My weekend was pretty good. I really didn't do a whole bunch. I take that back, I did stuff but it was mostly inconsequential things.
Friday afternoon, after the work BBQ and such, I went home, threw laundry in the wash and then went to the gym. Nach der Gymnasium, I went home and took a 3 hour nap. It was awesome. Consequentially I was ten minutes late for BF's softball game, but it was alright. The weather was perfect so I enjoyed the game and sitting in the sun. After the game we went home and showered the softball field dust off and put our party clothes on because one of BF's cohort friends was having a birthday party. We ventured downtown to the Gypsy and were entertained by the masses of inebriated karaoke singers. It was hysterical. Because BF and I are old people we left shortly after 11:30pm and went home and went to bed. Also, I ate a whole plate of onion rings and it was great.
Saturday I got up, made breakfast, went to the gym, and then came home and wanted to die because I was fighting a migraine. They sure do come out of nowhere. I felt totally fine at the gym and then afterwards I started feeling all headachy so I drank a ton of water thinking I was probably just feeling a bit dehydrated, but twenty minutes later I started getting that weird vision thing that happens when I get migraines and my eyes were getting super sensitive to light and I was getting pretty sensitive to any sound. I took some Advil and shut myself up in my dark, quiet bedroom with a pillow over my face. BF was doing whatever it is he does when we aren't together (which is quite a bit actually) and then was going to come over so we could go to dinner with my parents at Old Chicago. He let me know he was on his way over and I just lay in bed and groaned. I was tons of fun. I was watching the news while I was waiting for my headache to fade a bit more and this story came on the news that a small child died unexpectedly at a daycare and I realized as they showed the house I realized that I KNEW WHOSE HOUSE THEY WERE SHOWING. I was shocked right out of my headache and I felt SO BAD for that family. Not many details are known about the incident, but investigators are speculating that it was SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) and my heart goes out to both the family of the baby and the family of the day care providers.
After regaining some of my functioning, BF and I went to eat pizza with my fam. I forgot how much I like pizza. Dinner made me feel somewhat better and so BF and I decided to see "Despicable Me" in 3D. And it was awesome. I think it's probably one of the funniest animated movies I've seen in a while. I will definitely be buying it on DVD when it is released.
Sunday I slept in until 10. I couldn't believe it. Then we watched the 2010 FIFA World Cup final and I about had an anxiety attack. So many yellow cards... so many missed opportunities... I was a little sad. But it was fun. BF had a softball game out in SE so we hauled our lazy butts out there and I sat in the warm sun trying not to fall asleep and eating some sweet green grapes.
It was a pretty good weekend, but I'm getting totally spoiled being able to spend so much time with BF. Since he graduated I get to see him almost every day. Can you believe that? It's insane. But that will end soon as he has another class starting this friday so I probably won't see him until next week. What to do with my weekend?
Monday, July 12, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
New Is Not Always Better
Have you ever been introduced to someone new that some of your other friends RAVE about but then you meet them and you are thinking Meh... I'm not impressed. Quite frankly, I'd rather not hang out with that person ?
Maybe I'm picky?
I know that I'm picky, but I honestly do try to give people a fair chance when I meet them and determine for myself what I think.
In the past few weeks this has happened to me TWICE. I'll spare you the details, but both times I was introduced to the new person(s) I thought ok, they seem nice enough and within ten minutes I'm effing done even being in the same room as them.
*Sigh*
Maybe I'm picky?
I know that I'm picky, but I honestly do try to give people a fair chance when I meet them and determine for myself what I think.
In the past few weeks this has happened to me TWICE. I'll spare you the details, but both times I was introduced to the new person(s) I thought ok, they seem nice enough and within ten minutes I'm effing done even being in the same room as them.
*Sigh*
Schizophrenic Posting
I have all of these ideas today on what to blog about, but nothing substantial enough to count as an entire post, so I've decided to post it all in one big schizophrenic, bi-polar, narcissistic post.
Can you handle it?
It's Friday which means a few things:
1. It's pretty much the weekend.
2. I only have to work until lunchtime today.
3. There's a BBQ at work for lunch.
4. I don't have to think about work for 2 whole days.
I read my friend Dani's blog this morning which made me really happy. I always like reading about her and her husband Mike because they live in Utah and we don't get to talk all that much and I miss her, so reading about their adventures lets me know that she's doing well. The only thing I don't like is that for some reason I cannot comment on her dang blog. I click on the comments link and then it just refreshes the page. They've added me as a follower, etc but still I cannot comment. So I have all of these ideas about what she's blogging about but I have to email them to her or wait to tell her which sometimes KILLS me. Oh well.
