Always something going on! I have been keeping myself quite busy. Work has been crazy as always. It has been so crazy that I have actually looked into getting a new job. I interviewed with a few places but after interviewing I realize that I need more experience. So, I am back into getting certified. Wish me luck and I pray that I can stick to it this time! I have a friend at work who is helping me out a ton!
Outside of work, I have been working out a lot. It helps a lot to reduce work stress and I feel so much better when I am done! There is a park close to my house so when I don't feel like going to the gym I run to the park and back (somewhere between 3 and 4 miles). My goal is to get to 6 miles before the Peachtree Road Race next year.
I still have my small group that meets on Monday nights. We had some problems getting everyone together for much of the summer (everyone is busy!) but we are getting better now!
Still going out dancing here and there. Not as much as I would like... but as much as my body can handle! I generally go to a club with a friend of mine on Thursday nights and we dance the night away. I always walk out of there as one big ball of sweat! Love it!
I have some friends who live in the same apartment complex that I do and we have been into watching Nip/Tuck and Project Runway on Tuesday and Wednesday nights. We generally do dinner and then watch the show. Its a lot of fun!
On the weekend I am trying to study and have fun. This Friday I went out with a friend to a club called Verve. We had a blast. It is 3 stories tall and has a bar on the roof. It has a pretty nice view of the city and we sat up there and chatted for a while. After that we went to the second floor, where there was excellent music playing, and danced! It was a great night.
Saturday I hung out with Victor during the day. We went shopping at Sam's Club and then hit the gym. He was driving me home afterwards and we decided to check out a burger place right by my apartment. The food was fabulous!
I spent the rest of the afternoon cleaning, doing laundry (with my very own washer and dryer!) and studying.
Around 7pm I decided I couldn't study any longer and called up Marcus and Ashley. They came over, we made dinner and watched a movie.
In other news, I am still waiting on the whole liver thing. I did the ultrasound and it came back clean and healthy. So, now I wait until November to get more blood work done.
I have also taken up a new hobby... painting! Last weekend I got some brushes and some paper and had a ton of fun. I am now looking into some art classes.
Well, that is it for now!
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Happy Birthday
So, I had a great birthday week!! I started out the week celebrating my friend, Todd, birthday at a local bar.
Then on Tuesday he called me and informed me that he wanted to share one of his birthday presents with me... he was given tickets to the Mariah Carey concert on, none other than, my BIRTHDAY!! So he, his girlfriend Marie, and I went to the concert!! I was so excited because I have been a huge fan of Mariah since I was in middle school. So, we went to the concert and our seat were the furthest back you could get. Sean Paul opened for her so we sat up there for his performance. Then we found out a friend of Todd could get us into the VIP section. So, at intermission we moved!! We were so close to the stage by the time Mariah came out!! She sang beautifully, she looked fabulous and we had a blast!!
Then on Thursday I went out with my friend Mario to a dance bar called the Masquerade and we danced the night away. They have two dj's going... one playing hip hop and the other playing 80's. It was a ton of fun!!
Then on Friday a few of the guys took me to the Falcon's home opening pre-season football game. Our seats were about 10 rows back from the field and the Falcon's won by a field goal kicked in the last second of the game. We had a blast cheering for the team!! As we were sitting there one of the guys pointed out we were sitting by Ray Buchanan who used to be a player for the Falcons!
On Saturday I helped my friend Amy celebrate her birthday with a dinner at Nancy G's in Buckhead. It was a lot of fun and I was able to meet quite a few new people. After dinner I headed out with Carlos and his friend Angel to Compound, a dance club by my house. The other big club in Atlanta had closed down the weekend before so this club was packed! I happened to bump into quite a few people that I knew so it was fun to see everyone and dance!!
I had to work on Sunday but after work my friend Lawrence took me out for a birthday dinner. It was a fabulous birthday week!
Then on Tuesday he called me and informed me that he wanted to share one of his birthday presents with me... he was given tickets to the Mariah Carey concert on, none other than, my BIRTHDAY!! So he, his girlfriend Marie, and I went to the concert!! I was so excited because I have been a huge fan of Mariah since I was in middle school. So, we went to the concert and our seat were the furthest back you could get. Sean Paul opened for her so we sat up there for his performance. Then we found out a friend of Todd could get us into the VIP section. So, at intermission we moved!! We were so close to the stage by the time Mariah came out!! She sang beautifully, she looked fabulous and we had a blast!!
Then on Thursday I went out with my friend Mario to a dance bar called the Masquerade and we danced the night away. They have two dj's going... one playing hip hop and the other playing 80's. It was a ton of fun!!
Then on Friday a few of the guys took me to the Falcon's home opening pre-season football game. Our seats were about 10 rows back from the field and the Falcon's won by a field goal kicked in the last second of the game. We had a blast cheering for the team!! As we were sitting there one of the guys pointed out we were sitting by Ray Buchanan who used to be a player for the Falcons!
On Saturday I helped my friend Amy celebrate her birthday with a dinner at Nancy G's in Buckhead. It was a lot of fun and I was able to meet quite a few new people. After dinner I headed out with Carlos and his friend Angel to Compound, a dance club by my house. The other big club in Atlanta had closed down the weekend before so this club was packed! I happened to bump into quite a few people that I knew so it was fun to see everyone and dance!!
I had to work on Sunday but after work my friend Lawrence took me out for a birthday dinner. It was a fabulous birthday week!
Sunday, August 06, 2006
The Daily Grind
So, of course I have been incredibly busy and have had no time to posts (so sorry)!! But, with my birthday on Wednesday my festivities actually started last weekend when Victor took me to the India Arie concert. We had a ton of fun and India Arie has an amazing voice, however, after about song two it started to absolutely down pour! Luckily Victor brought an umbrella, which helped for a while, but the rain was so hard that we ended up soaked!!
Then last night my friends Victor and Victor worked together to throw me a little birthday party, which was so fun!! The made dinner, got me a beautiful pink watch, and a group of us went to Earthlink Live for Erykah Badu after party/jam session. All the going out that I do and last night was probably the best time that I have ever had going out! DJ LV spun first and he was amazing. He had the crowd going for a few hours. Then a singer named Jan got onstage and led the jam session which consisted of about 25 different musicians playing a plethora of instruments. They rocked for a few more hours until Erykah came out. She sang a few different songs and she too has an amazing voice. After she was done onstage Queen Latifah came onstage and sang a few of her songs. I didn't know the songs that she played but at 3am she had the entire crowd going. Dancing and singing... it was amazing!!
In other news...
My job has changed a little bit again. I am now heading another team at work, working a different schedule (8am-5pm), and have a new manager. This new team doesn't work from phone calls but from emails and escalations so there is a lot more work and a lot more stress but I am working with the best of our tier one technicians so that helps out a lot.
I have been having some medical issues again. I went to the doctor a couple of weeks ago on what I thought was pink eye and exhaustion... what I found out (after a few doctor visits) is that I had a viral infection in both eyes and an elevated liver count. I have gotten eye drops for the infection, I have to wear my glasses for about the next month, and no makeup. But, for the elevated liver count... they haven't figured out what has been causing that. While all the testing has been going on I haven't been able to drink alcohol and I have to be very careful on taking any medication, including tylonol. I have been tested twice... after the first count came back they did some further tests but didn't find anything so they thought it may have been a fluke but after the first test came back high the doctor is unsure. So, I am going to be tested again on the 15th and if its still high they are going to do an ultrasound on my liver.
Other than the above, I have been keeping busy putting the finishing touches on my apartment, doing a few dinner parties for friends (I am getting to be a better cook every day), working out at the gym again (I was so proud I ran 4 miles last week), going to my small group, and getting myself ready for taking an art class (which will begin mid-August).
Well, back to the normal grind!!
