Here's a little preview of what a typical workday looks like for me:
8:30 am: Get into work
8:45 am: Read through new emails
9:00 am: Asked to schedule various meetings w/ 15+ people throughout the end of the year
9:30 am: Send out meeting requests to people for various dates
10:00 am: Realize I scheduled the first mtg. during a weeklong conference that I am indeed attending, but completely forgot about
10:14 am: Re-send meeting request
10:15: Apologize to the 8 emails I received in all of 3 seconds reminding me about the conf. and why I would schedule a mtg. for such date
10:30: Dilemna solved, everyone likes the new date
10:40: Try scheduling another meeting
10:45: Realize there's not ONE SINGLE Conference room available in this entire HUMUNGOUS building during my time slot
10:50: search for new time & date
11:00: Finally find a conf. room I can use
11:05 ADHD kicks in, and I stare at the Facilities guys removing ceiling tiles above my head, to feed a wire down to the other end of the building
11:10: still watching, la dee da
11:20: what is that white foamey stuff in the ceiling?? dust or fire-proof preventatives?? hmm...
11:30: Where did the Facilities guys go, the ceiling tiles are still outta wack
11:45: lunch lunch lunch, food food, num num num...
12:00: Go to lunch w/ Mom since she's shopping in Cranberry today :)
1:00: attempt to work while counting down the hours to my weekend!
yup, a day in the life of me is never boring. Unless it's yesterday, now THAT was a boring day...
Friday, August 27, 2010
Monday, August 16, 2010
Twilight Fever
After having some doubts about being left home alone this weekend, and what I would do with myself, I surprisingly kept very busy and had a great weekend!
Friday night I got the chance to see 4 of my girlfriends, at an impromptu dinner at the Olive Garden :) It was a great start to my weekend! Afterwards, I decided to rent "Remember Me" with Robert Pattinson. You see, I'm a lil' obsessed with him lately, since Michelle's gotten me hooked on the whole 'Twilight' series, and since Redbox was not carrying either of the Twilight movies, I had to make due with what I could. The movie was pretty good, it was a little intense at parts, with a sad ending. But I'm a sucker for "drama" chick flicks.
Saturday I went out to lunch with another friend, did some shopping for fun (aka Target), and then stopped by my dad's birthday clam bake at his friends house to hit up some free food for dinner :) I left just after it started to pour down raining, in order to start my 'Twilight' marathon! I rented the first Twilight, which I saw a few years ago after it just came out. But back then, I didn't know what all the hype was about, and thought the movie was awful. So I decided to re-watch it now that I've read the book, and enjoyed the movie much more. I also rented New Moon, which I had yet to see. It also did not dissapoint, and worth staying up until 1:00 a.m. (yes, I know...I'm old, I have a 'strict' 10:00 pm bedtime during the week and more often than not do I still fall asleep at the same time on weekends! HA!)
Anyway, I'm halfway through Eclipse, and completely and unwillingly obsessed with this series. I don't even like "sci-fi" but I can't put the book down. I can't wait to see how the story ends! If you already know...please don't spoil it!
As for Ross, he had a great time camping with his friends. It's not often that they all get to hang out, so they made the most of it. And they even ended up with good weather. Apparently for now on he is blaming me on when it rains when we go camping. Thanks hun!
All in all...it was great to be home alone and not feel guilty about watching chick flicks all weekend! But I am happy to have my best friend home :)
Friday night I got the chance to see 4 of my girlfriends, at an impromptu dinner at the Olive Garden :) It was a great start to my weekend! Afterwards, I decided to rent "Remember Me" with Robert Pattinson. You see, I'm a lil' obsessed with him lately, since Michelle's gotten me hooked on the whole 'Twilight' series, and since Redbox was not carrying either of the Twilight movies, I had to make due with what I could. The movie was pretty good, it was a little intense at parts, with a sad ending. But I'm a sucker for "drama" chick flicks.
Saturday I went out to lunch with another friend, did some shopping for fun (aka Target), and then stopped by my dad's birthday clam bake at his friends house to hit up some free food for dinner :) I left just after it started to pour down raining, in order to start my 'Twilight' marathon! I rented the first Twilight, which I saw a few years ago after it just came out. But back then, I didn't know what all the hype was about, and thought the movie was awful. So I decided to re-watch it now that I've read the book, and enjoyed the movie much more. I also rented New Moon, which I had yet to see. It also did not dissapoint, and worth staying up until 1:00 a.m. (yes, I know...I'm old, I have a 'strict' 10:00 pm bedtime during the week and more often than not do I still fall asleep at the same time on weekends! HA!)
Anyway, I'm halfway through Eclipse, and completely and unwillingly obsessed with this series. I don't even like "sci-fi" but I can't put the book down. I can't wait to see how the story ends! If you already know...please don't spoil it!
As for Ross, he had a great time camping with his friends. It's not often that they all get to hang out, so they made the most of it. And they even ended up with good weather. Apparently for now on he is blaming me on when it rains when we go camping. Thanks hun!
