ok so its about 3:30 in the morning new years day and i just crawled into bed from work. as a joke i told everyone i was working all day on new years eve to set the bar low for 2010. but i have to be honest with you internet friends, that just is not the case, and further more if tonight/yesterday were to set a precedent for this upcoming year i would welcome it quite warmly.
the fact is i was surrounded by people that i genuinely care for, working hard and once the dj showed up dancing quite a bit. not to get all preachy, and i will most likely regret being so sweet in the morning and delete this, (much like i did that one time i got really stoned and decided to post some horrifying self loathing blog) but i really do work with and for some incredible people. in the past ive always tried to make new years something special, have it somewhere fun with important people. last year it was new york, the year before tel aviv, and when it came time to decide what i wanted to do this year i kind of "copped out" as it were. but i guess it turns out i ended up right exactly where i wanted to be.
i find myself to be at an interesting impasse in life. i know that my time here is but another stop on my journey, and yes becca i did get accepted to the culinary institute of america so i will in fact be leaving virginia shortly, and this time it looks like for good. i know that when i look back on this past year, on this particular job, on those people that have helped grow me personally and professionally i will remember it fondly. and the real blessing in that is that i right now am truly happy, and i know it. this particular posting is grossly sentimental which is something i try to avoid, but its sincere and hopefully that counts for something.
other than that, im currently cat sitting for a woman who has been living alone long enough to write (and respond to) notes to herself around the house, and who would like to "make a meal with me sometime" as the voicemail she left informed me. paul is in florida for the new year so im watching ginger, and today i didnt even yell at her because its 2010. my mother really got into the idea that i would do things for money, duh, so she is now paying me to a. lose weight which is followed by and directly linked to b. get a boyfriend. im not sure how i feel about all of this, being a grown woman and all...but if i end up being less of a lush, thiner, not alone forever and with some spare change that would be kind of nice.
p.s. becca youre like the reason why i still write this blog. i could just send you emails you know. also seeing as cia is in new york when youre done with school and interning or doing your residency or whatever thing you will be doing it will also be in new york. basically this means that we are probably destined for what will be a beautiful and lasting friendship spanning multiple decades. what i mean is you could at some point (pending my current weight loss and boyfriend acquisition) be added to the list of "bridesmaid friends". isnt that exciting?
if anyone cares i actually do have a list there are right now 7 people on it.
ok thats enough babbling
anne