Then last night my friends Victor and Victor worked together to throw me a little birthday party, which was so fun!! The made dinner, got me a beautiful pink watch, and a group of us went to Earthlink Live for Erykah Badu after party/jam session. All the going out that I do and last night was probably the best time that I have ever had going out! DJ LV spun first and he was amazing. He had the crowd going for a few hours. Then a singer named Jan got onstage and led the jam session which consisted of about 25 different musicians playing a plethora of instruments. They rocked for a few more hours until Erykah came out. She sang a few different songs and she too has an amazing voice. After she was done onstage Queen Latifah came onstage and sang a few of her songs. I didn't know the songs that she played but at 3am she had the entire crowd going. Dancing and singing... it was amazing!!
In other news...
My job has changed a little bit again. I am now heading another team at work, working a different schedule (8am-5pm), and have a new manager. This new team doesn't work from phone calls but from emails and escalations so there is a lot more work and a lot more stress but I am working with the best of our tier one technicians so that helps out a lot.
I have been having some medical issues again. I went to the doctor a couple of weeks ago on what I thought was pink eye and exhaustion... what I found out (after a few doctor visits) is that I had a viral infection in both eyes and an elevated liver count. I have gotten eye drops for the infection, I have to wear my glasses for about the next month, and no makeup. But, for the elevated liver count... they haven't figured out what has been causing that. While all the testing has been going on I haven't been able to drink alcohol and I have to be very careful on taking any medication, including tylonol. I have been tested twice... after the first count came back they did some further tests but didn't find anything so they thought it may have been a fluke but after the first test came back high the doctor is unsure. So, I am going to be tested again on the 15th and if its still high they are going to do an ultrasound on my liver.
Other than the above, I have been keeping busy putting the finishing touches on my apartment, doing a few dinner parties for friends (I am getting to be a better cook every day), working out at the gym again (I was so proud I ran 4 miles last week), going to my small group, and getting myself ready for taking an art class (which will begin mid-August).
Well, back to the normal grind!!
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Updated
So, I can't possibly try to fit everything that I have been doing lately into this post so I will hit the high points.
To start out with... HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!! I am going to Centennial Olympic Park tonight (after work) with a friend to watch the fireworks! I am excited and can't wait to be out of work... today is my holiday to work... yuck!
On a great note... I moved again!! I sent out an email with my new address on it. If I failed to send it to you please let me know! I love my new apartment!! I now live in what is known as West Midtown. My apartment is in the loft style but is two stories. I, with the help of a few friends, painted a few of the walls before moving in so it feels more like a home than an apartment. A couple of friends live in the building next to me, which is a lot of fun. I moved on June 24th and have already spent a good deal of time at the pool! Love it!! There is also a lot of places that I can walk to, which is another bonus. I spent Saturday afternoon walking around and seeing what is available. In fact, we are walking to the fireworks tonight!! I have money saved up for a camera, so now I need to do some research and hopefully will have a camera soon. Once I do I will take a few pictures and put them online.
A lot of my free time was spent planning the move. Other than that... I am still in the same small group so I have been seeing them Monday nights, I have been working for the same company (hit my 2 year mark on June 28th), I have been going out dancing with friends, volunteering at church, and trying to have fun!!
Well, back to work!!
To start out with... HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!! I am going to Centennial Olympic Park tonight (after work) with a friend to watch the fireworks! I am excited and can't wait to be out of work... today is my holiday to work... yuck!
On a great note... I moved again!! I sent out an email with my new address on it. If I failed to send it to you please let me know! I love my new apartment!! I now live in what is known as West Midtown. My apartment is in the loft style but is two stories. I, with the help of a few friends, painted a few of the walls before moving in so it feels more like a home than an apartment. A couple of friends live in the building next to me, which is a lot of fun. I moved on June 24th and have already spent a good deal of time at the pool! Love it!! There is also a lot of places that I can walk to, which is another bonus. I spent Saturday afternoon walking around and seeing what is available. In fact, we are walking to the fireworks tonight!! I have money saved up for a camera, so now I need to do some research and hopefully will have a camera soon. Once I do I will take a few pictures and put them online.
A lot of my free time was spent planning the move. Other than that... I am still in the same small group so I have been seeing them Monday nights, I have been working for the same company (hit my 2 year mark on June 28th), I have been going out dancing with friends, volunteering at church, and trying to have fun!!
Well, back to work!!
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
I caught you a delicious bass...
Oh wow... it has been so long that I will not be able to recall it all!! I just let myself get too busy! So, I will try to hit the highlights...
Marie came down 2 weeks ago and we had the most fun!! She got in late Wednesday night so we spent the night catching up and sleeping. The next day I took her shopping to some of the local shops after which we went to Piedmont Park.
Later that night we went for tapas at Pura Vida. I have only been to Pura Vida one other time but I loved everything on the menu so when we go there I told Marie not to worry about anything on the menu its all good... and then the first thing we chose was the first thing I didn't like!! And neither did Marie!! However, the nice thing about tapas is you order a few different ones and we loved everything else that we ate!! After dinner we met up with my friends Tahir and Carlos and a few other people for dancing at Tongue & Groove. We spent the rest of the night dancing away and loving it!!
Angie and Kevin, her husband, came in Friday at about 5am so of course we all slept in on Friday then did 'breakfast' around 1pm at IHOP. Kevin and Angie wanted to go to the Aquarium so Marie and I lounged around the pool where we expected to do some relaxing and reading but instead met a very interesting character named Pappy. He did keep us entertained for a few hours! Friday was Kevin and Angies wedding annivesary and since the got married in Jamaica I took everyone to Eats for Jamaican Jerk Chicken and then ice cream at Zestos!
After dinner we all went with Marcos, Ashley, and Carlos to Eleven50, another dance club in Atlanta. I have been to Eleven50 before but never in the summer and I must say that its SO much better in the summer!! There is an outdoor balcony that, in the winter is closed, was wide open... it was a beautiful view of Midtown Atlanta!!
On Saturday Angie and Kevin decided to go to Savannah so they got up quite early to head out. They were only planning on staying for one night but loved it so much they never came back to Atlanta!
So, Marie and I once again slept in and then I made breakfast before heading out to Phipps Plaza a very high-class mall very close to where I lived. We had a lot of fun trying on cloths that we can't afford!! I actually tried on a pair of shoes that cost more than my monthly rent payment!!
After shopping we headed over to Tahir's apartment where he was hosting a dinner party. We met a whole lot of new people and ate some really good food before heading out to Vision and meeting up with Marcos, Ashley, and Carlos again. We did have fun dancing again however Marie hurt her finger while dancing so we sat for a while.
At the end of the night I took a few people home and on the way to the last stop Marie and I noticed that my car was acting really funny... I was a little nervous and when we got out we found out that my tire was flat!! Then Marie, with her hurt finger, did a lot of the work on trying to get the tire off before a really nice Domino's delivery man stopped and changed it for me. By the time we got everything taken care of it was 5am!!
The next morning I got up "early" (about 11am) and went to NTB and got the tire fixed. Luckily I had gotten the extended plan so the tire didn't cost me anything!! I was very happy about that!!
Once I had gotten back and cleaned up we met back up with Tahir for brunch at IHOP and then went to the Atlanta's Farmers Market... which is huge!! Marie and I were
entertaining ourselves around the live fish tanks when Marie caught me one delicious bass!!
After fishing we met up with Victor, Vic, James, and Wayne who were playing pool at Woofs. After they got bored of pool we all went to Blake's by Piedmont Park and had a ton of fun! But, when Marie and I left we realized we hadn't ate anything since brunch so we stopped at Landmark Diner, a local diner, for some dinner... it was pretty good!
Monday we met back up with Tahir at Cafe Intermezzos, which has the best desserts!! Marie and I split lunch and we all shared our desserts... it was chocolate overload!! Marie and I then headed to Lenox Mall and spent our last few hours together shopping!! It was so nice to have her in town for the weekend!
