The past two months have been full of more flights, adventures, old friends, parrots, entreprenurial ideas, BBQ, hula hoops, failures and successes. I apologize for my delayed posts, but life just has a way of running when you aren't looking. Now that I have wireless internet forward to those precious two hours when you have wireless internet. I lived my life abroad very meticulously. I valued my Facebook more than I do now. I actually checked my email once or twice a a day, rather than every 15 minutes thanks to "fetch new data." So, here is my low down.
Last time we met, I was on a last minute flight to San Diego to visit Nat's family for the holidays. We had a splendid time, enjoying the weather and not throwing up all day. I say the later because last time I met Nat's family for a family reunion, I successfully managed to inject about 75% of his family with the Norovirus aka stomach flu. I am not sure if I will ever out grow my nickname "Typhoid Mary."
After that, we were on a flight to Las Vegas for our 4th Annual Santa Rosa Crew Vegas Trip. I think every year gets better and better! I guess the first year we went was 10 days after my second nose surgery which in retrospect was probably not the best idea. I was on hydocodone, couldn't drink, and got a bloody nose after being wacked in the face by a drunk friend. Oops! Since then, we have made so many fabulous memories I can't even begin to relay them all. I got to ride a mechanical bull hands-free, watch an electric violin and DJ chick duo and stay out almost as late as I did in Ukraine! The best part was playing cards in the back of our rented RV all the way back to Santa Rosa. Some of us didn't get enough sleep, so they crashed together in the one little bed in the back.
Next stop, San Francisco! Let me tell you how nice it was to be back in my city! I got to see my old roomate, best friends, old co-workers and my old favorite spots. It was kind of difficult to get over the fact that last time I was in SF, I lived there, had a room, and my parrot. I really miss my friends, but we got to go out in the Castro for an amazing night of dancing. Then we got to hit up a couple of places for bottomless mimosas and brunch. I might even be on the wall at Hot Cookie
I now have an amazing group of close friends here in Austin and I am getting to know the sites much better. The night life and outdoors life is amazing here.
Random facts about my new life:
This Friday I embark on an 8 hour journey with 5 best friends to New Orleans for Mardi Gras! I imagine I will be yelling at people to throw me beads as I used to yell at the patrons of the Blue Bayou to throw me pieces of bread before I came face to face with the Pirates of the Caribbean. Let's hope that my experience dodging hords of people at Disneyland has adequately prepared me for the madness that will ensue this weekend.
I think that just about covers it all. Do I like to keep busy or what??
Last time we met, I was on a last minute flight to San Diego to visit Nat's family for the holidays. We had a splendid time, enjoying the weather and not throwing up all day. I say the later because last time I met Nat's family for a family reunion, I successfully managed to inject about 75% of his family with the Norovirus aka stomach flu. I am not sure if I will ever out grow my nickname "Typhoid Mary."
After that, we were on a flight to Las Vegas for our 4th Annual Santa Rosa Crew Vegas Trip. I think every year gets better and better! I guess the first year we went was 10 days after my second nose surgery which in retrospect was probably not the best idea. I was on hydocodone, couldn't drink, and got a bloody nose after being wacked in the face by a drunk friend. Oops! Since then, we have made so many fabulous memories I can't even begin to relay them all. I got to ride a mechanical bull hands-free, watch an electric violin and DJ chick duo and stay out almost as late as I did in Ukraine! The best part was playing cards in the back of our rented RV all the way back to Santa Rosa. Some of us didn't get enough sleep, so they crashed together in the one little bed in the back.
Next stop, San Francisco! Let me tell you how nice it was to be back in my city! I got to see my old roomate, best friends, old co-workers and my old favorite spots. It was kind of difficult to get over the fact that last time I was in SF, I lived there, had a room, and my parrot. I really miss my friends, but we got to go out in the Castro for an amazing night of dancing. Then we got to hit up a couple of places for bottomless mimosas and brunch. I might even be on the wall at Hot Cookie
I now have an amazing group of close friends here in Austin and I am getting to know the sites much better. The night life and outdoors life is amazing here.
Random facts about my new life:
- After a couple of weeks of turning down offers, being rejected from employers and weighing out my possible options, I am now working full-time at an OB/Gyn office in North Austin. I may now know more than I wanted to know about the miraculous journey of pregnancy, but hey, never hurts to start doing research early...way early.
- I have decided to take up new hobbies to keep busy while Nat studies. Last week, I made my first set of hula hoops. Good exersize, a must-have skill for Burning Man, and will look amazing if I can eventually set them on fire!
- Speaking of Burning Man, I bought my ticket and cannot wait to join my sisters, and Mark, along with our new additions to the playa, Tristan and Kara!
- I made arrangements to fly Pearl to Austin on May 22nd! I am excited to start wandering the streets of downtown with her and continue to support the motto "Keep Austin Weird."
- I was elected Events Coordinator of the Austin Parrot Society and look forward to start organizing their fudraisers, events, etc
- I have decided to collect feathers from the parrot rescue I volunteer at, make jewelry out of the molted feathers and sell them to raise money for the organization.
This Friday I embark on an 8 hour journey with 5 best friends to New Orleans for Mardi Gras! I imagine I will be yelling at people to throw me beads as I used to yell at the patrons of the Blue Bayou to throw me pieces of bread before I came face to face with the Pirates of the Caribbean. Let's hope that my experience dodging hords of people at Disneyland has adequately prepared me for the madness that will ensue this weekend.
I think that just about covers it all. Do I like to keep busy or what??
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