I can't believe it is already 2012. Where does the time go? I mean, it feels like just yesterday I moved to DC, and yet as of this month I have been in DC for 4 years. I am officially an adult, paying all of my own bills and working a full time job. I have a great group of friends in DC, as well as some in CA (and AZ). I have a great family that I love, and even like most of the time. Looking back even to graduation from college, I don't know if I expected to be where I am today, but I have to say that I am pretty damn happy with life these days.
There are always things one can improve upon, hence my list of 5 resolutions for the next year:
- eat more healthy
- go to the gym regularly
- run at least 2 races
- attend temple more often
- put myself out there more
I hope that these are simple enough that I can attain them, but we shall see. I am off to a good start I think. I mean, I went to the grocery store today and got a bunch of fresh produce and I made a great dinner for myself tonight. Now lets see if I can keep it up.
Anyway, on to NYE.
I am consistently disappointed by NYE. I have come to the conclusion that part of my problem is that I always want NYE to be this great, ideal evening, and it never is. I have celebrated the night by doing everything from simple nights in to going out to a club, and 9 out of 10 times, those night were crap.
One of my favorite NYE's was actually last year. We went to NY, and though we didn't make it to Times Square to see the ball drop, the people I was with were great and we just enjoyed the moment. I think part of the reason why it was so great is that I went into the trip with no expectations other than to have a good time...and I did.
So last night I decided once again to set the bar low. I ended up going to a friend's house to have a small get together and ring in the new year with a good group of friends. Now I have done this in the past and often been bored halfway through the evening or had other things happen. This time, I knew going in it was going to be small, so I was ready for the inevitable bad moments. Luckily, I had a pretty good time. We were a small group, but I like everyone who was there, and it was great to catch up post-holidays. In fact, the time went by really quickly, and the next thing I knew it was midnight. This was the only bad moment of the night. Unfortunately for me, the other single people had left by then, so it was me and 4 couples.
Ugh.
The only way to solve this conundrum is to get in a relationship or spend NYE with singles. Otherwise, you are just screwed. Luckily, I knew going into the evening that being alone with a bunch of couples at midnight was a possibility, so I was prepared and it wasn't as painful as it could have been. Still, it certainly sucked and we will have to see what happens next year.
Con amore...
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