Last weekend I helped Chris with his promotions at Six. Although there wasn't a lot of people there I had a ton because I haven't ran with Chris in quite a while!
On Saturday I got up and spent eight hours helping Victor paint his loft. Even though there were three of us and he lives in a one bedroom loft we only got about half way done!! Needless to say we were all tired but still had to go out!! Victor, Bobbie, Wayne and I went to a few bars before ending up at Wet Bar. We danced, met a lot of new people and had a ton of fun!!
Sunday I went back to Victor's house and did laundry while attempting to help Victor with his homework. Afterwards Tahir stopped by my apartment and we were going to play tennis but got to the court at 10pm which was the same time that they turn off the lights! So, instead we went to play pool (and of course I won)!
Since I have already written a book I will leave this post with just my past few weekends!!
Marie came down 2 weeks ago and we had the most fun!! She got in late Wednesday night so we spent the night catching up and sleeping. The next day I took her shopping to some of the local shops after which we went to Piedmont Park.
Later that night we went for tapas at Pura Vida. I have only been to Pura Vida one other time but I loved everything on the menu so when we go there I told Marie not to worry about anything on the menu its all good... and then the first thing we chose was the first thing I didn't like!! And neither did Marie!! However, the nice thing about tapas is you order a few different ones and we loved everything else that we ate!! After dinner we met up with my friends Tahir and Carlos and a few other people for dancing at Tongue & Groove. We spent the rest of the night dancing away and loving it!!
Angie and Kevin, her husband, came in Friday at about 5am so of course we all slept in on Friday then did 'breakfast' around 1pm at IHOP. Kevin and Angie wanted to go to the Aquarium so Marie and I lounged around the pool where we expected to do some relaxing and reading but instead met a very interesting character named Pappy. He did keep us entertained for a few hours! Friday was Kevin and Angies wedding annivesary and since the got married in Jamaica I took everyone to Eats for Jamaican Jerk Chicken and then ice cream at Zestos!
After dinner we all went with Marcos, Ashley, and Carlos to Eleven50, another dance club in Atlanta. I have been to Eleven50 before but never in the summer and I must say that its SO much better in the summer!! There is an outdoor balcony that, in the winter is closed, was wide open... it was a beautiful view of Midtown Atlanta!!
On Saturday Angie and Kevin decided to go to Savannah so they got up quite early to head out. They were only planning on staying for one night but loved it so much they never came back to Atlanta!
So, Marie and I once again slept in and then I made breakfast before heading out to Phipps Plaza a very high-class mall very close to where I lived. We had a lot of fun trying on cloths that we can't afford!! I actually tried on a pair of shoes that cost more than my monthly rent payment!!
After shopping we headed over to Tahir's apartment where he was hosting a dinner party. We met a whole lot of new people and ate some really good food before heading out to Vision and meeting up with Marcos, Ashley, and Carlos again. We did have fun dancing again however Marie hurt her finger while dancing so we sat for a while.
At the end of the night I took a few people home and on the way to the last stop Marie and I noticed that my car was acting really funny... I was a little nervous and when we got out we found out that my tire was flat!! Then Marie, with her hurt finger, did a lot of the work on trying to get the tire off before a really nice Domino's delivery man stopped and changed it for me. By the time we got everything taken care of it was 5am!!
The next morning I got up "early" (about 11am) and went to NTB and got the tire fixed. Luckily I had gotten the extended plan so the tire didn't cost me anything!! I was very happy about that!!
Once I had gotten back and cleaned up we met back up with Tahir for brunch at IHOP and then went to the Atlanta's Farmers Market... which is huge!! Marie and I were
entertaining ourselves around the live fish tanks when Marie caught me one delicious bass!!
After fishing we met up with Victor, Vic, James, and Wayne who were playing pool at Woofs. After they got bored of pool we all went to Blake's by Piedmont Park and had a ton of fun! But, when Marie and I left we realized we hadn't ate anything since brunch so we stopped at Landmark Diner, a local diner, for some dinner... it was pretty good!
Monday we met back up with Tahir at Cafe Intermezzos, which has the best desserts!! Marie and I split lunch and we all shared our desserts... it was chocolate overload!! Marie and I then headed to Lenox Mall and spent our last few hours together shopping!! It was so nice to have her in town for the weekend!
Last weekend I helped Chris with his promotions at Six. Although there wasn't a lot of people there I had a ton because I haven't ran with Chris in quite a while!
On Saturday I got up and spent eight hours helping Victor paint his loft. Even though there were three of us and he lives in a one bedroom loft we only got about half way done!! Needless to say we were all tired but still had to go out!! Victor, Bobbie, Wayne and I went to a few bars before ending up at Wet Bar. We danced, met a lot of new people and had a ton of fun!!
Sunday I went back to Victor's house and did laundry while attempting to help Victor with his homework. Afterwards Tahir stopped by my apartment and we were going to play tennis but got to the court at 10pm which was the same time that they turn off the lights! So, instead we went to play pool (and of course I won)!
Since I have already written a book I will leave this post with just my past few weekends!!
Monday, April 24, 2006
House
Another full and busy week for me down here. On Easter Sunday I went to church with Jordan. Jordan and his family went to Jenison Christian Church with my family a long time ago. Thru the grapevine his mom found out that I was living down here in Atlanta and her son moved down here a few months ago so they got my number from my parent and he gave me a call. This was the first time that I have seen him since I was probably 10 but he looks a lot like I remembered him to.
On Monday I had my usual small group meeting and then on Tuesday Adel and I watched the movie ATL. It is (obviously) a movie taped about some high schooler's here in Atlanta. It was a pretty good movie but also had a lot of comments about life here so it was very interesting.
Wednesday after work I went to the gym with Carlos. It has been a while since I have gone to the gym but it felt so good to work out, I really need to work on making it a part of my weekly routine!
Thursday I went with Carlos, Ashley and Marcos to Sutra Lounge. We met up with another group of people there and had so much fun dancing the entire night! It had been a little while since I had been out dancing so I was very excited to go!
Then on Friday I went out with some of the people I had met the night before. First we went to Cosmo, a trendy bar/dance club in Midtown. Some of the bar is outside and after we arrived it started pouring but we just stayed inside where it was dry and danced. Once the rain stopped we decided to go to another club called House. All the people I was with really liked the music at house so they were excited to go. However, as soon as we got outside it started raining. The guy that went with us decided to be a gentleman and get the car so us girls wouldn't have to walk in the rain, which was quite nice of him. But, by the time he had gotten the car and drove to where we were it was down pouring. I had to walk about 3 feet but by the time I got into the car I could wring my hair out it was so wet! Rain or no rain we were on to the next club. By the time we got to House it had stopped raining but we were already soaked but ready to dance. We danced for a while but the normal DJ wasn't there so the rest of the group was not as into the music so we left and went to one of their apartments. We chatted for a while and I learned how to play chess... it was quite fun!
I got up Saturday morning and put a down payment on the new apartment so it is now official!! I will have the new place on June 20th and I will have to send out the address soon. I am looking to paint a few walls before moving all of my things so I have been having fun trying to pick out the colors.
Afterwards I went to VJ's and met his Mom and Niece, they had driven down for the weekend from North Carolina. We went to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, visited the grave, and walked around the museum. Then we went to the first annual wing festival on Auburn Avenue, which was a ton of fun!!
Later in the night I met up with Carlos, we rented movies, and I ended up passing out of course... I am so good at falling asleep to movies!!
Today was my volunteer day at church which means that I stood by the door and greeted everyone on their way in and out of the service. I had fun and was at the door with Tiffany, one of the girls from my small group. After church I met up with Victor and James at Park Tavern and we ate lunch. I had a burger, which was very good, and I learned that I now like coleslaw... which I found to be quite interesting because I never liked it before! Park Tavern is right on Piedmont Park so after we ate we met up with Carlos at the park. We enjoyed the beautiful for a while and then walked to Blakes for a drink. Carlos and I then left and played some tennis. I haven't played tennis in a quite a while so it took a while to remember how to swing a racket, but we had fun anyway!
