New beginnings!

What a week!

1 new employee, one AWESOME performance review, resulting in a MUCH needed raise for ME! :) and one application completely filled out for a BRAND new apartment with an AWESOME roommate!!



As you can see I have been just a little busy! It all started on Wednesday with our new employee starting...

Our previous employee left last Friday..to start off on a whole new adventure in grad school.

In an office of 4 (but usually only 3) 1 person, as you can imagine makes quite the difference...
I was definitely excited that we found a great replacement way ahead of time, and didn't really have any "in-between" without an employee!

The new girl, is different from our last, but its kinda nice for me to finally NOT be the new girl!
Its been exciting yet stressful to train her but I feel like I am hopefully doing a good job in being positive yet en forceful!

NEXT..came the awesome performance review and raise! This is something that I had been discussing with my bosses for quite some time but wasn't exactly sure when it would land.. especially with our week we've had things have been crazy busy..so you can say i was QUITE surprised when my boss called me in at 5:00pm yesterday!

and FINALLY..last night after work the roommate and I headed to finally look at the apartments that we had been eyeing from afar last weekend, because the apartments are at full occupancy they unfortunately didn't have any open ones to see..but between the roommate's diligence and some luck we were able to look at our "hopefully" NEW apartment last night!

From the moment we walked in it definitely felt right and we fell in love...the building is brand new and the apartment is quite spacious considering its just a 2 bedroom and all of the other places we had looked..


(this is not a picture of our apartment)

As you can see I will be quite the busy bee in the next few weeks leading up to the big move, but I couldn't be more excited!!

Happy Friday and Hope everyone has a great weekend! I've got a 15 mile run tomorrow morning..so wish me luck :)

New beginnings!

What a week!

1 new employee, one AWESOME performance review, resulting in a MUCH needed raise for ME! :) and one application completely filled out for a BRAND new apartment with an AWESOME roommate!!



As you can see I have been just a little busy! It all started on Wednesday with our new employee starting...

Our previous employee left last Friday..to start off on a whole new adventure in grad school.

In an office of 4 (but usually only 3) 1 person, as you can imagine makes quite the difference...
I was definitely excited that we found a great replacement way ahead of time, and didn't really have any "in-between" without an employee!

The new girl, is different from our last, but its kinda nice for me to finally NOT be the new girl!
Its been exciting yet stressful to train her but I feel like I am hopefully doing a good job in being positive yet en forceful!

NEXT..came the awesome performance review and raise! This is something that I had been discussing with my bosses for quite some time but wasn't exactly sure when it would land.. especially with our week we've had things have been crazy busy..so you can say i was QUITE surprised when my boss called me in at 5:00pm yesterday!

and FINALLY..last night after work the roommate and I headed to finally look at the apartments that we had been eyeing from afar last weekend, because the apartments are at full occupancy they unfortunately didn't have any open ones to see..but between the roommate's diligence and some luck we were able to look at our "hopefully" NEW apartment last night!

From the moment we walked in it definitely felt right and we fell in love...the building is brand new and the apartment is quite spacious considering its just a 2 bedroom and all of the other places we had looked..


(this is not a picture of our apartment)

As you can see I will be quite the busy bee in the next few weeks leading up to the big move, but I couldn't be more excited!!

Happy Friday and Hope everyone has a great weekend! I've got a 15 mile run tomorrow morning..so wish me luck :)

Sandwiches...

I order a club sandwich all the time. And I'm not even a member, I don't know how I get away with it. "I like my sandwiches with three pieces of bread." "So do I." "Lets form a club then." "Okay, but we're gonna need more stipulations." "Yes we do." "OK... Instead of cutting it once, lets cut it again." "Yeah, four triangles." "And we will position them in a circle. And in the middle we will dump chips. Or potato salad." "Let me ask you a question, how do you feel about frilly toothpicks?" "I'm for 'em!" "Well, this club is formed. Spread the news on menus nationwide."
- Mitch Hedberg



Sandwiches.. whether its your classic PB&J, or a Turkey on Rye you really cant go wrong with a sandwich. I am a strong believer in the more you put on it..the better they are.

As a child I was known for my "sandwiches" I'm sure to the normal folk out there they would of never been classified as a sandwich but to me they were just that. One of my favorites was the spaghetti sandwich, to this day nothing beats my mom's homemade spaghetti piled in between 2 pieces of garlic toast! Or another classic that I still enjoy was the basic turkey on white with whatever type of crunchy chip you have on hand (old favorite was the Nacho Doritos)

Now a days I try to make mine with some nutritional value, such as a little mixed greens and a slice of cheese, however on many days nothing quite beats the simplicity of the good old PB&J.



So there it is.. sandwiches..whats your favorite (everyone's got one!) ?

Sandwiches...

I order a club sandwich all the time. And I'm not even a member, I don't know how I get away with it. "I like my sandwiches with three pieces of bread." "So do I." "Lets form a club then." "Okay, but we're gonna need more stipulations." "Yes we do." "OK... Instead of cutting it once, lets cut it again." "Yeah, four triangles." "And we will position them in a circle. And in the middle we will dump chips. Or potato salad." "Let me ask you a question, how do you feel about frilly toothpicks?" "I'm for 'em!" "Well, this club is formed. Spread the news on menus nationwide."
- Mitch Hedberg



Sandwiches.. whether its your classic PB&J, or a Turkey on Rye you really cant go wrong with a sandwich. I am a strong believer in the more you put on it..the better they are.

