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12/28/2008 02:56 #47204

as 2009 rings in
Category: new year
On the eve of each New Year we often reflect on our lives. As I do this dear e-strippers, I wish you joy that never ends and happiness with all your family and friends.

Where were you when 2008 began?
At PMT's

Who were you with?
everyone

Where will you be when 2008 ends?
At PMT's

Whom will you be with when 2008 ends?
everyone!

Was 2008 a good year for you?
Really, very good! I met the love of my life.

What was your favorite moment of the year?
Exploring one of the Tomb Raider temples in Cambodia!

What was your least favorite moment of the year?
The night before I met Rory, I was really down on myself.

Did you reach your New Year 2008 goals?
  • Visit family and friends around Europe - did it
  • Paint my apartment - did it
  • Get much better at guitar - oops
  • Go camping in the desert - did it
  • Go duning - did it
  • Get SCUBA open water certified - did it
  • Travel to Singapore, Cambodia, and China - one out of the three ain't bad

Did you fall in love in 2008?
Absolutely! Madly and deeply.

Did you breakup with anyone in 2008?
No.

Did you make any new friends in 2008?
Yes.

What was your favorite month of 2008?
April, Rory :)

Did you travel outside of the US in 2008?
Qatar, Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary, France, Vietnam, Cambodia, Seychelles, Ireland, and Northern Ireland.

How many different states did you travel to in 2008?
D.C., Florida

Did you lose anybody close to you in 2008?
No.

What was your favorite movie that you saw in 2008?
Dark Knight

What was your favorite song in 2008?
Inni mer syngur vitleysingur by Sigur Ros

What was your favorite album in 2008?
Made of Bricks by Kate Nash

What was your proudest moment of 2008?
The day one of my staffers made the connection between her work and the real world. I felt very fulfilled in my work knowing at last my teaching is helping others blossom.

What was your most embarrassing moment of 2008?
Breakfast the next morning with the roommates.

If you could go back in time to any moment of 2008 and change something, what would it be?
I would have cleaned up better.

What are your goals for 2009?
  • Meet Rory's family and friends
  • Finish my sailing course with minimal bruising
  • Travel to Jordan, Singapore, Antarctica
  • Present at the NASPA conference
  • Increase my fitness level considerably
  • Be the best supervisor I can be
  • Marry the love of my life

hodown - 12/28/08 14:29
You had an amazing year!

12/27/2008 03:47 #47195

christmas cookie hangover
Category: potpourri
OMG I ate so many cookies this Christmas I have an eternal sugar crash hangover!

Presents for home got wrapped last night, just have to figure out how to pack everything so it's not smashed to smitherines by the time we arrive statside.

I'm just so happy to be coming, and Rory is really looking forward to meeting you guys!

Ciao.
metalpeter - 12/27/08 15:07
Hope everything survives and that you have a great trip and I shall see you both on Wends.

12/25/2008 10:04 #47179

happy christmas!
Category: holidays
rory and I made loads of sweats for all our friends here. Many hours of messy fun later, I give you....coooooooooooookies. Rainbow chip, Ladycroft's cloud cookies, Mississippi mud cookies, Grandma's orange crispies, peanut butter snowballs, caramel fudge brownie cupcakes, and gingerbread cake. Oh, and home made hot spiced cider too!

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It's already 6pm here so all of Santa's presents have been ripped open. I have a collection of odd things from the crew including a penguin in an egg, which I'm really not sure what I'm supposed to do with it. But, from my wonderful love I got many super cool toys!

A GPS so I can stop getting so lost in Doha! Awesome! It's actually waterproof and shock proof so you can take it sailing (has nautical measures), bike riding etc. I'm super stoked. It will come in handy to take to UK in February too when we have to go driving around to visit his dad and friends. Yah...it's going to be a real adventure driving roundabouts the other direction.

Anyhoo....my other big giftie that made me so happy is a Wii Fit!!! I got myself all measured up and it's not good. Got some weight to lose (not that I didn't know this). This will definitely be a little support buddy to keep me on my toes in a fun way. It's just the type of reinforcement I respond to as a gamer - you have to accumulate so much time in your piggy bank in order to unlock new activities etc. Plus you can set goals for weight loss over various periods of time. It has strength exercises, balance/posture, cardio, and yoga!

Here are some pics of Wii Fit

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rory about to get measured

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ski jump

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weeeeeeeeeeeeeeee (or should I say wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii)

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soccer goalie (harder than it looks!)

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my dinky doha tree

HAPPY CHRISTMAS (E:PEEPS)!
colbye - 12/29/08 23:56
Hanukkah is celebrated with excellent food, an exchange of gifts, and the lighting of beautiful menorahs, which only means a good financial preparation. If you want to get cash in time to celebrate the last few days of Hanukkah, you’d better apply for a no fax payday loan now. The holiday started Sunday, but it continues through Dec. 29. I’ve known about Hanukkah’s existence for a long time, but never felt like I knew enough about it. So I read up on the origin of the holiday, the menorah, the food and why it falls on a different date every year. I’ll give you a hint: It doesn’t fall on a different date every year, at least not on the Jewish calendar. Anyway, if you want to learn more about the Hanukkah holiday and how no fax payday loans can get to you in time to celebrate it before it's over, read this article on the <a title="READ Even No Fax Payday Loan Won’t Come in Time for Hanukkah Holiday" rev="vote-for" href="http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2008/12/23/even-no-fax-payday-loan-wont-come-in-time-for-hanukkah-holiday/">payday loan</a> money blog.
jenks - 12/25/08 14:55
Merry Christmas! Your cookies are making me hungry!


metalpeter - 12/25/08 10:51
Those cookies and things look tasty, now I'm hungry. That Wii skijump looks awesome it really does I admit I can't think how you would do that but I bet it is very fun. I have seen ads for a snowboard game not sure if that is part of that game or a separate one. Glad you had a good Christmas and the small tree looks nice.
tinypliny - 12/25/08 10:19
WOW! LOOK at all those hours of baking effort! They look most delicious!!

A BMI of zero... hmmmmm. Metric dysfunction? :D

If you stacked all the gifts up, I bet it would be taller than the tree! So adorable!! :D

12/24/2008 04:38 #47166

gingerbread houses
Category: potpourri
I held a little holiday dinner program (Eid, Christmas, New year all in one) for the few kids that are still on campus. Some of them made dishes to share, then we made gingerbread houses! Well, actually we used graham crackers because I didn't have time to make gingerbread.

Anyhoo...they kids had SO much fun making them. None of them had even heard of gingerbread houses. I love it when I get to share something creative, and tasty, with people and witness their first time experience with it. It made me really happy :)
metalpeter - 12/24/08 19:50
The funny thing is I have been to a Big Gingerbread house/store in a hotel and I have seen them but I have never made one or ate one, I think that is more common here then one knows, of course I do know what they are. My point is it would have been my first time making one also.

12/22/2008 06:47 #47135

NO SECRET SANTA!??????
Category: holidays
What the heck did my ears just hear but that Secret Santa is canceled this year!???? Only four people signed up? FOUR? I was soooooooooooo looking forward to this. I'm traveling half way around the world to be there....and NO SECRET SANTA!???

Well, I still think the four of us should do something, even if we just draw each other's names and know who it is! I can deduce that Jenks is one of them, so who are the other two?


theecarey - 12/22/08 11:54
was there ever a mention of it??? I hadn't seen anything, but I likely missed a journal or something about it..

I figured it just wasn't happening, so I didn't plan for it.
mrmike - 12/22/08 11:30
I was in. Still am
drew - 12/22/08 07:29
I think I am one.