Styx -- you rock my world!

Another great summertime week here....it's hot and humid and just how St. Louis should be in July and to top it off its been a great week for me personally. Tuesday was a good day at work. It was busy because of it being a shortened week and because I had to start producing June's financials for all 4 companies, but I made it through the day and was ready to party Tuesday night. I knew I didn't have to get up early for work the next morning because it was the 4th of July so I told M that we should plan on sitting out and having a few beers on my deck or at her house -- she agreed with me and we made it a point to get out of the office on time that afternoon to start our holiday off right. So after work, I headed to M's. We were going to sit on the deck, but one of her sons had just finished cutting the grass and stuff was flying around so we decided to sit inside and listen (actually sing along) to an awesome CD and talk and have a few beers. About 10:45 we were both dragging and hoping to get our second wind so she laid back on the sofa and I laid back on the love seat and we were both out for a 10 minute cat nap. That's what working all the time does to us though! Finally I decided that I wasn't going to get a second wind and that I should be getting home because 4th of July was going to be a busy day.

The 4th of July was awesome! I got up and leisurely got ready. It was definitely nice not to have to get up early and get ready for work. Josh sent me a text message wishing me a happy 4th of July and I sent a few back to him keeping him updated on everything going on up here in the Lou. Later in the afternoon, my bro Ryan, his girlfriend Magen and his friends were coming to hang out and go to the Styx and Def Leppard concert with me so I decided to go to Target and buy a new cooler for our float trip next week and to pick up a card and gift for M for her two-year anniversary at work before they got here. I got back just in time for everyone to come over and the rest of the day passed by in a blur. We went swimming in my pool for about an hour before it decided to pour down rain and I got to horse around with my bro just like when we were younger. We all came back in once we decided the rain wouldn't stop and my bro and I started preparing our exquisite dinner. If there is one thing my bro and I have in common above everything else, is our fascination with cooking. He had called me a few days before everyone was coming over and asked if I'd pick up some chicken breasts and he'd bring over the potatoes and corn on the cob and we'd just have a feast at my apartment. It was a blast and our meal turned out perfect!
Just about everyone napped while watching Mythbusters and then it was time to hit the concert! So we piled into my car and headed out to Riverport. What can I say...the concert was amazing once again! I love that venue and Styx was stellar as always. Tommy Shaw still looks awesome out there rocking the place. Def Leppard was really good too, even though I didn't know many of their songs. I did hear "Pour Some Sugar On Me" though and I was pleased.
It was definitely a late night though and I did my best to get out of the parking lot as fast as I could because I knew I had to be up for work very early the next morning and I needed a decent amount of sleep. We got back to my apartment about midnight and everyone left to go find a late-night snack and I went to bed.

Thursday was a normal day at work and I just came home to crash because I was still tired from the night before. But, Friday was a different story. It was a busy day at work but it flew by and before I knew it, it was time to go. Last night, S, M and I decided to plant flowers at M's house because she's hosting the graduation party for S's son in a couple weeks. We planted the flowers, drank a few beers and tried to plan everything out for the party. I always have a blast hanging out with M and S -- they are two of the most caring and nicest women I know and I'm extremely lucky to have them as friends. I left M's about 11:30 and got home to just head right to bed once again.

That brings me up to today and I'm not sure what's in store for today yet. I probably should clean up around my apartment a bit and do my laundry and maybe I'll lay out in the sun and try to get a base tan before I go floating on Tuesday. Nothing like getting burnt because I haven't gotten much color lately. I'm looking forward to the float trip and the antics of my bro and his friends and I'm sure I'll have some sort of update from all of that later next week.

Hope everyone has a great weekend!