If you haven’t already watched Part I and II of Mildred Pierce on HBO, immediately OnDemand that shiz pronto! So good!

I was planning on doing some work tonight from home, but then I realized that I forgot my work laptop power cord at the office. And, since I lugged that laptop all over my office today in meetings and whatnots, I have no battery power.  Soo, that’s not going to work. Instead? I will drink Diet Coke from a monogrammed Tervis Tumbler and watch Teen Mom 2.

On second thought, this looks like fun . . .

“The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they’re going to have some pretty annoying virtues.”

Elizabeth Taylor

Huz just dared me to dress like SueEllen from Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitters Dead for work tomorrow. He always makes me laugh.

An Open Letter to People Who Don’t Do What They are Supposed To And Their Incompetence Completely Inconveniences Me and Makes My Life Harder,

I come from a place of completion, order, follow-up, and ownership. Basically, if I say I’m going to do something, I do it and I try my hardest to do it well. Am I perfect? Absolutely not. And I don’t ever pretend to be. But I get shit done when I need to and I don’t make promises I can’t keep. I especially don’t expect others to clean up my messes and handle my biz.

For those of you that don’t follow this type of plan, get it together. And I mean pronto. Just because you are over-worked with kids and “too busy” to follow through on volunteer commitments doesn’t mean it’s my job because I manage my time more effectively. There I said it. If I wanted to run a volunteer committee, I would have offered up my services 10 months ago. I didn’t because I don’t like letting people down and I am realistic about my schedule. Food for thought. Just saying.

For the co-worker who doesn’t pull their weight. If you can’t do the job (for whatever reason) or you don’t want to do the job – then leave. Just quit. Seriously, everyone would understand and no one would argue. Personally, I would wish you the best. In the meantime, please don’t pile your work on your coworkers who already have a lot on their plate.

Thank you and good night.

When I initially moved to Denver for college, it took some getting used to.  Don’t get me wrong, I always loved it, it was just a smidge different from growing up in Houston. There was less pressure, the city moved a little slower. As I’ve grown older I’ve realized that Denver isn’t a place that makes you grow up, vote Republican, and start a family. It’s almost like a never-never land with lots of outdoor time, home brews, and skiing trips.

If you are dressed up, you look dumb. A piece of shit house costs 300k and you must have a dog. Or two. Or three. Oh, and you need to take your dog to work and teach if to play frisbee golf. You need to name it Flannery or Cronkite or something unique, yet intellectual. People don’t have VIP jobs and that’s totally ok. It’s actually preferred because work is stressful and who needs that?

Today I watched Portlandia and I have never laughed so hard. It’s like someone called me on the phone and asked me my opinion about hipsters, art, music, and culture. Then the people who called me got off the phone and made my ideas like, 1009089 times funnier. Then they made a show called Portlandia.

Things that are really awesome:

1. Blue Bell Ice Cream is now officially being sold in Colorado. It’s the most sublime ice cream around. Like, if God and angels and saints made ice cream, this would be it. Over the past 4 years, I have been forced to eat the swill they sell here and I think I forgot what quality ice cream actually tasted like. Like a total fatty, the day they started selling it, I went to multiple stores until I found it. At one store, when I didn’t immediately see it in the ice cream aisle, I asked two   if they had any in the back. Straight out of the gate I bought 3 cartons. Today, I bought 3 more. Welcome to Colorado,  Blue Bell. Iluvu!

2. Whilst my beloved Longhorns just lost in the tournament, Kansas is still in it! Since Huz is from Kansas, I have become a Jayhawk by marriage and its so nice to cheer for a team that is actually good. I obviously picked them to go all the way – and that might be the only part of my bracket that actually happens.  

3. I really like “springing” forward! I hate coming home in the dark and it’s actually nice to see my new house in the daylight and walk George when its above 40 degrees and I can see the street. I also welcome the warmer weather as it allows me to pull a few items from the “Spring Closet” into rotation.

4. I’m really excited about my two outstanding bday gifts. 1) an Ipad 2 (and yes, I have a funny story about the 200+ pale loaf-people I ran into waiting in line for it, I went home and ordered it online thankyouverymuch) and 2) the most precious personalized address stamp around. They are both en route to me as I type.

