Friday, January 11, 2008 - Kim's Blog
Hi, everybody!
Sorry, I have taken so much time off. Bloggin is hard work. I’m not one of those people that even likes to journal. I prefer to live life than to write about it. But let’s see if I can fill you in. My holidays were amazing because we got a little time off and I was able to come to sunny California. And although I’m enjoying my winter in Chicago, I gotta admit, I enjoy the 75 degree weather in lala land.
I came home to LA instead of visiting my family in NY and NC because I’m still in the process of moving. I’m trying to get my apartment in LA ready to leave so I’m not paying a mortgage in one city and rent in another. I hope I get someone to pay my mortgage for me.
It’s really weird living with boxes in LA and I frankly still have boxes I haven’t yet unpacked in Chicago. I kinda feel like I have one foot in each city. But, as of today, January 11th, which incidentally is my birthday, I’m in LA making my final preparations to become a true Chicagoan. My move will be complete when I put all the things I’m not bringing with me to Chicago in storage.
Now, let me tell you about my exciting New Year’s Eve. I flew back to Chicago on January 31st, early in the morning. I even brought a bottle of champagne with me that I had in LA. I figured, why buy another bottle when I can slip this in my luggage? I landed, I bought groceries, I started unpacking, and I was too pooped to party. You know what I did? At the stroke of midnight, I cut off all my lights and the TV, and I listened to Chicago go wild. From my balcony I saw the fireworks over by Navy Pier, I listened to everyone partying and at 12:15 I put my earplugs in and went to sleep. I even forgot to pop my champagne. The good news is, I think I’m the only person in Chicago that didn’t have a hangover the next day.
I woke up early and it was snowing and I was in heaven. So I went for a walk in the snow with my friend Jakki. We got breakfast, and talked about what we hoped 2008 would bring. I hope 2008 brings happiness and joy and good health to all of you and your families. Oh yeah, and me too.
