today's the day

today is it...the last day in my office.

there's a lot to do before i turn out the light for the last time, but it's still going to be difficult. i don't want to get all mushy or sentimental, but it's an unfortunate position to be in. ....i've decided i'm going to take a week or two to get organized at my house (since my office is coming to live with me) and then go out in search of a part-time gig (or full-time)..because if i have nothing productive to do for the next two months, i'll go crazy. that, and i'd work out a lot and probably drink a lot...and sleep a lot. yikes. actually, the working out and sleeping part sounds pretty good..but i need something to get me up and at it every day.

...my sister comes this evening. we're gonna try to go to this new place, dandelion market, and have some fun because goodness knows, i need it! she'll stay with me tonight and then spend the rest of the weekend with leah. so, i'll be on my own tomorrow night. i behaved myself and stayed in last weekend, but i can't say the same for this weekend. 0:)

hope everyone has a great friday and lovely weekend.......

weekend preview

it's amazing how much one's emotions can change from one day to the next. tuesday, i was super stoked about getting approved for the new apartment and on the highest of highs that nothing could ruin my day..to wednesday, ending the day feeling so low and defeated. it really made me stop and think about what my life is really all about and how much i want to get out of it. i wish i could be more specific, but at this point it needs to remain a mystery. but, i've done a lot of thinking, and have even prayed..i'm sure God is wondering who i am. i'm just wondering what He really has in store for my life, especially when i know this year will be so much better than the last...how how what He wants relates to my plans. and if they're different, that's okay...i just wish i knew what was going to happen.

for some good news: it's a long weekend! yay! i'm going home and cleaning my apartment (especially the kitchen) because my mother is coming tomorrow! we're going to go look at my apartment, go to IKEA (she's never been), go to target (so i can get some cute new shoes), go to the bead lady in concord...and whatever else we can fit into her visit. church on sunday, of course. then, she'll go back sunday. monday, i'm going to work on the window sills that bella has so kindly gnawed on (the spare bedroom's is WAY worse)...brent repaired it for me in the old place, but i'll have to do it on my own this time. monday, i might go get a massage and then do some sorting/purging and iron some clothes...basically lay low. then, next weekend, my sister comes. fun times!

review/preview

it's been a couple weeks since i've posted..not much to write about i suppose. :/

this past weekend, i was going to go home. as usual, i didn't feel like driving friday night so i stayed in..i went to bed at a super reasonable hour since i was planning on getting up early to hit the road. but, man! did my bed feel good saturday morning. so i rolled over and called my mom. she did her darndest to convince me to come, but the security of my 3 comforters, 1 blanket & 4 pillows (+ teddy) just wouldn't let me go! so i rolled back over, and was in and out of sleep (mostly "in") for the next few hours. i ended up getting myself up at 1:30 or something like that! poor b...stuck in her crate since i thought we were leaving early....but she's a trooper. ;) saturday, i was lazy and watched football & movies (including staying up to see the end of the ecu-smu game. ecu lost by 7 pts. agh! we are just NOT a 2nd half team. i don't get it!! sunday morning, i went to church. but, since i was running behind, i ended up going to the main campus service that starts around 10:30 (the north campus service starts at 10:15). i like north campus better, but i'm glad the services are staggered. :) all i can say for sunday, is i did watch most of the panthers' game (not really sure why though), and cleared my dining table off and played a couple games of solo scrabble. i won. ;) then, i went to bed and had my horrible nightmare again, waking up at 1am and not wanting to go back to sleep. but, the nightmare also proved something i already knew: that i kinda have a crush on my neighbor. i think he lives with his dad, which is slightly endearing. he's really nice. we may hit up the wine vault this weekend, since i've yet to go. we'll see.

this week: it's back to the grind today..bah. i have a quick work project that's due by monday dealing with apf data entry. shouldn't be too bad. tomorrow, i have artitudes at 6:30 downtown, and then supposedly meeting derek for dinner somewhere south (since he lives in ballantyne). thursday, i have a much-needed eye appointment after work in concord. i haven't been to the eye doctor since i moved to charlotte. i need contacts!! (that's not to say that i've been wearing the same pair for 2 years, because that would be disgusting and incredibly bad for my eyes!) friday, after work, is another mint after 5. so long as the weather cooperates, i'm gonna go. saturday, i have a hair appt. (last color appt. before the wedding..darker, less blond, tone down the red, etc.). ecu plays rice for homecoming. the way rice got spanked this weekend, if we can't win, i'm gonna go give the team a swift kick in the rear! i'm going to be motivated this weekend for sure...get some work done (maybe even finish priming the living/dining rooms?). oh, and i need to find some new black flats (as i am in studded thong sandals today despite the temperature/weather; which is okay for outside work but maybe not so much for work in october?). wish me luck. ;)

hope everyone had a great weekend and survives the chillier & gloomy/rainy week that lies ahead.

p.s. i promise to upload pictures this week/weekend!

