Well why most people were enjoying the day off work today...I was working. I have a list of things that I need to get done this week so I need to work extra hard to get it done before I take next week off. I left around 1pm and then I went to Big 5 to buy Michael's birthday gift which I think he is really going to like! After that I went home and changed because Michael and I were going to help Bekki and Kyle pack up the moving truck. I can't believe that they are moving tomorrow!! Tanda and Richard also stopped by to help with moving stuff. Once they got everything packed up we went over to Bekki's parents house and Kyle cooked dinner for everyone. I just hate goodbyes....

I wish today could have been a fun day however I was really busy running errands since I didn't get anything done yesterday. I was glad that I was able to get caught up on some stuff...now to take on the next week! I just have to keep telling myself that I am going on vacation in one week and I can do this!

Today is Jenn and Michael's birthday extravaganza!!! I am so happy that I get to enjoy the company of some of my closest friends today:) Me, Michael, Bekki, Kyle, Amy, Anthony, Carla, Steve, Tanda and Richard all got together and went wine tasting in downtown SB. We started out at Carr Winery and then went to Santa Barbara Winery (my favorite!). At SB Winery we got to have a private tasting in the barrel room and we had this amazing fruit and cheese platter. After that we went to Municipal Winemakers and then ended at Union Ale for dinner. The service was bad...but we were able to watch the Laker game there! I had such a great time and thank you to everyone who came!

Oh I am so happy that it is Friday!! I always look forward to today however getting through the work day seems near impossible. After work I came home and got ready, picked up Michael and head over to Bekki's parents house. They were hosting a going away party/dinner so it was nice to be able to spend some time with them. I cannot believe that they are going to be leaving in a few days. I know we have talked about this for the last year or so but it makes me sad that it is now right around the corner...I am going to miss them so much...

Work was good today...I am feeling pretty good about my work load and I am getting things marked off the to do list. After work I came home, relaxed and made dinner. Did not really do anything this evening and it felt soooo good! Caught up on my Real Housewives of New York and now I am headed off to bed.

After work I headed home to get ready for my last personal training session at the gym. I wish I could afford some more sessions but they are so expensive, however I think it was completely worth it. I have learned so much and I would not have known what to do otherwise. I just hope that I am not going to be too sore tomorrow!

Oh man work was all over the place today. We have hired someone new in our office today and Deborah and I had to help train her so half my morning was gone. Even though I am pretty swamped at work I hope that it goes by fast because I want to go on vacation already! Through out the day I started feeling pretty weak...these workouts are really getting to me. After work I had a whole bunch of errands to run and spent the evening shopping at Sears, CVS, Trader Joe's and Vons. I am pretty beat right now...just getting ready to watch the finale of Dancing with the Stars!! Oh and by the way I totally had tickets to go see the finale live tonight but I could not get work off :(

Oh man today was definitely a Monday...work was busy and I have a feeling it is going to be busy until I take my vacation time in a week and a half. Anyhow after I got off work I headed home and eat real quick and then head over to the gym. I had my second appointment with the personal trainer and again got my butt kicked! I am so glad that I am doing this though because I am learning so much and it will make more a lot more comfortable when I go to the gym on my own. After work I headed home and Michael came over to spend the night. I am boycotting his house because they have fleas....any I am covered in flea bites.

I woke up early again today and headed home to get ready to go wine tasting! Amy, Anthony, Carla and I drive up to Santa Ynez and did tastings at Firestone Vineyards and Sunstone Winery. We had a great time and got to see a few of my friends who work at Sunstone (Kyle and Byron). Kyle was a doll and brought us into the members only tasting room and poured us a $80 bottle of pinot! Sooo yummy! When I got home I was exhausted and decided to take a nap around 7pm. I think that I am going to watch the new episode of Kenda and call it a night...

Soooo happy that it is Saturday! I woke up early this morning at Michael's house and lounged around in bed and read a book while he slept. It was such a wonderful Saturday morning! When I got home Carla and I decided to go downtown and go to the American Apparel super sale downtown. I was really excited about it but when we got there I was kinda bummed and didn't like anything that they had. I like some of their stuff but the only thing I found was a pair of shorts...bummer. We did a little more shopping downtown before we headed home. I spent the rest of the afternoon cleaning and doing laundry. At the end of the night I ended up back at Michael's house.

I can't believe that it is Friday already! This week went by so fast and I am so thankful for the weekend. I do have to say that when I woke up this morning I thought it was Saturday for a moment which was quite the bummer. Anyhow work went well and I was able to finish up some random things that needed to be done. After work I met up with Carla and Amy and went to Hollister Brew for their happy hour - nothing like a few beers to end the work week. I do have to say that when I woke up this morning I was in sooo much pain from the workout. I can't believe how much my body aches. So after Hollister Brew I went over to Michael's house so he can take care of me - I could hardly walk up the stairs! It was bad and I just wanted the pain to go away...hopefully I will feel better tomorrow.

