Top: Amanda; little sister,  Me, Bottom: Docas; Maid of Honor, Leah; Bride, Elisabeth; sister of the groom

This weekend was a blast! I traveled to Connecticut for my dear friend Leah’s bridal shower. I’m so happy I was able to attend, she means a lot to me. And since I didn’t know any of the other bridesmaids other than her little sister, it was awesome to meet the maid of honor and the groom’s sister! The shower was great and a lot of fun. It was hosted by the grooms mother and we stayed there for the weekend. It was such a lovely time away from the hubbub of DC.

who needs boys, when you have brie.

I’m exhausted.  I can’t wait for my two days off. I hope to catch up on sleep and feel rested. However knowing my body,  the self alarming alarm clock, now that I’m on a fairly regular sleep schedule I’ll probably be wide awake at 8 am.

sometimes all you need at the end of a pretty crappy week is a good bottle of Cava, chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream and a friend.

Exciting times.

I can’t believe that this time next week I’ll be dancing away at my brother’s wedding!! This will begin my summer of weddings. Its been a brief lull since my dear friend Beth’s wedding in December, and before that I was in my best friend’s Lauren a year ago.

After my brother’s next weekend, my other brother’s wedding is in July and then my dear friend Leah’s is in August. My life has become a romantic comedy. Just so long as I end up with prince charming in the end, I don’t mind.  I’m so happy for all of these couples, I’m busting with joy. These are very exciting times we live in.

rushing here and there.

I had a fabulous weekend away, only to return to my real life and rush around to get my finals done. And this coming weekend is another one away, I’ll be shooting my best friend’s sister’s wedding. Tonight is a kind of going away party, and by that I meaning we’re going to see a play at the Lansburgh Theatre tonight, for my dear friend Nicole who has accepted a job out in Los Angeles and is moving this week.

not surprising surprise.

Some things in life shouldn’t surprise me, such as the sun coming up every morning, or my Mom and Dad watching a movie every friday. I am grateful for these things, for these little nuances of my life.

But when someone lets me down, and thats not a surprise I feel like giving up.

Answers.

this chilly morning is amazing. I woke up not having to worry about getting to work or my internship, and I could just relax and take it slow. My favorite kind of morning.

Last night I went to McLean Bible’s young adult service in Arlington. I really enjoyed it, it was astounding to me to find so many people my age worshipping God. I’m not used to it, but it felt like an answered prayer.

Another answered prayer was in the form of a letter from my very good friend Amy.

My Marathon Life.

I feel bad because I never really write much in her about me or my life. Except for silly emotional things. So this morning, right now I’m going to write for 5 minutes about what is going on me with.

I quit Borders. That is to say I accepted a job with them and realized I was in absolutely not position to have a full time job right now. That and they don’t do the schedule until the saturday before this coming week- who does that?! And I was at my internship working and they called me to tell me I was supposed to be working with them, right then. Not the greatest impression of a place I want to work.

I have this notion in my head that I have all this time and I could work a full time job. I’m realizing that right now I just wont be able to, and I’m okay with that. Its funny how during these past two days that this Borders madness has been going on I’ve had 2 other job leads- much better, more interesting, legitimate jobs. Fingers crossed that they work out.

I’m feeling like I have about five different stress elephants sitting on my chest right now. School ends in a month. Ahem, SCHOOL ENDS IN A MONTH. I’m shaking from all I have to do. I don’t how I’m going to handle all the work load and life I have. I keep telling myself to stop complaining, people I’m in school with have it just as bad as me. I used to be able to juggle a lot, jobs, friends, school, projects, finals- now I’ve lost my balance.  The marathon I started running last month keeps getting longer.

I expect this for my birthday.

friends- get on it.

sometimes all you need in life is someone to tell your really bad news to and they get goose bumps for you.

GNO.

Everyone needs some amazing hang time with their greatest friends. Yesterday was mine, and I loved every minute of it. Every once and awhile a girl needs some intense girl time and talk.