It takes 21 days to create a habit and today is day one. I've actually lived by these habits before so it is just a matter of reinstating them. Summer is over, time to shape up!!

"There Are Better Things Ahead Than Any We Leave Behind." -CS Lewis

1. Spread Beauty
2. Do what you love.
3. Love what you do.
4. Keep it Simple.
5. Laugh out loud.
6. Go with the flow.
7. Be real.
8. Focus on the positive.
9. Do your best.
10. Just breathe.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWJKX9NIiqc

“As we drive along this road called life, occasionally a gal will find herself a little lost. And when that happens, I guess she has to let go of the coulda, shoulda, woulda, buckle up and just keep going.”

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Yep that's right! Two of my besties sent me flowers to wish me good luck for the Marathon this weekend. They are the most amazing friends... once again, lucky, lucky me!

Making my way slowly but surely down my list of things to do this Summer. Party Bus to Temecula... check, Start a Runniing Club... check. Good times will be had finishing up that list!! 

It's times like this past weekend that make me realize just how much my family means to me. They were in town visiting- Mom, Dad, JD and Linds, and it was so great to spend time with them. Being with them and laughing with them is when I am the happiest. I love them more than anything and I feel so lucky to have such an amazing family.

1. Have a "Stop-Light" Party

This Is How It Works. You're Young Until You're Not. You Love Until You Don't. You Try Until You Can't. You Laugh Until You Cry. You Cry Until You Laugh. And Everyone Must Breathe, Until Their Dying Breath. No, This Is How It Works. You Peer Inside Yourself. You Take The Things You Like, And Try To Love The Things You Took. And Then You Take That Love You Made, And Stick It Into Someone Else's Heart.

Wow- I can't believe it has been over 4 months since I have looked at this. Ha. That is so typical of me. Well now we are in a new year and of course with a new year brings New Year's Resolutions. I am not certain I have ever really kept with a resolution for a full year, but this year I am going to. I have a few ideas of what it is that I will be resolving to do. 1. Keep in touch with friends better, especially the ones that don't live here in San Diego. 2. Keep in touch with JD more, make it a point to talk to him once a week. 3. Develop and maintain a budget so I can start saving money (this will be the toughest one!) 4. Add a weight training element to my workouts. 

Here it is- my blogging debut. The way I see it, if my mom can do it, anyone can. I just hope she doesn't have a myspace or facebook page. That would be utterly devastating.

Not that anyone will think that what I have to say is so outrageously fabulous, but I think I just like the idea of sitting in my cozy little room (which btw has just been redone) at my cozy little desk typing away. I guess you could say it is the "Carrie" in me.

So to get to the point of the title- tonight after a VERY long day. And by long day I mean that my alarm went off at 4:23, I was at the gym by 6am, at work by at 8, and at a work function by 5:30 pm. Which is what brings me to the reason for the title of the blog entry.

Here is where the day gets good. So this is my first "Keep it Downtown" meeting since starting at the Convention Center. I don't mind going to things after work, since I don't have to all the time and since I totally love my job. We have some great wine and absolutely delicious food. I even met some great contacts and sat next to a few very fun girls.

This is exactly where it starts to get interesting. There is a boyishly handsome man who is the Sommelier at Flemings- and he becomes the object of our table's affection.

As fate would know it we did chat with him and it turns out one of the gals that was sitting at our table knew him, but I knew that I needed to run home (for no apparent reason as it seems now). So I left my card with one of the girls at the table to hopefully give it to this mysterious "Casey".

I am not really sure why this would be exciting at all. I guess I just have this innate hope that someday, in some ridiculous story like this I'll meet a nice guy in San Diego, not just another drunk jackass at the bar.

So since my day began at 4:30 am and it will again tomorrow I will need to get going now. But this is definitely one of my favorite things. Mysterious good looking men. The ones that are still full of prospect- even though they all turn out to either have a girlfriend/wife, are gay or are a jerk. The few serene moments before that are so enjoyable. What's not to love?

Until the next one. KLD