Happy New Year!!!

last night i ended up going to a couple of house parties in green point to commemorate the new year. it was a lot of fun. the roommie and i had a quick dinner of leftovers (thanks mom(s)!) and split a bottle of wine (thanks dad!) before heading over to C & O's for drinks. after a few drinks, we all walked over to George's poker buddy's where the main soiree was.

very cute apartment nicely decorated. as with the whole night, food and bubbly were freely flowing. mostly hung out with the usual crew but got to meet a few of George's poker buddies. turns out there were a number of VA folks who wound up going to UVA together and living in New York. they were a nice group of guys, especially Flowers who was a riot.

before i knew it, everyone in the party started counting down, the ball dropped in Times Square, and i turned to kiss and hug my new friends and acquaintances, i began to reflect on how different my life has become. O had been telling me about a Dominican superstition that whatever you do on New Years is what you'll be doing the rest of the year. then for me, that means that 2006 promises to be a year of many "firsts". quite an exciting prospect.

to my dear friends and readers whom i've been a little homesick for, "Happy New Year" !!!