There are many on this list that I will never do, so pffft! Bungee jumping and skydiving are two things I definitely don’t see the need to do. And I’m afraid of heights, really afraid… you won’t see me on top of any tall structure unless you pay me the big bucks. The one’s I’ve done are in bold.

1. Started my own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band (Rock Band and Guitar Hero WT, hah!)
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than I can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/Disney World
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sung a solo
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Just copying and pasting my Facebook note:

1. I’m the only girl and the youngest after 4 boys. And yes, that made me an over-protected brat and a daddy’s princess. However, I’m the only one in my family who decided to conquer the world and moved to another country. People tell me that’s amazing, yet I have a hard time believing it.

2. I have a degree in Biology that I’ve never really used. I’ve done everything you can imagine: I’ve been a teacher, I’ve worked importing flowers, I’ve done real estate business, I’ve worked at a huge aluminum plant, I’ve done customer service (which I don’t really like). I still don’t know what I want to do when I grow up.

3. I speak, write and read 3 languages fluently; yet I feel like an idiot most of the time when I try to speak too fast and I can’t really say what I’m thinking. That, however, doesn’t stop me from wanting to learn another language. Probably Italian or Portuguese.

4. I have a very thin skin, I tend to take things personal, I get offended easily and I know it. I will never tell you, though. I will just bottle it up and get under my shell like a turtle who’s afraid.

5. I tend to be rather self-righteous and sometimes I feel bad when I think I’m a good person. However, if you tell me I’m not a good person I will get angry. How’s that for contradiction?

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Seen at Average Jane’s:

1. Go to the the 4th folder where you keep your pictures.
2. Post the 4th picture in the folder.
3. Explain the photo.
4. Tag 4 people. (It’s up to you!)

This photo was taken at the Overland Park Arboretum on 3/1/2008. It has a view of Margaret’s Pond (I don’t know who Margaret is, though… LOL). From the website: “The Arboretum is located on 300 ecologically diverse acres in southern Johnson County. Eight different ecosystems have been identified on the site, including rare plant species. Hiking trails wind their way through the Arboretum.”

1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
Work in the United States.

2. Did you keep your New Year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I didn’t make any resolutions for 2008.

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Two of my best friends.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
One of my mother’s cousins.

5. What places did you visit?
Colombia! Uepa, je! Chicago.

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I give you the year in review by listing the first sentence from the first post each month this year:

January:
My resolution for 2008 is that I’m not going to make any.

February:
Today’s Friday’s Feast brought to you by Netflix.

March:
I’m a little bit worried about the recent political crisis between Colombia and Venezuela.

April:
I know why I like Tai Chi.

May:
Today’s Friday’s Feast brought to you by Sprint.

June:
Most of the reviews I’ve seen about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull are good.

July:
To Spyder and the other Canadians.

August:
There is a directory at my workplace.

September:
I remember when the only options I had were IE and Netscape

October:
Dallas was the last city I saw before coming back to Kansas City.

November:
It sure has been a long time.

December:
I tend to feel overwhelmed when there is too much going on in my life.