New Year Survey

• 2011 is over, what have I done?
  
  stayed single almost the whole year?
  taken most of the year
  
  kissed someone new?
  yeah, but I like to pretend it didn't happen haha
  
  done something you've regretted?
  most definitely :/
  
  lost someone?
  yepp :/ a pretty important someone actually, but it happens. I'll move on eventually
  
  cut class?
  mmhmm
  
  were involved in something you'll never forget?
  yepp ... :/
  
  visited a different country?
  nope
  
  cooked a gross meal?
  I don't think so..
  
  lost something important to you?
  a certain person :(
  
  got a gift you adore?
  A few! My mom got me a gorgeous ring, my sister got me Boy Meets World DVDs, Alli got me a super cute jacket for running, and I got lots of cute clothes :)
  
  tripped over a coffee table?
  not this year actually.. haha
  
  dyed your hair?
  of course! not as much as last year though, so I'm getting better
  
  came close to losing your life?
  I almost got hit by a car.. and almost got into a couple of accidents that could've been pretty bad..
  
  went to a party?
  yepp!
  
  read a great book?
  I actually don't think I read any books this year...
  
  saw one of your favorite bands/artists live?
  nope
  
  
  2011: Friends and Enemies
  
  Did you meet any new friends this year?
  yepp lots of little freshmen! :)
  
  Did you dislike anyone?
  I disliked one person who I ended up really liking. Then, I was indifferent toward someone who I ended up kind of hating. And I was in love with someone who I strongly dislike now. So yes.
  
  Did you grow apart from anyone?
  sadly :/
  
  Do you have any regrets when it comes to your friendships?
  I regret not making more time for some of my friends and I regret some of the friends I chose to make time for this year
  
  
  
  2011: Your BIRTHDAY!
  
  Did you have a cake?
  nope. I got a frosty though!
  
  Did you have a party?
  nope. We went out :)
  
  Did you get any presents?
  just from my mom and grandma and my sister
  
  
  
  2011: All about YOU
  
  Did you change at all this year?
  umm I don't know.. Probably... I think I've gotten less jealous and more forgiving.. I've also been a little more social/outgoing this year. I joined the track team, so I guess I'm more athletic now?  I changed my group of friends a lot too.  I have also gone through temporary lapses in judgment where I changed my moral code, but I've reverted back to my good sense :). And I started drinking. My style changed a little bit too. and I dyed my hair black for the first time!
  
  Did you change your style?
  a little bit.. not very drastically though
   
  Were you in school?
  yepp
  
  Did you get good grades?
  mmhmm
  
  Did you have a job?
  Yes, Ambassador, Library Aid, Phonathon Caller, and RA
  
  Did you move at all?
  I moved into a new room at school
  
  Did you go on any vacations?
  nope
  
  Would you change anything about yourself now?
  mhmm. I'd like to get rid of my acne, lose some weight/turn it into muscle, be more motivated, be less socially awkward, be more alluring/mysterious, and easier to fall in love with and more committed to my faith and more independent and happier
  
  
  
  2011: Wrap UP:
  
  Was 2011 a good year?

  Not even close. Probably one of the worst years of my life. It might've been so-so if it weren't for my breakup, but that pretty much ruined the entire year for me
  
  Do you think 2012 will top 2011?
  i certainly hope so
  
  
  2011 Checklist:
  (maybe?) kissed in the snow
  (x) celebrated halloween
  (xxxx) had your heart broken
  () mooned someone
  () went over the minutes on your cell phone
  (x) someone questioned your sexual orientation
  () gotten pregnant
  () had an abortion
  (x) done something you've regretted
  () painted a picture
  () wrote a poem
  (x) ran a mile
  () shopped at Hollister or Abercrombie and Fitch
  () posted a blog on MySpace
  () visited a foreign country
  (x) cut in a line of waiting people
  (x) told someone you were busy when you weren't
  (x) partied to celebrate the new year
  () cooked a disastrous meal
  () lied about how old you were
  () prank called someone
  (x)broke a promise
  [x] lied
  [xxxx] cried over a broken heart
  [x] disappointed someone close
  [x] hid a secret
  [x] pretended to be happy
  [] slept under the stars
  [] kept your new years resolution
  [x] forgot your new years resolution
  [x] met someone who changed your life
  [] met one of your idols
  [x] changed your outlook on life
  [x] sat home all day doing nothing
  [x] pretended to be sick
  [] left the country
  [] almost died
  [x] given up on something/someone important to you
  [] lost something expensive
  [x] learned something new about yourself
  [x] tried something you normally wouldn't try and liked it
  [x] made a change in your life
  [x] found out who your true friends were
  [x] met great people
  [x] stayed up til sunrise
  [x] cried over the silliest thing
  [x] had friends who were drifting away from you
  [] had a high cell phone bill
  [] had a fist fight
  [x] gotten sick
  [] liked more than 5 people at the same time
  [x] became closer with a lot of people

  
  

  1.What did you do in 2011 that you've never done before? drank legally, got drunk, went to a "college" party, became a collegiate athlete, ran indoor track, kissed a boy I didn't really intend to date, befriended someone I really didn't like, took a college science class, had a lab partner, joined student senate, bought running shoes, painted my nails brown, painted my nails yellow, dyed my hair black, bought food for boys I was not dating, bought a pair of track spikes, bought alcohol, jokingly "sexted", and probably a bunch of other stuff I'm sure. It's been a strange year...
  
