i'm alive, i swear!

Well, so much for starting a blog...and then (epic) FAIL. Whoops.  I did actually intend to keep up with this thing in the beginning. So here goes! I'm back at it :)

I've been a busy little bee lately! Here's a list of mini-updates.

-I had fun in the hill country with the fam + sister. I've gone to SA twice in the past month, which is pretty on par for my joint custody arrangement with my sister (ha).

-I accepted a job in Philadelphia! (More on this later).

-I got to see some lovely friends for Labor Day. Excuse the rolls around my middle.  Those will be dealt with shortly. (Um. After I eat the doughnuts, obviously.)

-I've been on a trendy nail kick. I guarantee I will look back on this and think: "Why did I do that?" But for now? Success!

That's it! Ha. Jus' kiddin'...

I've done more than that, I promise. But those are the important things! I've loved getting to see my sister and my friends! Talk about separation anxiety. In the past month, I've also:

-had my car break down twice in two days.  Also, Jeepy wanted to stay at the dealership so badly that he decided to break something else while there. So, I go to pick him up, and he's all "PSYCH!" Yeah, that was fun. Being an adult has its drawbacks. I mean, sure, there's the wine and ability to make your own bedtime. But $600 of "routine maintenance" in two days? Sheesh! 

-had my apartment broken into. Goodbye personal items I once cared about! Hello, smashed door frame and general creepy feeling.  Thank goodness for friends who will take you in at midnight and thank goodness for renter's insurance.

-had multiple things in my apartment break and/or cease to function. Within a two week period, the shower has broken, the A/C has broken, and the door is still janky. Can you tell I'm ready to move?? Haha. Thank goodness for nice maintenance guys.  (Who, incidentally, swear they aren't sick of me yet. I ply them with cookies. Manipulation with baked goods. Works like a ding dang charm.)

What's a sister got to do to get a break around here? It's been an interesting little month, to say the least. Let's just say, I won't be playing the lotto anyyyyyy time soon.

What's everyone else been up to lately?

***And, I promise, more regular posts. After all, did I not say I started this so as to have a nice journal for myself one day?