Work was kinda stressful today due to work drama....I hope each day will get a little easier. I hate when things are awkward and uneasy at work....makes me not want to be there. Anyhow I am still on top of all my work which is awesome!! After work I hit the gym once again and I have noticed that each time I go I am able to build up strength and work out longer! I have worked out 3 days in a row now which is really good for me and I think I am going to go take a pilates class at the gym right after work tomorrow. I came home took a shower and made dinner then went to go hang out with Michael. I ended up getting a headache so I am going to stay over at his house tonight and try and go to bed early and get a good night sleep.

Work was nice and quite today...just how I like it! I was able get caught up on a lot of my work and it is so nice to not be stressed out! After work I went to the gym to work out again - 2nd day in a row!! I am trying so hard to go to the gym each day and so far it has been pretty easy. I did a lot of ab work today so I am sure I will be feeling it tomorrow. After work I came home, made dinner, and decided to start reading Marilyn Manson's book - The Long Hard Road Out Of Hell. Let me just tell you that it is disturbing but very interesting.

It's Monday and I am back to the grind. I did not sleep to well last night so I was completely out of it at work today and had to have two cups of coffee to even function. The morning was pretty busy as I was trying to get caught up on voicemails and emails from the weekend, but by the afternoon I was able to get myself to a place where I was content with my workload and it felt so good!! After work I headed over to the gym to work out. Since I was sick last week I did not go at all and I have been wanting to get back in the swing of things. I am trying to work out at least 4 days a week. I am not really happy with my body right now and I want to make some changes, which is going to take time and dedication. My main focus is taking care of my mind and body right now and get to a place where I am happy with myself. P.S. I finished week one of my two week detox...yay me!

I was so tired this morning that I did not get out of bed till 10am which is very late for me...it took two cups of coffee to really get me going. I decided today that I was going to stay home and spend most of my day cleaning which is something that I have been meaning to do. My room needed a lot of work and then I needed to do some chores around the house. I spend hours deep cleaning my room and it was worth it because it is SO clean! I also went to Trader Joes with Carla and got my grocery shopping done and then came home and finished laundry. Carla and I ended our evening by watching Leap Year which is a cute romantic comedy and eating cookies. Even though I spent my day mostly at home, I ended up feeling very productive!

Happy Summer Solstice!!! I tried to sleep into today but I guess that my body can only sleep past 8am these days...
I decided to mess around online while Michael slept and then I finally got out of bed and made breakfast for the both of us. He did not stay too long as Carla and I had to get ready to go downtown for the summer solstice parade. Once we got down there we had a great time and the parade is always a blast. We went to the park afterwards were there was a bunch of food and entertainment. It was funny...I ran into a bunch of people from high school...goes to show how small SB is. Anyhow after the parade we went home and I had to get ready to go to Santa Maria for Brenda and John's housewarming party. Michael came with me and we ended up having dinner with Teri and Will first which was fun! Brenda and John have such a nice house and I am so happy that I was able to drive up there a see it. It was a long day but I had a lot of fun.

Here it is...Friday once again and I am happy! First of all I want to note that it is my parents 27th wedding anniversary and I am so happy and lucky to have wonderful caring parents...I love you both SO much! Work seemed to be the longest day ever and I am glad that it is finally the weekend. After work I came home and made myself some dinner and relaxed...I did not really feel like going out or doing anything tonight. I have been reading I am Ozzy and I was so close to finishing so I got into PJ's, lit a bunch of candles and finally finished my book - which I highly recommend if you like Ozzy Osborne. Michael just called to let me know that he is coming over so I am happy that I get to spend the night with him.
P.S. Remember MJ

Man...work was soooo busy today and I am stoked that tomorrow is Friday!! How many times have I said that I live for the weekends? Anyhow I was kinda grumpy today because I am still not feeling that great and I am really stressed out at work and I have a million things going on...or it seems. I went over to Michael's house again for leftovers and we ended up getting in an argument and I left and came home. I can't deal with any extra stress right now. I tried to relax for a bit and then I ended up hanging out with Carla and Amy and watched Bethany Getting Married? which is a new favorite show on Bravo :)

I am feeling a bit better since I went to the doctor and started my medication...it was still kinda hard to get through the work day. Work has been busy this week especially since my boss is going out of town for two weeks so there is a bunch of stuff to do before she leaves. After work I went over to Michael's house and he made me favorite pasta dinner :) We spent time hanging out....I feel like I have not seen him much in the last week or so it was nice to spend time together.

I woke up feeling horrible today and I all I wanted to do was go back to bed. I somehow managed to pull myself together and go to work. Of course when I got there I was a mess and cried to my boss about the pain that I was in. I ended up leaving at 11am to go to the doctors. I saw the doctor and went through some tests and ended up leaving with 3 different medications. I didn't go back to work for the rest of the day so I went home and tried to get some rest. I watched some TV, cleaned my room a little and was able to finish a book that I had been reading. I hope this medication works because I am so tired of not feeling well.