It's still a million degrees outside. It's only supposed to get to 93 today, according to the old weather guy. I'm still waiting to get my airconditioning in my car until next week, so I'm not driving much. I guess that's a good thing becuase it cuts down on my gas expenses, cuts down on emissions, and also keeps me from going shopping too much.
BF got an email yesterday from Beaverton School District saying that one of the positions he applied for had already been filled. We're hoping that he gets a call for an interview soon. I hate this waiting game. I also hate the application system for school districts here in Oregon. It seems like schools don't know really what positions they have open until right before school starts, and then it takes like a month for the HR folks to filter through applications and start the interview process. I've talked to some of my teacher friends who say that they applied and applied all summer and then didn't get interviews until two weeks before school was supposed to start and then only had a week to plan a WHOLE SCHOOL YEAR once they were hired. YUCK. There has got to be a better way to do this.
Also, I'm sort of fed up with everyone saying "The state is pretty much bankrupt!". How in the hell is that possible? Every time I see how much of my paycheck goes to the damn state I get a little upset. And then what are they spending it on? We need some good business minded folks in state offices instead of politicians to get this mess straightened out. I don't care about your humanitarian efforts, I want you to figure out how to spend our tax dollars correctly so that we aren't bankrupt and cutting teaching jobs and closing down schools.
I'm not super liberal (I'm not super conservative either), but I really do think that we should legalize marijuana already and tax the crap out of it. It's not any worse than alcohol, and at least this way we will make some much needed revenue for the state. And we would cut down on some of the more bogus drug charges that clog up our courts and jails. Do we really need to throw that 19 year old slacker in a detention center because he was smoking a joint? We don't throw those idiot 21 year olds puking on the sidewalk and yelling incoherent insults at passersby outside of bars in jail. I'm just saying. REVENUE. Think about it.
On a completely different note- I started taking these vitamins a month or so ago, just some pack of women's multivitamins and my nails are growing like CRAZY. I used to be a nail biter. I just can't stand it when my nails go past my fingertips for some reason. Now that I don't bite my nails, I'm having to file them or clip them every couple of days to keep myself from wanting to start biting them again. I don't know how people grow long nails and like it. Back when I was quitting the nail biting thing I started taking biotin ( a b-vitamin that helps with your skin, hair and nails) so that my nails would grow faster and I even put cuticle oil on them every night to help moisturize them. I stopped because it seemed like it wasn't doing a thing. Now that I'm not trying they are growing at an insane rate. I don't hate it enough to quit taking my vitamins, but enough to want to rant about it a little.
Also I hate it when you used to be really good friends with someone and then you somehow fall out of touch despite your best efforts to stay in touch (ie: emails, voicemails, Facebook messages, etc) and then you find out that your friend is complaining to other people that you aren't a good friend anymore and have changed and blah blah blah. Apparently they weren't a good friend to begin with. Or they are upset about something out of your control but aren't adult enough to discuss it with you. That's pretty awesome. OR they stop calling you because of events that happened forever ago that made social situations a little awkward but it's been almost a year so people should be over it by now because I am, but apparently the other party is not so the third party of friends are still a little nervous. It also makes me sad for these "friends" because they are now missing out on a pretty great year that I'm having and it'd be nice to celebrate that with them. I'm not writing them all off yet, but I'm slowly having to find other friends because a girls gotta have friends.
...
The gym plays the WORST MUSIC EVER. I don't know who picks the tracks, but I cannot stand them so I bring my iPod to the gym with me every day. I went to the gym when it opened this morning and found that they play even worse music in the morning. At least in the afternoon it's stuff that has a good tempo, but the morning music was stuff that I thought would put me to sleep like Sade, John Mayer, and Enya. Not that I don't like that sort of music, just not when I work out. I wonder if I write them a letter they will do something about it? I know the gym employees don't pick it because it's a chain and they have advertisements playing inbetween tracks so I'm guessing the gym's corporate offices has someone who picks tracks and puts them on a cd that all of the gym locations must play.
