Not entirely anyway.  Just can't seem to stop Facebooking, that's all.  Darn that Bejeweled Blitz.

Anywho, I have been incredibly busy lately.  Lots going on.  Last weekend I went to Destin, FL with Ali and Leslie for some relaxing and shopping.  It was awesome, and a welcome break from the yucky rain and cloudys that have taken over Dallas for the past two weeks.  Got some good sun...maybe a little TOO much sun.  Had some good drinks and got to visit a nice outlet mall.  All in all, good trip.  (I'll put the pics on Facebook later this week.)

This week I am trying to cram for my CFMP exam (that's Certified Financial Marketing Profession for you non-bank-geeks out there.)  The exam is Tuesday, and I started REALLY studying last Thursday (oops).  I think a lot of it will draw from material I learned in college/grad school, but there is just no way to get past memorizing all the important banking legislation from the past century or so.  Blarg.  So this weekend will be spent working (on Saturday) and studying all day Sunday. 

After the exam is over, I'll be attending year two of ABA Bank Marketing School next Wednesday thru the following Monday.  I graduate this year, so yay!  Completed my uber-long research paper and all my pre-session assignments, so as long as all the in-class assignments go well, I am in the clear.  Too bad I'll have classes all weekend though.  That's two lost weekends in a row.  Sadness.

Once all of that is over with, I will begin studying for the Series 7 (General Securities Representative) exam. That one scares the bejeezus outta me, but I'll take it one day at a time.

Hope all is well.  Catch ya later!

Had an enjoyable weekend.  Friday night we trekked to Rosa's (yummmm) with the old Tech crowd and rounded out the Lubbock-esque evening with a trip to Bahama Bucks.  I had a new flavor combo:  Strawberry Cheesecake and Wedding Cake with Cream.  DELISH.  And only 6 WW points!  I heart shaved ice.  Played some Trivial Pursuit, and despite being ahead most of the game I lost it all in the lightning round.  Blarg. 

Saturday we had a super-fun, if not slightly too long, day.  We went to lunch at Saltgrass and went to see "He's Just Not That Into You", which was waaaaay cute and I must own it on DVD.  Afterwards we went to Downtown Grapevine and hit up several wineries before having dinner at Ferrari's Italian Villa. It was a wino kinda day.    Then Valentino had a midnight show at Lone Star, so we finished up the night there.  We had been drinking for nearly 11 hours, so needless to say, we crashed hard afterwards.

Sunday was a pretty chill day.  Went to mom's (a.k.a. the puppysitter) to get Franklin and Jake.  They had a good time frolicking in her yard, and we took them on a nice walk through her trails around lake and whatnot.  It was so pretty outside.  Then we went to Top Golf...always a good time...and Mike and Paul and I determined that we need to franchise a Top Golf in Frisco.  We could be insanely rich.

Monday, after a fun-filled trip to the eye doctor and a brief stint at the mall, I worked on my practice cake for Jos and Drew's enagement party cake.  Wanted to make sure I don't FUBAR it when crunch time comes, so I make a small 6" tier to work out the kinks.  I am not too worried.  It came out cute.  Also made Paul's mom a very belated b-day cake.  Paul decided to go up to Lubbock for a few days, so he is going to give her a belated b-day party.

Not much else new.  I got the Jillian Michael's game for Wii, and I am sooo sore.  I only did it for 15 minutes on Saturday, but man, doing a lot of squats after you haven't been to the gym in three weeks is DEADLY.  I must do it again tonight.  The games are slightly more fun than just doing a bunch of repetitive exercizes.  It's stuff like running though tires and jumping on logs.  So far, Wii Fit games seem more gameish, but I am still liking it.  Gotta get beach-ready by April 30!!!  Eeeek!

I'd say I am 95% back to normal.  Yay!  I can finally get a full night's sleep without coughing half to death.  Poor Paulie is still recovering, but I think our household is on the mend.

In other news, Jake is now up to 8 pounds.  Whew!  I need to post some new pics...he's getting big!  Although I'm still not sure he'll be the 50 pounder the shelter thought he would.  He's still pretty small for three months old.  They say at four months old, you can double a puppy's weight to estimate their full-grown weight.  So on March 4 he'll be 16 weeks and we should be able to get a better idea.

Looking forward to the weekend and having some time off that I won't want to spend in bed.  Valentino plays tomorrow night at Opening Bell....this time the Southside location I believe.  Everyone should come!

Later taters.