Spoiled!

This was a fun weekend. It started off by going to Chino Latino's. A coworker of mine had her birthday party there. I wasn't going to go because Ben was busy and I didn't really know anyone else that was going to be there (the birthday girl just started in my group a month or so ago). I ended up deciding to go since Ben was busy and I had nothing else to do on a Friday night. I dragged Dawn with me (thanks Dawn!) and we had a great time. It was our first time there and we both enjoyed it.

Saturday I went to the tea with my mom. It was very nice. Several ladies brought in their hat collections, so we all wore hats during the tea. Patsy, a missionary in Africa, shared what she is currently doing over there. It was very interesting. After the tea my mom and I went shopping! We started off at Ridgedale. And we didn't find a single thing! So we drove down to Von Maur in Eden Prairie. We found lots of dresses there! We finally decided on one and bought it. We were both super excited.

When I got home I discovered that Ben had done laundry! It was so nice to not have to worry about that. And then yesterday I was running errands and Ben made dinner (steak, mashed potatoes, rolls, veggies and wine). It was so good! I felt like a very spoiled girl.

Caught Up

Well, the weekend finally caught up with me. Last night I was planning on taking a short nap... I woke up three hours later! Very unproductive night. Oh, well. This weekend I should be able to catch up with the errands, work and studying I didn't get done.

Tomorrow I am going to a ladies tea with my mom. Afterwards we are (finally) going shopping for her dress for the wedding. I'm so excited. It should be fun.

Last Sunday Team Tortoise got together and started working on our costumes. We are going to look awesome! I'm so excited to run. I will be posting pictures after the race.

That's about it... Have a great weekend everyone!

Accepted

Friday afternoon I officially accepted one of the jobs offered to me. (Drum roll please...) I have accepted the original job that I applied for. Unfortunately, it is the one that isn't on the main campus, so my carpool days are numbered. As I told my boss when I let him know I wasn't taking the job he offered me, it was a hard decision. In a lot of ways I wanted to stay at the main campus. But in the end these things tipped the scale:

1. The job I took really did sound more interesting to me.
2. My new boss doesn't expect me to stay long term (she figures 1 1/2 years at most, Tom wanted me to stay for a minimum of two). Based on my experience and that I'm (hopefully!) half way done with my CPA tests, I am still overqualified for either position. Having a boss that has a shorter time frame means that I can move up again sooner.
3. My new boss wasn't a college recruit; she took a low level job to get her foot in the door. For some reason they view their college recruits as more special than others (maybe because of the expense to actually recruit them?). As a result, those of us that aren't recruited aren't automatically put on the "fast track." We have to work a little harder to "prove" ourselves. (At least that's what it seems like in finance). Anyway, since she has gone through the proving thing herself, I figured she would be a great ally to have.

Yesterday I hosted my sister's "personal" shower. There was a total of twelve of us. We had a bunch of yummy food and drinks (if I do say so myself). She got a bunch of cute stuff. The funny thing is that those of us who are already married are like, yeah, you'll wear it once. :) After everyone left, our friends Chuck and Michelle came to visit. We had fun catching up and playing Wii. We are getting together today again so we can see Liam (our godson ~ 9 months old).

Well, I think Zoey and I might go for a run. I haven't told her yet, so she's calmly licking her paws. I know as soon as I start getting my running pants out she'll go crazy, so I'm enjoying the calm before the storm.

Double your Pleasure, Double your Fun

This morning I was trying to study, but Zoey kept pestering me. Finally I gave in, and we went for a run. Boy, she was on a mission! We beat our normal time by one and a half minutes! And for a mile and a half run, that's a great decrease. She's completely exhausted now. She's sleeping and I'm back to studying before we go look at some open houses.

In other news, Friday morning my boss gave me an impromptu interview for the open job in our group. Friday night he called me to let me know he was offering me the job! He also let me know that Heather (the hiring manager for the other job I applied and interviewed for) was setting up some time on Monday to offer me the job in her group. While I am super excited that I got two job offers, I have no idea which one to take. There are + and - for both. I'm trying to figure out what + and - mean more to me.

Also, our friend Dan's little guy is scheduled for heart surgery on Tuesday, but currently he is fighting a fever. Please keep their family in your prayers.

Day Light Savings

This morning I wake up, look at the clock and decide I can sleep for a while longer as it's just after 7 (keep in mind that I'm a morning person, so 7 is a decent time to wake up). As I'm trying to get back to sleep, I keep thinking of everything I have to do this morning (think up a marriage "speech" for my sister's shower today, make a grocery list, study, get ready for church...) so at almost 8 I decide to get out of bed. Only to discover that my clock was wrong! Mine automatically adjusts for day light savings, but since they have changed when that happens, my clock is messed up. And since I'm a morning person, it is very hard for me to get back to sleep once I'm up. The funny thing is, Zoey must have "known" it was the wrong time... she just looked at me like, "why are we getting up already?"

Vitamin D

Today on the way home I had the windows down and the sun roof open. It was a glorious day! So perfect, in fact, that I decided to go for a run. Zoey must have known what I was thinking because she was going nuts from the time I got home until we started our run. I took ibuprofen before we set out as a "just in case" for my foot. We had a nice run. Our time was pretty close to what we were running at the end of last year, so I was happy (and a little surprised).

And now I have procrastinated long enough... back to studying.

Brown!

Ever since my foot started bothering me, I have been wearing flat shoes to work. I have a black pair and a red pair. As a result, I haven't been able to wear a good portion of my work clothes. Last night I had dinner with Cassie and then we did a little shopping. I found a really cute pair of Clark's at Marshall's. They are super comfy, and brown! So excited to wear them today!

Oh, and my foot is doing a lot better but I just don't want to try heels for a while yet. I want to keep my foot healthy so I can run in the upcoming Run of the Mills 5k at work. I can't wait to figure out costumes this year. We have an idea, but haven't fleshed it out yet. Last year we were the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. http://www.xanga.com/sroy325?nextdate=5%2f2%2f2007+23%3a59%3a59.999&direction=p