On Monday I had my usual small group meeting and then on Tuesday Adel and I watched the movie ATL. It is (obviously) a movie taped about some high schooler's here in Atlanta. It was a pretty good movie but also had a lot of comments about life here so it was very interesting.
Wednesday after work I went to the gym with Carlos. It has been a while since I have gone to the gym but it felt so good to work out, I really need to work on making it a part of my weekly routine!
Thursday I went with Carlos, Ashley and Marcos to Sutra Lounge. We met up with another group of people there and had so much fun dancing the entire night! It had been a little while since I had been out dancing so I was very excited to go!
Then on Friday I went out with some of the people I had met the night before. First we went to Cosmo, a trendy bar/dance club in Midtown. Some of the bar is outside and after we arrived it started pouring but we just stayed inside where it was dry and danced. Once the rain stopped we decided to go to another club called House. All the people I was with really liked the music at house so they were excited to go. However, as soon as we got outside it started raining. The guy that went with us decided to be a gentleman and get the car so us girls wouldn't have to walk in the rain, which was quite nice of him. But, by the time he had gotten the car and drove to where we were it was down pouring. I had to walk about 3 feet but by the time I got into the car I could wring my hair out it was so wet! Rain or no rain we were on to the next club. By the time we got to House it had stopped raining but we were already soaked but ready to dance. We danced for a while but the normal DJ wasn't there so the rest of the group was not as into the music so we left and went to one of their apartments. We chatted for a while and I learned how to play chess... it was quite fun!
I got up Saturday morning and put a down payment on the new apartment so it is now official!! I will have the new place on June 20th and I will have to send out the address soon. I am looking to paint a few walls before moving all of my things so I have been having fun trying to pick out the colors.
Afterwards I went to VJ's and met his Mom and Niece, they had driven down for the weekend from North Carolina. We went to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, visited the grave, and walked around the museum. Then we went to the first annual wing festival on Auburn Avenue, which was a ton of fun!!
Later in the night I met up with Carlos, we rented movies, and I ended up passing out of course... I am so good at falling asleep to movies!!
Today was my volunteer day at church which means that I stood by the door and greeted everyone on their way in and out of the service. I had fun and was at the door with Tiffany, one of the girls from my small group. After church I met up with Victor and James at Park Tavern and we ate lunch. I had a burger, which was very good, and I learned that I now like coleslaw... which I found to be quite interesting because I never liked it before! Park Tavern is right on Piedmont Park so after we ate we met up with Carlos at the park. We enjoyed the beautiful for a while and then walked to Blakes for a drink. Carlos and I then left and played some tennis. I haven't played tennis in a quite a while so it took a while to remember how to swing a racket, but we had fun anyway!
Saturday, April 15, 2006
two weeks... really!?!
Ok, I need to remember to post every week... going back two weeks will be nearly impossible but I will give it a try:
Monday after I posted I joined up with a friend to watch the NCAA final game with Florida and UCLA. My friend is a huge from California and a huge UCLA fan so they were quite upset when UCLA lost.
I have been racking my brain to remember what I did on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday but I really can not remember. Terrible how bad my memory can be!
Friday after work a group of us met up at Two Urban Licks for dinner and cocktails. It was a lot of fun to see everyone outside of work and to chat about non-work related topics! After Two, VJ, Carlos and I went to Red Chair and then Halo for a few more drinks. We had a lot of fun running around town.
Saturday night I had a Bachelorette Party that I attended. The Bachelorette was a friend of Carrie's and Carrie was the hostess. There were six of us girls that went out and the only ones from Atlanta were Carrie and I. It was fun introducing the city to the rest of the girls, however one of the girls had car trouble so I spent half the night helping her get her car towed! But, we ate at Nova, a southwestern style restaurant that I hadn't been to before. It was a cute atmosphere but it wasn't one of the best places that I have been to in the city. After dinner we went dancing at Compound, which is one of my favorite clubs downtown! While at Compound I ran into quite a few people that I know but haven't seen in a while so it was fun seeing them again. Also, there were photographers taking pictures of all the groups. I got a business card from one of them and he sent me one of the pictures... not all of the girls are in it but I thought it was cute!
Sunday I met up with Victor and a few other guys at Piedmont Park for the Dogwood Festival. Unlike the name implies the festival is not for dogs but art. People from all over the world set up booths and display their art for people to view and buy. It was a beautiful day and we had a ton of fun browsing and then people watching!
Monday nights are always dedicated to my Small Group, so as usual we got together for our usual meeting.
Tuesday Adel stopped by and helped me study for my job. I am trying, again, to get certified in CCNA for Cisco, which is the manufacturer for the routers that we use at work.
Wednesday night I checked out a condo that is for rent. I liked the location but I didn't like the set up of the actual condo. It is on the first floor but its a sunken floor so the window sits at ground level and it felt like I was in a basement. Since I am not a fan of basements to begin with I wasn't too thrilled with the condo. I think I may have narrowed down the places I want to move to one. On Monday I plan on calling them and letting them know. So, please pray that I am making the best decision!
After viewing the condo I went back to work for training in the newest protocol that I will be supporting at work. It was good information but I didn't leave work until about 11:30!
My group at work has been doing an exceptional job so on Thursday the director over the department that I am in gave me two tickets to see the Atlanta Thrashers, the NHL team. I tried to give the tickets to one of the guys in the group but none of them wanted them so I went with Adel. The Thrashers won! It was a high scoring game and lots of fun to see!
Afterwards I met up with Carlos, Ashley, and Marcos at Ashley and Marcos's apartment. Ashley and Marcos live in the apartment complex that I like and live in the style apartment that I want so it was nice to see the place with stuff in it. It was very cute and I am now very interested in living there!
Friday after work I went shopping at the Lenox mall and then met up with Ashley and a group of people at Poncho's, a Mexican restaurant just down the street from my apartment. It was fun hanging out with Ashley again and meeting some other new people!
Today I went for a hike in Marietta with Adel and his dogs. I haven't been on a hike in a very long time so it was nice to get outside the city and into the nature for a short time.
After the hike I ran some errands and then met up with VJ and James at Piedmont Park to run. James is going to be in the Peachtree Road Race (I forgot about signing up) so VJ and I went to help James train. I was already tired from the hike and I am somewhat out of shape since I haven't been working out much since I was sick so I was more moral support than anything but I went quite a way on my own!
Work has been going really well after the change, for the most part. It is hard sitting on another floor from half the people I used to work with and the people that I go to for questions but over all I think this may have been the best move for us. It will be nice in a year from now when we are all sitting on the same floor again!
Monday after I posted I joined up with a friend to watch the NCAA final game with Florida and UCLA. My friend is a huge from California and a huge UCLA fan so they were quite upset when UCLA lost.
I have been racking my brain to remember what I did on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday but I really can not remember. Terrible how bad my memory can be!
Friday after work a group of us met up at Two Urban Licks for dinner and cocktails. It was a lot of fun to see everyone outside of work and to chat about non-work related topics! After Two, VJ, Carlos and I went to Red Chair and then Halo for a few more drinks. We had a lot of fun running around town.
Saturday night I had a Bachelorette Party that I attended. The Bachelorette was a friend of Carrie's and Carrie was the hostess. There were six of us girls that went out and the only ones from Atlanta were Carrie and I. It was fun introducing the city to the rest of the girls, however one of the girls had car trouble so I spent half the night helping her get her car towed! But, we ate at Nova, a southwestern style restaurant that I hadn't been to before. It was a cute atmosphere but it wasn't one of the best places that I have been to in the city. After dinner we went dancing at Compound, which is one of my favorite clubs downtown! While at Compound I ran into quite a few people that I know but haven't seen in a while so it was fun seeing them again. Also, there were photographers taking pictures of all the groups. I got a business card from one of them and he sent me one of the pictures... not all of the girls are in it but I thought it was cute!
