5 best

a friend of mine was trying to come up with her five best moments of her life and her five worst. she admitted that coming up with the five worst was a lot easier than the best. being that i'm a realist (and cynic, really) i decided to see if i could come up with my own best moments without just thinking about the worst ones.

five best moments/days (because sometimes it lasts longer than a moment)

1. graduating from the university of north texas, august 2-something, 2006. almost every member of my family was there along with my best friend. i had gold glitter all over the top of my cap and my family was in matching tee-shirts (it's a family tradition, don't ask). the after graudation party was great too--more friends, awesome food and a cake that said "it's about damn time." how could i NOT put it on my list?

2. my aunt lisa's wedding. i was only like ten years old, but i remember that i got to wear a puffy dress and then i danced all night long to the hits of the 80's. (thank you, billy idol and b52's!) that was when i discovered the party girl within... i hate that i tried to suppress that for so long.

3. the first time i was in dc, taking the tour via stretch limo with a bunch of my family members, february 2007. being the nerd i am, seeing the nation's capital was amazing enough. but i was able to frolick on the lawn in front of the capital building with my aunt lisa. that was a good time.

4. elton john concert with mom in vegas, october 2008. i don't really need to say much more. it was elton john. i was with my mom. and we were in vegas. yeah, it's on the list.

5. moving to west village, may 2008. moving in with frank and jake to our place in the west village was like a dream come true. i still love this area more than any other place in texas. and the day when the old apartment was empty and finished and i was an official dallas resident was like coming home. that was a great day.

other great days of note: climbing the eiffle tower, white water rafting in oregon, my 20th birthday, hiking in colorado, seeing RENT for the first time, taking the metro to DC on my own for the first time, my 26th birthday, moving to denton for college, hiking in bosnia, hosting a talent show in college solo, making my first thanksgiving meal without help, going to my first nsync concert with my girl friends, my last day working at THE BANK, the day i got my first car....... there are more. but i felt the need to stop....

have a good night. :)

well alright.

just for the record: having a stomach virus is a bitch. nothing about it is enjoyable. (except maybe for losing a couple pounds, but even that isn't quite worth it.)

i got back to dallas from midland and all it's dusty-oil-george w.'s hometown-glory on friday night. after a quick night out to catch up with friends and my weekly requirement of tequila, i slept at least 12 hours to recover from the 16 hour days i had when i was on the business trip. when i rolled out of bed, that's when it hit. fever. aches. headache. the whole deal. i didn't eat that day. or sunday, when i tried to go to work... of course, i only lasted a few hours before i gave up and went home.

on my way home from work, i called dad. we'd been playing phone tag for a few days and i figured the 13 minute drive home was the perfect opportunity. so we chatted for a bit. then the conversation went a little something like this:

me: "so, where are you? home? on a trip?"
dad: "well, actually, i'm at my new place."
(PAUSE)
me: "in L.A.?"
dad: "yep, drove the car out, found a place, all moved in."
me: "you moved to california already?"
dad: "yep."

now, he told me he was going to be flying out of LAX starting in the next few months (it's going to be April or May before he officially flys out of L.A.), but i had NO idea he was going to be moving to the west coast during the five days i was in midland. so how does that feel? shitty. he left without a goodbye. he didn't send an email to let me know when he was becoming a california resident. nothing. i wonder that if i hadn't asked... would he have told me? oh, he went on to refuse to give me his new address. said i should use his mom's in grand prairie since that's his "permanent mailing address". WOW.

ON A BRIGHTER NOTE!!!!!!!!!! my birthday celebrations are split into two nights!!

Saturday, Feb. 14th @ 10pm. Station 4 in Dallas. I'll be at Frank's bar--come find me!!
Tuesday, Feb. 17th @ 7pm. Speed Zone in Dallas. We'll be driving, playing, putt-putting, drinkin'--come join the fun!!

I'll update with pics sometime next week - since I'll be on vacation Feb. 13-28! YAY.