Christmas Unwrapped Pt 3: the Aftermath

ok...it's three days after Christmas and i'm almost back to normal; i feel like we've been going non-stop since last Monday, and haven't been to bed earlier than 11 in weeks. i could really use a nap. actually, i've been falling asleep on the bus on the way home, almost every day for the last week; something i hardly ever do, because i usually wake up terribly disoriented and embarrassed because i'm convinced i've been snoring.

anyway, this weekend is a definite godsend. we have a post-christmas/pre-new years cocktail party on Friday night which i'm really looking forward to. it's at Jenn's sister's house, so i know we'll have alot of fun. she and her husband are a great couple; total foodies/winos, so there will deffinitely be alot of great food and wine. plus, alot of their friends are cops and teachers who are always tons of fun!

we have no plans on Saturday, but at some point i'd like to run to Best Buy and exchange a couple of the DVD's i've received dupes of for The Gift I Wanted Most, but Sadly Didn't Get: the new Bose IE earphones. they're a hundred bucks, but worth every penny. i'm rationalizing spending that much money on a pair of headphones by holding onto the thought that i spend so much time listening to my MP3 player that i might as well have the best headphones i can buy, right?

really never been a big fan of New Years eve and never quite understood all the hype about going out clubbing or party hopping; the thought of hanging out in Time Square is absolutely repellent.. growing up, my dad (the ex-cop) always worked Time Square on New Years Eve, so mom was alone with two kids which (i'd imagine) was not how she wished to ring in the New Year. though she always made the best of it, there was a deffinite gloom surrounding the holiday. the last fifteen years, i've either hung out with a boyfriend, Jenn, or another friend watching movies and chilling out; staying out of the city and away from the sillyness. this year, Stephen's working during the day, but Jenn and her husband will be joining us for a Taboo/Cranium pizza party; just the four of us with good food and booze. i doubt we'll even watch the ball drop.