High Five for Friday

I figured after posting such a Debbie Downer post yesterday, I should try to at least post a High Five for Friday.  

1.  It's Friday.  Seriously.  I cannot be more excited about the possibility of *trying* to relax this weekend.  I need to focus a bit on Becker & CPA review, and I have a list of things to accomplish for LJ's baby shower next weekend, but really, I can handle the crafty stuff.  It's what I live for!  :-)

2.  Alex & I finally got a document from the military that we've been fighting for, calling about, and just overall being extremely frustrated with since FEBRUARY 2013!  ::happy dance::

3.  I can't believe that Lindsey's shower is in just over a week.  And even more than that, that Adam's due date is only about 9 weeks away.  It's insane how FAST her pregnancy is flying.  I'm just looking forward to sweet baby boy snuggles!

4.  Becker is going well.  I'm on schedule, which is pretty impressive, considering it's 2 chapters + a TON of homework questions a week.  But I have no life.  It's only a year, it's only a year, IT'S ONLY A YEAR!

5.  We have a relaxing evening grilling out and hanging by the pool with my brother and his girlfriend last night.  

High Five for Friday

It's Friday!  ::30 second dance party::  This has been a grueling week, but close and longer hours typically means that the week isn't going to be fantastic.  :D But, it wasn't horrible either.  Close went relatively smoothly with only a few minor hick ups, so I will not complain!

What's on your weekend to do list?  Big plans for the weekend?

For us, we're going to be having a relatively LOW KEY weekend at home.  I'm going to go to school tomorrow & help Lindsey put some finishing touches on her classroom for next year so that she can enjoy the summer and her new baby boy! We're going to work on organizing & cleaning a few spaces in our apartment, namely the hallway closet.  It's a mess!  And - I'm hoping to get a couple of hours of sewing in.  I have some projects that I need to get a move on.  Of course, there will be hours spent studying for the CPA exam, but overall it should be a pretty enjoyable, relaxing weekend.

So without anymore talking & dreaming about the weekend, here are my High Five for Friday mentions.  :-)

1.  Last night, Alex and I were able to enjoy a *rare* date night.  Alex surprised me with tickets to see The Fault in Our Stars, in an event called The Night Before Our Stars.  The movie actually releases to theaters nationwide today, but last night, they were doing a special pre-screening.  The event started at 7:30 Central time, but aired at 8:30 eastern, 5:30 on the west coast.  And after the movie was over, we were able to engage in a live chat with the author, the producer, the director, and the cast of the movie.

Let me just say I've always, always, always been a HUGE John Green fan.  I adore his writing, fall in love with the characters, and just enjoy his books.  I've read pretty much all of them.  Alex, on the other hand, is a huge follower of John & his brother Hank's YouTube channels.  All of them.  I think there's 8 or so.  

It was kind of cool to merge the two worlds, and watch a spectacular movie. Normally, I don't think the movie does the book justice, and I almost always despise the movie, because I feel like it takes away from my feelings of book.  This movie wasn't that way though.  It was FANTASTIC!

*Ignore the goofy expression, and the piece of hair across my forehead.*

2.  I'm kind of irrationally excited to help Lindsey with her classroom.  I'm such a kid at heart, I really should have been a teacher, and I loooove making bulletin boards.  :-)  What can I say?!
3.  I'm nervous, as CPA exam results come out on Monday.  :-(  Will I be retaking AUD?

4.  My parents & I are working on a {BIG} surprise for Alex.  He doesn't read this blog, so there's no ruining the surprise, but um, I'M EXCITED!  

5.  I'm so thankful today for the caffeine that comes in this little white cup.  It's about the only caffeine I drink throughout the day, as I try to drink only water while at work.  So it's caffeine magic powers are from Heaven.

High Five for Friday

It's amazing that the weeks go by so quickly as you get older.  Not than I'm complaining about another Friday being on the books, but man, I really wish time would SLOW DOWN, even for sure a few days.

This week was even more of a whirlwind, because we had Monday off for Memorial Day and then I had Wednesday off to take the Audit portion of the CPA exam.  

High *FIVE* for Friday!  

1.  Well, I've successfully studied and taken the first part of the CPA exam. Whether I've passed or failed remains to be seen, but I'll know in just over a week. The good news is that I've taken one of the parts, I know more of what to expect, etc.  Now, let's just keep our fingers crossed for a PASSING grade.  

2.  We bought & returned a car this week.  It was a decent car, decent price, etc. but when we found out that the salesman completely lied to us about a couple of pretty major things, we decided that this wasn't a car purchase we wanted. Luckily, the dealership took the car back, tore up the checks, and all is well.  But still.

3.  Chloe has been extra snuggly this week.  I think it's a combination of me not being able to spend as much time with her as I've been so busy studying, and the influx of new people in her house.

4.  The boys crack me up, especially J.  That dog will pull the covers up over him, and sleep like a little kid.  It's pretty funny.  It's kind of hard to see in this picture, because I didn't dare use the flash and wake him up.

5.  Can you believe that LJ's due date is only 87 days away?  And the baby shower, even closer than that?  I'm not panicking or anything.  But I haven't even gotten the invitations mailed yet.  I'm still waiting on the final proof so that I can send them to the printer.  Ugh!  They *should* go out on Monday, if everything goes well.

High Five for Friday

It's that time again.  :-)  You know, Friday!  And this is a SPECIAL Friday, because well, it's Memorial Day weekend.  

1.  We got J and T on Sunday, and they've settled into our routine and our house quite nicely.  The first night wasn't great, as Mr. T decided to cry all night.  As much as I'd love to let everyone run wild at night, A and I both need sleep, so we've been kenneling everyone when it comes time for bed.  Since then, they've both done exceptionally well.  J even goes to bed on his own when he's tired.  T isn't as accommodating, but even he'll go to his bed reluctantly.  

