I'm sad -- I was entirely too diligent applying sunblock while at the beach this weekend and now have NOTHING to show for my hours of lying on the beach and sweating my butt off. Oh well, c'est la vie.

In other sad news, my pedicure from a few weeks ago is started to not look so great anymore. Ah, if only I had money in excess to get manis and pedis on a whim...

In less shallow news, I've been reading The Kite Runner and thoroughly enjoying it. I'm almost finished, and it's to the point now where I'm sneaking in a few pages here and there every chance I get. I can't wait to finish. I definitely recommend it.

Vices

I've been thinking a lot about my vices lately. Been trying to identify them all. A few are pretty blatant, but I feel sure there are others.
Obvious ones:
-my addition to coffee
-my propensity for cursing
-interrupting others (especially when I get excited)
-talking entirely too loudly
-laughing at inappropriate times
-having little to no willpower when it comes to junk food
-shopping when there's no money in the bank

The wedding weekend the first weekend in August was lots of fun. It started with me getting my first ever pedicure on Friday morning (thanks in part to Mel for a Christmas present gift card). Somehow I had managed to go 24 years without ever experiencing the wonder that is the pedicure. It was 45 minutes of pure bliss, and after it was all said and done, my toes were a pretty pink. ANYWAY, then P and I headed to Lexington for wedding festivities. The rehearsal dinner was at a farm in a quaint little barnhouse, and the menu was Southern favorites: bbq, fried chicken, rice, etc. It was quite the good time. Then Saturday the wedding was at 6 p.m. and was absolutely beautiful. The reception afterward was another good time of course.
Last week ended up being another short week for me because I got to be out of the office all day Friday to go to Columbia for a workshop where I got to see my Lee (another perk!). We met up beforehand at Mickey D's for breakfast, did the workshop thing for the bulk of the day and rounded out the day with ice cream at Marble Slab. Yum.
On Saturday, I went and visited my dear friend Rachel, whom I hadn't seen in FOREVER. Her kids are growing up so fast, it's just hard to believe. We had a great time catching up.
Then Sunday was a great day at church. Mel and I joined the choir. Yay!

Weekends

I've had two really great weekends back to back. Though the weeks lend themselves to work, work work, the weekends are my time to play. Weekend before last I got to help my roomate celebrate her birthday with dinner at Outback, bowling and some cupcakes and karaoke at home. The same weekend I got to be a part of my best friend in the entire world Samantha's wedding day, and it was truly amazing.
This past weekend my wonderful friend Lee came to visit, and we had a blast as always. It's a sure bet we're going to have fun anytime we get together.
Now, this week is going to be a short week, and I'm gearing up for a three-day weekend full of wedding fun for another friend's wedding. It's that time of year, isn't it?

Musings

I've been wanting a blog for months, and now that I've actually created one, I can't think of what to write. I suddenly feel as though I have nothing interesting/informative/relevant to say.

It's been a crazy couple of weeks. I've successfully managed to ruin a cell phone, an iPod and have my car go haywire on me in a matter of days. Though July 4th was a blast, spent in Charleston with friends -- I, being the klutz I am, nudged my bag off of a fence post into the water outside of a restaurant at Shem Creek, ruining much of the contents within. Then, last Tuesday, my car broke down about a half hour out of Sumter, so I had to get it towed and put it in the shop for the remainder of the week until it could be repaired for a fun sum of $1,000. Many tears, meltdowns and pep talks later, I'm over the shock of it all.

This weekend was great. I spent all day Saturday being lazy. I ran some errands. I laid around and watched TV. I watched A LOT of TV. Specifically, I brushed up on all the latest and greatest TLC shows. Man, I love that channel. It's hard to beat a day filled with What Not To Wear, The Real Estate Pros and Flip That House. Then church on Sunday, as always, was delightful and left me singing praise songs at the house all day when I was by myself.

This weekend is Melanie's birthday and Samantha's wedding!!!

Jumping on the bandwagon

So, I'm new to this whole deal and am still figuring out. I'm getting into the whole blogging thing really late in the game, I realize. But better late than never, right?