In Deep End Without Floaties

Hey everyone, sorry for the mini vacation on blogging...okay here's a brief recap of what has happened in two days.

Yesterday was my last day of "freedom" before I started my design job. I spent most of it watching "American Idol" reruns on Youtube (my addiction). I know that sounds lame but I was trying to be lazy and it sounded fun. At 5:30 I took the boys to a stationary store to buy their school supplies. The shop is a hole in the wall run by this nice man named Mossimo. The store was so crowded with parents and kids that there was a line going outside. After waiting our turn we bought all the essentials we needed and headed home. Pat and Alberto planned to go bike riding for an hour so they entrusted dinner to me. I have cooked for the boys before and make my lunches but I wasn't really prepared to make dinner for the whole family especially when the menu was already set. Alberto told me to cook roast beef, zucchini and pasta with pesto. I was scared cause I've never cooked roast beef, but Alberto TOLD me to cook it for one hour. When they got back from their ride dinner was served...kind of. I made just enough pasta for the boys but they wanted more and were mad that I didn't fix more (Cinderella apologized), the zucchini shrank so there was only enough for Pat and Alberto and one small serving each, and turns out that the roast beef was only suppose to be cooked for 20 minutes not an hour!! But I still testify Alberto told me an hour...suprisingly enough the meat wasn't too tough just more than they prefer. I only ate a banana because I had planned to go running with Andrea. So my first experience with cooking for all of them was like swimming in the deep end without floaties for the first time; I didn't drown just a little water logged. While they ate I met Andrea and we went for a run through the park. This was amazing therapy because the cooking stressed me out so it was nice to run it off. We ran for thirty minutes (I know I was a little suprised myself) and then we walked for awhile to cool down. By the time I got back it was time to go to bed and get ready for my new job.

My first day of work was great. Even though I didn't do much design work it still felt good to be in a design studio (nothing like the smell of fabric samples in the morning....) I spent most of the day trying to get logged onto the server and am still not connected. I love my Mac but it makes it very hard because the rest of the world still uses Windows....but if they only knew how amazing Macs are...enough preaching....I was briefed on what projects are being worked on and what exactly I will be doing. I am excited beacuse I actually get to help design several projects as well as do all the finish work for an exisiting project, not to mention all the final drawings for a flat in London. I can tell that I am going to be very busy but I will get some great experience.

After work I took the boys to the park and sat with Nonna Deana and another Nonna. I love hanging out with them (even though I don't always understand them) because I feel like I am in a Woody Allen movie or something. They are your sterotypical Italian grandmothers; fast talking-hand waving-loud laughing women. I know that life is a race and we are all running after the prize but after today I learned that the pace of the marathon was turned up a notch. I am turning in early tonight so I can function tomorrow and finish the day with a decent lap time.