Relaxing, movie-filled weekend.

I have three months of free premium movies channels right now and this seemed like the perfect weekend to take advantage of them. So far I have watched:

• - Leap Year
• - The Runaways
• - 500 Days of Summer (which I have seen, but love, so had to watch again)
• - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (saw this too, but can’t get enough Shia and now I am even more excited for the Transformers: Dark of the Moon to come out)
• - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
• - Valentine’s Day
• - The Time Traveler’s Wife (the second half)

I spent Friday night on my couch and part of today parked here too, but I did leave to do some grocery shopping at Sprout’s Farmer’s Market and bought a new Rangers tank top at Academy Sports & Outdoors and did a couple loads of laundry. Tomorrow, I plan to pull up a lounge chair at the pool, read a book and soak up some sun and maybe do a little cleaning around the house. Next week is a shaping up to be pretty busy - lots of work-related meetings and projects, dinner/drinks with my friend Kim, Rangers game…so I am taking full advantage of relaxing this weekend.

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.

What a great weekend.

It’s too bad it is almost over, but I am happy to report that I did everything that I had planned to do (minus CB’s birthday), plus a few a extra things this weekend.

The Dallas Vigilantes game was…interesting. The key was to find a cute player and cheer him on and that made it fun. After the game, my friend Ashley and I went to see our fave bartender at Vickery Park.

The Dallas Flea was super cute, although I didn’t buy anything. Wicked was amazing (see earlier post) and dinner at Jorge’s at One Arts Plaza was delicious. It was good to spend the day with my mom.

I spent 4 hours at the pool today with Ashley. Ate at Rusty Taco on Greenville, which I have wanted to hit up ever since I saw it on Thrillist. Had some froyo at Yogurtland, which is by far the best froyo place in Dallas and worth the short drive up to Northwest Highway, across from Northpark. I ended the afternoon watching Transformers 2, which I had to see after watching Transformers on TV on Saturday night. That Shia LaBeouf is just so cute and the movie was good, despite hearing that it wasn’t.

This week is going to be super busy at work, but after this weekend, I feel good. Happy. Relaxed. For now. Tomorrow is another story.

Mentally exhausted.

It’s been a physically relaxing, but mentally exhausting weekend and it is now coming to a close. I wish I had just one more day off!

Friday I went to look at condos…for the millionth time. I found one that I REALLY like and made plans to go look at it again today. More on that later.

I spent the 4th with my family eating and drinking too much, lounging by the pool, setting off fireworks, getting caught by the cops and getting out of a ticket. Thank you, Officer Thompson of the Corinth PD.

On Sunday, I slept in and was lazy for most of the day. I celebrated my aunt’s birthday with my family in the afternoon. My baby cousin Brody is getting so big so fast!

Today, my aunt (real estate agent/broker) came down with my parents (dad - my real estate agent) and we went for a second look at the condo I like. Two bedroom, two and half bathrooms, new tile floors, granite countertops, cute patio and pool on-site - it really has everything I am looking for and only needs some cosmetic updates.

We went by the realtor’s office to find out more and ask questions about the property only to find out that he wasn’t in today and no one else in his office could answer our questions. I sat down and wrote out all the questions so my dad could contact him via e-mail and hopefully we can get some answers before I decide to make an offer.

Home ownership is so close. I can feel it. But this is the biggest decision of my life (so far!) and I want to make sure it is the right one. My aunt is very anti-condo because of the HOA fees and resale value, but if I want to stay in Dallas, it’s either buy a condo or keep renting. And when I think of how much I have thrown away into rent over the past three years, it makes me sick. My mind keeps swirling with questions and I want to be sure I am making the right decision.