On the way back to DC...
I’m not completely sure where I left off but I’m going to go back to after New Years. Mostly the last week I spent with the family and Ryan, the guy from high school. After I finally recovered from New Years things were great.
Tuesday was Lauren and Taylor’s last day in Naples so I went with the family to the circus. It was alright but not the best. One damn elephant. Really? Is that a circus nowadays? Ellie was so cute though because all she wanted to see was this elephant and she fell asleep half way through its act.
Wednesday I saw the Holiday! I really liked it. It made me miss London so much though. Fun side note… Kate Windslet plays a woman that works for the Daily Telegraph, the paper I interned for last semester(c:
Thursday night Ryan and I went to the beach. I’m not a huge fan of the beach during the day; it’s usually hot and all salty and sandy, essentially a beach. But at night it is usually just so beautiful. This night was extraordinarily great. There was a full moon so you could see everything and then clouds were also coming in and out so it was just great to watch. I also brought my new musical bear and played some music which was fun. (This bear is a one man light show as well… yea Christmas present) There was also a really random boat that drove crazy close to the shore with guys in all black… interesting. Anyways, I’m glad I got a chance to do that.
Friday night we went to a comedy club on Marco Island which was great. Had dinner first, which was interesting since it’s a seafood place and neither of us ordered seafood (I strongly dislike seafood haha). But the comic was great. The kicker of the night however, was the 100oz beer tower we ordered. Ryan was driving (like 4 blocks to his friends after) so he didn’t drink much, which left me with about 2.5 liters of beer. Yea… that was an experience. This led to interesting comments and drunken texts/phone calls. Eh, why not, I’m still 21. Afterwards we went to his friend’s (a woman from the Sheriff’s Office, she’s about 45 but she has the soul of a 20 something) and hung out. Good times…
The next day we got up and went with the work friend to an indoor shooting range on Marco. Ryan, who is working for the Sheriff’s Office, is looking into buying a gun so he looked at a few options and shot a couple. Not exactly a place where I feel comfortable and the owner kept telling me that if I was going to spend time with Ryan in the future I needed to learn how to shot a gun. Way to put the pressure on right?
I was supposed to go shopping with my cousin Tabby but I wasn’t feeling well (thanks to 2.5 liters of beer) so I went home and slept. Saturday night a group from high school went to 5th Ave (Terence, Steve, Matt, Hayley, Karl, Kalen, Seth, Ryan, Jon and me). For all the energy I’ve put into trying to get out of Naples I always have a good time with my old friends from there. Terence decided that he was going to pressure me to be the ho of the night. He also texted some friends in DC some interesting stuff, which I will have to really thank him for later. (So many of my friends were at the same bar in DC and for some reason all of them felt the need to text me and tell me to come. Haha. I heart them) Karl, who apparently is now my campaign manager (for what I guess we will have to wait and see), advised, as my campaign manager, that this would not be a great idea. However, he said as a male sitting at the table he was all for it…He also said that we should label it an evening of “exploring the human body”… Oh Karl. Kalen got teased as well for random things as well, gotta love having so few girls. After 5th we went to Steak and Shake of course haha. They loved us. Matt and Hayley didn’t come so we had 8 people and they tried to separate us into two tables. That was their mistake since this just encouraged us to throw food at each other. It was definitely a great last night out in Naples. Sometimes it’s great just how simplistic life there can be.
So this winter break was not what I expected to say the least but it turned out to be exactly what I needed. It may have had a bit too much drama but I guess that is my life. Jon made an interesting comment to me while out on 5th, that I seemed much happier than I have been in years past. It’s true, I am happier. While the year abroad was great fun it also helped me learn a lot about myself. The first semester of this year did as well. My ego is maybe a bit too big for my taste but considering I didn’t have an ego before it’s a nice change. I still understand why some people don’t like me and I’m sympathetic but screw them, I’m not changing. I have no problem being a bit bitchy if it so suits me and sometimes that gets me into some trouble but life is far more fun than boring for me and that’s the way I like it.
I also had a great time talking to my 14 year old cousin. I forgot how complicated life seemed when you first start high school. I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life (mostly involving dating guys) and if I can help someone learn from my mistakes than great. But I told her sometimes you just have to learn by making the mistakes yourself. I wouldn’t be who I am today if I hadn’t dated jerks and great guys, been silly and seriously, worked hard and played harder. I remember people telling me things will get better and thinking they were full of crap but I guess that’s the fun of growing up.
OH! Fun side note. I went to the North Naples Country Club (which despite its name is a whole in the wall bar) to see an old friend who bartends there. While I’m sitting there waiting to talk to him I see a girl from high school that used to be all high and mighty. She sat there not only at a trashy bar on a Thursday night but with a trashier guy. Now normally when I see someone I know in Naples I only half make eye contact, but not this time. As I waked by (looking like crap because I’d just left the beach) I just stared thinking really.. this is where you ended up? Nice. It made me so happy I had to tell someone so I broke the silence and IMed Jeff haha. It’s sad but I don’t care, it was fantastic.
