Remind me....

...to not move in this city during summer time again. I feel like the move has sucked my whole summer up! I spent most of June looking for my apartment, then I packed up, and now I am still trying to get settled!!! I know, I have SO little compared to many of you in big houses with entire families. I am unpacked now, but there is still stuff everywhere. Mostly what is left are things that need to be hung on walls…one set of blinds, several shelves, pictures, etc…. It’s really all the errand running that has taken up so much of my time – 2 trips to Home Depot, 2 trips to Bed, Bath, and Beyond, an evening spent going to every Hardware store on the entire Upper West Side, etc….. Getting anywhere in this city takes forever!! Plus, I haven’t been home for significant chunks of time and I need that to accomplish much! Granted, it’s entirely my fault – choosing to go lay out on a Saturday rather than do chores at home doesn’t get me far! But, there have been several kinks along the way….had to get a new air conditioner, when I went to buy blinds they only had 1 set of the ones I wanted and I needed two, then the blinds I bought didn’t fit the window which required some very hard labor on my part to “make” them fit, the internet cable modem wasn’t turning on requiring a Radio Shack run, etc…. Nothing seems to have gone smoothly with this move, other than the move day itself! Anyway, progress is made daily, just slowly!

What else have I been up to? Not much, honestly. Work has been a little busy – at least one night each week I have to stay late to “babysit” the auditors. Tonight is that night and it’s 9:30. Who knows how long I’ll be here, but hopefully not much longer.

Friday night, I met up with Rosella and Christina and one of Rosella’s friends at Rodeo Bar – a southwestern bar/restaurant. Christina and I split some awesome chicken fried chicken that came with delicious veggies (seriously…veggies that were sooo good)! Our plan was to watch the Opening Ceremonies there, but since the sound wasn’t loud enough we kind of gave up on that. We sat for hours talking and laughing though. I also enjoyed some Irish Cider (no, not Bulmer’s, Tonya, but it was still good)!

I’ve been watching Olympics quite a bit. Haven’t missed a Michael Phelps swim yet! Did you see that relay – wow!?!? Love the gymnastics, too!! And the synchronized diving! Can’t wait for track & field to start so I can cheer on the 4 Baylor Bears running this year.

Tonya & Sean are here for work this week, so they came over on Tuesday night to watch gymnastics and order-in dinner. Little did we know that the gymnastics wouldn’t start until 10:30…geez!! We persevered and waited for it to start. We ordered Pinch & S’mac (pizza-by-the-inch and Sarita’s Mac & Cheese) for dinner. Tonya and I split a little pizza and a little mac…yum! Fun to see my friends, too, and catch-up on all their travels, wedding planning, and the big birthday shin-dig coming up in Dallas for Tonya, Elizabeth, and Tamara who all celebrate BIG b-days this year!

That’s about it…still waiting for those auditors to leave – don’t they want to go home already?!?