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so it is january 9th - a great time to write about new year's eve right?

becca and i new years 2003!

so back at thanksgiving becca, suz and i talked about doing new year's eve together and when making plans it made us laugh because we were seniors in high school ten years ago and rang in 2003 at suz's aunt's while we babysat her cousins - (where if i remember correctly were asleep when we came over). but i remember laughing at the fact that it was now 2003 and we really felt like seniors! my photo albums from hs are at my parents house but i have this one scanned of becca and i. i wish i had a copy of the 3 of us in hs here in virginia! but so it just made me happy that ten years later i still talk to two of my hs (and for suz elementary school) friends. while in the last 13 or 21 years we've had times when we were closer than others, i love that i've had great friendships with friends who've seen me over some of the awkward years! 

so when we made plans for nye - we said keep it low key, go to suz's - she lives on the upper east side. dinner in the city and drink some champagne at mid night at suz's. well - this photo should sum up the evening. and it was only taken at 9pm - heading to dinner.  i was holding the elevator! so when we got to suz's around 6 we cracked open the champagne and drank 3 bottles by the time we left for dinner.  and it was just a funny night! we went to dinner at this awesome mexican place with delish guac and margs! and then we threw out the plan of going home and ened up at a southern themed bar where i had drinks in a mason jar. and immediately had drinks bought for us by 2 guys. so it ended up being a hilarious evening - i did make out with one of them at midnight - classy i know! and we ended up staying out until 2am and let's just say i had a horrible first with how hungover i was. champagne & tequila don't mix! but it was awesome to ring in 2013 with 2 great friends! 

me, becca & suz! 

so i did manage to squeeze in one last national park! on the way to suz's we stopped at federal hall in downtown nyc. it was the site of george washington's inauguration! i need to plan a trip there as there are 11 NPS sites in NYC. 

                       
the statue of george on the spot where he gave his inaugural address! and wooo NPS #61! yes - i know, i'm a really big dork! who else crams in her last national park site of the year on new year's eve? and was sad most of the NYC ones are closed monday/tuesday so i couldn't do more then!

so i've been super crazy with work this week and it is only getting worse! the earliest i've left the office has been 6 and i was there until 7 today. so many things to do before the staff arrive on tuesday and the student arrive next saturday. and then after this one ends we have 7 work days before our state training and then i begin my 6 of 9 weeks traveling! but i am looking forward to it, just keeping my fingers crossed for good weather and nothing too crazy! i'm still really curious to know what 2000 high school students look like! hell i just realized that is way bigger than my college! wac only had 1300 undergrad! how crazy is that!

so not up to much besides work - went on a bad date last week, had the weekly mj & patricia fun and caught up on life and went to the movies. sunday i got to see jerz! yay for quick friends catch ups, and monday night watched the first half of the notre dame/bama game with some friends. i don't have any weekend plans - keeping it quiet before the crazy, but the weather is supposed to be gorgeous so i'm hoping to get outside and possibly get a national park in!

and i'll end with his gem - figured it was fitting with a 1993. 2003 & 2013 photo!

figured i might show a picture from 1993 as well!