They are both such sweet boys, and I'm happy things worked out where Alex and I can give them a home.

This is J telling me that Chloe stole his bone, and he wanted it back.  Pitiful, huh?

Mr. T making sure no one is harming his budder, while he gets a bath.

2.  Tomorrow, Alex and I are buying a new "to us" car.  We've been in the market for a second car for a couple of months now, and we finally found one that works well for our now expanded little family.

3.  I am starting to panic a little bit, as I'm less than 7 days from taking the first portion of the CPA exam.  I can do this!  I've been studying at night, while in the waiting room at the doctor's office, during lunch, pretty much any time I can catch a few minutes.

4.  Work has been relatively quiet this week.  We had a team member move onto another company (sad face!) but we had our new accounting supervisor start this week as well.  Close is coming up, so we'll see how things go there.

5.  This weekend is Memorial Day.  Memorial Day is a US Federal holiday, in which we pay homage and remembrance to the men and women who have paid the ultimate sacrifice so that all of us can be free.  That's huge, you know!  And in my humble opinion, these men and women need so much more from us than one day.  They should be recognized, remembered, appreciated, every single day.  

So while everyone is enjoying their Memorial Day cookouts, the day from work, and their family - please just say a prayer for those families that are celebrating without their service member this year.  

And, if you are free and want to attend the Memorial Day services at the National Cemetary in Dallas, let me know!

High Five for Friday

I think it's been a couple of weeks since I've participated in High Five for Friday, but I thought I'd give it a whirl this week.  

It has been kind of a rough week around these parts.  And, I always find myself going back to this verse.  So I thought I'd share it this week, along with my HF4F.  :-)

1.  I'm almost finished with the homework/simulation part of the audit review.  And I still have a little less than two weeks until my exam.  That's *GREAT* news.  My goal is to have it completely wrapped up by Sunday, and then spend the next 1.5 weeks studying.  :-)

2.  We are getting two new pups this weekend.  They have names already, because they are really not longer puppies, but their current owner is moving overseas and doesn't want to take the dogs with her.  They are brothers, both Boston Terriers.  Should be fun to have more feet in the house!

3.  My doctor is finally scheduling me for a sonogram.  Thankfully!  They want to rule out a variety of different causes, and while the exam isn't until next Wednesday, I'm glad it's finally happening.

4.  Alex got me the most gorgeous roses for my birthday on Sunday.  And they've totally opened up.  I need to take another new photo to show just how big they are, but I can barely wrap my hand around them.  

5.  I'm super looking forward to the weekend!  Birthday celebrations for a dear friend tonight, a girl's lunch to plan Lindsey's baby shower & nursery decor, studying tomorrow afternoon, church Sunday, getting the boys Sunday afternoon, and just an overall relaxing weekend.  I need to make a trip to the store this weekend, and get back on my paleo diet.  :-)

High Five for Friday

How in the heck is it Friday already?!  I'm just thankful this week FLEW by, but this weekend will be full of CPA exam prep.  :-)  Only a few more months to go, think 10.  Haha.

Let's see...

1.  I got the approval from the state board to actually REGISTER for the first section of the CPA exam.  I'm hoping to get a date towards the end of May, but we'll see what happens.  

2.  Do you see these two?  I'm beginning to wonder why they keep me around.  LOL.

3.  We finally got bar stools for our kitchen this week.  Purchased 4, but 2 of them are going to one of my best friend's houses.  I figure she'll get tired of them, and I can buy them back from her, so we can have 4 because we actually have room for 4 at our bar.  LOL.

4.  My rockin' sunburn finally started peeling yesterday.  I thought I'd get out without peeling, but I wasn't that lucky.  It's definitely not as bad as it usually is, so I consider that a Norwex win (see this post).

5.  We have ZERO plans this weekend!  Well, except some more Becker studying, but maybe, just maybe, we'll have time to straighten up the house, clean, and just enjoy the weekend.

High Five for Friday

This is fun.  Recapping my week, and all.  :-)  It's been a great week actually, but it started out kind of rough.  I ended up with a sinus infection and just all around feeling crappy last Thursday, so I took Friday off, and spent the majority of the weekend in bed.  Since I didn't get my typical household things done, I've felt behind all week long.  

1.  This week stared NCAA March Madness.  We're having a competition of "brackets" at work.  The person with the most wins gets Mavericks tickets.  And since I've never been to a Mavs game, I thought it would be fun.  You don't win, if you don't participate.  However, with the loss of Ohio State to Dayton yesterday, I had three losses right off the bat, since I counted on my Buckeyes to at least make it to the Regional Finals.  I mean, come on!  

2.  I introduced Alex to the wonder of Tiff's Treats on Wednesday.  So yummy!  Since we're out of their delivery zone, we had to go pick them up, but oh man, so worth it!  AND, the even better news is that they are opening a Tiff's Treats in Las Colinas, near work!

3.  It's simple, but for the majority of my adult life, I've gone every two weeks to the salon to get solar nails put on my natural nails.  Not only is it expensive, but it's time consuming. I decided to stop the solar nails, and attempt to grow my natural nails out.  So far, so good.  Coming from the girl who has pretty much never had nails because she bites them all the time - I'm pretty darn proud.

4.  You have to check out this dog.  Last night, A went to see a friend, so I could focus on homework.  I got a stopping point, and headed to bed to read for awhile.  Usuaully, she'll at least snuggle with me.  But last night, she wasn't having it.  She waited on the edge of the bed until she heard the garage door open.

5.  Yay for the weekend!  I get to do some baby shopping w/ L tonight AND get to see my mom's new puppy tomorrow!  :-)