You really are the queen of vacation planning, aren't you? Happy birthday!

Pfft. Not boring -- just hurting you when you don't deserve to be hurt. So enough of that and back to happy birthday!

overheard in the office reminded me of ita today:

At least I had a meeting most people showed up to today. I so need to go home now.

And I'm not kidding. I'm at the end of my work rope--not in a bad way. Just in a nothing-left-to-give way. I used to have more.

Kat, you're *tiny*. And I will shake you until you believe it. Aren't you smaller than me now?

I have worked really hard to get to this size and yet when I look in the mirror I don't look different.

Well, you look thinner from here. But you still look like you, which is a good thing in my book. When Cody described you the other day, he said "she's so pretty!" (Seriously.)

I think the handstand and the back handspring are amazing. I don't even have envy, just awe!

Aren't you smaller than me now?

Kat's smaller than me (not that I think of myself as small anymore, but I did at one point in my life). Of course, last time I saw you, you were smaller than me too (well you were way buffer than I am, but also thinner). I guess it makes sense that she'd have to get smaller than me in order to become smaller than you.

Sometimes I even read my junk mail-that-really-isn't.

Holy crap:

The State of Maryland has just announced the most aggressive loan program in their history with the Live Near Your Work PLUS (LNYW+) Program! It offers you a mortgage loan that comes with agrant equal to 3% of your loan amount! Just use any State CDA loan program and purchase a home within 25 miles of your workplace (you can even work in the county and buy in the city!). You must be a first-time homebuyer and income restrictions apply (although they are quite generous!).

Looks like I qualify. Now if only I didn't feel like the future was a fuzzy mess.

The State of Maryland has just announced the most aggressive loan program in their history with the Live Near Your Work PLUS (LNYW+) Program!

Was that an email, Sara? if so, could you forward to me? My friends who just had twins are finally looking to buy and they need to know about that!

Of course, last time I saw you, you were smaller than me too (well you were way buffer than I am, but also thinner).

Not only do I not know what I look like right now (thought I was bigger, went skirt shopping, and sixes were too big), I haven't seen you in forever, so I'm doubly unsuited to judge.

However, Kat is tiny, and I think we can both agree on that.

I just saw my breasts in motion from a few angles (video-conferencing camera, thankfully not transmitting) in this top, and SHIT. I'm that chick. I definitely need to go home, and not wear this top to the office again.

Yep, via the livebaltimore.com people. Er, except my email still isn't working right. But here's the state site: [link] Please pass it along.

I wish them lots of luck!

thanks!