3 times.

I am having a not-so-good day thus far, so I thought I would dive into the blogger world for a bit. After reading my blogs, I came across 3 times...nothing like getting your mind off work and personal stuff to blog.

3 names I go by:

1. Julez

2. Julie

3. Baby

3 jobs I have had:

1. Lifeguard

2. Billing Coordinator

3. Facility Manager

3 places I have lived:

1. Katy

2. San Marcos

3. Austin

3 drinks I love:

1. Water

2. Cherry Coke (Preferably from Sonic)

3. Corona Light

3 shows I love:

1. House

2. House Hunters

3. The Office

3 places I have visited:

1. Italy

2. Turks and Caicos

3. All the US Virgin Islands

3 places I would like to visit:

1. Morocco

2. Switzerland

3. New Zealand

3 people that text me regularly:

1. Eric

2. Leah

3. Mom

3 of my favorite old shows:

1. Seinfeld

2. Golden Girls

3. Full House

3 favorite dishes:

1. Carbonara

2. Tacos al Carbon or Chicken Fajita tacos

3. Spagetti and meatballs

3 makeup products I can't live without:

1. Moisturizer

2. Lipgloss

3. Loreal Voluminous mascara in jet black

3 things I am looking forward to:

1. A long weekend

2. Getting a tan even if I have to sit in the backyard naked (ha!)

3. Rita's opening

Dressed Corona Light, please.

Happy Cinco De Mayo! What are we celebrating anyways? My lineage\heritage has 0% Hispanic blood...it's quite comical that I am excited to eat Mexican food as well as drink an ICE COLD CORONA LIGHT, DRESSED. Aw. I need an excuse to partake in such caloriefilledohmygoodnessineedtogotothegymstat fun.
Ranting. My company is about 90% men, 10% women. The men are nerds and really cannot even speak whilst looking at someone in the eyes. The women cannot stand one another and cause days of drama. It's pathetic. It's total jealousy. It's rather annoying. An employee nicely told me that her boss told her too many people stand at her desk and chat during the day. I was included in the mess, however, I am the Facility Manager and have to escort people from the front desk. I kind of don't have a choice. Also, I like to take a few strolls during the day and stop to chat with people I actually like...is that a problem, Boss lady?!? I think communication on a friendly matter is just as important as communication on a business matter. People can be friends and talk about their weekends, their hobbies and their laughs. It's normal, I think. Perhaps, it's not? I think the whole thing goes back to the beginning...JEALOUSY. Jealous over the fact that 2 individuals, whom are female actually CAN get along just fine. Get real, Boss Lady. You don't run this roost and you will definitely not run mine!
Ranting #2. We are members at 24 Hour Fitness in the ATX. I usta love the gym and usta to love swimming, sitting in the sauna, riding the bikes and watching others. NOW, I absolutely hate it. The gym is DISGUSTING. The people are DISGUSTING. The place gives me the total creeps. Most equipment seems to be broken everyday to include the sauna. It's quite frustrating. E came home yesterday morning and asked, "ohmygoodness, did you see the pool this morning?" "No, honey I didn't." "Good thing cuz it was white." Sick. I got up this morning at 520am...drove to the gym...to swim and lo-and-behold the water was extremely cloudy. I didn't have my other clothes to workout, so I jumped in the pool to do my 50 minute workout. I became clausterphobic...yea...clausterphobic from the murkiness and not being able to see 2 inches in front of my eyes. Yack. I continued to swim thinking to myself...well, if I croak or have an arm fall off, at least someone will see this nastiness. E came home after me and said his throat hurt from the pool, ha. Terrible, I tell ya. He also mentioned how gross the sauna smelt and how mold spores were growing rapidly on the floor and the cedar. We are done. He took pictures and posted them on 24 Hour's facebook page. He is going to send an email to the GM and the higher ups...totally going to smear the gym. I totally agree with him because it really could affect someone's health! Sidenote, I think we are going to join Lifetime Fitness. It's a little more expensive, but we go 4-5 times a week...I feel it's worth it. Anyone a member there?
All in All, it's going to be ok cuz I get to eat Mexican food and drink a Corona Light tonight.

Ok, Ok. Let's play catch up!

It's been busy in the Jensen household!

We celebrated our 5 year wedding anniversary on April 2nd! It was a fabulous night with great food and better wine. We try to buy eachother gifts that are the "True Anniversary Gifts," so this year the options were wood, daisies and turquoise. E bought me the most beautiful bouquet of white Callalillies and pink Daisies. I bought him some clothing with blue and turquoise. We talked about old times (9 years worth) and the new times ahead...I am blessed beyond belief to call E my husband.

A dear friend of E's married the love of his life at the Hyatt Lost Pines. This wedding was

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I mean, they had a fire works display over the pool which was better than the 4th of July fireworks Austin shows at Zilker Park. Since we are unable to take our annual 2 week Carribbean trip this year, we decided to make a minivacay out of the wedding weekend. We ate, drank, swam, golfed, took walks, talked, danced, spa'd and RELAXED! It was a remarkable weekend spent with great company. (And yea, the Hyatt has a legit slide!)

We have received a building permit for Rita's!!! After 4 months, the construction has begun and is moving right along. We are looking to have the Grand Opening on May 29th!!! We cannot be more excited to REALLY start the journey of business ownership.