When I woke up this morning my hangover was beyond gone but I was dealing with another personal issue. I don't really want to go into details about it but it is something that is very painful and makes me very uncomfortable. I was not feeling well at all at work and it was very difficult to get through the day. I thought that I might be feeling better later on but it turns out that the pain just got worse into the evening. I just took a sleeping pill to help me fall asleep...

Oh. my. goodness.
Last night I ended up having a little too much fun with the girls and couldn't handle all the alcohol that we had. Lets just say that I have amazing roommates who took care of me at my worst time. I spent all day in bed recovering - it was horrible. I finally got out of bed a little after 4pm and took another shower, did some laundry and tried to eat a bowl of soup. I'm about to go watch a movie with Carla and then I am going to go back to bed....oh man....I am not going to drink any alcohol for a few weeks.

Michael ended up staying over at my house last night so we stayed in bed late this morning watching TV. I finally made it out of bed and got ready and Carla wanted to know if I wanted to go to the beach. I have not been to the beach it so long, however it was the perfect day so I had to go! We had a good time but I ended up getting a little sunburned. After we came home we relaxed for the rest of the afternoon and then got ready for a girls night out. The girls surprised me as we went to Live Culture for a glass of wine and then we finally saw Sex and the City!! I had been wanting to see it for so long and I am happy that they took me there. After the movie we headed to Blush for a little snack and another glass of wine. Our last stop for the night was drinks and dancing at Eos.

I was pretty tired at work today and I got everything from the luncheon unpacked and then caught up on all the emails from Thursday. I am so glad it is the last day of the work week....it has been a very long and overwhelming week. After work I came home and got ready to go out to dinner with Michael and his family. His mom took us, his sister, and his sister's boyfriend to Cafe Buenos Aires for dinner and it was SOOOO good!!! After dinner Michael and I went out with his sister and her boyfriend; we ended up going to SB Brew and having some beer and playing a couple of rounds of pool. I had a great night but I am so sleepy and can't wait to go to bed.

I have been waiting for this day for weeks. 1) It is the big luncheon that I have been planning and I just want it to be over and 2) This is the final game for Lakers vs Celtics. I will just say that the luncheon was such a hit and went off almost perfect! Everyone loved the food as well but I am SOOO tired...it was so much work and I am so glad that it is over. After work I got sushi because I was too tired to cook and as soon as I got home I got on the couch and did not get up. The game started at 6pm and it was so intense!! In the last few minutes of the game the Lakers pulled through and won the championship!! Woooohoooo!!

So I have been getting ready for the luncheon like a mad women and I can't believe that it is tomorrow! I got almost everything done today however I still think that I am going to go into work a little early tomorrow. After work today I stayed home and did not go anywhere. I made dinner at home and stayed in and watched TV....I just need to space to myself and because I am so stressed out I don't feel like being around people. I need to relax.

I said that work was going to be crazy and I was right. We have so much going on this week and I don't know how I am going to handle everything. I know it is all going to work out but I also know that I am going to be stressed out till it is all over. After work I wanted to go to Michael's house to watch the Laker game, however when I got there I was in such a bad mood. I ended up staying there for less than five minutes and decided to go home. I really needed some space to myself so I came home and watched the game. Sadly the Lakers lost so the finals are tied 3-3 and whoever wins on Thursday is the big winner. I finally came out of my room once the game was over and spent some time with the roomies before heading off to bed.

Oh man...this is going to be a very busy and stressful week. I still had a bunch of work to catch up on so I have been trying to get through that and I have been planning this luncheon for 200 people that is going to be on Thursday. I am so worried that I am going to forget something...I just want this week to be over already. After work I decided that I needed to go to the gym since I didn't have a chance to workout much while I was on vacation. After the gym I came and relaxed for this rest of the evening...time for another hectic day at work tomorrow.

I ended up going over to Michael's house after the show just because there were so many people staying at my house this weekend. However by the time I got there he was already asleep so I just crawled into bed and passed out. This morning he brought me hot cocoa to bed which I thought was cute :) I didn't stay over there to long though because I had to get ready to meet Bekki and Kyle for lunch. They were in town and it was nice to spend some time with them. We had lunch, ran a bunch or errands, got coffee and did a cheese tasting (which was super yummy!). After spending time with them I went over to Michael's house to watch the Laker game....can't believe they lost. Next time guys!!

Michael and I woke up early this morning so we went to International Deli for breakfast which is quickly becoming one of our new favorite places. We came back to this house and hung out for a bit, but I had to get ready to go to Summer Round Up with Carla. It was my first show at the Bowl this season and we got to see Sublime with Rome!! We went with a group of people and had a great time...lots of sunshine and free beer!! The bands were all amazing and we had a blast. I was so tired by the end of the night so I am going to sleep well!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!! So, yes today is my 23rd birthday...and what did I decide to do....go to work. So I went back to work today and caught up on all 200 emails that were sent to me...I should have taken the day off from work. Anyhow work went by fast since there was so much to do. After work I went to Pastavino for dinner with my family. It was nice to have everyone together to celebrate!! After dinner I went home and Amy's family was over having a big graduation BBQ so I met everyone and hung out with them.
P.S. Thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday!

