Reconciling

I feel like there needs to be a measuring and accounting for my past years resolutions. I had tried to make goals that would push me a little outside the box of the normal, everyday routine and excuses. This, madame (or sir), is a faithful narrative of every event in which we have been concerned together (or at least the events that pertain to my resolutions):

(+) rock star awesome (/) good effort, sparky (-) Lame-o, I suck

(-) play more board/card games: I absolutely failed on this one. I played less than the year before. This is quite possibly my least gaming year ever, (excluding the years I was in diapers). And I have no excuse.

(-) become scuba certified: Again, I failed this one, though I kinda have an excuse. I didn't make it out to Utah this year, where my father-in-law would have certified me. . .maybe this next year.
(+) take a photography class:
Finally, one that I actually accomplished! I took a photog class. And I still take pictures in auto on my camera. But I learned a lot about my camera.

(/) try new outside-my-box recipes:
Its a little difficult to give this one a plus or minus since it isn't really a quantifiable goal. I could have done better, even though I did find some new recipes that are now family favorites.

(?)expand my vocabulary (a.k.a my lexicon): No comment.
(-)play capture the flag: Bummers. I actually forgot that one was on the list. That's a no-go.

(+)take some cool weekend trips as a family: I am going to say yes to this in a major way. We took a few weekend trips to the New Jersey Shore, plus we took some rockin' family trips to Florida, Washington and Oregon State (go evergreens!), and I took a trip to NYC. It was a good travelling year.
(+) go to the Caribbean: We opted for Florida, instead, since it was cheaper, more family friendly, and we were guaranteed some excellent company. What does the Caribbean have that Orlando doesn't (besides the ocean).

(/) host a badminton tournament: I know you are thinking that I probably didn't do this one, but you are wrong. I totally hosted a badminton tourney. No, really. I did. I am, of course, the worlds worst party planner, and I didn't take into account the shortening daylight hours and thus we had about 20 minutes to play until it was too dark to see the birdie. So it was a lame badminton tournament, and to the chagrin of my friends, I am going to make another try of it come spring. Sorry, but I must. And you will come. With a smile on your face. Ready to hit some shuttlecocks.
(. . .) speak kind words: I feel like the verdict is still out on this one. I could have made more of an effort. I could have exercised a little more self-control, and I could have thought kinder thoughts. This is probably one of my most important goals and I want to continue working on this one this year. So we will view this as a progress report, rather than a final grade. . .