Happy Anniversary to Us!
I'm a few days late with this post because we were so busy celebrating and partying it up!
Nah, actually, our anniversary was pretty low-key on Sunday and then I was busy the last few days with my final project for Intro to Marketing.
However, we did have a nice anniversary. We went our separate ways a bit for most of the day. I met an out-of-town friend for brunch in Chapel Hill while Mike ran a few errands. That evening, we had a quiet dinner together at Mez. I really wish they did more business on the weekends because it always makes me nervous that the restaurant is so empty but Mike assures me they are absolutely packed all week long. The joys of operating in RTP I suppose.
I guess after twelve years of marriage, it isn't necessary to stage elaborate celebrations each year. But it's still nice to curl up at the end of the day and just be together.
Girlyfight: Nice Things Project and Punch Line
Rather than repeat what I've already written elsewhere, I'm going to direct you to a couple of posts over on Girlyfight.
After a whole lot of hours of programming and designing and coding and testing, we've launched a couple of new features:
- The Nice Things Project - an online kindness chain
- Punch Line - the Girlyfight phone line
Please take a few minutes to check out those posts and get involved. I'm excited about the launch of both projects and really want them to succeed.
The Raleigh Concert Scene
Every year, I await tour date announcements with great anticipation. And it seems like every time my favorite bands are touring, they aren't coming anywhere near Raleigh. Instead, we get a lot of country acts and "Remember when?" acts like KISS and Tom Petty. And the Backstreet Boys. Seriously. I realize preferences for music vary widely but I like to think my taste in music is pretty eclectic. Still, there's next to nothing on the schedule that interests me.
And yet somehow the City, in all their wisdom, felt that what the area really needed to spend tax money on was another concert venue. I guess so it can be half-filled with more sub-par acts while taking away from the established concert presence (not to mention foot-traffic and associated revenue at near-by restaurants) in Moore Square.
It's no secret that the economy kinda bites. Okay, not just kinda. It's been biting hard for awhile now. As a result, there's generally not a lot of spending money for extras like concerts. Especially since concerts are often very expensive, plus all the fees, plus parking, plus don't you dare think you're going to buy a bottled water for less than $10! A lot of acts are finding themselves in the position of canceling shows or even entire tours due to poor ticket sales. Some are canceling due to the poor health of band members (or, you know, poor ticket sales that they don't want to acknowledge). Everyone from Christina Aguilera to Simon and Garfunkel to Black Sabbath is canceling shows.
So Raleigh starts off with a lousy concert schedule. And then acts start canceling shows. Lilith and the Jonas Brothers (I know, how will I survive?) have already pulled their Raleigh dates. Who's next?
But John Mayer? He's still coming to Raleigh. I couldn't get rid of him and his skeeviness if I tried.
No Flowers
Last week's pink gerber daisy held up very well, making it just past the week mark.
And on Saturday, Mike brought me some lovely deep purple irises. Unfortunately, they died by Monday and before I could grab a photo. What a disappointment!
And so I have been without a flower during a week that I'm really struggling to keep things afloat. Too many demands from too many directions. Too many ideas and not enough time.
I'm so thankful that it's a long weekend ahead - plus, my brother and his wife are coming to spend Friday night with us! I can't wait to see them.
There’s No Time!
There's a lot I should catch-up on around here in the blogging world. But suddenly, time seems in short supply.
At the beginning of April, we (me and Mike) went to Europe for 10ish days or so. We had a great time. As usual, we used London as our base but this time we spent the majority of our trip in Barcelona Spain. Oh, Barcelona, how magnificent you are... Then back to London to catch an overnight train to Edinburgh Scotland for a couple of days. It was an amazing trip, wonderful weather, and a much-needed getaway from all of the things that needed getting away from.
The weekend after we arrived back home, Mike flew off to Chicago for his cousin Noel's wedding, leaving me to run amok. During this time, I decided - hey, what more brilliant way to broaden my horizons than to go back to school? I'm now enrolled with an online Marketing Certificate program at UC Berkeley. The plan is to be finished by next Spring. I'm currently taking Intro to Advertising (self-paced, I'm on unit 5 of 10 after about 10 days of work) and Intro to Marketing (starts today).
Somewhere in there, my Girlyfight cohort, Brigitte, told me about Mondo Beyondo, which is a sort of dream empowerment thing. But it's made of awesome and just started yesterday.
See where the time crunch comes in?
Stay with me though - there WILL be trip stories and photos. I just need to figure out how to fit them into my schedule.
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