awake is the new sleep...

i'm tired. i'm tired from everything i've been doing; from everything i'm doing right this minute; and from everything that i will be doing in the next few weeks.

tim and i got back from LA almost a week ago now. sorry i haven't posted a recap or anything. just know that it was a great trip, and you can find pictures here. we saw everything from the getty museum to venice beach. we drove to santa barbara with scott and blithe on tim's birthday and enjoyed breathtaking views the entire time. i got harassed by chuckie and given marriage advice by elmo. i now have even more unnecessary pictures of palm trees. we partied in hollywood and walked along santa monica's beaches.

we had so much fun that i got sick. so last week i spent most of my time struggling to breathe, coughing my lungs up, and being doped up on sudafed. today i am still coughing (a lot), but i know it's the tail end of things since my appetite is back and my energy level is rising by the hour.

and now, here i am at work, taking one of my 2 precious "required" 15 minute breaks. looking ahead at my calendar i can see:

- 2 meetings this week
- the arrival of 3 college seniors who will take over my house and remind me what "spring break" means
- the arrival of one of my closest college friends, tiffany and an awesome wine country day
- 4 trips to the oakland airport
- tim and my's 2 year anniversary (which we will spend in different states)
- a trip to las vegas for yet another work conference

and then i can sleep.