Bright Lights, Big City

I woke up thinking, "Am I really going to be by myself today?". It was New Year's Eve, my mom and cousin was going to spend it with my family in the Bay Area. But when waking up that morning I got a burst of doubt, " Should I really stay here and hangout with my friends tonight or should I go up north and be bored?" Hmm… for some reason it was a tough decision. But I know my friends, and while I was still in bed, the "flakiness" began. I was getting text messages off the roof saying that everyone was going to do there own thing for New Years. So the light bulb turned on in my head and I remember that today was my sister's birthday. It was a given that my decision was to go up to San Francisco and spend it with my sister. I called Nichole and woke her up by saying, " Change of plans lets go to San Francisco!" So in two hours we had our bags packed, posted my farewell tweet, got comfy in our seats, and couldn't forget the dog of course for this long eight hour drive. During the trip, we were at the edge of our seats while watching Carrie Bradshaw's love triangle with Mr. Big and Aidan. As Carrie Bradshaw tearfully pleaded for forgiveness of her shameful love affair, the worst possible thing could happen; the screen went black, yes that’s right my laptop died.

We finally arrived to my aunt’s house, it was 8pm and we were down to the wire, this is what felt to be the beginning of a great adventure. Nichole and I got ready in 30 minutes and were on our way to the Bart station, where the final destination would be San Francisco. We had our duffle bags with us and were finishing getting all dolled up while we were sitting in Bart squished together like sardines as everyone was heading to the big city. Nichole and I finally arrived in San Francisco were it felt like we were gallivanting our way through the city.

Ten minutes left and finally my sister, Nami and her husband pick us up we went to her friends studio apartment. We got there just in time to celebrate the New Year on top of the roof viewing the life and the city lights that was in front of us. The view was impeccable, it has always been a dream of mine to live in this beautiful city and just being there with my sister, I felt that my dreams would come true. I believe I made the best decision spending New Years with my sister and my roommate; the trip was unforgettable and made the best memories. Without a doubt it was the best way to start of the New Year, can’t wait to see what 2010 has in store.