I'm going to end on a positive note. Below is a list of things that have made me super happy today:
1. Old Ladies at the gym at 5 am wearing swim caps with flowers on them.
2. Dani's updated blog.
3. It's Friday.
4. It's Sunny.
5. I got a great parking spot at work.
6. I only have to stay until lunch time.
7. I got a tan while outside the other day and today I look all bronze and summery.
8. I've gotten many compliments on my sundress today.
9. I'm wearing purple patent leather Birkenstocks.
10. I got most of my work stuff done before 9:30am because I got to work so early.
11. I've already been to the gym so I don't have to do it later when I'm tired and hungry.
12. My arms looks AWESOME.
13. I get to see BF at lunch for the BBQ.
14. Despicable Me comes out in Theaters today.
Can you handle it?
It's Friday which means a few things:
1. It's pretty much the weekend.
2. I only have to work until lunchtime today.
3. There's a BBQ at work for lunch.
4. I don't have to think about work for 2 whole days.
I read my friend Dani's blog this morning which made me really happy. I always like reading about her and her husband Mike because they live in Utah and we don't get to talk all that much and I miss her, so reading about their adventures lets me know that she's doing well. The only thing I don't like is that for some reason I cannot comment on her dang blog. I click on the comments link and then it just refreshes the page. They've added me as a follower, etc but still I cannot comment. So I have all of these ideas about what she's blogging about but I have to email them to her or wait to tell her which sometimes KILLS me. Oh well.
It's still a million degrees outside. It's only supposed to get to 93 today, according to the old weather guy. I'm still waiting to get my airconditioning in my car until next week, so I'm not driving much. I guess that's a good thing becuase it cuts down on my gas expenses, cuts down on emissions, and also keeps me from going shopping too much.
BF got an email yesterday from Beaverton School District saying that one of the positions he applied for had already been filled. We're hoping that he gets a call for an interview soon. I hate this waiting game. I also hate the application system for school districts here in Oregon. It seems like schools don't know really what positions they have open until right before school starts, and then it takes like a month for the HR folks to filter through applications and start the interview process. I've talked to some of my teacher friends who say that they applied and applied all summer and then didn't get interviews until two weeks before school was supposed to start and then only had a week to plan a WHOLE SCHOOL YEAR once they were hired. YUCK. There has got to be a better way to do this.
Also, I'm sort of fed up with everyone saying "The state is pretty much bankrupt!". How in the hell is that possible? Every time I see how much of my paycheck goes to the damn state I get a little upset. And then what are they spending it on? We need some good business minded folks in state offices instead of politicians to get this mess straightened out. I don't care about your humanitarian efforts, I want you to figure out how to spend our tax dollars correctly so that we aren't bankrupt and cutting teaching jobs and closing down schools.
I'm not super liberal (I'm not super conservative either), but I really do think that we should legalize marijuana already and tax the crap out of it. It's not any worse than alcohol, and at least this way we will make some much needed revenue for the state. And we would cut down on some of the more bogus drug charges that clog up our courts and jails. Do we really need to throw that 19 year old slacker in a detention center because he was smoking a joint? We don't throw those idiot 21 year olds puking on the sidewalk and yelling incoherent insults at passersby outside of bars in jail. I'm just saying. REVENUE. Think about it.
On a completely different note- I started taking these vitamins a month or so ago, just some pack of women's multivitamins and my nails are growing like CRAZY. I used to be a nail biter. I just can't stand it when my nails go past my fingertips for some reason. Now that I don't bite my nails, I'm having to file them or clip them every couple of days to keep myself from wanting to start biting them again. I don't know how people grow long nails and like it. Back when I was quitting the nail biting thing I started taking biotin ( a b-vitamin that helps with your skin, hair and nails) so that my nails would grow faster and I even put cuticle oil on them every night to help moisturize them. I stopped because it seemed like it wasn't doing a thing. Now that I'm not trying they are growing at an insane rate. I don't hate it enough to quit taking my vitamins, but enough to want to rant about it a little.
