jogged an entire 5K
7. Rang in the New Year in Disney World
Did you keep your new year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Last year I wanted to make a true friend in OK, keep reading, pay off all of our debt, and exercise/lose weight. Making friends is always hard, but the first week of the school year delivered a crazy girl named Jamie into my life. She only worked at my school for a month, but we became fast friends and we eventually forced our husbands to like each other as well. I read something like 40 books this year (including a few 1500-page mammoths) so the reading thing is still going strong! I hoped to pay off our debt and was SO close, but then we went and bought Brian a new truck. Oops. He deserved it, though, and we hope to pay it off quickly. I threw the whole exercise/weight thing on there last year as an after thought. I didn't intentionally meet that goal, but I did end up back in the gym in May when our neighborhood center opened. I continued to exercise 3-4 times per week, lost 5ish pounds, and successfully completed a 5K without walking. Now, for 2014, what do I wish/hope for? I'll keep reading, I'm sure. I'd like to be better at my jobs of wife and speech therapist. I'd like to get a better handle on our finances. I'd also like to continue exercising and break a certain weight threshold that I will not publicize here (nothing crazy). There. That's good!
What countries did you visit?
Do the countries in Epcot count? There are eleven of those!
What would you like to have in 2014 that you lacked in 2013?
Adventures with my husband.
What date(s) from 2013 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
March 15th -- I flew to NYC to visit Keith
June 22nd -- I saw Mariano Rivera pitch in real life
September 3rd -- Brian came home
September 7th -- my brother and I saw Mumford & Sons in concert
November 28h -- I jogged a 5K (time -- 41:55)
December 29th -- Brian and I flew to Florida
December 31st -- experienced the BEST fireworks at WDW for New Year's
What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Paying off my car.
What was your biggest failure?
Shopping too much.
Did you suffer illness or injury?
I tweaked my back at the gym this summer and slipped/fell at work. Nothing major though.
What was the best thing you bought?
Our new mattress for the bed Brian built. It is awesome!
Where did most of your money go?
Rent/Target/truck/food/Disney.
What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Brian coming home and all of my travels: NYC, summer roadtrip with my parents, Disney World.
What song(s) will always remind you of 2013?
"Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons
"Wake Me Up" by Avicii
"Let Her Go" by Passenger
"My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark" by Fall Out Boy
"Gone Gone Gone" by Phillip Phillips
"I Will Wait" by Mumford & Sons
Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?
Happier.
ii. thinner or fatter?
Thinner.
iii. richer or poorer?
Richer.
What do you wish you'd done more of?
Cooked and cleaned.
What do you wish you'd done less of?
Sit in front of the TV (as much as I love me some good television...).
Did you fall in love in 2013?
With Braum's chocolate shakes.
What was your favorite TV program?
We all know I watch too much. New loves I watched as they aired.: Almost Human, Da Vinci's Demons, The Fosters, Sleepy Hollow, Under the Dome, The Originals, Twisted, The Tomorrow People, Reign (love this one!!), Vikings, and Masters of Sex. New shows to me that I binge watched: Orange is the New Black, Strike Back, Banshee, Orphan Black. Old faithfuls: Hart of Dixie, Beauty and the Beast, Being Human, Dallas, Teen Wolf, Pretty Little Liars, New Girl, Sons of Anarchy (killed me this season!), Chicago Fire, Awkward., Catfish, Arrow, Revolution, The Vampire Diaries, Grey's Anatomy, Glee, Scandal, Parenthood, The Carrie Diaries, Bones, Hell on Wheels, Once Upon a Time, Game of Thrones, True Blood, Revenge, Downton Abbey, Shameless, The Walking Dead, Homeland, Nikita, Nashville...
Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
More like trying to repair some broken relationships.
What was the best book(s) you read?
The Host by Stephenie Meyer
Cinder by Marissa Meyer
The Selection by Kiera Cass
Clockwork Princess by Cassandra Clare
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
The Longest Ride by Nicholas Sparks
What were your greatest musical discoveries?
Far and away Imagine Dragons. Man, they're good.
What did you want and get?
A new bed!
What was your favorite film of this year?
Catching Fire probably.
What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 28. I was alone in OK for it, but I know my mom visited the following weekend so we could go see my high school's first football game together in Wichita Falls.
What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Nothing. It was a greatly satisfying year -- so many good memories!
What kept you sane?
My cat and Target. Ha!
Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Travis Fimmel (Ragnor Lothbrok on Vikings), Scott Foley (Jake Ballard on Scandal), and Richard Madden (Robb Stark on Game of Thrones).
Who did you miss?
Brian.
Who was the best new person you met?
Jamie.
Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2013:
You get what you give.
Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
Wish that I could stay forever this young
Not afraid to close my eyes
Life's a game made for everyone
And love is the prize
"Wake Me Up" by Avicii
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