You only live once (Looking Back at 2008)

Member Name: kristabelle

Product:	Looking Back at 2008
Date:	15/04/09 (36 review reads)
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Advantages: Great music, Great times

Disadvantages: Bad summer/recession

1) I went Jet Skiing for the very first time and became quite a regular out on the waves.
2) Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes, one of my best friends Kate had a baby girl - Sophie

3) Did anyone close to you die?
No, thank god

4) What countries did you visit?
Greece

5) What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
true love

6) What dates will you remember from 2008?
The IOW festival - amazing times, very happy memories and holding my friends little girl for the very first time

7) Did you suffer illness or injury?
Nothing major, I work in a Doctors surgery so just the usual bugs and sniffles

8) What was the best thing you bought?
My festival ticket and my green giraffe dress.

9) Whose behaviour has merited celebration?
Hmmmmmm, not too sure about this one, maybe my ex for putting up with me for so long?!

10) Whose behaviour made you appalled and depressed?
Again, not too sure, maybe the local chav kids hanging out on the corner hurling abuse at anyone who happens to walk past them

11) Where did most of your money go?
Clothes, alcohol, petrol

12) What did you get really excited about?
Seeing The Police at the festival

13) What song will you remember from 2008?
Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon and Newton Faulkner... There's a place I go...

14) Compared to this time last year are you ..happier, fitter, more productive?
Definitely happier, without a doubt, certainly fitter, about 2 stone down on my weight this time last year, lots of swimming and walking.

15) What do you wish you had done more of?
More time spent with friends/family instead of my ex

16) What do you wish you had done less of?
less alcohol, fewer nights out, I would have had so much money now!

17) What was your favourite tv programme?
Lost

18) Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate last year?
No, can't say that I do, I don't like the word hate anyway.

19) What's been the best book of 2008?
I read a lot of Martina Cole and loved Dorothy Koumson

20) What was your greatest musical discovery?
Kings of Leon, Tim Armstrong

21) What did you want to get in 2008?
married

22) What did you want and didn't get?
married, am so glad now I didn't!

23) What is your favourite film of the year?
I can't honestly remember any off the top of my head....maybe Mama Mia, very funny

24) What did you do on your birthday and how old were you?
I was 27, I went to my local with my then boyfriend, Mum, dad and 2 close friends, had a lovely meal and too much pink wine and sambucca!

25) What political issue stirred you the most?
???

26) Who was the best person you met?
Some of my new workmates, very good friends

27) Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008?
Live life to the full, you only get one shot at it, and if you're not happy then CHANGE things, only you can do this!

Summary: 2008 summed up in 537 words!!!