Day 588

I'm excited to meet up with the ladies for dinner tonight!  I am so pumped to have social girl talk time and indulge in Olive Garden yumminess! :D

Day 587

I'm starting to get back into a schedule, yay!  It's frustrating not being able to get to everything each day, but that's just the way life goes.  :\  Also, I'm not a huge fan of it being pitch black dark on my way home, but I suppose it's fine that I can't see the gray skies outside.  Save the sunshine and long days for prettier landscapes. :)

Day 586

Congratulations!!!  (You know who you are.) ;)

Day 585

Happy Birthday to my dear ol' DAD!  He's such a swell guy. :)

Tonight, I'll be learning all about the new Royal Caribbean Allure of the Seas cruise ship at an after work event at the Keystone Art Cinema.  Sometimes,  I wish I had a second home (probably an awesome apartment) on the north side.

(Above: last year's birthday cake.  I haven't made anything for this year (yet).  I'm thinking it'll be something in the cheesecake family.)

Day 584

Three words have made an impact on my life: "Action crushes fear."  A pretty simple and yet perplexing thought.  I think it makes sense, though.  If you're afraid to talk to someone about subject ABC, the more you put it off, the more you allow yourself to think about it and freak out, the bigger it becomes.  If you deal with something ASAP, then it doesn't have time to fester and become something (seemingly) unbearable.  Sometimes life is complicated and scary.  However, you have to remember that 99.9% of us are a lot stronger than we give ourselves credit for.  I've done a few things in recent history that were seemingly scary (for me).  I can tell you with 100% certainty that I'm happy I tackled them when I did.  My life is better for it!  Don't push yourselves into something you're not ready for, just don't procrastinate once you are ready.  Be bold!  Be brave!  Have fun! :)

Yay for life! :D

Day 583

Excited to go to my church's annual chili cook-off tonight.  Mmm, mmm chili! :)

Day 582

Dan and I went to the new Indianapolis California Pizza Kitchen.  Now, I have been to CPK in Seattle and Sacramento before, so I had high hopes.  They didn't disappoint!  The Original BBQ Chicken Pizza + Applewood Smoked Bacon was fantastic.  Dan had a Bass in a bottle and I had a super tasty (and pretty) Raspberry Lemondrop Martini.  Hey, we had to celebrate week one of my new job!  I can't wait to go back and try other options. :)

Day 581

Today, I sat at work learning all about Hawai'i and all of the different Sandals, Beaches, and Grand Pineapple resorts in the Caribbean.  Too bad I don't get to visit them and do some work "research," haha! :oP

Day 580

I love and highly appreciate a gorgeous Indiana sunset like the one we had tonight. :)

Day 579

As expected, I'm totally wiped out 2/2 days this week. :oP  Lifestyle change will do that!  Things are going well at my new job, just adjusting to the new schedule.

I've had this stuck in my head for awhile now: