Dum Dum Da Dum

It's official- well not quite- but my honey popped the question last week. I am so elated- words can't explain it! But somehow I have managed to leave my mom out of the loop so I gotta stop by her house today. I think she'd be a bit upset if I didn't fill her in on this tidbit of information.

Summer school is kicking my butt. I have decided to put off any sort of planning until after the summer session is over. I have to make at least an 80 on my next two tests to pull off a B in this class. I am a little ashamed of my performance, but also don't feel the urgency to make an A average like the old days. I guess I feel I proved myself in Undergrad. Everything else is just icing on my accounting cake.

Two more weeks until I am through and then we're off to Napa. I can't wait to see the West coast. It's gonna be so beautiful sailing and hanging out in vinyards. I think there's a hot air balloon ride planned too. I guess I'll have to fill in more about that later.

Since I am in the middle of training my assistant to cover me while on vacation, I thought I would take a moment to update my Blog. This summer has truly turned out to be a busy one. With school and work, I struggle to find enough time to do the fun summer things I enjoy. Definitely not enough time spent by the pool, reading magazines, and sipping on Margaritas. However, several fun events are in the works. A 4th of July with the midgets, a trip to Barton Creek, moving in with my honey, and finish it all up with a trip to California. I can't wait for that one- 10 days touring Napa Valley, sailing in San Fransisco, driving up the west coast. And of course, 10 days on vacation. (Hence, the training of the assistant.) But until then I must suffer through the madness of my members and the frustration that is Intermediate Accounting 2.

I did get to take part in my favorite youngest nephews first bday. Poor Benny slept through most of it, but a good time was had by all it seems. I had the opportunity to catch up a bit with my cousin Pamela. We get these opportunities once every decade.

Well, back to work. My girl is about to closeout payroll without me! Ta Ta!

Just a quick note

My body will not physically allow me to study anymore. I vowed to take a better approach in my second graduate class. By God, I am going to do the homework on a regular basis. So what did I do? Saturday I worked about 2 hours and headed to the pool. Sunday I worked about 20 minutes and jumped on the bean bag for a little nap. BOTH days, I only stopped because my head hit the notebook paper I was writing on. There's something about doing classwork during my usual me-time that my body is rejecting.

It is going to be a long 4 years.

It's Just Me and My Printer

Alright- it's way after 5pm and I am stuck at work trying to get my printer fixed so I can run monthly account statements. This crap only happens once a month....when I am printing monthly account statements. So I thought I would take this opportunity to write about my great, much needed mini-break to the beach.

My honey and I took off Friday morning and headed back to the coast. I was there 6 weeks ago but this trip was much different. No bride, no bride's sister freaking out, and no pink bridesmaid's dress. We drove down in a convertible and enjoyed the sunshine. Amazingly, I spent 3 good days in the sun and didn't get a burn! This is a huge accomplishment for this pasty white girl. Thank God for SPF 50.

We arrived Friday evening and had dinner on the harbor. Saturday we walked down to the jetty's and watched a few ships pass through the channel. We then layed on the beach for a while (until I met my daily sun limit) and took a little nap. We proceeded to take a 3 hour sailing trip with the Handsome Sailor. Very much fun- as I have never been sailing before. And after a pretty hefty bottle of wine we headed to the Big Kahuna for dinner. I have to say that Port Aransas cannot be known for its incredible waitstaff. Every place we patroned throughout the weekend had sub-par service. However, since we were on vacation, we sat back, relaxed, and enjoyed the Corona's. Sunday was a relaxing day too- we explored the island in the convertible, headed back to the marina for some mid-day cocktails, laid on the beach, and then on to dinner. The story just repeats itself- relax, drink, eat.

Unfortunately, we had to return on Monday. But a fabulous time was had by all. Can't wait to go back!!

Drunk Pat

Twice now I have seen Pat Green sing in the last 6 months. Twice now he's been wasted doing so. Last night I went to a charity golf tournament held at Brookhaven Country Club. This is an annual event that he hosts with David Frost. A round of golf, dinner, and an acoustic concert to follow. Pat invited all of his college buddies to participate this year. Now I wasn't there for the round, but I did sit at the table behind Pat at dinner, and there were countless Miller Lite's finished off at that table. Regardless of the slurred interludes, it was great to hear the unique versions of his hits and all-in-all a great setting. I guess that since I refuse to see him at Smirnoff or the AAC, this is the Pat I am gonna get.