Happy New Years!!! *hugs*
Happy New Years everybody! Wow! I'm graduating next year! How crazy!
Anyways, this is how I spent my New Years Eve. It's a lot about Emerson, so if you don't want to read it, then don't click on the link. Luv ya!
I drove to Emerson's house at about 3 oclock yesterday afternoon. We hung out for a bit and watched Dennis the Mennis. Ha. Emo likes that movie. After that we watched Swing Kids and I was AMAZED with the dancing in there!! Holy Moley! It was crazy cool. Very awesome. Then his Mom fed us dinner (mm..lamb!) and we ate together. After dinner, I wasn't feeling too well. Actually, it started before dinner, and then during and after, I felt really really sick. It was so not cool. I went and laid down on the couch and just stayed there for a bit. Emo was keeping me company too, but it still didn't help my stomach. About an hour later or something, I felt a little better, so I joined his family and we played some Spanish card game. Man alive...that was pretty funny too. We had a couple rounds of that (and I didn't even loose! woohoo!) and then we played Blackjack without any money. That was pretty sweet too. His family can sure be hilarious at times. Lol. But then again, they're mostly speaking in Spanish, so I'm sure it would be *even funnier* if I understood what they were saying! After Blackjack, Emo and I played his version of speed. It was a different way then what I'm used to playing, but it still worked. He won. Then we played normal speed and he won again. Then we played Ultimate speed...and *I* won. Ha. Good stuff. Tons of fun.
Heh. After that Emo put on some Spanish music and we were practicing some moves. Nobody else was really in the room, so it was fun to dance with him. We kinda made up a few new things and incorporated some jazz moves and stuff...it was really really fun! But I told him that I wouldn't ever dance in front of people. At least Spanish people. I'm waaaay too intimidated by them. He says I would. I said never.
Then we got ready to leave. His family took me and we drove to some people house not too far from there. They are spanish and members, and it seemed like it was the entire Spanish branch there. Yikes! I was totally WhiteManOut, so it's kinda awkward. There were lots and lots of people there, all eating and talking and stuff. I talked with some people that I knew there, but I pretty much just stayed right next to Emerson and ate a little. After a bit, the hosts started to put on some Spanish music really really loud, so I bolted out of the kitchen. I sooo didn't want to dance!! There was Emerson's mom already on the dance floor and Emerson was looking for me. I was hiding in the deserted family room around the corner, but he found me, and pretty much dragged me back into the kitchen, at least to watch, so I did. It was really really cool. Everybody was dancing with eachother in the middle of the kitchen and having a great time.
A few songs went by and then Emo's mom came over and dragged me onto the floor. Oh man...oh man. I was totally scared. Emerson and I started to dance, but I really wasn't moving much. I was way to scared to do much. I just tried to hide in the corner, pretty much. Bah! Too scary! *And they wouldn't let me leave!* I was stuck there for the rest of the night. So I decided to at least try to have fun, because I knew I wasn't getting out of it. I started dancing and I was really having a great time...the people there are so energetic and exciting! It was nuts!
Anyways, we did the whole countdown kinda thing and then at midnight the place EXPLODED!!! Bah!! It was nuts!! Everybody started hugging everybody!! It was soo cool!! I hugged so many people that I don't know and I couldn't stop smiling! It was insane! It was so exciting and loving and just the feeling of being with all those people....wow. Remarkable.
Then the dancing started again. Evenmoreso than before midnight! EVERYONE was dancing and it was crowded but so excellent. Emo and I were again dancing in there (somewhere!) and having a wonderful time. (He's such a good dancer!! BAH!) I was still kinda iffy about being there dancing, because I am *so white* and such a wannabe. I didn't want to do much, but I still did. Haha. At one point, a song came on and we all got in a huge circle. Each couple took their turn and went into the middle and didn't really dance, but more....I dunno..... Lol, ya know...just kinda danced around in the middle and stuff. It was funny. They all pointed to me and Emo and motioned us to go dance in the middle, and my face just went pale. NO WAY was I going in the middle of the circle. Nuh uh. I was deathly afraid!! So then this lady grabbed Emerson and took HIM in the middle. Haha..it was pretty funny. They were *really* dancing too. So I came up with an idea. :) Totally stepped out of my comfort zone, but I wanted to see his and their reaction. So as this lady was dancing with him, I went into the centre and hip bumped her outa there so I could dance with my man!! Everybody went NUTS!!!!! They were cheering and clapping and making huge noise as Emerson and I continued to dance in the middle. He was twirling me around and such, and we did every new move that we had been practicing earlier that night in his house. It was amazing. Everyone LOVED me after that. It was very very cool.
We continued dancing until about 1:30 in the morning. It was one huge party and I was having a blast. After my ordeal in the centre of the circle, I didn't care about all those people anymore. I was having a great time just dancing with Emerson and everybody else. I was so happy.
What an amazing New Years. It was great. When Emerson first told me that we were going to somebody else's house for New Years, I wasn't looking forward to it, naturally, because I *knew* there would be dancing and I didn't want to. But I'm so glad I did. I'm glad he took me there and forced me to dance. And I was pleased with myself for shaking things off and just having a good time. Emerson was very happy too. He couldn't stop smiling all night (and neither could I!) and he was so happy that I did that for him. He is a super guy. I couldn't be happier. I love it! He's amazing! What an awesome way to spend New Years.
Hope you all had a great New Years as well. Welcome 2005!