Showing posts with label Exams. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Exams. Show all posts

Thursday, May 7, 2009

SCD arrives tonight!

My quality of life has already improved so much since I got my test out of the way yesterday...I think it was adding more anxiety than I realized. But now I feel fabulous and carefree again! Lots and lots of good things to report on:

1. Sara is coming to Atlanta today!! I am so excited for my first official visitor. I'm taking a half day off work tomorrow so we can be lazy by the pool, shop and eat to our hearts' content. It will be so wonderful to have someone to hang out with all weekend too...none of my usual boring routine of trying to entertain myself. One downside: I probably should've cleaned my apartment before her arrival since its been very neglected this week, but alas, didn't happen. Oops.

Maybe we can recreate this amazing photo from my 21st birthday party this weekend? Hmm..

2. Fabulous meal at Roy's last night. A and I are making it our personal goal to dine at as many island themed restaurants as possible (weird, I know). Last night we had delicious Ahi tuna, Mahi Mahi with some kind of lobster butter sauce that I would like to swim in, and the official most amazing molten chocolate souffle of all time. I also had some type of pineapple martini that was so good I can't even really put it into words. Oh Roy's, I heart you.

3. This weekend I will finally be visiting Gladys Knight's Chicken and Waffles restuarant. I think I've mentioned this place before (because its one of the reasons I love ATL so much, and I haven't even been yet). A and I tried to go a couple of weeks ago, but the line was out the door and it was late. Sigh. This weekend we will for sure be making an appearance...hopefully at the downtown location, but we're willing to drive to the burbs for the other location if its too packed. I have to introduce SCD to the very best the city has to offer, obviously.

4. I will hopefully be getting in some solid pool time this weekend. I am in desperate need of a tan and I want to get a little color before the beach weekend (only two weeks away!). There's nothing worse than burning like a lobster on the first day at the beach.

5. Ok, so maybe this isn't really a good thing to report on, but I have become mildly obsessed with reading about the Jon and Kate Plus 8 cheating scandal! Its all over US Weekly--there's even video!--and I find the story very sensational. Still not sure if I believe it (I never believe anything until its on people.com, the only legitamite celeb site), but that hasn't stopped me from reading all the stories. One of the more shocking tidbits I picked up from one of the articles: Jon and Kate make an estimated $50K to $75K per episode of their show! Holy crap, thats a lot of money for not really doing anything except their daily routine with the kids. Wow.

6. Its Thursday, which is always a good thing.

7. I didn't go clothes shopping yesterday like I wanted to...hooray for me! I still do want to buy myself a little gift for passing my test, etc, but I'm going to try to think of something memorable that I can get/do. In theory I need to be saving up for all the lovely foreclosed/discounted condos I want to buy one day. If I ever complain about being bored, remind me to start doing some real estate research. No sense in renting when I can buy.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Huge sigh of relief

I passed my exam at work this morning--hooray! Thanks for all the luck and good vibes, I know it helped me!

I just got back from a nice lunch with some of my coworkers who took me out to celebrate. Excellent meal and a GIANT piece of raspberry chocolate cake later...and I'm in a food coma. But still ecstatic that my test is done. It feels like finals is over and now its time to play--especially since Sara is coming tomorrow and I'm taking a half day on Friday. I've got that special "May" feeling again. Sigh.

Tonight A and I are going out to a fancy Hawaiian/islandy themed restaurant and I can't wait. The menu looks delicious and the drinks look even better. Can't wait. Plus, since I got to the office at the crack of dawn today for a cram session, I'm going to leave a little early, maybe do some grocery shopping and maybe even bake something delicious too. Lovely day!

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Ode to May

May has always been my favorite month of the year. Beautiful weather, the end of the school year, an entire summer stretched out in front of me. Beach trips, the pool opens...basically, life is good. I'm happy that May has rolled around again, although I'm hoping this one will be just as good as usual, despite the fact that there is no school to end this year. I graduated from college a year ago--a whole year! I'm still not sure how I've survived this past year. I've said many times before (and I'm sure I'll say again) how much I have learned/changed/grown in my first year of "real adulthood". I appreciate all the experiences I've had, but frankly, I hope this next year is a little more calm:)

Anyway, May is full of fabulous things this time around: two trips home (one already happened last weekend), Sara comes to visit this coming weekend, my Tybee Island beach trip with A, hopefully lots of laying out by the pool, dinners with girlfriends and a few good weeks in the office with no traveling!

Apart from all the wonderfulness, I'm feeling pretty anxious today about my exam I have to take at work tomorrow morning. Everyone has been telling me not to worry, but of course its natural to freak out a little. I haven't studied or taken a test in over a year. So today, in my usual finals style, I am cramming like crazy and hoping for the best. Distractions appreciated!