1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before? graduated from HS, conducted SHS choir in front of thousands, went to 5 countries in Europe, started college, kissed a girl... and the list goes on.
2. Did you keep your New Years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? yes, i do. And this year, i plan on it. I plan on finishing a triathlong
3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Mr. K's wife!
4. Did anyone close to you die? no
5. What countries did you visit? France, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria and Switzerland
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? uh... this one i'm going to keep to myself
7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory? June 20th, July 5th-22, August 21st to name a few
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? making it into college, and performing a 4 mallet piece that i only had less than 2 weeks to learn perfectly, and conquered a few fears
9. What was your biggest failure? hmm... backing my poor car into a cement barrier :(
10. Did you suffer illness or injury? haha are we serious? bad case of the Flu, stomach virus before my last swim meet, and sprained wrist during auditions oh and bruised thumb after juries
11. What was the best thing you bought? Birkenstocks from Germany
12. Whose behavior merited celebration? Katie Ihling, she went through so much, and is staying strong. I'm so proud of her.
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? again, no comment.
14. Where did most of your money go? Europa!
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? graduation, europe and college (are we seeing a trend?)
16. What song/album will always remind you of 2008? "My Wish" Rascal Flatts
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
i. happier or sadder? about the same
ii. thinner or fatter? i think the same as well... not sure. maybe fatter
iii. richer or poorer? poorer by a lot
18. What do you wish you'd done more of? studying and practicing
19. What do you wish you'd done less of? crying
20. How will you be spending Christmas? famiia de Bowers y Rees'
21. How will you be spending New Years? maybe a big party, or a small girl's night at mi casa
22. Did you fall in love in 2008? continued love, yes.
23. How many one night stands in this last year? one
24. What was your favorite TV program? What I Like About You
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? No, still hate them.
26. What was the best book you read? I really didn't get a chance to read much this past year... whoops.
27. What was your greatest musical discovery? SO many. I'm a Music Ed. major for crying out loud. But probably Simple Gifts
28. What did you want and get? I got real Birkenstocks and a MacBook :)
29. What did you want and not get? no comment.
30. What was your favorite film of this year? uh... hm. Twilight and Dark Knight
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? Turning 19, on a Saturday was kinda bummer. BUT it my friends met at the park and we ate and played games. Tons of fun.
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? n/a
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? changed from what i thought was good to very stylish. I go for birk's, jeans, and a cute top with a jacket of some sort and curly hair (instead of straight)
34. What kept you sane? my twin sister, swimming and piano
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you like the most? Heath Ledger after that movie
36. What political issue stirred you the most? Obama '08
37. Who did you miss? when i went to school, my sister and friends from home
38. Who was the best new person you met? brittany, nicole, rai, matt and more from school... oh and the twins and katie from AMA <3
39. Who did something for you that you will never forget? :)
40. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008. i learned to not let my fears conflict with my life. since i have so many, i would never experience the world. Yes, I may have cried all the way up the Eiffel tower, but hell is was worth it.
41. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. "You will when you believe" -When You Believe from the Prince of Egypt Soundtrack, sang it in Europe
Looking back 2008 was probably the best year I've had in awhile. So much happened in HS, and I was honored and glad to have been able to have such a great senior year (well, the end at least). Towson is amazing, and I love having several new challenges musically, realizing that I was never truly challenged at SHS after Freshman year. Thanks 2008 and everyone who made it that much more amazing.
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