Thursday, January 04, 2007

Does Anyone Have a Catering License?

This weekend was one of the busiest I have ever had. I was nervous about it being too much, but it turned out to be so, so wonderful.

On Friday, D and I officially bought our first house. I can't believe it! It only took approximately 30 minutes to sign all the paperwork and then we were homeowners! As we were leaving the fancy office of the lawyer who handled the closing, we danced around in the elevator. It HAS to be one of the top 5 moments ever.

Friday night we had a party at our old house for Carly and Robbie. We had so much fun, but it was a sad, sad, sad goodbye. You're not supposed to cry at a party, right? I promised myself that I wouldn't, but then ended up in a honey huddle, swaying back & forth to Pavement and sniffing like a baby. It was such a roller coaster. We went from singing karaoke at the top of our lungs, to crying, to singing again in no time at all.

One of the best parts was that I got to hang out with one of my bestest friends, who was here visiting from her new home in Washington, DC. It was so good to hang out and catch up again!

It's hard to describe all of the changes that happened this month and how I feel about them. One the one hand, I am so sad about my friends moving. I truly am happy for them, and I know that life in their new cities is going to be so amazing. I already miss them so much, though!! I keep asking D, "Will we be lonely? What are we going to do with ourselves?" I keep feeling kindof left behind or something. On the other hand, though, I am so excited about the new house. It really feels like we've opened a new chapter in our lives. The whole house-buying process has made me feel like we're even closer than before. It is so wonderful and special, and I know it's going to be the best thing ever.

Anyway, we spent Saturday and Sunday resting, cleaning, packing, & moving and then on Sunday night we went up to Athens to celebrate New Year's Eve. Some folks had rented out the top floor of Tasty World. I had never been up to the third floor before, and it was so much fun!! It felt like we were dancing in the rafters. We danced and danced until the police came and shut the party down because they said you had to have a catering license. In summary, we were partying so hard, you had to have a license to do it.

I hope that all of my friends and family had an equally as wonderful New Years. I hope they all know that I am thinking about them and love them with all my heart. Only the best in 2007!