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!

Weekend Review & Preview

Last weekend, I met a friend of mine down in NoDa Friday night. We had a drink at Solstice and dinner/drinks at Cabo Fish Taco. After dinner, we went to Thomas Street. Saturday, I got my new sofa and spent the afternoon breaking it in. Saturday night, that same friend and I went to eeZ in Birkdale Village for dinner. Sunday, Matt & I went to The Mint to see the New Orleans show. It was amazing. We saw the installation I wanted to see and since he hadn't been to the museum, we went around to the permanent collections too. Overall, it was a great weekend.

This weekend, will be signficantly more mellow. Tonight, I am going to clean/take out the trash/organize/finish laundry & ironing/etc. Not very exciting I'm afraid. Normally, I'd do that on Saturday but tomorrow I am planning on hanging out with Matt. He's into pottery and there's something going on tomorrow with the people he does pottery with...and he invited me to come. I suppose that since he went to the museum with me last weekend, I can do what he wants to do tomorrow. Besides, I didn't have anything else planned. Ha. Sunday..hopefully I will be able to relax and catch up before another weekend starts. Maybe I'll take B to the dog park in the evening...Brent comes back from his cruise sometime on Sunday but I doubt I'll see him. I'm sure he'll be pooped.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Making my way down the hill

This weekend, Bella and I are heading to Raleigh to pre-celebrate my birthday and Father's Day since Paige will be off with Paul and his dad next weekend. For the first time in awhile, I am actually all packed (except to change my clothes and pack up my toiletry items) and ready to go. We should be pulling out of the parking lot by 7 (7:30 is probably more realistic) with an estimated time of arrival in Raleigh by 9:30/10. :D

What's on tap for the weekend? Paige is cashing in her Christmas coupon so I'm heading over to her house to paint my old room and the hallway (she wants her house on the market by end of July). The COLLEGE WORLD SERIES (CWS) begins tomorrow at 2pm with Cal-State Fullerton/Arkansas and LSU/Virginia at 7pm. Sunday, UNC plays Arizona State at 2pm and Texas takes on Southern Miss at 7pm. I haven't decided my pick for the Sunday afternoon game...we'll see. Back home in Omaha!

Sunday, I'll be back heading back to Charlotte.

Hope everyone has a great weekend! I'll come back and two days later, it'll be my birthday! :D

P.S. It ended up that I don't have a peritonsillar abscess but I do have tonsillitis.

It's Almost Here!

The weekend that is! I am getting off at 4pm today because I have to go to Time Warner and give 'em their equipment back. I kinda put in a bag on the coat closet floor and forgot about it until I received the bill on Monday. They expect me to pay $422 for a cable box, a remote and a cable modem? I don't think so!

My weekend plans? Tonight after TW, I'm going to the grocery store to restock since today is PAY DAY and my fridge/pantry is stocked like a frat boy's. Ha. Plus, I am going to try to make a recipe I picked up from Tara's blog tonight. We'll see. A band is playing at Wild Wing Cafe, University so I might roll out and head over there.

Tomorrow, I am getting my color done. After my hair appointment, I am going to go for my first visit to IKEA. I have been looking online for awhile and I'm hoping the tables I want will be in the store. We'll see. I don't need too much for the apartment so hopefully I can walk away with only one bag of items, or two boxes. We'll see. I've never been before so I'm really excited.

What else? I'm going to get around to those unopened boxes and disorganized closet on Sunday; I'm going to take B to the Reedy Creek dog park at some point over the weekend; and, I'm giving her a bath! She really needs it! This weekend I will also be repairing my window sill that she decided to chew this morning while I was hitting the snooze button 5 times. That will be interesting since Brent did it last time. Hmm....We'll see what else I can cram into the weekend...

Hope everyone has a great weekend!