Getting Things Done

Happy 5th of July, everyone! What did everyone get into?

Yesterday, The Mr. and I did some yardwork at my parents' house. I mowed the lawn while The Mr. replaced some wood around their garden. Good times. We spent what felt like an hour in Home Depot picking stuff out, and of course, getting sidetracked with stuff for our house. The Mr. bought this Miter Saw (WITH A LASER!):

I made him justify this purchase. When will we use this? What will we use this on? How often will we use this? Where will we store this? I let him get it.

After the oh so fun yardwork, we went to Rob & Jenny's house for their annual Beer and Fireworks party. It rained. And it was slightly awkward because they seemed a little upset that nobody called them to hang out the night before (we all hung out the night before). In my defense - I knew they had a lot to do and The Mr. was asleep on Megan's couch before midnight anyways. There was some hilarity involved a cheeto on his head so the dog would wake him but I couldn't allow it. We're married now. I have to look out for my husband! No drinking pranks. I'm such a party pooper.

So why is this entitled getting things done? I've researched classes for Grad school and picked out the 2 (that's right, 2!) classes that I'd like to take. Because I won't get assigned an advisor until after orientation (Aug. 22) - I took it upon myself to e-mail a professor and asked him to act as my advisor. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that he will so that I can get permission to enroll in these courses NOW. I hate missing out on good opportunities.

Also - my work husband is leaving our group. I'm upset because well, I feel like I'm getting a divorce. He said things won't change but we all know it will. He'll find a new work wife and I'll be a divorcee. Ack! But the good news is that my work husband's job is leaving an open position. He's a level above me and I'm going to apply for it. I don't know if I'll get it, and it feels silly to apply for a position within the group I've been working with for the last 3 1/2 years. I need to take advantage of this opportunity!

With that said - I realized I hadn't updated my resume since I began working in this department as a peon. I had a lot of tweaking to do but I finished it. Its short because I removed all the b.s. about school (aside from my degree) but does it really matter? I've worked with the same managers for the last 3 1/2 years. They know me. And can I write "Pursuing a Masters of Science in Information Systems"? I mean - I accepted the admission and am registering... but haven't technically started. Is it premature to write this?

I also finished some work stuff (go me!). Its weird to be productive. Tonight, I'm cooking a vegetable manicotti and The Mr. and I are going to install the new cabinet hardware we purchased for the kitchen. We've been watching a lot of HGTV and apparently its a bad thing not to have cabinet and drawer pulls in your kitchen. Who knew?