Good Lord Almighty
It's been a while since I've posted! (For some reason I picture myself sounding like David Letterman when I say that.)
Anywho. Have new guitar. Been playing. Have gin. Been drinking. Have original thoughts. Only not. 5K. Been training.
That about sums it up. Brilliant? Not so much. Honest? So very much.
Speaking of brilliant, I have a couple of great ideas that I will post about later. Three, to be specific. Two are ideas I have had for some time, one is an idea I had with Joanna during a conversation earlier tonight. This will serve as a reminder and I will inform your (oh so inquiring) minds later on.
XOXO
Nothing Much To Say
Chris and I have both been sick, and I'm feeling kind of in a funk as we come out of it. I had a 3 day weekend this past weekend, as I had president's day off. Chris was not so lucky. He should have had the day off, but he is working overtime at work, so he had to work Saturday and Monday, leaving Sunday as a day for him to study.
We met up with some people to go to Chris' cousin's play on Friday night, and went out for a great dinner beforehand. The play was hilarious, and a good Friday night activity that still allowed Chris to get up on time the next day. Saturday evening we went to the mall for one of our semi-annual mall sojourns. I ended up spending WAY too much money, and I'm going to have to take some of the stuff I bought back. I just don't have enough allowance saved up for that AND the new guitar I got last week. A guy I work with referred to it as "catch and release shopping" which made me laugh out loud. Sunday night we went to Monica's house to play trivia games with her and John. I didn't win any of the three trivia games, although I held my own in the first one. Monday, as I mentioned, Chris had to work, but I had the day off. Steph had the day off, too, and Tom was working, so we spent the day going out to lunch and hanging out. My guitar showed up at some point, so I spent last night playing and falling very much in love with it. It loves me, too.
Today was the first of only 3 days that I have to work this week. It was an okay day at work. I got a visit from the guy I call "my biggest fan", which was probably the highlight of my day. I have known this guy since I started working there almost 7 years ago (in fact, he interviewed me), and he is always great to talk to. I don't see him much, so that makes it special. I call him my biggest fan because during my first year there he would always stop by and tell me of complimentary things that people had said about my work, which as a 21-year-old with my first job, I really appreciated. We left work early, as there was some school thing that Chris wanted to attend, so I made it to the gym early, and therefore have felt like I've totally had a whole evening to myself. I ate appetizers for dinner and chatted on the phone. I played my guitar a bit, played some Donkey Kong, and now I'm wasting time online. I have a "Chess For Dummies" book that I need to start reading, which I think I'll do now. Life is good.
St. Valentines Day
People have asked if we "do" Valentine's Day, and I'm not sure how to answer that. With every holiday (Christmas, birthdays, etc.) we reassess every year. Some Christmases we don't get each other gifts, and some Christmases we do. Sometimes we take a trip for our birthdays, sometimes we go to dinner, sometimes we do presents, sometimes we don't. Normally for days like Valentine's Day, if I have a great idea for something that I've been wanting to get him, or somewhere I've wanted to take him, or a meal I've wanted to cook him, I'll go for it. And I give him fair warning, such as "I got you a present for Valentine's day. You don't have to get me anything, SERIOUSLY, I just wanted to warn you." Because really? I don't want him to get me a present for the sake of getting me a present. If he has something in mind then great, or if he REALLY wants to get me something I'll give him ideas. I'm not hard that way. I don't expect him to read my mind. I always have a wishlist with a few things on it, and I'll spill it.
I also don't expect him to be "thoughtful" on Valentine's Day. I think the whole "I don't want an expensive gift, I just want you to be thoughtful" thing is a load of crap. Maybe that is easy for me to say since he's thoughtful all of the time, but you know what? We're busy. I hate having pressure like that put on me, so I don't put it on anyone else. You know what is thoughtful? Knowing that I've been busy and on a Thursday night I just wanna go for a run, come home and drink a martini, and play some video games.
