I wish I had some exciting stories to tell about this year, but really I don't... This year has been a lot of firsts for me though, so I guess I could talk about that for a bit:
I went to a bar for the first time ever. It was just a small place downtown, and my friends FINALLY talked me into going (after who knows how many times they bugged me about it...). So I went. It was smokey and there were a lot of people there. A guy bought the four of us a round of Jello shots, which I passed on, but my friend took mine and slurped it down. She turned to me after that and said "Good thing you passed on that one. It was STRONG!" Figures. Of course the non-drinker would get the strongest shot...
I went gambling with a friend at a local casino. They were having Ladies' Night, and all the ladies got ten dollars from the casino to play on. I lost mine, but I didn't gamble any of my money, so really, I didn't lose (that's how I like to think about it anyway...). My friend at one time had forty bucks just by playing on the penny machines, but she lost about 30 dollars of it and decided it was time to leave. It was VERY smokey in there, so I was glad to go. I will say that they had really good food. If I do go again, I'll eat and then leave.
I went to Tennesee for a bit of a family vacation. It was a nice drive, but we wound up staying in a tourist trap town. Gatlinburg. It was still fun, and the weather was AMAZING! It never got too hot or too humid, which was a nice change because Arkansas summers can be pretty harsh.
I went river rafting with a bunch of friends. I have a journal entry about it, so I won't elaborate too much, but I had a blast, even though I think I wound up with the worst sunburn I ever had.
My mom quit smoking. She went cold turkey. I'm proud of her.She was diagnosed with Diabetes though, and she has been struggling a bit with the effects of that here lately. I'm sure she'll get it under control, it's just taking some time to get it there.
My second youngest brother graduated college. In fact, it was just yesterday that it happened! I'm happy for him. He worked hard to get it.
I got a new laptop this year. Before I got it, I had to use the family computer, which was a pain because it was never working properly, and when it did, someone else was on it.
I got a PS3 this year! In retrospect, I probably should have waited for the price drop because I could have had an extra 100 dollars in my pocket, but I got impatient. Meh... I probably would have spent it on shoes or something anyway.
I also did a lot of gaming this year, but I do that every year.Oh, and I joined TFF this year as well. It's nice to talk about games and stuff with fellow gamers, because I don't have that many friends who are still into it. Not that I had too many that were gamers anyway...
All in all, no complaints really. I do wish that a few members of my family would get healthy again, but that's going to take a bit of time.
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