Also I hate it when you used to be really good friends with someone and then you somehow fall out of touch despite your best efforts to stay in touch (ie: emails, voicemails, Facebook messages, etc) and then you find out that your friend is complaining to other people that you aren't a good friend anymore and have changed and blah blah blah. Apparently they weren't a good friend to begin with. Or they are upset about something out of your control but aren't adult enough to discuss it with you. That's pretty awesome. OR they stop calling you because of events that happened forever ago that made social situations a little awkward but it's been almost a year so people should be over it by now because I am, but apparently the other party is not so the third party of friends are still a little nervous. It also makes me sad for these "friends" because they are now missing out on a pretty great year that I'm having and it'd be nice to celebrate that with them. I'm not writing them all off yet, but I'm slowly having to find other friends because a girls gotta have friends.
...
The gym plays the WORST MUSIC EVER. I don't know who picks the tracks, but I cannot stand them so I bring my iPod to the gym with me every day. I went to the gym when it opened this morning and found that they play even worse music in the morning. At least in the afternoon it's stuff that has a good tempo, but the morning music was stuff that I thought would put me to sleep like Sade, John Mayer, and Enya. Not that I don't like that sort of music, just not when I work out. I wonder if I write them a letter they will do something about it? I know the gym employees don't pick it because it's a chain and they have advertisements playing inbetween tracks so I'm guessing the gym's corporate offices has someone who picks tracks and puts them on a cd that all of the gym locations must play.
I'm going to end on a positive note. Below is a list of things that have made me super happy today:
1. Old Ladies at the gym at 5 am wearing swim caps with flowers on them.
2. Dani's updated blog.
3. It's Friday.
4. It's Sunny.
5. I got a great parking spot at work.
6. I only have to stay until lunch time.
7. I got a tan while outside the other day and today I look all bronze and summery.
8. I've gotten many compliments on my sundress today.
9. I'm wearing purple patent leather Birkenstocks.
10. I got most of my work stuff done before 9:30am because I got to work so early.
11. I've already been to the gym so I don't have to do it later when I'm tired and hungry.
12. My arms looks AWESOME.
13. I get to see BF at lunch for the BBQ.
14. Despicable Me comes out in Theaters today.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Because It Probably Won't Ever Happen...
I want Danny DeVito to conduct my wedding ceremony. No, seriously I do.
I had this idea the other night. I was flipping through the channels trying to find something awesome to watch when I came across a cake show. In this show they were making a wedding cake and they were talking about how the bride and groom also invited their favorite actors to their wedding even though they didn't know them. I have no idea if the actors attended the wedding because frankly I could care less and I found something better to watch.
Later I mentioned to BF that I think it would be hilarious if I invited Danny DeVito and his wife Rhea Pearlman to my wedding one day (whenever it happens). He agreed and then I didn't think much of it until I was watching Jay Leno the other night and this couple wanted Jason Segel to officiate their wedding ceremony so they found out where he lived and blanketed the neighborhood with flyers that said, "Jason Segel, will you marry us?". So at first he thought they were crazy, but then they showed up at the bar that he liked to frequent and they got to talking and it turns out they weren't crazy, they were just a fun couple who thought it would be cool to have him officiate their wedding. So Jason Segel said yes, was certified by the Universal Life Church to officiate, and then he set it up so he could do it on the Jay Leno show.
Now, I don't really want to get married on television or get any publicity for it, but I really think that having Mr. DeVito officiate my wedding would be awesome. That's right, I want Danny DeVito to officiate my wedding. That way I know I wouldn't cry (I get happy weepy at weddings) because I'd be so excited I would forget. Also, it would be super memorable. And of course he would have to bring Rhea.
I've had a few friends married by the same officiant, and while the guy is good he wouldn't be as good as Danny DeVito.
Why him? Well, BF got me watching this show "Always Sunny in Philidelphia" which is a freaking riot. Danny plays the dad in the show and I don't even have the words to describe to you how messed up that family is, but hilariously so. One of our favorite episodes is when Danny's character, Frank, is sewn into the couch at someone's party so he can overhear a conversation. It get's so hot inside of the couch that he pushed through the seams and writhes out of the couch naked and drenched in sweat. It's as if the couch has just given birth to this weird old guy. Then he gets up and sort of hobbles away. We laughed so hard we cried. Plus, the other characters in the show continually wear awesome t-shirts. He's totally my favorite character.
Anyway, I had to get that out just in case. If it happens, you will know that it's been a dream of mine instead of being completely confused as to why Mr. DeVito is not only at my wedding, but in it.
