2013!
I write in here so rarely these days that it seems about time for an update. Work is going well. Nine months in and still loving it. I'm still ridiculously shy and quiet around most people, but there are a few I am starting to get to know better. Even gone to lunch and happy hour with a couple of them. I know I'll get to a place where I'm comfortable, but it takes a long time for me. Last month was the Christmas party where some people did get to see a different side of me. The party was at Triumph in New Hope (across the parking lot from work). My anxiety was high and the beer was plentiful. A couple of the guys are in a band and they played that night. After many beers and at least one shot, I ended up on stage dancing with bells (in my defense I was invited up). I really don't remember much of it, but I remember having a damn good time. My awesome coworker gave me a ride home that night. The next day I get an IM from my boss saying that he loved the dancing with the bells. And another IM from a coworker saying that I was the surprise of the evening and he could see me coming out of my shell. I'm glad they got a glimpse at the fun-loving, not silenced by fear, side of me.
Wedding plans are coming along nicely. Although I know May is going to be here in no time, so I need to get in gear with the things I would 'figure out later'. At least most (if not all) of the big stuff is sorted out. So there's that.
The main reason why I thought to post in here was because I had a really nice weekend. Friday night Jim and I met up with Mike and Alana for dinner at The Metropolitan. It was very good. We ended up getting home around 10:30pm, so I took some ZzzzQuil and got a really good night's sleep.
Saturday I got up and tidied up the house. Jim had a migraine, so he napped on the couch while I tried to quietly clean around him. Luckily he woke up feeling better, because we took my parents to The Local for lunch. The Local is our new favourite restaurant nearby. They use all fresh/local produce,meat,eggs,etc. The food is really good.
Jim and I had initially planned to go to the gym saturday afternoon, but instead we opted for an at home workout. We've been playing DDR during the week after work for part of our fitness regime. So we did some of that, then watched The Biggest Loser while exercising (that show is quite motivating). After all that, we were free to relax and enjoy our saturday night.
It was a late saturday night, but I had to get up early sunday morning because I was going to the Franklin Institute to see the Titanic exhibit with Alana and Jen. I have a slight obsession with that ship. In 8th grade we read A Night to Remember, and since then, I was hooked. I read every book I could find about it. Something about the tragedy fascinated me. The exhibit was really cool. They had all kinds of artifacts that had been recovered. And they recreated sections of the ship (The Grand Staircase, the first class hallway, etc). There was even an iceberg. It was an exhausting day, but a lot of fun.
So I guess that's about it. I'm almost done the second Walking Dead compendium (Jim gave me both of them for Christmas). With how much I'm reading it, I'm surprised I've only had one dream about zombies so far. Definitely can't wait for the show to start up again!
Wedding plans are coming along nicely. Although I know May is going to be here in no time, so I need to get in gear with the things I would 'figure out later'. At least most (if not all) of the big stuff is sorted out. So there's that.
The main reason why I thought to post in here was because I had a really nice weekend. Friday night Jim and I met up with Mike and Alana for dinner at The Metropolitan. It was very good. We ended up getting home around 10:30pm, so I took some ZzzzQuil and got a really good night's sleep.
Saturday I got up and tidied up the house. Jim had a migraine, so he napped on the couch while I tried to quietly clean around him. Luckily he woke up feeling better, because we took my parents to The Local for lunch. The Local is our new favourite restaurant nearby. They use all fresh/local produce,meat,eggs,etc. The food is really good.
Jim and I had initially planned to go to the gym saturday afternoon, but instead we opted for an at home workout. We've been playing DDR during the week after work for part of our fitness regime. So we did some of that, then watched The Biggest Loser while exercising (that show is quite motivating). After all that, we were free to relax and enjoy our saturday night.
It was a late saturday night, but I had to get up early sunday morning because I was going to the Franklin Institute to see the Titanic exhibit with Alana and Jen. I have a slight obsession with that ship. In 8th grade we read A Night to Remember, and since then, I was hooked. I read every book I could find about it. Something about the tragedy fascinated me. The exhibit was really cool. They had all kinds of artifacts that had been recovered. And they recreated sections of the ship (The Grand Staircase, the first class hallway, etc). There was even an iceberg. It was an exhausting day, but a lot of fun.
So I guess that's about it. I'm almost done the second Walking Dead compendium (Jim gave me both of them for Christmas). With how much I'm reading it, I'm surprised I've only had one dream about zombies so far. Definitely can't wait for the show to start up again!