Happy New Year!! I recently bought and watched Gone with the Wind here so I had to use that quote somehow.
This year for New Year’s Eve, Sam and I had work from 1 until closing. Fox’s was having a Corona Beach Party theme so we dressed up in Corona colors – blue, yellow, and white - and wore a beachy outfit. I thought I would be really upset working New Year’s Eve and debated going out of my way to get fired before New Year’s Eve so I could go out and celebrate. I even called the New Zealand Government Employment Hotline to see if I could get deported for not giving two weeks notice and just never show up to work – Unfortunately, they didn’t answer because it was a holiday week. And as Michele advised me, “Don’t burn your bridges.” So I sucked it up and worked.
It actually wasn’t bad at all and I enjoyed myself. Right before midnight, I snuck outside to see the fireworks from the Skytower and Harbour Bridge – I don’t care if I was working, I wasn’t going to miss that. It was amazingly beautiful! Sam had shown me a picture on the internet of fireworks coming out of the Skytower on New Year’s and we always said that we want to see that one day. It was amazing to actually see it in person and to think we actually did it when we were only kind of half joking about it. (I didn't have my camera on me so I only have pictures on my phone unfortunately!)
There was also a contest for who could sell the most Corona buckets, best attitude, and overall sales for the night and Sam won overall sales! She got two vouchers for a day of free surf lessons (so I won too - by default - because she’s obviously taking me). We ended up getting home around 6 in the morning after closing and passed out.
I must say, it was nice to actually not be hungover on the first day of the New Year for a change. We decided since we didn’t do anything big on Christmas, we would go all out on New Year’s Day. We got a bottle of champagne and went out to dinner at Mecca which is a really nice restaurant near Fox’s. For an appetizer, we got bread with hummus, olives, and a roasted red pepper dip. Then for my main course, I got salmon fillet over cous cous and it was delicious! Finally, for dessert, we both got chocolate cake with pears, strawberries, and chocolate sauce. It was the perfect first meal of 2011. I haven't thought about New Years resolutions yet, but it would probably be to live more in the moment and take time to appreciate things in life and do what makes you happy - which I'm basically trying to do here anyway ;-).
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