1 bottle of Cab + sale at Macy's = :)

I'll skip the pleasantries and just say that today started off a little rough.

My 4 mile morning commute to the office took over an hour {thank you DC Metro}, and I was once again reminded how Corporate Recruiting has it's ups and downs. Out of 80 resumes I screened today, I scheduled interviews with *maybe* 6 candidates, and I had to read cover letters like this:

"I'm a great sale person because I am dedicated and have patients".

I read resumes like this:

"I have over 15 yrs experience in marketing customer service administrator I am in need of employment I have allot of skillz and i'm a very quick learner.... I can start work asap...... Plz contact me ...my resume would not load on your system but I'll have it upon the interview! Thank you for the opportunity!"

And I conducted a phone interview where the candidate quoted Egon from Ghostbusters 2. I shit you not. And here's how he used it:

Candidate: "You know that scene from Ghostbusters 2 where Egon says 'Print is dead.'"?
Me: "Umm... no, I don't think I remember that scene."
Candidate: "Ok, well I used to use that line on my in-person client visits all the time."
Me: "Hmm... interesting! Well... I appreciate your time on the phone today! I think that wraps up my questions. I'll be in touch".

My only saving grace for this Monday was the fact that a) There was a beautiful sunset tonight...

And b) I drank an entire bottle of wine last Wednesday night and needed to buy a few wedding gifts for our friends. Everyone was registered at Macy's, so I went to their website to buy a few goodies, and I noticed they were having a sale.

Fast forward to this evening:

Me: {opening the front door} "Hey Baby! You're home early!"
Zeke: "Umm... Kate... why do you have a dolly? Full of boxes?"
Me: "Well, I told you Macy's had a great sale online last week, and I bought some stuff. But we needed it ALL. You knew that."
Zeke: "I thought you were just getting 'a few small things'".
Me: "I know... but I got an extra 15% off and free shipping! Awesome, huh??"
Zeke: {Says nothing, shakes his head}

But really... we needed new sheets... and tupperware... and Martha Stewart herb preservers... and... wait for it...

A Petite Gourmet Portable Gas Grill... DUH!
{For the patio, of course}

On a scale of 1-10, my level of excitement in the picture above is an 11. It's been almost 2 years since we've had a grill!! It's propane based, portable, and I guarantee you it will cook a damn good steak. Zeke finally came around... our little R2D2-esque grill is pretty sweet. And the sheets are... ahem... 600 count egyptian cotton. When those bad boys go on sale, you snatch them up. Even Mr. Smith knows that.

In addition to my kitchen gadget excitement, the rest of the Macy's moment of weakness finally finished off our apartment decorating. I haven't posted pics of the new digs in a while... here are a few to show you the progress! I took most of these last night, so please forgive the lighting.

Where the magic happens.

The fruits of the my weekend labor: our study is finally moving-box free! 

Bar

Blurry bar

Living room

Favorite part of the apt: my handsome hubby on the couch :)

Master BR- the new sheets & euro shams aren't pictured. Love them, though!

The smallest closet I've had in a really long time.
I deferred to Pinterest for some storage tips!

So now that the Casa de Smith is back up and running, we are ready for out next round of visitors and are currently accepting reservations :)

Night night!