Busy, Busy, Busy (meh)

So, I've had one of those weeks. First, we took a trip up to Calgary. I took a day off to go wedding dress shopping and, frankly, it wasn't all that fun. The first shop we went to, Yak and I were not really acknowledged. They were inundated with prom-goers and pretty dismissive of me and didn't even realize Yak was there. Not cool. The second shop kind of scared me. This shop ACKNOWLEDGED. They had a whole separate floor of bridal gowns, you had your own personal dress consultant, and they helped you put everything on. I'm not that girly, so it was a shock. They put me in this dress that was pretty spectacular...cap sleeves, full skirt, and mile long train. I seriously considered it to the point of almost purchasing it. It's hard to avoid the magnetism of a dress like that. It screams "bride" and you have people crying about how beautiful it is. However, the price tag was a reality check. In retrospect, it was good that I didn't get it. I mean, it was pretty beautiful, but it wasn't really me. It was a princess dress and, well, I'm just not a princess. The dress was wearing me, I was not wearing the dress. Also, after showing pics to my Mom, Jake's Mom, and the fabulous Miss Kendra, and yeah, I even gave in and got the groom's opinion (gasp)...not one of them really liked it. So, the search continues for the perfect dress. Bleah. I did buy my shoes though! (Yak, I will show you on the next trip up...probably in early March...sorry for chickening out on the big dress, but I really felt nervous about it, so it couldn't have been the right one).

Next up, the joy of work. I was supposed to work two days this week and ended up working four, one of which was a twelve-hour shift due to a board meeting. We had two people resign and everyone is pitching in to cover shifts. Kind of hellish, but productive. I also got to observe employee annual reviews and learned payroll and bill payments. Yup, I'm an administrator. It's been stressful, but I think it's going to be good.

Finally, today I had dinner with one of my closest friends from high school. She still lives here, but we hadn't really spoken in over five years. We'd pretty much lost touch mid-way through our undergrad degrees. It was a little surreal, but we managed to avoid re-hashing high school stories, so I think it went well.

After all that, it feels like I haven't really been home this week. My laundry corroborates this feeling...I have tons to do. I'm way behind in the book club reading too. Tomorrow is definitely a homebody day...and I'm going to call about joining the curling club. How kitschy is that?