Coming Soon

I couldn't easily access the internet while we were on vacation, so please be patient with me. Photos and journal at fabulousmaui will be posted soon.

Off to Hawaii!

In case I haven't mentioned this lately, Jeff and I are headed to Hawaii for the week. While we're there, I'm going to try and keep a journal of our trip. You can check it out at:

http://fabulousmaui.blogspot.com

Party On Garth

Our party turned out to be lots of fun...especially for people like Nicole and me. We drank lots of wine...it really was going down just like water!

Anyway, we ate, drank, played cards and laughed a lot. Kenny and Sandy are home from Florida, and if you look carefully in the picture, you can see a really tall Mexican-looking fellow - that's Kenny. We think he may have gotten a little too much sun.

Good News

Along with the news of Richie's new job, Dad got the "all-clear" from the cancer doctor this week. That being said, we're having a party tonight to celebrate.

The Congested Mind of a Woman

I think sometimes I have a thousand thoughts flying through my head all at once. I used to ignore most of these thoughts, but now that I've read The Secret (which, by the way, I do NOT recommend), I'm trying to filter these thoughts, so that I stay on my happy frequency. But, let's face it, not ALL thoughts are going to be happy. Especially if you're a woman who has people she loves. You're bound to worry about something, and I realize that worrying is counterproductive, but somebody has to worry about these people!

I guess I'm lucky that I'm not a compulsive worrier, and I really don't have all that many negative thoughts to filter, but still, all these thoughts, all the time....

On another note, Richie has made notice to his company that he is leaving for greener pastures. He has a great new job, which he'll start in mid-April. The company is well-established, and unlike his current employer has almost zero turnover. Like Mom would say, "Way to go Rich!"

A Busy Week

Okay, so March didn't turn out to be a stellar month for blogging. But, I did have a very busy last week of March. Work has been crazy, as we have a very important tour coming up. So, I've been working on getting the plant in shape for our French CEO. Luckily, the weather was pretty nice and not being stuck in the office was great.

On Tuesday, one of my coworkers asked me and another coworker to attend a middle school science fair with him. I guess they're always in need of judges, and since I was available, I took the opportunity to go. We each got about 7 different presentations on things like electroplating, mold, bacteria, and plants. It was actually really fun, and the three of us ended the night with dinner and beer. I told my coworker that he could count me in for next year.

The rest of the week flew by, and on Thursday we helped Dan and Steph move into their new house. Moving stinks, but the house is great. I'm glad they found something they really like.

Finally, on Saturday, Danielle and I ran our first 5K together. The race benefited children's rights, and was held on campus at PSU. Our original goal was to beat the 26 minute mark, but right before the start we decided 28 minutes would be more realistic for us. (I know - kind of pathetic!) Anyway, the race was a fun 3.1 miles and with characters like Supergirl, Batgirl and the funny guy who was practicing his start out the gate, we had a fun time. We did end up making our second goal and finished the race in 27:44. We're going to run another one in April...I think we'll shoot for 26 minutes next time.

Happy April Fool's Day!