Holiday Happenings

This Christmas break has been incredibly awesome. I've had something to do just about every day. My friends are amazing and I love just hanging out with them. The day before New Years Eve I went to see The Spirit with Andrew G and it was really good I thought. It was over the top in its comedy, but since it was obviously put together that way it was a great movie. All of the actors and actresses in it played their role superbly. The funniest moment of the night, however, was when we were walking into the theatre. There was a very young boy, I'd say about five years old, walking with his mother who looked to be about late twenties. They were arguing as they came into ear-shot and I heard the boy say, "No mommy! Don't hit me again!" as the mother retorted, "Hush up or I'll beat you right here!" The child then stops walking and breaks into some serious crying action saying, "No, No, No! Put me in Timeout!" The mom replies, "Timeout doesn't work for you anyone, which is why I have to spank you." The child screams as he begs, "PLEASE! It will work this time I promise! It will! It will!" The mother then grabs his arm and throws him into the car and they drive off. (Sorry for the pitiful grammar with the quotes, but I'm trying to save space.) Now I'm not that child's parent, but if I was I would probably put him in Timeout if he was asking for it, because if he got in trouble again I would have all the reason I need to spank him. Either way, Andrew G and I were rolling in laughter all the way to the door. That's the kind of stuff that people always make fun of, but never get to see in real life. After the movie Andrew and I hung out at my house until about midnight until he went home.
On New Years Eve my day was jam-packed full of things to do. I talked to Saadi and asked him if I should wear a tie for the day. He said yes, so I did and it was actually pretty fun. First, I went to play poker with the regular crew of Matt L, Chris H, Alex B, Andrew G, Andrew S, and Saadi A. I ended up losing badly, but I should not have lost the last hand I went all in in to Chris. He got so lucky. So, after losing I went to practice my Ping Pong skills on Matt's table with Alex B. After a few games of that Alex and I left a little early because he had things to do. We then go to his house and he shows me his remodelled basement which is spectacular! He has a kitchen, a bathroom, a bedroom, and an entertainment room in his basement now! When I walked in the first thought in my head was, "Hello Man-Cave." After hanging out we picked up Andrew G and called Kabutos to try to make reservations but they were booked up until 9:30 at night. Why do that many people want to eat there on New Years Eve? Anyhow, we then drove to Outback Steakhouse on Battleground Ave. We were seated instantly there. This Outback, compared to the other one, is full of DUFFs. (D.U.F.F. : Designated Ugly Fat Friend) The other Outback has all attractive waitresses. Our waitress, although not very attractive, had cool hair. Her name was Kelly and she had a band-aid on her thumb from a cardboard cut. For some reason I like to talk to my waitresses some. Andrew and I ordered a seven ounce fillet, while Alex ordered some ribs. All of the food was extremely delicious as always. We tipped our $14 tip in all ones. So it looked like we tipped her a lot more. After eating we went to my house just to stop by for less than a minute for me to brush my teeth before leaving for Graham D's house.
Graham's was where I celebrated the New Year. I was accompanied by Mike, Maggie, Paul, Laura, Mikhyla, Jessie, Jarrett, Graham, Brian, Kenny, Austin, Noel, and Jake, who I met for the first time, but is really cool. When I first arrived Graham was playing Call of Duty, although a fun game by yourself, was not fun for everyone else there. Not to mention, no offense Graham, he wasn't very good. He was pulling about a 1:5 kill:death ratio. When I play I normally pull 3:1 or 4:1 consistently. Although, I give him the benefit of the doubt since it was his brother's game and not his. So after that, we switched to Rock Band and that was more fun since other people could play. After Rock Band they played the Wii. Everyone was just sitting around chatting and having a good time. As 2009 rolled in we went outside and lit some fireworks. After the fireworks everyone started to slowly leave. It was a very fun night. 2009 is the most important year of my life. High school graduation and college admission. It's going to be exciting I can tell.
On New Years Day I bummed it the whole day in my pajamas until about 7:30 when I had to get ready to go hang out at Jessie's house. I was especially eager to show off my new-found ping pong skills. Almost everyone from the previous night was there, with the exceptions of Austin, Noel, Jake, and Jarrett. Everyone started playing Ping Pong first and I sucked in the beginning. As the night went on I did improve winning more games than losing. One win was against Maggie 20-22, the closest of the night. At Jessie's we just relaxed on her astounding couch and watched the Orange Bowl. We played Twister, which I enjoyed because Twister is one of my all-time favorite games. At some points is was more of trying to see who could body the other person off of the mat. Some of us went to Cook Out to get some late night food. We played Sex in the car on the way there and back and just about everyone lost, or was one piece away from losing. After returning everyone just chilled and talked until Graham was nice enough to give me a ride home around 12:30.
This winter break has been my favorite of any I've ever had in my life. I can say it's definitly the people that make the break and not what you do during the break. Some people I wish I could have seen more of would have to be Alexis, Tyler, and Morgan. Morgan is in Miami though so good for her. I'm not too sure about Tyler and Alexis though, but I hope they had as much fun as the rest of us. The people that surround you are what makes life worth living, not what you do, or hwo you do it. I'm happy to be surrounded by the best friends I could ask for.