Presumed to be awesome.

Why do weekends only last 2 days? Really, how is it that we have not figured out to make 3 days weekends standard? It's the 21st freaking century, we should have at a minimum evolved to 3-day weekends. I'm just sayin'.

So, while too damn short, the weekend was still a good one.

I got two killer workouts in with the trainer, on Friday then again on Sunday. He righteously kicked my ass with something like a bazillion squats and lunges and then boxing until I couldn't lift my arms. Good times, man. He suggested hot/cold showers to mitigate against the soreness, which are basically what they sound like, one or two minutes as hot as you can stand the water and then one or two minutes of cold water. The blood moving to the surface and back to your core as the temperature changes is supposed to flush out your muscles and promote faster recovery. Since I woke up feeling as if I had been hit by a truck, I decided to try the hot/cold thing. It turns out that hot/cold showers are a torture method worthy of being added to Dick Cheney's repertoire. Dear gods, that was a whole hell of a lot of NOT FUN. But, it is a very effective form of torture as I'm not nearly as sore as I expected to be! \o/

Saturday was for baseball!!! It turned out to be a great game, with my D'backs pulling out a win over the Marlins. Their success ratio is much higher when I'm actually at the game. Given their record this season, I obviously have slacked in my duty as a fan by not attending enough home games. *shakes head* But, in any case, good times at the ballpark on Saturday! It was Chris Snyder bobble head night, so now I have my bb on my shelf and this makes me exceedingly gleeful!!! Chris is still on the DL, but he did spend a good deal of the game being hot at the top of the dugout steps. We were about five rows behind the dugout, so I practically had Chris right in front of my face! Distracting!!! It also turned out to be Tony Clark's last appearance on the D'backs starting lineup, as he was released yesterday. Tony! I'm gonna miss your tall, dark, bald HOTASSNESS!!! *sadface* I'll get pictures up of Chris and Tony and the rest of the boys later tonight. Oh, boys, please try to get your shit together for the second half. Ever hopeful, Me.

So, let's see what else? This week is going to be busy. Lots happening at work. Plus, the Boss Man just asked if I wouldn't mind being featured in the firm's marketing materials. Naturally I agreed -- what better job security can you ask for than to be the face of the firm? But it means a photo session tomorrow, and before that a trip to the salon for some professional help in the hair and makeup department. And that's all on top of the actual work that has to get done this week! Insanity!

I also want to get back to Nia this week, since they moved it to a slightly later time slot so that I can get there after work now. Excellent! And I discovered this dance studio that's very close to where I live that I really want to try out. Check this out. Doesn't that look cool? Pole-dancing! Burlesque dance class! Bellydance! Yoga fusion! I'm so excited to check this place out! I should be able to get out there on Thursday night. Yay! And tonight I'm going back to Weight Watchers. Time to be more mindful of my nutritional decisions. *firm nod*

So, basically, my plan for the week is to cram as much in as possible! Go me! \o/

And, look at that...I made it through an entire post without talking about Adam Lambert. *g*

wendy sent me some surprise!happy day thoughts this morning, and I think they worked, because today turned out much more pleasant than I was expecting. The craptastic morning in court that I was anticipating was certainly busy but went much smoother than I had thought it would.

Then I indulged in a MUCH needed nap this afternoon, and I felt about 200% less crabby after ward. Yay for sleep! Plus, my back which has been a ball of painful spasms all week, has felt really good today. Yay for painlessness!

I also received a whole bunch of books that I recently ordered from Amazon, including the first two books of the King Raven Trilogy. New books make me happy!!! \o/

I spent the afternoon getting quite a bit of work done, while I enjoyed the free MLB Extra Innings baseball coverage that's gracing my t.v. this week. I got to watch the Rangers take the Indians, and there was just SO MUCH PRETTY involved in that baseball game! Ian Kinsler was on fire, man. And, Grady mustered the power of the dimples for a very nice two run homer in the 3rd. Josh was HOT as only Josh can be. And, while Salty wasn't playing, he was lookin' mighty fine just sitting in the dugout! *g* And, proving why I could never buy the Extra Innings subscription and still expect to have any sort of life that wasn't watching baseball, I also watched the Padres pull off a nice win over the Dodgers. *laughs* Man, if I had all this baseball on my screen all the time, I'd never get anything done!

