"Bumper Friends" 2007

OK ... 2007 has finally arrived. It is here and it got here hella fast if you ask me. Wonderfully, the entry to this year was one of the first times in ages that didn't have a whiff of "letdown" hanging on it. Everything was great. I have to attribute that to being with two of my bestest friends who always make my life fantastic in their presence. It was also the first time I got to see Cindy in over a year - so YAY!

After a couple of weeks of email planning we came up with a general plan for the evening. This was important because without a place-to-go we sometimes end up nowhere and we didn't want that. At the same time, we were not in a rush to be anywhere or do anything in particular. It was planned spontenaity at its best. And it went something like this...

3:30pm - The gals pick me up at the bus station and the first question of the day is presented - "Do we go for beer now? or later? - We went immediately.

6pm - Frozen margarita preparation at Jodi's. A bit of trial and error here but with a Magic Bullet it all works in the end.

8pm - Scumptious meal provided by Jodi - I mean, BBQ steaks on new years! SWEET!

11pm - Finally get our butts out the door in comfy casual dress and with mandatory umbrellas because it was RAINING.

12am - HAPPY NEW YEAR on the TTC. We had decided that we didn't want to be anywhere that would include people kissing each other so the street car seemed like a great place.

1am - After skipping out on our chosen bar (we went to scope out karaoke at the Gladstone hotel - come on! who does karaoke on NYE - we had to go!) we ended up at a cocktail lounge down Queen West that was perfection. I had a candy cane martini that had milk in it and it was divine. Good for my sore throat too!

3:30am - Back on the streetcar with our sneaky beers where the waterworks get a little out of hand!

4am - Chinese food on Spadina. Seriously, what could be better.

5:30am - Finaly crawling into bed. Satisfied. Bring on the rest of the year!