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What did you do in 2010 that you'd never done before? Went back to college. Woohoo future Associates Degree!

Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? UH, can't remember what I said for 2010. Hmm, maybe drink more water? But I say that at least every month. This year I do want to start remembering my reusable shopping bags, already forgot once though.

Did anyone close to you give birth? Jeebus, this list is too long. :^) Guess we're that old.

Did anyone close to you die? Another great aunt passed.

What countries did you visit? CANADA! I blame them for having Toronto which is mostly like a US city anyways, eh?

What would you like to have in 2011 that you lacked in 2010? A house.

What date from 2010 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Lots of dates, can't think of just one. :^) Guess it was a good year.

What was your biggest achievement of the year? Going back to school, finally got off my @$$. Oh, and now my cat likes to be cozy and sit on my lap. He's old and ornery, his being cozy with us is an achievement.

What was your biggest failure? No real failures, everything's been pretty status quo.

Did you suffer illness or injury? I got to go to an Asthma nurse, yeay public health initiatives. I was the only one to show up for class, which turned into allergy testing (dog dander, ragweed, oak, birch, & dust mites).

What was the best thing you bought? Rental car mega-cheap deal online. MI via CAN and home again was a great road trip.

Where did most of your money go? Dione's wedding. ;^) ...oh crap! I'm in 3 more weddings next year!?

What did you get really, really, really excited about? Getting the chance to get my first "teaching" experience. It may have been for only a crazy short time, but I took over as our classroom teacher. And then I got more excited when Heidi was healthy enough to come back. ;^)

What song will always remind you of 2010? Hmm, "F* You" by CeeLo Green. Heh!

Compared to this time last year, are you: happier or sadder? "By far, happier." Fifth time's a charm, right? :^D

What do you wish you'd done more of? Make the conscious effort to make dinner and get more culinary.

What do you wish you'd done less of? Just sitting around the apartment, I need to be reading more again. Again.

Did you fall in love in 2010? Stayed married, didn't I? ;^)

How many one-night stands? No one night stands, but quite a few late-nighters. Hey! Jon gets home at 2-3am now. ;^)

What was your favorite TV program? "No Reservations" has been an awesome time waster, especially when Travel channel puts marathons together.

Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Hate? Nah, things have been really good this last couple of years.

What was the best book you read? I know I read books, I even went to the library! I just can't remember what they were. ::shame::

What was your greatest musical discovery? Pops Goes the 4th, I got to sit up close & personal at the Esplanade, sooooo cool! New Bedford Symphony Orchestra - that my friend (who brought me to the 4th) is in!

What did you want and get? A Keurig!

What did you want and not get? Not much of anything, but I do need to go clothes shopping. The wardrobe has gotten old.

What was your favorite film of this year? I can't tell you the last time I actually went to the movie theater. ::sniffle::

What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? 29, and I did shots of Jameson at the Rose Alley Ale House with wicked awesome people! And then Jon and I went to Hyannis for an evening out.

What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Being a homeowner.

How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2010? Semi-business casual, still clothes I don't mind getting snack or papermachaie on. And cozy. I like to be cozy. But I also do have 2 awesome pairs of black satin pumps.

What kept you sane? Jon.

Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Rally to Restore Sanity/Fear, unreal how awesome it was.

What political issue stirred you the most? The local Sheriff's race was fascinating to watch, it was incredibly heated.

Who did you miss? Friends! There's a bunch, so I shall lump anyone in this category!

Who was the best new person you met? Awe, wittle Michelle the S-T intern! She's not on LJ so I can refer to her in the diminutive (Why? Because she only freakin' turned 21 while she was here this summer, but she carried herself like a much older/responsible adult.)

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2010? My life lessons from this last year aren't anything you haven't heard before.

Quote a song lyric that sums up your year: "This ain't a scene"

It may be late in the game, but I did it:

I'm all signed up to take the MTEL on July 11th.

Why would I be taking the Mass Test for Educator Liscensure you ask? Well, it will put me in the higest pay bracket (for my job) at school, and at this point, I figure I should do as much as I can to make what I do more, well, "official."

Sometimes I think it's odd to be the youngest paraprofessional in the school. Most of the others had stopped working when they had kids, then became involved with the schools while their children were in school too. They hadn't all gone to college for special education, but they all did take the class to become highly qualified. And here's me; getting by with my unhelpful degree and a heapful of on-the-job training.

