Where I've Been

So I'm finally done with another semester of school. Last Monday I took my HR final. After class, I went drinking with Amy, Jason, and Carrie. It was Amy's last test EVER. She's officially done with her MBA. Congrats, Amy! We had dollar margaritas on the porch at Ozona's. To our surprise, a posusm came out of nowhere to visit us. I was quick enough to snap a picture. I think we scared it more than it scared us.

On Wednesday, I wrote my strategy paper. Took the day off Wednesday to focus completely on it. Taking a day off was so nice. Focusing completely on school is such a treat. I wish I had done this masters thing without working full-time, but as least I'm actually doing it. Now I'm enjoying a whole week and a half without the responsibility of school hanging over my head.

Wednesday night it felt so good to be done that I decided to celebrate. Scotty went with me and even let me pick the place. Of course we went to Caves Lounge (my favorite bar). It's the total hipster hang-out…if you could call the kids in Arlington, Texas, hipsters. (Not sure if you can…they're a weird mix between hipster and punk rock.) The weather has been absolutely incredible, because we had a cool front come through. Naturally, we sat on the patio. Scotty even brought a stick of incense for us to enjoy while we sat outside. How's that for thinking ahead?! Caves was having karaoke on the patio Wednesday night. It took awhile to get things rolling, but pretty soon we were enjoying some punk rock karaoke. Hilarious but I didn't actually participate.

Thursday night Mom and Dad had Kristen, Leia, Scotty, and I over for dinner. We had hot dogs and sat on the porch. The weather was again gorgeous. We had watermelon for dessert. Later in the evening Scotty and I watched "Lost in Translation." I really enjoyed it. It was my kind of movie.

Friday night went out with Troy, who is moving very soon to San Diego. (I'm so excited for him!) Troy is a wonderful, wonderful person and a heck of fun to drink with. We had waaay too much fun. So much fun that I found myself throwing up at 3:30am. Don't think Troy was much better off. What were we thinking?

Spent a lot of Saturday morning in bed feeling pretty crappy. I recovered just in time for Kristen's graduation ceremony on Saturday afternoon. Yep, you heard it right, Kristen is officially a college graduate! We're so proud of her. Being at the ceremony was very special. I know that Kristen worked really hard and waited for that moment for a very long time. I remembered how it felt when I graduated. I thought about how I'll feel in May when I graduate again. There was a lot of excitement on Saturday afternoon in the Lucci family.

Saturday night Mom and Dad took Kristen and I to dinner at The Keg. We had steak and lobster and everything was incredible. Being with my family is one of the best parts of my life. My family is absolutely incredible and I love them a lot. Karen & Jason, we missed you on Saturday! After dinner, Kristen and I met up with a bunch of her friends in downtown Fort Worth. The weather was again beautiful so we sat on the porch. I think Kristen had a really good time, which is all that mattered. It was her celebration.

Today I cleaned house, organized, and put up a new porch light (with Dad's help).

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