This week has been hell when it came to getting sleep. I probably got a total of two to three hours a night while continually waking up during those “sleeping hours”. Last night I slept less than two hours and was thankful for London and I’s different time zones. We texted while I surfed Reddit until I fell back asleep. Sadly the alarm rang ten minutes later and soon enough, I was out the door.

Work went by so fast since. I sat outside and worked with Erin and Joel while they ate their lunch. I left a little early to pick up Noah from my old job and headed to our usual spot, Jollibee, for a late lunch. The whole ride to there and while standing in the long line, I updated him about everything that’s been going on since I last saw him at the beginning of January.

Then he goes and talks about his stuff while we finished eating and while we drove to The Mad Potter. He painted an elephant mug for the girl he’s going to ask out Monday, and I painted a vase/cup type thing because I had no clue what to paint and it was one of the cheapest options.

We finally finished hours later. He kept asking for my artistic opinions on what to do with his elephant and it turned out super cute. There is even inscriptions on the inside which she will love! I just went the simple route and painted in the geometric shapes. Hopefully they come out okay. Mum or June can possible use it as flower pot!

Before taking him home, Noah treated us to Chick-fil-a ice creams. Did you guys know they have three different sizes? Same size cone but the swirl is either kids, small, or large. We both opted for the kids size and I cannot even imagine what the large would be like.

I dropped him off and although I had invites to some places, I declined. I did agree to thirty minutes of Switch play online with Mallory but my forgetfulness resulted in crushed plans due to an uncharged Switch. Whoops.

I’ve opted to work on some online training from a cloud-based software company instead of going out to party. My company will be using this and I’d like to get a jump start so I can get a better idea of what this can do for our team and start throwing out solutions to our issues. I could block out time every day to take these during work hours but it’s just been a bit too hectic so I’m trying to do them whenever I can.

If this is how I end up spending my three day weekend, I don’t think I’d mind one bit.

A few months back, some work emails between me and another company surfaced a separate email from one of the ladies to ask if I was from Hong Kong. Because she was and she doesn’t really get to “meet” any other Cantonese speakers. She then shared she used to live in Houston until recently having to move to Colorado. We became friends on Facebook, traded mobile numbers, and once in a while, we will have niceties.

Today I get a text from her that she and her old calculus student added one another on Facebook and saw that her student had a mutual friend with me. I’m not too certain how she found this out but I didn’t question it. Small world. The mutual friend I have with her student was Ashy, Scruffy’s dad. And I come to find out, Scruffy’s cousin is the student.

It’s crazy how everyone is connected, one way or another. And even though it’s been a while, seeing those names flood memories back and takes you to another place and time.

Work has been a rollercoaster this week. So many people are out on vacation or sick that it’s stressful being “one of the only ones” that can fix the issues. And I don’t even know everything since I’m still pretty new.

I haven’t been hungry all week but when Wacko and Erin asked if I wanted to go to lunch with them and Monica, I was just glad to be able to get away, off-campus and enjoy conversations about anything BUT work. We went down a few memory lane trips since I’ve known Wacko since 2007 and Monica since 2008. Erin was the latest, 2013 I believe.

Luckily tomorrow is Friday, which I’m more than likely going to leave early if shiet doesn’t hit the fan again. Three day weekend. Next week will be a three day work week before having another three day weekend. Why can’t every week be this way?

Rizzo hasn’t been himself since I got home from work yesterday. No following me around, no jumping for joy, no wanting to go potty, no walking up the stairs, no eating or drinking. And this morning he didn’t want to get out of bed and was shaking violently.

I was hoping it’ll pass by the time I got home today but no change and on top of it all he kept hiding under things. For anyone that knows him well enough, they’ll know how strange it is to have a quiet car with him inside.

I’ve been at the emergency pet clinic for over two hours now and they’re going to rule it a back injury and have given me medications. No jumping and we have to limit his walking.

I keep telling myself he’ll be okay but I also think about Daisy and how we all thought it wasn’t as big of an issue and she would be okay and I just can’t stop thinking. Hoping he has a speedy recovery and back to his old self soon.

I finally went back to work today. Still a cough but much less. It felt a bit weird being back after being out for so long but it also felt kind of right. I am glad I worked from home though because there was definitely less to do when I got back!

Upon arriving to work Delisha messaged me to meet her halfway to pick up my birthday present from her. She told me she was making cornbread dressing so I thought she was just going to give me a little bit in a tupperware and was surprised when she gifted me the entire pan! I am full and happy!

Maria handed me a tiny card and I found a $50 Starbucks gift card for putting part of the presentation together and presenting at the townhall. I wished it was a gift card for the cafe because bacon but work Starbucks is better than nothing.

Erin surprised me with a present after lunch. It was all wrapped with a nice bow. I’ve always wanted one of these though I’m never sure if it actually works or not. I am keeping it at work so others can enjoy it as well. This one is by far one of the cuter ones I’ve seen and I like the tiny size.

London sent me a screenshot of this. I doubt they’ll rewrite and reshoot season 8 of Game of Thrones but I cannot help but laugh and also feel sad that this is happening.

After work, Sissy came to drop off the pups and I went to get a manicure with her since she wanted to get her nails done.

Now to enjoy episode 3 of Westworld.

Started off the day with an avocado and oozy egg croissant a la me. I made Grandma a scrambled egg bagel sandwich which she thoroughly enjoyed.

I worked for a little over five hours before calling it a day.

Sissy recommended Aurea Salon so I went and checked it out. I was surprised how great their neck massage was while shampooing. Other than the bangs being a little short everything overall went well.

I stopped by Nothing Bundt Cake and picked up my free birthday bundt and was surprised when she didn’t ask for my id to confirm.

I had a $15 off coupon to Loft and decided to make a last minute decision to stop by. I was lucky to find two discounted items that I’m excited to wear. I can’t help to think how freaking adorable their spring bags are!

I stopped by World Market, stocked up on some presents then went and got my pedicure from Serenity Nails.

I came home to a lovely Tiff’s Treats surprise. I was a bit confused since no one really had our address but was relived and quite surprised to see if was from Jenny. So many cookies! This girl be cray. Wishing she was with me to enjoy them though!

Timothy texted and asked if I wanted crawfish for dinner and asked my family too. It ended up being me, him, John, and Dad. Freaking delicious and perfect. I can never say no to free crawfish!

We went home and cut the free bundt cake just so I can make a wish.

I noticed a package by the door and found that Lily had shipped me an I love and miss you Sherpa throw. I cannot wait to use it!

Thanks to everyone this weekend and today, for all the surprises and love, for all the texts, phone calls, and DMs. They are all appreciated.