new years
the week leading up to new years was kinda hectic personally, but really dead at work. i went into work on monday, only to realize that i really didn't need to physically be in the office the rest of the week. i spoke to my boss and she told me she thought the same and planned to work from home all week and if i wanted to do so as well it'd be perfectly alright. so i did. while marshall did nothing but play WoW all day long, i managed to get a lot of work done tuesday and even wednesday morning. as of 2:30 wednesday i was off the clock, as our office officially closed early that day. marshall and i immediately went to work to shop for party food and other party essentials. i had made the decision to hold a new years eve party over the weekend and realized it was last-minute, but it would be an option for those in the area who just didn't have any plans and wanted to do something.
anyway, tuesday night i made the veggie dip, the onion dip and the pizza canapés, just so we had plenty of time to decorate and set out all the food. of course, like all our other parties, we had tons of food. on our party evites i really should inform people that they need not eat dinner due to the amount of snacks. we had veggies, a snack mix (cheetos, doritos, pretzels, tostitos), potato chips and dip, tortilla chips and salsa, pizza canapés and marshall's feta and artichoke won-tons. everything was delicious, but as people came and looked at the spread they all said "man, i wish i hadn't just eaten..." oh well, marshall's won-tons were a huge hit, as they were the first time we made them. :)
we had a good bunch of people come. BFF-sarah and mike were there, of course, as well as celtcub, norcalpaco, and damneddonkey. jesse and nicole came (nicole is one of my bridesmaids) and so did my friend jeff and his friend charlie. it was a really good group and everyone got along great. the group played a few rounds of "apples to apples" and no video games were played, which was a great shock. i actually never got around to playing, as i was busy putting things in the oven or talking to people. the whole night really flew by for me. the 2 martinis helped, i'm sure, and before long it was almost midnight. ;) everyone got a hat or a tiara, a horn and a tickler, as well as a few poppers. we also had champagne and martinelli's for everyone, too, so we all got to ring in the new year properly. the clock struck midnight and our apartment erupted in cheers, pops and horn blows. by this time, i was pretty drunk. i had 2 martinis and a glass of champagne by this point. i decided to call my parents and wish them a happy new year. apparently this is weird for a lot of people? i guess not everyone drunk-dials their parents, but i didn't care. i was home and not out anywhere where i could potentially get hurt. i called them and they were up and celebrating with their neighbors. my mom got a kick out of me being as drunk as i was. hey - if i can see her drunk and my dad drunk - they should have no problem seeing me drunk! i was just having a really good time. everyone hung around until about 1am. after everyone left, marshall and i cleaned up everything we could, which was actually a lot. i got on my computer, which i shouldn't have done. i was on facebook and livejournal, leaving a trail of drunkenness in my wake. i IM'ed a friend who i haven't talked to in ages and i don't remember what was said. it was all innocent, but even in my drunken state it felt awkward, just because we hadn't talked in 2 years. anyway, marshall and i sat on the couch before i started to pass out and he took me to bed. i barely remember brushing my teeth and being put in my pj's. i either passed out in bed or fell asleep.
there's this belief that new years day is supposed to exemplify how the rest of the new year will be. i'm scared of what 2009 will bring due to how my new years day was spent. i woke up a few times early in the morning. my stomach was churning, but i wasn't puking. i remember being really thirsty and downed a bunch of water. an hour later i threw up the same water before climbing back into bed to sleep until 12:30pm. i got up in a complete zombie state. i grabbed a ginger ale and sat at the kitchen table sipping and then gulping. it tasted delicious, but i was worried if i drank it too fast i'd throw it up again. i couldn't get comfortable. the daylight was too bright and i was far from hungry. marshall sat with me on the couch and we watched a few episodes of 30 rock before i fell asleep again at around 2. he laid me on the couch, draped a blanket over me and let me sleep until 6pm. so, for 2009 i predict lots of sleeping, nausea and headaches. that can't be good. at least i'll have marshall to take care of me. :P
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next post will be the weekend and some wedding preparation talk. please stay tuned!
anyway, tuesday night i made the veggie dip, the onion dip and the pizza canapés, just so we had plenty of time to decorate and set out all the food. of course, like all our other parties, we had tons of food. on our party evites i really should inform people that they need not eat dinner due to the amount of snacks. we had veggies, a snack mix (cheetos, doritos, pretzels, tostitos), potato chips and dip, tortilla chips and salsa, pizza canapés and marshall's feta and artichoke won-tons. everything was delicious, but as people came and looked at the spread they all said "man, i wish i hadn't just eaten..." oh well, marshall's won-tons were a huge hit, as they were the first time we made them. :)
we had a good bunch of people come. BFF-sarah and mike were there, of course, as well as celtcub, norcalpaco, and damneddonkey. jesse and nicole came (nicole is one of my bridesmaids) and so did my friend jeff and his friend charlie. it was a really good group and everyone got along great. the group played a few rounds of "apples to apples" and no video games were played, which was a great shock. i actually never got around to playing, as i was busy putting things in the oven or talking to people. the whole night really flew by for me. the 2 martinis helped, i'm sure, and before long it was almost midnight. ;) everyone got a hat or a tiara, a horn and a tickler, as well as a few poppers. we also had champagne and martinelli's for everyone, too, so we all got to ring in the new year properly. the clock struck midnight and our apartment erupted in cheers, pops and horn blows. by this time, i was pretty drunk. i had 2 martinis and a glass of champagne by this point. i decided to call my parents and wish them a happy new year. apparently this is weird for a lot of people? i guess not everyone drunk-dials their parents, but i didn't care. i was home and not out anywhere where i could potentially get hurt. i called them and they were up and celebrating with their neighbors. my mom got a kick out of me being as drunk as i was. hey - if i can see her drunk and my dad drunk - they should have no problem seeing me drunk! i was just having a really good time. everyone hung around until about 1am. after everyone left, marshall and i cleaned up everything we could, which was actually a lot. i got on my computer, which i shouldn't have done. i was on facebook and livejournal, leaving a trail of drunkenness in my wake. i IM'ed a friend who i haven't talked to in ages and i don't remember what was said. it was all innocent, but even in my drunken state it felt awkward, just because we hadn't talked in 2 years. anyway, marshall and i sat on the couch before i started to pass out and he took me to bed. i barely remember brushing my teeth and being put in my pj's. i either passed out in bed or fell asleep.
there's this belief that new years day is supposed to exemplify how the rest of the new year will be. i'm scared of what 2009 will bring due to how my new years day was spent. i woke up a few times early in the morning. my stomach was churning, but i wasn't puking. i remember being really thirsty and downed a bunch of water. an hour later i threw up the same water before climbing back into bed to sleep until 12:30pm. i got up in a complete zombie state. i grabbed a ginger ale and sat at the kitchen table sipping and then gulping. it tasted delicious, but i was worried if i drank it too fast i'd throw it up again. i couldn't get comfortable. the daylight was too bright and i was far from hungry. marshall sat with me on the couch and we watched a few episodes of 30 rock before i fell asleep again at around 2. he laid me on the couch, draped a blanket over me and let me sleep until 6pm. so, for 2009 i predict lots of sleeping, nausea and headaches. that can't be good. at least i'll have marshall to take care of me. :P
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next post will be the weekend and some wedding preparation talk. please stay tuned!