Sunday I met up with Victor and a few other guys at Piedmont Park for the Dogwood Festival. Unlike the name implies the festival is not for dogs but art. People from all over the world set up booths and display their art for people to view and buy. It was a beautiful day and we had a ton of fun browsing and then people watching!
Monday nights are always dedicated to my Small Group, so as usual we got together for our usual meeting.
Tuesday Adel stopped by and helped me study for my job. I am trying, again, to get certified in CCNA for Cisco, which is the manufacturer for the routers that we use at work.
Wednesday night I checked out a condo that is for rent. I liked the location but I didn't like the set up of the actual condo. It is on the first floor but its a sunken floor so the window sits at ground level and it felt like I was in a basement. Since I am not a fan of basements to begin with I wasn't too thrilled with the condo. I think I may have narrowed down the places I want to move to one. On Monday I plan on calling them and letting them know. So, please pray that I am making the best decision!
After viewing the condo I went back to work for training in the newest protocol that I will be supporting at work. It was good information but I didn't leave work until about 11:30!
My group at work has been doing an exceptional job so on Thursday the director over the department that I am in gave me two tickets to see the Atlanta Thrashers, the NHL team. I tried to give the tickets to one of the guys in the group but none of them wanted them so I went with Adel. The Thrashers won! It was a high scoring game and lots of fun to see!
Afterwards I met up with Carlos, Ashley, and Marcos at Ashley and Marcos's apartment. Ashley and Marcos live in the apartment complex that I like and live in the style apartment that I want so it was nice to see the place with stuff in it. It was very cute and I am now very interested in living there!
Friday after work I went shopping at the Lenox mall and then met up with Ashley and a group of people at Poncho's, a Mexican restaurant just down the street from my apartment. It was fun hanging out with Ashley again and meeting some other new people!
Today I went for a hike in Marietta with Adel and his dogs. I haven't been on a hike in a very long time so it was nice to get outside the city and into the nature for a short time.
After the hike I ran some errands and then met up with VJ and James at Piedmont Park to run. James is going to be in the Peachtree Road Race (I forgot about signing up) so VJ and I went to help James train. I was already tired from the hike and I am somewhat out of shape since I haven't been working out much since I was sick so I was more moral support than anything but I went quite a way on my own!
Work has been going really well after the change, for the most part. It is hard sitting on another floor from half the people I used to work with and the people that I go to for questions but over all I think this may have been the best move for us. It will be nice in a year from now when we are all sitting on the same floor again!
Monday, April 03, 2006
Grape, Kyma, Coco Luna??
Another week and have been so busy again... right back to the way that I was before. I am working hard on not being out too late so I don't get sick again!! But...
On Monday I had my usual small group meeting but not everyone showed up so we watched a movie instead. Afterwards I got in some grocery shopping before crashing at home.
Then on Tuesday I went out with a friend to Coco Luca, a Cuban restaurant here in Buckhead. It was fabulous!! We
The next day I worked out with VJ after work before heading to Kyma, a Greek restaurant downtown with another friend from work - Carlos - and met up with a group of his friends. I had a lot of fun meeting some new people and having fun conversation!
Thursday night I celebrated another friend's birthday at Grape, a wine bar in Buckhead. We closed down the bar but we were having too much fun to head home so we went and danced at a club downtown called Sutra.
Friday I went out with Chris, Carrie, Carlos, and a few other people to Frequency, again! We, once again, danced the night away!
Saturday I spent the morning looking at apartments. I fell in love with another loft downtown. It is called Mattress Factory Lofts and they are true lofts... exposed brick and concrete indoors, very open, wood flooring, huge windows and a beautiful view of Atlanta. I need to call them back at the end of this week to see if they will have an opening in June. If so, I will probably be moving there!!
If not, I found another place on Saturday called the M Street Apartments that has two story, one bedroom apartments that are very nice. They have a view of Atlanta, but not as nice as my first choice, and they are different in that they are two story. My second choice is either this complex or the complex I saw last week.
But, the craziest part was when I went to M Street I walked into the leasing office and saw one of the ladies I met on Wednesday when I went out with Carlos!! Small world! It was nice seeing and talking to her again.
After apartment shopping I went with Carrie to pick up some gifts for a bachlorette party that she is hosting this weekend before leaving the city to go shoe shopping!! I have been looking downtown but wasn't finding what I have been looking for so I decided to go to Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse, which is my favorite shoe store and found 3 pairs of shoes, very exciting!! I had lunch with a friend while I was out there and then looked around the mall, but really didn't find anything I was looking for.
I then went to Matt's house, he lived right below VJ to pick up some boxes to bring to my house for the move. When I got there and parked in the lot by his house I saw a mutual friend Vic outside and he was getting his car towed!! The night before he came downtown, dropped his car off at Victors, and then something happened (no clue what) that made it so he was unable to drive his car! (He got it safely towed home)
After Matt and I took the boxes to my place we went to Victor's for dinner and then we all went out to Vic's house to watch King Kong. In my normal fashion I fell asleep in the first 10 minutes of the movie!!
Sunday was my day to volunteer at church and luckily I remembered to set my clock ahead so I was on time! After church I went with a few of the ladies from my small group to watch Failure to Launch which was very cute and very funny!
After the movie I went with VJ to Piedmont Park and then we had a drink in a near by bar. Afterwards I came home and started cleaning out my closets so I am more prepared to move!! I am too excited!
Today was the first day of our new work schedule. I now am a supervisor and have three technicians that are under me. It is interesting and very challenging right now since I still do the same job I did before but now I have three people reporting to me. But, once we get things going and I am able to teach my tech's a few things I think this will work out pretty well. Its just the adjustment period that will be interesting!
On Monday I had my usual small group meeting but not everyone showed up so we watched a movie instead. Afterwards I got in some grocery shopping before crashing at home.
Then on Tuesday I went out with a friend to Coco Luca, a Cuban restaurant here in Buckhead. It was fabulous!! We
The next day I worked out with VJ after work before heading to Kyma, a Greek restaurant downtown with another friend from work - Carlos - and met up with a group of his friends. I had a lot of fun meeting some new people and having fun conversation!
Thursday night I celebrated another friend's birthday at Grape, a wine bar in Buckhead. We closed down the bar but we were having too much fun to head home so we went and danced at a club downtown called Sutra.
Friday I went out with Chris, Carrie, Carlos, and a few other people to Frequency, again! We, once again, danced the night away!
Saturday I spent the morning looking at apartments. I fell in love with another loft downtown. It is called Mattress Factory Lofts and they are true lofts... exposed brick and concrete indoors, very open, wood flooring, huge windows and a beautiful view of Atlanta. I need to call them back at the end of this week to see if they will have an opening in June. If so, I will probably be moving there!!
If not, I found another place on Saturday called the M Street Apartments that has two story, one bedroom apartments that are very nice. They have a view of Atlanta, but not as nice as my first choice, and they are different in that they are two story. My second choice is either this complex or the complex I saw last week.
But, the craziest part was when I went to M Street I walked into the leasing office and saw one of the ladies I met on Wednesday when I went out with Carlos!! Small world! It was nice seeing and talking to her again.
After apartment shopping I went with Carrie to pick up some gifts for a bachlorette party that she is hosting this weekend before leaving the city to go shoe shopping!! I have been looking downtown but wasn't finding what I have been looking for so I decided to go to Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse, which is my favorite shoe store and found 3 pairs of shoes, very exciting!! I had lunch with a friend while I was out there and then looked around the mall, but really didn't find anything I was looking for.
I then went to Matt's house, he lived right below VJ to pick up some boxes to bring to my house for the move. When I got there and parked in the lot by his house I saw a mutual friend Vic outside and he was getting his car towed!! The night before he came downtown, dropped his car off at Victors, and then something happened (no clue what) that made it so he was unable to drive his car! (He got it safely towed home)
After Matt and I took the boxes to my place we went to Victor's for dinner and then we all went out to Vic's house to watch King Kong. In my normal fashion I fell asleep in the first 10 minutes of the movie!!
