1. What did you do in 2007 that you’d never done before?
I got married for the first time in 2007. Here’s to it being the last time I ever get married, too!

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Last year I was way too busy being proposed to on New Year’s Day to worry about any kind of a resolution. This year I think I’ll resolve something real vague like “to be healthier.”

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Sister-in-Law Sarah had her second baby, and the second teeny niece love of my life, Kate. My heart has been so warm because of my proximity to them in miles, and because of how frequently I get to see them.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
My dad’s dad, Papa passed away in August. I’m still sad about it. My Mema, however, seems to be handling it like a champ.

5. What countries did you visit?
Mexico, on the honeymoon. And it was fantastic. And you’re jealous.

6. What would you like to have in 2008 that you lacked in 2007?
15 Million dollars, please.

7. What dates from 2007 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
01Jan2007 – proposal date
11Feb07 – wedding date
21July07 – My Best Friend’s Wedding

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Does getting married count as an achievement? I got a new job. That felt like and achievement. Really, one of the biggest victories of 2007 was finding curtains for the living room that Zack and I both like. I consistently wrote my grandma letters all year long. I felt pretty good about that.

9. What was your biggest failure?
Other than the occasional kitchen disaster, I failed myself in that I didn’t take as many pictures, nor the quality of pictures that I would have liked to/know that I can.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
My ankle still creaks when it’s cold/hot/humid/dry/any type of weather at all. But aside from that and my nerve-sensitive stomach & gums, It’s been a good year.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
My set of pots and pans? All the millions of things that we got with the gift cards that our loving and wonderful friends and family presented us with for the wedding? Yeah. Something like that. It surely wasn’t the jeans that I can’t even wiggle into anymore.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Merv Griffin’s. Seriously. I love that Crossword Puzzle show.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Most Hollywood starlet’s. Mainly the usuals: BritBrit, Paris, LiLo, and NicRichie.

14. Where did most of your money go?
I try to figure this out every year. Most of my money went to my car payment, and most of our money goes to rent.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Moving. Oh, the excitement of moving. And Getting Married, of course. Mexican honeymoon trips to Cozumel will get anyone pretty pumped.

16. What song will always remind you of 2007?
Anything on Pete Yorn’s new album, Jimmy’s Chase This Light, or In Rainbows by Radiohead. Feist’s 1,2,3,4.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier. A hell of a lot less anxious, I know that.
b) thinner or fatter? I’m fatter. Thank you, birthcontrol.
c) richer or poorer? Haven’t the slightest. Probably poorer—We both spend some time sans paychecks this fall when we were in moving transition. That’ll change soon, but not by much. I asked Zack if we were going to be filthy rich when we’re both working and he said: “No, we’ll go from super poor to just plain old poor.”

18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Reading and Exercising. Prolly not at the same time, though.

19. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Drinking Cokes.

20. How did you spend Christmas?
This past Christmas? Split time between his parents and my parents. I guess the same way we’ll be spending Christmas for… like… the rest of our lives.

21. Did you fall in love in 2007?
I feel in love with blogs in 2007. I feel in love with lolcatz.com and icanhascheeseburger.com and amalah.com and sarahhepola.com and a million others that both inspire me while simultaneously convincing me that I should never write again because holy cow. They Are Funny.

22. What was your favorite TV program?
Right, aside from the obvious (crossword puzzle show!) 2007 reigned supreme with two words: 30 ROCK. Or: Tina Fey. Or Alec Baldwin. Pick 2 words. Any 2 words.

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
Mitt Romney

24. What was the best book you read?
I can’t even remember what the books are that I read for the first time in 2007. The last one was an Isabell Allende book, but I didn’t dig it that much. Man. My memory is sucking it up these days.

25. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Sia. Thankyou, SisterKaty.

26. What did you want and get?
New jeans that fit my new bod, and a new ipod that I could call my very own.

27. What did you want and not get?
A pocket sized camera for toting everywhere. And a Canon D40. And Every Decorating Thing That Strikes My Fancy.

28. What was your favorite film of this year?
Juno? That barely slid into 2007. I really liked the Kingdom, shocking as that may be. I always love everything Harry Potter.

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I spent my birthday mostly alone, wandering around Kerrville and Fredericksburg, Texas. Zack went on a camping/climbing trip, and I chose not to go because I wasn’t down for a shower-less birthday. I like showers. I did meet up with Zack and Caleb and Snow on that day and we ate good Italian food, and drank delicious wine. I turned 23. I was 3 weeks away from getting married. Zack had already received his ring in the mail and was wearing it, because that’s how much he loves that ring.

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
I can’t think of anything. That’s a good sign, right?

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2007?
Oatmeal? Most of my fashion was “campy,” however, since returning to the real world, I would describe my fashion as ‘straight legged.’ Also, I look pretty snazzy in business clothes.

32. What kept you sane?
Zack&Cruz

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
2007 was the year of Mark Wahlburg.

34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Ye Old War on Terror

35. Who did you miss?
Katy Blakeney/Blackshear, my families, and my friends from afar.

36. Who was the best new person you met?
I’m horrible with these kinds of questions on the spot. Zack and I got to know Vick Garza this past year. We knew him the year before, but not like we know him now. And we’re glad to know him like we know him now. The same could go for Aimee, and Art and Robyn.

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2007.
Don’t take a job as a Spanish Speaking Legal Assistant when you really can’t speak Spanish that awesomely anymore.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
It’s been a Long November.