Twenty Fourteen

So I wasn't too sad to wave goodbye to 2013.  I'm an even numbers kind of girl to begin with, and thirteen is just not a great number to me.  2014, or TWENTY FOURTEEN, just sounds so much better to me.  I feel more hopeful about this newly landed year than I have about years past.

I rang in my new year in a very low key fashion.  My gf, A and I went out to dinner at TGI Friday's of all places, as we were trying to avoid all the NY's crowds.  The food was weirdly tasty, and the host and servers were all in a jovial, entertaining, friendly mood for the New Year.  We indulged in fried green beans, burgers, and fries, and it was awesome.  :-)  After dinner we went back to my apartment.  We had Bailey's to drink and watched the various NYE coverage specials on TV, focusing primarily on the CNN Anderson Cooper & Kathy Griffin pairing because they are hilarious together.  We also shared laughs over our various online dating messages received that night, and mused about the potentials in the queue.

When midnight rolled around, we cheered the New Year's with laughter and a general sentiment that 2014 might be a good year.  No, there were no romantic midnight kisses to ring in the new year, but I have to tell you....that was the best NY's I've had in a few years.  I spent the evening having a stupidly good time with a really good girlfriend, and things just felt like they were where they should be for right now.

I don't believe in the concept of NY's resolutions.  I am just setting a goal to have a good, happy, healthy 2014, to remain positive even in the face of cynical life experiences, to keep my mind open, and my heart open.  I want to travel more, even if it's just around the continental US again like I have done the last couple of years.  Who's up for a visitor/a trip?  :-)

In other news, I did have a date on Friday night.  It went well, and we have decided to get together again this Friday.  No set plan for the evening yet, but at least its on the calendar.  If it goes well, I'll coin a nickname for him.  I've been reticent to offer up nicknames on the few people I've met in recent months because it seems pointless!

Aside from that, I had the usual holiday resurfacing of the ghosts of relationships past.  They ran the gamut from old ex-boyfriends from long term relationships (M, Angry Ex) to Baltimore Brad, to a dating site guy I never actually met.  So glad all of these morons think of me around the holidays.  Cheers!  ;-)

Time to wrap up for now, but I hope to be back more often with more regular posts in coming weeks now that the holidays are over with.  In the meantime, going to stay warm and cross fingers for some good dating luck and life luck in the new year!  Happy 2014!