2004 Year in Review

Well, Nena and I are leaving for New Mexico after she gets off work tonight. Wish us luck, apparently I-40 from OKC to Albuquerque is covered in snow, or it soon will be. The way things are going, we might end up turning around tomorrow morning and making a break for Chicago. Though, I seriously doubt that.

Over the next few days I'll be dropping the next few installments of the Wedding Story. Keep coming back for that. I'm hoping to get it all done by the end of the year...but I'm not too optimistic. I'm just a wordy mother.

But now ... the 2004 in review meme, as ganked from alabama_grrrl.

1. what did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
Got married, bought a house. Y'know, the basics.

2. did you keep your new year's resolutions, & will you make more for next year?
Ummm, did I make resolutions? I think I did, I always do, but I'll be damed if I remember them.

3. did anyone close to you give birth?
Alphasarah, yo.

4. did anyone close to you die?
Nena's Great-Grandmother

5. what countries did you visit?
New Mexico ;)

6. what would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
I've got everything I need, yo.

7. what date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, & why?
July and August 7. I bought a house on the first and got married on the second.

8. what was your biggest achievement of the year?
See above, yo

9. what was your biggest failure?
No, really. See above, yo

10. did you suffer illness or injury?
Thankfully, no.

11. what was the best thing you bought?
A TiVo. You have no idea.

12. whose behaviour merited celebration?
Nena's. She started a new job and took the GRE.

13. whose behaviour made you appalled & depressed?
Those Americans who think that homosexuals pose a bigger threat to our domestic tranquility than warlords.

14. where did most of your money go?
House, yo.

15. what did you get really, really, really excited about?
Man, I really need to get a life. Every answer is "the house," and "the wedding." Hrmmm, I know- it was seeing so many of my friends for a weekend in August, cuz that did have me really pumped.

16. what song will always remind you of 2004?
Dashboard Confessional- "Hands Down."

17. compared to this time last year, are you:
happier or sadder? Happier
thinner or fatter? Push
richer or poorer? Richer

18. what do you wish you'd done more of?
Reading

19. what do you wish you'd done less of?
Eating

20. how will you be spending xmas?
In New Mexico with my In-Laws ... if we ever make it.

22. did you fall in love in 2004?
Yeah, most days around 7am

23. how many one-night stands?
Nope.

24. what was your favorite tv program?
Really, promise not to laugh? The O.C.

25. do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nope

26. what was the best book you read?
Anna in the Tropics- Nilo Cruz

27. what was your greatest musical discovery?
I re-discovered Social Distortion. Man, I forgot how much I liked them.

28. what did you want & get?
an iPod

29. what did you want & not get?
An M.A.

30. what was your favorite film of this year?
Crap, I don't go to the movies anymore. But, ummm, what was the one that I really liked? Oh yeah, The Incredibles

31. what did you do on your birthday, & how old were you?
25- I coached soccer practice and had some friends over for a cake that Cragar wouldn't let me make for myself.

32. what one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
My friends, yo. They love me.

33. how would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Chill. Very chill.

34. what kept you sane?
Nena

35. which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I dunno, there's always the old standby Julia Roberts. But, well, I seem to be developing a thing for Rachel Bilson

36. what political issue stirred you the most?
Yes.

37. who did you miss?
My immediate family. They seemed to pull away this year.

38. who was the best new person you met?
d00d, so many folks. Cragar, Das Nibblet, alabama_grrrl, so much rockage in LTown.

39. tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
Sometimes you just have to grow up. But that doesn't mean life stops rocking.

40. quote song lyrics that sums up your year:
Two sets. #1 from "Reach for the Sky" by Social D.

When I was young I was invincible
I found myself not thinking twice
I never thought about no future
It's just a roll of the dice

But the day men come when you've got something to lose
And just when you think you're done paying dues
You say to yourself "Dear, God What have I Done?"
And hope its not to late cause tomorrow may never come...

So if you please take this moment
Try if you can to make it last
Don't think about no future
And just forget about the past
And make it last

#2 from "Hands Down" by Dashboard Confessional

Hands down this is the best day I can ever remember.
Always remember the sound of the stereo.
The dim of the soft lights.
The scent of your hair, that you twirled in your fingers.
And the time on the clock, when we realized "It's so late!"
And this walk that we share together.
The streets were wet, and the gate was locked,
So I jumped it, and let you in.
And you stood at the door, with your hands on my waist.
And you kissed me like you meant it.
And I knew...that you meant it.