Things

1. I find that I'm much happier when I have music on in the evenings (usually a Ben Folds Pandora station) instead of the tv in the background. Must do this more often.
2. There is nothing much better than a freshly vacuumed floor.
3. I feel infinitely more productive when I do at least one household chore in the evenings instead of saving them all up for the weekend. Tonight I washed dishes and put away laundry and I feel great!
4. I'm a little ashamed at how excited I am for the return of Pretty Little Liars tomorrow night on ABC Family. Just a little :)
5. The lovely Jenn notified me today that Lilly Pulitzer is sponsoring the Thursday night Botanical Gardens cocktails in the garden every Thursday night in June. If you show up wearing Lilly you get a special gift bag! This also excites me to no end.
6. Getting more giddy by the minute about my (work) trip to Nashville next week. Thank goodness for good (work) friends and getaways. Heaven knows we deserve it after the last few months!
7. I've lost 2 more pounds recently! There's nothing like seeing a little bit of progress on the scale to motivate a person. I'm happy that my extra effort has been paying off a little lately. Now just to get back on track for the Peachtree. Someone remind me why I signed up again?

Obviously that was a bunch of randomness, but that's what's going on here these days. Hope y'all had a great weekend and a happy Monday. I'm happy now that mind is over :)

The Longest Weeks

My coworkers and I all agree that the shortest weeks always drag on for the longest time. That's how I've felt this week, anyway. I loved having Monday off--the weekend at home was fantastic and everything that I had hoped it would be. There was friend and family time, lots of eating and mostly tons of relaxing. I can't tell you how long I sat out on my parents' screened in porch reading a real book! I had a little bit of a tv and ipad detox weekend, and it was great. I need to do that more often.

This week hasn't been too bad, its just been dragging for me. I cannot wait to leave the office today and start the weekend. Working on Fridays can be great for productivity, but the day seems long because its so quiet. All I want to do is escape and go to the mall and grocery store and run all of my errands and have some fun! Today in particular, I want to get home to my dog friend who has been staying with me for the week! She's the cutest.

So basically, if I wasn't in the office I'd be either at the Nordstrom semi-annual sale, I'd be out by the pool or I'd be hanging out with cute Dessa. All of those options sound pretty great, right?

Happy weekend! I hope you all have something fabulous planned! xoxo

Holiday Weekend

I am beyond excited to be flying home to NC tomorrow for the long holiday weekend. I can't wait to see my parents and friends--it really feels like its been forever since I've been home for a "normal" visit. The last two trips were focused on Julie's bridal shower and wedding. Don't get me wrong, those are very worthwhile events, but not exactly relaxing!

This weekend I'm lookinf forward to going to Beach Music at North Hills with mom, seeing SDB's new home (!) and spending a lot of time around the house and around Wake Forest. I can't wait to hear about Matthew's walk at graduation and Erin's trip to Tanzania. My friends do some pretty cool things, right? I'm just really excited to spend time in NC and maybe mostly, to eat Bojangles! Its been months since I've had any, and that has to be some kind of record for me.

Before I leave, I need to pack and wrap up a few work-related items. Other than that, I've been enjoying a pretty normal work week and not exercising! Maybe I'm enjoying myself a little too much... :) After this weekend is over, I think it'll offically be time to start thinking about summer. I've got a beachh trip in June, a trip to Canada in July, a work trip in August to DC with some quality friend time thrown in, and a best friend's wedding Labor Day weekend. Life is so good!

What are y'all doing for the holiday weekend?  xoxo

Great Art Museums

I saw this article on MSN this morning. I've been lucky enough to go to a lot of these museums already, but I'd like to be able to go to every single one some day! Especially the Egyptian museum in Cairo. Add one to the life goal list...

Have any of y'all been to any of these museums? Do you like art museums? I'm a huge nerd for a great museum. I've had a membership at the High Museum in Atlanta for the last 3 years!

Happy Friday xoxo

The Waffle Palace

Last night, instead of my usual plans of scrounging up dinner, going for a run/walk and watching tv, Jenn invited me to go see a play with her at the Horizon Theatre called The Waffle Palace. It was hysterical! It is supposedly based off of newspaper articles about all the crazy things that go on in Waffle House in Atlanta (which, believe me, is a bunch of weird stuff). What a great show! So much more fun than my normal Wednesday night. Jenn and I vowed to do more things like that--maybe even get season tickets to the theatre.

Today

-Lunch at Mary Mac's with some of my favorite co-workers.
-Getting in another good walk/jog tonight in my pretty neighborhood.
-Working away on a big new project.
-Having an adventure with Flat Stanley in my cubicle :)

New Curtains

It only took me one year, but I finally have some curtains up in my bedroom! I think they finish off the room really nicely, and I think they add some good neutral color to my blue/gray walls. I'm also, of course, obsessed with geometric prints--I just can't get enough. What do you think? Sorry in advance for the poor quality iPad photos: