1. What did you do in 2016 that you\u2019d never done before? Left Owen overnight for the first time. Took my baby to Disney World!
\n2. Did you keep your New Year\u2019s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Last year I wanted to\u00a0get more than three hours of consecutive sleep. Took, almost a whole year, but I did. I also wanted to be a good bridesmaid for Julia, I think I did a fine job. And to stay out after 6. I think I did many times since Owen can stay out past 6 now :D
\nNext year I want to find an awesome assignment and jump in. I want to finish learning Spring. I gotta clean this house at some point.
\n3. Did anyone close to you give birth?\u00a0Nitika and Ishrat
\n4. Did anyone close to you die? no
\n5. What countries did you visit? None
\n6. What would you like to have in 2017 that you lacked in 2016?\u00a0the energy to learn new things
\n7. What date from 2016 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?\u00a09\/25\/16 When Julia and Jason’s wedding and Owen’s second birthday, so that’s an easy one
\n8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Our team got a fancy TD\u00a0President’s Award
\n9. What was your biggest failure?\u00a0I think there was a collective oops with some modeling information
\n10. Did you suffer illness or injury?\u00a0We haven’t gotten sick since we quit Gymboree
\n11. What was the best thing you bought? Fitbit Charge2 or iPad
\n14. Where did most of your money go? new car
\n15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?\u00a0Disney World!
\n17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
\nl. happier or sadder? happier, I don’t think I ever once said sadder, that’s positive, right?
\nll. thinner or fatter? same?
\nlll. richer or poorer?\u00a0Poorer, I’m never poorer. It’s been an expensive year
\n18. What do you wish you\u2019d done more of?\u00a0Hanging with my friends
\n19. What do you wish you\u2019d done less of? Facebook
\n20. How will you be spending Christmas?\u00a0not sure
\n24. What was your favorite TV program?\u00a0hmm… Gilmore Girls or Timeless or This is Us
\n26. What was the best book you read?\u00a0Effective Java?
\n28. What did you want and get? to keep my job
\n29. What did you want and not get?\u00a0for all my coworkers to keep their job
\n30. What was your favorite film of this year?\u00a0Interstellar
\n31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I’m 31 der… I took off work? Or was it a weekend? I can’t remember
\n32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?\u00a0for something to have worked out for one of my friends and I hope it happens in 2017
\n33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2016?\u00a0stitch fix
\n34. What kept you sane?\u00a0breastfeeding while simultaneously driving me crazy
\n35. Which celebrity\/public figure did you fancy the most? Justin Hartley? Who knew we’d see Fox again?
\n36. What political issue stirred you the most? the worst election ever in the history of ever
\n37. Who did you miss? My friends, family out West
\n38. Who was the best new person you met?\u00a0I didn’t meet too many people… my mentee?
\n39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2016: Taking my child to Disney was just as wonderful as I always imagined it would be
\n41. Summarize 2016:\u00a0Everyone is really down on 2016, but it came with some very happy memories
\n42. What are you most looking forward to next year?\u00a0Disney again? ha ha
\n43. What were your predictions last year?\u00a0Yes, he is finally sort of sometimes sleeping through the night once in a while. Twos so far not as terrible as I thought, but, yeah, kid can throw a tantrum. We did have an amazing time in Disney. Best week ever.
\n44. What are your predictions for 2017:\u00a0Someone is always having a baby. We better be weaned by this time next year. Insert clever joke about Trump possible destroying the country here but not really joking because it’s actually something I’m concerned about.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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