2010 in review

2010 in review

(courtesy of Gracie's Blog )

1. What did you do in 2010 that you’d never done before?
Go snowboarding... that was crazy.

2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don't even remember what they were, so probably not. I wanted to get closer to God, though, and boy did that happen.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
I know a couple of people who did, but none of my best friends.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Again, a few people died, and several of them impacted my life immensely, but no one I was super tied to.

5. What countries did you visit?
Good ol' US of A.

6. What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010?
More overall insight and a bigger picture of the world and of life. I want to see deep into people and feel deeply for them. I want to love people in a more revolutionary way.

7. What date from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
January 1st was the worst ever. I don't remember much of the rest of the year up until the summer, which was beautiful and amazing, but January 1st and on was just the worst.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Yeah. Surviving. Not dying. Both.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Lying to myself, giving in... misunderstanding life and all of its intricacies.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Oh my gosh. Moving on.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Well... I really have no idea. I bought lots of asparagus, and that was cool... I bought The Brothers Bloom, which I love. I bought a swanky old 1970s avacado green pipe that was super adorable. Ummm... I really don't know.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
I think... I don't know, I guess I'm just really proud of Gracie. Not even for anything in particular, she just as a person has made me so proud over the past year. I love who she is, and who she's becoming. I'm really proud of her.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Wow, well, um... that's a rude question.

14. Where did most of your money go?
School, clothes, food.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Getting certified in natural health.

16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
2009? Ummm... gosh, that was a while back. I guess Hey Soul Sister, for sure, and some Killers stuff. Boats and Birds, definitely.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
Um... Way happier, for sure. Like I said, this time last year I was nearly comatose.

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Being happy with the good stuff, and using the bad to lift me up instead of bring me down.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Pretending.

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
I spent Christmas at the beach with my family. And it snowed, which was cool.

21. How will you be spending New Years?
I spent New Years at a friend's house, playing games and chilling. We drank sparkling... SOMETHING, and we prayed the new year in, which was really peaceful and right.

22. What was your favorite TV program?
Well, I didn't get to watch much tv last year, but my closest comrades know what I watched when I watched it ;)

24. What was the best book you read?
Well, I'll say Fairest even though I'd already read it and it isn't sublime or anything. Reading aloud with Sarah and Judith just makes me happy.

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Brandon Flowers. Hoooooooly cow. My favourite vocalist of all time, and his music makes... me... weep.

27. What was your favorite film of this year?
Inception rather melted my mind in joy, and Toy Story 3 made me cry until I was nearly dead, and How To Train Your Dragon was so surprisingly sweet and intense. My favourite would have to be a toss up between the three.

28. What did you get on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 19, and I got a baritone ukulele, which suited me perfectly. I love him. Haven't named him yet, but I suppose I'll get him some strings first.

29. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Something very very solid telling me that the next year would be better.

30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
I probably didn't have one, but I honestly don't remember. :O

31. What kept you sane?
My friends, my family, chocolate, coffee punch, the summer, certain shows and videos, being able to read my Bible and learning how to truly journal to God and be still for a while. I honestly did, just like Gracie said in hers, "learn to be silent". It was a good lesson.

32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
My boyfriend! He's the star of my heart! Haha. JK, JK. I think probably... well the only people who come to mind are Weird Al and Steve Martin, mostly because they keep me laughing regularly on twitter. Lame? Definitely. But still. It's all I've got right now. Deal with it.

33. What political issue stirred you the most?
Prostitution was a big deal, and still is. Child porn, stuff like that. Abortion. There are certain things that are still just irking me like crazy and I want to do something about them but I don't know what. I'll just keep praying that God uses me to help somehow.

34. Who did you miss?
Oh, man. People.

35. Who was the best new person you met?
Meeting Nick Willeke made my life happier and different. I also "got to know better" people like Alex and Tyler and my roommate Clair and people like that. Summer people were so cool. I got to know my brother's fiancé a little better this year, and that was nice. So... I don't have a definite answer. Just... people. I really loved the people God put into my life last year, I'll definitely say that about it.

36. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
Don't judge. They're probably right anyway.