The Value of One

I found this fun New Year’s at Wickfield.

What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before?
Started taking voice lessons and teaching piano.

Did you keep your New Years’ resolutions, and will you make one this year?
Talked about that earlier.

Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes!

Did anyone close to you die?
Not really.

What countries/states did you visit?
Yikes. Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Oklahoma.

What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
A husband? Just kidding. Um, wisdom!

What date from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory?
Um…12-11-09, Benjamin’s birthday.

What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Finishing Nothing More than Dreams. Or rather, finishing the third draft. I’m on the fifth now.

What was your biggest failure?
Not being where I should be at this time.

Did you suffer illness or injury?
Other than the norm, I don’t think so (a bad flu spell this fall made me think of H1N1, but that’s not for certain.)

What was the best thing you bought?
Well, it was bought FOR me, but I’d say my computer!

Whose behavior merited celebration?
My dear, dear friend Victoria graduated this past year!

Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
The folks at the top of the U.S. government ladder

Where did most of your money go?
Roughly Walmart, Mardel, and Amazon MP3 downloads!

What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Our new church!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What song/album will always remind you of 2009?
Whoo-boy…not sure on that one.

Compared to this time last year, are you:
1. happier or sadder? Happier
2. thinner or fatter? I won’t say.
3. richer or poorer? Rich in blessings.

What do you wish you’d done more of?
Read more. Bake more. Lived more (you won’t get this unless you’ve ever read Pollyanna.)

What do you wish you’d done less of?
Spent too much time on the Internet. (And what am I doing now??? )

What was your greatest musical discovery?
The voice! (Not necessarily mine ) Several lovely musicals (hint: a musical based on the animated film version of a very famous French fairy tale, and two musicals based on French revolutions. ). Andrea Bocelli. Some of Josh Groban’s (non-pop) stuff. James Barbour. Jodi Benson. Susan Egan. Lea Salonga. Charlotte Church.

How did you spend Christmas?
With my family!

How did you spend New Year’s?
Quietly, playing ping-pong, eating, playing Lego Indiana Jones 2 with the boys on XBox and watching Beverly Hillbillies w/the family.

Who did you spend the most time on the phone with?
Tori. With Kate coming in very close second.

Did you fall in love in 2009?
Unfortunately, no.

What was your favorite TV show?
Hogan’s Heroes, until it was very much bumped by the wonderful Jeeves and Wooster!

Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No.

What did you want and get?
A computer!!!!

What did you want and not get?
A husband. Hahaha.

What were your favourite films of this year?
New:
North and South
Jeeves and Wooster
Wives and Daughters
Pride and Prejudice 1995
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Braveheart
The Patriot
Kit Kittredge: An American Girl
The Nativity Story
Shop Around the Corner

Rediscovered:
Beauty and the Beast
The Princess Bride
101 Dalmatians (live-action version)

What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I turned 20 and spent the day with my friend Kate, who had come down to visit for the first time!!! We had a lovely tea party at Victoria Trading Co., the site of my Sweet Sixteen birthday, as well.

How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
I feel like I really shaped my personal style in 2009. Fell in love with Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, and 50′s inspired classic pieces. Discovered Talbots, Anthropologie, J.Crew, Halls (as inspiration only–their price tags are too steep for my bank account!). Developed an insantiable passion for scarves, tweed, lipstick, heels for dressy and ballet flats for casual, trenchcoats (take that back. Coats in general!) and red everything!

What kept you sane?
My family, blogging and writing.

Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Um. Audrey Hepburn. And I had a thing for digging up any (family-friendly) film that had Hugh Laurie in it after seeing him in Jeeves and Wooster.
(Found 101 Dalmatians, The Young Visiters, and re-discovered one of my favorite characters, Mr. Palmer in Sense and Sensibility (1995))

What political issue stirred you the most?
Everything about this year!!!  We’ve been a part of the Tea Party protests and it’s the most awesome experience!

Who did you miss?
All my friends.

Who was the best new person you met?
The folks at church!!! And my faithful blog readers

Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009.
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. And I have a Wonderful Life.

Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
This should be easy, but it ain’t. That’s not a song lyric, it’s myself making a comment.

Five personally significant events of 2009:
I turned 20
I gained a baby brother
We found a wonderful church
One of my friends started courting
I joined ACFW

Five things I want to do in 2010:
Finish Nothing More than Dreams and send it to an agent
Get really good at voice
Get at least five more piano students
Get better at the things I do around the house
Get better at sewing.

Five people I’d like to know better in 2010:
Hmm. My blog readers!

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