A little late but here it is... 2009.

1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
go away to camp for the whole summer, almost fail a class (but i didn't)

2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i don't usually make resolutions.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
no don't think so

4. Did anyone close to you die?
yes, i think this year could be described as the year of death.

5. What countries did you visit?
none. boo

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you didn't have in 2009?
a real job, money to pay the bills,

7. What date(s) from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
April 5, June 15th, July 11,

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
getting thru camp, getting to my last year of school.

9. What was your biggest failure?
not trusting god, isn't it always?

10. Did you suffer any illness or injury?
not this year other than looking like i got mauled by a bear at camp.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
a new phone? i dunno i really have not bought anything in the past year

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
my grandmas

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
hmm no one that sticks out. other than stupid tiger woods, but i don't really care about celebrities. they're always acting appalling.

14. Where did most of your money go?
bills, gas

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
going to camp, moving into aisle 5 with the girls

16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
Anything by Jason Castro, Hey Juliet and Reach for the Stars and any other camp songs, Love Game and other lady gaga songs haha, owl city!! can't wait to see him in concert!!

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder?: definitely happier
ii. richer or poorer?: so much poorer

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
hmm i dunno

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
wasting time

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
spent it with my family

22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
nope

23. How many one-night stands?
none

24. What was your favorite TV program?
law and order svu, reba, ER

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
I don't think I hate anyone.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
don't think i discovered any really amazing music this year, but i love owl city now.

28. What did you want and get?
an awesome summer

29. What did you want and not get?
nothing i was expecting to get

30. What were your favorite films of this year?
This is it, the ugly truth, new moon was fun to watch with people but not a great film, probably other stuff but i can't remember.

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
i turned 22 this year and i was at camp. i had like 300 people sing our happy birthday song to me at flag raising then went about my day to find out reid was dying back home. i spent most of the day trying to decide if i should catch a ride home with elisha or wait a few days.

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
it would have been more relaxing if i had sufficient money

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
camp clothes

34. What kept you sane?
at camp - charging into jordan's bunk and venting and then laughing about it in the end, this past semester - jenn and our long talks at night.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
michael jackson

37. Who did you miss?
my grandpa and reid

38. Who was the best new person you met?
jordan nicole and hana! camp mommies! fern from australia, rachel from england, and everyone else at camp. and then kira, dj, melaika, julie, ken and everyone else from work.

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
be daring

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
"Oh the deep deep love, all I need and trust, is the deep deep love of Jesus"

"I can finally see that you're right there beside me.
I am not my own, for I have been made new.
Please don't let me go, I desperately need you.
I am not my own, for I have been made new.
Please don't let me go, I desperately need you."