Of course, 2009 wasn't all that bad, I guess. I graduated from college...which is generally looked at as a positive unless you're the grad who is no longer in school.... and I went on a life altering, three month adventure to Ireland.
The last couple weeks of last year were pretty hectic. As most of you know, my best friend Nicole got engaged right before Thanksgiving and her wedding was at the end of December, so we were pretty wedding crazed for those 6 or so weeks (He fiance...ohmygosh husband now....is in the army and is being sent to Fort Hood at the beginning of February so logistically speaking it was now or....well not never, but a long time.) There were invitations to decide on, music to pick, bridal showers to be had, and bachelorette parties to throw. I even got to help her register which was really fun. Also, my other bff's Ryan and Beth graduated from Webter at the beginning of December, so we celebrated with grad parties and grad dinners and lots of grad cocktails. There was also Christmas dinner with the Perry's, where I had what I consider the best meal of my life so far (if you ever get the opportunity to order steak with crab on top, do it unconditionally.) Somewhere in between all that excitement I still found time to babysit and buy Christmas presents, but that's about it.
Though I wanted to celebrate New Years by sitting at my house with a entire pizza and bottle of wine, supplemented only by sappy romantic comedies, my friends basically told me I was lame and that wasn't happening. So I was forcefully persuaded into a traditional new years celebration downtown at Bar Louie. It was all you can eat (the buffet was fabulous and had queso AND hot spinach and artichoke dip) and all you can drink and it all worked out really well....until we tried to find a cab back to our hotel and we ended up stalking around the Chase in the freezing cold trying to find anyone or anything that would pick us up and take us home. Other than that it was definitely a successful New Years in the Lou.
2010 has somehow found it's way into the present, and I just helped Ry celebrate his 23rd birthday last night with a fabulous family dinner and yet even more birthday cocktails. Beth's birthday is in about a week...and then soon (hopefully)...it will be moving time when their lease goes up at the end of February. If anyone knows of a hip place to live in downtown STL let me know. Considering neither one of us has a full time job, a high crime area may be our best bet but we'll see how that goes.
As for now? I'm enjoying the beginning of a snow day and hoping ya'll are enjoying the beginning of a new year. The year of Erin, to be exact.
Updates to follow soon. Love to all. E