I am sad that my vacation time is officially over....it went by WAY too fast! We headed out of LA pretty early today and I was able to meet up with Michael for lunch. I had missed him so much and it was so nice to see his beautiful face :) After lunch I went home and unpacked everything and washed all of my dirty clothes. It was so nice to get unpacked and organized as soon as I got home. When Michael came home from work I went over to his house to give him his birthday gifts and we watched the beginning of the Laker game. However we had to leave around 6:30pm since we were having dinner with his dad at the Palace Grill. Dinner was awesome and we got some yummy birthday dessert too :)

We went to bed pretty early last night so we were able to get up early today. The first thing I did was call Michael because it is his 25th birthday (happy birthday baby!!). After we got ready we headed to Venice Beach for a fun filled morning of shopping. I wanted to buy a hookah which I found and I also got a new toe ring (my other one finally broke). We had lunch there and and went back to the hotel later on in the afternoon. It was nice to have some time to relax before we had to go to the next HHH show. We decided to take a cab to the venue because I wanted to drink and we got there pretty early so we found this awesome mexican place for dinner. We finally got in line for the show and the next thing I knew was that our little HHH family was together! It was so great to see everyone and we had such a blast at the show! It was my favorite show out of all the ones that we went to. The boys were great too and they were so happy that we were there and it was nice to feel special. I am sad that it is all over...I had such a great time and I love going on vacation with Teri and Jessica.

Oh man...I went to bed so late last night and it was so nice to sleep in this morning. Once we finally got out of bed this morning we got ready for the hour long drive to Irvine. It was great to see Bekki and Kyle!! I have missed them so much since they have moved so it was nice to go see their new place and spend time with them. We went to Olive Garden for lunch and then headed back to their house to get the dog and go on a walk to the park. Bekki brought bread for all of us and we fed the duckies :)
When we left their house we headed to Long Beach for another Hot Hot Heat show at Fingerprints. It was so cold and none of us wanted to wait in line and thankfully we were on the bands guest list and got in 45 minutes before anyone else. The set was great and we had a fun time :)

It was so nice to go to bed early last night!! We woke up early this morning and went shopping on Hollywood Blvd and I found the perfect shows to go with my dress for my grandma's rehearsal dinner. We enjoyed lunch and CPK and then we headed back to the hotel to relax by the pool. It has been so nice to feel like I was on vacation! Once we were done hanging out at the pool we came back to the hotel room and watched a movie. Just laying down and doing nothing is amazing!! Jessica, Teri and I grabbed Sushi for dinner (they treated me for my birthday!) and then we headed to Bardot with Oscar to see Hot Hot Heat! We had a great time and they put on an amazing show. It makes me so happy to see them...

I can't believe that it is FINALLY Sunday!! I have been waiting for this day for weeks. I got up early and ran a few errands around downtown before Teri came to my house. Once she got there we hit the road to meet Jessica in Los Angeles. Thank goodness traffic was clear and we got down there in an hour and a half. Once we got checked into our hotel we got ready to go to Origami Records to see Hot Hot Heat! It had been since last April since we had seen them play and it made me so happy!! The show was good but I wish they would have played longer. We were pretty whipped out so we came back to the hotel and now we are going to get some sleep.

I got up early this morning as I had a whole list of things that I needed to get done. First thing first...get a spray tan. At 10:30am I had this lady come over to my house to give me my first spray tan! I was so excited and it turned out amazing...I have never been tan before and it feels awesome!! I have a feeling that this might become addictive....Anyhow little did I know that I wouldn't be able to do anything for the next 8 hours because I need to dry. I ended up staying home most of the day, so I got all my laundry done and then I finished packing. Later on in the evening I was finally able to get ready so I went over to Michael's house. I gave him part of this birthday gift which he loved (a fishing pole and knife set)! He also surprised me by buying me a beautiful bouquet of roses!!

IT'S FRIDAY!!! It was all I could do to get through work today...and I ended up leaving at 4:15pm to go to Teri's baby shower. The shower was held at Lynn's house and almost everyone from work was there. Everyone had a great time and Teri got some awesome gifts!! It was also nice to see some people who I had not seen in awhile and I even met some new people! The photo above is the amazing cake that Deb made!!

Ughh work is getting to me....I just want it to be Friday already so I can be on vacation. I left work at 3pm today since I have been working overtime and I was able to run some errands. I got a bunch of shopping done that I have been needing to do. I was also able to finally catch up with Teri...it had been forever since we have talked! I started to get a bad headache so I ended up staying home. I spent most of the night in my room cleaning and organizing and now I am off to bed.

Work was kinda busy today and I was so happy get out of there at 5pm today. After work I went home, made a little snack and headed to the gym for a workout. I was pretty proud of myself for how hard I worked :)
After working out I went over to Michael's house and spent some time with him...at the end over the night he came back to my place with me...

I had to get up early this morning because I had to go to the Goleta B2B Breakfast at 7am! I really don't enjoy going to these things but I guess I have to because of work. After that I was in meetings most of the day which helped make the day go by much faster! I was pretty tired after work because I worked till 5pm...that's 10 hours at work! Michael came over for dinner as we had the house to ourselves for a few days. It was nice to spend some quite time together :)