lap of luxury

this little vacation is practically rivaling (is that a word?) my new zealand trip. but it's the complete opposite. this has been relaxation station and i've never enjoyed just chilling out this much. nz was constantly on the go... go here, go there, look at this, climb that, and on and on. since amy and i arrived in victoria, we've barely left her parents' house. normally i'd want to be out and about checking out the town and whatnot, but i've been perfectly content staying indoors, eating yummy food, staying warm, watching all the movies i can in one sitting, and being with great people. i love the french's! i've known them just about as long as i've known amy... almost 11 years, and i feel like family. they are amazing people and i feel honored to know them.

new years eve wasn't a big deal and this was probably the first year in as long as i can remember that i didn't give a shit about whopping it up. we started the night with a fantastic chinese meal then came back to the house to watch a screening of "team america" laughing our asses off. by that point we weren't that enthusiastic about going out but felt obligated to go have a drink somewhere at midnight. we got dressed and found ourselves in a town where every bar and pub had a cover. we were feeling cheap and amy, aggie and i had no desire to spend $20 for 5 minutes of a countdown, noise blowers and screaming people. with about 2 minutes to spare we found a free bar, got our plastic glass of free champagne, found a table and watched ryan seacrest do the countdown in nyc. it was weird and totally unfulfilling. the sisters and i laughed at the awkwardness of the situation and made our way up the street to the bar with reggae music.

aggie mentioned that the cheap champagne gave her indigestion and we laughed hysterically at our comical new year's eve situation. a couple fanny shakes later we made our way back to the car and headed to aggie's friends ginormous house where we ended the night with a beer and retro much music videos on the tv. not really the big new years night to remember, but i've had enough of those and was just happy to be with friends.

the rest of the time has just been pure relaxation. like i said, the vacation has been a real treat. thank you best friend! i owe you one. i'm feeling optimistic for 2005. this is sort of a symbolic year... 3 decades baby. i'm turning 30 in three months and am feeling ready for anything. i have lofty dreams of being ultra productive in my house for the winter. the main goal being to save up for the next adventure...