Happy New Year to you and yours...we're having a relaxed day today (after staying out tooo late last night). I wanted to take a look back at 2008...so here it goes...
For the very first time in 2008, I...
got married! (exactly two months ago today!)
grew my very own vegetables and fruit (Strawberries, tomatoes, and banana peppers)
learned to make bacon without setting off the smoke detectors (very exciting but unfortunately I didn't document it or blog about it at the time...however, my bacon this morning?? Excellent!)
tried food photography and had my pictures in a magazine (see previous post)
tried firework photography
ate durian fruit (I learned about it watching No Reservations and then I happened to be at a party where someone brought one and tried it. It smells REALLY bad but the taste was kind of garlic-banana-like. Not awful but also not something I'm dying to eat again)
knit adult-sized socks (for me!)
made a quilt (I really don't think that's ever going to happen again)
Tried felting my knitting
Used a real TV camera (to help film a show at work when no students were in town). It was fun...but they've never asked me to do it again (might not be a good sign) ;)
and became totally obsessed with reading blogs (see "random websites I like" but honestly, that's only a portion of them) and fell in love with lolcats and loldogs
Right now, that's all I can remember when it comes to new stuff (may come back and add some later ;) )
During 2008, I loved:
Jasmine Rice (it is amazingly better than normal rice AND you can buy it at the grocery store and make it at home, I'm kind of obsessed)
the Sex in the City movie, Horton Hears a Who, and Quantum of Solace
finding out how much TV you can watch online (my favorites being Jon and Kate Plus Eight, Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Starter Wife, and Lipstick Jungle)
Playing Wii fishing, racing cows, and the Wind Quest game, and for the last 4 days of 2008 - Animal Crossing (way obsessed with that, too)
Jon's salmon at Lui-Lui Restaurant (my other fave being the veggie feta pasta but that's not new this year)
Lemon cookies and sweet potato bisque at Village Bakery
For 2009, I'm looking forward to:
Moving to a different house (no more freezing pipes!! actual closets!!)
Our first anniversary (yay!)
Visiting Bren and NYC (not sure when that's happening but it is GOING to happen)
Going to Florida for Mike and Tracy's wedding (kind of like a mandatory vacation--I'm into that)
Trying the gardening thing again (more veggies, fewer flowers)
More photography--and using my new flash.
Doing other new, exciting, and yet-to-be determined things!
Here's hoping we all have the best and brightest year yet!
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Happy New Year! I can't believe it's already been 2 months for you! I enjoyed reading your list and there are very few things we shared doing this past year! And, my mom just got a gardening book that looks like it's right up my alley. It's called "Square Foot Gardening." Good luck with all your fun projects and goals--and especially finding a new apartment!
Happy New Year, great lists going on here. Congrats on the tomatoes, we grow our own too. Aren't they just perfection? All best for the new year!
HELLS YEAH you are going to visit me!!!!
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