Girls weekend in AZ

So, this last weekend was Karin's bachelorette party in Scottsdale,
Arizona. It was nice to see the HS girls and lay by the pool. I guess
I forget that the bar scene just doesn't really do it for me (eh, who
am I kidding, never really did it for me), but it was nice to spend
the days relaxing and catching up. The flights there and back were
long, as was the commute home on Sunday night. It did take me until
Tuesday to recover from the jet lag and late nights, but I seem to be
doing ok, so apparently I am not as old as previously thought. Some
highlights from the weekend:

-The US Scrabble Open (national scrabble championship competition) was
being held at our hotel while we were there…I know, random.
-We were at a beautiful hotel, with gardens and 9 pools
-The dry heat
-Finding a dress for the wedding (for me, not the bride).
-Good dinner and company on Saturday night (and for free, too!)
-Finding a secluded pool without children screaming (most of the time).
-Massage chairs at the nail salon.

So yea, all in all, pretty good weekend, not too well rested, but I
didn't expect to be after a weekend of bachelorette fun. I made up for
it this week, by going to bed twice at 9:30pm. 8 hours+ of sleep helps
me be much more productive at work. Ah, and apeaking of work, I am now
officially a NSRC contractor for the fall, being paid some obscene
amount of money to do some statistical work on a survey I have
designed. Yup, I can now officially pay my bills again.
I had dinner with Heidi last night, and then some Coldstones, which we
decided was ok since we both worked out before dinner. We sat on the
fake grass in Silver Spring and dodged soccer balls, and chatted,
taking breaks to talk to Joy and Colleen briefly. Also helped K with
some fashion advice. Pretty much, we did it all. It was fun though,
always nice to catch up with an old friend.
We had an intern lunch yesterday, where they honored us, which was
pretty much the director asking each of us to go around and say what
we have learned this summer. I thought about telling her how I really
felt, but decided I needed to have all my paychecks before I piss off
the director. Don't get me wrong, the internship was fine, it is just
the fakeness of the whole discussion that annoyed me. I was good
though, and returned to my desk without incident.
Otherwise, the week has been nice and slow, just the way I like it. I
am looking forward to a relaxing weekend of sleeping in and doing all
my favorite DC things. Really, this just entails a trip to Alexandria
and some coffee and reading. Shouldn't be too hard to accomplish. I
also have to do some last minute gift shopping, so if anyone wants
anything from this area, speak now, or forever…yea, you know…