good bye jenny

Sat. morning we got a call that our good friend, Jenny Chang, had passed. Diagnosed at 25, she had a four-year struggle of her life with breast cancer which she handled with a fearlessness and tenacity that proved just how incredibly strong her spirit was. Even though things had been rough for her--especially lately, but it is hard to believe that she is gone. It all seems so unfair and unbelievable. Keep her and her family--especially her loving and devoted husband, Dom, in your prayers.

Other than that, we have had fine weekend. The lady yelling at the guy at dry cleaner over a spot on her dress seemed more than ridiculous. I didn't worry about "what was on my list" It was good to get together with everyone on Sunday for dinner club. It was a beautiful day.

Award? Anyone?

This week is particularily busy for Ed who is doing double duty for a co-worker who is out for a month for surgery. Hence, we decided to work out this a.m.

And we actually did it.

Shocking.

I really think you should get some sort of award for doing this. I feel like my co-workers should form a Soul Train line and clapfor me and cheer as I enter the office. I feel like maybe I should even get the day off from work for such behavior. I mean a breakfast reception at the least.

I guess my award is having the evening off and getting my workout for the day of the way. Good health blah blah too I guess.

I do feel like I need to drop into conversation frequently that I worked out this morning. Silly. But true.

PS what is it with the additive qualities of beds? I feel like I get up and I feel this need--visceral, deep within my body--to get back in the bed. Do they put some sort of drug in the matress cover? Maybe it is in those tags you aren't supposed to rip off? Aaahh it all makes sense now...

i beg your pardon, i never promised you an herb garden

After thinking and talking about it for a month, I finally planted an herb garden this weekend. Basil, Cilantro and Oregano for now. We'll see if I can manage it.

We had a nice day enjoying the neighborhood and the nice weather. We worked out, got some Chinese food, ate outside and then walked around and did our errands: the hardware store for copies of keys, CVS for perscriptions, and the local nursery (that I just discovered randomly the other day--it's this huge, wonderfuly nursery and I can't believe i didn't know it was in my neighborhood) for my herbs. Gas is 'spensive here. Walking is good.

I had a freak out that our house was messy. I have one every so often. Ed said that he saw signs of my freakout coming and predicted within the hour (he didn't verbalize the prediction) that I would freakout within the hour? Am I that predicatable? Even when I am about to be irrational?

Hope everyone had a nice Easter. We did. It was a good time in MA overall. I made a haul on my Easter Basket and consequently have brought in the candy to work. DANGER ZONE.

Ed and I are going to LA for Amy Chu’s wedding. We weren’t sure if we were going to be able to swing it ($$$ and vaca time), but through the magic of the internet, we found some sweet deals on airfare, hotel, and rental car. She is getting married in Pasadena the first weekend in June. I do love my good friend Amy Chu, and I am really happy that it worked out that we can make her wedding. Yay!

addendum

i just finished my lunch and I can't tell if I am full or not

what does that mean? eat more? wait?

life decisions are difficult

an interesting weekend

So yesterday Ed and I did some shopping—well mostly Ed did. He has lost a lot of weight and his summer clothes really didn’t fit, a good problem I guess. Anyway, we were leaving the mall and I realized that I had an Ann Taylor Loft gift certificate and I didn’t even go into the store. Anyway, we decided to grab a bite and then Ed went the grocery store and dropped me back at ATL. So I am browsing through the racks (starting at clearance first of course) and am in the back of the store. I notice this guy at the rack next to me out of the corner of my eye. He is really examining the clothes closely and I think “oh that’s nice he is buying something particular for g-fri/wife/mom etc” Ahhh no. Like three minutes later I hear the store manager yell “Sir, Sir…” (in increasing volume as the speed of her walking increases into a run after him out the door). He totally shop lifted, and I was totally oblivious. He did it very nonchalantly as well. Just walked right out. I felt like I was being watched closely after that.

Sat. night we used our tickets and saw The Persians, which is the oldest Western play in history. I really enjoyed—the story wasn’t as good as Don Juan (totally different obviously). The Shakespeare theater is just great! The productions are just a good quality, enjoyable affair. Oh we had book club before that which was a good time as always. I talked everyone into readying Love Medicine because the author is from North Dakota. I haven’t read it myself. Hopefully it will go over well because right now it has been coined the “drum beating chic-book” (we have a 2-1 ration of men to women in our group).

TGIF

Wow am I glad it is Friday. No particular reason other than I want the week to be done.

Last night, we were out with some of Ed's co-workers celebrating a birthday when his chief of staff called and long story short asked Ed to go back to the office to drop a bill before the House went out of session for two weeks. I was all about this (I was done with the Happy Hour so it was a good excuse to leave). I guess I have been gone from the Hill for a while because I was all bright-eyed-and-bushy tailed about this dropping of a bill. I felt like an American. I felt like signing "I am Bill...sitting here on Capitol Hill". He printed of the bill, wrote in some co-sponsor names. I just realized that I can't remember what the bill was about. Anyway, then we walked over to the Capitol (actually took the tram--the lady was nice and let us on) . I felt very cool for some reason. I guess my disolution has worn off or something. Anyway, Ed made me sit in the Sam Rayburn room while he dropped of the bill. That was it, but for some reason I was once again in awe of the process.

Then we went and had icecream with Brenda.

Look what we made

This is the gift that we made for Ed's best friend's new baby. Ed cropped the photo because he thinks he is cool. I personally like the horse.

worthless

Today I forgot: my engagement ring, my umbrella (high chance of rain too), my keys, my wallet (victims of a purse switch over the weekend), and my cell phone. I am basically persona non grata.

I have lost the watch that I got last weekend (after Ed gave it to me for my birthday and then it didn't work so we exchanged it). It was a replacement for the watch I lost around Christmas time which was a replacement for the watch I lost the year before at Christmas.

I have a problem.