Its official...

This is the time of year where I start hating New York weather. I dont so much mind the snow as Ive always been a fan, but when the high of the day is in the teens I have a real problem. And to make matters worse when its really cold, its usually really windy. Crappy conditions on their own, but worse when combined. Its okay though, because Im fine with being in hibernation mode. I do miss going on walks with Todd and Biscuit in the park and going into the city to aimlessly walk around, but I suppose those days arent too too far off. Besides, I cant complain too much- I get to escape to the Bahamas for a week in a little over a month. Dad and Kathys wedding celebration with the kids is fast approaching, and soon I will be chillin on a private rented boat (which will be our living quarters for the week!) that will charter us to different islands where I get to snorkel, hike, and swim in crystal clear waters. Yes, thats me bragging. The only thing that would make the trip better was if Todd was going. Major bummer because when I experience fun and interesting things, I like Todd to be with me to experience them as well.


So after painting our living room 3 times, we finally have the perfect colored wall. First we painted the walls a green color, which immediately made us feel stressed out and sick to look at. Then we painted them a tan color, which ended up looking horrible and midwestern and had us hating it so much that we went back to the paint store (and repainted) in the same day. We decided to just paint an accent wall with a chocolately brown that we had in the basement (and know we love), and paint the other wall back to its original cream color. All the money spent on paint, and we ended up using a color we already had. OF COURSE. Looks super nice though, I feel like with every little thing we do with our place it becomes more and more comfortable which explains I love spending so much time at home.

Inauguration is tomorrow. Out with the old and idiotic, in with the new and refreshing. Its about time.

Im real far behind.

My week spent back home was lovely. I could get all sentimental and bummy about how much I miss my family and miss sitting on my moms deck with a hot cup of coffee in her beautiful 33 acres of woods with delicious fresh air, but Im going to keep this post positive and just simply say that I had a wonderful visit. Not a single day was spent sitting on my ass, as I had people from 4 different families to visit (mine and Todds), and a couple of friends who really wanted to see me. I even managed to squeeze in a dental appointment to repair a chipped front tooth, and I must say, the repaired tooth looks even better than it did before the chip.

Last night was New Years. We spent it having a delicious italian dinner with Kurt and Heidi at Cannonau, and later relaxing at their apartment. Walking to the train on the way home made me realize how much I dont like New Years. Or maybe it made me realize how much I loathe wasted people. The streets were littered with obnoxious douchebags, very unclassy ladies stumbling around in their mini skirts in 18 degree weather with 0 degree windchills, vomiting... I could go on. I recall 2 different instances of shitfaced girls in the middle of the street getting mad at a car driving by and yelling profanities and punching on their windows. I secretly hoped they would trip and fall. The thought of how many people woke us this morning in bed with someone they dont know, or woke up with their face in the toilet with crusty throw up mouth reminds me of why Ive never really liked drinking.

Lazy day today. I changed out of my pajamas for about 30 minutes, just long enough to go pick up some groceries. Todd and I finally watched The Dark Knight tonight and I must say, I did rather enjoy it.