Wednesday, May 24, 2006
Sushi time...
I just had sushi for the first time ever. I went with one of my girlfriends from work... it was actually really fantastic. Especially once we had some saki bombers in us... We went to this really hip place in Scottsdale called Sting Ray. For anyone who loves sushi, please come visit me so I can eat it every day!
Saturday, May 06, 2006
Birthday time!
My birthday was last Saturday. I am officially considered to be in my mid 20's now. That's kind of a scary thought... Anyway, it was totally the greatest day ever. I think that people like me more this year. It's very weird. I think I got about 20 phone calls and many, many presents. Everyone was way too nice.
It was a really low key day. I didn't really want to go out with people since I knew I'd be out two nights this week (more on that later). So, Tim and I had a nice, quiet day to ourselves. We got up, went to see our new house (it looked fantastic!), went to breakfast at my favorite joint, then went on a really long hike. Have I ever mentioned that hiking is possibly my favorite thing ever? We hiked in the white tanks for about 2 hours... probably about 7 miles. It was perfect. Then Tim took me to a surprise dinner at Chart house. It was really yummy. Then we went shopping and I brought presents for myself. One of the best phone calls of the day was when my brother called me while we were shopping... He and his friends did something very admirable in honor of my birthday. I can't say what here but it was fantastic! Anyway, thank you to everyone who called, emailed, took me to lunch, gave me presents, etc. Everyone was so nice to me! I have such a great support group!!
Onto this week: It was really a relatively low key week. I have a new job I'm working on so I'm a little stressed about it. My office looks like I had several huge packs of paper throw up all over it (just like how my house looks like the washing machine threw up clothes all over). And I start another new job next Wednesday. Which really means that I SHOULD be working now instead of jacking off. But... there's always tomorrow, right? We had a team building thing on Thursday at work... it was one of the best days I've had in a long time. We went to a park and played sports then went to eat, went to bars, went to a co-workers house (where I subsequently got thrown in a pool-no phone in the pocket this time, thank god!) It was a really fun day...Friday morning was rough. But I got to work, worked some, and then went to a happy hour that I had arranged for one of my friends that just got canned. There was a pretty good group of us. It was a fun night too. But I guess that the week was fairly unproductive as a result of both Thursday and Friday night.
We didn't do much this weekend... I tried to get organized since we'll be moving in three weeks. Other than that we just hung around, worked out some, got some errands done, enjoyed the sun. It's always nice to have a laid back weekend every once in a while...
It was a really low key day. I didn't really want to go out with people since I knew I'd be out two nights this week (more on that later). So, Tim and I had a nice, quiet day to ourselves. We got up, went to see our new house (it looked fantastic!), went to breakfast at my favorite joint, then went on a really long hike. Have I ever mentioned that hiking is possibly my favorite thing ever? We hiked in the white tanks for about 2 hours... probably about 7 miles. It was perfect. Then Tim took me to a surprise dinner at Chart house. It was really yummy. Then we went shopping and I brought presents for myself. One of the best phone calls of the day was when my brother called me while we were shopping... He and his friends did something very admirable in honor of my birthday. I can't say what here but it was fantastic! Anyway, thank you to everyone who called, emailed, took me to lunch, gave me presents, etc. Everyone was so nice to me! I have such a great support group!!
Onto this week: It was really a relatively low key week. I have a new job I'm working on so I'm a little stressed about it. My office looks like I had several huge packs of paper throw up all over it (just like how my house looks like the washing machine threw up clothes all over). And I start another new job next Wednesday. Which really means that I SHOULD be working now instead of jacking off. But... there's always tomorrow, right? We had a team building thing on Thursday at work... it was one of the best days I've had in a long time. We went to a park and played sports then went to eat, went to bars, went to a co-workers house (where I subsequently got thrown in a pool-no phone in the pocket this time, thank god!) It was a really fun day...Friday morning was rough. But I got to work, worked some, and then went to a happy hour that I had arranged for one of my friends that just got canned. There was a pretty good group of us. It was a fun night too. But I guess that the week was fairly unproductive as a result of both Thursday and Friday night.
We didn't do much this weekend... I tried to get organized since we'll be moving in three weeks. Other than that we just hung around, worked out some, got some errands done, enjoyed the sun. It's always nice to have a laid back weekend every once in a while...
Sunday, April 23, 2006
More of the house...
We went and checked out our house yesterday and were thrilled to find that 1) The roof was down 2) The house was painted 3) We have light switches and most importantly, 4) our cabinets were in (and they look fantastic!!) Enjoy the pics below... can't believe we are only a month away!
Other than that, yesterday we spent the day at the Scottsdale Culinary festival... And I am now 20 pounds heavier... We were there from about 1 pm to 9pm and met up with several friends from work. It was a really good time...
Other than that, yesterday we spent the day at the Scottsdale Culinary festival... And I am now 20 pounds heavier... We were there from about 1 pm to 9pm and met up with several friends from work. It was a really good time...
Saturday, April 22, 2006
Ok, ok....
I shouldn't have posted the last entry. It was a terrible day but people are flipping out on me. Some things are better left unsaid. I feel better now...things are still unsettled and I'm still a little off as a result, but I know everything will be ok in the end. In some ways, I think it's time to reinvent my life... to shift my vision and reconfigure my attitudes about my personal life and my professional life. I think that change can be hard but it's completely possible and definitely warranted. I guess we'll see...
If anyone is still worried, please don't hesitate to call or email if you haven't already done so. I would be happy to talk/email one on one about specific issues that I vaguely referred to in my last email but I could never post about them online. And I should never even have vaguely referenced to anything being wrong...
