Family Gathering

So I prepared and helped my family clean because we had the family gathering at our house this year. We were expecting about 30 people so I made lots of food and they were going to bring salads and deserts. It was awesome we had plenty of food and although it was a little crowded with a total of 42 people showing up, it was good fun. After we ate and chatted for a while some people went to the sled hill and my dad took a group of people out to the Pulp Mill where he works for a tour. The rest of us just stayed and chatted. The following day was the 29th and I drove my friend M and my sister's friend J to Edmonton. We left at about 3pm 'cause M had to work until then and the roads were quite crappy. That was okay with me 'cause I am good at driving on winter roads. My mom wanted me to stay in Edmonton that night but because it had just started snowing between Edmonton and Lethbridge I wanted to keep going because I knew that by the next day the roads there were going to be bad as well. I arrived safe and sound in Peace River at 4am only to find that my keys were in the suitcase at home that I had decided not to take. Crap. So I called security and they let me in and I went to sleep. On the 30th C and HE came over for a nice chicken dinner that C and I made. We broke open a bottle of cherry wine that C had helped to make and it was awesome. We chilled out after dinner and watched a movie. Very nice.

New Years Eve.

I worked all day and then headed over to my friendly neighborhood liquor store. Got me some Red wine and headed home. When I got home, there was a note on my door from HIM. It said "Call me." Okay, well that is a request I've never got from him before so I did. He wanted to join me at J's party next door. Alright I said. He said what time are you heading over, I said 1030-1100 ish and he said "oh, that late, well I'll come over and hang out with you before that and then we can go over together." Well. I dunno, but I guess I'm still a little uncomfortable hanging out with him by myself. So, I said sure but in my mind I was thinking, as soon as you get here we are going next door. And we did. And we played some really fun new drinking games and we laughed and listened to music and had a good time. I managed to drink the entire bottle of red wine and was quite inebriated - but I behaved myself. I only made one little comment about him "getting me drunk so he could take advantage" and he looked really hurt so I kind of wish I hadn't said it. I was just joking at the time. Its not like he actually ever took advantage of me. Anyway, that was probably one of the only awkward momments. Oh wait, except at midnight. So everyone around us is in this huge liplock and I'm thinking "don't even think about it buddy." I mean I swore after the last time he kissed me that if he were to ever do it again - he better mean it. But he is a smart guy and he hugged me instead. That was cool. Weird, being the only couple hugging instead of kissing but the best and most appropriate move on our parts. He came over to my house to use my bathroom once and he entered my room. That was not cool. Anyone who knows me knows that my room is a disaster are and I am embarassed by that. So, I don't usually let people in my room. I think it was November before I let some of my roommates see it. Its just how I am. Door closed. Anyway, he goes in there so I yank him out and I'm not sure he noticed just how messy it was 'cause he was overwhelmed by my wall of poetry. It can be overwhelming. I post all my writing and thoughts on my wall. For inspiration, anyway it is covered with printed pages, written pages, newspaper pages and about a million little yellow sticky notes. He's like, I'm seeing a side of you I've never seen before. I'm like - yeah, and you weren't supposed to. So we went back next door. I only lasted about another hour or so and then I was like - bedtime for Pinky. So he and I hugged once more and I went to bed. I had one ripper of a hangover the next day and then I was fine for a day and then I got the cold that I am recovering from now. Which reminds me BENYLIN - EXTRA STRENGTH FOR CHEST CONGESTIONS WITH MENTHACTIN - GET SOME...it works great.

So yeah, that should about catch me up on my blog. I start teaching tomorrow so I gotta get on that planning and prep stuff. Maybe tomorrow if I survive the day I will have some interesting stories for here....