TGIF

I'm not exactly sure why this week felt SO LONG, but I cannot fully express just how happy I am that it's finally Friday! Last week was so terrible I felt like I really just needed a break, a glimpse of something good to come in my life! Well I sure got it... a few things actually:

#1. It was sunny all week. This may seem minimal, but not having to work sales in the rain is a beautiful thing. Sun = smiling people = happy Katie = more productive = better sales = $$ = happy Katie. See the cycle?! And it all starts with a little sunshine!! This leads well into my..

#2. I sold a huge account this week! I've been working on this place for a couple months now, and it feels fantastic to see the process from start to finish. We talk about needing "wins" at work, a little pick-me-up to make sales feel worth it. This morning as my agreement was getting signed, you couldn't wipe that smile off my face if you tried!

#3. Twilight Tuesday's are back! For those of you who don't know about this hidden gem of a treat in STL, listen up: Every Tuesday at 6:3opm in front of the History Museum in Forest Park they have live bands play for FREE! We bring lawn chairs, food, wine, etc... and this week was Dr. Zhivegas... a local favorite. When he plays at Harry's the cover is $10, so you can't beat FREE!

#4. I beat brickbreaker. The very first day I got my blackberry about a year ago, my brother put a high score on it that I never thought I could attain. Not only did I beat his score, but I beat the game!! If you have a BB, you will understand. If not, just be happy for me :)

#5. The best news of all... I found a renter! After searching for about 3 months, I couldn't have hand-picked a better couple to fill the vacancy in my condo. They are newlyweds relocated here from Columbia MO, and I had such a great feeling about them from the very beginning. They were looking for places on craigslist separately, and both emailed me about seeing my condo. Karma at its best! They move in Oct 1st and are willing to sign a year lease!

And that my friends is a happy week. I'm spending the weekend relaxing tonight before the big "girls night out" with my Jamaica girls tomorrow, and then Sunday I have tickets to Cubs/Cards. Hoping the predicted rain for Sun night holds off, I love this series! Hope you all have a great weekend :)

A Sports Weekend

Whew. I'm exhausted from a full weekend of sports. Sure, it wasn't the best weekend for being an ND, OSU, or STL Cardinals fan, but either way I saw a ton of sports! I was at Mizzou with the Pinkel clan, and I swear I'm just downright spoiled when I go there! We tailgate literally next to the stadium, and I watch the game from the nice, beer-filled suite with a birds-eye view of the action! It was great to catch up with Jen, Geoff, and their beautiful 18 month old sweetie Taylor!

I came back from CoMO Sunday and watched Joel's team play soccer at Maryville, and then Joel himself played indoor soccer that night! I'm such a team supporter :) Today was a rough early morning, not gonna lie!

This weekend is the highly anticipated final matchup between the heated Cards/Cubs series. There's a chance the Cards could clinch their division this weekend too, my fingers are crossed it happens Sunday while I'm there!

And tonight was the best Monday I've had in awhile- Joel & I watched the Gossip Girl premiere and got takeout chinese! Yes, that's right... Joel watches GG. Our tradeoff last year was that I watched 24 with him, and he watched GG with me. It works out great b/c I'm now obsessed with both shows... and although he has trouble admitting it, I think Joel revels in the juicy teenage drama. And of course I love the eye candy, ahem... Nate Archibald, my real boyfriend.

disaster(s) and total shock

#1 My computer has a serious virus- right now a "critical system warning" just popped up- apparently I have the dreaded Trojan virus, and who knows... right now I could be infected and my identity could be with another dozen people in America. My fingers are crossed this in fact doesn't happen, but in the meantime I've tried my hardest to avoid using the computer. Alas, there have been no updates as promised. Sorry!

#2 I still can't believe this. No joke, I was in total shock when I read this... CHECK IT OUT!!! I must have been hiding under a rock yesterday b/c I didn't even notice this until this morning!! I can't wait for this season (read the link and you'll know what I'm talking about)!!

#3 The potential renter for my condo fell through last night, at the 11th hour. I've only shed a few tears (surprisingly), but then again with all the hesitations surrounding this on his end, I'm really not all that surprised. You see, this guy wouldn't move in unless he could have DirectTV. Apparently the GB Packers games are THAT important to him. We didn't even get that far though, because yesterday he was served divorce papers (which we both knew was coming), but what we didn't know was that his soon to be ex-wife decided last minute that she didn't want their house, so now they are both stuck paying half the mortgage until it sells. He told his wife just last week he was moving into my condo, so according to my lawyer friends out there, this is just a strategic move on her lawyers part to ensure she doesn't have to pay the full mortgage and can instead split it with her almost ex-husband. Sneaky, and yet good lawyer move. Ugh, I hope I never have to deal with stuff like this! And as for the condo, yes I'm sad, but hopefully this means I can get someone in there asap! Back to craigslist I go! :)

#4 Right now I have a plumber (minus the plumber's crack, thank God) in my basement fixing a leaky pipe. All our belongings in storage were misty and wet, and after digging around we discovered a baby pin hole in the main water pipe. Needless to say, my 1940's era home still has lead pipes (who knew?!) and it's an intense process to fix them b/c they have to be careful and not allow any of the lead into the water system... because we drink it! On top of the financial restraints caused by #3 above, this is not looking good. Seriously, can I catch a break?!

#5 Going to Mizzou this weekend! It's my friend Jen's husbands 30th bday, and she's throwing a surprise party! He's gonna be so surprised, and then it can begin the crazy drunken weekend of tailgating! I can't wait! :)

Everyone have a great week, hopefully we'll get this computer stuff figured out asap!

MIA!!!

It's September... whoa, where did the time go?! I will be alone most of this upcoming Labor Day weekend as all my friends & family will be on a lake, on a boat, playing soccer, and watching some crazy fireworks extravaganza over the Ohio river! Either way I'll have tons of time to catch up on the dear 'ol blog here, so get ready for some awesome pics!