  2. Did you keep your new years.. resolutions, and will you make more for next year? i don't even remember my new year's resolutions and I don't know yet haha
  
  3. Did anyone close to you give birth? My aunt had my cousin Brendan in February... and two of my good friends gained a couple new nieces/nephews.. I know other people who have been pregnant/had babies, but I don't think that counts as close
  
  4. Did anyone close to you die? Not really.. a sister at school died and I knew her and liked her and everything, but I wouldn't say we were close
  
  5. What states did you visit? i stayed in ohio all year lol.. i'm pretty cool
  
  6. What would you like to have in 2012 that you lacked in 2011? more friends, a better body, a more likable personality, maybe find my true love?
  
  7. What date(s) from 2011 will remain etched upon your memory? October 25- my 21st birthday, September 15- I got a really great hug from a boy I really liked and I also got dumped :(, September 3- I celebrated James' 23rd birthday with him and for some reason it just sticks out a lot, April 25- James and I had our 3 year anniversary
  
  8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Still getting A's and B's in all my classes while surviving the worst breakup I've ever had without having a total breakdown.
  
  9. What was your biggest failure? Getting dumped/rejected and not even being able to get my ex to talk to me, because I'm not pretty or fun enough :(
  
  10. Did you suffer illness or injury? I had a few minor flu/cold things, and I got shin splints
  
  11. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? My ex (James) and the girl he's going after now, my dad's for a little while mostly this summer toward my sister Sabrina, this guy Chris, my sister Sabrina, and a little of my own
  
  12. What did you get really, really, really excited about? James mostly.. I can't think of anything else
  
  13. What song will always remind you of 2011?- LMFAO- "Shots" and "Sexy and I Know it" haha.. I don't know. My mind's so blank
  
  14. Compared to this time last year, are you:
  I. happier or sadder the same. sadder
  II. thinner or fatter? fatter
  III. richer or poorer? poorer.
  
  15. What do you wish you'd done more? spent more time with my Catholic friends
  
  16. What do you wish you'd done less of? hanging out with other guys while I had a boyfriend
  
  17. How will you be spending New Year's? at home with my parents probably lol
   
  18. Did you fall in love in 2011? Nope. I was in love all year already
  
  19. How many one-night stands? kind of sorta two lol... but it wasn't anything close to sex, so I wouldn't call them one night stands lol
  
  20.What were your favorite TV programs? the Office, The New Girl, Glee, Once Upon a Time, So Random, That 70s Show, Pan Am, Whitney, How I Met Your Mother
  
  21. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? maybe one person.. but I don't really "hate" her. I just hate what she's doing with my ex.
  
  22. What was the best book you read? I don't think I read any books haha
  
  23. What was your greatest musical discovery? Hmm.. Maybe Lesley Gore? Or She&Him... or Lisa Loeb!
  
  24. What did you want and got? umm to be on the track team, to be an RA, to be closer with Sabrina, to catch up with Brittney, lots of material things and food, etc.
  
  25. What was/were your favorite film/s of this year? Crazy, Stupid, Love... I can't think of any better ones. The Way Back was good too actually!  Yeah The Way Back is my choice
  
  26. What did you do on your birthday? Collected dirt and leaves and sand for Green Art with Sabrina, cried and cuddled with James and talked about our breakup and such, slept through all my classes due to depression, ate lunch with my sister, went to DMV with Sabrina and April to get state ID, was super late for work, fought with James through text while he hung out with my replacement, went out for drinks and appetizers to Bag of Nails with some girls, and befriended Brian while roaming around my hall having crazy girl talks, then, did homework, slept 2 hours, and went to class and then, breakfast and more class still a little buzzed haha
  
  27. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? not being dumped... or at least staying friends with my ex
  
  28. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2011? worse? better? I thought it was pretty awesome.. a little more collegey and grown-up than past years, so I'd say better.  I would describe it as feminine, vintage-inspired, modest, college, and dainty
  
  29. What kept you sane? James for most of the year.. and Brittney for the rest of the year... and music and God throughout the whole year
  
  30. Which celebrity/public figure/s did you fancy the most? Demi Lovato, Shakira, Zooey Deschannel, John Krasinski, John McCain, John Boehner, Michelle Bachmann
  
  31. What political issue stirred you the most? Senate Bill 5
  
  32. Who did you miss? James
  
  33. Who was the best new person you met? Hmm.. the best?  Mallory's really sweet.. and Ethan's usually pretty cool... it's probably Jillian though :)
  
  34. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2011: Don't settle; it's okay to be picky.  Never assume a guy's in love with you just because he says so, because he still might not hesitate to leave you as soon as someone younger and thinner gives them some attention
  
  35. Give a quote/song lyric that sums up your year: "Love, Lust, & Infatuation. . . Many people get them confused."