dianne had a great day!

that's what i would put on facebook, but i have to keep my OU status up until we beat texas in 7 hours.

i just got home from an evening out. i closed at work, and the 4 of us (yes, there were four closers) went out with a 5th guy to the yardhouse to have a drink. i had a pear cider which was really good! apparently every friday nite, these guys go out and chill after work. anyway, it was fun, i had a good time, and it was so nice to be included! it was such a good dose of reality - none of these guys go to fuller and have such diverse backgrounds. it was SO good to see them as people, not just co-workers (in terms of how good they are at their job). it was a healthy does of reality.

this morning, i met with my English conversation partner and her husband! they are so neat! they are newlyweds from taiwan, and it was so fun to meet them and help them with their English. i really look forward to getting to know them as the quarter (and year?) goes on. SO fun.

courtney and i went to burbank today. first we hit up ikea again, then in-n-out burger, i finally got some new jeans at old navy, then i bought out costco. so nice to be away from school and our apt. so great to get some good deals on stuff i'll actually use!

i got to relax a bit before going to work, and work itself wasn't so bad. i have a totally different attitude about work out here. for one, it isn't my only source of entertainment. i do have a whole life that is complete outside of starbucks here. i don't think i could say that in va beach. two, the store is waaay to big for me to have nearly as much to say about anything. that is, here, there are a million and a half things going on at once, there is no way i can be in control of them all. so i don't even try. that's not to say i slack off or don't do my job, but i have a much more relaxed attitude about it, and i don't stress about it all.

so yeah, it was a good day. and did you notice what was missing? any mention of school work at all! ha! (or i'll pay for that later!)