My year started with the longest plane commute back from Mpls to Philly on new year day. I ended up walking a few miles w/ my luggage to a girlfriends and showing up after midnight to celebrate...by eating all the food that was left. hungry god damn girl.
I cross stitched nonstop for a month and then did nothing with what I made. I also went on a date w/ a guy that seemed to have an eating disorder.
Feb:
I found myself at a tattoo after party with good friends and making out w/ a stranger at a gay bar in front of all of them. So, the usual.
I dog-sat some, made liver brownies for my dog, had the flu, pole danced more than I have in months and Melissa sent me roses for Valentine's day.
March:
Katie came and we fell in love. The end.
I also got trapped in an elevator w/ 3 friends. Had my belly tattooed more times than I want to think about. fucked up making bread+cupcakes. Traded art for art. I started jogging around now. OH! March needs 2 photos.
this baby also left his house to come see me. <3
April:
Siobhan came to Philly and we talked boys and friends in the rain all day. Meeting up with girlfriends, shopping, giggling, eating.
I also caved and bought black, thick framed glasses. Katie moved out and Sam in around now. I did my first yarn bombing.
May:
hello vegas. crazy bachelor party w/ a dozen including the bff and my sister. The amount of time spent in airports because of this trip earned me $500 in vouchers.
I also fell for someone that ended up being an awful choice. crashed on my bike. celebrated paris in philly. dinner in multiple alleys. seeing Joe for 45 minutes when he had some random layover in PHL. 6 mile dog walks.
June:
Dave and I went to CT to see my birth mom for the first time in an undetermined amount of years. the ride was fine, the dog was fine, the trip there couldn't end soon enough.
I spent too many days with my junkie crush. I met someone via the grocery store that turned out to be the most adorable and charming man I'd met in years. I bejeweled my cell phone case (still half done). I rode my bike, ate food and jogged nonstop.
July:
Siobhan+Danger+I went to Richmond for a BBQ+camping where Katie and I got to reconnect our love affair. Fireworks, ducks, girly play lists, piles of car food, met Tobias+Jana the first time.
I also....had a first friday date that ended w/ pizza and movies. was fully immersed into watching Dexter. went home for a friends wedding (which requires reliving the human pyramid photo). took our mom to her first pedicure. Got walked in on at Sam's.
I can't leave this photo out of July.
Aug:
my god damn family came to visit. fuck yes. nothing can top this. at all. ever.
inner thigh tattoos were done. practiced forearm stands to be more impressive than my ex. did more tourism than I could ever imagine. started obsessing more over jogging. survived a ridiculous "hurricane" and spent a lot of time w/ a charming young man.
Sept:
Melissa came to Philly (!!!!!!!!!) and we confirmed out undying love for each other. Walking tours of the hood and my favorite spots on the way to the ice cream shop on market+2nd. card playing in the park, rushed subway rides, roseanne marathons.
Was fitted for a corset (24inch). ran my first 5k. got a crush on a 23 year old NYC resident. spent an evening w/ the lovely Lauren who rarely comes this far into south philly. I saw my neighbor more that I never see lately. changed birth control and regretted it everyday.
October:
Mitch came. We went to a gothic art show, ate a philly brunch that went on forever and finally ended the weekend alone, watching die hard while eating crackers+peanuts.
Claudio came w/ an offer of Saves the Day tickets which I brought Siobhan and Pat to. I made the largest purchase of my adult life, a couch. late night phone calls took over my month.
November:
I flew to Indiana and spent 4 days w/ Mitch and Melissa and it was amazing. Melissa and I talked about goals+insecurities, played cards and wandered Evansville for hours. Mitch let me pout, eat pizza and nap on his couch watching jurassic park.
I ran the coldest 5k ever. Matt came, we watched Arrested Development and ate so much mexican food. Then Tobias came, i showed him philly in just hours, made him stay up until 2am looking at girl's dating profiles and woke him up 2 hours later to take me to the airport. Ed and I had a first date for hot dogs, cards and more Arrested Development.
December:
Matt came from Minneapolis and we had a double date w/ Lauren+Zac, a tiny snowman was built. Roadtrip w/ Siobhan (again) to Virginia (again) for Katie's birthday. Endless jogging and a case of bronchitis. Lady date w/ Lauren (vegan ice cream!) and an accidental kiss w/ a friend. Luke came from Boston, saw Kyle for the first time in months, talked to Andrew more than acceptable.
and I also went back to the midwest for a snowless christmas. Saw Kassie for the first time in 3 years. Big dinners out. Making gifts. so many rounds of rummy w/ the siblings. casino trip. pedicures and 1st spray tans. AND the best travel partner ever w/ the stranger I sat next to flying back to PHL.
AND the year ended with kissing a red head on a street corner and riding my bike in a short dress while watching fireworks. 2011, I loved you.
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