Thanksgiving Events

This week/ weekend was totally jam packed. While it was great to get a mini-vacation from work, I feel like I need a vacation from the vacation! Wednesday was Brad's birthday so we went to Spiro's for dinner. I personally think I like Olympia better. Afterwards we hung out with Sandy and Dipaulia at Growler's Pub which has just about any beer you could ever want. Thursday Brad and I went to my family's feast followed by his family's feast at Ameristar.

Friday I went to Kara and Brian's rehearsal and dinner. The dinner was held at Jimmy's on the Park off Clayton and Demun. It was extreamly delicious, and the live Jazz seeping through the walls from the bar was a nice touch. Saturday I watched Brad be a groomsman in their wedding followed by a nice reception at the Franklin room. Sunday I slept in (by accident), ran a few errands, and then went to Casa for dinner. I must say El Maguey is still my favorite in terms of price and taste. If you want the full affect, the one on Olive has a Mariachi band on Fridays and possibly Saturdays from what I understand.

All in all it was a very busy, but fun 4 day weekend. I could always use one more day to play 'catch' up for lack of sleep during 'vacations,' but what can ya do? I can't wait for Christmas, my favorite holiday. Brad and I already put up the tree, next up is the lights ... yeah!

Happy Thanksgiving!

I just wanted to wish everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday!!! I think it's pretty fantastic that I've survived almost half the school year with my new position. I am extreamly thankful for my job, my friends, my family and all those dear to me. I am also thankful I was able to refinance my house which helped me to gain more equity in my home and lower my monthly payments among other things. God is always looking out for me even when I think I'm "SOL." Hopefully I can snag a part time job to help suppliment the loss of a roomie. Thanks everyone for being in my life, I wish you the best. Happy eating !! :-)

Congratulations Sarah and Jeff!

This weekend was an extreamly eventful and busy one. Friday I was out with Brad finding wedding presents for the respective weddings we are planning to attend. On Saturday my good friend Sarah and Jeff tied the knot at the Old Cathedral. I was very happy with how my first full-wedding singing experience went, and the ceremony was gorgeous. It was very cool to sing with an organ in one of the oldest Catholic churches in the midwest. Apparently I did so well I received more compliments than I can count, for that I owe it all to God. Sunday, I went to my first Ram's game ever. We won 20-12 (?) and apparently played a fairly decent game. As soon as we returned, Brad and I spent the next 3 hours raking leaves, mowing the lawn, and cleaning house as I have been sooo busy my living areas were looking like a whirlwind exploded in the house and among the trees. Unfortunately I think I killed my lawn mower as I accidently ran over a wooden block in the middle of the yard OOPS! It's about as old as I am, and I was just glad that I was about done mowing at that point :)

Afterwards Brad decided that out of nowhere, I needed to meet his parents. So we headed over there for desert and talked about everything and anything parents ask and want to know. I cannot express how wonderful Brad has been to me. It seems like I have known him for years, but we were away on sebatacle for 27/28 years. I am amazed at how seriously committed and the depth that our relationship has reached in such a short period. I can't wait for him to meet my parents now :)

Politcs

I wouldn't consider myself someone who enjoys discussing politics. Everyone has their own opinions which I generally enjoy hearing, but sometimes these dicussions can become quite heated. While I believe it fair to share opinions for the purpose of 'getting to the meat' of life and how we can make it better, I am almost scared to ever comment on anything of a political nature. An old friend of mine has a blog which is somewhat going in the political direction as of late, and after taking the time to read and digest most of the information presented, I commented my personal view points or summaries of the issues mentioned. If anyone is interested they may proceed to "http://www.pubcrawler.org" and check out the spefic blog in mention which is at 32 comments and counting.

For a basic recap of my comment, which I recenlty posted, the issues in question were Social Security and its future, the institution of marriage, and current economics (no I did not take this course in college so I'm probably way off, but oh well). Other issues mentioned were conservatism vs. libralism or republican vs. democrat parties (and I'm sure there are others I missed in there as well). It is a very interesting post to read. I would love to say that I'm the uber intellectual type which thrives on dicussions of the political nature, but I really am not. I will say that I have a general concern for the direction that this country is taking in many of the aforementioned issues. It is my hope that these 'heated' discussions which I tend to 'stay out of' will bring about change for the better and will help lead the American people to some sort of compromise on fundamental issues which affect our daily lives, the lives of American citizens, and our relationships with other countries.

Weekend Update

This Friday I went to the City Museum and had a great time playing in Monstro City and other fun areas. I recommend it to anyone looking for something different to do on the weekends, and they are open until 1 am on Fridays and Saturdays.

Saturday my roomie and friend Lori, Princess, moved out that morning. It was very depressing for me after she was gone. But I made myself cheer up to celebrated Sarah's bachelorette party. We had some fesitivites at Kate's house and then went to the Melting Pot in the loop for dinner. It was a very cool, yummy experience. I would recommend it to anyone who likes good food and has lots of time to talk and just enjoy the company they are with. I was too tired to go out dancing, so I went home and fell asleep.

Today I went to church and listened to a sermon about "I have a friend who thinks all religions are the same." It was very interesting. I ran into someone from my last small group. She said I lost weight, but I don't notice it. My clothes still fit the same anyway. Tonight I've been invited to dinner so I'll be doing that. I know this weekends seems really eventful and cool, but I'm just really bummed about the loss of my roomie. I liked having her around, and she is a good friend. I hope she can eventually find a job in St. L and then move back. Lori, you will be missed!

Welcome to my New Blog

Hi, all. I am starting a new blog on a new site. Why you ask? Well past and present events have led me to desire a blog to call my own. I also think that Blogger is easier to use considering I am not a computer programmer/ html guru. Look forward to more postings and musings on this site which may or may not be interesting, but will at least be as good or better than my old blog.