My condo's being sold :(

Is it bad that I'm sad that a condo that I liked but never had a true intention of purchasing is under contract? Probably.

Hockey day

Apparently Houston as a minor league hockey team. Who knew? Tonight I'm going to go to a game with a group of people. I know Cathie will be there but beyond that I have no information. Literally. I only found out where the game was last night. I just know when to be ready and Cathie is going to come whisk me away. I've never been to a hockey game and don't know what to expect other than ice, big men in skates, and fights. There better be fights!

I've been insanely unproductive this week. Oh well. Better luck next week.

I think I will try to shop a bit this weekend. I'm kind of dreading it. Maybe I'll find someone that can come with. I stink at shopping but I need to replace some clothes that I've been trying to pass off as professional meanwhile knowing they are a little too faded to still be considered nice clothes. I have started to wear more dresses though. They are fantastic. One piece of clothing and you're good to go. I also have a $30 coupon to DSW shoes. Shoes I get. I can shop for those. And I love DSW. The one I have been to here in Houston is absolutely massive and I could spend hours in and still not see everything.

Weekend goals: hit up hip hop class, visit DSW, TJ Maxx, Marshall's, and maybe some of the boutiques in Rice Village and come out with at least 1 or 2 articles of clothing and only 1 or 2 pairs of shoes. Resume scrapbooking. I'm still in Asia. Only about 3 years behind. Not bad.

Falling behind

Well, I apparently have blog guilt. Since I haven't sat down and finished the post about Christmas/New Year's I feel like I cannot progress. So I will resolve to move on and I will finish that post (yes, I've started it and just sat it aside) later. Those who use a blog reader will notice. The rest of you probably don't care.

Since my holiday ended on January 5th I have been very busy! We had some in house drama that first week back that nearly pulled the rug out from under both Chris and me. That was resolved and now we're back on track.

The following week I started boot camp at Rice. Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon I head to one of the intermural fields to get my butt kicked by two very petite blond girls. The class consists of about 30-40 people ranging in age from 18-60. I am super out of shape so I figured I had to do something drastic to fix it. The workouts make me feel like I'm a contestant on "The Biggest Loser". I didn't know my body could physically do some of the things I'm doing and it's a pleasant surprise. We have different work outs each time but it's a variation of running, push ups (who knew there were so many ways to do a push up?), ab exercises, leg focus, and arm focus. I enjoy it about 60% of the time so I figure that's not bad.

I have also started going to a hip hop dance class on Saturday morning with some girls here. It is at the Houston Metropolitan Dance Company. They teach adult classes in about five different types of dance and offer a wide range of skill level in each. Hip hop only offers a beginner course so there is a wide range of skill level. From those that have been dancing years and pick everything up very quickly to those of us that are just there to have fun and really have no idea what we're doing. Very fun.

I've also been to the opera to see a dress rehearsal of A Midsummer Night's Dream and went to see Spring Awakening twice. Loved it!

The Chao Center (my new employer) officially launched yesterday. I'm excited to be involved with the new center from day one.

I leave you with a link to a youtube video of the Spring Awakening cast at the 2007 Tony's. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcMxyIAQeW0

A new day, a new president

George W. Bush is now officially Former President George W. Bush. President Barack Obama has been in office one full day as I write this. I watched much of the pageantry (to the detriment of my work) yesterday. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next few months as the new agenda is put into action.

Utility companies don't want our money.

I posted recently that our electric bill for December was $1.28. Well we just got the internet bill and it is $1.44. I'm not sure what it is we've done that has made all utility companies avoid our money, but I'm definitely not complaining.