Great Weekend!

What a really, really great weekend. I needed it. The past week was slightly rough for me. I'm in my new position but I haven't settled down yet. There's a lot to do, but I'm finding direction. Hopefully this next week I'll have a better grasp on priorities and where my focus should be.

Anyhow, it was really nice to get my mind off work for a few days. Friday night started with a trip to Home Depot on the way home from work. We planned on doing some lawn work Saturday morning so I figured it would be best just to pick everything up that evening. I love Home Depot and could spend hours there. That day I just went in and got what I needed. The bulk of my purchase was bags of pine bark (to fill in our flower beds). I bought 20 bags. It was very entertaining to see so many men freak out that a woman of my stature (in case you didn't know, I'm short...really short) was hauling these bags around by herself. I'm not sure how much each bag weights individually, but it can't be more than 15 pounds, if even that much. So I wasn't exactly straining myself. But I did get quit a few offers for help which I kindly accepted. It was cute. I mean, if someone wants to work for me just cuz I'm short and female, then go for it! The best part was when I loaded all of these bags in my little Civic. The Home Depot employee helping me load looked at me like I was crazy. "Are you sure they'll fit?" he said. Of course they'll fit...I've crammed a lot more in that little car before. And they did.

Later that evening, I went over to Chao Camp. Hung out with Anna Beth, Lyn, and Christine. It was a perfect evening outside on the porch in the newly designed backyard. Everything looked great! When it got chilly, we headed indoors. Even though it was only 10:30pm, I was delirious and headed home to sleep. I slept and slept and slept.

I even slept in Saturday morning! Boy was that a treat considering I usually have class Saturday morning. This week, I went to class Wednesday night so I wouldn't have to go Saturday. It was a good decision since I needed the sleep. Spent the rest of the day working on the house. (That's a whole other story that I'll get to later.)

Saturday night Kristen and I went out for sushi. It was pretty much her first experience with sushi so we had a really, really great time. I loved that I can share my love of it with her! After dinner I just lounged around the house, surfing the internet, reading, watching TV, cleaning my room, taking clothing inventory (with plans to get rid of some), and rearranging my bedroom. I stayed up until almost 2am since I made the mistake of taking Excedrin for a headache earlier in the evening. I knew it had caffeine but I anticipate it would keep me up all night! At least I was productive.

This morning, Sunday, I laid in bed reading for a few hours before getting up. What a treat! I can't believe I'm spoiling myself like this when final exams are only 2 weeks away. I am so getting into gear this week. Eventually I did get up and got pretty. Karen, Kristen, and I met Mom and Dad for brunch around 11am. They took us out to celebrate my new position. It was a fabulous meal and as always the company was the absolute best. I love my family so much. Part of the reason this weekend was so good was because I hung out with the family a lot!

This afternoon I went birthday shopping for Kevin. It's on Thursday. The really exciting part is I get to see him on Friday!! He's going to Lubbock to see his parents for the weekend and I'm joining him there. It will be so nice to see him and his family. Plus we'll celebrate his birthday together! I spent the rest of today around the house. I watched TV, read, talked to Kevin a couple times, talked with Autumn, watched Xmen, played with the dogs, etc. It was a lovely, lovely day at home. I am so happy.

And to top it all off, Kristen just dragged me outside to see the moon. I'm so glad she did because it had the widest halo around it I've ever seen. According to her, it's from ice crystals in the atmosphere. Whatever it is, it was a beautiful sight.

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