Two things to mention today:

My sweet, sweet husband went to track down the Pat Green CD for me, Cannonball. I've just started listening to it today at work. It has some great songs and some okay songs. It seems with each new CD he releases, some of the tracks become a little more commercialized. Not the original Pat we all knew and loved. But- still a great purchase.

Secondly, we had another date night at the Movie Tavern last night. I've never been one to go to movie theaters much - they gross me out. But, nevertheless we enjoyed the dinner and movie once again. Last night we saw Little Miss Sunshine and absolutely loved it! I recommend it to all.

Off to a fun day at work. Yea.

It's time for me to go back to school again. I took the Spring semester off for our wedding. So, I jumped on the school's website to login and register. I've encountered a few hiccups along the way:
1. There is a new 'system' so I have to call the helpdesk to activate my new ID and login.

2. That got taken care of. So I tried to register again, but I have been deleted from the system. Funny - they set up an email account for me and everything!

3. Turns out, since I skipped a semester, I have to reapply to the school. $30 fee.

4. It took almost 3 weeks, but my application was accepted.

5. So I try to register again. Two holds on my account.

6. The first hold is from the bursar's office. They think they have a bad address. Funny - I just
submitted an application with all of my information. I waited on hold for almost two hours to confirm that the address I sent in is indeed my address.

(At this point, if I don't register by the end of the day, I will have to 'late register'. $25 fee)

7. The second hold is an 'advising' hold. This is pretty standard, so I try to call my advisor and her voicemail says that she prefers email. So I emailed my advisor. I return to work on Monday to see that she has responded. I must now submit a 'Request to Register'. It takes 2-5 days to process. Funny - somehow I thought that when I applied to the school, that might indicate that I intend to register for classes.


Classes start tomorrow. I may or may not be there. I am frustrated with administration processes.

We attended Meet the Teacher Night last night. Kid #1 starts a new school this year and she's a bit nervous. Which is a little out of character for her- she's usually jumps into new situations with no qualms. But it'll probably take about 2 minutes for her to break out of her shell on her first day.

Oh, to be back in the first grade learning how to count money and tell time. Pretty soon she'll be using the remote control. Then we'll have to figure out the parental controls.

RickyBobby

We went to see Talladega Nights last night at the Movie Tavern. (By the way, I think this concept of Dinner & a Movie is genius). I would give it two thumbs up- even if it bad critical reviews. It was everything I expected it to be and I laughed through the whole thing.

Main Street Bicycles (Before)

We spent some quality time at Ikea yesterday. Three hours later, we came home with a new home office setup, new curtains, a chandelier, and a few extras for the kiddos. Including a new piggy bank for each (getting them started out right!).

What a blazing weekend it was. I think I came close to death on Saturday when I attempted to go jogging at 9 am. The weather man said it was 81. I checked weather.com and it was 89. You know in Texas that means it was really like 103. Due to the heat and lack of groceries, we got lunch from Whole Foods and watched golf all afternoon on the lovesack (bean bag). The pool was tempting, but the lovesack looked better underneath the fan.

Followed by dinner at the Mellow Mushroom with Nell and Logan. Very yummy pizza. Still drained by the sun, we had one beer at Baker St Pub and headed home.

Great weekend- too short.