Life Update . . .

Well, after having been thoroughly reprimanded about not writing anything here for a while, I decided to send an update. (Hi, Janna!!) :) I honestly didn't know when I last wrote on here, so I just checked. Not a whole lot has been going on since I went to the fun Fairfax Festival. I did get to switch back to day shift starting on Wednesday of this week, which is a HUGE answer to prayer. So, I'll hopefully have some exciting outings over the next few weeks since I'll be more awake. One thing that is different is that I woke up yesterday morning without my voice. Funny how even I (someone who's not known to be a big talker) take the ability to speak for granted! Not that I'm a complete mute, but I do sound more like a croaking frog than a human at this point. Hopefully this will be short lived. :) Some good news . . . I found out last night that one of my best friends will be coming up here for a visit in a few weeks to celebrate our 29th birthdays!! How fun is that?!? Well, that's about all I can think of "update-wise". Have a terrific weekend, and hopefully I'll have some interesting news next time!

Festivals

This weekend is the "famous" Celebrate Fairfax Festival!! In case you've never heard of it, don't feel too badly. I'd never heard of it until this week. :) Anyways, Fairfax is a city and a county near here, and they apparently have a big festival every year. I decided to go see what all the excitement was about today. Being on a strange sleep schedule lately, I got up (for the second time today - woke up starving at 4AM, ate some breakfast, and went back to bed) - around 1PM and headed west to the mall where you park & catch a shuttle to the festival. After walking around for a few hours, I'm still not quite sure what we were "celebrating". But, I did get to hear some local bands (acoustic, jazz/blues, and rock), which I loved! I also got a free souvenir cup from the Fairfax Water Company with fresh, cold ice water. Very nice since it was a little warm in the sunlight. They also had the normal carnival food and rides I've come to expect at fairs. Ben & Jerry's had a booth, also, which made me very happy!! :) I had actually planned to stay for the big concert which featured Smashmouth, but my bladder had other plans. The only restrooms were port-a-potties, which I don't use on principle! So, I decided to leave early and catch the shuttle back to the mall. Thankfully, I had parked near the Macy's, so I could use a real, clean restroom and do some shopping. :) All in all, a very fun day!