Five on Friday - Labor Day Weekend edition

It's a 3-day weekend for me :)! Sadly it's pretty bittersweet because of things going on in my life, but at least I won't have to worry about work for 3 days. One less stress is better than nothing.

It's been another tough week, so I need to really appreciate what I do have. Here's my list for this week of what I am thankful for:

1. Wilfred - if you haven't heard of this show and have a strange sense of humor (or one similar to mine) I highly recommend seeing this show. It's our show not to miss during the week (even though I missed this week's, but we'll catch up). It's on Thursdays at 10pm on FX and I am shocked at what they get away with on this show. Plus, it was adapted from an Australian show and the main character is played by the same actor for both shows. From what I can tell both renditions are still aired on tv. Check it out, seriously. It's hilarious.

2. Red State - Okay, so I haven't seen it yet, but I'm really looking forward to seeing this movie. Hopefully I can get internet up and running so I can see it soon.

3. Chrysanthemums - I bought some pretty mums the other day for one of my new managers for a welcome present. I'm not sure if he will actually take care of them, but I really liked how they looked.

4. NO RENT!! - We have officially moved out and when my 1st of the month check hit my account this week it was awesome to know that I didn't have to automatically turn it around and pay rent. We also got most of our deposit back yesterday when we did our final walkthrough. It is lovely not to feel broke right at the beginning of the month.

5. Nostalgia - We moved back into the house I grew up in to help with finances and my family. With that comes a lot of memories from the house and the area I now drive to and from everyday. Added to that is a new radio station called GENX (probably KGNX) that plays nothing but music from the '90s - all stuff I used to listen to when I first started driving and when we first moved to the area. It's been fun recounting memories to my husband, even though he's probably heard all the stories already.

So there you have it for this week. Added bonus - 6. Labor day weekend!!!

Have a fun and safe weekend everyone!

Still busy, but that shouldn't be a surprise

To me at least. I seem to always talk about being busy and all that I have to do, but it's sort of like it's a surprise most of the time. I really just need to give in to the fact that I am really busy most of the time . . . but that's what makes my downtime so enjoyable.

At different points during this year I have ached for a vacation. There is absolute blue sky out my window at work right now and it just makes me want to get out and be in the beautiful weather while it lasts. Here in Seattle a beautiful, warm, clear day doesn't happen often, so I always feel like I should take advantage of it now while it's around. The pull for vacation doesn't just come from that though.

For me it's a pull to get away from it all. To pick up and leave everything behind. It sounds so inviting and wonderful. I'm so scatter-brained right now that just "rebooting" and starting things anew sounds just amazing. I think part of my scatter-brained aspect is because I want to just dull my brain and avoid all that is going on.

It's not to say I'm unhappy or anything. When anyone talks with me I genuinely smile and am interested in talking about things . . . I just want some time for me in there somehwere I think.

I have spent this entire week thinking about different topics for blogs to write about, but I just haven't had a chance to sit down and devote enough time to writing them. I need to get back to my gamer girl explanation too. We are in the process of moving and house sitting right now, so I spend a lot of my evenings driving. I'm hoping once we get settled I'll be able to concentrate more on my creative hobbies - many of which have sat on the back burner for a few years, including blogging. While the move is not the greatest (and will hopefully be a blog all in itself) I think it will lead to a lot of good things. We had good intentions and I am hoping we can fulfill at least some of our goals through this move.

Anyway, just thought I would write something while I am distracting myself on this beautiful Friday. I'll do Five on Friday soon.

Thanks for reading :)!