I am now on a plane back to DC. I am taking the GRE tomorrow and I’m screwed. I haven’t really studied because I managed to find anything else in the world to do instead. I did just fly through Chicago which looked like a great city. Maybe next time I’ll see more than the airport. Today starts a new semester. One in which I going to kick some ass all over the place(c:
Tuesday was Lauren and Taylor’s last day in Naples so I went with the family to the circus. It was alright but not the best. One damn elephant. Really? Is that a circus nowadays? Ellie was so cute though because all she wanted to see was this elephant and she fell asleep half way through its act.
Wednesday I saw the Holiday! I really liked it. It made me miss London so much though. Fun side note… Kate Windslet plays a woman that works for the Daily Telegraph, the paper I interned for last semester(c:
Thursday night Ryan and I went to the beach. I’m not a huge fan of the beach during the day; it’s usually hot and all salty and sandy, essentially a beach. But at night it is usually just so beautiful. This night was extraordinarily great. There was a full moon so you could see everything and then clouds were also coming in and out so it was just great to watch. I also brought my new musical bear and played some music which was fun. (This bear is a one man light show as well… yea Christmas present) There was also a really random boat that drove crazy close to the shore with guys in all black… interesting. Anyways, I’m glad I got a chance to do that.
Friday night we went to a comedy club on Marco Island which was great. Had dinner first, which was interesting since it’s a seafood place and neither of us ordered seafood (I strongly dislike seafood haha). But the comic was great. The kicker of the night however, was the 100oz beer tower we ordered. Ryan was driving (like 4 blocks to his friends after) so he didn’t drink much, which left me with about 2.5 liters of beer. Yea… that was an experience. This led to interesting comments and drunken texts/phone calls. Eh, why not, I’m still 21. Afterwards we went to his friend’s (a woman from the Sheriff’s Office, she’s about 45 but she has the soul of a 20 something) and hung out. Good times…
The next day we got up and went with the work friend to an indoor shooting range on Marco. Ryan, who is working for the Sheriff’s Office, is looking into buying a gun so he looked at a few options and shot a couple. Not exactly a place where I feel comfortable and the owner kept telling me that if I was going to spend time with Ryan in the future I needed to learn how to shot a gun. Way to put the pressure on right?
I was supposed to go shopping with my cousin Tabby but I wasn’t feeling well (thanks to 2.5 liters of beer) so I went home and slept. Saturday night a group from high school went to 5th Ave (Terence, Steve, Matt, Hayley, Karl, Kalen, Seth, Ryan, Jon and me). For all the energy I’ve put into trying to get out of Naples I always have a good time with my old friends from there. Terence decided that he was going to pressure me to be the ho of the night. He also texted some friends in DC some interesting stuff, which I will have to really thank him for later. (So many of my friends were at the same bar in DC and for some reason all of them felt the need to text me and tell me to come. Haha. I heart them) Karl, who apparently is now my campaign manager (for what I guess we will have to wait and see), advised, as my campaign manager, that this would not be a great idea. However, he said as a male sitting at the table he was all for it…He also said that we should label it an evening of “exploring the human body”… Oh Karl. Kalen got teased as well for random things as well, gotta love having so few girls. After 5th we went to Steak and Shake of course haha. They loved us. Matt and Hayley didn’t come so we had 8 people and they tried to separate us into two tables. That was their mistake since this just encouraged us to throw food at each other. It was definitely a great last night out in Naples. Sometimes it’s great just how simplistic life there can be.
So this winter break was not what I expected to say the least but it turned out to be exactly what I needed. It may have had a bit too much drama but I guess that is my life. Jon made an interesting comment to me while out on 5th, that I seemed much happier than I have been in years past. It’s true, I am happier. While the year abroad was great fun it also helped me learn a lot about myself. The first semester of this year did as well. My ego is maybe a bit too big for my taste but considering I didn’t have an ego before it’s a nice change. I still understand why some people don’t like me and I’m sympathetic but screw them, I’m not changing. I have no problem being a bit bitchy if it so suits me and sometimes that gets me into some trouble but life is far more fun than boring for me and that’s the way I like it.
I also had a great time talking to my 14 year old cousin. I forgot how complicated life seemed when you first start high school. I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my life (mostly involving dating guys) and if I can help someone learn from my mistakes than great. But I told her sometimes you just have to learn by making the mistakes yourself. I wouldn’t be who I am today if I hadn’t dated jerks and great guys, been silly and seriously, worked hard and played harder. I remember people telling me things will get better and thinking they were full of crap but I guess that’s the fun of growing up.
OH! Fun side note. I went to the North Naples Country Club (which despite its name is a whole in the wall bar) to see an old friend who bartends there. While I’m sitting there waiting to talk to him I see a girl from high school that used to be all high and mighty. She sat there not only at a trashy bar on a Thursday night but with a trashier guy. Now normally when I see someone I know in Naples I only half make eye contact, but not this time. As I waked by (looking like crap because I’d just left the beach) I just stared thinking really.. this is where you ended up? Nice. It made me so happy I had to tell someone so I broke the silence and IMed Jeff haha. It’s sad but I don’t care, it was fantastic.
I am now on a plane back to DC. I am taking the GRE tomorrow and I’m screwed. I haven’t really studied because I managed to find anything else in the world to do instead. I did just fly through Chicago which looked like a great city. Maybe next time I’ll see more than the airport. Today starts a new semester. One in which I going to kick some ass all over the place(c: