So yesterday was my birthday. I haven't posted for a while because I've been busy at work and we had a guest staying with us. Overall it's been a pretty fun last couple of days. We went to the Moroccan restaurant over the weekend which was a great time! The decor was really beautiful inside of it and the food was delicious. I think everyone had a good time. We went to Emily's place afterwards and hung out on her rooftop pool. I drank a little bit too much and ended falling asleep in Emily's apartment while everyone played Rockband. We all jumped in a cab home so that was good. I felt pretty crappy on Sunday and after going into the city, slept for a lot of the afternoon.
Monday, I met DH and his friend in Georgetown for happy hour. Then we saw on the news at the bar that there was a terrible Metro accident on the red line. The pictures looked awful. It is just so unexpected and tragic. I feel so safe on the Metro. I hope they figure out what happened and make sure that it never happens again.
I took yesterday off for my birthday. I'm very happy I did because I really needed to get some sleep and downtime after doing so much running around. We went to a baseball game the night before so we were out late. After dropping DH's friend off at the airport, we went to the pool. DH never really likes to go with me because his skin is really sensitive in the Sun. I had a nice time hanging out with him at the pool, but he didn't stay very long. We went ice skating later on that day. I love to ice skate and it is something that I am actually decent at. I can go backwards pretty fast and go on one leg. I took a class in college so I know a few small tricks. DH is not as good, but he likes to go with me. We managed to schedule in some sex since we hadn't had time because of DH's friend being in town. Most nights DH and him had stayed up later than me since DH took off work. Later that night we went to the baseball game (Nats v. Red Sox) with Emily and Matt. DH was cheering for the Red Sox, which was kind of annoying. I felt for the Nats, because there were way more Red Sox fans there and my husband was one of them. Of course the Nationals lost, but not as much as the night before. We made it home at a decent time and DH and I were arguing silently. It was stupid.
I was irrationally angry with him for abandoning the Nats and annoyed at going to another game which they lost (I don't remember the last time we went to a game they won). Then he started bitching about how he had some rash from being in the Sun today at the pool. He said he didn't want to go to the pool anymore, which I thought was a little irrational. He had put sunscreen on (30 SPF). I said that maybe he needs to put a stronger one on or he could wear a shirt. But he wasn't really willing to compromise. We went to sleep after making up a little bit. This morning, supposedly, DH wanted to get up early this morning because he had been off work for the last 3 days and expected a lot of work. Well for some reason his alarm didn't go off at 6AM like he planned. I get up at 6:45AM like I usually do and DH says to me to wake him up 7AM. I'm like ok, so you wanted to get up at 6AM and then you get up late and instead of getting up at 6:45AM you plan on getting up later. I go back at 7am and he says get him up before I leave at 7:30am. So stupid. I don't get it. How he needs to get up at 6am but then he doesn't even get up until 7:30am because his excuse is "well the alarm didn't go off at 6am so my plan to get up early didn't work?". So it's either get up at 6am or get up 7:30am? He cannot get up anywhere in between? It doesn't make one iota of sense to me. But whatever, it's not really important. He's not required to be at his desk at 8AM, just responding to phone calls and checking his laptop.
It's stupid to be annoyed with him for getting up later and produces nothing but resentful, annoyed feelings for my commute that I take out on fellow Metro riders usually with angry glares. I can only think of a few reasons that I'm resentful towards him for sleeping late. First, we argued last night so I was hoping to spend some time in the morning talking to him and hugging him so that I could go back to work feeling good. But instead I was just resentful and had to force myself to be reasonable and give him a kiss goodbye. Second, I'm jealous that he is sleeping in comfortably in bed. It's hard to see him resting while I have to crawl out of bed and head off for work.
He did send me a text later this morning saying "I love you. I'm sorry we fought yesterday," which was nice. So I'm trying to get over this and let it go. I just wish it was the weekend. I kind of feel like I need a vacation even though I had yesterday off. Well, tonight it's back to reality and back to they gym. I've been eating terrible the last couple of days and I'm looking forward to getting back on track.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Friday, June 19, 2009
Something I never say...
So it's been a decent week. Tuesday, I had a good workout at gym. Wednesday, I went after work to a private screening of a movie called "The Stoning of Soroya M." Well after I saw that movie I have to say that I'm grateful that I live in country that stuff like that doesn't happen. For some reason, I hate when people stay stuff like that. Usually it is followed by some rant about how people in other countries do some crazy stuff. People that live in other countries do things different and have different customs but that doesn't make it wrong. However, the custom of some Muslim majority countries that a woman who is found guilty of adultery is stoned to death is wrong! (the girl in the movie was innocent of adultery but the trial was a joke) The movie was truly heartbreaking. You knew from the beginning what was going to happen, but it still somehow kept your interest.
SPOILER ALERT
What struck me as the most heartwrenching part of the movie was at the end when her aunt shouted to the village that her niece's story (the girl who got stoned) would be told and then I realized wow her story is being told. It's being told through a book that came out 15 years ago and through a movie that will be shown in theatres all over the world and it was told to everyone that was sitting in that theatre. She didn't die in vain. The stoning happened in Iran in 1986. This story was never supposed to leave the tiny village that she lived in. It did only because a French-Iranian journalist's car broke down outside the village and he had to have it towed to the village to get it repaired. This was the day after the stoning occured. The aunt secretly sought out the journalist and he recorded the story on a cassette tape. The mayor tried to stop the journalist from leaving town with the story but they were unable to stop him.
After seeing that movie, I'm so grateful that I have such a wonderful husband who would never hurt me, cheat on me or do anything but love me unconditionally. I'm also grateful to live in a country where my husband and I are equals. Yesterday, DH and I took a walk down to the village and got some ice cream. It was a nice break from the monotony. We were both exhausted because we had stayed up late the night before watching UVA lose in the College World Series.
The weekend is going to be pretty busy. Tonight, I'm cooking dinner for DH. To be honest, I really don't remember the last time I did this. But it is long overdue. Although not outright angry about it, I have a feeling DH is becoming a little resentful that I never cook. We have to do some cleaning for DH's friend who is coming into town tomorrow. Then tomorrow night it's my B-day party. Woohoo! I hope it turns out well. I decided to take my birthday off because there was no reason not too. We're going to a baseball game Tuesday night with DH's friend and then another game on my birthday with friends, Emily and Matt. DH's favorite team, the Red Sox, are in town. They don't usually play the Nationals so DH wanted to go to a couple games. It's going to be a busy week so I'm really happy to have Wednesday off to spend with DH. He always makes my birthdays special.
SPOILER ALERT
What struck me as the most heartwrenching part of the movie was at the end when her aunt shouted to the village that her niece's story (the girl who got stoned) would be told and then I realized wow her story is being told. It's being told through a book that came out 15 years ago and through a movie that will be shown in theatres all over the world and it was told to everyone that was sitting in that theatre. She didn't die in vain. The stoning happened in Iran in 1986. This story was never supposed to leave the tiny village that she lived in. It did only because a French-Iranian journalist's car broke down outside the village and he had to have it towed to the village to get it repaired. This was the day after the stoning occured. The aunt secretly sought out the journalist and he recorded the story on a cassette tape. The mayor tried to stop the journalist from leaving town with the story but they were unable to stop him.
After seeing that movie, I'm so grateful that I have such a wonderful husband who would never hurt me, cheat on me or do anything but love me unconditionally. I'm also grateful to live in a country where my husband and I are equals. Yesterday, DH and I took a walk down to the village and got some ice cream. It was a nice break from the monotony. We were both exhausted because we had stayed up late the night before watching UVA lose in the College World Series.
The weekend is going to be pretty busy. Tonight, I'm cooking dinner for DH. To be honest, I really don't remember the last time I did this. But it is long overdue. Although not outright angry about it, I have a feeling DH is becoming a little resentful that I never cook. We have to do some cleaning for DH's friend who is coming into town tomorrow. Then tomorrow night it's my B-day party. Woohoo! I hope it turns out well. I decided to take my birthday off because there was no reason not too. We're going to a baseball game Tuesday night with DH's friend and then another game on my birthday with friends, Emily and Matt. DH's favorite team, the Red Sox, are in town. They don't usually play the Nationals so DH wanted to go to a couple games. It's going to be a busy week so I'm really happy to have Wednesday off to spend with DH. He always makes my birthdays special.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Decisions, decisions...
Hmmm....I'm kind of at a loss as to what to write here. I love my life but it is kind of boring at times. Our weekend was very uneventful, but we got a lot done. It was nice to just stay home and take care of things around the house. I went to the gym twice which was good and went to the pool both days. We're going to have a very busy weekend this weekend because DH's friend is coming into town. Saturday night is my birthday party with friends. I can't wait! I hope everyone has a good time.
DH and I decided to sign our lease in our apartment for another year. I guess this means we're not going to buy a house this year. But it's the best decision. We don't want to rush into house buying just because it's cheap. We don't want to get a place out in the middle of nowhere and give up our wonderful neighborhood. So we will diligently save until we have a down payment and closing costs and until we have some extra money as an emergency fund. Maybe if we can get a decent down payment we can buy in the neighborhood, but we'll see. We have about $900 left on one credit card and that should be gone by the end of this month. For some reason I'm not as excited about it as I thought I would be. It sucks because all of that money could have been a down payment. That's ok though. I need to just let it go and start anew. We're going to be smart about our money from now on. We're on the same page and we'll move towards our financial goals together.
As far as TTC goes, we will wait until we know the result of the Foreign Service Oral Examination, which I will take in early August probably. I will find out the day of the exam if I passed and then we can go from there. If I do pass, it would not be a good idea to start TTC, because it might delay the medical clearance and such. But if I don't pass, then I think we will probably start TTC then. So, really this exam will kind of decide what direction our life will take for the next couple of years. DH is really excited about it and wants me to pass. He's so great and such a wonderful guy. It is a big sacrifice for him because he will have to give up his job and either get a job at the Embassy (doing something probably not as fulfilling or exciting) or not work if he can't find anything. Embassy jobs for family members are hard to come by. Usually when married couples do this it is the other way around, with the women staying home, or they are both in the Foreign Service. But DH is not intimidated or threatened by my ambition. He knows that this is a dream of mine and he supports it wholeheartedly. It will be quite the adventure if I pass and we will get to travel the world together. DH is open-minded and easy-going enough that I think he would really enjoy it.
The only wrench in my plans is the thought of an unaccompanied post (I think they are voluntary for the most part, but I'm not completely sure). The thought of being away from my husband for a year is terrible. I know that plenty of people do it in the military. But it is not for me. I don't know how my Mom did it when I was growing up. My Dad was in the Navy and was gone for a lot of my young childhood. I would rather be in a different career than be away from my husband for a year. I hate to think that I'm dependent on him. I don't think I am. Being away from him for that long is not something that I really want to do ever. But I suppose if it comes up unexpected we will have to deal with it. I will do my best to avoid them, I guess that's all I can say.
DH and I decided to sign our lease in our apartment for another year. I guess this means we're not going to buy a house this year. But it's the best decision. We don't want to rush into house buying just because it's cheap. We don't want to get a place out in the middle of nowhere and give up our wonderful neighborhood. So we will diligently save until we have a down payment and closing costs and until we have some extra money as an emergency fund. Maybe if we can get a decent down payment we can buy in the neighborhood, but we'll see. We have about $900 left on one credit card and that should be gone by the end of this month. For some reason I'm not as excited about it as I thought I would be. It sucks because all of that money could have been a down payment. That's ok though. I need to just let it go and start anew. We're going to be smart about our money from now on. We're on the same page and we'll move towards our financial goals together.
As far as TTC goes, we will wait until we know the result of the Foreign Service Oral Examination, which I will take in early August probably. I will find out the day of the exam if I passed and then we can go from there. If I do pass, it would not be a good idea to start TTC, because it might delay the medical clearance and such. But if I don't pass, then I think we will probably start TTC then. So, really this exam will kind of decide what direction our life will take for the next couple of years. DH is really excited about it and wants me to pass. He's so great and such a wonderful guy. It is a big sacrifice for him because he will have to give up his job and either get a job at the Embassy (doing something probably not as fulfilling or exciting) or not work if he can't find anything. Embassy jobs for family members are hard to come by. Usually when married couples do this it is the other way around, with the women staying home, or they are both in the Foreign Service. But DH is not intimidated or threatened by my ambition. He knows that this is a dream of mine and he supports it wholeheartedly. It will be quite the adventure if I pass and we will get to travel the world together. DH is open-minded and easy-going enough that I think he would really enjoy it.
The only wrench in my plans is the thought of an unaccompanied post (I think they are voluntary for the most part, but I'm not completely sure). The thought of being away from my husband for a year is terrible. I know that plenty of people do it in the military. But it is not for me. I don't know how my Mom did it when I was growing up. My Dad was in the Navy and was gone for a lot of my young childhood. I would rather be in a different career than be away from my husband for a year. I hate to think that I'm dependent on him. I don't think I am. Being away from him for that long is not something that I really want to do ever. But I suppose if it comes up unexpected we will have to deal with it. I will do my best to avoid them, I guess that's all I can say.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Hmmm....
So an interesting topic to talk about. Well let's see Monday I went to dance class at the gym and DH went with me to work out in the rest of the gym. That was a lot of fun as usual. I've gotten a lot better from the time when I first started going to them. They change up the routines a lot but since I've been going for a while, I can catch on quickly because I've seen the routine before.
