It's finally FRIDAY!

Happy Friday you guys!!!

Today is a good day. First, I got ready in record time and got to work in 10 minutes. It was amazing. I'm sure you wonder why that is such a big deal, but here in Gainesville it's almost impossible to get anywhere during the school year (for the university and public school). It usually takes me between 15 and 20 minutes to get to work on a normal school day. I hit one school zone on the way and it's downhill from there. Besides that, my office is located on the same main road as the University of Florida so it's ALWAYS packed. However, today is homecoming and the whole town literally shuts down to celebrate. I've never seen anything like it. Hubby is a teacher and he's snoozing in bed today while I'm working. All the students are out today and a lot of businesses close down. They are serious about their football here, for real!

So then I get to work super early and I'm just in a great mood. The coffee pot is full, I'm ready to start the day. My boss comes by and we all started talking about the offsite team meeting/lunch we're going to have today, and he says, "you know, maybe we should just have it at about 12 and then, gosh, the traffic is going to be so heavy and it's going to be a mess getting back. Maybe we should just head back to our homes after that." I have the best boss ever!

This weekend we're going to relax  on Saturday, although relaxation always seems to evolve into something. Hubby hates sitting around, so we'll probably get into something. I'd love to finish unpacking our guest room and start taping it off to paint. I got a new craft book a couple weeks ago with lots of cool decorations I can make for the room. I'm going to attempt to make a headboard out of fabric, padding and plywood. I also need to make some artwork or something for the walls for that room. Oh, and we have black bookshelves for that room and I want them to be lighter; unfortunately, we tried painting and whatever cheap material they are constructed out of won't paint. They are not worth sanding, so not sure how we'll do that. But maybe I'll find a cool solution for that. The guest bedroom is our next project, so maybe I'll get some of that done this weekend.

Sunday is going to be really fun. We are going to Orlando for the Food and Wine Festival at Epcot! We went last year and it was amazing. They have booths from about 30 countries around the world, featuring food from those countries. Last year we got something from more or less every country and just shared each. It's a great time to just relax, eat some great food and walk around the park. We're meeting our friend Will there who lives near Cocoa Beach.

After Food and Wine, we're splurging on the Not So Scary Halloween Party at the Magic Kingdom! It's a special after-hours event with Halloween themed parade and fireworks, the characters dressed up in Halloween costumes and trick or treat for ALL! We would like to dress up but 1) don't know if other adults are dressing up and 2) have NO clue what on earth we would dress up as. Any suggestions?

Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!