26

It's my birthday and I'll be lazy if I want to, lazy if I want to, lazy if I want to!

Yep, that's right, today's the big 26 birthday, and I have nothing planned except not working :) I absolutely refuse to work on my birthday. I think that stems from having a summer birthday and never having to go to school on the celebratory date. So far, I've slept in until 1115, snuggled the Tuxedo Cat, had some coffee, and updated this sorry excuse for a blog.

Lots has been going on lately. I took a wonderful vacation with Mom, Grandma, Aunts Lynn, Chris, Nancy, and Kay, and Mom's friend Mary to Washington DC. It was Chicks in the City, version 2.0--and just as much fun! Lynn and I were the de facto tour guides by having been to DC before, and I was even asked by a stranger on the Metro if she was at the right stop. I must look good in the city ;) We did so much; like NYC, it was nonstop! One of my tasks for today is to put the photos in an album. My favorites sights were the monuments at night, the National Zoo, and the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown.

Summerfest ended this Sunday, and BF and I walked down early in the afternoon to take advantage of the free admission. We wandered around for a couple of hours, eating and listening to good and bad bands. I owed him ice cream as a result of winning mini golf the day before, so we enjoyed some Coldstone as we people-watched :) Teresa and Chris were there for Sugarland, so we met up and did the introductions before BF and I headed over to the Briggs and Stratton stage for Evan Christian and the event of the night, Amos Lee. Both were fantastic! I love live music.

Speaking of live music, Virgin Mary and I took the trip down to Chicago, and as Packer fans, braved Soldier Field for the epic rock stylings of U2. Absolutely amazing, best concert I have ever been to, fan-friggin-tastic, insert your own superlative here!! Seriously, even if you don't like U2, you would have had a blast. The stage, the energy, everything was off the charts. The only downside was the fact that it was close to 7 billion degrees [give or take a few billion] and we were sweating like muthas. But it was definitely worth the sweat and the exhaustion the next day at work :)

So, that's my birthday update. Maybe I'll be better at maintaining this blog as a mature 26 year old? Hahaha ;)

peace and love,

m