Lists

Love:
-Sunrise Earth (seriously..watch it.)
-Sunny days
-J. Crew cardigans
-Big jewelry trunk shows
-Book signings (Emily Giffin will be in Buckhead on Friday night--and a special WFU meet and greet!)
-Hump day

Can't wait for:
-Beach
-BSB
-Avenue Q
-Claire's birthday party
-Bojangles

Need to:
-Work out more
-Eat better
-Grocery shop
-Clean up my apartment
-Return books to library
-Upload new music to iTunes

Mixed feelings

Today is officially the one year anniversary of my graduation from Wake. A whole new crop of freshly minted diplomas are being handed out today, and I can no longer say "Oh, I just graduated last May." Getting older...le sigh. While of course I'm a little nostalgic and sad--I can't believe its been a solid year since I've spent any large amount of time with my best friends in the world--I'm mostly just happy to say I have survived my first year of adulthood. And I've turned out pretty damn great if you ask me! As much as I've complained about feeling lonely/anxious/whatever about being on my own lately, I have so many wonderful things and people in my life. This first year "on my own" could have gone a whole lot worse than it did. And for that, I am grateful!

Weekend recap: Friday I was a complete bum. Since my class and my test were finally behind me, I felt like a kid getting out of school for the summer. I slept late, layed out by the pool and didn't do much else. Friday night I went to dinner with a big group of people to Lola--yummy Italian food and a Bellini bar. Mmm! After dinner we went to Opera in Midtown. That's right, I officially had my first Atlanta night out in the club. Haha. It was really, really fun. AND, I feel very special because I was watching a Samantha Brown special on Atlanta this weekend on the Travel Channel, and she went to Opera too! She even called it the hippest nightspot in ATL. Since when am I that hip? Who knew! There was lots of fun dancing and delicious beverages:) Saturday and Sunday I was as lazy as humanly possible. It rained the rest of the weekend, so no pool time. But I watched some awesomely bad movies I rented from the library and did some odds and ends shopping yesterday before my massage appointment. (Quick note: it is unbelievably hard to stay awake in a massage when its pouring rain outside...practically impossible).

Now its back to Monday at the office. I should be fairly busy this week, which is good, but I know I'm still going to be restless because I can't stop thinking about my beach trip this weekend! It got here so quickly! I'm going to attempt to pack a little every night so I don't forget anything. Otherwise, here's a few things to be happy about today:

1. A very green banana for breakfast.
2. Not being tired at work--for the first time in a few weeks it seems like!
3. Getting cards from my sweet coworkers.
4. Looking forward to my crockpot meal tonight for dinner!
5. Perhaps attempting to make something about of the ground bison meat I bought yesterday?
6. A normal work week!
7. Beach beach beach.
8. Frolf tomorrow night with my new discs.
9. A couple good phone chats this weekend.
10. Sunny weather is here again!

Coffee is my savior

Currently: hyped up on "extra bold" Starbucks coffee, and hoping I don't get super sleepy again before lunch. I'm definitely going to need to stay caffeinated all day, due to a serious sleep shortage last night. Tonight I'm reinstating old lady bedtime. Perhaps I need some tunes to keep me alert in the cube this morning too.

Looking forward to:
1. This weekend. Always Sunny in Philadelphia marathon, maybe some frisbee golf if the weather is nice, and hopefully making something delicious out of my new Paula Deen "Just Desserts" cookbook!
2. Raleigh, the first weekend in May,
3. Back to Tybee Island for Memorial Day weekend! Yipee!
4. Raleigh, the last weekend in May. And I get to be Erin's hot wedding date. So excited. I love going to at least one good wedding every year.
5. Sleeping tonight.
6. Friday off.
7. Some quality phone time with some faves soon (hopefully).
8. Pollen going away.
9. Getting my tax refunds.
10. Reading a new book--I'm taking suggestions!

I wish I was on spring break.

I really wish I was on spring break. This first spring as an adult is rough--where is my week off to go to the beach? Where is all my free afternoon time to lay around outside doing absolutely nothing? If I were still at Wake this time of the year (my personal favorite time in the Forest), I'd be swinging on Davis Field or lying on on blanket painting my nails and listening to my ipod for hours on end. There might even be a trip to Haynes mall and Dewey's involved:) Oh how I miss that part of college.

And for another stimulating peek into my Alabama life this week! Haha, I wish that we're true... There is nothing new to report. Still just working and eating, and that's pretty much it. I ate peach cobbler not only once, bu twice yesterday! I'm pretty sure the only thing I'm going to take away from this week is about 5 extra pounds. I'm still unsure if I'm going back home today or tomorrow. My guess is tomorrow, although sleeping in my own bed tonight would be a very nice surprise:)

Things on my to do list:
1. Unpack and repack for the weekend once I get home.
2. Major laundry (see #1).
3. Buy some new cute pajamas for spring/summer time. I really like these.
4. Eat lots of Easter candy!
5. Clean my apartment at some point...its amazing how dirty it gets when I'm not even there!
6. Wear shorts since the weather has finally thawed out again.
7. Go on a serious detox after this week full of peach cobbler and said Easter candy.
8. Go to a baseball game. Yes, you read that right. I won't feel like a real Atlantan until I see the Braves in person.
9. Hang out more with all my new girlfriends in ATL.
10. Plan trips to Raleigh and/or NYC. Can't wait!

Things I like about today

1. The delicious (free!) hot apple cider I had this morning (and every morning for past week and a half). I love that my office has its own catering!
2. The extra delicious chocolate chip pound cake that I made last night and brought in for my coworkers to enjoy today.
3. The fact that the office is quiet--practically silent. A good enviornment to actually get things done (and take plenty of mental health breaks).
4. Its cold outside, but nice and sunny. My cubicle is actually pretty bright, so I don't feel the need to fall asleep all day.
5. The fact that the day is more than half over already!
6. In less than 24 hrs I'll be on a plane back to the beautiful Raleigh, NC.
7. Tonight I plan on doing nothing but eating dinner, packing, and watching Love Actually.
8. I took advantage of my special music channels on my cable and listened to Christmas music as I got ready this morning.
9. I am wearing a red sweater and red shoes today.
10. Christmas Eve is tomorrow yipee!!