I had a pretty busy day at work...we had a couple of busses staying overnight and there is always a lot of paperwork to do in the morning. I enjoy working when I can get things done at a reasonable pace unlike when there are multiple deadlines that have to be done. After work I came home and made dinner and got some stuff done around the house. I ended up staying in and calling it a night...quite nights are always enjoyable.

So Michael has fleas at his house and I am pretty sure that they got tracked over to my house because I am covered in bites and I found a flea on my desk this morning. I itch like crazy so it is time that I take things into my own hands to get rid of these little things. After work I met up with Michael and we ran a few errands. We needed to go to the library to get a couple of books and then I went to the pet store to get a flea bomb. These little buggers are about to meet their maker tomorrow morning. I decided to not go to the gym and stay in; I made a nice dinner, hung out with the roomies and now it is time for New Jersey Housewives Reunion - it's going to be good!

We left LA around 11am to come back home after our fun little adventure. I am always a little sad to leave our hotel because we always have a good time there. On the way home we saw a horrible car accident and it just reminded me that you always need to be a safe driver and be aware of those around you. When we got home I did some much needed laundry and then got ready for an early dinner with my mom, dad, grandma and Dan. We went to Outback Steakhouse and had a good time. I don't see my parents as often as I should so it was refreshing to have dinner with everyone. I had a steak which I have not had in forever and I even have left overs for lunch tomorrow. I finally made it to Trader Joes to go grocery shopping since I have been out of food for a few days. It is amazing how I can spend $80 on myself....I just don't get it.

I woke up in a whirlwind this morning and had to get ready and finish packing for my overnight trip to Hollywood. Teri met me at my house this morning and we headed off to la la land (AKA LA). We stayed at our favorite hotel (the front desk always remembers us!). Once we got ready we were off to the Sunset Strip Music Festival to see SLASH! It was such a beautiful day and absolutely perfect for a festival. We saw Travie McCoy who was surprising really good and then we went to the famous Rainbow Bar & Grill for some drinks. We ended up having our dinner and drinks paid for and somehow got invited to some Hollywood Hills mansion party at the home of the Chippendales owner. LA never ceases to amaze me. Then it was time to see the most amazing guitar player of all time. Slash and his band killed the show and they even played some GNR classics which is more than I ever could of asked for. Hearing some VR songs was also a surprise...talking about surprises we got quite the show when Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas came on stage and performed with Slash. It was an epic night that I will never forget. Thank you to Teri who is the best best friend anyone could ask for since she took me as a birthday gift.

Oh happy days...IT IS FRIDAY! For some awful reason the 9-5 work day went by so slow and it was all I could do to focus and get my work done. I have an amazing and fun weekend planned and I was just ready for this day to be over. After work I came home and packed a little bit for my trip and ended up getting distracted by Michael. It was nice to have him come over, hang out and cuddle. I don't know if you know this or not but I LOVE to cuddle. I basically made Michael cuddle with me and we watched TV for most of the evening. Just the simple things make me happy.

I am loving that work is manageable right now and the phones are not ringing like crazy. I need to enjoy it while I can because it is going to get really busy in the fall. After work I came home for a bit and then went to the gym for a workout. They tried to recruit me for boot camp when I walked into the gym but I don't think I am quite ready for that...maybe in the next month or so. I want to build up some resistance before I dive into something that I am not ready for. After work I came home and shut myself in my room and tried to get caught up on some thing. I lit a bunch of candles and tried to focus on myself and unwind. I find that I don't unwind at the end of the night...I am still stressed out from the day and things that need to get done. I really need to start working on my own healing my mental health. I can't just take a sleeping pill every night to help me sleep....I need to read a book, light candles, drink some tea and have me time.

Work was interesting today. It was not too busy but I just tried to keep to myself and get my work done. I am trying to stay more focused and productive and I think that I am getting closer to achieving that goal. After work I grabbed some Sushi on the way home. We had a busy night planned....we are showing my room (since I am moving into Carla's room when she moves out next month). We had four people stop by and it was one right after the other! We found one girl who we really liked so we will keep our fingers crossed! So after all the craigslist room interview madness it was time for some wine!

Just another busy day in the office! Today was actually kinda fun...I got to work with a great group and help put something special together for them. Michael met me right after work and we went to Blush for Carla's last day of work happy hour. There was a lot of people there and we had a great time. We had a couple of drinks, some appetizers and great conversation. After we left we walked around Farmers Market downtown and my baby bought me some beautiful flowers!

Oh Monday...how you come too soon. I was enjoying a mellow weekend and it is back to chaos. I am trying to wrap up my big projects at work and thankfully I think I am pretty on schedule. After work I went to the gym for a workout. I feel like I have not been able to go to the gym as much as I would have liked so I am going to try and put in some more effort. I came home, had some dinner, relaxed and then went over to Michael's house. I have not stayed over there in awhile so it was my turn to spend the night. I just love drinking wine and cuddling, everything just seems perfect for that moment in time. I do miss going over there and seeing little Sammy....she is not really a kitten anymore...she is growing so quick!

