Blargh

Okay, folks, this week is not my friend.  I try (and sometimes fail) to keep my posts cheery and positive, but I am really not feeling it this week.  We are hosting a major seminar with a partner organization this weekend, and, since Monday, I have felt as though I was hit by a bus.  Yes, I have been preparing for this event for nearly two months, but, for a variety of reasons, this one is going to be stressful right down to the wire, particularly because we (meaning our team) will not have as much control over how the event goes the day of as we typically would with one of our own events.  That is stressful, people!  To add insult to injury, printer/general computer issues have meant that it took me a full work day to print name tags.  Ridiculous.  I was thisclose to sobbing in my office this morning.  Luckily, I finally conquered the network printers, and those suckers are all ready to be put in folders.  To add to my comment about feeling as though I was hit by a bus, one of my coworkers, who I am working with on this event, just got back from a relaxing two-week European anniversary vacation, and she had to come back to this beast of an event.  I feel terrible that she had to come back on such a stressful week! 

That is all of the whining that I will do about that.  Dan and I both had particularly rough work days yesterday, so we were not such a fun bunch last night.  I am a firm believer that, no matter how awful today has been, tomorrow will be better.  I don't think it's healthy to begin a day with a defeatist attitude, so I try to never do it.  Also, I try to give myself things to look forward to after work, because I am pretty good at checking the stress of my day at the door if I have something fun going on after work.  I got together with Cat on Monday and we threw together a delicious pizza at her place, and I got to spend a few wonderful hours with Dan last night after work.  I am meeting up with one of Dan's (who has become one of my) friends tonight for happy hour, and get to see another friend tomorrow night who I have not seen in WAY too long.  All of those things are great.

This is the first week in my relationship with Dan when I have felt as though we really won't get any quality time together, and that has put me in a definite funk.  It is no one's fault that we won't get to spend time together, because, due to Dan's packed social calendar and my stressful event, it just doesn't leave a lot of time for each other.  I of course had a great time last night, but, since we were both coming off of tough days, we were both out of sorts.  He has plans tonight and tomorrow night, and I have to be at my event until 7:30 on Friday night.  We'll meet up after that, but then I am going to need to be at work at 7 on Saturday morning, so we'll only have a few precious hours together (I will also probably be exhausted).  There is the potential for us to possibly meet up for a little bit on Saturday night, but then I am going to see my grandparents for the day on Sunday to celebrate Father's Day, and Dan is golfing.  Harumph, I hate this week...all I want is to see my boyfriend!!!  I said to him toward the end of last night, though, that I have to believe that next week will be better (because that's how I'm getting through this week).  I guess this is life though!  Sometimes life gets in the way of...well, other aspects of life!

Okay, I'm done whining haha.  I'm sure you want happy Kristen back.  Maybe I won't post again until Monday when I'm sure I'll be in a better mood.  Also, I will also note that I do feel bad for whining about not seeing Dan, because I know that I have one regular reader in particular who has lived with her husband for mere MONTHS (and very few months at that) of their two-year marriage because of her husband's job.  I know that one week of not seeing my boyfriend can't even come close to comparing to what she is going through, and I can't even begin to explain how much I admire her strength.  I could take a page out of her book!