new year's eve 2025
this is my first blog post!
it is 3:21 pm on december 31st 2025. my boyfriend, justin, is in Tokyo, having rung in the new year about 5 hours ago now at an EDM club in Shinjuku. My best friend, alli, has just crossed into 2026 about 20 minutes ago in Dubai with her boyfriend and his hometown friends.
tonight, i am scheduled to serve patrons at a chain italian restaurant in ontario from 6 pm to 12 am (but we close at 1 am tonight...)
additionally, i am due back at said restaurant by 2 pm on january 1st for yet another thrilling 6 hour shift.
supposedly, there are 112 reservations scheduled today. why anyone would choose to count down into a brand new year in a scaddabush italian kitchen and bar is beyond me. (and i posed this question to several of my guests last night who asked if i was working the next day... though i have yet to receive a solid answer)
i imagine that people are too lazy to cook at home or feel that somehow visiting a restaurant prevents some amount of FOMO from the typical holiday celebrations. i am not sure what to expect tonight, but i hope that people get drunk and tip well, and maybe slide me a tequila shot or two... lol
in all seriousness, i can honestly say that i am looking forward to 2026. while i cannot yet say where I will even be living by may 2026 due to my grad school applications still currently in progress, i know that an adventure and a new chapter awaits me.
i know that i plan to book at least one solo trip before i start grad school – where? i have not yet decided. but i am leaning towards some kind of a work/stay like a worldpackers type. that or just rip around in some hotels for 2 weeks or so and explore a new country.
and after i have amassed a worthy amount of home sickness, then i hope, i will be ready to take on the next step in "big girl life"... graduate school. and moving out again, and then big girl job, and then, and then, and then.
for now though, it is still december. i still live at home, i will start getting ready for my shift in about an hour, and try to remind myself to savour this time in my life with minimal stress, no rent, an easy job, enough time to explore my hobbies and interests again, and a world of possibilities at my fingertips.
here is to hoping there are crab cakes and egg rolls left over from my parents evening of celebration at home when i stumble home smelling like pasta sauce and vinegar from polishing cutlery.
here is to also hoping that i will not have to spend any major holidays at work in the new year. #getmeoutoftheserviceindustrynow
happy new year folks.
be well :)