As a child I was known for my "sandwiches" I'm sure to the normal folk out there they would of never been classified as a sandwich but to me they were just that. One of my favorites was the spaghetti sandwich, to this day nothing beats my mom's homemade spaghetti piled in between 2 pieces of garlic toast! Or another classic that I still enjoy was the basic turkey on white with whatever type of crunchy chip you have on hand (old favorite was the Nacho Doritos)

Now a days I try to make mine with some nutritional value, such as a little mixed greens and a slice of cheese, however on many days nothing quite beats the simplicity of the good old PB&J.



So there it is.. sandwiches..whats your favorite (everyone's got one!) ?

Keep Running

As I told you all in my previous post, I am currently training for my VERY FIRST Marathon! I got this grand idea years ago, after my VERY determined and inspiring mother completed her first marathon after her 50th birthday!

I will admit I am familiar with running and actually enjoy it (most times). I think my love for the sport started out early, my big claim to fame as a 5th grader other than the "Dreamer and Doer Award" (which got me in free at Disney) was my record breaking female mile!
Hold back the applause I did break my Brookshire Elementary school record for the 5th grade female mile! (i highly doubt the time was all that good, but to this day I sadly have the "lucky" t-shirt that I wore) After that I mixed and mingled in a little track and field in middle school and used cross country to stay "in-shape" for my other sports in high school. Unfortunately during that time I did a good number to my knee and thought I would never be able to run without some sort of brace.

Then came college, which all athletics kinda came to the secondary (or lower).. then came the "real world" which as we all know led me to DC. Within hours of arriving I was mesmerized by the scenery and the architecture of the city, to be able to literally run around the monuments daily is something NO one should ever take for granted...so here I am less than 3 months out

I've already had some struggles, my training started with a severe IT band issue that impacted me for about a month. I am now "somewhat" injury free and finally getting the mileage that I need for my training. I have joined an awesome team, DC Road Runners http://www.dcroadrunners.org/ which I would highly recommend (whether your training for a marathon or not) and have met incredible people throughout the experience.

I know I still have a ways to go, but hopefully with determination and lots of "energy jelly beans" I will be able to accomplish this life long goal of mine!

I of course will continue to keep you updated throughout the next months!



I will also be posting VERY soon I promise, a post all about the organization I am running for and how you can help sponsor me!!!

COUNTDOWN: 89 days!!!

Keep Running

As I told you all in my previous post, I am currently training for my VERY FIRST Marathon! I got this grand idea years ago, after my VERY determined and inspiring mother completed her first marathon after her 50th birthday!

I will admit I am familiar with running and actually enjoy it (most times). I think my love for the sport started out early, my big claim to fame as a 5th grader other than the "Dreamer and Doer Award" (which got me in free at Disney) was my record breaking female mile!
Hold back the applause I did break my Brookshire Elementary school record for the 5th grade female mile! (i highly doubt the time was all that good, but to this day I sadly have the "lucky" t-shirt that I wore) After that I mixed and mingled in a little track and field in middle school and used cross country to stay "in-shape" for my other sports in high school. Unfortunately during that time I did a good number to my knee and thought I would never be able to run without some sort of brace.

Then came college, which all athletics kinda came to the secondary (or lower).. then came the "real world" which as we all know led me to DC. Within hours of arriving I was mesmerized by the scenery and the architecture of the city, to be able to literally run around the monuments daily is something NO one should ever take for granted...so here I am less than 3 months out

I've already had some struggles, my training started with a severe IT band issue that impacted me for about a month. I am now "somewhat" injury free and finally getting the mileage that I need for my training. I have joined an awesome team, DC Road Runners http://www.dcroadrunners.org/ which I would highly recommend (whether your training for a marathon or not) and have met incredible people throughout the experience.

I know I still have a ways to go, but hopefully with determination and lots of "energy jelly beans" I will be able to accomplish this life long goal of mine!

I of course will continue to keep you updated throughout the next months!



I will also be posting VERY soon I promise, a post all about the organization I am running for and how you can help sponsor me!!!

COUNTDOWN: 89 days!!!

Just Friends?

Ok Ok... I promise that this blog will not be all about relationship advice, because first of all that would be boring and second of all I am not that knowledgeable in the subject, HOWEVER.. there is one thing that even after many good relationships (and just a few less fortunate ones) I still have an issue wrapping my head around.. JUST FRIENDS...

For me its either you truly are JUST friends, or there's the obvious attraction and if its not known mutually then it should be, right?

And you can't be just friends, when you really aren't friends in the first place. I love it when some people (as I will promise to do from here on out NEVER mention names, unless it is to give clear credit) say they are "Just Friends" but haven't hung out with that person once as friends..hanging out at a bar, or meeting them "conveniently" out multiple times doesn't mean your friends...(sorry to spoil your definition)

So getting back to my point, if you like the other person let them know, if you don't recieve the compliment back then yes your ego may be hurt, but in the long run you will be so happy that you know the truth and 4 months later your not still being "Just Friends"

And if you do honestly want to be just friends, then maybe also say that..it makes it easier on your friendship, and most likely you will actually be able to cherish that friendship much longer..

I will leave it with this.. above is completely MY two cents on the subject I in NO way am trying to force people to think like me..although I think it may help some "friendships" but I will also admit I have had problems with this exact subject so maybe its just my own therapy..


Happy weekend!! Go out and make lots of friends! :)