252: A year in review!

First of the main reason why I keep this blog: Scrapping!! Here are a few things I realized this year:

• made 218 pages this year, on a side note: 52 since I have my new PC!!!!! For real!
• Published 2x in Digital artist magazine & 1x in digital artisan guilt notebook
• In August my gallery was scraplifted at Te Digichick
• Got mentioned 3x on the Gallery standouts blog
• Created 12 Quick Page albums
• Lost my scrapping mojo three times this year!!

About blogging:

• Posted 84 blogposts, including this one!
• Neglected my blog 5x times this year!
• Had my 2nd blogversary in June and made my first ever digital kit!

Well then comes real life!! :) You might find some things scrapping related that had a little impact in my life! I'm also adding a few qoutes I posted here on my blog during the year...So here goes:

January:

• Took the Canon photo course for my EOS 450D
• Was a guest for Micheline Martin (more about this later on!)
• One of my LO's got picked as layout of the week at SSD
• I bought a new 500Gig external harddrive

February:

• Carnival was here and went to two awsome parades!
• Went to see a live soccer game in our Utrecht soccer stadium
• ACDSee photo ediror 2008 beta came out!

Quote: It doesn't have to be big, it's the idea that counts!!!

March:

• I won 2 suitcages with a game from our local grocery store
• Cut 25 cm. off of my hair!!!
• Had a lovely easter brunch with my family
• My dad got a porsche from my mom!!! (still haven't sit behind the wheel and drove it!!!! )
• Made my first party invitation for a friend
• Micheline asked me to be a full time QP designer for her!!
• reached my 6.000th posts over at DST
• My photo EHD crashed, but luckily it was only the casing!

Quote: Enjoy everything while you still can! ---Mom & dad---

April:

• Had an awsome day out with the girls & coaches from softball
• Went to have a photoshoot at this farm, with the cutest little lambs!
• Took our niece & nephew to this little ferry. They still ask us everytime when we're going again! :)
• Got a new Samsung cellphone
• Live writer broke!!!!

Mei:

• Spring was finally here and the sun was finally out!!
• Our little niece Dina was born
• Had my first racing shoot, on the circuit. Took some awsome photos of my dad while racing!
• Had a wedding of one of the girls from softball (who is getting a devorce already)
• Bought my 430 EX external flash for my camera & a awsome crumpler photo back pack

Quote: I hate to get my photo taken, THAT'S why I'm ALWAYS behind the camera!!!  ---so me!!---

June:

• (LOL) Live writer got fixed with the help of this great guy!
• Had an awsome family day, where we played farm golfing
• I turned 26!!!
• Had my 2nd blogversary with awsome prizes!
• Got accepted for the shabby pickle site CT!!
• We had to say goodbye to HELLO!! Still miss it!!
• Had my first offical kids shoot with Finn! :)
• Had my first wedding!!!!! And it was awsome!!

July:

• Went on a 4 week vacation to the USA!!!!
• Tried to quit smoking! (failed, cause my brother and I got in a fight like 10 times a day!)
• We went to: Tampa- Florida, Forth Worth, San Antonio, Houston- Texas, Phoenix, Tucson- Arizona & more...
• Saw dolphins next to the boat while sailing
• Celebrated the 4th of July
• Went to Seaworld & Universal studios
• Went to a shooting range and shot with a shotgun!
• Went down the guadalupe river in an innertube
• Discovered Chilli's & Outback steakhouse!! And so wish we had those over here, love them!!
• Saw the Grand Canyon and it was amazing!!
• Went shopping big time at my all time fav, store: Micheals!
• Dressed up like cowboys & cowgirls :) LOL
• Drove almost 3000 miles during our vacation!!!

Quote: It will be over before I turn into a boy!! I always say this when I'm sick or injured! LOL

August:

• Had a jet-lag for over a week!!! LOL
• Had my first offical pregnancy shoot!
• Wrapped up some older projects, like albums & such...

September:

• Anouk, my colleagues little girl was born and had a fab shoot!
• Got RAK-ed by JanaM and asked me to come on her CT (quit that after 2,5 months)
• It was ramadan this month and harder then ever!
• Found out about after 5 designs and some of my fav scrappers had become truly amazing designers...
• including my sweet friend Amanda resende, who asked me to join her CT!!
• Our little 2nd cousin Quinn turned the BIG 1! :)
• Had two of the best 70's & 80's party's!!!

October:

• My guy turned 29, on to the 30!!!
• My softball team and I became our leagues champions!!
• Had an animal day shoot at my cousins' school
• Stared playing indoor soccer
• We finally bought a WII
• Ordered my new PC!!!!!!!!!!!
• My favorite chicken restaurant closed down still sad!! :(

November:

• National digital scrapbooking day was here!!
• Had the first snow this year (ok and the last!)
• My guy got his new car from his boss!
• We went away for a long, relaxing weekend to Eindhoven
• Had this awful knee bruise from soccer
• The WII fitness test said I was 29!!!
• Our little nieghbour boy Ihad was born &....
• Made my first ever birth announcement

Still with me?? We're almost there!! LOL

December:

• Went to Nieuwegein were they had this awsome light fest
• Got a new CT gig with Kristen Rice (K studios)
• Had sheepfest and had diner with the family all week long...
• So yeah didn't cook anything at all that week! LOL
• Finished my grandma's birthday calendar, she loved it to tears!
• Had my name all over Disney!!! LOL
• Did this cute thing on google, to see what I needed!! :)
• Finished the wedding album for my coleague and even got a copy from her for my portfolio!!
• Started on my 2nd kit, to colab with this awsome designer!!! SSSSSSssssssst!!!

Then of course I can't leave without my newyears' resolutions can I?? :) Well there aren't a lot so far, so this won't be too long!! hihi

Resolutions for 2009:

• Very excited about starting 'Project 365'. I saw so many things about it last year, I had to give it a shot and really hope I can and will finish this. I even made a special blog for it, wich you can find here: 'A photo a day!'
• Then I really need to loose some weight!!! I was thinking about 25 pounds or soemthing in that area, so going to start to eat all healthy food in the new year!
• Of course the same resolutions as every year, QUIT SMOKING for good!! I know it's going to be hard, but as soon as I have the fealing it's going to work, I WILL!!! :)
• Then try to get my photography website done and get this thing on a roll...
• Reach my 10.000th post at DST (LOL) I was sooo close, just couldn't make it before today! :)
• BUY our first house...well that's not a resolutions just a dream. Hopefully the mortgage rent will go down a bit and that we find the perfect house!

So that leaves me with wishing you all a wonderful, happy, healthy and awsome 2009. And hope all your wishes and dreams will be filled this year!!! Love you all, hugs Petra