Pub and Grub

I had a great weekend out at the coast. I drove out Friday night after work, which took me nearly 4 hours due to traffic, a dinner stop and getting lost. Damn you Google maps! Anyway, we headed to the only bar in town, The Sportsman Pub and Grub where we hung out with the local fisherman and drunks. Saturday morning C and I walked down the street for a leisurely breakfast and then we went to help out at the reception site. J & M went over at 8 am and had been working all morning - the place looked amazing!

The wedding was at 2 o'clock on the beach and the weather was unbelievably perfect. It must be a sign because I can't imagine them getting any luckier for an October beach wedding. Afterwards we went to the reception hall and I helped with the food prep and service. Apparently the cook backed out at the last minute so the girls and I jumped in and a few guys ran the grill. I don't think any of us sat down for about 3 hours. But it was fun and afterwards everyone got smashed on champagne. At closing time everyone rallied to tear down the decorations and we headed back to the Sportsman. Even the bride and groom were there it was fun.

Drove in this morning, grabbed the dog and have been a complete lump ever since. I'm going to regret it tomorrow when I have an hour to write my paper but oh well. I sat around watching Tv and movie and crying my eyes out. Just a bad case of the Sunday Blues combined with some hormonal issues. I feel much better now but should probably go get some chocolate, just in case. First I have to head over to S's house to work on our team presentation. Fudge, I'd rather stay here and snuggle with Beaner.

Too Awake

I should be sleeping. But I made the unfortunate error of having caffeine tonight and am now jazzed. I haven't had much of the jittery stuff since I started the diet so now I'm losing my mind. All I had was a diet soda but man, I'm wired. I indulged because I figured I'd need it to stay up to pack and prepare for this weekend. My friend L is getting married Saturday, so, tomorrow after work, I'm heading to the coast for two nights. I'm very excited about getting out of town, but also nervous because:

A. It's a beach wedding. In October. In Oregon. I'm going to freeze my ass off.
B. I have a paper due on Monday that is less than 1/2 written
C. I will probably be the only one there without a date. I hate that.
D. Did I mention that I am going to freeze my ass off?

Anyway, a big group of people went in on a house that is in stumbling distance of the beach and the reception. It is bound to be a total blast! I'm taking my laptop so I can do a little work on Saturday morning before the ceremony. Then, I drive home on Sunday to hopefully have lunch with X and her visiting friend J with an H. Sunday night I have a meeting with my classmates to go over our powerpoint presentation for Thursday.

We had to write and present an executive summary on a case study. It's not as bad as it sounds. The article (about layoffs) was actually interesting and it's been one of the smoothest group projects I've been involved in. I'm not sure if it's just dumb luck or if things change in grad school, but I was dreading the team project based on past experience. But for once, I'm not completely stressed out and pissed because I'm doing extra work. Sweet!

Work is going better too. My boss is still a bit scattered and that's rough. I think he has just been doing the job so long that it's all in his head and downloading that to me is difficult... but it's coming along. Once I have a little more ownership of my projects it'll be smooth sailing. I spent most of today designing collateral, so that's not a bad deal.

To top a good week off, I got a check in the mail today from my dad - what an awesome surprise! It's amazing how blessings have a way of showing up right when you least expect them or when you need them. Thanks Daddy!