What's New With Me: Making Lemonade

Last month was a bit of a rollercoaster and I’m happy to see it go. The biggest headache/first world problem this month was around a trip. I was supposed to go to a work conference in Long Beach, CA, and I invited Blue so we could turn it into a bit of a vacation. But it got rescheduled to October the day after I made all of the arrangements, so I had to change all of them. Being that Blue already had purchased her flight, we decided to make lemonade and go anyway. Except my boss asked me to shorten my trip by a day, so Blue got to CA the day before me. And I scheduled a studio tour at Warner Bros, but they called me 2 days later to inform me that they were cancelling that tour because of some big meeting, and could I reschedule? Uh, noooo I can’t reschedule because I’m only in L.A. for a day and seriously? Ugh. At least I got a refund. Lemonade.

I also found a new position at my current company that I was really interested in, so that got my ass in gear to redo my resume. I’m still working on it, but they filled the position. Le sigh. BUT my resume is almost completely revamped which I wanted to do regardless, so that’s progress. Lemonade.

Besides all that dramz, life is pretty good. I was able to take a long weekend early in the month and saw P!nk, Brandi Carlile, and Bon Jovi. It was my first time seeing them, and each was such a different experience that it’s hard to pick a favorite! Probably P!nk though. I wasn’t familiar with Brandi Carlile’s music at all (that was a late Valentine’s Day present to Blue), and Bon Jovi played too much new stuff, which I didn’t really care for. But P!nk was phenomenal. She’s way more talented vocally than I gave her credit for and she was flying around the arena like Tinkerbell- while singing!- which was so cool. And with these 3 (and Ed Sheeran in Sept), I think I’ve seen everyone I’ve ever wanted to, which is kind of weird because I feel like I’ve always had a concert wish list, but also kind of awesome?!

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I also attended my first craft beer festival of the season with some of my favorite people and I think I’ve found my new favorite. It’s called “Samoa This” by Southern Tier Brewing and it seriously tastes like a Samoa Girl Scout cookie, but in stout form. So. Good.

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Reading: Fahrenheit 451- Ray Bradbury. I've never read it and I'm looking forward to see how it compares to the new show starring Micheal B. Jordan coming out later this month. 

Watching: Westworld and The Handmaid's Tale, both of which just came back for Season 2 in the last few weeks. I also finally saw Black Panther, and Avengers: Infinity War. 

Listening To: my 90’s playlist on my iPod. Ace of Base, Alanis Morissette, All Saints, Aaliyah, No Doubt... man, I miss this music!

Wanting/Wish-Listing: I really wanted a cute graphic T for Cinco de Mayo, but couldn't find any when I went shopping on Saturday. Also, Tieks. But I can't justify paying the same amount for shoes as a roundtrip flight to California. Do you own a pair? If so, I'd love to hear your thoughts! 

Buying: toiletries, a small crossbody bag because I can't find my old one, and a new nail polish because I haven't purchased one in over 2 years (Essie- Carry On). 

Creating: a post about packing 5 days in a carry on.

Celebrating: Star Wars Day on Friday and Cinco de Mayo in Old San Diego.

Wearing: Jeans, tee, and hoodie. My not-working uniform. 

Sharing: A new recipe for Chili Cheese Pasta next week! Stay tuned! 

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Going: to California! We'll be visitng LA for a day, then taking the Amtrak on the scenic route down the coast to San Diego. I'm so ready for vacation! 

What's new with you?

Linking up with Kristen and Anne.

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