excuses, excuses.

I haven't been the best blogger lately, and I wish I had a great excuse. I wish it was because I've been really busy, but I haven't really been any busier than usual. I'd like to say that maybe it's because nothing going on in my life, but actually there's quite a bit going on. And really, I think the reason is that I'm somewhere in between. I'm not overwhelmed with life, and I'm not bored-- I'm just coasting along right now, and that might be just about perfect. Monday thru Wednesday are pretty much wholly devoted to school with a coffee date or dinner plans thrown in here and there. Thursdays and the weekend were once wide open, but as the semester speeds to a close and the Mercury in the thermometer continues to climb, people seem to be getting into something of a frenzy. Every weekend seems booked by family plans, roadtrips, Easter (my fave!), and so on. It's hard not to get excited just thinking about it all.

What I'm saying is, I've reached a very, very happy equilibrium in my life it seems and quite on accident at that.

It's hard not to be excited knowing that this time tomorrow I'll be nearing the coast. Beach trips have long been my mother and my means of escape from reality, and with a 20-page paper turned in last night, I'm very much ready to lay on the warm sand and read, read, read. Meanwhile, for Dad, the beach is the perfect opportunity for him to capitolize on a captive audience: that is, drag Mom and I to one movie after another. Perfectly fine with me, as long as it's not in the daytime hours.

Also exciting: WICKED is coming back to Birmingham. Okay, yes, pretty much this time next year... BUT still very, very exciting. I'm listening to the soundtrack at this very moment. And I may or may not be attempting to match Idina Menzel note for note... I can assure you that the key word there is "attempting." Something else I'm sure of, the people in the neighboring offices are having some wicked thoughts of their own about me right now...

Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be on my way... I have an hour of office work, four hours of class, a coffee date, and celebratory drinks with a friend who just passed her comps tonight. Then laundry and packing, and I'll be beachbound.

Hang ten, broskis.