Reflection on 2008

This is something I got from a friend and added my own responses.

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?I experienced a late miscarriage.

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I didn't have any resolutions but this next year's are to lose at least 10 pounds and to get pregnant again.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?No, unless you count my D&C as birth.

4. Did anyone close to you die?Yes, my baby Taylor at 18W5D

5. What countries did you visit?USA

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? A baby

7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? 6/24- Day I got a BFP, 10/5-My birthday- Day I started spotting, 10/7-Day we found out our baby was dead, 10/8-Date of my D&C

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Battling depression and surviving the MC

9. What was your biggest failure? Getting upset with the kids and hubby so much when depressed.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Yes, Roto virus in Feb, Depressed summer and fall, Miscarriage in Oct.

11. What was the best thing you bought? New Jeep

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? My husband, he is totally selfless in giving me what I want and need.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? Mine, I have been a nasty witch much of this year- on and off.

14. Where did most of your money go? My house and my cars

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? Nothing really, I was just getting excited about the baby when I lost it.

16. What song will always remind you of 2008? "Love Story" by Taylor Swift- I heard it when I realized I was losing the baby.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Sadder
b) thinner or fatter? Thinner, but only by about 10 pounds
c) richer or poorer? Richer in family, poorer with money

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?Exercise and enjoyed every minute of being pregnant.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?Spending time on the computer, surfing the "net", and being a bum.

20. How did you spend Christmas? With my family

21. Did you fall in love in 2008?No, already in love with my husband and kids.

22. What was your favorite TV program? "Survivor" and "Amazing Race"

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?Hate is a strong word, so no.

24. What was the best book you read? The "Twilight" saga. I've only read it in the last week too.

25. What was your greatest musical discovery? Taylor Swift

26. What did you want and get? A bigger vehicle

27. What did you want and not get? My baby to be alive.

28. What was your favorite film of this year? Only saw one, "The Dark Knight"

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?I had dinner with my family and started losing Taylor, I turned 30.

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Still being pregnant, not feeling jealous of baby bellies.

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?Fashion? Whatever was cheap and can be washed in my machine.

32. What kept you sane? Crying, blogging, exercising.

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? None that I can think of right now.

34. What political issue stirred you the most? Education- who would Obama choose and our own Sup. of Ed. race.

35. Who did you miss? My baby, my mom when she was gone camping.

36. Who was the best new person you met? Facebook

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008. Live every moment to its fullest. That moment might be lost before you know it.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. "Don't Blink" from Kenney Chesney.