After work today I had an appointment at Spectrum with a personal trainer. I was pretty nervous about it because I am not really a gym person and this is a whole new experience. My personal trainer is really nice and she taught me a bunch of new work outs that I can do on my own. After the gym I went over to Michael's house and I could already feel the pain from the workout. I just know that I am really going to be feeling it tomorrow.

I am getting things marked off my to do list at work which is awesome! After work I hung out with Carla and we decided to watch the movie It's Complicated (even though I saw it a few days ago). The movie is SOO good and I would recommend it to anyone. We had a glass of wine and a bag of popcorn and crashed on the couch...another good way to end the night.

Work has been pretty quite this week (lets hope it stays this way!). The phone calls are becoming less and less and I am able to work on projects that had been looming for the last couple of months. After work I came home and relaxed...I made dinner, I cleaned up and grabbed a cup on tea and laid in bed and watched TV. Michael called me later in the evening and decided to spend the night. I just loved how wonderful this day was :)

I felt like this weekend went by SOOO fast...I was not ready for it to be Monday. Work was good...nice and quite and I have a good feeling that I am going to be able to get a bunch of stuff done. I think I am going crazy because I was so excited to watch the Laker game with Michael after work today. I went over to his house and we made dinner together and camped on the couch and had fun. So glad that the Lakers won the first game of the Western Championship!

I had decided to stay at Michael's house last night and I had to wake up early this morning and get ready because I was going to see Teri in SLO at noon. I always enjoy the drive up there...it is almost relaxing. When I got up there Teri took me wine tasting to a few of her favorite wineries. We had such a good time and we met up with Brenda at the last winery. We were having a good time and did a little shopping downtown as well. Once we were done shopping we went to Will's house and hung out there for a bit. Will had downloaded the movie It's Complicated for us to watch. It was a super cute movie and the best part was that a lot of it was filmed in Santa Barbara! We were starving by the end of the movie and went to CPK for dinner - always a favorite. Then I had the long drive....never like driving back at night.

There is nothing better than being able to sleep in on a Saturday! After I woke up and got ready I went to Honda to get my oil changed on my car. I have been taking my car there for the last two and a half years and they have given me good service. Not this time...I brought the car in and told the guy I wanted to wait for my car...well then he informed me that I would be waiting about two and a half hours. NOT COOL especially since I had an appointment and I usually only wait half an hour. So I got mad and left...time to find somewhere else to go. I don't spend $24,000 on one of their cars and get treated that way. After I left I met up with Bekki and we went shopping at Macy's for dresses. I needed to get something for my grandma's rehearsal dinner and wedding. Bekki found me this amazing dress that I fell in love with so I bought it. I can't wait to wear it at the wedding in July! We also ran a bunch of errands. I love hanging out with her and I am going to be so sad when her and Kyle move to Irvine in a few weeks.

Thank goodness it is Friday yayayay!!! I love my weekends so much and I hate that they go by so so fast. After work I met up with Michael and we cooked dinner together. After dinner we go ready to go see a performance by Camerata Pacifica at the Music Academy of the West. The chamber music that they performed was out of this world! I wish that more people would appreciate this kinda of music. This was the last night of the season but I hope that I can go again next year!

My back is still feeling good so I am pretty sure that the chiropractor worked! Anyhow work was busy as usual which is nice and it makes the work week go by faster. After work Carla, Amy and I went to a hospitality mixer that the Santa Barbara Zoo was hosting. It was such a fun event and I knew so many people there! The had an open bar and amazing food...oh and we also got to feed the giraffes while we were there (which was awesome!!!). After work I headed over to Michael's house to spend some time with him and ended up spending the night.

I went to the chiropractor this morning before I went to work and it helped SOOOO much. My back pain went away and I hope that it stays away! I worked my way through the day and after work I went to the Santa Barbara Young Professionals Club with Carla and Amy at Fess Parker's Double Tree Resort. We had a good time and met some cool people. After the event we were starving so we went to Chino's Rock and Taco's for their amazing Wed night special (burrito and beer for $3.50!).

So yesterday I started to have some pain in my back and I thought it would go away but I woke up this morning and it was WAY worse. It is to the point where it hurts every time I move and I can't even turn right now. I went to work feeling but I am glad I went because we went to the Las Aves Cafe which is located at the Best Western Encina Lodge & Suites. It is our new restaurant that opened at the food is really good...I can't wait to go back! However my back pain got worse throughout the day and I had to take some major pain killers to help. Thank goodness I am going to see the chiropractor tomorrow morning.