Taking the test I guess is another way for me to feel that I'm rationalizing (maybe the wrong word?) taking this "job" and making it really start to feel like it's a solid career opportunity, staying in the schools and all. If anything, it'll make me look good on a resume. It'll make me certified, if not certifiable. ;^)

I'm not Irish, but I married one. I'm 95% English. I will be making a dinner that's about as Irish as I am:

Cheddar Ale Soup & 30 Minute Shepard's Pie

I will follow this up by going to a bar with a friend who's some part Scottish.

Tomorrow I will be wearing my necklace with Gaelic on it that my mother-in-law gave me. Hooray beer! (Oh wait, that's Jamaican.)

So I just happened upon a friend of mine on AIM yesterday. I hadn't talked to Jessica since 2004 or so. She had come back to western Mass (after her family let for Peoria, AZ) to complete her Masters in Plant Biology at UMass since she still has fmaily in the area (ie. free place to live).

When she came back to MA, we (being the group of use from high school that were rather inseperable freshman and sophomore years) got together for dinner only once. And even though I tried while she was still in the area, that once was the only time we all got together.

I've tried a couple times since then to find her. Especially with the advent of Myspace and Facebook, yet to no avail. And randomly, yesterday, there she was on AIM.

Since we last talked, we'e both found our careers (well, me kinda mostly), gotten married. Jess has a 7 month old at home. And now the kicker - she now lives in Connecticut. Geeze, only an hour away.

So yeah, all this has gotten me thinking about friends lost along the way, friends found and all that jazz.

Time, wow.

What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before? Got married!

Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year? "For 2008, I'm going to take better care of my health - try to drink more water, eat more regularly and better, etc." Meh, still need to make it a point to drink more water. In 2009 I will go back to school. No ifs ands or buts.

Did anyone close to you give birth? Well there's Becca-Anne, Teddy, Eva and Cecelia, and Faith!

Did anyone close to you die? My grandfather died in July, very sad. We all miss him.

What countries did you visit? The United Lands of Wedding Confusion.

What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? More home-made dinners at home.

What date from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? June 21st, our wedding day! :^D

What was your biggest achievement of the year? Managing to balance work a little better at the end of the year.

What was your biggest failure? Not being home to be with my niece as she gets bigger, but right now it can't be helped.

Did you suffer illness or injury? Had more migraines.

What was the best thing you bought? Wedding dress, rings, honeymoon!

Where did most of your money go? See above. ;^)

What did you get really, really, really excited about? Neice! Marriage! Family!

What song will always remind you of 2008? Um, the Guitar Hero playlist?

Compared to this time last year, are you: happier or sadder? "By far, happier." Fifth time's a charm, right? :^D

What do you wish you'd done more of? See more of my family.

What do you wish you'd done less of? Just sitting around the apartment, I need to be reading more again.

Did you fall in love in 2008?</b> With my neice!

How many one-night stands? None.

What was your favorite TV program? I failed TV, our TiVo broke.

Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? I just dislike ("hate") the choices the SpEd Department at school makes...

What was the best book you read? Jeffery Archer's "False Impression" It was a good concept, but not as well exectued as I hoped.

What was your greatest musical discovery? That the Bosstones and Dropkick Murphy's in concert on my birthday was great!

What did you want and get? Married!

What did you want and not get? Slippers for Christmas.

What was your favorite film of this year? The one I remember best was "The Other Boelyn Girl."

What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? 27. Went to the stadium tour of the Mighty Mighty Bosstones and Dropkick Murphy's and rolled my ankle.

What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? "Not being so dang poor/underappreciated in my line of work." I'll say the same this year, because I love my job, it just can't be a career.

How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? Sad, too much semi-professional. I'd rather be in my jeans all the time.

What kept you sane? My hubby.

Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Our president elect.

What political issue stirred you the most? The election - because when you can have meaningful conversations about the election with your 85 yr old grandmother, you know it's important.

Who did you miss? Emily, I need to call her right now actually.

Who was the best new person you met? More of the Museum girls.

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008? There's a reason people get married, and that angry guy at the post-office who wouldn't mail our invitations and said "What do you want to do that for?" Well he can suck it. ;^)

Hurricane of 1938

For all you history/film buffs. I found this too cool to pass up - especially for my first Livejournal post since last December. ;^)

How weird is it that I'll be celebrating Easter by throwing a Baby Shower for my younger sister? :^) ...oh yeah, and that she's due in like 2 weeks?

My aplogies for not keeping current, but really, I am watching you all... ;^)

Sadly, I already know that many of you will blow this out of the water:

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