Michael ended up coming over to my house last night so I was lucky enough to wake up with him in the morning. We ate breakfast together and he went home to work on his car. I thought I would be a good girl friend and make home made chocolate chip cookies and bring them to Michael while he was working. The cookies turned out so good and he loved them! We ended up running some errands in the afternoon and somehow ended up at Woodys for a beer. It was the perfect afternoon.
After hanging out with Michael I came home to see the girls and we had some margaritas, watched TV, laughed and had a wonderful night together.

I cannot believe that I went to bed at 2:30am this morning. Michael and I slept in till 10am which helped but I still was pretty tired. We had breakfast with Jeana before she had to head home to LA. I lounged around the house for quite awhile and then finally got myself out the door. I ran quite a few errands that needed to get done and then went to the gym for a good workout. After that I headed home, did some laundry, made dinner and called it a night.

I have been waiting for today all week! For some horrible reason the day went by so slow but thankfully 5pm finally came and I was done with the work week! I ran home to get ready and then Michael and I went downtown to meet Teri and Will for dinner. We went to a new place called Billies that was pretty good but the service was a little slow. Then it was time for Hot Hot Heat to play at Velvet Jones! We had part of the family there because Jeana and Ashlie were dolls and drive up just for the show. Everyone had such a good time and even Michael liked the show! I wish they were playing more shows in Southern CA....I truly enjoy the HHH madness.

I cannot wait to get through this week and have it be Friday night. As much as I have liked this week I really want it to be Friday and I am bummed that today is only Thursday. After work I met up with Tanda and we ran some errands. I needed to go to Bed Bath and Beyond and Kmart and she was nice enough to go with me. After going to the stores we went to dinner at Pastavino. They have a really good happy hour special that I think everyone should try! After dinner I came home and cleaned up a bit before Michael came over. I feel bad that he has to come over to my house all the time but they have fleas at their house so I am staying far away.

I have been keeping up a positive attitude at work all this week which I am really happy about. By doing this I actually have seen a increase in my work ethic and that is just what I wanted. After work I met up with the girls downtown and we did a little shopping and helped Carla out with her fashion school homework. Afterwards we went to Enterprise Fish Company for some much needed wine and appetizers. We always have such a great time there and it was nice to have a girls night out...something that we have not done in awhile.

Just another day in the office...working hard once again! Today was a pretty mellow day which I am so thankful for.
After work I just took it easy and spent the evening at home. I just love to curl up on the couch, watch TV and spend some time at home.

This week my goal is to get a lot of work done. I have a big pile to get through so I am going to keep focused and work as hard as I can. I really want to have a new attitude about work and have a more positive outlook so this is my chance to get it right. After work I decided that I wanted to go back to the gym. I hadn't been in awhile and I really wanted to get back to working out. I am really surprised that I missed it. Anyhow it was not that easy to get back into it and I really had to work hard.

Yesterday was a pretty stressful day so I am glad that I was able to have a nice relaxing day today. I lounged around the house for a lot of the day and then I did a lot of cleaning. It has been awhile since I had done some deep cleaning so it was nice to have a clean room. In the afternoon Carla, Amy and I met up at Trader Joes to go shopping for Indian dinner ingredients. Once we got home from there we starting cooking. The boys came over and has dinner with us as well. Between good company, amazing food and a couple of bottles of wine I would say it was the perfect way to end the weekend.

Last night I ended up having some computer issues and my computer basically died and would not turn on. So therefore I freaked out and made an appointment to go to the Apple Store in the morning. They ended up telling me I needed to back up my computer and I did not have an external hard drive so I had to go buy one. So off I went to Costco so spend $110 on one in order to save my computer. After that I went back to the Apple Store where I spent hours having them wipe my computer and reformat it. This was not a fun experience and I was so tired from running around today all over town. I went over to Michael's house to spend the night and just forget about today.

It's Friday the 13th! I went back to work today after two days off and I spent my whole day catching up on emails. It is amazing how many emails you get in a day! I was pretty tired all day too from all the work I had been doing for the wedding. Some of my cousins were staying at the hotel so I was able to see them today as well which was really nice. After work I was pretty tired and came home to do nothing for the rest of the day. Michael came over because I was not going anywhere and he spent the night. I am still so tired so it is time to go to bed early.

It's wedding day for Kamil and Gretchen!! Again I got up early to help with the wedding and went to help set up at the reception house. I helped put out all the chair covers, table linen and all the silverware that I helped wrap yesterday. I was so happy to help out and everything turned out so wonderful. After helping set up I went home to get ready and then met up with my mom to go to the wedding together. The ceremony was lovely and the weather was perfect for an outdoor wedding! The reception was great as well and everything was just perfect! The happy hour was great, the dinner was so yummy, toasts were memorable and dancing was fun. I wish Kamil and Gretchen all the best in their future as husband and wife.

I took today off from work so I could help out with my cousins wedding. I got up pretty early and I was set to start work at 9:30am. I went to the house where the reception was going to be held and helped out with bundling silverware for 60 people and washing windows. After helped out there I went to my aunt and uncles house and got to see the family. After eating lunch we made flower arrangement for the bridal party which was really fun. After that I headed home to change and then go to the rehearsal at the SB Courthouse. The wedding is just going to be amazing tomorrow! After practice everyone walked over the El Paseo Restaurant for the rehearsal dinner. It was great to meet everyone today and I am really looking forward to tomorrow!

