Finally, a sunny day in CoMo. It seems like it's been gray and disgusting for so long...but the grass is starting to turn green again and the sun is out (for now). I just realized that I haven't written anything since January, so I apologize. I'm sure you've all missed me immensely. Ha! Things seem to be going pretty well. Work is plenty busy, so my bosses are happy. One of them is definitely more of a challenge to work with than the other, but it's not terrible. He just makes me cranky sometimes  . The design part of me is still feeling a little intimidated and stupid, but it's getting better. I picked out two really fun silks for a client last night that she and my boss LOVED, so that made me feel good. That makes me about 1 for 20 in the fabric selection department. Oh well. I can only get better, right? The good thing is that my furniture selections have been right on target, and I'm the only one that can do CAD. Home life is ok. Adam's brother moved in with us back in January, so I'm basically crashing the family party. I know Kathleen loves having me there, and it's nice to not be paying rent, but it's a little weird. Normal chores have become a bit of a staging challenge. Laundry now has to be staggered throughout the week instead of doing it all on the weekends (when 3 out of the 4 of us are home and fighting for the dryer). Adam's brother and I have to be at work at the same time, so bathroom time is a hot commodity. Fortunately, everyone but me showers at night, so I don't have to worry much about the hot water disappearing. None of these things are necessarily bad, just strange. I'm SO ready for a place of our own. Wedding plans are coming along, slowly but surely. Our engagement pictures look fabulous...the hardest thing will be choosing just one! I'm getting a bit burned out already, so I've taken a few days off from my to-do list in order to keep a fresh perspective (and not kill my mother!). I sent letters to all my bridesmaids to get a firm commitment, so once I hear back from them, I can put that aside and move on. The next thing is to really buckle down and figure out hotel stuff and design the save-the-dates. The goal was to have them out by the 1st of April, so we'll see! Time marches onward... On the introspective front, I have some questions that have been festering in my mind. Nothing is particularly earth-shattering, but a bunch of little things have been adding up. The bigger issue is that the little things all center around one REALLY big issue that won't be easy to tackle. I don't argue well, and avoid conflict like the plague...but playing passive-agressive isn't fair and doesn't work anyway. How is it that there is never time to deal with the important things in life? Hope you all are well out in Xanga-land. Spring is on its way!!! | 
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