do i dare make resolutions for 2005? i feel like everytime i put something in writting, i never follow through with it.

perhaps, i should make a resolution and keep it in my head instead of documenting it?

all in all, the year has been wonderful. from buying the house to winning the trip to new orleans, it's been an incredible year. is it just me or does it seem that the older we get, the faster the years go by? it seems like only yesterday i was moving out here to live with john. when i think about everything that has happened in the past year to and around us, it doesn't seem as though it's truly been a year.

alright, that's enough for now. after all, i do need to get some work done today!

1. What did you do in 2004 that you'd never done before?
bought a house

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
i don't think i made any

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
yes! susan, tiffany and em

4. Did anyone close to you die?
no, not this year.

5. What countries did you visit?
the good ol u s of a!

6. What would you like to have in 2005 that you lacked in 2004?
financial stability

7. What date from 2004 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? sept 12th - dmb at golden gate park. it was an awesome day! so many people, good music!

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
buying a house!

9. What was your biggest failure?
gaining weight

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
other than the common cold? no.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
the house!

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
john for putting up with my moods!

13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
w.

14. Where did most of your money go?
the house. and concert tickets!

15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
our trip to san francisco.

16. What song will always remind you of 2004?
"chariot" by gavin degraw

17. Compared to this time last year, are you happier or sadder?
hmmm, i'd say about the same

18. thinner or fatter?
fatter

19. richer or poorer?
POORER! damn house!

20. What do you wish you'd done more of?
spending time with nana

21. What do you wish you'd done less of?
shopping

22. How will you be spending Christmas?
we spent xmas with my family in dallas

23. Did you fall in love in 2004?
i am still in love in 2004 - more than ever.

24. Any one night stands?
yeah, right.

25. What was your favorite TV program?
the apprentice, what not to wear

26. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
i plead the 5th

27. What was the best book you read?
"the five people you meet in heaven"

28. What was your greatest musical discovery?
gavin, girlyman

29. What did you want and get?
diamond earings!

30. What did you want and not get?
a new car

31. What was your favorite film of this year?
a wedding for bella

32. What did you do on your birthday?
i was all alone! :(

33. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
nothing. it was a wonderful year

34. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2004?
comfortably stylish

35. What kept you sane?
john joseph

36. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
orlando hottie

37. What political issue stirred you the most?
the election

38. Who did you miss?
charlie

39. Who was the best new person you met?
melissa

40. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2004.
all you need is love!

41. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"just lean back" - terror squad. ;)

ahh, nothing like the feeling of the holidays being over.

our 10.5 hour drive down to dallas was just the start of our family overload.

over all, the weekend went pretty well. i have basically come to terms with the fact that my brothers are spoiled beyond belief and that they need some serious discipline. rachel and i are considering applying for them to be on "super nanny". it's that bad.

christmas was great. started with lasagna on the floor but ended with wonderful family time and lots of presents!

the best gift? john gave me beautiful diamond earrings! go, john!

oh, and also - for all of the people i didn't call while in dallas (all three of you) - i am very sorry. we were so busy doing family things that calling people kind of took the back burner! but - never fear, we'll be down again very soon!

well, we made it to dallas in a record 10.5 hours...more on that later.

in case i don't make it on before the holiday weekend - have a wonderful christmas!

a course in customer service.

john purchased me two gift certificates to a spa i have been to quite a few times for our anniversary. i decided to redeem them, yesterday - while john drown himself in football.

an hour massage and hour and fifteen minute pedicure. i was SO excited.
the spa requires that if you are getting a massage you arrive thirty minutes before your scheduled service to get ready for your massage. so, i got there at 11:30 since my appointment was for noon.

i waited until 12:25 to be taken into the massage. my hour massage was really 45 minutes. however, since my massage was late, i was running late for my pedicure. i then went to take a shower to get the massage oils off and right when i stepped out of the shower, the nail tech was literally waiting for me. by then it was about 1:30. i told her that i need to try off and dry my hair since it was 20 degrees outside. so, my pedicure started around 1:45-1:50. it was over at 2:35. that would be 45 minutes.

SO. i ask to speak to the manager, and he was a complete jerk. he made me feel like it was my fault and that i should have rushed to get out of my massage to get to my pedicure. what an asshole. i was seriously irritated. i did not get the services i paid for and he offered me nothing in return. not that i was expecting free services but an apology would have been nice.

and...i will never go back there again. which really sucks because i really do like it there.

THREE THINGS

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. shayna
2. shay
3. sis

THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. shayna41
2. cavecricket41
3. yentacricket

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. my open mind
2. my devotion to my friends
3. my ability to laugh

THREE THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. i'm afraid of being alone
2. i am too devoted
3. my weight

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. english
2. russian
3. german

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. death
2. flying
3. when john's late

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. deoderant
2. kiehl's lip balm
3. rubber band

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. gray v-neck
2. black pants
3. hanukkah socks

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS (or artists) at this moment:
1. dmb
2. gavin degraw
3. sarah mclachlan

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT PRESENT:
1. my boo - usher & alicia keys
2. last goodbye - jeff buckley
3. fear - sarah mclachlan

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
1. cooking more
2. not freaking out over every little thing
3. having a baby

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP (love is a given):
1. trust
2. respect
3. being able to laugh

TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (you figure out which is which)
1. i am obsessed with my dog
2. i love black licorice
3. i only drink water

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. eyes
2. nice hands
3. looking well groomed

THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
1. knit
2. drink beer
3. sit outside in the cold

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. shopping
2. listening to music
3. hanging out with john

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. see john!
2. kiss john!
3. hug john!

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. human resources
2. event coordinating
3. stay-at-home mom

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. bora bora
2. paris
3. japan

THREE KID'S NAMES:
1. carolyn
2. jake
3. i only want two kids!

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. pay off my mortage
2. have kids
3. travel abroad

i feel like we're back in 2001, when i would be without john for weeks at a time. i know he will only be gone four days - but it seems like FOREVER.

last night was ok, we made some dinner (we=oliver, jimi & myself), watched some tv and passed out during the chiefs game. i woke up three times in the middle of the night because i thought i heard "something". hopefully tonight i will sleep better.

the worst thing? john won't even be here for my bday. he gets in late that night. :(

friday night, all of my friends had a surprise party for me.

"all" being john, robbi, scott and my animals.

it was really fun and i was really surprised. they even decorated the house with balloons and bought me a birthday cake.

don't worry, you didn't miss my bday - it's this thursday!

happy hanukah!

is it bad that i am obsessed with "my boo", by usher and alicia keys?

yeah, that's what i thought.

oh, well. it's a sweet song, right? :)

what the shit is this all about???

tis the season!!! 

i think i may have to stop complaining about the fact that no good musicians come to kc...

first sarah, now this!

i am loving this week! da da da da da - lovin it!

the best hanukkah present, ever? sarah mclachlan tickets!

yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!