You know, just in case.
What Up With That?
BF likes this SNL skit with Kenan Thompson in it where he plays this crazy soul singer talk show host who starts singing, "OOOOEEEEEE, what up with dat, what up with dat?". It's pretty funny, but BF get's so exicted about it his reaction makes the skit 100 times funnier.
Anyway, last week at work we had virus/worm issues and then this week at work my display settings on my large screen were all wonky and I have yet to get my screen view right again... despite my efforts. I just want to know, what is up with technology sometimes? Right when I have things to do it decides, "Nope, not going to work that way... and while we are disagreeing, I'm also going to just change some other things and not notify you so that you are crazy confused as to what has happened." Thanks, computer.
Also, apparently there's a Death Heat Wave on the East Coast. They are all, "It's going to be 105 degrees today!"
My answer to that is, "Hey, remember last year when it was like 105 degrees for over a week in Oregon and my life was falling apart and I got heat rash and allergy induced excema and couldn't eat anything?" Yeah, so take that, East Coast. I'm sure we're going to get it here in the West soon enough. It's supposed to be a million degrees today and tomorrow in the Northwest, give or take a degree, and by that I mean 95. It's not that bad, but our weather has been ping-ponging between 55 and rainy and then 80 and sunny since the end of March so I feel like the weather gods are suffering from bi-polar disorder.
On the same note, I want to remind everyone that when it gets super hot the rolling black-outs are soon to follow. I've put together some stay cool tips and reminders below:
1. Don't leave lights on whe you aren't using them- they generate heat, which you then have to use more energy to cool again. Side note- don't leave anything turned on that you aren't using... because you will contribute to the strain on the power grid and thusly, black outs.
2. Drink lots of water. If you stay hydrated you are less likely to suffer heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Bring water with you when you venture out.
3. If you are going outside in the heat, bring your own shade. That could be a hat, an umbrella, etc.
4. Close your blinds and curtains at home when cooling your house during the day. The sunlight streaming through the window can heat up the house quickly.
5. If you feel overheated, rest and cool your pulse points. Sometimes a nice damp, cool cloth on the neck is all you need.
6. Don't forget to eat. Sometimes when it's hot we lose our appetites. Try to snack on fresh fruits and veggies to help hydrate and to keep your body supplied with nutrients, and sometimes a salty snack like pretzels or peanuts to help us retain salts.
7. Wear lightweight fabrics like cotton or linen. Polyester and other synthetic fibers aren't that great at letting our skin breathe and can trap heat close to our bodies.
8. Wear deoderant. This isn't really helpful to you, but it's helpful to me. I don't want to smell you. This comment is specifically for the people I have to see on a more regular basis. I love you, but I don't love BO. Also, Lady-at-the-Gym, this is for you. You did a great job of clearing out the cardio area the other night and I only had five more minutes left on the bike.
I hope everyone stays cool. I'll be chillin in my AC'd home eating popcicles and using my personal handheld fan while I read my 39 Clues books.
Anyway, last week at work we had virus/worm issues and then this week at work my display settings on my large screen were all wonky and I have yet to get my screen view right again... despite my efforts. I just want to know, what is up with technology sometimes? Right when I have things to do it decides, "Nope, not going to work that way... and while we are disagreeing, I'm also going to just change some other things and not notify you so that you are crazy confused as to what has happened." Thanks, computer.
Also, apparently there's a Death Heat Wave on the East Coast. They are all, "It's going to be 105 degrees today!"
My answer to that is, "Hey, remember last year when it was like 105 degrees for over a week in Oregon and my life was falling apart and I got heat rash and allergy induced excema and couldn't eat anything?" Yeah, so take that, East Coast. I'm sure we're going to get it here in the West soon enough. It's supposed to be a million degrees today and tomorrow in the Northwest, give or take a degree, and by that I mean 95. It's not that bad, but our weather has been ping-ponging between 55 and rainy and then 80 and sunny since the end of March so I feel like the weather gods are suffering from bi-polar disorder.
On the same note, I want to remind everyone that when it gets super hot the rolling black-outs are soon to follow. I've put together some stay cool tips and reminders below:
1. Don't leave lights on whe you aren't using them- they generate heat, which you then have to use more energy to cool again. Side note- don't leave anything turned on that you aren't using... because you will contribute to the strain on the power grid and thusly, black outs.
