Congrats on getting through the week! It’s FRIDAY!

Honestly, I’m pretty surprised I made it to Friday without pulling all of my hair out. Check out what this week has included:

- Houston heatwave (slash thunderstorms).
- Work overload. <– understatement
- European vacation preparation.
- Reality TV deprivation.
- Enormous lack of sleep.
- Never-ending to-do lists.
- Zero time for workouts.
- Bills.

Sounds pretty unbearable, right?

I did, however, manage to sneak in some fun this week and meet this lovely lady for some tasty wine and snacks. And let me tell you, boy did I need a drink. We went here and truth be told, this place never disappoints. If you live in Houston, GO THERE. Oh, but avoid the ketchup at all costs–they make it in-house and even the waiter told us to steer clear of it. To put it gently, it’s nothing like Heinz. Otherwise, BIG thumbs up on the menu and wine. Delish.

Can you believe it’s almost AUGUST? How are we already in the eighth month of the year?

Hey 2010, SLOW DOWN.

And since I love, love, LOVE the summertime–and this weekend’s going to be 100+ degrees (no, I’m NOT kidding)–I plan on enjoying every last bit of summer outside (with occasional dips in the pool and trips for snow cones) while it lasts.

So what’s on this weekend’s agenda?

- Margaritas + fajitas.
- Loui + dog park.
- Loui + grooming.
- Sun + pool + friends.
- Haircut.
- Dinner and movie date with good gal pal.
- Friend’s engagement brunch.
- Shopping for European vacation.
- Finish current book: Eat, Pray, Love.
- Anything else my little heart desires.

Oh, and I’m seeing Dinner for Schmucks on my gal-pal date because it looks HILARIOUS.

What do you have planned for the weekend?

Whatever you do, I hope it’s FABULOUS. Cheers!

- L

So today I went to Tiny Boxwoods. Not sure how I’d never been there before considering it is less than 5 minutes from my office, less than 5 from my apartment and the yummiest place ever. Have you been there before? It’s almost like you aren’t in Houston, but really, you are! What a great treasure. (Not to mention I had a salad with delicious steak on it. HEAVEN.) So glad my friend Jamie took me there. It’s soon to become my new obsession.

In the meantime, I’m working on the next issue of the magazine as the entire team scrambles to get it finished in time. We always pull it off with a bang though! And I truly have no doubt that this issue will be just the same.

Besides my amazingly tasty lunch and deadlines, Saturday is quickly approaching, which means NeoCon in Chicago is just around the corner and I am oh so excited. I can’t wait to see all the new industry products out there and make some new friends and colleagues. And of course the other plus to Chicago is that I get to see all of my best friends from college who I haven’t seen in a year! And they get to meet my special someone too! Excited for a great trip.

So much to do before Saturday…

As my dad always says–ttfn!

- L