Like I said....

I haven't been known for being good a keeping up with blogs, like I said before. Obivously, I'm fully living up to my reputation.  I can't say it's because I've been too busy this week, because actually I've had one of the least stressful weeks that I've had in a really long time, mainly being because I couldn't work! That's right, I physically could not go into work because my lovely place of work was shut down this entire past week thanks to a very exciting and much needed expansion. I did, however, get to volunteer my time during the week doing all sorts of fun and physical things like painting rooms with extremely large walls and high ceilings, cleaning 55 spin bikes, moving furniture, scrubbing floors... all sorts of good stuff. 

New Years Eve brought fun times with some of my favorite people, and intense, competitive games of Boggle and Scattergories (or ScatterFamilies as it is also affectionally known in certain circles aka the Johnbarrettson Family). I'm happy to say I still rule at Boggle, and plan on de-throning my friend Matt (aka the supposed Boggle King) at his earliest convenience. That's right, game on mister. You're going DOWN. 

As a matter of fact, the 15 person Scattergories game was so intense and time consuming, we almost missed the dawning of the New Year. Luckily for us someone looked at the clock at 11:57 and we turned ABC on just in time to see Lionel Ritchie hugging Taylor Swift who was looking very uncomfortable around the Jonas Brothers and our own hometown girl Ms. Pickler screaming her little lungs out in Times Square. Good times indeed. 

New Years Day brought with it a trip to my favorite sushi bar in the city, with one of my most sushi addicted friends Deanna, the always amazing Ru San's, where I filled up on insane amounts of sushi and seaweed salad. For those of you lucky enough to live in either Atlanta, Charlotte, or (as I'm most excited about) Nashville, Ru San's is a MUST. The sheer amount of sushi on their $1 menu is amazing, and it is absolutely the best in town, hands down. I will tell all you Nashvillian friends that once I'm (finally) there, I plan on taking up residency at the Ru San's in the Gulch.

That happens to bring me to today, where I may be again going to Ru San's and possibly finally seeing The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Now, contrary to popular belief, I am not just going to see it because Brad Pitt gets better and better looking as the movie progresses... NO.. I find it a highly intriguing (if not slightly creepy) concept, and I've even heard the word "epic" thrown around about it. 

I did have the choice of seeing that or Marley and Me on Christmas Day, but Marley and Me won out with the people I was with. All I'm saying about that movie is you'd better bring your Kleenex and check your ego at the door 'cause you're going to bawl like a baby. I have never been in a theater where you could hear and visibly see SO many people crying. Surprising considering Owen Wilson is one of the stars, and Jennifer Aniston isn't exactly known for her tear jerkers. I even looked past the fact that she was dating the man that at one point in time I was supposed to marry. But whatever. 

Okay, that pretty much sums up the past week. I promise each entry will not be this long, I can pretty much guarantee it barring some amazing occurrence, which is always a possibilty. Not insanely interesting to start, but I have a feeling in the coming that might be changing.... 'cause change is definitely in the air....

::sarah::