12.25.2008

In no particular order

2008 has been a very interesting year for me.
  • I have changed direction a time or two
  • Met new people
  • Said goodbye to others
  • Done a fair bit of painting
  • Attended a myriad of weddings
  • Took on a semi
  • Destroyed the car
  • Learned how to really cry
  • Laughed at myself
  • Been welcomed into the Twilight Zone
  • Been spontaneous
  • Realized how expensive spontaneity is
  • Survived a road trip with my family
  • Got promoted (sort of)
  • Dealt with my share of crazies
  • Had Bosco come back to life
  • Saw some amazing trees
  • Gushed over a guy
  • Built a few bookshelves
  • Listened to some rockin' tunes
  • Survived that horrible sickness in September
  • Never finished that disgusting Theraflu (Sorry Christine)
  • Found new things that make me smile
  • Became daring
  • Participated in witty banter
  • Participated in not-so-witty banter
  • Danced in the rain
  • Ate cow's tongue
  • Found the "miracle apartment"
  • Got my roommate married within 6 months (Ok...I had little to do with that one)
  • Got an amazing roommie to replace her :)
  • Plunger Girl
  • Bought more tools
  • Discovered more about Junior Mints than I thought there could be
  • Had a real Christmas tree
  • Drove an SUV
  • Wanted to de-man someone but refrained
  • Laughed at bad dates (afterward of course...not in their faces)
  • Went walking in the moonlight
  • Found serenity
  • Sang for my family for the first time
  • Listened
  • Spent some quality time ogling Harrison Ford (You know you do it too)
  • Got mistaken for at least 20 different people
  • Clorox
  • Prayed really really hard
  • Reconnected with old friends
  • Finally secured an embarassing moment
  • Went to Music and the Spoken Word
  • Bought a lot of books
  • Wanted to go crazy
  • Spent far too much money
  • Drove really fast
  • Reminisced
  • Found my happy place
  • Cursed UTA
  • Realized my little brother is grown up
  • Heard my sister is having twin girls
  • Was told I'm an adorable creature (term of endearment? or reference to alien tendencies?)
  • Had an 85 year old man ask me out
  • Started a blog (obviously)
  • Ate peanut butter
  • Won't make that mistake again
  • Tried a lot of new things
  • Went to the ER
  • Listened to the beautiful sound of revving engines
  • Missed out on a fair bit of sleep
  • Got my braces off
  • Watched gas prices go everywhere
  • Wished I could vote for Tina Fey
  • Got told off by a homeless man
  • Realized how truly blessed I am

A lot of other things have happened this past year, and I didn't actually intend for this post to turn out like that, but I suppose it works just the same. To those of you who have been a part of my year, "Thank you".