Been Busy Lately

I've been kinda busy lately - busy getting ready for my new job, planning an upcoming short road trip with my mom and making sure everything is taken cared of at my current job before I leave.

I went shopping for some new work clothes the other day coz I need to upgrade my wardrobe for this new job. Good thing Old Navy clearance racks were full of great stuff I could actually wear in the office. And it was amazing how quick I found my size!I got a few pants that were originally $34 for an amazing $6! How cool is that! I also grabbed a $40 dollar skirt for half the price. I'm not really a skirt type of a woman but this particular one I fell in love with. So I thought, what the hell, just this time. Just once. Hehehe. When I got to the cash register, the cashier said, "Somebody looks like they need a whole closet of pants!" LOL. Well, she was exaggerating but I bought way more than what I would need, I think. But I was thinking it would be nice to let 3 weeks pass and not worry about laundry. Now, I need to seriously go shopping for some nicer tops. Ones that are on sale, of course.

I've also booked all the hotels for our road trip already. Also booked a rental car since my car just reached it's 100,000th mile mark and no matter how loyal my car was to me in the past, I would never take her through the Mojave Desert all the way to the Painted Desert in Arizona and back to Death Valley again. Once is enough. So I booked a Chevy Malibu which should be a pretty comfortable ride. I wanted a Mustang but they were all sold out. I had to choose between a Toyota Solara and a Malibu but I went for the Malibu coz it's actually a lot roomier. Although it kinda sucks coz the Malibu's engine is a v6 and it will seriously put a dent in my gas budget. I actually requested a Corolla but they were sold out of the Corolla's too so I had to go for the Malibu. Oh well.

Bought new batteries for my mom's camera as well. The Nimh rechargeable ones. She's been complaining a lot lately about spending too much on batteries so I decided to buy her the rechargeable ones with a wall and car charger. I'm sure she'll appreciate the thought.

So I'm almost ready for this road trip. It's been a while since I've been on one so this is gonna be something that I would really enjoy too. We will be heading to Arizona on Friday so my mom can experience the grandeur of one of the Seven Wonders of the World: The Grand Canyon. Then we will probably explore Sedona, the Painted Dessert and if we have enough time, we might go visit the Petrified Forest National Park too. We will then head to Utah to visit Bryce Canyon National Park and Zion National Park too if we have the time. Then we'll head to Vegas so she can see how it's like to be in Sin City. Hehehe. I'm sure she will love it. Two things I like about Vegas: the Fountains of Bellagio and buffets!!!!!!!

On our way back, we'll probably go through Death Valley and explore a little bit. Gotta drop her off by midnight on Monday so this road trip won't be too long. But I'm sure she will enjoy every miute of it. She's only been to the Northern part of California and I know she will so surprised to see a totally different landscape once we get to the dessert. Oh, gotta remind her not to bring warm clothes. It sure will be hot in Arizona and Vegas.

So that's about it. Last few days of my life in a nutshell. Plus episodes of American Idol and House. I watched the season finale of House last night and damn, it's getting really, really good. I love his character so much that it made me so sad to watch the season finale. What am I gonna do with my Tuesday nights now? No more American Idol. No more House - not until the fall season. Gaaaaaah. I guess it's something to look forward to.

Okay. Gotta print out directions for our trip now before it slips my mind. I picked up maps of California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado and New Mexico from the AAA office last Friday but I'd rather print out a mapquest point-to-point direction. Maps are soooooo 19th century. LOL. Maybe someday, when I'm rich enough to buy me a Mercedes SL600 with navigation system I won't have to bother printing directions anymore.

More updates on our road trip next week. :)