It's cold.

After the warm January we've had, we're paying for it now with the cold winds of February. I can't wait till I get my next utility bill.

Seriously, I hate being cold. I don't HATE the cold, I hate BEING cold. To that end, I try and take extra steps to keep that from happening. For one, I have gas heat at home. If I get cold, the gas unit warms things up QUICK. In the car, my seats are heated. I'm tellin ya, that's a requirement if you have leather upholstery. I first got to try heated seats out in Kevin's Expedition and made it a point to be sure the next car I got had them.

Anyway.

Last Thursday I headed to Huntsville for the Hsv. Young Professionals gathering being held this time at the Country Club there. Food was great and the event was well attended. I saw a few people I knew from last time but made many more new friends. At one point, I was discussing x-ray astronomy with an ex-NASA physicist. Ah... an actual intelligent conversation! That was refreshing. I was espcially interested in how the x-rays were finally converted into an image. Very cool stuff. Our welcome at the club expired so we moved it on to Humphrey's where we all reconvened on the outdoor patio. A live band was the providing a nice backgound groove that made the night that much more enjoyable. Took it to the cribizzle shortly therafter since there was another day of work ahead.

Friday kicked off with a photo session for a client in the morning while the afternoon was spent on paperwork and such. That evening I ventured out to the Brick where Tim Tucker and his band were celebrating a CD release. Several of my friends were there who subsequently picked up my bar tab. That was a pleasant surprise. After leaving though, I REEKED of smoke. That always happens there. I got home and tossed it all into the wash right away before crawling into bed.

I had all sorts of things planned for Saturday but the weather threw me a curve ball. I cancelled all the fun stuff and pretty much had a big day of domesticity. I didn't get out at all that day but kept myself entertained. I recall taking a nap or two also.

After church Sunday, Eric and I headed to Hsv. where I stopped in at Best Buy for a hard drive. I ended up getting a few other things as well before getting some lunch. Food was good, checking out was a nightmare.

1st round: My drink and Eric's food was on my check (which was rang up)
2nd round: Check was right but my check got put on Eric's credit card and vice versa
3rd round: Finally right but need to keep a close eye on my bank statement to make sure it comes out right.

Wrapped up the day taking a friend to dinner that was in town to visit her family. All in all, a good weekend.