2. Drink lots of water. If you stay hydrated you are less likely to suffer heat exhaustion or heat stroke. Bring water with you when you venture out.
3. If you are going outside in the heat, bring your own shade. That could be a hat, an umbrella, etc.
4. Close your blinds and curtains at home when cooling your house during the day. The sunlight streaming through the window can heat up the house quickly.
5. If you feel overheated, rest and cool your pulse points. Sometimes a nice damp, cool cloth on the neck is all you need.
6. Don't forget to eat. Sometimes when it's hot we lose our appetites. Try to snack on fresh fruits and veggies to help hydrate and to keep your body supplied with nutrients, and sometimes a salty snack like pretzels or peanuts to help us retain salts.
7. Wear lightweight fabrics like cotton or linen. Polyester and other synthetic fibers aren't that great at letting our skin breathe and can trap heat close to our bodies.
8. Wear deoderant. This isn't really helpful to you, but it's helpful to me. I don't want to smell you. This comment is specifically for the people I have to see on a more regular basis. I love you, but I don't love BO. Also, Lady-at-the-Gym, this is for you. You did a great job of clearing out the cardio area the other night and I only had five more minutes left on the bike.
I hope everyone stays cool. I'll be chillin in my AC'd home eating popcicles and using my personal handheld fan while I read my 39 Clues books.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
4th of July Weekend Mayhem
And by mayhem I really mean the ordinary stuff BF and I do on weekends and holidays. This past weekend was awesome. I will explain.
Friday was a half day at work for mulitple reasons. Reason #1: The emails and interwebs broke and we had some viruses and worms and problems so no one could get any work done until our IT folks got things back to normal... which, despite their best efforts, didn't happen quick enough so we all left by 11am. Reason #2: I work for an awesome company who lets us participate in a thing called "summer hours" in which we can go home at lunch time on Fridays if we have our work done. Summer Hours run from Memorial Day weekend until Labor Day weekend.
Saturday BF and I slept in, went to the gym, and then went to BF's family reunion in BFE, Oregon, also known as Deschutes Recreational Area in Biggs, OR. It's a few miles past The Dalles, across the river from Maryhill Winery. The reunion was only BF's mom's side of the family and everyone is OLD or really young... BF's momma (AKA BFM) is the youngest of seven children (I think it's seven) by about 15 years and she's in her fifities so all of the aunts and uncles are grandparents and have been for a while. We ate lots of great food and walked along the Deschutes River and hung out with hilarious old people. I got lots of hugs from Uncle Bill, who I would have to say is my favorite. I love it when old people have no filter and just say whatever it is they are thinking. After the reunion we decided to head across the river to Washington to see this Stonehenge war memorial on the hill because what the heck else did we have to do? At this point I remembered that I had forgotten my camera, so BF and I made a new rule that I am to bring my camera everywhere we go. I broke that rule the very next day, but oh well. Anyhow, Stonehenge was sort of cool, but mostly hilarious. Not that we don't repect the war memorial, but I think it's funny that someone wanted to replicate an ancient monument but in it's original entirety hundreds of years later.
Sunday was America's birthday, and also my mom's birthday (no joke) so the day was filled with food, food and more food. My dad grilled ribs which were to die for and my mom wanted crab legs so we had quite the feast. We stopped by our friends' house for their annual 4th of July BBQ and said hi and then we went to our friends' Nelson and Michelle's aunt and uncle's house. They live in Lake O on the lake so we camped out on the back deck (which was huge and magnificent) and watched the fireworks. Again, I realized as soon as we got there that I failed to grab my camera as we ran out the door, but Michelle took pictures and so did our friend Kate so at least we have something.
Monday morning I made an awesome breakfast with BF's help. We made buttermilk pancakes filled with bacon and sausage with an over-easy fried egg on top. It was instant food coma, so BF and I lazed around on the couch, watched SNL Best Of skits, and read our 39 Clues books. We both took naps until about one and then got up and on with our day. And by that I really mean BF took another nap, I cleaned and organized, and then continued to nap and read my book. We also went to see the Last Airbender. It was ok, but I was expecting it to be more... epic. If that makes sense. Summer movies, you have disappointed me so far.
Ok, there is an exception to that last statement... and here's where I veer off course from my weekend stories.