Speaking of baseball, as we do 'round these parts, I'm taking Rianna to her first game of the season tomorrow night. It'll be a family night at the ballpark, with me, my brother, my mom, Rianna and even Rhyan, who is sure to terrorize anyone sitting near us! *laughs*

And since there will be more baseball tomorrow, I thought ( I should post my pictures from the Home Opener )

We paid homage by trekking out to the wilds of Surprise, Arizona, obtaining the appropriate adult beverages, and slathering on plenty of sunscreen. And the Baseball Gods were pleased, for, lo, they smiled upon us and bestowed on us their abundant favor.

In other words, it was an FANTASTIC weekend of baseball, and good friends, and lovely sunshine, and hot men, and cute college boys, and MOAR BASEBALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

_lisalisa_ and azewewish arrived on Friday evening, and after more than an hour of untangling ourselves from the most horrendous airport traffic I've ever had the misfortune to have to navigate, we made our way to Tempe for some yummy Mexican food, really good margaritas, and a lovely evening of talking, laughing and generally getting caught up. Later we came back and watched Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Damn. This show does not disappoint.

Anyway. Baseball. On Saturday we headed out to the Spring Training complex in Surprise -- dear gods, it was far. But we made it and got to see my Diamondbacks break out some whoop ass all over the Kansas City Royals. Man, I had missed my boys and it was damn good to see them on the field. ( Mah BOYSSSS! )

And then after the game the Baseball Gods were benevolent and gifted us with the unexpected bonus of hot college baseball players a college baseball game! The ASU team was playing a series against the University of Kansas Jayhawks and for some reason they were playing out in Surprise instead of on campus. So, naturally, we stuck around to watch the game. Which, incidentally, involved the unavoidable watching of the hot college ball players. What??? We couldn't help it! They were right there! And hot. And, oh gods, so young. *facepalm* And while I'm not admitting to anything, there may have been pictures taken (um, lots of pictures taken *blushes*) of one of the most perfect asses we have ever seen gracing a pair of baseball pants. If the Baseball Gods truly do love us, this boy will indeed make it to the show one day so that we can freely perv over his beautiful backside. But, yes, the college ball players were a lovely surprise in what was already a great day of baseball!

Sunday found us back in the wilds of Surprise for a game between the Texas Rangers and the San Diego Padres. We had awesome seats just behind home plate, which meant we were in the shade and didn't need to lather on the sunscreen. A spring training weekend with no resulting sunburn! Win!!!

There was so much pretty on the field. azewewish is right. The Rangers have THE hottest top of the line-up in the major leagues. I didn't get any great pictures of Michael Young or Ian Kinsler (a down-side to being behind the net), but I did get some pretty good shots of Josh Hamilton and his Tatted Arms of Awesomeness! ( Hello there, Josh! )

In addition to being hot and just a little bit crazy, we discovered that Josh Hamilton is also UTTERLY CHARMING! He stood out by the first base line for the last four innings of the game signing autographs and taking pictures and making himself completely accessible to his fans and just generally being an adorable goofball! I was thoroughly charmed by him and even though he's kind of crazy in his religious fervor, I am such a fan of one Mr. Josh Hamilton now!

I'll also mention that the lovely college boys were again playing after the spring training game, but we had to be grown ups and catch flights and so we weren't able to stay. But were were sorely tempted! Also, I'm pretty sure it was Satan himself announcing the game yesterday, as he kept mentioning, like EVERY FIVE MINUTES, that the pretty college boys would be playing. I'm not sure where we found the willpower to resist, but as everyone made their flights home, we somehow managed. *g*

So, yes, in all it was a great baseball weekend, good times with great friends, lots of baseball, and unexpected blessings from the Baseball Gods!