2009

Hey everybody...it's January 2009 and thank you to everyone who has read & contributed to this blog over the past year. Wow - talk about change! New job...new home...new bf (that's him in the picture)...while still keeping things going with some incredibly great friends from NJ. I'm grateful for all of you.

Christmas break has been fun so far. I'm off work until Monday, so I still have a few more days to go! I went back to New York State to visit with my parents. Christmas wasn't a bright shiny holiday for me this year, as I was dealing with the news that my Dad's cancer has returned and become even more aggressive. I'll post more about this as I learn more but at this point good thoughts and prayers are welcome and are the best I can do. Spending time with my parents and sister was lot of fun though, and Santa was good to us all.

After Christmas I met up with my best friend Rob and we drove together to Washington, DC in his new car. We stayed in DC for two nights and enjoyed seeing the sights, such as going to the National Mall and the Jefferson Memorial. While there I also met up with my new boyfriend Steve who was visiting family in Maryland. The three of us went out on the town around Dupont Circle on Saturday night. While I enjoyed spending time with two of the most important people in my life, it was not an easy interaction and the visit in DC was really destroyed for me since neither of them were happy with me. I felt like an asshole for several days even though I still don't understand what I did wrong. I don't feel the need to return to DC anytime soon. After DC, Rob and I drove down to Charlotte and had a nice visit. Rob's new apartment is very nice and I love the Southpark area of Charlotte where he lives. We went to eat at a fabulous restaurant called Bricktop's which is my new fave CLT eatery! On Tuesday morning I flew back home to DFW and have been enjoying some R&R time.