I was home for the holidays. It was great to see family and friends, I wish there had been time to see more people and do more things (i.e. eat more places). But I returned to Chicago a little richer, in terms of joy, love, money, and meat.
New Years was quiet. Had a nice dinner, and then watched some of the national celebrations on TV. Started the New Year right by having bacon for breakfast, and eggs fried in the bacon grease.
Big plans for 2011 include continuing to rock at life. I hope to get in shape again (signed up for a boot camp!) as well as work on cleaning and organizing my home. Almost 5 months and we're still not fully unpacked, it's a little ridiculous. We can't have extravagant dinner parties in a pig sty, and I want to have extravagant dinner parties dammit.
Frog continues to be super awesome.
Future travel plans include returns to New Orleans for Mardi Gras in March (riding on a float in Morpheus Friday night!), and a friend's wedding in May. Should a full time job appear and my travel budget increase, I will make a point of visiting more people. Should your travel budget allow, you should consider visiting me. My cousin Jimmy and his wife Lan Lan will be here in February, on a long awaited visit from China!
Chicago has been having a pretty mild winter so far, which has been somewhat of a disappointment. People warned me I'd be miserable by February, but February is almost here and I am not the least bit tired of the cold. This past week was really the first time it got uncomfortably frigid, but it's nothing you can't handle if you're prepared for it. I've got a purple coat, purple boots, purple gloves, and plenty of hot chocolate.
I also am attempting the 365 project again. That's where you take a picture every day. I take plenty of pictures overall, but it actually requires some effort to get one everyday. I'm posting those pictures here if you'd like to take a look.
