1. What did you do in 2020 that you’d never done before?
lived through a pandemic – COVID-19
2. Did you keep your new years’ resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
I don’t make resolutions
3. Did anyone close to you get married?
No
4. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Yes, Tom and Sara had Lyla – February 19
5. Did anyone close to you die?
Joe Rankin, Sr
6. What countries did you visit?
None, could not travel due to Covid
7. What would you like to have in 2021 that you lacked in 2020?
the ability to go places without restrictions and not have to wear masks, in other words for Covid to go away
8. What dates from 2020 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
mid March – mid May when we basically only saw people through Zoom, family dinners, workouts, etc…
August 30 – September 6 we were actually able to go on vacation to Duck, NC, could not go anywhere while we were there but were able to go and be on the beach
9. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
staying active during quarantine and continuing to workout via the virtual workouts
10. What was your biggest failure?
11. Did you suffer illness or injury?
no just the same back pain as usual
12. What was the best thing you bought?
a new induction stove
13. Whose behavior merited celebration?
14. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
most of the republican politicians and how they handled the election
15. Where did most of your money go?
the house/mortgage
16. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
17. What song will always remind you of 2020?
Panic! at the Disco – High Hopes
18. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? same
b) thinner or fatter? same
c) richer or poorer? same
19. What do you wish you’d done more of?
projects/being creative
20. What do you wish you’d done less of?
sleep
21. How will you be spending Christmas?
in MD with family, smaller this year due to Covid
22. Did you fall in love in 2020?
been with Craig since 2008
23. How many one-night stands?
none
24. What was your favorite tv program?
not much good tv this year, starting watching Doctor Who from the beginning
25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year?
No
26. What was the best book you read?
27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
28. What did you want and get?
a shed for the back yard
29. What did you want and not get?
to take more trips to do things
30. What was your favorite film of this year?
very few new movies out this year due to covid, but watched Rocketman and really like that
31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Craig made a crab cake dinner at home since we could not do our normal nice restaurant thing due to Covid
32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
if COVID did not exist and we were able to do more things
33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2020?
workout clothes
34. What kept you sane?
Craig
35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Brendon Urie & Pete Buttigieg
36. What political issue stirred you the most?
the election
37. Who did you miss?
all those we are not able to see due to covid restrictions
38. Did you re-connect with anyone in 2020?
No
39. Who was the best new person you met?
due to restrictions could not really go anywhere to meet anyone
40. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2020:
Most people only care about themselves
41. Are you ready for 2021?
God Yes