My friends and family united today for a significant cause. After a tough year, I began writing this blog as a way to focus on the positive. From that came an overwhelming amount of love and support that I was able to pay forward tonight. We ended up raising $3,253 for the Arthritis Foundation! Go team!
Recently I’ve been posting about how crazy things have been at work. Well because I have been working a lot, I was able to take today off. I treated myself to a new phone case from Anthropologie and a first trip to Lululemon. Really, my first time in their store. I’ve only heard about their amazing fabrics and cute styles. Today I decided that I needed a new pair of athletic capris/pants for the Arthritis Walk TOMORROW. (Woo hoo!)
At first, I was a little intimidated. Everyone in the store-both working and shopping-obviously either runs or does yoga, or maybe both, every day. There are a lot of different styles and fabrics and the sizing is a little different. The first two pairs of capris I tried on made me feel lumpy and out of shape. But then two employees approached me to help. They were so nice and really interested in the walk. They assured me that I was choosing the right size and pointed me toward some more relaxed fabrics better suited to an activity like walking. After that, I started to fall in love. Everything in the store is soft and cute and comes in fun colors.
By the time I left, I had told both employees all about the arthritis walk and restrained myself from spending too much money. They wished me luck on my way out, and I never felt better about buying expensive athletic gear. Yes gear, because I got pants and a super cute tank.
Tonight my mom, one of my sister’s best friends and I had a baby shower planning meeting. They were at the venue. I was on the phone. I can’t reveal much about theme-don’t worry, there will be a lengthy post with pictures for that day-because it’s a surprise. But it will involve a lot of yellow and pink. And baked goods.
We had a good time chatting about it and I love being able to plan from afar!
Ok I am officially writing too much about frozen yogurt. It’s become a big part of my life. My friend texts me when he wants it and we go. Weeknights, weekends its our social outing. We walk around Andersonville with froyo spying on all the other froyo eaters and avoiding that guy who is always cornering people to try and sell his cd.
Tonight, the froyo text is a group text. We meet several people at the Andersonville Forever Yogurt. However, we have other friends who cannot come at that moment. They jokingly request froyo to go. And we deliver. Cake batter and strawberry with Oreos and blueberries. French vanilla with cookie dough, brownie bites, marshmallow fluff and everything chocolate.
What’s fun about this is not only making crazy froyo combinations for someone else to eat but also seeing friends spur of the moment. On a Tuesday. My weeknights are just getting crazy.
In a totally uncharacteristic move, I stayed out until 2am on a Monday. I was at an opening night celebration and I just did not leave until the bar closed. New friends and interesting conversation made it seem like very little time had passed. It sometimes feels good to do something outrageous on a work night. I certainly wasn’t thinking about my full Tuesday. I was living in the moment and enjoying myself. And that is pretty fun.
year of fun 