Sunday was my day to volunteer at church and luckily I remembered to set my clock ahead so I was on time! After church I went with a few of the ladies from my small group to watch Failure to Launch which was very cute and very funny!
After the movie I went with VJ to Piedmont Park and then we had a drink in a near by bar. Afterwards I came home and started cleaning out my closets so I am more prepared to move!! I am too excited!
Today was the first day of our new work schedule. I now am a supervisor and have three technicians that are under me. It is interesting and very challenging right now since I still do the same job I did before but now I have three people reporting to me. But, once we get things going and I am able to teach my tech's a few things I think this will work out pretty well. Its just the adjustment period that will be interesting!
Monday, March 27, 2006
200th post!!
I just realized that this is my 200th posting. I just wanted to make everyone aware of this fact :) Man, do I have a lot to say!!
a victor and kristie weekend
I have had another really fun weekend!! Actually the fun started on Thursday. I watched Dave Chappelle's Block Party which is out in the theaters and basically its the 'behind the scenes' look at a musical concert he put on in Brooklyn, NY. It has a lot of my favorite musicians so I really enjoyed it!!
I am starting to get another usual... Chris host parties at a club here in Buckhead called Frequency so Victor, Matt, and I went out to party with him. DJ Kermit hosts the party with Chris and he does an excellent job mixing up the music so we had a lot of fun dancing!! Next week they are supposed to have a guest dj, 4-Ize. I have been listening to his music and am pretty excited to hear him live.
I have been thinking about moving from my current location here in Buckhead so I decided that if I am going to think about it I better start looking. So, Saturday I dragged Victor from complex to complex looking at apartments. After a lot of looking I decided that I really am more interested in renting a loft over an apartment and I found a loft in the new Castleberry Hill district that I really like. Also, it will be more downtown, which I love. I am waiting to find out if they will have an opening for when I am ready to move. If not, I am going to look at privately rented lofts.
After all the shopping both VJ and I were 'starving' so we stopped at Einstein's for a quick bite... which was fabulous!! Yumm... actually I had leftovers so I had an excellent dinner again today!
We tried to stay up long enough to watch the Dukes of Hazzard movie but both fell asleep in the first 10 minutes! All that walking really tired us out.
But, amazingly, we were not tired of each other so today we went to the gym and swam laps before taking Oden to Piedmont Park. It was a little cool but sunny so I wore long johns under my pants and was fine!
It was nice to get out into the fresh air this weekend!! It make me crave summer even more (if that is possible after the fabulous Florida vacation)!
I am starting to get another usual... Chris host parties at a club here in Buckhead called Frequency so Victor, Matt, and I went out to party with him. DJ Kermit hosts the party with Chris and he does an excellent job mixing up the music so we had a lot of fun dancing!! Next week they are supposed to have a guest dj, 4-Ize. I have been listening to his music and am pretty excited to hear him live.
I have been thinking about moving from my current location here in Buckhead so I decided that if I am going to think about it I better start looking. So, Saturday I dragged Victor from complex to complex looking at apartments. After a lot of looking I decided that I really am more interested in renting a loft over an apartment and I found a loft in the new Castleberry Hill district that I really like. Also, it will be more downtown, which I love. I am waiting to find out if they will have an opening for when I am ready to move. If not, I am going to look at privately rented lofts.
After all the shopping both VJ and I were 'starving' so we stopped at Einstein's for a quick bite... which was fabulous!! Yumm... actually I had leftovers so I had an excellent dinner again today!
We tried to stay up long enough to watch the Dukes of Hazzard movie but both fell asleep in the first 10 minutes! All that walking really tired us out.
But, amazingly, we were not tired of each other so today we went to the gym and swam laps before taking Oden to Piedmont Park. It was a little cool but sunny so I wore long johns under my pants and was fine!
It was nice to get out into the fresh air this weekend!! It make me crave summer even more (if that is possible after the fabulous Florida vacation)!
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Blind Blues
Just one quick note, last night I went out to Blind Willies , a blues bar, in the Virginia Highlands. I had a ton of fun talking, drinking, and listening to great blues. Definitely one plus of living downtown is all the fun things that are going on! (Now I just need to get a camera to document them!)
Sunday, March 19, 2006
FUN FUN FUN!!!
Oh my have I been busy... uploading pictures!!! But I now have all the pictures from the family Florida vacation uploaded, finally! There are about 250 pictures on the link to the left - Florida - March 2006 so if you would like, take a look.
We had a TON of fun on vacation. We got in on Friday morning at about 1am. After spending the night in Tampa we drove to Daytona. On the ride we stopped at the Bentall's to say hello. They were friends of my parents from Jenison Christian Church.
After stopping we spent the next three days at Daytona for Bike Week. It was amazing to see all the bikes. There was also a ton of noise!! Although we had a ton of fun I was ready to get away from the noise on Sunday afternoon.
After leaving Daytona we went to Grandma and Grandpa Engelhardt's villa in Venice where we spent the next week enjoying sun, shopping, eating, golf, and cards. We had the most wonderful weather... it averaged 80 degrees and sunny the entire week!
For those of you who are curious... I think I may finally be over strep!! I am still sleepier faster than usual but I don't feel so sick all the time! So, I continue to sleep more but am feeling good again.
Another side note, I went to Frequency on Wednesday with Victor, Chris and a few other people from work and saw Tommy Lee as the DJ. It was pretty cool to see and Chris took some pictures. When I get the pics I will add them to the blog!
This weekend I went back to Frequency on Friday. Chris and DJ Kermit are promoting there so I went to support my friends! Saturday during the day I did all my errands and then on Saturday night I went out with Carrie, Amy, and Jennifer to Fado for the Post St. Pactrick's day celebration. Today I picked up VJ from the airport... he went to Houston for a black tie party... and have been doing a of work around my apartment and relaxing. I had a lot of fun this weekend!
We had a TON of fun on vacation. We got in on Friday morning at about 1am. After spending the night in Tampa we drove to Daytona. On the ride we stopped at the Bentall's to say hello. They were friends of my parents from Jenison Christian Church.
After stopping we spent the next three days at Daytona for Bike Week. It was amazing to see all the bikes. There was also a ton of noise!! Although we had a ton of fun I was ready to get away from the noise on Sunday afternoon.
After leaving Daytona we went to Grandma and Grandpa Engelhardt's villa in Venice where we spent the next week enjoying sun, shopping, eating, golf, and cards. We had the most wonderful weather... it averaged 80 degrees and sunny the entire week!
For those of you who are curious... I think I may finally be over strep!! I am still sleepier faster than usual but I don't feel so sick all the time! So, I continue to sleep more but am feeling good again.
Another side note, I went to Frequency on Wednesday with Victor, Chris and a few other people from work and saw Tommy Lee as the DJ. It was pretty cool to see and Chris took some pictures. When I get the pics I will add them to the blog!
This weekend I went back to Frequency on Friday. Chris and DJ Kermit are promoting there so I went to support my friends! Saturday during the day I did all my errands and then on Saturday night I went out with Carrie, Amy, and Jennifer to Fado for the Post St. Pactrick's day celebration. Today I picked up VJ from the airport... he went to Houston for a black tie party... and have been doing a of work around my apartment and relaxing. I had a lot of fun this weekend!