For instance. Last year I had a great idea for Valentine's Day. There was a hockey game that night, it was $1 beer night to boot, and I had a buy one get one coupon for tickets. So I got us tickets, and then I thought that I would take Chris to Taco Bell beforehand because I think Taco Bell is the Devil's Food so he never gets to eat it (and he thinks it is manna from heaven). So I surprised him with that. I asked him a couple of weeks in advance "If I want to take you on a surprise date night for Valentine's Day, are you up for it?" and he said "Yes." And that was that. And it was fun and great and he was surprised and the key ingredient was the I FELT LIKE SURPRISING HIM. That was then. This year? Not so much. And that is also no big deal for us.
So yesterday we worked, and at some point I found a cute note in my bag. We left work and I dropped Chris off at the U. I went for a run, showered, made a martini, played some Donkey Kong, and chatted online with a coworker. I made Chris a martini, too, and at the suggestion of the coworker I put red food coloring in it and gave it to him when he walked in the door at 10:15pm. We played a game of chess and were in bed by midnight. No pressure. And for me, that is SO what love is all about.
It's Official
I'm sick. Thank god for Vicks. That explains my shitty ass runs over the weekend, but does not explain why I had a great run on Monday night. Whatever, I'll take it where I can get it.
I also noticed that I forgot to explain the sugar cookie making on Friday night. Or should I say that I avoided it on purpose because it will make me sound like a crazy person? Okay, so my coworker Melody and I have had this idea for over 2 years now. The idea is this: make sugar cookies for our coworkers, but decorate each cookie to look like a coworker, and see if they notice. Well we are all talk and no ambition, so we decided that on Friday it was time to take action, but on a small scale. We made the "face cookies" (trademark Ami and Melody) but it was really more like "face cookie". We decorated a gingerbread man sugar cookie shape to look like one of our coworkers (a guy we both consider a friend) and left it on his desk on Monday. I'm happy to say that as of (almost) Wednesday there are no restraining orders in place and I'm pretty sure he loved it. Well what else is he gonna say? He's afraid. So very afraid.
FYI
I did not get up to ski on Sunday.
BUT. I just bought a new guitar and oh my god I'm so excited. That is all.
It's Midnight Between Saturday and Sunday
Do you think I can get up in time to go skiing tomorrow?
We'll see.
Thursday night I had a shitty ass motherfucking run. It was horrible, especially after I had such a good run on Tuesday. The upside of Thursday night is that Chris had a final, so he was home an hour or two earlier than usual. After he got home we left to hit up a 2 for 1 sushi night that one of the sushi bars downtown has on Thursday nights. It was great sushi, and a good crowd.
We spent Friday doing errandy type stuff. We saw our accountant, among other things. In a couple of weeks we should know if we're going to get any money back this year. We got a lot back last year, so we each upped our withholdings to 4, so we have no idea if we'll get money back, or owe, or what. I also went running, thinking that I couldn't do worse than Thursday, and guess what? It sucked WORSE. Not fun. Friday night we went to a friends house to make sugar cookies. That sounds really weird, and I can't say anything more about for a couple of days. I will explain. It was one of the best Friday nights I've had in a while, though.
Today (Saturday) we had a few roofers come over because we have a leaky roof. Fun. Only not. I also took a 3 hour nap. Chris is sick, but I don't know what my excuse is. We met our friends Scott and Jessica at our favorite Indian restaurant at 5:30pm, and went to their house afterwards. They got a pool table around Christmas time, so we had to test it out. We also played some other games, and I have two words for you: BEER. PONG. Dude, so much fun. And also? I kick ass.
And now it is midnight and I'm sleepy and I would like to get up to go skiing tomorrow, but we shall see. Chris is all about getting me up to go, but that's easy for him to say, because all he has to do is set the alarm and kick my ass out of bed, and then go back to sleep once I leave.
Wow, I've Been Away
Let me recap.
Friday - Saw Charlie Wilson's War at Brewvies with Steph and Tom.
Saturday - Saw Skin In Flames at the Salt Lake Acting Company. This production was INCREDIBLE. Best I've ever seen in Salt Lake City.
Sunday - We had a super bowl party. It was a really good time.
Monday - Chris studied, I went to the Red Iguana with some friends and my life is now complete due to the discovery of a drink called a Jalapeno Margarita. Oh. My. God.
Tuesday - Went to a Fat Tuesday party with Jessica.
Wednesday - Exhausted. Must sleep.
