Finally I’m sitting down to update. It seems like the longer I put off updating the less likely I am to write a post, but alas here I am writing on my second to last day of winter break. First off let me tell you how sweet it is that I get to work for a company that gives me a week and a half off for Christmas. Its basically saying hey don’t bother coming to work, you don’t need to use any of your vacation or anything, just take a break, oh and by the way, we are still going to pay like you did work and give you a Christmas bonus. Oddly enough, after being in MN for little over a week I am really missing being at work everyday and oddly enough the whole Iowa thing. Actually I think I just miss my toys in Iowa. Oh plus get this, one of my many bosses at work thought I did such a good job prior to Christmas that he surprised me with Never Winter Nights 2. I can’t get over the fact that an authority figure went out and bought me a video game. Not only that but it was exactly what I wanted, I love it when this happens, because it doesn’t happen often.
So besides that little random tangent what else has been going on… hmm well my sis flew down to Cedar Rapids and we spent two days sitting around watching movies and do nothing it was spectacular. We came up to MN and had Christmas Eve with my uncle and the family. I finally got to see his new house that everyone kept telling me about, and I have to say it was pretty nice. Indoor swimming pool, indoor basketball court, hell it was its own gated community. I had dinner at an Italian restaurant with Vince and Keacher which gave me a great opportunity to catch up. Besides that, the week was pretty uneventful, just acted as the standard errand boy that I usually am while I’m home. Saturday I played some Ultimate Frisbee which a bunch of youngens again. It was spectacular. It was muddy and wet out side. So by the time I was finished my white sweatshirt was brown. I learned I can’t catch worth shit unless I happen to be running, tripping, and then diving face first towards the Frisbee. Oh yeah that night was my traditional, at some random time, movie night with Katie and Anya. This year was Funny Face and Face Off. The next time will be Fight Club, Breakfast Club, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s. Should I be scared that I’m the one who provides the Audrey Hepburn movies?
Last night was NYE, more importantly it was my 23rd birthday w00t. I started off the day going to the casino with my folks. Greg and I hit up the black jack tables where we played absolutely perfectly the entire time. He lost $50 and I lost $125, but hey I got a job so no biggie right? Right? N/M that sucked majorly but oh well. After that we chilled at Frahms house for a bit where his Mom was AWESOME and baked me a cake! It was nummy. Afterward, Greg, BJ, and I braved the winter storm dumpage and went to Minneapolis where we met up with Linds and Cougs. From here we drove to Sgt Preston where for the second time I bought a fishbowl and got my drink on. Vince and his lady friend Alex showed up too and dined with us. I’m pretty sure he only likes her because she’s named after me 🙂 After this we drove to St Thomas and partied like rock stars all night. It was funny because we were all visiting my friend Chris in his dorms and pretty much all of the HS gang were no longer in college. So basically it was a college party with only three kids who actually were in college. It was a very needed break from the stresses of my normal life. Everyone there was pretty much trashed. I am proud to say I kept my composure most of the night despite everyone’s best efforts. Oh btw Katie and Jared got engaged at the party! How cool is that…