Errr...back to work again today...I just hate how fast the weekends go...it's not fair. Work went by pretty quick today as there is something that always needs to be done. After work I went over to Michael's house to watch the Laker game...i can't believe how much I am actually enjoying basketball...a year ago you never could have made me watch a game. I wish I would have starting watching at the beginning of the season rather than the end but oh well...next time.

Happy mother's day to all the moms out there! I woke up this morning feeling pretty good and looking forward to seeing my mom at lunch. I met up with my mom, dad, grandma and Dan for lunch of Elephant Bar and had a great time with everyone. I tried to get Michael to come have lunch with us but he has been feeling sick and did not end up coming. After lunch I went home and did a little bit of cleaning...I don't know how things get so messy! I ended up seeing Michael a little later on...need to take care of my baby.

I got up around 9:30am today and decided I needed to be productive. I really needed to clean my bathroom which was getting pretty dirty (still need to mop the floor) and then I did a bunch of dishes in the kitchen. I actually need to clean the kitchen this afternoon...it is my weekly chore! I also ran some errands and went to Bed Bath & Beyond and Michael's Craft Store. I got some things for my bathroom so it looks nice and pretty :) After that I went over to Michael's house and we watched the Laker game...oh my gosh was it intense!! I never really use to be into basketball but now that I have been watching it with Michael I like it a lot more.

Oh thank goodness it is Friday!! Work was much slower today and I was able to get caught up on some projects that I had been working on. After work I met up with Carla, Amy and Anthony and we went to Hollister Brew for happy hour. It had been awhile since I had been there and it was packed. I have to say that I was pretty upset with our waiter. We waited about 15 minutes at the table before he even came over and said hi. We ordered our drinks ASAP to get the happy hour prices and then he said he would be back to take our food order. By the time he came back it was past happy hour pricing and he tried to charge us full price...not cool. It might be awhile before I go back there...

Work is still busy...I can't wait for the weekend!! After work I came home and made dinner and relaxed for a bit. We had set up some interviews for people come look at Brian's old room. We only had one girl show up out of the 3 interviews that we had planned. She is really great and I think she would fit in well in our house and I think we are going to try and ask her to move in! I am just going to cross my fingers and hope that she works out. After that Michael wanted me to come over for a bit and I ended up cooking dinner for him. He has been super sick this week and not feeling good so I had to set up and be a good girlfriend and take care of him :)

Happy Cinco de Mayo!!! Work was SOOOO busy today...every time I would start something something else would come up. I can tell that the rest of the week it going to be just as crazy. After work Carla, Amy and I decided to go out to celebrate and went to Carlitos for Mexican food. The food there is amazing but it also comes at a high price!! It had been such a long time since I had been there but I was glad we went :)

I had to get up at 5:50am this morning!! On the first Tuesday of every month I go to the Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce B2B Breakfast at Earl Warren Showgrounds. You get there, have breakfast, listen to a speaker, network and do a 20 second commercial. I have been going to them for quite awhile now but it is so hard to get up that early! The breakfast goes from 7am to 9am and then I head over to work for a full work day. I actually had to leave work at 3pm today because the plumber was coming over to fix my shower which has been leaking for almost a week now. He came late but thank goodness it is fixed! I had a pretty quite evening...stayed home and watched the new episode of New Jersey Housewives...I know I am crazy but I just love the HW shows!!

So I woke up this morning and I was feeling a little hung over...I think I need to take a few days and not drink! Work went by really slow but after work I got to see Teri! She is in town for a few days so we went out to dinner and ate of Chino's Rock and Tacos (yummy!). After having dinner we came back to the Pepper Tree (she is staying there) and watched a movie. We were both pretty tired so we called it an early night. When I came home I watched the new season of New Jersey Housewives with Amy...probably my favorite group of girls out of all the different locations. All I got to say is that it is going to be a very crazy season!

Today was another crazy day!! Michael came over late last night so it was nice to wake up next to him this morning. He left pretty early because he had to go back to the fair again and work. Carla, Amy and I got ready and headed downtown because AVP was in town. Lots of sun, lots of alcohol and lots of fun!

Today I met up with Bekki and we went to Carpinteria for lunch. We went to this awesome restaurant called Zookers. After lunch we ran some errands...I really needed my car washed and then we went to this chocolate store called chocolates de cali bressan. After running errands we went to Bekki's parents house and spent some time with them. I really needed to go grocery shopping so after leaving their house I went to Trader Joes. I was ready for some down time after I got home but Michael convinced me to come to the fair and hang out with him while he was working the beer truck. I was SOOO tired but I went anyhow for the free beer :)