Canadians in Space

I had to interrupt previously scheduled posts for this...because it defines awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo

This guy is too cool for freakin' school.  Minus the fact that he's a Canadian...or an astronaut...or that he tweets from space....he can sing....totally cool songs....

He's been in space since December - and landed yesterday.

I read somewhere a long time ago that they thought the best way to train astronauts for isolation was to send them to sea.  For real.

I just loved this - I hope you do too.

The Plan?

Are you noticing that there aren't a plethora of posts? What happened to the plan?!

I partied and slept alllll weekendddd loooong.

One of my best buddies had a party on her boat. So clearly I had to spend all day Saturday getting ready.

I mean...there were sombreros...

On Sunday I didn't get out of bed until 1530. I mean, I woke up earlier but I decided I didn't have to leave my snugly cocoon so I watched the tele and caught up on some shows.

On Monday, I walked to work in the rain. Awesome right? I rolled up my pants and hopped over puddles and that's called being from Hilo!

On Tuesday I went over to a friends houseand tried on some of my 'Napa Outfits'. Because clearly, you can't wear an outfit in Napa that didn't get a stamp of approval from a Girlfriend!

She had the sweetest roses running along her fence. The cutest.

Which leads us to Wednesday. My last day in the office. Bittersweet.

I'll keep you posted friends!

The Plan.

I'm going to blog my heart out this weekend and set myself up for the week. That's The Plan. I have so much goodness to share!

Having a job is hard yo!

I will admit that I have a bit of culture shock every time I hop into the office an work an 8 to 5. I mean, how do normal (i.e. non-sailors) people live?! I never have enough time!

Good things this week:

I finished The Fault In Our Stars. Loved It. READ THIS ONE.

I read said book in the tub with wine. Heeey-ooo!

I took a shoe photo in the elevator with some besties. Love these Sperry wearing girls.

I got the best birthday present Evah! This is going to get its own post - I can't spoil it here and yes, it's that epic.

There were more things because life is good friends, life is good.

In the meantime, I'll try to stick with the plan!

30x30 :: The Ballet

On Friday I saw The Birmingham Ballet perform Coppelia. It was MAGNIFICENT.

It was graceful, enchanting, stunning and funny.

Due to my shipping schedule (and a semi hectic life) I missed The Nutcracker. I was thinking that I'd have to just let that one go but then....kismet!

My friend wrote to tell me that she had a spare ticket for Coppelia and, 'wasn't the ballet on my list?!'

The shipping company I work for is a huge supporter of the arts and actually sponsored this performance.

This meant several things: a) I attended the cocktail hour before the ballet b) I attended the after party with the dancers in attendance

It was an absolute blast!

I attended as the date of an older gentlemen who I've worked with for years. He has worked with this company for over 40 years! He is native to Australia and went to sea for the first time as a cabin boy! Can you believe that? I just love chatting with him and letting him carelessly drop pearls o' maritime wisdom.

The Ballet? 100% success.

Monday Morning

I'm sunburned and limping. Do you know what that means? I had an EPIC weekend.

I crossed off a 30x30 item....in style. I hiked, camped and, boated with old and new friends.

I'm looking forward to posting photos. There are hundreds. Literally.

In the meantime, I'm limping into work with unbrushed hair and funky sunburn lines on my feet. Nice.

Check out those bright pink piggies!

Packing Lunches and Going For Walks

The first thing I always realize when I work in the office is how hard it is to live and work. I bustle about in the morning packing my lunch trying on different outfits (sans hosiery...what?! It's spring!) and getting organized for the day.

I sit at my desk and reap the rewards of a well packed lunch.

I pack up and head out for the evening. If you hope to have any kind of a life you better have everything planned because bed time comes quick!

This morning I woke up early and met up with a friend for a morning walk - which was awesome but now....I'm six minutes late and sitting on the train.

I have an Aunt (yes, the one with the poodles) who is mad organized. I used to think she was crazy. She had a planner - and used it! She scheduled things waaay in advance and had to check the thin before commuting to new activities. She went on huge shopping trips and had lists upon lists and went to many stories. I get it. Poodle Loving Aunt you are my spirit animal. I hope to channel some of all that goodness.

Packed lunches and morning walks folks. Insane. (Sorry for the randomness of it all...just figured I'd let you all know where I was and what I was doing)