Monday, May 19, 2008

A Most Amazing Weekend!

My energy is waning at the moment, but that certainly does not mean that I can't explain my incredible weekend.

It was fricking insane, this weekend. It was just about perfect, if such a thing exists! (Well, unless you argue that EVERYTHING is perfect, in which case, it was still perfect and maybe even more so.) And I drank A LOT. I even forgot I drank so much! I think I need to put a cap on it! (Haha, literally!)

On Friday, I went to happy hour with coworkers at this great place in Eastlake. (Good food and drink specials, amazing view of Lake Union...I think I've explained this before.) We arrived around 3pm and I stayed until 7:30pm -- chatting it up (as always) and being one of the last to leave. The weather was so beautiful (80 degrees and sunny) that I didn't want to leave! I went home, showered (being careful not to scrub my sunburned skin too hard), and drove over to another coworkers apartment so that we could meet her friends out for drinks in Belltown, which is a hip neighborhood near downtown Seattle. We went to a great little Italian place and split a bottle of white wine between the two of us. Then, we went to get late night sushi which is where bf (to be known as JH) met us to drive our drunk asses home. (Have you seen me after one drink? Imagine me after a 1/2 bottle of wine...)

On Saturday, I slept in (until 7am...woohoo!) and finally got my butt out of bed at 9am. I had brunch with BFF (to be known as KR) and family around 11am which was fantasic! It was really nice to see people in her life that I haven't seen in a while and the food was pretty dang tasty. Conversation was delightful and pierced with laughter, and the weather was nothing shy of GORGEOUS. Shortly thereafter, I rushed to the grocery store to pick up some fixings (salad and fruit...yummy) for boating and made my way to JH's house to prepare. We hung out, waited for friends and his family (brother and wife) to arrive, and made each other laugh, which is pretty typical for us. We also lazed around on the dock in the 90 degree heat/sunshine and periodically dipped our toes into the freakishly cold water. After a few hours of just chilling, we hopped on the boat and sped around Lake Washington...and had a fricking ball doing so. It was such a superfun experience!!! Especially since I'm not very accustomed to boating nor have I ever been out on Lake Washington, so they showed me all the sights and I felt overwhelmed with thankfulness at living in such a beautiful place and being a part of such a terrific social network. (I REALLY FEEL AMAZED AT MY LIFE!)

Weekend details to be continued...

Friday, May 16, 2008

Seattle is Beautiful in the Morning

Gosh, at 5:45am, you can't beat a clear day in Seattle! Butterscotch-colored sun streaming over the Cascade Mountains...blurred Mount Rainier towering above the city...relaxed Kelly Anne driving across a gleaming Lake Washington to work on the Eastside.

It's been a busy day - mostly, I feel like I'm treading water. More and more work keeps piling up and I am having difficulty focusing! Not to mention the fact that it's about 80 degrees outside (no humidity, mind you) and the weather is SO PERFECT that it's got us all stir-crazy here in the office. Even though the posting time may read something different, it's almost 2pm right now and I am positively ITCHING to get to happy hour at Eastlake Bar & Grill where it's our goal to become summer regulars. (Great food and drink specials! Spectacular view of Lake Union!)

This weekend has a lot in store for me. My boyfriend...(did I really just consciously type that?)...has become my social planner and thus, I have a pretty packed few days. (Can you believe he's MY social planner? Seriously...) Tonight is happy hour, then perhaps a run around Greenlake and maybe dinner and drinks with friends ("drinks with friends"? I feel like such an hip and urban 20-something...). Tomorrow, I have brunch with BFF and family at a nice spot in Wallingford, then I'm going boating and to a concert with bf (not to be confused with BFF) and friends. Sunday holds many surprises mainly because I have no idea what I'm doing besides enjoying the Seattle pre-summer sunshine.

Oh, and don't be surprised if that "boyfriend" word gets edited out in about...30 seconds after I post. I'm not too comfortable with it...

Have a good weekend!

Thursday, May 15, 2008

Wonderful Friends and Family...

...make it particularly difficult to find a boy who lives up to such high standards.

Thanks, friends and family.

But also, no thanks!

:)

Thursday, May 8, 2008

Who the Hell is RATING Me?

WTF? Are you serious? Every single post of mine should be 5 stars. That's right, every single post. I'm brilliant on here! (Evil laugh ensues...)

So, this morning was unique in that I actually stopped at Starbucks to get a coffee as opposed to driving by and glancing at it longingly. It was well worth the nearly $4 I paid for a tall (which, in Starbucks land, is really a SMALL), but now I'm completely WIRED. Not only am I buzzing off of the .25 oz of caffeine in my drink (I go with decaf), but I am fluttering around the office, talking a million miles an hour, and looking up about 20,000 different websites because my brain won't prioritize what I have to do today. I'm manic! Hence, the scatterbrained post. I've also sent about 50 emails today already and it's barely past 11am.

BUT, that being said, I got in this morning at 6am, so I'm operating on East Coast time (well, at least until the weekend rolls around). I must say, it's not the easiest schedule to adapt to when all I want to do is sleep my life away (that's a lie), but I deal. I get my shit done and I'm out by 2:30pm. Then, I have the rest of the night to....go to ridiculously long happy hours with wonderfully entertaining coworkers, cavort my time away at the Bellevue mall, get lost on a walk in the maze of a neighborhood that is known as Laurelhurst with a BFF, or spend the night having crazy intense talks with my beloved roommate.

Tonight, I have another dentist appointment to RE-fill my old cavity fillings and get impressions for a night mouth guard (I grind my teeth and it's a problem). My mouth still hurts from last week's appointment! BOO HISS! Then, I'm running some errands and running Greenlake in an effort to build up my endurance (we're officially training for a 5K)!

It's ON!

Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Yellow Tights

That's what I'm wearing today.

And I think they might be cursed because I'm having a really frustrating day. It's one of those days when I'm taking everything personally and I feel incompetent and I'm totally irritated!

You know, I could make a really kickass bumblebee costume with these tights.

It's on the agenda for next year.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Today's Projected Stats

8 hours of sleep
6 glasses of water
90 minutes of hot yoga
12 bathroom breaks

...and one tired girl!

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Sleeping at Work.

Wouldn't you know it...I'm exhausted. Yep. Totally and utterly tired out of my mind. I tried eating a grapefruit to perk myself up, but that was no use. I think it was the 90 minutes of hot yoga I sweated and suffered through last night. I always HATE it so much when I'm doing it, but afterwards, I inevitably exclaim, "That was fun! Let's do it again tomorrow!"

Tonight, I'm getting a massage. It's medically necessary. I think it's going to be especially painful considering my muscle soreness.

My mind's tired, too. No more typing. I'm a zombie!