Dinner Parties are for Adults?

Ok so it wasn't like a formal dinner with lots of people like you see in Gilmore Girls or something. My boyfriend's coworker had Sam (the bf) and I over for dinner with him, his wife, their 3 month old daughter, and his mother in law. And it was the first time I felt like a grown up. We brought the desserts and they made a few traditional Chinese meals. (Adding item to bucket list: learning how to use chopsticks properly, I am the only one who used a fork tonight. What a loser.

It was quite a good night, and I am constantly reminded that going out and partying all night no longer qualifies as fun. (Nothing wrong if you like partying, I just can't handle the staying up so late anymore. Again what a loser). 

Also, got offered a new job (YAY!), won't be able to wear jeans to work anymore. Another step towards adulthood? Maybe. 

And lastly, I joined a softball team. Let's see how this works out for me. Be ready for lots of tales full of failure on my part. I never played softball on a real team, just pick up games with friends in high school. But I'm in this to learn more and make friends right? Right.

Good night everyone. I'm too old to be up this late.

And one more thing...

Two more things for today:


I need help on how to work this blog. I've never toyed with blogs before so if anyone has tips, advice, or anything at all on how to work the layouts or what to add, I would be forever grateful.


Second, I tried indoor rock climbing this weekend with a friend. And oh my god I am sore. I mean who knew how many muscles you have and don't actually use? It was a blast and I'd like to go again but currently I feel like I may die or soreness. I'll work on taking pictures when I go places. I'm not good at doing that but I'll try and get better about documenting things. 


Have a great day!

Introduction

Hi everyone, my name is Erika and this is my first attempt at blogging. I graduated from college two years ago and moved back to Houston to start living my "adult" life. And I've found out it's a lot harder than I thought. I'm pretty sure everyone knows about the crappy economy and how hard it is to get a job that pays well. Or a job at all. This sucks for everyone but especially those of us who watched all our older friends and siblings graduate, get awesome jobs and start living a "grown up" life. Now here I am after two years, I've (finally) moved out of my parents house with my sister. And we're trying to figure out how to make new friends, get new hobbies, and more importantly not end up broke.


What I'd like out of this blog is to document this journey and get feedback from anyone out there on suggestions about what to do, how they've met new friends after the constant social opportunities from college, and how to have a social life without straying from a healthy lifestyle all together.


So let's find out how fun Houston can be and how this post college life can be better than college itself!