2009..

1.What did you do in 2009 that you’d never done before? Had a baby

2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? Never have made a resolution

3. Did anyone close to you give birth? 2009 was the year of the baby!! I had a ton of friends give birth

4. Did anyone close to you die? sadly, yes

5. What places did you visit? California, places all over Texas

6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009? Energy!!! I remember being so tired while I was pregnant

7. What dates from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? Aug. 31st - HRQ entered our life<3

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year? Hudson

9. What was your biggest failure? ????

10. Did you suffer illness or injury? nope

11. What was the best thing you bought? we didn't buy it but received it as a gift and it's a God sent...graco sweetpeace swing for Hud

12. Whose behavior merited celebration? My mother's. She's my inspiration

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed? a certain someone

14. Where did most of your money go? baby stuff...

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about? That our baby was healthy and that we had scheduled an induction

16. What song will always remind you of 2009? My Son, Brandon Rhyder

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:a) happier or sadder? Happier b) thinner or fatter?
HAPPIER, we have a new blessing in our life & thinner. Although I hadn't gained any weight from pregnancy yet

18. What do you wish you’d done more of? giving the Lord his praise

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

20. How did you spend Christmas in 2009? Family Christmas at our house, traveled to see Cody's family and spent Christmas night with my fam

21. Did you fall in love in 2009? MADLY!!! My son is my world & seeing Cody be such a wonderful father made me love him even more

22. What was your favorite TV program? Grey's, Operation Repo, Whale Wars, GMA

23. What did you do for your birthday in 2009? Dad and Jill came in and we had a nice fancy dinner at Wall Street w/ my fave boys

24. What was the best book you read? A Marriage on the Rock -Jimmy Evans

25. What did you want and get? A baby!

26. What did you want and not get? my life is truly blessed

27. What was your favorite film of this year? Blind Side

28. Did you make some new friends this year? Yes

29.What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying? My year was pretty satisfying ;-)

30. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009? Anything light, loose and comfy

31. What kept you sane? Having a great support system, lots of family around to help us with Hudson, prayer

32. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? fancy?? really

33. What political issue stirred you the most? politics, shmolotics..blah

34. Who did you miss? my girlfriends

35. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009. Live.Learn.Pray! Have no regrets and hand your troubles over the the Lord