.haven't.posted.in.over.a.month.

a lot has happened since i last posted. we had mariza's bachelorette party. lisa b's birthday. conan. archie's birthday. mel's birthday. and mariza's wedding! woohoo!

so it's been pretty busy. all the birthdays. conan was the bomb. he is fucking hilarious. i had tickets for the 1st show on that tuesday the 9th. i wasn't sure if people would be camping out, and i really wanted a good seat. so i woke up earlier than i do for work. and i got on the L earlier than i would for work. and i got in line just a little before 9AM. there were a little less than 100 people already in the 'reservation' line. and there were a good 100 people already in the standby line. thank god i wasn't in standby! so i waited the whole day. lisa b was such a good sport and came to visit in the morning, so that i could get the 2 tickets - the deal was that the 2 people/reservation had to actually be there to get the tickets. so lisa came and got the ticket and wristband for archie. she was pretty sneaky and was able to make them put the wristband on very loosely, so that she could slip it off. lisa came back again around 130, so that i could go to the bathroom and get some lunch at potbellys. archie came around 230PM, and that's when i started to get excited. we didn't start moving into the theater until around 345PM, and i ended up getting 7th row center seats! when the show started at around 430PM, the audience was off the hook. we were screaming all crazy. conan pretty much had to tell us to shut up becaus we were applauding for so long.

mariza's wedding was this past weekend. it was so much fun, as per usual. our friend's weddings are always so
much damn fun! we just get crazy silly... and dip was in rare form. or should i say, usual form? that girl cracks
my shit up. mariza looked radiant, as expected. and she looked like she was having so much fun too. good times! oh yeah, brian didn't look to bad himself. haha.

the weather here this past saturday was almost unbearably hot. mari got chicago trolley to take us from the hotel to the church, so needless to say, the ride over (and after the ceremony) was pretty hot. there was some air that was coming through, but i felt bad for her since i'm sure her dress was so damn hot. but i do think she got some good shots from her photographer. i can't wait to see them! the reception was beautiful. her florist was the bomb. i had heard nothing but good things about them. artie, her dj, was also my dj, and he was spinnin the discs with all the right music. ahhhh, good times!

i can't wait until the next friend wedding! too bad we don't know when that will be.

i'm starting to earnestly apply to other jobs. i can't take it here anymore. and i have a feeling my PM is looking for a new job too. it's thankless. i think it would just be worth it for a consultant to come in and be the PM. who knows how that will turn out...

ok, i gotta work out now. i know it's late, but i gotta do this non-cardio workout; otherwise, i'll totally be out of shape...