I have never done anything worthy of mentioning for New Years Eve...that is, until this year. I had requested it off from work, sacrificing my Christmas eve, Christmas day, and the day after Christmas. The past years were rather uneventful because of a whole array of reasons ranging from having stupid gfs, being under aged, or simply being broke. However, this year I am single, 22 years old, and have a steady flow of income that keeps my wallet a healthy weight - not obese but certainly not anorexic.
The New Years Eve couldn't have come at any better time. Viet and I pack our belongings, a mere backpack for me, and met up with his friends from Sacramento. I'm not gonna lie, I was pretty nervous riding the elevator and knocking on the hotel door waiting to see the faces of the two on the other side. Viet had already mentioned that he showed interest in one of the girls so the other girl and I would naturally gravitate towards each other. Since this is the first time I'm meeting her, it'd be like a blind date.
As awkward as it could have been, alcohol definitely makes things a lot easier. So club ROE itself was alright. Note to self, open bar is too amazing to ever pass up (assuming I have the money). The first thing Viet and I did when we got into the club was head over to the bar, slam our fists and said "2 shots of patron, and two long vodka redbulls!" The night was dwindling away as the four of us got ridiculously drunk to the point where one of the girls fell causing an innocent bystander to fall as well. The countdown was an actual disappointment but the copious amounts of champagne that I drank made up for it.
After about an hour of the two girls throwing up, we got a ride back to the quaint city of Emeryville with our hotel humbly situated next to the bay bridge.
That night we slept well. The next morning, we laid in bed until 5 until we finally decided to go eat the 3 in 1 breakfast/lunch/dinner at Sunny's sushi restaurant. And again after, back to the hotel to lay in our 2 queen beds having deep conversations and playing "I Have Never." Eventually, we got sleepy and called it a night. We were woke up once more the next day until it was time for us to check out. I think this is the most I've ever laid down and done nothing all day. Very unproductive day to say the least, but it was a nice change of pace in my life. Thank you friends for giving me the best new years I've ever had so far.
The New Years Eve couldn't have come at any better time. Viet and I pack our belongings, a mere backpack for me, and met up with his friends from Sacramento. I'm not gonna lie, I was pretty nervous riding the elevator and knocking on the hotel door waiting to see the faces of the two on the other side. Viet had already mentioned that he showed interest in one of the girls so the other girl and I would naturally gravitate towards each other. Since this is the first time I'm meeting her, it'd be like a blind date.
As awkward as it could have been, alcohol definitely makes things a lot easier. So club ROE itself was alright. Note to self, open bar is too amazing to ever pass up (assuming I have the money). The first thing Viet and I did when we got into the club was head over to the bar, slam our fists and said "2 shots of patron, and two long vodka redbulls!" The night was dwindling away as the four of us got ridiculously drunk to the point where one of the girls fell causing an innocent bystander to fall as well. The countdown was an actual disappointment but the copious amounts of champagne that I drank made up for it.
After about an hour of the two girls throwing up, we got a ride back to the quaint city of Emeryville with our hotel humbly situated next to the bay bridge.
That night we slept well. The next morning, we laid in bed until 5 until we finally decided to go eat the 3 in 1 breakfast/lunch/dinner at Sunny's sushi restaurant. And again after, back to the hotel to lay in our 2 queen beds having deep conversations and playing "I Have Never." Eventually, we got sleepy and called it a night. We were woke up once more the next day until it was time for us to check out. I think this is the most I've ever laid down and done nothing all day. Very unproductive day to say the least, but it was a nice change of pace in my life. Thank you friends for giving me the best new years I've ever had so far.
And I suppose I'll do one of those generic reflections on the previous year. 2010... It rivals 2008 for the title of the most depressing point in my life. Breaking hearts and getting your heart broken are two different extremes that I've experienced. As contradicting as it sounds, 2010 was one of the best years of my life. I had one of my lowest points of my life, but asides from that, I have learned so much more and met so many great people the second half of the year. It has been trickling into the beginning of the new year. Cheers to 2011 for being an even better year.