ANYWAY...enough about that. I have my second Saturday off in a row (and I'm actually going to be in the office next week!) I'm not sure what to do with myself... two days off in a row feels like vacation!! And having a whole week next week to wrap things up...holy cow! The actual work is starting to slow down...finally! Today Tim and I are headed to the Scottsdale Culinary festival where we're going to eat and drink all day and hook up with some of my friends from work. It should be a good time... I'll post about it tomorrow (when I am 20 pounds heavier...) We are excited to go see our house this weekend... I went to a place yesterday to look at and approve the granite we selected. It looked good...so everything is coming together on the house front. I'll post pictures if I remember to take the camera today.
If anyone is still worried, please don't hesitate to call or email if you haven't already done so. I would be happy to talk/email one on one about specific issues that I vaguely referred to in my last email but I could never post about them online. And I should never even have vaguely referenced to anything being wrong...
ANYWAY...enough about that. I have my second Saturday off in a row (and I'm actually going to be in the office next week!) I'm not sure what to do with myself... two days off in a row feels like vacation!! And having a whole week next week to wrap things up...holy cow! The actual work is starting to slow down...finally! Today Tim and I are headed to the Scottsdale Culinary festival where we're going to eat and drink all day and hook up with some of my friends from work. It should be a good time... I'll post about it tomorrow (when I am 20 pounds heavier...) We are excited to go see our house this weekend... I went to a place yesterday to look at and approve the granite we selected. It looked good...so everything is coming together on the house front. I'll post pictures if I remember to take the camera today.
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Warning: this post may not be censored.
Today was one of the worst days I've ever had. It was a day where I, at various points, doubted every decision I've ever made in my entire life. Everything that's been bad for a while peaked today, at least in my mind. I realized that my whole goal in life is to be happy and right now I'm not.
Professionally, everything is completely out of whack. I wish I could go into details but I simply cannot.
Personally, things have been better. Again, I can't give details.
I feel like everything is just going to shit. I know it seems vague and I wish I could share, but I can't expect for to say that you have to trust me when I say that things are worse than I thought they could ever get. And I am astounded by that. Luckily, I have my health, I have my family, no one is hurt or dying (that I'm aware of). But these things, these issues...they just flat out suck.
Oh, and to top it off in a slightly comical way, I, being the smooth person that I am, managed to completely wipe out while getting gas in my car today. How you ask? Well, I just tripped over the hose on the pump. Fell flat on my face and have a nice, gigantic bruise all the way down my left leg. Sweet. That was the point where I pondered why I even got out of bed this morning. And I knew, at the point that when I asked myself that question, that it was a really bad day.
Professionally, everything is completely out of whack. I wish I could go into details but I simply cannot.
Personally, things have been better. Again, I can't give details.
I feel like everything is just going to shit. I know it seems vague and I wish I could share, but I can't expect for to say that you have to trust me when I say that things are worse than I thought they could ever get. And I am astounded by that. Luckily, I have my health, I have my family, no one is hurt or dying (that I'm aware of). But these things, these issues...they just flat out suck.
Oh, and to top it off in a slightly comical way, I, being the smooth person that I am, managed to completely wipe out while getting gas in my car today. How you ask? Well, I just tripped over the hose on the pump. Fell flat on my face and have a nice, gigantic bruise all the way down my left leg. Sweet. That was the point where I pondered why I even got out of bed this morning. And I knew, at the point that when I asked myself that question, that it was a really bad day.
Monday, April 10, 2006
House Update
We've been watching the progress on our house on a weekly basis...it's going so fast now! The only thing left on the outside of the house is to lay the roof tiles and to paint it (and when we went this weekend the trim was painted...the pictures below are from last week). They also had cleaned out the whole inside of the house which means the interior work will start in the next week or two.
So, we were super excited about this when we went by this weekend but we were still thinking our move in date would be probably around the beginning of July. However, when I went into work yesterday, I had a voice mail waiting for me from earlier in the week. It was our agent, Sara, and she told me that we had a walk-through date set for us on May 26. WHAT?! Seven weeks? Are you freakin kidding me? A walk-through date means that you meet with the superintendent of the job and the agent (Sara) and walk through the house, make sure everything looks ok, go through how everything was built, etc. Then if there are problems, the builder has three days to correct it. So, three days after the walk through we get our keys. HOLY CRAP. That means we will be in our house by May 31. As exciting as that is, it's a little freaky... we weren't expecting it to be so soon and we still have so much to do-pack up our apartment, buy blinds, refridgerator, washer, dryer, get homeowner's insurance... YIKE! So, we're super excited but at the same time it is a little overwhelming... this process has been so fun, though.
So, we were super excited about this when we went by this weekend but we were still thinking our move in date would be probably around the beginning of July. However, when I went into work yesterday, I had a voice mail waiting for me from earlier in the week. It was our agent, Sara, and she told me that we had a walk-through date set for us on May 26. WHAT?! Seven weeks? Are you freakin kidding me? A walk-through date means that you meet with the superintendent of the job and the agent (Sara) and walk through the house, make sure everything looks ok, go through how everything was built, etc. Then if there are problems, the builder has three days to correct it. So, three days after the walk through we get our keys. HOLY CRAP. That means we will be in our house by May 31. As exciting as that is, it's a little freaky... we weren't expecting it to be so soon and we still have so much to do-pack up our apartment, buy blinds, refridgerator, washer, dryer, get homeowner's insurance... YIKE! So, we're super excited but at the same time it is a little overwhelming... this process has been so fun, though.
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