I thought I would take a break from planning our (meaning my brother, sister, and I) trip for a moment. Let me tell you 4 cities in 3 countries requires a lot of coordination of modes of transportation and hotels. I finally have the days locked in so now the hotel search can begin. Wow..is Paris is expensive! Even more so than Rome. I think I am just going to stay with where I have stayed before in Rome..that is always safe. But yes..I am getting excited about our trip...3 days in Paris, 3 days in Venice, 3 1/2 days in Rome, and 3 days in Ireland..then I am staying 4 additional days in Ireland. Hey..who knows when I will make it back over there?

Other than that...trying to catch up on wedding..and meeting with potential brides. I have doubled my bookings at this time last year. It is exciting to see the business slowly take off the ground. How terrific would it be to do that all the time???

Men versus boys. In my recent dating encounters I have realized this distinction is crucial. I only want to day men I have decided..however how can one make this determination? At first I thought age..but then I was like no..I know some men well past 30 that are still definitely boys. At work we decided I should go back to pursuing my doctorate and make that my research area. I will make an empirically validated measure to determine the level of maturity and dating development of the male. Haha. Can you see me pitching that in an PhD interview? On another note - let me vent. The most frustrating part of dating someone new for me is the anxiety that is attached. I hate the not knowing what is going on, on their end. And dude you can't ask. Not too quickly you know. And in general I feel like I am good at reading people - but men..especially when they are in my personal life is a whole other ballgame. I feel like I need a translator in my ear (like the delegates wear at the UN) where when the guy speaks I have a translation coming through. Example: Guy states: We will talk soon. Translator: Not a snowballs chance in...you get the point.


That's me these days.:-)