2007 Favorites

In addition to Elena's list I have decided to contribute my own favorites from this year.
In no particular order...

1. Rock the Bells. On July 28th I attended a Hip Hop concert in NYC on Randall's Island. It was an all day event and by far one of the craziest things I've done. Some of the band's included The Roots, Public Enemy, Cypress Hill, Rage Against the Machine, Mos Def... I rolled my ankle earlier in the day and thought I was fine until RATM came on and I started raging (jumping up and down, moshing, going nuts, screaming, dancing.) During this segment I broke one of my flip flops, dude, why was I wearing flip flops? Because I'm an idiot. Anyways, the point is I was jumping up and down barefoot and ended up screwing up my ankle even more. By the end of the night Leo was calling me blackfoot, and I could barely walk. The night was capped off by a homeless women trying to sell me a pair of reeboks. Which Leo found hilarious and egged her on, so I had to purchase them. Although, I did NOT wear them. I made our friend Fhil wear them and I sported his high top Nikes instead. The next morning I limped my way to Chinatown in the pouring rain, and was out of commission for the next 3 days (because of the busted ankle.)

2. Well, it's hard to top the above scenario. But, another adventure would be moving to Virgina. In August I took the long train ride into Woodbridge (about 8 hours.) I became a live in nanny for little miss Audrey. She's two years old and by far the cutest kid I've ever seen. She's so well behaved and I couldn't ask for a better job. I get to live with my amazing sister Amber, and brother in law Ryan. Not only have I got to know them better, but I've made friends here and am comfortable calling it my home. I'm enrolled for school this spring , and really feel like my life is pointed in the right direction.

3. Costco... I couldn't leave my dearest friend Costco out of the mix. They've got samples, clothing, books, movies, dollar pizza, and everything else you could imagine. I used to make fun of Amber for her love of Costco, but now there's a special place in my heart for it. Thanks for the corduroys Costco... and the nice winter coat. Also, I have to add on the Potomac Mills Mall. You can't go wrong with outlet stores, and although the mall makes it hard to save money my wardrobe has greatly benefited from it.

4. Boston in the summertime. In the month of May Sam left me all alone in the big city of Boston. I was nervous at first, but soon made friends through work and got to take part in the Red Sox madness. I worked in a restaurant a block from Fenway park and business was booming. During that time I waited on Jason Varitek and his family, experienced the awesome nightlife of Boston, and had an all around amazing time. Even though my apartment didn't have air conditioning I enjoyed every minute of it. Elena came to visit me during those summer months and she can fill you in on how hot it was. We had so much fun laughing together and I enjoyed watching her suffer without air conditioning.

There is so much more that I could add on here. It's been a big year, but this post has already taken up quite a bit of time so I'll have to submit a second segment later....