A Trip to the Fair

Well my computer seems to be cooperating and has been for a bit so I'll see if I can get a blog out before it crashes. This past weekend I was off so Ryan came to visit! 

Saturday was a day of first time experiences for me. We went to the State Fair with a few friends! I rode the dart (Dallas's version of the subway but mostly above ground) for the first time, and went to the fair for the first time. The fair was basically like the rodeo but without the rodeo events and the concert. It was a lot of fun though. We rode a few rides, ate fried food, and wandered around looking at exhibits and even saw pig races. It was a long exhausting day but a lot of fun. The only thing we didn't find was the deep fried loaded baked potatoes and the walking tacos (a taco in a bag!). After the fair it started raining like crazy and Ryan and I braved the storm to meet up with my friend Ashleigh who was visiting from New York. She moved there after graduation and was back in town for the weekend. We watched the Rangers game with her, her boyfriend and her family. Saturday in photos is below! 

At the fair! 

On the swings ride! 

 It was a lot faster than we were expecting

 Downtown Dallas from the swings

 A deep fried margarita! Interesting, but not bad

 On the Texas Star

 Dallas at night

Sunday was another rainy day. We went to In n Out burger for lunch (one FINALLY opened down the street from me!) and then headed to Ikea. Where of course I found all sorts of good stuff. 

This is how my room looks now with my new dresser! It's so nice to have my whole closet to use now, especially with the constantly growing red and khaki section. I also like the small desk better than my big desk. The big desk was nice at school but not necessary anymore. 

Also scored this cool bowl to go on my coffee table. It looks nice with the couches and my kinda new curtains in the living room! 

I also finally found some flowers to put in the vases I got years ago. They look pretty good in my bathroom. 

This last one has nothing to do with Ikea, I got it a little while ago. It's the new litter box for Stella and Jasper to use! It's pretty awesome. Big enough to share, and it doesn't look like a litter box. I've also switched to feline pine litter so it's not all dusty and a lot better for the cats. It also smells like pine! I mixed it with corn litter to make it clump a little better. The cats seem to like it pretty well. 

It's Already October

It's finally Fall! and not 100+ degrees outside. It's a sunny 77 today and it feels so good. It's crazy that it's already October. We've had our first 4th Quarter planning meeting at work and are already preparing for the holiday season. I've also successfully lead my first surprise visit and navigated through a transition in Produce. The Deli and Meat ones are coming up in the next few weeks. I've also filled out my first guest incident report for a woman who had a seizure, fell and hit her head. Tonight I close the store by myself and lead ad take down for the first time. So work is going pretty well, I've gotten to know my team and every one at the store. It's fun hanging out with the other execs my age, I just miss having weekends. 4th quarter will be an interesting experience, long days, crazy sales, lots of new stuff.
Other than work I've made it back to Waco for a football game which was a lot of fun. Hopefully I'll be back for a few more. I'm going to homecoming for sure. Marianne, Thomas and I have also started meeting up every Friday night after work to eat, get drinks and hang out which is a lot of fun. I'm also working on planning a trip to the state fair sometime next month, and Ryan, Matthew and I are going to go to a Cowboy's game too. I've got to do as much stuff as I can in October before I don't have the time in November or December.