I

am tired.

That's all.

Back to work tomorrow.

Be good peeps :)

2008

I give you the following survey that is no doubt making it's rounds 'round Blogville...

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before? Celebrate a one year wedding anniversary!

2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Blah. Next question...

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? Yes, C had a boy in August :)

4. Did anyone close to you die? No. Don't ask that again.

5. What countries did you visit? We checked out St. Maarten which is half Dutch, half French...that counts, right?

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008? An economy that doesn't fill me with anxiety.

7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Not counting anniversaries and birthdays? None.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Being a part of our blog creation: St. Thomas Blog (.com)

9. What was your biggest failure? Not writing a book, which I said I'd do before I hit 30 (for those keeping track I'm 34...)

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? Nope. Unless you count the most recent fall that resulted in a scraped knee...

11. What was the best thing you bought? Birth control.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? In the world? My family? At work? Too broad a question.

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? No one.

14. Where did most of your money go? Shopping. Gas.

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? The concerts we hit this year. Pats/Broncos football game. Returning to St. Thomas. A million other things that came and went.

16. What song will always remind you of 2008? Impossible to say.

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Still the same happy clam I was last year.
b) thinner or fatter? Same.
c) richer or poorer? Well, let's see where Obama takes us...

18. What do you wish you’d done more of? Self-motivate.

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

20. How did you spend Christmas? Went to the beach and celebrated with a group of friends.

21. Did you fall in love in 2008? I fell in love in 2002, 2008 was another great year with him!

22. What was your favorite TV program? WAY too hard to pick. I be lovin' me some TV.

23. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year? Nope. No hate.

24. What was the best book you read? Um...

25. What was your greatest musical discovery? My car-singing only gets better with age.

26. What did you want and get? Another great year of smooth living.

27. What did you want and not get? A lottery win.

28. What was your favorite film of this year? Too hard to say.

29. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you? I was 34, and I have no idea.

30. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Learning how to fly.

31. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008? Beach Chic

32. What kept you sane? The booze.

33. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Ick.

34. What political issue stirred you the most? Let's not go there...

35. Who did you miss? Family.

36. Who was the best new person you met? My neighbor, M.E.

37. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008. The less drama the better.

38. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. Anything by Buffet.

What's new pussycat?

Wow, nothing since Christmas...yikes. Here's a bullety-point list of what's been going down in island-town...

- Christmas day at the beach, it was parts awesomely sunny and then rainy. Didn't stop us though - our group had a big table of food...lasagna, prime rib, turkey, mac n cheese, stuffing, salad etc. I was rocking a big ol' food baby that afternoon! Went to the neighbors house for dinner and then passed out full and happy. The Man and I didn't exchange gifts so no report on that front (although he bought me a Pats jersey a few months back..I guess that counts. I gave him my undying love, it was on special).

- I worked day after Christmas and that weekend I think we just hung around and did the regular stuff.

- The following Tuesday we hit Jost Van Dyke for some Soggy Dollar bar fun. If you've never been White Bay beach is absolutely awesome. Unfortunately for me I was tipsy on mimosas and managed to trip over a concrete slab resulting in (another!) a bleeding knee and a scraped/ripped toenail. Fortunately for me the toenail is growing back just fine and the knee scab is almost gone.

- I worked the rest of the week and had some really busy days. I do enjoy the waitressing, but I should invest in some more sneakers - lately the dogs been barkin' know what I'm sayin?

- We spent New Years Eve in town - there was an 80's band, DJ and finally Toots and the Maytals, a sweet reggae band. It was a picture perfect night, and like always I managed to cry at midnight! Sap.

- I worked New Years Eve day and New Years Day...and that Friday, so I was pretty freakin' tired that weekend, which we spent hanging around. We beached it Sunday.

- I've been working four day weeks so my recent week has been a blur of serving burgers and coming home and watching random TV.

- Today we are relaxing at the house with one major pain-in-the-ass task at hand - cleaning the bird cages. AH! We had them outside and the birds loved it, but the cages didn't, they are rustballs. Put that together with the salt spray and little bird is pretty much using his cage as a big salt lick. I'm pretty sure rust isn't a suggested part of his diet, so out to the deck I'm about to go with a sponge and a beer.

- After that it's playoff football. No Patriots this year :( so I think we're backing the Titans. I DEFINITELY need the Giants to be knocked out, can't watch them win another one. Oh no.

I'll be around to see how ya'll are doing - I do miss my little blog 'hood!