Last week was abnormal with the committee meeting, happy hour and social, that this week just seems boring. :/ The meeting was good and the socials were fun. I did get to see Joanna--which we've been trying to work out since I moved to Charlotte! & my friend Chris went with me to the HCYP social. Now, I can say I've been to Whiskey River. Not that I really care....

After the Epicenter experience, Chris and I went to Flying Saucer. I tried 2 new beers. I hated the first, Purple Haze..too much raspberry flavor. The other was a German wheat beer, supposedly close to a Blue Moon. It was okay. For now, I'll stick to my fave. I did want to try the Highland brewed in Asheville I had when I went to Intermezzo, but I couldn't remember what the other half of the name was, and they had several to choose from. All I know is it was darker than I normally like, with a more "hoppy" flavor.

Saturday evening, I went to dinner at Fiamma with Matt in Dilworth. It was really good. I would highly recommend it. Even my wine choice worked out (which rarely does since I'm such an Asti snob!). Then, we drove around and got in a fight. We recovered, and went to Picasso's for a bit. Afterwards, he drove back to my house for Round Two. On the way to work Monday morning, Matt and I talked. Basically, we can no longer be friends. It's been volatile so far and we've known each other maybe two months. I expect friendships to be supportive and comforting, not stressful and critical. It sucks to kick people out of your life, but sometimes, you just have to do it!

Sunday afternoon, Joanna came over and we talked for a bit..got a chance to catch up on what we've been doing for the past few years. I love her and hope that we can hang out again/more frequently.

It been a SLOW week so far and I am ready for 5pm Friday. I've decided to make a surprise trip to Raleigh this weekend..but will probably wind up leaving Saturday morning (I really don't like driving in the dark & I've been exhausted all week). :)

Happy Friday!

!!HAPPY FRIDAY!!

I am SO glad it's Friday. This has been the longest week! A recap on my week: Monday, I got super stressed out with planning my sister's bachelorette weekend for 17 women, out of town. Tuesday, I went to Young Affiliates of the Mint Artitudes committee meeting at the MMC+D downtown. I met some new people, including two Pirates. I am excited..hopefully my brainstorming juices will be flowing next time. ;) Wednesday, Matt & I went to a YAM Happy Hour event downtown. It was fun, but people didn't seem particularly outgoing...I'm really glad he came with me. Last night, I began my evening with a nap (I must be getting old!) and enjoyed the rest of the evening doing laundry and watching my "reality" tv shows. I also made the unofficial-official Bachelorette Party announcement/invite (handmade). Now, the Party will be October 23-25 in Wilmington. Paige just wasn't all that wild about Blacksburg as the destination. Man! Planning for 17 is hard!

Tonight, I am going to a Habitat Young Professionals' Social downtown with my friend, Chris, who just moved here from Raleigh. My freshman year roommate, Joanna, works for Habitat and invited me. This will be the first time we've seen each other since I moved to Charlotte, and even longer than that! It's a long-awaited reunion. 711 Clement whoop-whoop! :) I'm excited to meet her Habitat friends as well. I think tonight will be more fun than Wednesday...we'll see. Tomorrow night, Matt is taking me out to dinner. He hasn't told me where yet, and I really wanna know. I hope the food's good because I can be pretty picky! Maybe Saturday morning, Bella and I can meet Chris, Ebbie & Courtney (2 greyhounds) at the dog park. We'll see. And, of course, I wanna get the house cleaned up and finish my sorting/organization projects.

Hope you have a great Friday & a great weekend! See you next week!

I wish my life was exciting...

Sometimes, I really wish I led an exciting life..one that isn't so weighed down with routines. Since I moved to Charlotte, my days have pretty much been the same, more or less..although they did get more exciting/hectic/stressful/happy since I brought Bella home.

After the past few weeks, I will say that I think this year will be a year of change. My friends and I are growing up, our lives are going places we never expected them to go and we're having to make decisions we've never had to before. I can only expect that my relationships will be more fulfilling and honest, now that I don't have "that guy" in the back of my mind/heart. I think life will be better...hopefully I'll make some girl friends. No one will be able to replace Adina, Hannah or even Joanna & Jackie, but we're all so spread out and somewhat disconnected. I've sent in my membership application for the Young Affiliates of the Mint and that excites me, not only for the social experiences but for the exhibits (hello, Andy Warhol?!). Plus, I plan on getting a tan this year, one way or another...mostly so that I'm not a ghost when it comes time for Paige's wedding. I've never been one to care (plus, I always say I won't get skin cancer later since I don't worship the sun), but a little color wouldn't be so bad.

What else? I guess I'll end this post with some GREAT news! ECU swept Memphis last weekend and won the C-USA regular season title. The Pirates are 41-15, 17-7 C-USA and are ranked in the top-18 in ALL 5 major polls: #15 Baseball America, #16 ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll, #17 National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association and Rivals.com and #18 Collegiate Baseball. This week's rankings mark the longest active streak ranked in at least one poll at 14 consecutive weeks, since the 2004 season when they were ranked 17 straight weeks. In 2001, they were ranked on at least one poll the entire season, at 19 weeks. Tomorrow, ECU heads to Hattiesburg, Mississippi (Southern Miss) for the C-USA Baseball Championships and will face UCF (8th seeded) at 5pm. GOOOOOOOOOO PIRATES!!