It's official!

Oh readers... I'm so sorry I've neglected you all week. It's been quite a busy week for me, and I've honestly wanted to blog, but as the Annual Meeting draws nigh, my sleep is becoming more and more valuable. But I've missed you!

The pile of scholarship applications was just a hint of what was to come for the rest of this week. The next two days involved late nights at work and no gym time. (I feel a little like jello, and not in the wobbly, just-after-a-hard-workout way.) And on top of work stress, I had to deal with the DMV and my car tags this week as my SC plates expired yesterday. uhh.... what a hassle!

After a lot of fuss and praying, an overnighted passport, an accidental trip to the ghetto (and I do mean Gh-Etto), and 2 hours at the DMV, I am officially a DC resident. Yay! Oh, and single ladies... don't ever let anyone say you can't do manly car things on your own. I spent 20 minutes sitting on the ground trying to get that plate holder on the front of my car. What, what! :)

After a long week at work, I was delighted to spend the evening on Friday with Valerie and Britney (Climate Rally Connies) on the patio at Moe's eating a FREE burrito and chatting. It was a gorgeous night with great company!

This morning I headed in to work for just a bit then off to lunch and a day of shopping with Melissa. We loved this headband. And I do use "love" with sarcasm. :)

It's been a great weekend to cap off a busy, busy work week. I'm sure I'll need the relaxing weekend to gear up for next week as we prepare for Annual Meeting. Ahh, it's just around the corner!!

PS... I'm baking tomorrow!! Oh, and hopefully laying out so I no longer look like a ghost. ;)

Procrastination: My constant nemesis

I was going to blog tonight, but because I've been so busy at work with Annual Meeting stuff, I've been procrastinating about judging the applications for our youth leadership program. Hence, instead of blogging I'm reading this giant pile...

Image is blurry on purpose to disguise the essay. Don't try to read it!

But I will leave you with the image of my cute new flat-mate whose name is still TBD. She went a little crazy when I got out the camera, so this is the best I could do!

xoxo

I'm a peace-loving, blue-blooded tree-hugger... didn't you know?!

My back hurts, my feet are sore, my tummy is stuffed, and I am exhausted with capital E, but it was all worth it for a great day!

My trip to church and lunch with Valerie (Converse bud) turned into an all day affair when she asked if I wanted to join some of her friends (and now mine) for a harmless trip to the mall to "hear Sting play at some Earth Day thing." Little did we know that Sting wasn't playing until 7 PM, and we arrived at 12 with no blankets, no water, and no activities like cards or hackysack. (Not that we'd actually carry a hackysack around, although it would've been appropriate in this crowd.)

The Converse Ladies: LtoR Me, Brittany, Valerie

So we joined thousands on the mall for the long day of waiting for Sting's free concert. I felt like I was in the movie Forrest Gump at the peace rally where Forrest sees Jenny running through the reflecting pool.

We were a little out of place being the white-collar-young-conservatives-dressed-in-church-clothes that we all were, but it made for some interesting people watching, that's for sure! It was a star studded day with the likes of Grammy winner John Legend, hip-hop band The Roots, Patti LaBelle(we think that's who she was!), personal favorite Joss Stone (barefoot as always), Academy Award winner James Cameron (and a crew of Avatars), and a LOOOONG list of important and not-so-important speakers including the Reverend Jesse Jackson. Basically the schedule went like this... Music set for four songs, 5 speakers, music set for 2.5 songs, 6 speakers, etc., etc. Favorite quote of the day: "We need to take care of this planet, because there is no 'Planet B'." Get it!! haha :)

As James Cameron took the stage, these "Blue People" came out of the mob of people directly behind Brittany, and my look of shock at what I saw behind her made her think I'd seen a tornado in the distance, I was THAT alarmed. These people had fangs, cat-eye contacts, stilts, and loin clothes. It was SOO bizarre!

 The guy rocking the sousaphone in The Roots was my boyfriend for the day. He just was having such a great time, we all couldn't help but love him. Sorry the crowd was so dense, the only shot I got was of his back.

LOVE her!!! Joss Stone!! Made my day!

 Only at a Climate Rally would you see a giant mosh-ball made of... you guessed it... grocery bags! This thing was probably a good 10 feet in diameter. Craziness!

And after 6 hours of waiting, the man we'd all been waiting for finally took the stage for his 4 song set. By this point all of us were tired, cold, hungry, and in very tight quarters, but we had fun.

And to end this post I must say you can't ever say I don't support the climate or the NAACP. Peace to all! Hey guys, are we going shooting at the range tomorrow? ;)