Mmmmmm TodayTodayToday

My alarm went off at 7 to watch the sunrise but thanks to all the clouds, no sunrise. I saw a sweet message from Charles and a Volvo picture from Jenna. I didn't see that it had a UT sticker on it and I was confused as to why she was sending me a phone picture of a Volvo but I'm usually confused when I wake up so yeah. I was going to legit wake up and read some more of A Million Mile in a Thousand Years but it was still dark out and Kimmie came home last night so I didn't want to rudely wake her with my lamp.
I woke up again at exactly 8:45 a.m. and because I had work 9 I let out a quietish "fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck". I pulled on clothes as fast as I could, desperately tried to straighten my bangs in .5 seconds, kissed Kitty goodbye and drove to work instead of walking. But I made it there just in time. INSANE!
Today the reading room was super busy but luckily I had time to order my and Sarah's Elton John tickets online! And even though I logged on at exactly 10 a.m., the best seats we could get are in the Mezzanine section, row 14. That better be worth $100.25 each! We're so happy though. Emily Childress was hoping to come with us and she asked her parents for a ticket as her birthday gift but naturally they were uneasy about spending that much money. She had no hard feelings though and I promised her that Sarah and I would pick her out the tackiest concert tee we can find! I can't wait. April 10 cannot come soon enough. I'm pretty sure attending an Elton John concert is a life goal for 90% of the population.
After work I picked out some plants for the house. I got a little leafy plant and a pot of baby pink daisies for our room and a fern for the kitchen. I need more though. Many more. But those 3 were $25! What?!
I sat down to read, got through a few chapters and then napped until 430. I'm not sure how long. My ebay cardigans came in! And they're actually totally perfect. I needed a new white one because my $4 one was $4 for a reason. And even though I love the grey cardigan i already have, I'm glad I have the new one since it's a lighter shade and has sweet little 3/4 sleeves. I wore it with my pink tule skirt today and felt like a total ballerina. Okay sorry, end sweater rave. I have 10 cardigans. I'm in love with them.
Jordan came over at like 530 and we started making food for Jason's housewarming party! He made salsa and I baked my mother's bran muffins aka my favorite muffins in the WORLD. I've been trying to make these muffins for the past 8 years and always failed. Always. There were times when they were so bad that even my dogs wouldn't eat them. But finally I did it all right! I texted my mom with the great news and then Jordan ate like 6 before I finally packaged them up so we could leave for the party.
The gathering was really nice, just talking and food. The boys always talk about their Swiss friend Phil and I finally got to meet him! I was so great and he's like Charlie's Swiss counterpart. Danny and I talked about his photography thesis and I told him about some places in San Antonio and Blanco that he could shoot. I talked to him about how I've pretty much just quit photography because I can't take the competitive spirit. He was totally understanding and told me about how he makes it a point to get people's Flickrs and websites and invite them out for drinks to talk about their work and their goals. There should be more of that. Dear fellow UT NPPA members, take note. Too many of you are rude and pompous and I don't care how much better you are than me, you're not going to get far enough with that kind of attitude.
Anyway, the night went by really fast. Brett and Daniel Vega came over with Charlie for a little while. They'd been in the studio recording their EP all day long. I'm so proud of them. They're an official SXSW band this year and they're playing 6 or 7 shows throughout the week. Love them. Their shows are so different now though. There's a lot of drunk teenage girls trying to flirt with them and a lot of drunk college girls climbing onto their stage. Charlie calls them the "Woo Girls" because they hold their drinks up and yell "woooooooo" a lot while their nipples hang out of their tops. What the what?! hahahaha Those poor boys
I got crazy tired and Jordan drove me home so here I am, lounging on my couch and eating green grapes. Perfection.

Tomorrow I'm making some more of the bran muffins because everyone at the party liked my muffins and ate them all. Damn them. I remember telling Jordan that I hoped everyone hated them so I could have them all to myself. Mmmm those muffins. And since they're bran I'm not counting them as "sugar" so I'm not including them in Lent. But I did accidentally eat a brownie tonight and had to talk Danny into eating my fruit crepe for me once I realized what I did. Anyway, I'm gonna spend the day with Rebecca and maybe seeing Valentine's Day with Pam and Sarah. Then to Mosaic. Then hopefully dinner with everyone as a big group. Then homework. I desperately need to pick a new CD cover to redesign for class!


LoveLoveLove all the sweet babes in my life