10 Things that Happened This Week

10. My car began to overheat, which lead to me taking it in to the garage, which lead to them estimating it would cost over $470 to fix. NOOOOOoooooo!

9. The new girl started at work. For some reason, they hired the 'fresh-out-of college' girl who lives in a house with 8(!) other people over someone with a Master's degree and lots of experience. Um...what?! Granted, I may be biased because I know and like the person they turned down, but I just can't see what happened here. (Don't worry, I'm being nice to her. We're just busy and we need her to 'get it' soon, and I'm concerned, that's all.)

8. My mom's nice friends hosted my very first bridal shower on Tuesday. It was nice--we watched Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (which surprised me by being sort of really enjoyable) and they gave me presents! Who knew that all you had to do to get new home accessories was find the right person and commit to them for the rest of your life?

7. I was sick on Wednesday. I took my first sick day at the new job and just laid in bed and felt feverish. Gross.

6. Alison gave me a bunch of clothes she was going to donate. Two days this week, I've worn what I call 'Alison outfits'.

5. Chris and I joined the YMCA. I'm going to Body Pump with Dessia this morning. I swear, I've heard more about Body Pump in the past 2 years (yes, I heard about it in Scotland!) than anything else. I'd estimate 57% of my conversations in the past 2 years have somehow included at least one mention of Body Pump. I am expecting the exercise equivalent of crystal meth.

4. Speaking of crystal meth, Chris has got me watching Breaking Bad, which is a show about a high school chemistry teacher who, because he is diagnosed with lung cancer, begins to cook crystal meth with a former student in hopes of leaving a lot of money behind for his family.

3. I walked 4 miles during my lunch break yesterday to get a Michael Pollan book from the library.

2. Chris and I went to Twilight: New Moon last night. I am embarrassed. It was AWFUL.

1. I went to a wedding planning meeting and had to choose between white and ivory linens. I chose white.