{"id":2267,"date":"2013-01-01T12:00:32","date_gmt":"2013-01-01T18:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.getalifebooks.com\/blog\/?p=2267"},"modified":"2024-02-17T22:01:52","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T04:01:52","slug":"a-year-in-review-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getalifebooks.com\/blog\/blog\/2013\/01\/01\/a-year-in-review-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"A Year in Review…2012…"},"content":{"rendered":"

So 2011 was The Year of the House<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n

I guess 2012 was The Year of the Denver Road Trip…and Andy Grammer<\/i><\/b> apparently.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

1.) Where did you ring in 2012?<\/b>
\nAt home. Probably playing Star Wars<\/i>…though I don’t actually remember for sure what we were doing at midnight.<\/p>\n

2.) What did you do in 2012 that you\u2019d never done before?<\/b>
\nBob and I took a road trip to Denver for a Train concert on our anniversary.<\/p>\n

3.) Did you keep your new year\u2019s resolutions and will you make more for next year?<\/b>
\nIt’s the same every year: I don’t make resolutions. I don’t need an annual holiday to guilt me into making lofty goals that I will never bother completing only to feel greater shame for myself in the end. That’s what making resolutions ultimately does to just about everyone who makes them.<\/p>\n

4.) Did anyone close to you become engaged or married?<\/b>
\nLisa finally got engaged to Rob.
\nJoe and Gayle FINALLY<\/i> got married…after about fifteen years together.<\/p>\n

5.) Did anyone close to you give birth?<\/b>
\nThere were a lot of babies but no one terribly close.<\/p>\n

6.) Did anyone close to you die?<\/b>
\nNobody close died this year, though there were some that I knew to varying degrees.<\/p>\n

7.) How did you earn your keep?<\/b>
\nCooking dinner. Doing laundry. Fully intending to clean the house. Spoiling Bob.<\/p>\n

8.) What countries did you visit?<\/b>
\nHow common is it for people to have an actual answer to this question? How many people (who are prone to memes) travel to different countries on a regular basis?<\/p>\n

9.) What would you like to have in 2013 that you lacked in 2012?<\/b>
\nA king-size bed. I know I used that last time, but dammit anyway, we’re finally in a position to get one. I just have absolutely no desire to go shopping for one.<\/p>\n

10.) What dates from 2012 will remain etched upon your memory and why?<\/b>
\nSeptember 19th…our third wedding anniversary spent at Red Rocks seeing some of my very favorite music live.<\/p>\n

11.) What was your biggest achievement of the year?<\/b>
\nGrabbing my anxiety disorders by the balls and going on a road trip I had little hope of surviving.<\/p>\n

12.) What was your biggest failure?<\/b>
\nMy cholesterol took a staggering leap into the red zone. I need to get my ass back on speaking terms with O’Malley<\/p>\n

13.) Did you suffer illness or injury?<\/b>
\nMy blood pressure decided to go insane and landed me back on medication for it.<\/p>\n

14.) Did you ever encounter the police?<\/b>
\nHa. Twice. Got pulled over (first time ever) in Belle Plaine on our way out of state en route to Colorado. I had a tail light out and apparently I was “weaving” over the fog line. Then again on our way home from Colorado when we got rear-ended at a stoplight less than ten miles from my aunt & uncle’s house.<\/p>\n

15.) What was the best thing you bought?<\/b>
\nConcert tickets to see Train, Andy Grammer, and Mat Kearney.<\/p>\n

16.) Where did most of your money go?<\/b>
\nMortgage aside…Bob and I both got new computers because our old ones died unexpected, tragic deaths. Also: Road Trip.<\/p>\n

17.) What did you get really excited about?<\/b>
\nOur Denver road trip and the music that ensued.<\/p>\n

18.) Compared to this time last year, are you…<\/b>
\n…happier or sadder?<\/i><\/b> Happier. The longer I have Bob in my life, the happier I get.
\n…thinner or fatter?<\/i><\/b> Thinner by about twenty pounds. Anxiety diet…for the win?
\n…richer or poorer?<\/i><\/b> Richer now that we’ve settled well enough in our house.<\/p>\n

19.) What do you wish you\u2019d done more of?<\/b>
\nCleaning and organizing my house.<\/p>\n

20.) What do you wish you\u2019d done less of?<\/b>
\nApparently I ate a lot of bad food to spike my cholesterol.<\/p>\n

21.) How did you spend Christmas?<\/b>
\nThe usual. Christmas Eve with my [mom’s] family. Christmas Day with Bob’s family.<\/p>\n

22.) What are your short and long term goals for 2013?<\/b>
\nShort Term:<\/i><\/b> king-size bed
\nLong Term:<\/i><\/b> get the house cleaned\/organized and paint these damn flat-white walls<\/p>\n

23.) What was your favorite TV program?<\/b>
\nWe started watching Breaking Bad. Holy Christmas.<\/p>\n

24.) What were your favorite books of the year?<\/b>
\nI actually read books this year. I can’t say any of them were my “favorite” but dammit, I read books.<\/p>\n

25.) What was your favorite music from this year?<\/b>
\nTrain, Ingram Hill, and 3 Doors Down all put out new music, but Andy Grammer ruled over them all.<\/p>\n

26.) What song will always remind you of 2012?<\/b>
\nPick an Andy Grammer song. There you have it. Possibly just Lunatic<\/i> as it was the theme song of our trip.<\/p>\n

27.) What were your favorite films of the year?<\/b>
\nWe watched several movies (at home) but off hand, nothing really stands out. Pick something with Gerard Butler or Bradley Cooper. Or Tom Hardy or Ryan Reynolds. So much pretty.<\/p>\n

28.) What did you do on your birthday and how old were you?<\/b>
\nI turned 33 on a Monday. Bob took the whole week off. We went shopping, Bob bought me pajama pants and slippers, and we had Chinese food for dinner.<\/p>\n

29.) What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?<\/b>
\nMy mental health took a hit this year. Not taking a nose dive would have been nice.<\/p>\n

30.) How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2012?<\/b>
\nI’m a huge proponent of the “just fell out of bed” look.<\/p>\n

31.) What kept you sane?<\/b>
\nBob and music.<\/p>\n

32.) Which celebrity\/public figure did you fancy the most?<\/b>
\nStarts with Andy and ends in Grammer.<\/p>\n

33.) Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2012.<\/b>
\nEven if it sounds COMPLETELY INSANE, sometimes it’s okay to take that chance. Go on a road trip to see your favorite band on your wedding anniversary.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n\n\n
<\/td>\nBreak it Down Again
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