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January 01, 2006
Happy New Year!
It's nearly 2:00 a.m. on this first day of 2006, and I'm sipping a little of the homemade limoncello that Gloria gave me for Christmas. They (Laurie) say how you spend New Year's Eve sets the tone for how you spend the rest of the year, so this makes me happy because today I:
- Learned from Laurie that not only is my wonderful friend Amber joining us in Paris in March, but so is my equally wonderful friend Shannon
- Exercised my crafty gene, making one successful and three really ugly 2006 shot glasses (see pic of ugly one above)
- Went to Target (because really, could I have any entry that doesn't involve a trip to Target?)
- Groaned about 80 times, every time I moved, because I'm still sore from my first attempt at Tae Bo at Billy Blanks' gym in Studio City
- Was well-wined and dined by Gloria at her NYE soiree
So I think this sets a good precedent for me making good progress on all my resolutions for this year, my 26 for 2006:
- Listen to Pimsleur's enough to reawaken The French
- Eat salad three times a week
- Drink 64 oz. of water a day
- Cut down to one Coke a day
- Replace coffee with tea
- Exercise five days a week
- Apply for an externship in DC for fall semester next year
- Never skip class
- Have the time of my life in Paris
- FINALLY exchange my reals and pesos
- Send out those overdue wintery music mixes this week
- Knit more often, and knit something for myself
- Go ONE WHOLE MONTH with no frozen food
- Moisturizer and sunscreen
- Replace my watch batteries
- Read 10 non-school books
- Stop second-guessing everything I say
- Read The Economist every week (Santa got me a subscription, woohoo!)
- Kick ass at my summer job so they offer me a real one come graduation
- Try sweaty yoga
- Stop worrying about being almost 30 (29 in TWO DAYS!!)
- Be there for my family and friends
- Switch Fred & Ethel to pine litter
- Get F&E a cat tree so they can lose their cute little guts
- Go to a live show
- Don't worry, be happy
Happy new year! Hope you and those you love have a ridiculously fabulous one!
Posted by jen at January 1, 2006 01:21 AM
Comments
Hahahaha. You left your scarf at my apartment. Again. I don't see why you should exchange your pesos - what that should read instead is "Go to Mexico". It makes so much more sense.
Happy new year! Hope the limoncello was good! And the shot glasses are CUTE, you silly girl.
Posted by: Gloria at January 1, 2006 08:29 AM
I am with Gloria on the pesos. It just means that you are overdue for a trip to Mexico.
Now you make me feel bad. I spent the evening in with the cats. We napped nicely until about 12:30 a.m. when I wished them a happy new year. But today I am venturing out into the elements. I think NorCal will be underwater soon.
Happy New Year and good luck on the list!
Posted by: Dagny at January 1, 2006 10:29 AM
i can't believe you went to billy blank's without me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Penny at January 1, 2006 02:12 PM
Hmm, maybe they does mean go to Mexico. Hadn't thought of it like that.
The NorCal storm made the NYTimes home page, crazy.
Penny, we will go together when you get back! I was in desparate need of some exercise.
Posted by: jen at January 2, 2006 12:44 PM