self-discovery

I was sitting out by my hot tub yesterday with a friend (tough life, yeah, I know) and we were chatting about life and relationships. We touched upon how no two relationships are the same, and how being in a relationship is often more about learning about yourself than the other person. So that made me wonder what exactly have I learned recently from being in a relationship? Here's a quick list:

• I like having someone around who reminds me each day that I'm a total dork and a spazz.
• I love my dog more than my boyfriend. The dog never makes snide remarks, nor does he ever let me drive 4 miles in the wrong direction before telling me!
  
• I'm more girlie than I like to think I am, particularly when it comes to cuddling.
• Feeding me cheesecake in bed is definitely the way to my heart.
  

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cuppy cake!

An oldie, yes. But still always brings a smile to my face! Wishing you all a happy, sugar-laden day!

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Working Girl

Remember the seminal 80's classic "Working Girl" staring Melanie Griffith before her lips looked like they were injected with Mike & Ike candies and Indiana Jones before he was shipped off to the geriatric home? Remember how gloriously fun it made having a big girl job seem? With all the sitting on Staten Island ferry reading the NY Post and posh lunches and ski trips and sexy board meetings and lots of sex and stuff? Well, I only wish real life work were so glamorous! Going to work every day sucks. After 2 years in the cocoon of grad school, I'd forgotten how much so. I mean, I worked all last summer on a regular schedule, but somehow it was different because my frame of mind was like, "well, this is only for 10 weeks so it's just temporary." But knowing that this is what I'm going to be doing now for the rest of my life is quite a shock. I mean, commuting 50 minutes or so each way is hell, even if it does entail driving up and down the PCH every day (it sounds a lot sexier than it is, really). The worst part of it all is the time demands of a full time job mean less time to myself, which means less time to work out, which means less time to hang out with friends, which means less time to sleep which mean less time to get laid! Melanie Griffith, you misled me, you evil wench!

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changes

First of all, my apologies to all for having been missing in action for so long. Things have been quite busy here. I'm going to recap the last month or so for you all, just so you don't feel left out.

Vegas, baby!
In a time-honored MBA ritual, prior to graduation, my class had our "disorientation" in Sin City. I had an AMAZING time in Vegas. Admittedly, I spent maybe 20% of the time out partying it up with my classmates and the remaining 80% of it locked in my room with my boyfriend, and I wouldn't have had it any other way. ;)

Graduation
Yup, I graduated and am officially all done with school for life. And even better, I am employed! I have the perfect job and I start working this Monday. The boyfriend thinks I'm going to be his sugar mama now. Yeah, right.

Doggie mania!
There is a new #1 man in my life. I have fulfilled another long time dream of mine and have become a dog owner! I adopted Bruno from the Los Angeles County Animal Shelter in Carson and he is, according to the shelter, a Pekingese mix. We believe he also has some Corgi and Tibetian Spaniel in him, and he is the sweetest, best dog ever!

Additionally, as part of my search for a dog, I fell in love with the most precious Chow Chow mix puppy with an unidentified neurological disorder that left her with a constant bobbing motion to her head at the shelter in Van Nuys. She was likely going to be too big and possibly have special needs I couldn't take care of with a full time job, so I passed up on adopting her, but lucky for me, my brother was looking for another dog to adopt as a companion to his lab, Winston. I took him to see her and he adopted her and named her Charlotte. Take a look, you can't help but totally love this cutie pie!


So, in summary, I have said goodbye to one phase of my life and am beginning another. I couldn't be more excited!

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