I feel so accomplished today! I got so much stuff marked off my to do list today and my email inbox is finally manageable! I finally came up for air and it felt so good...it is amazing what a little bit of overtime will do. After leaving work I went over to Macy's and bought a new dress for my cousins rehearsal dinner tomorrow night...I can't believe that she is getting married in a couple of days! My family is continuing to grow which is very exciting! After running errands I came home, ate dinner, did more laundry, cleaned up my room and put new sheets on my bed. It feels good to get stuff done and marked off my to do list.

This weekend went by SO fast...I don't even know what happened...I need one more day to catch up! Anyhow back to the grind...
Work was okay today...I had a case of the mondays and was not thinking clearly. I think I take on too many things at one and can't focus on just one thing. I need to learn how to work on one project at a time and then stuff will get done. After work I went over to Michael's house and spent the evening drinking wine and watching TV...amazing. It was just what I needed.

I feel like I have spent the whole weekend driving. It took 4 hours to get to Irvine yesterday and then I spent 3 hours driving home from Irvine today and then ran a bunch of errands. While I was out running errands I stopped by the Hospital to visit our AGM who just had a little baby. Little Alexander Jack was born yesterday and it just the cutest little thing in the whole entire world! After running errands all day I went over to Michael's house and hung out and watched a bunch of TV. Today has been exhausting and I am so overwhelmed and took it out on poor Michael...he had to deal with me crying all night. I just need a night to myself so I can get my shit together.

I got up early today as I had a bunch of stuff to do in the morning including laundry (which never ends!). Teri arrived in SB around 1pm and we headed down to Huntington Beach to see HHH and Weezer. Well sadly traffic was bad and parking was worse. Who knew that the Hurley Open would be such a big effen deal and half of CA would be there. Sadly we missed HHH but were able to hear part of Weezer's set. We did not stay long because it was too much to handle so we headed over to Irvine to see Bekki and Kyle. It was so good to see them and I miss them so much! We had a good evening and went out to dinner and came back to their place and watched a movie before we crashed. I wish we could stay longer than one night.

Oh thank the good Lord that it is Friday! I got a lot of work done this week however I am feeling a little down about work. Nothing big but some things need to change and I need to work on my part. My goal is to work on my work ethic and attitude next week...there is always room for improvement. After work I went to my parents house for dinner and then drove up to Buellton to see my cousin in Fiddler on the Roof. My aunt, uncle, cousin, grandma and grandpa were also there so it was a fun family event. The play was fantastic and so long! These kids work so hard on these plays and it really shows and I had a wonderful time.

After work I met up with Michael and we went to dinner with his sister and grandparents. His grandparents live in town at Valle Verde so we had dinner in the dining hall. It was the first time I had ever met them and I was pretty nervous but everything was fine and they were so sweet. We head good food and a great conversation...I hope that I made a good impression. After that I came home for a bit while Michael went fishing and later on went over to his house to spend the night.

Work continues to be busy which is good but I wish we could have a second to breathe sometimes. Anyhow after work I went home and got ready to go out for Fiesta. Michael and I went to opening night at the Mission and there were so many people there! We got something to eat and watched the show for a bit. There were just too many people there and not enough space so we did not stay long. We ended up coming home, opening a bottle of wine and watching shark week.

Oh wow...where do I start today. Well I got up at 6am because I had to be at the Goleta Valley Chamber B2B Breakfast at 7am and that was two hours and then I went to work at 9am. Work was really busy and I have quite the to do list but I am working hard to get it done. Millie, Deb and I left work at 4pm to go on a tour of Hotel Corque, Root 246 Restaurant and the Chumash Casino and Resort. The tour was fabulous and the hotels were absolutely amazing...I would love to work at a five star hotel one day. I did not get home till after 9pm...nothing like 14 hours at work! I am exhausted but overall I had a good day.

Work was insane today and I had so much catching up to do and there is still so much more work to be done tomorrow. I didn't eat lunch till almost 1pm and I was so overwhelmed. I just have to keep breathing and some how make it through the rest of the week. After work I came home and relaxed for a bit and Michael came over. It was so nice since I had not seen him since Friday morning. I am looking forward to Wednesday since we planned a date night. I ran a couple of errands after he left and then I came home and unpacked from the weekend and took some time to update this thing. Now time for housewives!

It was so nice to sleep in this morning after a full day of partying! Amy's mom made such a great breakfast and we got to spend the morning with everyone which was nice. We left Windsor around 12:30pm for the long drive home and we got stuck in some pretty bad traffic. We took a couple of breaks which was nice because I was feeling a little car sick...I guess I am not use to sitting in the back seat. I am lucky that I did not have to drive and was able to get some rest and close my eyes for much of the trip. Any and Anthony were troopers and both drove us home. It was nice to sleep in my own bed again but I was sad that the weekend was over because I had such a fun time with everyone.