5. We had to get a new garage door opener because ours conked out the other weekend. Since it broke, I’ve (gasp) had to park in my driveway. Luckily, the Sears Man came earlier this week and installed our new one and its real fancy. When I drive in, it lights up my side of the garage as if to say, “park here!” Yes, I just wrote that  – I have to be the most boring person ever.

Last night, we tried again and failed. Our quest for decent Mexican food CONTINUES!

Denver, it’s not hard. Use FLOUR tortillas (make them on a griddle with flour, salt and lard), a ton of avocados, a heaping helping of garlic and pico, and use cilantro and lime sparingly. Marinate FLANK steak in cumin, season with tomato juice (and more garlic and salt), and serve it to me with cheese (NOT CHEDDAR but queso blanco), pico, guac, and sour cream. Refried beans (black or pinto) and spanish rice on the side. How FREAKING difficult is it? No green chile, no freaking banana leaves, no mangos.

How hard can it be? Well, apparently its really hard. Oh, and Denver? Queso is supposed to be hot not cold.  Texans, (side glance with averted eyes) I know.

Although the food was meh at best – the ambiance was great and I would definitely go back to this restaurant for drinks (the name of the place is El*Diablo for Texas Ex’s looking for another mexican food restaurant to ignore). I had several Pacificos with Huz and we got to talking about a few things:

1. We totally need to file our taxes and we keep forgetting about it. We are filing married this year and this annoys me as it bumps me up into another bracket. Not that I’m complaining, but I’m used to getting a Poor Girl’s refund.

2. Huz and I have been talking about adding the pitter-patter of little feet to our home. 4 paws to be exact. We have always wanted another little guy to keep George company so we are starting to put some thought into it. We know we want a bigger dog (Huz gets to pick this time), but we can’t decide between a rescue or getting one from a breeder.

Could I love another one as much as I LOVE my Georgey? We love Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs – the best parts of the Bernese, but with less shedding!

3. Next week I am getting a cookie cake (for my bday) AND a chocolate pie (ordered for my Dad’s bday). I like the sound of that. To my Denver peeps, please come by and help me eat it!

Back to the grind tomorrow!

in life is having wonderful friends. I never forget how lucky I am to have so many people I KNOW I can count on when things aren’t going my way. We’ve all been through a lot and I know I can always rely on this group of gals to pick me up with I am down.

Last night, there I was, lounging around, watching Dateline with Huz, when my phone rang. It was a dear friend and lord knows we had been playing phone tag for about a quatrillion years. I answered and we got to talking. She is one of my best friends from college (umm, we lived together for 3 years), a bridesmaid in my wedding. We usually talk every few months and we try and make a point every year to see each other. It’s sometimes hard ( I live in Colorado, she lives in Connecticut) but we always find a way to make it work. If we were 12, we would make like, 1000 friendship bracelets for each other.

We talked about my new house, her BF (maybe soon to be fiance!), our jobs, our families, future plans (kids for me, marriage for her) and where we see our lives going. We laughed about what WE thought our lives would become and the paths they have actually taken. From the moment we started talking, it was like she teleported through the phone and was sitting next to me. It was wonderful!

After spending my whole life in Houston and moving to Denver – I consider myself so lucky to have friends all over the place. We have seen each other get married and been there for each other for everything. I’m so lucky to have such wonderful people in my life!

Yeah, that title just happened.

This pretty much sums up my week.

Lots of clients, lots of talking, lots of meetings. And I’m tired. But luckily, IT’S FRIDAY!

Although its Friday, my plans for the weekend aren’t the most exciting. There will be some cleaning, some tax preparation, some picture hanging and home furnishing. I will also take this weekend to prepare my entrance into the winter of my life as I happen to be turning 29 next Tuesday. That’s right, the last year of my 20’s (cue Memories from Cats)

Although I am old as balls, my birthday is shaping up to be a pretty good one. Dinner with Huz and drinks with friends for the big day and more dinners with friends throughout the week. My parents are even coming in town on Thursday to round out the week of celebrations! My Dad and I are Pisces partners in crime – my birthday is March 8 and his is March 12. Two peas in a pod.

Happy Weekend!