Weekend full of friends…and some laziness.
With my friend Lenora in town from NYC, Friday and Saturday night this weekend were spent eating, drinking, laughing and catching up. I said goodbye to her last night and left feeling happy that I got to spend time with her and sad that she is going back to NYC. I secretly hope this trip to Dallas, her first in a year, makes her decide to move back.
I made up for my lazy Saturday, with a fairly productive Sunday. Cleaned, did laundry, grocery shopped, replaced air filters, entered my time from last week (for work) and I am about to make some fajitas for dinner.
This weekend ended way to soon. I don’t think I am ready for Monday yet.
I’m in NYC for the weekend - visiting friends/family, being a tourist and enjoying the amazing weather. It’s been a year since I have been up here for a visit and I am long overdue.
Picture taken while walking through Brooklyn.
An update to make up for my lack of updates.
So I have been MIA over the last few weeks. Here’s what’s been going on:
- - Work is good! Busy, but good. Things have been a little challenging with some projects I have been working on. My boss left about 3 weeks ago. But, I feel like I have learned and have grown so much in just the few months I have been at my new agency.
- - I am still going strong with the gym. It’s been about a month since I joined and I have been going 3-5 times a week. Maybe I am just on a gym high or something, but it’s sort of addicting. And it helps that there is a super cute guy there every day during the week between the 6:15 and 6:45pm timeframe that I consider my motivation. Oh, did that make me sound like a stalker? Well, I don’t even know his name and have never talked to him, but I like to consider him my gym boyfriend. Ha. Now I just sound like a crazy, desperate woman.
- - I’ve also been doing well with my diet. Weekends are tough, but I’m sticking to it as best I can.
- - Remember my online dating fiascoes last summer? Well, I ran into two guys I went out with (only once) that I met online at the same bar, two weeks in a row. I didn’t talk to them, but one had a serious beer belly, which he didn’t have last summer, and I think the other was with his boyfriend. Those were some real winners.
- - It’s hot. So hot, I haven’t been to the pool in a few weeks. So hot, I dread getting out of my car if I have to leave during the day for a meeting or run errands on the weekend because all it takes is walking from the car to the entrance of the store to start sweating. Or maybe less than that.
And that’s it. Life as usual.
A movie and friends.
Looking forward to catching up with friends this evening at The Moonlight Movie Series at Main Street Garden. It’s hot, not as hot as it has been over the last week and half or so, but I am hoping it cools off when the sun starts to go down.
I stopped at Whole Foods and picked up some TexMex salsa (tomatoes, corn, black beans, jalapenos, cilantro and what looks like too much onion) and hummus for snacks. The rest of the crew is bringing SkinnyGirl margaritas and cookies and other goodies. I think these are the makings of an enjoyable night.
A few overdue photos from my recent activities - My first Rangers game, a blurry view of downtown Dallas from Bar Belmont at The Belmont Hotel and Matt & Kim at HOB Dallas, which was the same night the Mavs won the championship. Lots of good times over the last couple of weeks!
It’s been a busy last week.
I literally had some kind of plans or obligation every day over the last week. In addition to long, busy days at work, there were Mavs watch parties, Rangers game, catching up with friends. I am exhausted. My left eye is twitching. I need a serious good night’s sleep, which I plan to get tonight thanks to some Advil PM.
Pictures and maybe a random video coming soon.
What’s on my mind on this Monday (Memorial Day) evening…
- - I ate like a pig all weekend. Too much wine, a cheeseburger, a milkshake and almost an entire bag of chips in one sitting…and that is just a sample of all the crap I ate. Back on track tomorrow. For reals.
- - It was nice to get some pool time today with my book and some magazines. For most of the time, I was the only one out there and it was so relaxing.
- - The Bachelorette is a train wreck, but I can’t help myself, I am addicted to another season.
- - This is going to be a long week. Client meetings, team meetings and a trip out to the Gaylord Texan with my client for a media interview.
- - My first paycheck is currently pending in my bank account. And it’s a really good feeling.
- - Unfortunately, my first paycheck might be going to fix my AC, which is on the fritz. I am not in the mood to deal with fixing such a major household appliance right now, but I am going to have to get it looked at. In the meantime, I am grateful for my ceiling fan.
I thought today was going to be an awesome day…
Just had lunch with a friend/former coworker and caught up over some delicious food at Eatzi’s and have happy hour plans with some friends later this afternoon.
But, this day has pretty much turned to crap in a matter of an hour and a half.
A letter to my friends.
Dear friends,
I wanted to thank you all for your support, advice and humor over the last seven weeks or so. Losing my job has been the most difficult time in my life so far and without you all, it would have been much, much worse. I have enjoyed catching up with people I haven’t seen in a while and spending much more time with my close friends over lunches, dinners and drinks. Sometimes, lots of drinks.
That stops on Sunday, March 27. I am officially cutting myself off from going out and spending so much money on food and drinks (and mindless shopping just to kill time, but that is a whole other issue…). I have to seriously start watching how much I spend each week so I am putting myself on a budget. Money doesn’t grow on the tree of an unemployed PR professional, ya know.
So until I land a new job, which I am hoping will be very, very soon, we will have to do things that cost little or no money. I am still up for the occasional lunch or happy hour, occasional being the keyword.
Thank you in advance for your understanding. And when I get a job, we will celebrate like crazy with dinner and drinks. You can count on that.
Love you all. Happy saving.
Tracy
