.lots.o.traveling.this.year.

i just booked my flight to tahoe for next month. it got me thinking how much traveling and how much money i need to save this year:

february - 5 days in tahoe for our annual boarding trip
april - 3 days in vegas for my brother's wedding
end of april/early may - b10 vacation?
end of may - mariza and liezl's wedding (2 different weddings, not to each other. dar!)
june - buddy's wedding in chicago
july - shelby's wedding in manhatten beach
september - archie's co-workers' wedding in chicago
november - reneelyn's wedding in chicago

shit, that's a lot.

i need to start planning now...at least a lot of the weddings won't have the same attendees, so i can re-use dresses. woohoo!

.goals.

• another goal this year is to run the chicago marathon again. i gotta remember to start training off slow, so i don't re-injure myself. i signed up for the shamrock shuffle in april, so i'll have a good idea then of how training will be in the summer...
• i was also thinking of taking that photographer class that i've been eyeing for the past couple years. i need to bite the bullet and just take it, instead of waiting...what am i waiting for? more money, so i can buy a nice srl camera? that day will most likely not come, so i better get off my ass and do something about it now.
• finish up those thank you cards! my goal is to finish that up this weekend. i just need those $.02 stamps to finish them off...

.annoying.people.on.the.L.

there were some really annoying people on the L this morning. you know those loud, obnoxious riders who talk, actually shout, to their friend across the aisle, like they're the only people on the train? yeah, those people. do they really think everyone cares about which bitch said what and to whom? the morning ride into the loop is usually silent in most L cars. and i've come to realize just how much i love it. it's my quiet time. when i get my mind in order for what i need to get done that day. or it's my time to catch up on my reading. hopefully, in silence. so needless to say, i wasn't a happy camper when i got into work. i felt like disorganized, discombobulated (sp?)....oh, who am i kidding, i'm always disorganized at work.