So, yeah. Friday...

This week has kind of sucked...still trying to get the research proposal toegther, but it should be in to the IRB this afternoon, after the dept. chair signs it. Really. I swear....So, while trying to get that done, I was also trying to get my resume/cover letter ready for yesterday, seeing 13 students for alcohol appointments, meeting for a group project...and yesterday was just sucktastic. I usually have thursdays off, but had to come in to get shit done. I had to drive aroud for a while to find a place to park, then I spent an hour in the office where my internship is. Then I walked up the hill to my office for a meeting. then i walked back to the internship office for what was supposed to be from 12-2, but then realized that my 2:oo appointment was actually a 1:00 appointment, so i had to walk back early....all in all, I was here, but it wasn't really productive. I am just glad tomorrow is saturday. I think drinking all day in my pajamas sounds like a good idea...

last night was great, though:

1 heart shaped box of russel stovers chocolate (the BIG box...)
1 vase of flowers (a pretty pink mix...)
1 draft of stella + about 1/2 bottle of white wine = stacey spends valentines dinner on the other side of tipsy...
1 stuffed mushrooms appetizer
2 salads
1 baked stuffed shrimp dinner (stacey)
1 delicious prime rib dinner (mike)
1 piece chocolate cake (mike)
1 strawberry shortcake (stacey)

so yeah, fun. and delicious. hejo and i are going out afterwork today and then i am taking her to the airport.and i didn't even clean my disgusting car for her. i told her she should feel honored. so far she says she does. hopefully she will still be friends with me after she sees it...

FRIDAY!

Today is friday, and I must say that I am very grateful for that. Today I signed up for "20 something bloggers", so hopefully this will help me find more great blogs to read and meet new people. Thanks to every one who has been reading and commenting! It's a great feeling. I have decided that for a while, I will try to find 5 blogs a day that I like and to leave comments. We shall see how it goes...

One reason why I love fridays? Because it means that I get to go to my parents house for dinner! Here are some cool things about dinner at moms:

1. There are usually sixteen people for dinner at my mom's on friday nights. Here's the roster:

*Dad, who is a dentist and owns his own practice
*My mom, who manages my dad's office. they've worked together full time for about
15 years
*My brother A., who is 2 years younger than me and is a chemist
*A's fiance L., who has been dating a for about 6 or 7 years
*My brother E., who is a phys ed and health teacher. He is 11 years older than me
*E's wife P., who is a phys ed and health teacher. they've been together since
high school, so i don't really remember her not being around.
*E & P's children:

*C, a boy who is in second grade
*N, a boy who is in kindergarten
*C, a girl who is 2.

*My brother J, who is 10 years older and is a pharmaceutical sales rep
* J's wife M, who is a special ed teacher
* J & M's children

*J, a girl who is in first grade
*A, a girl who is four
*A, a boy who is one
* Me
*Mike

so yeah, that's a lot.

2. we all sit at a huge dinner table that my mom bought online from a company in florida and was hand made in pennsylvania. When all of the leaves are in and it is fully extended, it is 14 feet long.

3. the food is always great. tonight is homemade chicken pot pie (my dad makes the crust from scratch) and ice cream pie for dessert ( my mom made it) because it is L.s birthday

4. there will be good cheese and crackers before dinner, as well as good wine, which I cannot afford to buy myself right now.

5. one of the kids will probably get naked, as a result of escaping from a bath/diaper changing/putting pajamas on. neat.

6. I will feel all of the stress from my week melt away. can't wait.