the price is right

well, new year's was...interesting. i went over to paul's house and hung out with a lot of friends from high school, as well as some people i've only met once or twice, ie pete's girlfriend stephanie from creighton, and some guys i met at bossy's party over the summer. i didn't expect to see bryan and shane there, but it was good to see them again. bryan and i relived some notre dame grade school memories, which is always interesting. paul's dad dropped us off downtown about 15 minutes before midnight. we walked towards the clocktower and waited for the new year. there wasn't a countdown, so i was kind of bummed, and the fireworks weren't that great. i forgot my camera, so it was kind of a waste...oh well. we hung out downtown until after 1 and then started walking back to paul's. we hung out at his house and ate food for awhile, and i finally left around 2:45 or so when everyone started falling asleep.

new year's day was the designated day of our slaughter family christmas. we went to mass at sacred heart at 11:30, and then were at my grandparent's house around three. of course it was chaotic, like it always is. my uncle walked in the door and started giving people shit right off the bat. not surprising. we ate dinner, did the kids' gifts, then we did white elephant. i had a chance for a good gift, but i wasn't thinking, so i got something i'll probably end up leaving here with my mom. it wasn't even six when we were done with the presents, but it definitely felt like nine or ten. i'm sure it maybe could have been worse. at least it's over though.

yesterday was jay's birthday. i didn't get up until probably closer to 11. i hung out here reading, while my parents were out doing i don't know what...running errands? our family plus jill and kim, and my grandparents came over last night for chinese food, cake, etc. the chinese food was a pain...i had to go back twice because they screwed up our order. jay was pissed when he realized that the checks from my mom, my aunt, and me weren't made out to him, but instead to the dentist to whom he owes a thousand dollars for his gold tooth. it was quite funny...i enjoyed it, but he did not seem to so much. i was ridiculously tired last night for some reason and fell asleep pretty early.

jill and i are going to go see rumor has it today, soon, i think. i've also got to go over to best buy to pick up wedding crashers, which i really want to watch. and later this afternoon (around 4 or 5?) i'm driving up to breckenridge to meet my parents, and i think chris and ella are up there still too. i'll board at a-basin tomorrow.

break has gone by incredibly fast. i can't believe i leave on sunday already. it also scares me because i don't know when i'll be back home again since i'll be in texas for spring break. it seems pointless to come home for easter, so i don't know if i'll come home then either. i wanted to come back for artma in february, but that would only be a weekend, and since i found out southwest isn't flying from omaha to denver, i don't know what will happen. that seems really sad to me. i guess we'll see when the time comes. i still haven't gone golfing since i've been home, and i'm not sure i'll have time to. i didn't buy the r5 and i've only been over to pinehurst once. ben also kinda screwed me over...i'm not entirely surprised, so i'm trying not to be too pissed off about it.

enough for now, i've gotta go.