The Battleship [#14] [#19]

I am so sick of the saying, “When it rains, it pours.”  I would be elated if I never heard that statement again.  This week, was undoubtably the most busy and stressful of my life this far, no joke.  I am working on a project that my co-workers and I have nicknamed “The Battleship” because of it’s sheer size and complexity, and was given an impossible deadline this week to complete it by myself.  I am relieved to say, that as of 6:45 am this Monday morning, I completed it on time and in full.  Maybe one day I will get to post it, but as of right now…I never want to see that stupid Battleship again.  Along with this seemingly impossible deadline, we had quite the busy week and weekend added atop.  Here comes the highlight reel…

Dinner at Market Street to celebrate Mothers’ Day with Jeanene [a day late] with all of the adults + Will.i.am.

[Check out that TWA – teeny weeny afro – he’s got happening here!]

Attended Zach’s second ice hockey game of the season, and afterwards stayed up late making a tassel garland for a bridal shower coming up.

I love mint + coral together lately.

Went to dinner with some friends at Trio in Salt Lake.

My sweet co-worker, Josh, had a heart attack AT WORK.  It was so sad and scary, thank goodness we had someone able to take him to the hospital immediately.  He is only 53 [my Dad’s age] and is currently doing well and being healthy.  You can understand, however, how this only ADDED to my stressful deadline, considering I was now operating solo with NO production designer.  It was truly, the Perfect Storm.

Had stake Relief Society visits with some sisters in our ward – always a great experience.  I love my neighborhood!  NSL FO LIFE!

I finally found my assortment of gift cards!  After Christmas and our birthdays were over, we had both accumulated quite the gift card selection.  Around January I decided I would put them all in a ziplock bag (because they wouldn’t fit in my wallet) and we would use them as we seemed fit.  Turns out I lost that bag.  I lost that bag for nearly FOUR MONTHS!  This week, while cleaning out my car, I found them under that passenger seat! It was like Christmas and our birthdays all over again.  We decided to make our mission this weekend to spend some of them.

We had our monthly Relief Society Activity – Gardening, Canning, and Food Storage!  The ladies had a blast and everyone learned a lot.  I even tried a brownie made of black beans….very interesting!  I am sure glad [along with my sweet new coordinator] to have this month over.

Saw some long lost friends at a Baby Shower, it was great to see them!

Ate at our favorite Chinese joint, David’s Kitchen.

Bought a rare artifact.  Garret, a boy in our ward, was selling his artwork in our neighborhood.  I spotted the dinosaur head mounted on a gorgeous cardboard plaque and HAD to have it!  The asking price was $50, but I talked him down to $5.  Bargain shopper!

It later became our evening entertainment.  We hung it out the window and roared at people.  It never got old, surprisingly!

We had a lunch date at 9th Delicatessen in Salt Lake – Zach’s first time.

We completed number #19 on our list – see a double feature.  You know, where you sneak into a second movie. I am not going to lie, I was scared the entire time we were going to get caught. Some may deem this immoral, but the theater was more than half empty and we continually pay a fortune for popcorn! So it was like getting some of our money back. But we prevailed and checked it proudly off our list!  What to Expect When You’re Expecting was by FAR my favorite, Zach…did not enjoy it so much.

Took a trip to City Creek to spend some gift cards, and completed #14 on our 50 Days of SUMMER list, visit City Creek – multiple times.

My sweet friend Lisa [I did her wedding invitations and graduation announcements] sent me the sweetest thank you note and a gift card to “the Cheese” – Zach’s nickname for the Cheesecake Factory.  So we decided that night to dine accordingly.  Unfortunately, the wait at City Creek’s Cheese was unfathomable, so we decided to take our fourth drive of the day and dine at the Murray Cheese.  I even got Zach to venture into Crate and Barrel with me.

We spent a few more gift cards at Fashion Place and made the long drive home with over-stuffed stomachs.

Sunday was Stake Conference for us, which was wonderful and much needed.  It also made me realize how many minis we have in our stake.  There were a LOT of children in that one building at one time.

Sunday afternoon was my friend Kristina’s Bridal Shower, thrown by her friends [us] at the Allen household.  The food was divine, the games entertaining, and always a good time to be together!

Yikes!  I am glad I can look back on this last week and laugh, because as of yesterday it was not funny!  I was so frazzled all week, I forgot that this weekend is a holiday!  God bless America, and MEMORIAL DAY!  A big thank you to my husband, parents, and friends for keeping me sane – what would I do without you?

2 Comments
  • Angie
    May 23, 2012

    I love the fact that I can see a bunch of your pins coming to life via your party throwing.

  • K+Z
    May 25, 2012

    Ang, what did we do before Pinterest….seriously!?