All in all...it was great to be home alone and not feel guilty about watching chick flicks all weekend! But I am happy to have my best friend home :)
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
"Best Wife of the Year" Award
I've often liked to acknowledge that I should be awarded "Best Wife of the Year." Last year, for example, when I 'allowed' my husband to buy a motorcycle without giving him much of a fight. THAT in and of itself should've won me the award :)
This year, I so kindly planned a camping trip for my husband and all of HIS friends. You see, it started out with all of us wanting to do a camping trip again (like we did 2 years ago). In the end, any of the 'few and far between' girls in his group weren't able to commit, which would leave me alone with 5 guys...camping. So you can understand when I opted out, and insisted they have a "guys" weekend. In the end, I had done all the planning and nagging to get enough people to come, and now I don't even get to enjoy all the effort it was worth. You'd think this was just some kind of ploy to get Ross out of the house for the weekend! Not really, although now I'm wondering if this was somehow a result of my subconcious. But after being sad that I won't be able to enjoy a weekend of camping, I'm kind of looking forward to a weekend of doing nothing :) And having Ross gone for a few days will allow me to take advantage of catching up on all the chick flicks I've missed in the past year! SO...I guess it won't be such a bad weekend after all.
AND I'm *again* awarding myself "Best Wife of the Year" award :)
It's a win-win situation!
Now if only I could get him to take the dog too ...it would be completely and utterly delightful....
AH. who am I kidding?! I love that stinkin' cute weiner dog....
This year, I so kindly planned a camping trip for my husband and all of HIS friends. You see, it started out with all of us wanting to do a camping trip again (like we did 2 years ago). In the end, any of the 'few and far between' girls in his group weren't able to commit, which would leave me alone with 5 guys...camping. So you can understand when I opted out, and insisted they have a "guys" weekend. In the end, I had done all the planning and nagging to get enough people to come, and now I don't even get to enjoy all the effort it was worth. You'd think this was just some kind of ploy to get Ross out of the house for the weekend! Not really, although now I'm wondering if this was somehow a result of my subconcious. But after being sad that I won't be able to enjoy a weekend of camping, I'm kind of looking forward to a weekend of doing nothing :) And having Ross gone for a few days will allow me to take advantage of catching up on all the chick flicks I've missed in the past year! SO...I guess it won't be such a bad weekend after all.
AND I'm *again* awarding myself "Best Wife of the Year" award :)
It's a win-win situation!
Now if only I could get him to take the dog too ...it would be completely and utterly delightful....
AH. who am I kidding?! I love that stinkin' cute weiner dog....
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Happy Anniversary
Ross and I celebrated our 2-year anniversary this weekend at The Melting Pot in Station Square. We've heard so many good things about it, so we finally decided to give it a try for our special night out. It was exciting to try somewhere new, and somewhere unique, where all of your courses contain some type of fondue (for those of you who have never heard of the restaurant).
We went all out and ordered the "4-course dinner for 2," which we were told was the way to go, if eating there. It was great to try every course that they offered! Our first course was a Spinach & Artichoke Cheese Fondue, served with bread for dipping, apple slices and veggies. I was a bit confused how apple slices and cheese fondue go together, which was not one of my favorite combos, but Ross surprised us both by how much he liked it!
Our entree contained a ton of food, like sirloin, chicken, pork, tuna, shrimp, and lobster tail. Sadly, I didn't really enjoy the entree that much. It was a little disheartening since I don't like seafood, so Ross got the majority of that dish! At least the sirloin was good :) My other favorite part of the meal...dessert! We ordered the milk chocolate fondue, which came with pieces of brownie, pound cake, cheesecake, strawberries and bananas. Simply put....it was delicious.
Lastly, our waitress knew that we were celebrating our anniversary (which was funny when she asked, b/c when we told her, she assumed that we were still dating, since she started to go on about how her and her boyfriend's 1-yr. anniversary was coming up soon!), so she offered us a free celebratory toast of champagne. I wanted to do an *awesome* pic of us linking our arms together and drinking, but Ross would not cooperate. O well...just trying to recreate our wedding toast ....loser.... *ahem* Anywho, moving on..... here is our *un-awesome* toast pic....
Our watress was nice enough to take a few photos. You can see by our
food that this was the end of our meal...chocolate fondue!
We went all out and ordered the "4-course dinner for 2," which we were told was the way to go, if eating there. It was great to try every course that they offered! Our first course was a Spinach & Artichoke Cheese Fondue, served with bread for dipping, apple slices and veggies. I was a bit confused how apple slices and cheese fondue go together, which was not one of my favorite combos, but Ross surprised us both by how much he liked it!
Our entree contained a ton of food, like sirloin, chicken, pork, tuna, shrimp, and lobster tail. Sadly, I didn't really enjoy the entree that much. It was a little disheartening since I don't like seafood, so Ross got the majority of that dish! At least the sirloin was good :) My other favorite part of the meal...dessert! We ordered the milk chocolate fondue, which came with pieces of brownie, pound cake, cheesecake, strawberries and bananas. Simply put....it was delicious.
Lastly, our waitress knew that we were celebrating our anniversary (which was funny when she asked, b/c when we told her, she assumed that we were still dating, since she started to go on about how her and her boyfriend's 1-yr. anniversary was coming up soon!), so she offered us a free celebratory toast of champagne. I wanted to do an *awesome* pic of us linking our arms together and drinking, but Ross would not cooperate. O well...just trying to recreate our wedding toast ....loser.... *ahem* Anywho, moving on..... here is our *un-awesome* toast pic....
Even though we decided that we will probably not eat there again, we had a great night out and a great experience! I DO want to note though that we decided to forgo gifts this year in order to do a "nicer" dinner, in case any of you were wondering how we could splurge on a more expensive restaurant. Unlike last year, where we celebrated at Sir Pizza :) .....now THAT, is the way to girl's heart!
Happy 2 Years Ross :)
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