A new year begins....

So I started off the year at Lori's apartment with her, Deidre, Jordan, and Jake. Lori's son is so cute. He came into the room and hugged Deidre and I and said, "Thank you for coming. Happy New Year." We watched "Mamma Mia," drank wine then champagne, watched the ball drop in NYC, then rung in the New Year on channel 8. The best part of the night was Jordan watching the Jonas Brothers on tv. She was trying to record it with her phone. OH! And she took me to her room to show me the life-size cutout of Joe Jonas hanging on her wall that she got for Christmas...I kid you not she opened the door and I was taken back to 1988 when my walls were adorned with NKOTB, especially Joey Mac. Her room looked just like mine, just a different generation and a different band.

Friday night I went to a baby shower for my friend, Maritza, who was in town from NYC for the holidays. I've known her since we were in jr. high. And the funny thing is, we both look just like we did back then. I don't think either one of us has aged! haha I was glad to see her. We used to see each other twice a week, but since she got married and moved to NYC I've seen her maybe twice in the past 1 1/2 years! I've missed her! It was fun hearing about her new life up there.

New Year's Eve morning my friend's Mom died. We all knew it was coming. She had been battling illness and was just diagnosed with a brain tumor, so they've basically been keeping her pain free until the inevitable. I spent Saturday attending the funeral. Now funerals are sad, but they always bring people together that haven't seen each other in a long time. I experienced this. I enjoyed seeing these people despite the reason we had all come together.

Saturday evening Mom and I went to half-priced books. The whole time I'm piling books in the carrier I'm hearing an old college professor yelling at my class about never buying a book a half-priced books because the author never gets one cent of that money. Well, then don't sell your damn hard back books for $30 or more. So, to spite him, I spent $100. Go me!

Sunday I got had lunch with my grandparents! We met at our favorite Chinese food. It was so yummy! I'm so lucky to still have a set of grandparents still alive that I can spend time with. I am blessed.