Birthday Weekend

This weekend was amazing! It was the best birthday I've ever had. I celebrated on Saturday (my birthday was Wednesday), both in the afternoon and the evening. I had a party planned for 9:30 pm at Main Event and invited all of my friends to go. A couple of coworkers couldn't make it but really wanted to celebrate with me, so they formulated lunch plans for after work Saturday afternoon. We went to Razzoo's and I had alligator tail for the first time ever...it was delicious! After lunch, Josh and I went to his house to relax. I took a nap because I was exhausted from work (VERY long shift).

Lyn-Z, Josh's sister, had a choir dinner called "Madrigal Feaste" at 7:00. We went last year, too, and it was awesome! The choir decorated the cafeteria to look like a castle and they performed madrigal music (all accapella), served us dinner, and performed a skit throughout the meal. Sometime I am amazed at the talent that I see in highschool. A lot of those kids are extremely talented in many ways; the "king" not only acted, but sang a solo, and he played the violin for a song; all of which were very well done...amazing.

After the Madrigal Feaste, Josh and I headed over to Main Event for my party. We bowled (I barely broke 50 points - yeesh), played arcade games, and played a round of laser tag, after which a few of us went back to my house to continue the party. At my house we talked for a good two hours before playing Guitar Hero. The last guests left at 4:00 am. It was a blast!

Best birthday ever...

Now I get to look forward to Thanksgiving; quite possibly my most favorite holiday. I have Wednesday through Sunday off of work and I plan on thoroughly enjoying my break. I can't wait to see the extended Gunter family, as well as my grandmother on Thursday. I love my grandmother so incredibly much. She's the strongest, most interesting woman I know. She's just plain fascinating.

Day #11

Today what makes me thankful is... I have a church filled with wonderful people that will support me and fellowship with me.

Today what makes me happy is... seeing my wonderful fiance before he goes back to school.

Today what makes me free is... being able to belt out songs in church and feel a closeness to God that can't be felt any other way.

Super-special-awesome-day

Day #10

Today what makes me thankful is... that I don't have to work in reception every day of the week.

Today what makes me happy is... spending time with my bestest guy friend, Dustin!

Today what makes me free is... not being at work.

Sorry, folks. I have been so very busy with work. Working 7:30-6 Tuesday through Friday is bad enough, but add on two Mondays in a row and an extra Saturday shift; that makes for one tired puppy!

I am so very excited about my birthday next week. My birthday is on Wednesday, but I'm having a party on the 22nd and a lot of my friends are going to be there...I'm so pumped!!! Tee hee!

Well, I'm at Dustin's and he's making fun of everything I'm typing, so I'm going to go now. I will try to write more often, I promise. Have a great weekend, everybody!!!

Working

I am working a lot. I mean a LOT. The office hours have changed so that we close at 6:00 every night, but that has caused everyone's hours to change as well. I now work from 7:30am to 6:00pm Tuesday through Friday. The good thing is that I only have to work one Saturday this month, but it's still a lot of work. I considered putting a tent in the parking lot and staying there during the week. It's very stressful to work there right now, but I'm sure things will settle down after a while.

I'm still thinking about taking on a second job so that I'll have the insurance for after I'm married. I'm not sure what the right thing to do is.

Josh didn't do so great (from his perfectionist point of view) on his GRE and he has been bummed out all day. The worst part is, there's nothing I can do to make him feel better, and I'm stuck all the way up here while he's in Austin. I know that even if I was there I wouldn't be able to comfort him much, but it's an instinct that I can't ignore. I'm a nurturer; at least I can admit it.

I really miss Kim.

I need to have coffee with Lori.

I need more female friends.

Day #9

Today what makes me thankful is... having coworkers that enjoy talking with me and sharing their lives with me.

Today what makes me happy is... having dinner with my bestest friend in the whole wide world!

Today what makes me free is... I'm almost 22 years old and my parents trust me.

Just Today

Day #8

Today what makes me thankful is... that I have the right to speak out to the nation, even if it's only through a ballot.

Today what makes me happy is... my Dad went to yoga class with Mom, John, and I. It was so cool doing yoga with him next to me.

Today what makes me free is... Yoga. It is a great mental and physical exercise. I really enjoy doing something only for me that is also good for me.