Overdrive.

The most beautiful weather has arrived in the great state of Texas! The wind blows, the trees whistle, the grass is turning green, the smell of fresh cut grass is in the air, neighbors are planting bright pink flowers to match their bright purple front doors, traffic is dying down, the Jeep top is off, little red cheeks will be apparant and the list goes on and on. I heart this time of year (can you tell?) hence why we chose to marry in Spring. Crawfish boil, beer pong, flip cup, Irish pubs and weddings will be filling our days in the near future. Amen.
Life is moving along just plain and dandy. We have received an approval for Building and Mechanical from City of Austin. The most red-taped business in the world, I hate them and I hate their ways...I digress. We received a rejection on the Electrical...um yea, the most important part of a buildout. The Electrical is being resubmitted as we speak and now we just wait...and wait...and wait...and wait...and wait...rip someone's ear off...and wait...cause a huge scene and tell someone they are worthless...and wait. Hopefully, we will receive an approval on the Plumbing part as well in the next couple of days. We cannot wait to open and get fat on Rita's.
Happy Spring folks! (PS. I need to take some kill'a pictures, I don't have any recents. Tear.)

Love day.

We had the BEST weekend! I love LOVE day. I try to focus on loving E everyday of the year, but it's especially special on Valentine's weekend. :)
On Saturday we went to Austin Land and Cattle Company (Nothing to do with Texas Land and Cattle, BTW), the food was DELISH. We had eaten there quite some time ago with my parents and we loved the ambiance, so rather than going to a chain steakhouse we chose here. Any restaurant that serves escargot is on the top of my list (and of course the best Xtradirty martini helps)!
After din-din we went to one of our new finds, OPA! which is a new wine\coffee bar. The owner is Greek, ha, as if I needed to tell you that. Opa! is an old house which they renovated into a quaint little place with reds and whites. I heart this place...I can't wait for Spring, so we can drink Sangria while playing bocce ball. Heaven.
When we got home, E surprised me with a dozen of the most beautiful red roses I have ever seen! Sunday came quickly and of course I made E an amazing breakfast. We went to Rita's. We took Marley to Lady Bird Lake to walk and he didn't make it but half way...he kept wanting to be picked up (yes, just like a 2 year old). We ended the night with my homemade Carbonara, a fire and wine. It was a perfect weekend!

Updates of sorts.

Good stuff around this household.

Date nights. In store training for Rita's. A dog that will not stop hacking. Gray hair growing like a weed ontop of this-here head. Cramping that I cannot put a finger on at this moment. Skinny vanilla lattes (almost everyday, shhh...don't tell the husband). Swimming\Or dry land @ 5:15am. Spring clothes shopping. Anticipating a business opening. Planning a company wide move. Ontop of planning the actual move, how about planning an outfitting of 80k sq ft (that makes me want to vomit). Photo shoot with Ice Guy. Weddings. Birthday parties. Wedding showers. Budget cutting. Car searching. Family visits. Stress...Stress...Stress...oh yea, did I mention stress. And that about sums up my life the past few weeks.

I think my favorite update is: Photo Shoot with Ice Guy. E and B had to purchase an Ice Guy outfit. It literally looks like a gigantic Rita's ice cup. A dear friend of ours agreed to dress in the suit. We bought him lunch and a few beers prior to the shoot. HE WAS PERFECT! He was quite hungover from the night before and was acting tired and boring until he put the ice guy over his head. He suddenly became this character. A character with a special voice, entertaining movements. He had people stopping on the side of the road to take pictures of him. We went to the store location, the University of Texas Tower & stadium, of course The Texas Capitol and lastly, Lady Bird Lake. It was a fun filled day! We had perma-grins on the whole day which caused us each to have headaches, but of course it was very exciting to see the joy and interest about Rita's!

If I were...

If I were a month, I would be December.
If I were a day of the week, I would be Saturday.
If I were a time of the day, I would be 6:30pm.
If I were a planet, I would be Mars.
If I were a sea animal, I would be a dolphin.
If I were a direction, I would be Northeast.
If I were a piece of furniture, I would be a bed.
If I were a liquid, I would be Corona Light.
If I were a gemstone, I would be a diamond (duh.)
If I were a tree, I would be a Japanese Maple.
If I were a tool, I would be a paint brush.
If I were a flower, I would be a callalilly.
If I were a kind of weather, I would be an early Spring day.
If I were a musical instrument, I would be a trumpet.
If I were a color, I would be gray or pink.
If I were an emotion, I would be grace.
If I were a fruit, I would be a watermelon.
If I were a sound, I would be a waterfall.
If I were an element, I would be water.
If I were a car, I would be a Maybach.
If I were a food, I would be a chip with a tad bit of salsa.
If I were a place, I would be a vineyard in Italia.
If I were a material, I would be cotton.
If I were a taste, I would be salty.
If I was a scent, I would be Blvgari.
If I were an object, I would be a cabinet.
If I were a body part, I would be an ear.
If I were a facial expression, I would be a smile.
If I were a song, I would be a country tune.
If I were a pair of shoes, I would be flip flops.
What would you be?
I stole this from Glamorous Newlywed.