Another beautiful weekend

We have had another busy week here in California. I worked extra hours, as seems to be the standard lately, but had some unexpected news. I will be getting a raise from now until my first anniversary (which is June 11) and then another one on my first anniversary. Also, their rate for "odd hours" has raised quite a bit, which is nice. I stayed late (until 8 pm) on Thursday, so it will be nice to know that I will be getting compensated appropriately. They are trying to talk me into coming in on Saturdays to do evals to keep up with demand, but so far, I am not thinking I will do that. My weekends are too precious =).
Saturday, we initially had planned to go to the beach in La Jolla, since it was going to be 85 degrees out there. However, if you heard about the shark attack, that was north of where we were going, and they did not want to have people in the water, so we decided to wait and go another time. Instead, Nick decided to get his birthday present early (his birthday is next Saturday), so we went to Best Buy and he picked out an iPod. I can't believe we are finally in this century. It has certainly been fun to play with. We got one of the larger memory ones, so we both can have things on it, and I guess we will have to fight over who gets to use it ;).
Then, after a grueling search for work shoes around Riverside (I wear tennis shoes), I decided that I needed to go over to Redlands to DSW and check out getting a deal. Before I went in there, I went into the Kohl's right next door and found exactly what I wanted. For some reason, our Kohl's here in Riverside always looks like it has been ransacked and it never has what I want! So, I was happy with that trip. It was a hot day, so I was happy to have my mocha frappuccino from Starbucks.
Today, we have done our normal errands and just got back from the pool. I think it is warmer today, but there is a small layer of clouds, so it doesn't feel as hot. I napped while we were over there and actually spent some time in the water. It was a nice afternoon.
This week is nothing exciting, but Nick will be out of town Tuesday and Wednesday for a work retreat. I bought myself a nice frozen pizza for Tuesday night, so I think it will be nice to eat junk ;). Next weekend, we will celebrate Nick's birthday (method yet undetermined). He wants to go up to the mountains and do a hike up by Big Bear Lake, which does sound nice. It shouldn't be too cold. Maybe next week I will have some pictures for you!!!
Have a good week!