it’s a doozy
get ready…lots has happened since last time. here i complained about nothing happening in my week and then bam- everything all at once!!!well, i have to say i have become quite the social butterfly the last few days….flitting here and there and everywhere for three nights in a row. phew! i am pooped.
thursday night was the kick off of a antique/art/jewelry show put on by my boss and her three sisters. although the show will last for about a week, thursday was the first night- a special sneak preview and sale for clients, friends, etc. of the 4 women. from 6-9 i sipped wine, munched on cheese and chocolate covered strawberries, and rubbed elbows with nashville’s wealthy wives while classical music floated through the newly remodeled historic house. it was interesting, but really neat since i got to finally meet many of our clients who i had spoken on the phone with so much, yet never had seen face to face.
friday, i came home from work, and quick changed into another outfit for yet another cocktail party, put on by our school sga. after solving girly wardrobe issues with my friend cassie, we headed to “cj’s off the square” as each other’s dates. although raining a bit, we arrived at a neat house that was a converted art gallery, and then on to the tent out in the back gardens. we had a blast sitting and chatting all night around a table with a favorite teacher and her husband and a girl who works in the office (again sipping more wine!!!). topics of architecture, school, macrobiotic diets and other very intellectual topics passed around between the 5 of us and caused the night to fly by!
since i knew i had a big day ahead of me, i went to bed right away…and then the alarm rang at 7:30 am…on a saturday. i had so much cleaning/errands to do by the upcoming shower that night that i knew i had to start the day early to get everything done. now, i love my sleep, so getting up this early is a major feat- especially on a weekend. much to my confusion, as i was throwing some work clothes on, i kept hearing a long steady woosh sound ever so often, outside. as i walked out my front door there were two huge hot air balloons right above my building floating through a pristine blue sky. it was a perfect greeting to the day!
i was non-stop on my feet cleaning and organizing the house. most of it was because of the guests i would have over that night, but most of it needed to be done anyways…the remnants of combining wil’s stuff and my stuff into one house. well, 7:30 came around and we ate some food, sipped more wine (man!) and chatted it up with wil’s roommates, my work friends, wil’s work friends and a few others here and there. i put an album together of the evening…unfortunately we forgot about pictures until about halfway through, and being an open house, some of the people had already left.
overall it was a great night…getting to show off our house which we are loving so much, relax and mingle with friends and open a few gifts in the end! the highlght of the night, and the source of most of the entertainment was our unique guest book…cassie, who threw the shower wanted to give us something a little more interesting and personal to record who came…she set up a canvas under the stairs and each person was responsible for painting whatever they wanted in any square. later, she’ll finish it up by filling in the leftover squares with some color, gving us our very own “mondrian” look alike.
p.s. on top of everything else i did, i had lots of work with rendering, school assignments and my mural. i just don’t know how i’m going to make it to the 11th with everything done in time. i am stressing!
