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At last. sweet victory in the battle of Stella vs. Laziness. Today, I finally applied to my first job posting. It took about two months for me to get around to doing it, but I can now say that the job search has officially started.

Sometimes, I disgust myself. For the past two weeks, I would open my resume and cover letter, but keep dodging it. I'd just sit there and stare at the computer screen for a while, then get up and look for something else to do. Anything else! I said I wouldn't blog until I applied to at least one job, so here I am.

I can now proudly announce that the wedding planning has also started. To be honest, I think I'm finally tired of being lazy.

My cousins came to visit over the weekend last week. I had a blast. <-- This pic of the GG Bridge was taken on a boat tour of the city. It was a gloomy day, but it wasn't as cold as it looks here. It was fun being a tourist in the City again.It inspired me to think of a theme for the wedding - San Francisco in the early 1900's. I want it all glitzy with old world columns, sparkles, the works.

This does not mean my life has been drama-free lately. Biggest drama in my life at the moment - A seems to be angry with me for some reason. I've tried to figure it out in my head, but I don't see any reason for her to be mad. She mailed me a birthday card. In it, she wrote, "Happy Birthday and many more to come." That's it. I would think after three years of law school, she would have a little more to say than just Happy Birthday. She doesn't respond to emails, doesn't reply to text messages, doesn't return phone calls, so now I've given up. I just keep thinking, it's Ramadan for her...shouldn't she be in a "holy-er" state of mind? Is it right to be angry and keep grudges during the fasting period? Whatever. I've tried my best, and now the ball's in her court.

Next weekend, my parents and brother are flying up North for a "meet the families" dinner. Yeah, needless to say, I'm not looking forward to it. My parents are freaks -- correction, my dad's a big freak. Danny's parent's are odd. This is going to be one interesting meal, to say the least. If anyone has any ideas on how to make the first meeting of the parents less stressful, please share!

This weekend, Danny and I are finally going to work on remodeling plans. I thought I'd be moved in by October, but I guess that's not going to be the case. Sunday, we have bbq plans with friends. I call them my "new friends" because I don't know them very well. But it's nice to finally be up here and be able to hang out with a consistent group of drama-free people.

I hope today becomes a turning point for me. I can't stand who I've become in the past month. I think I've finally realized that I need to get off my butt...literally.