2005: a year in retrospect

got this from my Andie-girl =)

JANUARY
1. Did you have a new year's resolution this year?: of sorts--another trip around the sun
2. Who kissed you at midnight?: no one, i was home alone
3. Did it snow where you live?: about once every 30 or 40 years i'm told
4. Have you ever been to Times Square to watch the ball drop?: nope, been there at Christmastime on several occasions but not for New Year's Eve--doesn't really look like it would be "my scene" though either. too many people around to vilate my laws of personal space.

FEBRUARY
1. Who was your valentine?: lol Alison & Baby Girl were
2. What did your valentine get you?: i got the funniest card from Alison & a photo from Baby Girl
3. When you were little, did you buy valentines for your whole class?: yep sure did--i remember the year Cara P cried because we ate the Hershey Kisses off the ones she made too. what did she think we were going to do with them??

MARCH
1. Are you Irish? not even a tiny bit
2. Did you wear green on St. Patty's Day?: if i did, it was by accident
3. What did you do for St. Patty's Day?: nothing special i'm sure

APRIL
1. Do you like the rain?: as long as i don't have to drive in it--only someone who has lived in FL will understand though. it's something like driving in a blinding blizzard on a sheet of ice.
2. Did you play an April Fool's joke on anyone this year?: no i was too busy making sure no one played one on me!
3. Did you get tons of candy on Easter?: nope, just one Reese's Peanut Butter Egg

MAY
1. What's your favorite kind of flower?: tulips, daisies, pointsettas. oh & Easter lilies. =)
2. Do you like the spring? yep. in FL Spring means orange blossoms & absolutely perfect weather as opposed to slush & mud puddles lol.
3. Finish the phrase: "April showers bring...": May flowers. man, i couldn't think of a single clever thing to say instead. blah. lol...
4. What would you think of as a spring color?: sunshine yellow, sky blue & spring green--like sunshine in a clear blue sky & brand new grass--and the colors of my coming-soon Master Bath =)

JUNE
1. What year did you graduate from school?: high school? 1994
2. Did you go on any vacations last June?: a mini one to CT for Baby Girl's 1st birthday party

JULY
1. What did you do on the 4th of July? cookout at the "in-laws" house
2. Did you go on any vacations during this month?: nope

AUGUST
1. Did you do anything special to end off your summer?: LOL! hunker down! it's hurricane season then =P
2. What was your favorite summer memory of '05?: surprising Alison by telling her she was coming down to FL for her birthday in September
3. Did you go swimming a lot in the summer?: never do, i'm much happier on dry land
4. Did you go to the beach a lot?: haven't been even once since moving to FL...how strange is that??

SEPTEMBER
1. Did you attend school/college in '05?: nope
2. Who is/was your favorite teacher?: ever? probably Ms Norton (high school homeroom teacher & junior year English)
3. Did you like fall better than summer?: i do in CT, i *love* Autumn in New England...down here fall is what happens to trees when hurricanes rip through. =P September is the peak of hurricane season in FL.

OCTOBER
1. What was your favorite halloween costume ever?: the year i was a baseball player with a real jersey & everything
2. What's your favorite candy?: Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
3. What did you dress up like this year? i didn't

NOVEMBER
1. Whose house did you go to for Thanksgiving?: technically we went to "the inlaws" but they are living at a friend's house right now while they are waiting for their house to be finished. apparently this living arrangement is contagious...
2. Do you like stuffing?: only Stove Top
3. What are you thankful for?: family, friends, someone to love & an uneventful hurricane season in Central FL

DECEMBER
1. Do you celebrate Christmas?: yes i do...and i say Merry Christmas too. =P
2. Have you ever been kissed under mistletoe?: no! what the heck?! lol
3. What do you want this year for christmas?: for my new house to be done. still waiting...
4. What's the best present you ever got for christmas?: ever?? i couldn't pick a favorite.
5. Do you like cold weather?: i live in FL & whine when the thermometer reads lower than 45*. what do YOU think?! i do like when it's brisk & refreshing outside. i love the way snow looks. but i do not like endless cold weather.
6. How would you rate your year on a scale of 1-10?: some parts were a definite 10...others fell off the bottom of the chart...overall? maybe a 6...