Friday, July 04, 2008 

happy birthday, emo!

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Tuesday, July 01, 2008 

fine, katie. i give up.

tonight at happy hour, katie badgered me (okay, not really) about my lack of blogging. i probably deserve it, but the problem here is two fold: 1. after sitting in front of the computer at a job that doesn't afford me the opportunity to blog all day, the last thing i want to do is come home and sit in front of the computer, and 2. my life just isn't all that interesting these days. seriously. here's the entirety of what i have going on right now:

1. my job: i love my job. really, i do. there have been lots of good things going on, least of which includes successfully navigating our office through our annual audit, winning lots of browie points with the CFO, and finally getting a full staff in our office for the first time in over two years. but in the midst of all of it, my boss and i have on occasion recently mentioned to each other that we don't really love our jobs these days. it's been a lot of fixing stuff instead of proactively doing stuff, and it's been a whole lot of 60+ hour work weeks. and last week was probably worst, seeing as i left work on wednesday night after working 15 hours. sigh. the very good news: i took my very first PTO day today, and it was heavenly. heavenly.

2. my house: i bought a house! i close on july 25. i would post pictures but seeing how this is the blogosphere and all, and i don't actually know all of you, you'll just have to use your imagination. it's in the darling neighborhood i live in now, it's perfect in every way (aside from the outdated paint and carpet), and i can't wait to close! i still have to convince myself from time to time that i'm ready to be a homeowner, but mostly i can't wait. (and even though i judged all of you for throwing your agents at me left and right, i now have my own real estate agent that i'm happy to promote as often as you'll let me -- she's fabulous!)

3. travel: i leave on saturday for orlando for a work conference and while i'm not excited about florida in july, or giving up my three day weekend, i ultimately can't complain about taking a vacation on someone else's dime, especially if it includes a trip to the happiest place on earth with my good friend jarod.

4. in case there are one or two of you out there who haven't yet heard the news: it is officially my birthday month. celebrate appropriately! (especially you, will!)

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Monday, June 16, 2008 

things i recommend

reverting to your childhood whenever possible - this will truly reveal just how lame i've become, but saturday evening ended up being one of the most fun evenings i've had in a long time. laura and i walked to the neighborhood dairy queen, filled up on ice cream, and then walked across the street to the playground where we made friends with the swings and stayed there for hours. yup, swinging and ice cream on a beautiful saturday night. super random, but just what my tired spirit needed.

locking into a mortgage rate and not thinking twice about it - so, i haven't actually done this yet, but i'm pretty sure i recommend it regardless. the past week of my life has been one day after another of worrying what mortgage rates will do, contemplating locking, talking myself out of it, and then worrying some more. who told me this process was fun? lies!!

the local - this place has somehow become my watering hole of choice lately ... in fact, i'm pretty sure that between late night drinks, lunch, and happy hours, i've been there more in the past three weeks than i've even been to this old standby. i guess minneapolis is actually starting to win me over afterall ...

hgtv - i'm ashamed. my regular mtv watching has been replaced with hours upon hours of hgtv. how did this happen? i bought a house and all of a sudden i'm fascinated by everything related to home buying, decorating, updating, and building. next thing i know i'll be buying a lawn mower and baking cobbler ...

daydreaming about traveling - while i realize my recent property purchase may limit my endless travel plans, i will say that between orlando over the fourth of july weekend, labor day in seattle, and an upcoming trip to greece, i think there will be no shortage of new horizons to keep me entertained.

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Saturday, June 07, 2008 

"yes, we can" ... again

last week, matty gave me the inside scoop that obama was planning on visiting st paul on tuesday night, after hopefully securing the democratic candidacy, and as a gesture at the site where the RNC will take place later this summer.

so, on tuesday evening, paige, mandy, heidi, and i (and about 30,000 of our closest friends) made our way to the xcel center. it was the craziness of the target center experience all over again, only with a lot more people, and no skyways to provide us with supper. after a couple of hours of standing in line, losing our umbrellas to security, and securing some great seats, we witnessed history -- i can't tell you how amazing it was to be there that night, to listen to this inspiring man as he officially became the democratic candidate, and to feel the excitement of all those people in that place.
as a democrat, the experience was amazing. but more than that, this night was amazing because we were witnessing history in the making. this election season has been one of the unbelieveable, inspiring, frustrating, amazing adventures this country has experienced, and i feel really honored that i have been part of the process, if even in a really small way. i'm excited for what can be on january 20, 2009, but even more than that -- i'm really proud that this country believed that someone other than a white male could be our next president.

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Friday, May 30, 2008 

i got the house!

okay, so i'll be honest. that was all i really wanted to post. but even i am ashamed and irritated with how long it's been since i last posted. i am busier than i have ever been in my professional life and every minute that hasn't been sucked out of the day by my awesome job has been sucked out of the day by my awesome real estate agent. and while i'd love to go into extreme detail regarding all of this, the reality is that most of you who (still) read this blog have already heard about it all in person or over the phone.

still, i promise to try to work harder to be a better blogger.

oh, and did i mention: i got the house!

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9:31 PM | |

Monday, May 05, 2008 

the laptop has been returned ...

... i am officially a one-job wonder. i love it!

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Monday, April 28, 2008 

everyone else's "exciting" = jb's "nervous and anxious"

deep breath. okay, here we go.

this morning i met with my mortgage lady. wait, what?! for a week, and especially all day today, i've been listening to people tell me how exciting this is. exciting. exciting. "you must be so excited to start looking at houses!" um, i guess. i mean, i guess i just am having a hard time feeling that way. mostly, i have a whole lot of anxiety and fear about the process. despite the patience and indepth details i received from my mortgage gal today, i still have a lot of anxiety about actually purchasing a home of my own. and i guess i can't really even explain it ... i mean, i love my job and i feel like that means i'll probably stay here for awhile. it's "the perfect time to buy." financially i think i'm finally in a place where i can actually make it work. i'm looking forward to painting my walls and having a garden. i'm excited to not hear my neighbors every five minutes.

still ... i'm really thankful for those of you who are kicking my butt through this process ... i know i need it or i'll never get through this!

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