just another manic friday...

i went to bed at a normal hour last night (11:00 - the earliest all week), and i've been waking up earlier... and today was no different... but i am thinking it doesn't do me any good to get up early... it takes me longer to wake up and i think i move slower, so i end up getting ready about the same time... BUT, i think i have more time, and it usually makes me late... sad...

i couldn't decide what to wear this morning... but i think i chose a cute outfit... usually fridays are casual friday (i can wear jeans), but i didn't want to brave the jeans today... there is a conference tonight and usually when there are people in the building, we're supposed to dress up like normal... but it's a collegiate ministry conference... do they care if i'm wearing jeans? not at all... but, i don't want to risk it...

so here's what i wear... grey slacks, dress shoes, my red "freestyle" t-shirt (that's what the front says) and my jean jacket... casual, but still dressy... good times... and i fixed my hair different today... if i fix it, i usually just straighten it... today i thought, i'll do something different - so it's more flipped out on the ends... but it took me longer to do... so that made me leave later than i should have...

then...

i get to the top of the hill, where i need to turn left (there's a stop light) after which, i need to turn right immediately to get on the interstate... i was trying to decide if i wanted to go get breakfast - but i thought, "i'm already late..." - so i opted not to do that... and the light was taking forever... i was behind a whole bunch of cars... and usually i don't have to wait that long... so i wait through 3 cycles... and i'm finally the second car in line... and i see what the problem is... the light isn't switching to green when it's supposed to switch... most of the cars were just going... not the car in front of me... we wait for another 2 cycles... and i thought, "should i honk?" - we could TOTALLY go... but i hate honking... so after the second cycle, a car behind me honked(thank you driver!!!) - and we went... but i was more than 10 minutes late to work - almost 15... but when i pulled up, no one in my office was here... no one knows that i was late... which is a good thing... but kind of frustrating - the one time i have a great excuse for being late, i don't even get to use it!!!

i thought i was going to have a slow day... not so much... i think i'll have plenty to keep me busy - and keep me here through the end of the day... i was hoping to leave early...

i have to be here all weekend to cover a conference for the paper... so much for a laid back weekend... fridays aren't supposed to be like this, are they??