Year in Review

With 2009 coming to a close, I've decided to go through some happenings in the past year. I'm going to try to go in order, we'll see how it works:

1. New Orleans, Louisiana - Cafe du Monde, O'Breins, Bourbon Street, Hurricane Glasses, Mardi Gras beads, Triple XXX entertainment walking the streets, Po Boys and Beignets, lots of beignets.
2. San Francisco, California - in a few words, The Golden Gate bridge. Oh and driving hungover/still drunk to the airport with Amy and Keri. That was hilarious - for me, not them.. since I was the one driving.
3. My official year anniversary at the job! - ALREADY OUT OF ORDER
4. Bret Michael's at the Rib Cook Off - his pants were tighter than crew cut socks.
5. Trip to Erie in May to see Hurst friends... Not to mention the one night stay at the Knights Inn on 12th street (what was I thinking!)
6. Driving with Izzy... Shes a great ride.
7. Colorado to see Sara and Matt, coupled with Chases first plane ride.
8. Moving out of the rents establishment only to be faced with a rent of my own. Totally worth it though
9. Charter fishing with Megan in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, and we drank a lot of Moo Cow!
10. Las Vegas, Nevada - Living in a hotel for 2 weeks, Palm Trees, Helicopter over the Grand Canyon and Hoover Dam, Bellagio for Cirque du Soleil, Red Rock Canyon, Getting pulled over for doing 85 in a 70 (and not getting a ticket), Learning that there are more restaurants than people in Vegas, and Gambling... a lot.
11. Berry Hill Plantation - 1 word: haunted
12. Stealing massive amount of free shampoo and conditioner from every hotel I've stayed in, except that Knights Inn of course. sick.
13. Kings of Leon concert!!
14. Finding the best seats for Mat Kearney
15. Finding that its easy to go out and even easier to stay in...
16. Random shows at Grog Shop and Beachland - Katie Herzig, Portugal the Man, Dan Auerbach, Those Darlins, Analogue, LIGHTS (not random, truly intended)
17. Realizing the reason I never watched TV was because I had yet to be introduced to DVR.
18. Allowing myself to scale walls (not really) and trust Adam to not leave me behind in abandoned buildings. Along with this would be learning to use a knife, actually just to close it.
19. Joining Cleveland plays for Fall touch Football, only to break my finger after the 3rd game.
20. Surgery on that finger, and the funny looks I now receive when I show it to people.
21. Buying my very own power drill. Actually buying everything to make this apartment a home
22. Working the full time job and at the pool over the summer.
23. Allowing myself to say no
24. New friends... you know who you are.

25. Cedar Point and my first time on the Magnum XL

26. Finding polar bear a new home :)

A few more I just thought of:

27. Jen and Rich getting Married and Adam meeting the Turk side of the family

28. Christina and Pete's Lebanese Wedding

29. Unfortunately missing Andrea and Jason's Wedding, but making it to the baby shower!

30. Driving to Pittsburgh to meet the Mancinelli Clan!! They are a lovely bunch :)

There are plenty more happenings I can label from this year; I just know if I get too retrospective, I may find something that was so easy to repress. 2009 was a great year, and I most certainly look forward to 2010 with all of my friends and family. Enjoy - S