Top 10 Reasons My Weekend Rocked!

#10- Finally got my new hiking boots and some cool new clothes to look all adorable in while trekking around!

#9- Took Friday off from work for some well deserved time away.

#8- Got to celebrate Mom's birthday with her in the form of a lovely picnic and hike; just the two of us!

#7- Had some good times with high school friends Kimbi and Juce...even if it included some interesting events at the local bar.

#6- Got to hold Kimbi's adorable new daughter...even if we did have to wake her up for it...hehehe.

#5- Worked on getting my arms buff while raking with Mom and Dad on Saturday.

#4- Enjoyed a delicious dinner at Luca's in Keene for Mom's birthday celebration dinner!

#3- Helped Dad with the Kubota...man I'm getting skilled at driving that tractor!

#2- Kicked butt at Dance, Dance Revolution with Mom...between that and Guitar Hero, I'm addicted!

And the #1 reason my weekend rocked (insert drum roll here)...
Being reminded that just by coming home for the weekend, everything is set right in my world again...thanks Mom and Dad, you mean the world to me!

Two More Shots

Of the new hairdo that is! Sorry the second one is blurry...I'm not good at the self shots in the mirror. Hoping to be back to regular posting more often, now that I've gotten my camera back out again, and it's staying so light out later in the evening. Gives me more time to go downtown and play! Happy Monday!

When Life Gives You Lemons...

Miss Jenn shows up with Absolute Citron, sugar packets, and one more lemon and *forces* you to do lemon drop shots with her! Well, okay, perhaps she didn't have to force me...hehehe.

It was so nice to spend some quality girl time with her this weekend. We went out on the town Saturday night. We hit up the Barley House, where we were treated oh so well by our favorite bartender Michael. Rumor has it he's even going to get me some sugar-free Red Bull for my next visit! ;O) Then we headed down to the Draft and then our friend Parda picked us up for a little Guitar Hero action back at his apartment. I'm soooo loving that game now, I certainly see what all the hype has been about. Can't wait to play again. Then we headed over for "late night" with Stephen and the guys on Federal Street, but apparently it was only midnight, so everyone was still out at the bar....oopsie! It was about that time that we realized we should probably get ourselves back to my place and go to bed. Parda got us home safe and sound, "Thanks Parda!"

Sunday Jenn's dad treated us to a nice lunch and then we went to the State Radio and Third Eye Blind concert at SNHU. It was such a good show and only $20! Brought back some good memories of Jenn and I seeing Third Eye Blind the first summer we were friends...good times, good times.


And in other news, I chopped off my hair! Yup...last minute decision this afternoon. Was going in for the usual trim and decided I needed something new and different. The pictures are pretty crappy, but I'm loving it so far! Hoping I still feel the same way tomorrow morning, after styling by myself. Have a great night!

Sinus Infection...

Yup, it's no longer just my allergies making me all congested and cranky. I finally went to the doctor today, after two days of no voice, a blocked left ear and lots of blowing my nose, and they decided that I have a sinus infection.

So, this afternoon was spent on the couch. I came home, put my pjs back on, started on my antibiotics and slept. Let's hope the meds kick in quickly, as this is already gearing up to be a busy week.

Inside My Head

Been inside my own head a lot this week, especially tonight. Just trying to process things and figure out some recent events that have occurred. To be quite honest, this has been one heck of an emotional week for me and I'm still not able to let go of all of it. Hence the 5am posting, since I woke up about 1.5 hours ago and can't turn this brain of mine off!

This week it has hit me like a ton of bricks that I have NO IDEA what I want right now when it comes to a relationship. I mean, I know to some extent WHAT I want, but it's the finding it that boggles me I suppose. I'm ready to just throw in the towel and take a break from it all. I have made my life so scheduled and filled with important committees and activities, that I feel "double booked" for my own LIFE! In reality, I'm someone who needs to remain fairly busy at all times, or else I get bored and unhappy. But the truth is, I want to find a reason to slow down. I want to find that person that is worth slowing down for...I'm not trying to rush it, as I know it will happen as it is meant to, but goodness it will be nice when it arrives.

I had a really horrible week at work. And by really horrible, I mean it was of the "come home and cry variety." It was really difficult for me to not have a special someone to come home to...to vent my frustrations to or to just get a hug from. Someone to just kiss my forehead and remind me that it will all be okay and I need to just relax and let things blow over. I know that it will all be okay, but sometimes you just want someone to snuggle you and say it out loud, you know?

Luckily I do have one amazing sister, two great parents, one wonderful friend (who supplies pizza AND wine when I need to explode so I don't self destruct) and another awesome crazy chica who makes this weekend something worth looking forward to! I am certainly blessed, there is no doubt about that.

They say that you attract what you give off. So, starting right now...right this very second...I am turning my attitude around. No more over-thinking, no more being sad and stressed out, no more dwelling on misinterpreted words that cannot be changed. I'm leaving this week behind me and looking forward to tomorrow with a positive attitude. Maybe now that I got this out of my head, I can get a few hours of sleep. We'll see...