We have made it to our 100th Post!!!! In honor of the 100th blog post, here is a look back at 2008 in pictures. Enjoy!
Mom, Mama, Drew and Jack
the adventures of 2 boys and their moms
Showing posts with label 2008. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2008. Show all posts
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
2008 In Review
OK, so this is floating around on some of my Internet friends' blogs, so I had to jump on the band wagon. Here are a few of our thoughts regarding 2008. We both answered to make it a bit more interesting!
1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
Carrie: Went parasailing and swam with dolphins.
MJ: Went on a cruise and swam with dolphins.
2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Carrie: No, I didn’t keep 2008 resolutions, and I will definitely try to be better about it this year.
MJ: I don’t remember even making any and yes, I hope to make some for 2009.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Both: No
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Both: Thankfully, NO!
5. What places did you visit?
Both: Key West, FL; Nassau, Bahamas; Cape Cod, MA; Waterville, MN; Canon City, CO; Walt Disney World
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Both: A healthier life and a baby
7. What day from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Both: Election Day – all of the hullabaloo was finally over!
8. What was your biggest achievement(s) of the year?
Both: good question!
9. What was your biggest failure?
Both: We don’t like to look at anything as a failure, but as an experience to learn and grow from
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Carrie: None
MJ: had surgery in May to remove ovary
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Carrie: Tickets for a cruise
MJ: iPod touch
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Both: Monique for putting the past behind and enjoying our motel trip at Christmas
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Both: no one
14. Where did most of your money go?
Carrie: up the whoo haa
MJ: up Carrie’s whoo haa
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Carrie: Our cruise and getting a Wii for my birthday
MJ: Our cruise and Disney
16. What songs will always remind you of 2008?
Carrie: Can't think of any
MJ: Julie, Julie, Julie do you love me?
17. Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?
Carrie: Happier, fatter, poorer
MJ: Happier, Fatter, poorer
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Carrie: exercise
MJ: save money
20. How did you spend Christmas in 2008?
Both: We spent time the Sunday before with Carrie’s family and then we flew to MN to spend the holiday with MJ’s family.
21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Both: over and over again!
22. What are your three favorite photos of 2008?
Both: too many to list
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Carrie: Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Survivor, Amazing Race
MJ: Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, ER
24. What did you do for your birthday in 2008?
Carrie: I had a birthday weekend that included dinner out, a seafood boil with my parents, and I got a Wii!!!
MJ: Opened presents at home – I even had to make my own dinner and cake!
25. What was the best book you read?
Both: Too many to list
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Both: We’re kind of boring in that department!
27. What did you want and get?
Carrie: a Wii
MJ: I don’t know
28. What did you want and not get?
Both: a positive pregnancy test
29. What was your favorite film this year?
Carrie: Bucket List
MJ: Nights in Rodanthe
30. Did you make some new friends this year?
Carrie: Yes
MJ: Yes
31.What is one thing that would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Carrie: Getting pregnant and saving more money
MJ: To have all the money thrown up Carrie’s whoo haa pay off.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Carrie: Anything that fit and was comfortable
MJ: Khakis and a sweater
33. What kept you sane?
Carrie: MJ and support of family and friends
MJ: my honey
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Both: Prop 8, The election
35. Who did you miss?
Carrie: no one
MJ: My Dad.
36. Who was the best new person you met?
Carrie: Can't think
MJ: Who Knows???
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
Carrie: Move on from disappointments – they are merely a bump in the road of life.
MJ: Be thankful for what you have
1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
Carrie: Went parasailing and swam with dolphins.
MJ: Went on a cruise and swam with dolphins.
2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Carrie: No, I didn’t keep 2008 resolutions, and I will definitely try to be better about it this year.
MJ: I don’t remember even making any and yes, I hope to make some for 2009.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Both: No
4. Did anyone close to you die?
Both: Thankfully, NO!
5. What places did you visit?
Both: Key West, FL; Nassau, Bahamas; Cape Cod, MA; Waterville, MN; Canon City, CO; Walt Disney World
6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
Both: A healthier life and a baby
7. What day from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
Both: Election Day – all of the hullabaloo was finally over!
8. What was your biggest achievement(s) of the year?
Both: good question!