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Strep
Well, since the last time I have posted I have pretty much been sleeping!! Why?? Well, I started not feeling very good on Tuesday morning and by Tuesday evening I knew I was sick. I took Wednesday off but just kept feeling worse. When I felt even worse on Thursday morning I went to the doctor who informed me that I have strep. She gave me a shot and sent me home. I slept on Thursday, then on Friday, and was feeling well enough to work on Saturday. I felt even better on Sunday so I went to church and I felt back to normal on Monday (I was so happy) and I went to my small group. Then, about 10:30 or 11:00pm on Monday I started feeling worse! Tuesday I felt worse again and by yesterday the illness was back in full force. I called my doctor who prescribed me some antibiotics and I have been pretty much sleeping since then!! I am feeling a little bit better, my throat doesn't feel swollen shut, but I can barely keep my eyes open. Its about time for me to go back to bed!!
Monday, February 13, 2006
Johnny's Hideaway
The Pistons lost?!?!? Say what?!?!? They actually lost by 1 point. I was so disappointed... I was so ready to make tease everyone after the game that 'my team' won. Instead EVERYONE made fun of ME!! Terrible. But, I had so much fun at the game. We were not courtside but we were very close. We had a lot of fun cheering, talking, and teasing each other!!
On Thursday night I got together again with Amy and Carrie. We ordered a pizza and watched Napoleon Dynamite!! Only the best video ever... gosh!
Then on Friday the three of us plus Amy's friend Jennifer meet up with Christina (another girl from our small group), her beau and their friends at Johnny's Hideaway. Johnny's is a dance club for, um, established adults. The average age of the customers is about 55 and there are a few rules to the club - no music post-1990 (which they actually broke a few time for Madonna) and no drinking or smoking on the dance floor (which the dj had to remind a few people a couple of times). Needless to say I was quite skeptical at first. But, it didn't take 5 minutes and I was being asked to dance. I had fun dancing with random guys of different age groups through out the night!! And, Aunt Dawn would love this, they played Copacabana by Barry Manilow and I sang the entire song!!! SWEET! They also played a lot of Frank Sinatra, which I loved! It was a TON of fun and a huge change from the normal Atlanta club scene. Amy's friend is having a birthday party there in a couple of weeks so I may be going back soon.
Unfortunately I had to get up for work on Saturday and I stayed out way too late on Friday night. I drank a ton of coffee to keep myself awake. Then on Saturday night I went to Vic's house with Victor (yes, they are 2 different guys) and the three of us ate dinner, drank wine, and then tried to watch a movie. I say tried to because as soon as we put the movie in each of us passed out!! But, Vic is an extremely fun friend of my friend Victor who I have hung out with a few times. You can see a picture of him on the pictures from Victor's birthday.
Then on Sunday Victor went with me to Buckhead Church and we met up with Carrie. It was so nice to have a group of friends to sit with at church! After church I we stopped by Chris's apartment to drop off a belt that I had borrowed from Tiffany. Afterwards I met up with a new friend of mine, Enyinna, and we watched the movie Four Brothers and ate dinner at Jack & Jills. Jack & Jill's is a sports bar chain that is all over Atlanta but I had not been to one until last night. I met Enyinna about a month ago at Tongue & Groove.
Today is going to be errand day and then I will meet up with my small group later tonight.
On Thursday night I got together again with Amy and Carrie. We ordered a pizza and watched Napoleon Dynamite!! Only the best video ever... gosh!
Then on Friday the three of us plus Amy's friend Jennifer meet up with Christina (another girl from our small group), her beau and their friends at Johnny's Hideaway. Johnny's is a dance club for, um, established adults. The average age of the customers is about 55 and there are a few rules to the club - no music post-1990 (which they actually broke a few time for Madonna) and no drinking or smoking on the dance floor (which the dj had to remind a few people a couple of times). Needless to say I was quite skeptical at first. But, it didn't take 5 minutes and I was being asked to dance. I had fun dancing with random guys of different age groups through out the night!! And, Aunt Dawn would love this, they played Copacabana by Barry Manilow and I sang the entire song!!! SWEET! They also played a lot of Frank Sinatra, which I loved! It was a TON of fun and a huge change from the normal Atlanta club scene. Amy's friend is having a birthday party there in a couple of weeks so I may be going back soon.
Unfortunately I had to get up for work on Saturday and I stayed out way too late on Friday night. I drank a ton of coffee to keep myself awake. Then on Saturday night I went to Vic's house with Victor (yes, they are 2 different guys) and the three of us ate dinner, drank wine, and then tried to watch a movie. I say tried to because as soon as we put the movie in each of us passed out!! But, Vic is an extremely fun friend of my friend Victor who I have hung out with a few times. You can see a picture of him on the pictures from Victor's birthday.
Then on Sunday Victor went with me to Buckhead Church and we met up with Carrie. It was so nice to have a group of friends to sit with at church! After church I we stopped by Chris's apartment to drop off a belt that I had borrowed from Tiffany. Afterwards I met up with a new friend of mine, Enyinna, and we watched the movie Four Brothers and ate dinner at Jack & Jills. Jack & Jill's is a sports bar chain that is all over Atlanta but I had not been to one until last night. I met Enyinna about a month ago at Tongue & Groove.
Today is going to be errand day and then I will meet up with my small group later tonight.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Pistons!!!
I still am not feeling the greatest... not sick, not well but something in between. Everyone down here seems to be on the edge of a cold/flu... probably because of the constant change in weather!! But, for me, its been just enough to slow me down a little bit.
Once again this week I kept my going out to a minimum... I actually only went out on Saturday but had a ton of fun!! I went out with John and Heather to Compound. I have only been there a few time but I have fun each time I go. I also ran into a friend that I had lost touch with there so it was fun to catch up a little bit!
Generally on Mondays we have small group but we do not meet on the first Monday of each month so instead Carrie, Amy and I met up to watch the movie In Her Shoes and to eat dinner. We had a ton of fun together and decided that we must do this more often!!
The rest of the week has been the usual work, workout, study. But, as my title states... I am going out tonight to watch the PISTONS!!! They are playing the Hawks tonight and Alex, a friend of Victor's, works as a accountant for Phillips arena so he got us tickets to watch the game. From what Victor has told me we are on the floor!! I am very excited!
Once again this week I kept my going out to a minimum... I actually only went out on Saturday but had a ton of fun!! I went out with John and Heather to Compound. I have only been there a few time but I have fun each time I go. I also ran into a friend that I had lost touch with there so it was fun to catch up a little bit!
Generally on Mondays we have small group but we do not meet on the first Monday of each month so instead Carrie, Amy and I met up to watch the movie In Her Shoes and to eat dinner. We had a ton of fun together and decided that we must do this more often!!
The rest of the week has been the usual work, workout, study. But, as my title states... I am going out tonight to watch the PISTONS!!! They are playing the Hawks tonight and Alex, a friend of Victor's, works as a accountant for Phillips arena so he got us tickets to watch the game. From what Victor has told me we are on the floor!! I am very excited!
Monday, January 30, 2006
Holiday Party
Another full and busy week!! I am still on the same work schedule, I am trying to fit in the gym five days a week, and I am now starting to do some studying outside of work for my job so I have cut back on going out to fit some of that in!!
After work on Friday a group of co-workers went out to 285 Sports Line for drinks and dinner. We had originally gone as a farewell to a guy who was leaving for another job but he didn't show up so we had fun celebrating without him! Afterwards I went out with Chris, Daniel, Tiffani and Brittani to Eleven50. We spent the rest of the night dancing away!!
This Saturday was my company's Holiday Party which at an art gallery very close to my apartment. It was a really nice to see some of the guys I work with, the same guys who wear jeans everyday, dressed up. We had a lot of fun mingling with all the people from different department who we see around but haven't had the opportunity to talk to before.
After the holiday party Victor, Chris, Tiffani, Daniel, Brittani, Eric, a few other people and I all went downtown to Vision. Tiffani had connections that got us in the VIP section which was really fun!
I haven't been feeling very good the yesterday and today so I have kept it pretty low key. Last night I watched the movie House of Flying Daggers, which was really good! Today I went to the salon, worked out with Victor, and then went to my small group. Now I am relaxing and thinking about going to bed early!!