On Tuesday night/Wednesday morning my sister and I went to see The Twilight Saga: Eclipse when it premiered at midnight. I didn't have high expectations for this movie since the first one was so freakin cheesey and the second one only marginally better. Eclipse, however, was really good. The acting was better and less soap-opera-y and the action scenes were more on par with a good action movie so I was happy. The only thing that left a bad taste in my mouth was that Rachel Lefevre who played Victoria in the first two movies had been replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard- who I don't mind in other movies, but in this one I felt like she didn't have the proper tone for the character. That's just my opinion. Mostly the best part of the night was people watching while we were in line.
Ok, so back on track. That was my holiday weekend, sans pictures because I can't follow my own rules. I feel like I just need to have my camera in my purse at all times from now on.
Friday was a half day at work for mulitple reasons. Reason #1: The emails and interwebs broke and we had some viruses and worms and problems so no one could get any work done until our IT folks got things back to normal... which, despite their best efforts, didn't happen quick enough so we all left by 11am. Reason #2: I work for an awesome company who lets us participate in a thing called "summer hours" in which we can go home at lunch time on Fridays if we have our work done. Summer Hours run from Memorial Day weekend until Labor Day weekend.
Saturday BF and I slept in, went to the gym, and then went to BF's family reunion in BFE, Oregon, also known as Deschutes Recreational Area in Biggs, OR. It's a few miles past The Dalles, across the river from Maryhill Winery. The reunion was only BF's mom's side of the family and everyone is OLD or really young... BF's momma (AKA BFM) is the youngest of seven children (I think it's seven) by about 15 years and she's in her fifities so all of the aunts and uncles are grandparents and have been for a while. We ate lots of great food and walked along the Deschutes River and hung out with hilarious old people. I got lots of hugs from Uncle Bill, who I would have to say is my favorite. I love it when old people have no filter and just say whatever it is they are thinking. After the reunion we decided to head across the river to Washington to see this Stonehenge war memorial on the hill because what the heck else did we have to do? At this point I remembered that I had forgotten my camera, so BF and I made a new rule that I am to bring my camera everywhere we go. I broke that rule the very next day, but oh well. Anyhow, Stonehenge was sort of cool, but mostly hilarious. Not that we don't repect the war memorial, but I think it's funny that someone wanted to replicate an ancient monument but in it's original entirety hundreds of years later.
Sunday was America's birthday, and also my mom's birthday (no joke) so the day was filled with food, food and more food. My dad grilled ribs which were to die for and my mom wanted crab legs so we had quite the feast. We stopped by our friends' house for their annual 4th of July BBQ and said hi and then we went to our friends' Nelson and Michelle's aunt and uncle's house. They live in Lake O on the lake so we camped out on the back deck (which was huge and magnificent) and watched the fireworks. Again, I realized as soon as we got there that I failed to grab my camera as we ran out the door, but Michelle took pictures and so did our friend Kate so at least we have something.
Monday morning I made an awesome breakfast with BF's help. We made buttermilk pancakes filled with bacon and sausage with an over-easy fried egg on top. It was instant food coma, so BF and I lazed around on the couch, watched SNL Best Of skits, and read our 39 Clues books. We both took naps until about one and then got up and on with our day. And by that I really mean BF took another nap, I cleaned and organized, and then continued to nap and read my book. We also went to see the Last Airbender. It was ok, but I was expecting it to be more... epic. If that makes sense. Summer movies, you have disappointed me so far.
Ok, there is an exception to that last statement... and here's where I veer off course from my weekend stories.
On Tuesday night/Wednesday morning my sister and I went to see The Twilight Saga: Eclipse when it premiered at midnight. I didn't have high expectations for this movie since the first one was so freakin cheesey and the second one only marginally better. Eclipse, however, was really good. The acting was better and less soap-opera-y and the action scenes were more on par with a good action movie so I was happy. The only thing that left a bad taste in my mouth was that Rachel Lefevre who played Victoria in the first two movies had been replaced by Bryce Dallas Howard- who I don't mind in other movies, but in this one I felt like she didn't have the proper tone for the character. That's just my opinion. Mostly the best part of the night was people watching while we were in line.
Ok, so back on track. That was my holiday weekend, sans pictures because I can't follow my own rules. I feel like I just need to have my camera in my purse at all times from now on.
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