Here are my answers:
1. What did you do in 2008 that you’d never done before?
Joined Facebook
2. Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Not really and yes I'll make the same this year (lose weight) 
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not someone I'm super close to but one of our Sales Reps at work had a baby girl - she's a real cutie. Also a good friend at work became a Grandma for the first time - another cutie!
4. Did anyone close to you die?
A good friend of my Mom's. Since my Mom was an only child I knew all her friends as my "Aunt's". RIP Margie.
5. Where did you vacation this year?
A 7 day DCL Eastern cruise with Karen, Mike & the kids...Irish Fest in Milwaukee, WI...a road trip to FL and the 2008 DVC Member Cruise...a weekend getaway to Galena, IL.
6. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Being named #2 on the implementation team for my company's software.
7. What was the best thing you bought?
Our VW Tourareg
8. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Our September road trip. It was the first time in the new car, we always love the DVC cruises, and we got to visit our friends Karen & Mike who had just moved to Florida.
9. Compared to this time last year, are you: a) happier or sadder? b) thinner or fatter? c) richer or poorer?
a) happier (but I wasn't sad this time last year) b) fatter
c) poorer - at least as far as our investments
10. What do you wish you’d done more of?
Exercise
11. What do you wish you’d done less of?
Snacked
12. What was the best book you read?
Twilight
13. What kept you sane?
Writing in my journal
14. How do you celebrate New Years Eve?
Really low key at home. If we are lucky we'll make the ball drop in NY.
15. How do you celebrate New Years Day?
Mass, then watching the Rose parade on TV. Dinner will be surf & turf (Mark gets the lobster while I get the beef).
This has been tradition in our house for many years.