Megan's Wedding

So Megan's wedding was amazing. It was at a country club in Lakeway, which is just north of Austin. The bridal party had two condos on the premises so that was great. I spent Thursday night with a friend who lives in Austin. We had a great time out to dinner and experimenting with flavored margaritas. Awesomeness.
Friday, after getting a little lost getting to the country club, the rehearsal went off without a hitch. Megan was a little stressed about a few details. The rehearsal dinner was at James' aunt and uncle's condo. So yummy. The bridal party got a necklace and earring set to wear in the wedding.
We spent Saturday getting our hair and make up done. They were both really well done. With this group of girls, we watched the World Cup game.
The ceremony was beautiful. It was outside and hot but thank goodness there was a strong breeze. Megan's brother gave her away. He just about cried the whole ceremony and certainly did during the Father/Daughter dance that he stood in for and dedicated it to their dad. Everyone was really teary for that.
My speech as Maid of Honor went over well. The cake was tasty and the bride was most definitely gorgeous.
After the wedding, a group of us went out to 6th street. We went to the the Chuggin' Monkey. It was a great weekend and will be glad to see everyone again soon!

Long awaited update!!

Sorry it's been so long since I've given an update. My bad. Here's what's going on with me...

The main thing is that I've been laid off. I'm doing a little bit of work with the US Census Bureau but we're out of work right now so I'm just relying on unemployment money to get me through. I'm applying to pretty much everything I come across for the Dallas, N. Dallas area. I've had a few interviews but nothing has panned out.

Megan has been staying with Chelle and myself for the last month or so. She's working at the Vet Clinic for the summer and crashing on an air mattress in our dining area.

Megan's wedding is coming up real soon. Less than two weeks! It's going to be a great time to see everyone. I have to come up with a speech as I am the Maid of Honor. What to say!?! Wish me luck.

No dating to speak of really. Went on a few with a few but, like my job searches, nothing has panned out.

I'll be going to the family cottage in PA for the 4th of July this year and I'm wicked excited. I haven't been in a few years and I've realized I miss it. Gotta make sure someone will be there.... :)

That's pretty much everything I can think of right now. I'll try to remember to keep up with this this time. :)

I had a dream I got married last night. Whoa. Good thing I couldn't see his face or I might REALLY be freaking out here.

Painful

Goodness gracious, I have not had such a hard crush on a guy in a while. I forgot what it feels like and I don't know how I feel about it. His face is engrained in my memory and his eyes sparkle at me when he's nowhere around. Cheesy, I know. You think you're embarrassed enough for me!? Oh man. I can't go one single day without thinking about him. Among other reasons, one of the streets I drive most on, is his name. Can't I get a break!? No.
What's the worst thing you can do when you have a crush on someone? Start seeing things that give you slivers of hope. Tiny glimmers. You start imagining eye contact holds, hugs that have nothing to do with hello or goodbye, riding with you in your car instead of the other three vehicles going to the same place, or even being concerned if you are joining on a group road trip.

Ugh. He's gorgeous, funny, smart, sweet and perfectly out of my league. Kill me.

The Long-Dack Wedding Weekend

Things are going well. Went to Houston for Shannon and Dack's wedding in Katy and stopped at the island to go to the museum, stick my toes in the sand and have dinner with Brian and Anja at the spot. It was so nice to be back and wash all the hard feelings away with the tide. I miss the guys at the museum.
Friday night I met up with most of the friends going to the wedding at Dave and Busters. That was a lot of fun. Then we (David, Kristine, Zach, Brandon and myself) went and saw The Hangover. Still funny the second time around. Garrett came into town Saturday and we all went to lunch at a place called the Hobbit Cafe. Tasty. Got ready for the wedding and went. The ceremony was outside of a spanish style villa. It was so beautiful. Open bar meant it was like herding cats at the end of the night. lol
It was just such a good weekend that we are all getting together again next weekend in Dime Box, TX. Yes, Dime Box. Garrett's parents have a home there on some acreage so we are gonna party for his birthday. Woot!

Post-move

Ok, it's been a while. I go the job in Dallas at 635 and Hillcrest. My main job is to schedule caregivers for at home assistance to mostly elderly people who hire us to help them stay independent as long they can before they go into a home. It pays a bit better than the museum and it's certainly kept me busy from 8-5 M-F.
I've moved to North Dallas at Arapaho and Preston-ish. It's not a bad sized apartment for a not a bad price. For Dallas. I like it alright. Dad's concerned about my safety, of course, and has offered to take me to a shooting range and give me one of his smaller firearms. I might consider. Kody likes laying on the fireplace bricks.
Strangely, I've moved to Dallas and HAVEN'T seen more of Chelle. Hopefully, that will change. I am now seeing more of Ariel, Audrey and my new favorite person, Preston. He's my most hilarious friend and game for just about anything. (Dead sexy to boot!)
Preston, Ariel and a few others and I went tubing on the Guadalupe this weekend. It was a lot of fun on the car ride down. When we hit the river, it was overcast and sprinkly and the water was freezing to everyone but it was just cold to me. Coolers were packed with beer and Prestongria (sangria for regular people. so tasty!) The river was slow and low so we had to pick up and walk a couple of times but it was all good fun. Crazy drunk girl yelling at her people who left her because she was obnoxious. They hadn't really left her and were, in fact, scattered around her being discreet and definitely not claiming the crazy. lol. We crashed at a hotel in Austin and ate at the Hula Hut which is on Lake Austin. The food was good and the night was just so beautiful.
Tomorrow we are planning a lunch in the park and Kody is coming with us. Fun times.
So that's the new goings on in my latest chapter.

Officially Employed!

Alright, I got the job! I am now the client-caregiver liason and general office floater for a company called AssuraSource. They employ caregivers and social workers for two parts of the company. On one side, they see patients with mental and behavioral issues. This work is not done in office; these social workers travel to homes, living facilities and the occasional McDonalds to see their patients. The side I'll be working on is the Caregiver side. The clients on this side of the business are a range of people from someone needing 24 hour care in home, someone needing a caregiver to cook or grocery shop or someone needing a bath every few days. This is not hospice as it's not done by an RN but a CNA. Family members of the person needing help can call and schedule a caregiver for the tasks necessary. I will be the person scheduling these caregivers and making sure everything goes smoothly.
The pay is better than what I was making at the museum with set hours of 8-5 Mon-Fri. It's in Dallas at 635 and Hillcrest. I will have the potential for salary soon with benefits and such after 3 months depending on performance and such.
I am going to be looking for an apartment in the North Dallas area soon, like, next week.