Enrique and "The Butter"

Saturday, December 18, 2004:

Yep, for those of you who missed the last year of my life, here goes it:

1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
Moved to a new city by myself; live alone in a really cool apartment, take kung-fu/self-defense class….

2. Did you keep your New Year's resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
hmmmm, not sure if I made any resolutions. I might make one or two for next year

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
I don’t think so

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully, no

5. What countries did you visit?
No countries, but I did visit new lands in the US including Birmingham, AL; New Orleans, LA, camping somewhere in PA, and Virginia Beach, VA!!

6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
uhhh, a man, for the love of Pete, a man who is my BOYFRIEND!!!

7. What dates from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
November 2nd cuz I wasn’t too pleased with the outcome of that day, and the day I found out I got my new job

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Defs moving to a new city by my lonesome and (hopefully!) succeeding at it

9. What was your biggest failure?
Probably not being as $ conscious as I should have been while living at home

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Yes, if you count my horrific touch football injury to my ribs. Oh, and my big toe disease, which as luckily grown back okay!

11. What was the best thing you bought?
Plane tickets to visit everyone….and a new couch, which should be arriving shortly!

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Myself, for handling a work crisis I had right before I transferred

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
I think my own, for various reasons…..

14. What did you spend most of your spare cash on?
Clothes, plane tix, and stuff for my new pad

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Visiting everyone I did this past year!!

16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
”Breakaway” by our first American Idol, Kelly Clarkson, will forever remind me of when I moved to Minneapolis. Whether this is a good or bad thing remains to be seen..

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier, w/o a doubt
b) thinner or fatter? Thinner. I think. Although the way I’ve been eating lately….
c) richer or poorer? Probably both, depends on what day you look at my account statements

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Saved money

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

20. How will you be spending Christmas?
With the fam, eating my way through the day, of course

22. Did you fall in love in 2004?
Possibly….although it’s pretty much me in love w/someone who has no clue. Maybe this will change in 2005!!

23. How many one-night stands?
None,that I know of.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
OC, hella good!!!

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Ummm, I try not to hate people, but I can think of one person that probably fits in this category (no names, though)

26. What was the best book you read?
DaVinci Code, by far…..

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Getting the internet and can finally resume downloading music after being absent for 2 years

28. What did you want and get?
A new job in a new city

29. What did you want and not get?
Uh, to win the lottery

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Love Actually. I’m going with Clare on that one!

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Went to a bar to get a free T-shirt b/c they give you a free T-shirt on your b-day. What a sucka I am! I turned 24.

32.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Enrique marrying me instead.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
Uh, haven’t really changed it from 2003. Still cool as ever!

34. What kept you sane?
Being able to email at work.


35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Hello…my blobby is named after him! And I re-discovered my love for Val Kilmer

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
Uh, the November elections. Disturbed is more like it.

37. Who did you miss?
Everyone who doesn’t live in the same city as me

38. Who was the best new person you met?
All the new peeps I met now that I moved to Minneapolis

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004:
That dreams really do come true….yes. How freakin’ cheesy is that. But also that I need more patience.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year:
”I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly
I'll do what it takes til' I touch the sky
I'll make a wish
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway
Out of the darkness and into the sun
But I won't forget all the ones that I loved
I'll take a risk
Take a chance
Make a change
And breakaway”

Heather // 6:44 PM
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Tuesday, December 14, 2004:

Everyone was Kung-Fu fighting…..
La la la la la…….yep, last night, it was kung-fu time again! And I again prove that I look like a crazed monkey who has eaten too much "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter." See, the problem I have with my class is the whole "being coordinate" thing. I really don't got coordination going on….you have to do footwork at the same time, throwing punches. This did not work out so well for me. But I'm trying. Hopefully, each week I will get a tiny bit better.

In other exciting news, my ribs are healed just in time for touch football this Wednesday!! Thank God. My team will be so excited seeing as I am just SUPER good at touch football.

Heather // 1:54 PM
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