9. What was your biggest failure?
Both: We don’t like to look at anything as a failure, but as an experience to learn and grow from
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Carrie: None
MJ: had surgery in May to remove ovary
11. What was the best thing you bought?
Carrie: Tickets for a cruise
MJ: iPod touch
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
Both: Monique for putting the past behind and enjoying our motel trip at Christmas
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Both: no one
14. Where did most of your money go?
Carrie: up the whoo haa
MJ: up Carrie’s whoo haa
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Carrie: Our cruise and getting a Wii for my birthday
MJ: Our cruise and Disney
16. What songs will always remind you of 2008?
Carrie: Can't think of any
MJ: Julie, Julie, Julie do you love me?
17. Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?
Carrie: Happier, fatter, poorer
MJ: Happier, Fatter, poorer
18. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Carrie: exercise
MJ: save money
20. How did you spend Christmas in 2008?
Both: We spent time the Sunday before with Carrie’s family and then we flew to MN to spend the holiday with MJ’s family.
21. Did you fall in love in 2008?
Both: over and over again!
22. What are your three favorite photos of 2008?
Both: too many to list
23. What was your favorite TV program?
Carrie: Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, Survivor, Amazing Race
MJ: Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice, ER
24. What did you do for your birthday in 2008?
Carrie: I had a birthday weekend that included dinner out, a seafood boil with my parents, and I got a Wii!!!
MJ: Opened presents at home – I even had to make my own dinner and cake!
25. What was the best book you read?
Both: Too many to list
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Both: We’re kind of boring in that department!
27. What did you want and get?
Carrie: a Wii
MJ: I don’t know
28. What did you want and not get?
Both: a positive pregnancy test
29. What was your favorite film this year?
Carrie: Bucket List
MJ: Nights in Rodanthe
30. Did you make some new friends this year?
Carrie: Yes
MJ: Yes
31.What is one thing that would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Carrie: Getting pregnant and saving more money
MJ: To have all the money thrown up Carrie’s whoo haa pay off.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
Carrie: Anything that fit and was comfortable
MJ: Khakis and a sweater
33. What kept you sane?
Carrie: MJ and support of family and friends
MJ: my honey
34. What political issue stirred you the most?
Both: Prop 8, The election
35. Who did you miss?
Carrie: no one
MJ: My Dad.
36. Who was the best new person you met?
Carrie: Can't think
MJ: Who Knows???
37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
Carrie: Move on from disappointments – they are merely a bump in the road of life.
MJ: Be thankful for what you have
Friday, December 19, 2008
Holiday Card and Letter
Well, I had planned on posting this much earlier, but with the power outage, it made things a bit difficult. The picture above is of the Christmas Card we made for 2008. Inside, we included a fun poem to tell peopel what we were up to this year! It is a spoof on Dr. Seuss's Oh, The Places You'll Go! Enjoy!
Oh, the Places We’ve Been!
Salutations!
This year was our year.
We were off to Great Places!
Went both far and near!
With suitcases in hand, gas in our car,
and also plane tickets to travel afar.
From cruising the ocean, to roasting a S’more,
birthdays at Disney, visiting family, and more!
In February, cold weather was left behind;
a cruising adventure we were sure to find.
Swimming with Flipper was oh so neat;
spent a day in Key West on Duval Street.
Went shopping in Nassau,
folded napkins on ship;
went parasailing high over the ocean,
WOW! Our stomachs sure did flip!
In June we went camping,
and set up the tent.
At Nickerson State park,
a fine space we did rent.
From a visit to Cape Cod Chips,
and a drive along the shore;
Shopping in Provincetown,
all this and much more!
Once camping was done,
to Disney we went;
We joined Miss Olivia
for her birthday event!
Character meals were aplenty,
the ride lines never empty.
Typhoon Lagoon couldn’t be beat
in the sun’s scorching heat!
We boarded a plane
with souvenirs in hand;
off to visit the Snyders,
in Minnesota we’d soon land!
Next a Colorado trip,
in the car we would go;
to see Jim and Annette
with mom and Joyce in tow.
The Women’s Prison was open
for a museum style tour;
white water rafting through the Gorge
held quite the allure.
2008 was a year that just couldn’t be beat!
Happy Holidays to all,
may your 2009 be sweet!
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