The First of 52 New Things

As I mentioned in my last post, it is my goal to do/try something new every week for a year. 

Week 1 (October 8-15) : Unfortunately, I don't have any pictures from the first week as I didn't realize at the time that I was doing something new. Le sigh. But to recount:

• I tried a Bloody Mary at the early morning golf tournament during OU Weekend. It was awful... AWFUL! I do not see me drinking one in the future. C-Rat never should have let me try it. She actually felt bad about it; she was in shock that I said yes to trying it that she couldn't react before I took a gulp.
• I drank beer at the State Fair. For those who don't remember, there once was a time that I didn't drink beer. I was completely anti-beer. Then Julia's wedding happened, and I forced myself to drink beer in an effort to play drinking games with the cute cousin. Two years later, still drinking beer! I went to the fair in 2009 and 2010 but didn't drink at all. This was the first time my yellow waxy cup was Dr. Pepper-less.
• As it happened, this was the first time I stayed at a hotel for OU Weekend. This is not really something I care about on my list, but I realized it on the way back to Austin. I just find it funny that I've been to Dallas every year since 2002 and have never stayed in a hotel - always stayed with a friend, my brother, or the awful times I came back to Austin right after the game.
• In juicy news, I actually initiated conversation with a boy at a bar. Yup, shy me stopped a cute guy who was trying to leave the bar. I told him he couldn't leave, that it was my birthday... which if a guy did that to me, I would probably call him a creeper. But I guess it isn't a creeper move if a girl does it. I flashed my smile (his words, not mine), and soon enough he was buying me shots of Patron. Yeah, I was already tipsy when I stopped him. Otherwise this never would have happened. I'm gutsy when I drink!

Week 2 (October 16-22): After a long week at work, I was looking forward to a lazy night at home with Presley, some pizza, fresh baked cookies and a bottle of wine. I decided to forego my traditional white wine and go for some red wine. I've only had red wine less than a handful of times. I recently decided that I need to start keeping some wine in my apartment in case the time comes that I entertain someone - which, FYI, probably won't ever happen... but still. I bought a bottle of red wine for the first time... and then proceeded to drink half the bottle... and passed out on the couch... woke up in the 4th quarter of the Tech-OU game and thought I was still drunk... I was, but the score was no drunken joke.

Anywho... I have no idea how to pick out wine. After staring at bottles, I decided to pick one based on its name.

That's right... Cupcake!

Week 3 (October 23-29): People find it strange that I have never carved a pumpkin before. I don't know what to tell you - I don't come from a line of pumpkin carvers. But I finally felt it was time to lose my pumpkin card, and I tore it up! (That now sounds dirty... I apologize.) The pumpkin carving almost didn't happen. I had a failed attempt at picking a pumpkin. I then found one that I adored and then felt bad about cutting the poor thing up. He was so cute!

At long last, my bugaboo was complete!

C-Rat had a very appropriate pumpkin, considering it was Margarita Sunday and her love for tequila.

So that concludes Weeks 1-3 of 52 New Things! Though it's still early in Week 3... who knows, I may have some additions by the end of the week... stay tuned...