And the award goes to...

Since its awards season, I have decided to give out a few of my own awards... lets call them the Wendel Awards 2005 edition.

The best movie of 2005: Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. I know it’s cheesy to say it but, growing up with an older brother I became a closet star wars fan. Ask me just about anything pertaining to Star Wars and I bet I might have the answer... Anyway, I picked it because FINALLY the saga has ended. We all knew what would happen but it was good to just see it played out.

Best Concert of 2005: Marc Broussard w/Will Hoge @ Mojo's- Why? Well, not only did Will Hoge wind up with my car keys (you can ask me about that in person) but Meredith wound up with Marc Broussard serenading her on stage! Great performances and something I will remember for a long time to come...

Best animal of 2005: Penguins win hands down. Not only did they kick ass in the movie March of the Penguins but, when I saw the amazing new exhibit at the St.Louis Zoo I cried. I wish I could have one for a pet... too bad I hate the cold.

Best trip of 2005: Chicago... enough said. I went twice and both times were great.

Best drink of 2005: Tom Collins- I can't get enough of this tasty gin treat.

Best meal of 2005: #12 Beach Club from Jimmy John's- This was a close one because Osaka has this great Sobo that they make... the only reason why the #12 won is because I am always in the mood to eat it. *hmmmm getting very hungry for one right now*

Best TV Show of 2005: Law and Order SVU- because I love the reruns. It’s always interesting and I can easily fall asleep to it if I’m tired. (A close second would be the Best Week Ever)

Best Happy Hour of 2005: Addison's $2 pints... oh, and they have 1/2 price appetizers.

Most Interesting New Person I Met in 2005: Andre` takes this award hands down. Halloween was a crazy awesome party and the Boulevard Brewery tour... enough said.

Best Sports Moment of 2005: No, it wasn't eating lunch next to Tony Gonzales... it was the amazing home run by Albert Pujols. He hit a three-run home run in Game 5 against Houston Astros with two outs in the ninth inning Monday, Oct. 17, to put the Cardinals up by one run after being just two strikes away from having their season end.

Lastly but not leastly....
Best new pet: Sophie won this by a landslide.

Well, this post is getting a bit long... And so ends the 2005 Wendel Awards.