Sweet Home....

It has been TOO long ladies. I'm glad to hear your voice in 5 min. increments from time to time but cannot wait to plan a wild weekend - let me tell you girls, it will be nice to let loose with a) someone I'm not related to and b) somewhere where the drinks aren't $10 a pop. Other than working and working... and working... I've been getting to know this city and trying to plan my life! In the meantime...

My Windy City It List:
- downloading podcasts off iTunes to listen to at work/during the commute
- free summer evenings at the Art Institute (complete with glass of white wine in courtyard)
- Cole Haan flats
- The Nike Human Race

- Fig Newton's new granola bars - unreal.

I feel guilty about:
-returning these earrings for this bracelet
- having a piggy bank full of coins and not bringing to the bank... weekend after weekend...
- admitting I like (REALLY like) the sugar free vanilla iced coffee from McDonald's (only 90 calories...sorry. I know.)
- not seeing you two!!!

Can't wait to see the family pic, check out the great shower curtain, down a few key lime martinis and SEE YOU GALS. xoxo

Open Mouth, Insert Foot

Few are able to as aptly ruin a good thing as I am. Today I was up talking to my new boss, M, when he mentioned that I should be thinking about where I want to go to out lunch with the team on my first day of work. No holds barred.

I go back to my desk and am emailing with the two assistants, B and P, when I say, "Let's play a little joke on M. Let's tell him that I want to go to Old Country Buffet for my lunch. You two put it on the calendar and tell him that's what I told you. I'm betting he'll be cool, calm, and collected while gagging on the inside."

Soooooo clever, ST. I get an email back from B that says, "You don't think Old Country Buffet is good? My son and I eat there every weekend."

Uhhhh ... crickets. I start laughing slash covering my face from shame at my stupidity. Finally I write something to the affect of, "I love that you can eat everything you want and satisfy my sweet tooth at the same time. Let's just forget about it. I'll let you know what I decide." Can we say BACK TRACKING?

Then I check my email again. B has just sent me a response to the affect of, "I just love it when my gravy is two weeks old and I fear I'll find dentures in my mashed potato flakes." As Ashton Kutcher would say - Punk'd.

I called B and all we did was laugh. A good way to start off my work at UIF, question mark?

Proclamation Situation

I wrote an official City of Iowa City Proclamation today, complete with the "whereases" and "now therefores." Next week I'm to go before City Council to accept the proclamation and plug Welcome Week. Check out the newest event: Taste of Iowa City (scroll down to Wednesday).

Way Too Long

It's been almost a month since any of us (i.e. me) have written.

Here's the update:

• 2 new jobs
• 1 new apartment
• 1 new boyfriend
• Too many new changes to count
• 1 family portrait hanging on the wall of
• 3 best friends

My most recent obsessions:

• Pesto vinaigrette from Bread Garden Market
• The new shower curtain!
• The First 90 Days by Michael Watkins
• Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey
• Book clubs (although I have yet to attend my first one)
• Finishing projects (they WILL get done)