After work on Friday a group of co-workers went out to 285 Sports Line for drinks and dinner. We had originally gone as a farewell to a guy who was leaving for another job but he didn't show up so we had fun celebrating without him! Afterwards I went out with Chris, Daniel, Tiffani and Brittani to Eleven50. We spent the rest of the night dancing away!!
This Saturday was my company's Holiday Party which at an art gallery very close to my apartment. It was a really nice to see some of the guys I work with, the same guys who wear jeans everyday, dressed up. We had a lot of fun mingling with all the people from different department who we see around but haven't had the opportunity to talk to before.
After the holiday party Victor, Chris, Tiffani, Daniel, Brittani, Eric, a few other people and I all went downtown to Vision. Tiffani had connections that got us in the VIP section which was really fun!
I haven't been feeling very good the yesterday and today so I have kept it pretty low key. Last night I watched the movie House of Flying Daggers, which was really good! Today I went to the salon, worked out with Victor, and then went to my small group. Now I am relaxing and thinking about going to bed early!!
Monday, January 23, 2006
True Fashion
In my true fashion I spent the past week out and about. Monday after small group was Tongue & Groove, Tuesday was Aiko, Wednesday I watched the Transporter with a friend, Thursday was Mako's, Friday was laundry at Victor's, Saturday my small group got together to play Scene It and watch the Miss America pageant (Miss Georgia came in 2nd) and then a few of us went to East Andrews, and finally yesterday was American Pie and the House.
Also, in between going out I am fitting in work outs and dance classes as well as putting in my days of work!! Since it was an extremely busy week I really slept in today!! I had my small group meeting tonight which was fun as usual! I am now catching up on past episodes of Las Vegas (gotta love DVR)!!
Also, in between going out I am fitting in work outs and dance classes as well as putting in my days of work!! Since it was an extremely busy week I really slept in today!! I had my small group meeting tonight which was fun as usual! I am now catching up on past episodes of Las Vegas (gotta love DVR)!!
Monday, January 09, 2006
Updated
Ok... I have gotten my pictures from NYE uploaded... click on the picture below or the link on the side to view the rest of the pictures!!
Also, I found that Kellia has a blog so I have added her as a link.
And... I must brag... the sun is shing and it is currently 70 degrees outside!! I am sitting on my balcony enjoying the day!!
Also, I found that Kellia has a blog so I have added her as a link.
And... I must brag... the sun is shing and it is currently 70 degrees outside!! I am sitting on my balcony enjoying the day!!
Time is of the Essence...
I am finding out more and more every day how much time is truly a luxury!!! Never enough time to type out my daily life!
First things first...
So, since last updated I was going to tell a little bit more about my family's visit... it was so nice to have them visit me, especially since it was the first time they have visited me in the ATL. We went to all the touristy parts of the city... Coke building, Underground, CNN Center, Piedmont Park, Centennial Olympic Park, Hard Rock Cafe, Lenox and of course a couple of Harley shops! Speaking of shopping, we also went up 400 to the outlets and found some really good deals up there!!
I finally got my TV stand (which was my parent's Christmas gift to me along with some cloths and ornaments for my tree... thank you for the gifts)! It is so nice to have my living room set up!! Woo Hoo!! Along with my living room, they also brought down some antique green chairs for my patio which look perfect out there!! And, for what they called my "apartment warming gift" they got me a coffee maker which was well used while they were here. Finally, I got really lucky in that my dad and brother did some much needed work to my vehicle.
They also got to meet my friends Victor and Chris. Since a lot of the people that I now know and associate with revolve around these two friends I was glad that my family and they got to meet!
The other pretty big event for me was NYE and I had a ton of fun!! Just about everyone that I know ended up in the same place so I got to spend my New Years with my closest friends... Victor, Chris, and Carrie... as well as about 15 to 20 other people that I have gotten to know in the past few months. We went to the opening of a new club called 'House.' Chris knows the owner of the club so we were able to get into VIP so that made it even more fun. House is located in Underground Atlanta which was where the Peach Drop occurs so needless to say it was quite busy. Instead of driving or taking a cab I walked with Victor and Duuna from Victor's house... which was just about a mile but was well worth the hike!! Luckily Chris brought his camera so there were pictures taken and I will be updating them soon to this blog!
In the past week I didn't go out to the clubs at all... since I was out all night for NYE I decided I needed to lie low for at least a week. Instead of going out I went to different friends places or had them over here, we made dinner, and watched movies. Not to brag but I have been told by a few different lately people that my cooking is very good!! It is pretty amazing since most of you know where I started from (and for those who don't know... among many other feats in the kitchen I have started a fire in a microwave, burnt rice krispy treats, and cut my hand so bad making tapioca pudding that I needed surgery).
I also need to brag about the weather that we had here today... I was outside today in a tank top and shorts!! It had to be in the mid-60's at least!! I was so happy with the weather and spend some of my afternoon at Piedmont Park!! The park was absolutely crowded and it was so much fun to see everyone walking their dogs, flying kites, playing sports, having picnics, playing instruments and just enjoying the atmosphere of the day and of the park. I spent the evening with Victor, Kevin, and Oden (Victor's dog) here at my apartment. It was nice because we could leave the balcony door open for Oden to walk in and out of but it didn't make the apartment cold!!
First things first...
So, since last updated I was going to tell a little bit more about my family's visit... it was so nice to have them visit me, especially since it was the first time they have visited me in the ATL. We went to all the touristy parts of the city... Coke building, Underground, CNN Center, Piedmont Park, Centennial Olympic Park, Hard Rock Cafe, Lenox and of course a couple of Harley shops! Speaking of shopping, we also went up 400 to the outlets and found some really good deals up there!!
I finally got my TV stand (which was my parent's Christmas gift to me along with some cloths and ornaments for my tree... thank you for the gifts)! It is so nice to have my living room set up!! Woo Hoo!! Along with my living room, they also brought down some antique green chairs for my patio which look perfect out there!! And, for what they called my "apartment warming gift" they got me a coffee maker which was well used while they were here. Finally, I got really lucky in that my dad and brother did some much needed work to my vehicle.
They also got to meet my friends Victor and Chris. Since a lot of the people that I now know and associate with revolve around these two friends I was glad that my family and they got to meet!
The other pretty big event for me was NYE and I had a ton of fun!! Just about everyone that I know ended up in the same place so I got to spend my New Years with my closest friends... Victor, Chris, and Carrie... as well as about 15 to 20 other people that I have gotten to know in the past few months. We went to the opening of a new club called 'House.' Chris knows the owner of the club so we were able to get into VIP so that made it even more fun. House is located in Underground Atlanta which was where the Peach Drop occurs so needless to say it was quite busy. Instead of driving or taking a cab I walked with Victor and Duuna from Victor's house... which was just about a mile but was well worth the hike!! Luckily Chris brought his camera so there were pictures taken and I will be updating them soon to this blog!
In the past week I didn't go out to the clubs at all... since I was out all night for NYE I decided I needed to lie low for at least a week. Instead of going out I went to different friends places or had them over here, we made dinner, and watched movies. Not to brag but I have been told by a few different lately people that my cooking is very good!! It is pretty amazing since most of you know where I started from (and for those who don't know... among many other feats in the kitchen I have started a fire in a microwave, burnt rice krispy treats, and cut my hand so bad making tapioca pudding that I needed surgery).
I also need to brag about the weather that we had here today... I was outside today in a tank top and shorts!! It had to be in the mid-60's at least!! I was so happy with the weather and spend some of my afternoon at Piedmont Park!! The park was absolutely crowded and it was so much fun to see everyone walking their dogs, flying kites, playing sports, having picnics, playing instruments and just enjoying the atmosphere of the day and of the park. I spent the evening with Victor, Kevin, and Oden (Victor's dog) here at my apartment. It was nice because we could leave the balcony door open for Oden to walk in and out of but it didn't make the apartment cold!!
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