Yesterday, we came home and voted in the Democratic primary like good citizens. It was storming and neither of us felt like going to gym so we broke into one of our bottles of wine and put on a movie "Needful Things." It's based on a Stephen King novel that I read a long time ago. I had seen the movie many years ago, but didn't remember it very well. It was ok and didn't give me any nightmares thankfully. Weekend plans are up in the air. We're trying to be cheap because DH's friend Bones (nickname) is coming into town the following weekend. We always end up ruining our budget when people come into town. It's hard because how do you explain to people that you are trying to be cheap when they come visit you. You have to take them all over the city and show them a good time which includes visiting the bars and restaurants. The museums and monuments are free thankfully, but I've seen them so many times they're really not that exciting anymore. We love to have people come visit though and I'm really happy that DH has a friend coming to visit because he doesn't get to see him too often.
Tonight DH and I going to go listen to jazz tonight. Yay! Although we should go to the gym, this jazz series is only lasting a couple more weeks and tonight is the only night I will actually be able to go. Next Wednesday, I'm going to go a work event that is a movie screening followed by a reception. I'm really excited about this because it looks nice and the reception is at a fancy restaurant in Georgetown. I still have to figure out what I'm going to where. Hmm....I have a nice sundress but I'm not sure if that will over or under dressing. I will have to do some research.
Yesterday, we came home and voted in the Democratic primary like good citizens. It was storming and neither of us felt like going to gym so we broke into one of our bottles of wine and put on a movie "Needful Things." It's based on a Stephen King novel that I read a long time ago. I had seen the movie many years ago, but didn't remember it very well. It was ok and didn't give me any nightmares thankfully. Weekend plans are up in the air. We're trying to be cheap because DH's friend Bones (nickname) is coming into town the following weekend. We always end up ruining our budget when people come into town. It's hard because how do you explain to people that you are trying to be cheap when they come visit you. You have to take them all over the city and show them a good time which includes visiting the bars and restaurants. The museums and monuments are free thankfully, but I've seen them so many times they're really not that exciting anymore. We love to have people come visit though and I'm really happy that DH has a friend coming to visit because he doesn't get to see him too often.
Tonight DH and I going to go listen to jazz tonight. Yay! Although we should go to the gym, this jazz series is only lasting a couple more weeks and tonight is the only night I will actually be able to go. Next Wednesday, I'm going to go a work event that is a movie screening followed by a reception. I'm really excited about this because it looks nice and the reception is at a fancy restaurant in Georgetown. I still have to figure out what I'm going to where. Hmm....I have a nice sundress but I'm not sure if that will over or under dressing. I will have to do some research.
Friday, June 5, 2009
Birthday party = planned
So I made reservations at a restaurant in the city for my birthday. I guess its kind of odd that I did all this myself. I suppose I could have asked DH to do it but it's not really necessary. He'll make my birthday special as he every year. I'm turning 26 on the 24th....I'm starting to feel a little old. I know it's stupid, but it's weird to think that I'm in the latter half of my 20s. The young carefree days are over with. I love my life now, but being an adult comes with a lot of responsibilities. It's nice to think back to college when I could just waste away a day that I didn't have class.
OK I started writing this on Friday but I got distracted by a work party and then poof! the day was over and the weekend began! Now it's Monday and it's back to work. The weekend was pretty good. I ran errands Saturday morning and got my sister's package in the mail. I'm not sure if it will get there in time but it will get there pretty close to her birthday. We went to the zoo on Saturday. That was fun for the most part. We missed a lot of the animals. I'm not really sure why but they were already inside for the night. Kind of a bummer.
DH complained about the lack of animals like he did the last time we went to the zoo, which was over three years ago. I remember it pretty well because we went when he came to visit me from FL. It was March and there was a big heat wave like in the 80s. We had met both working at Ruby Tuesday in the Summer of 2004. He was a bartender and I was a waitress. Apparently, from what he said, I was a complete biotch that summer. I was really bummed and annoyed at being back at my parents place. I had spent the past semester in Lyon, France and coming back to the states to live with my parents and work at Ruby Tuesday was a real letdown. We didn't start dating until I came back for Christmas break at the end of 2004. I walked in to grab a drink and check my schedule since I was going to be working there over Christmas break. DH was the first person I saw at the bar.
I realized I was happy to see him. I started flirting with him more and I would hang out at the bar in the morning to read the newspaper before I had any guests sitting in my section. One night after my shift, he was hanging out at the bar with a regular. He hadn't been working that day. He asked me to come hang out with them. After a few drinks, we were both leaving at the same time and as I was walking out, I was kind of nervous and hoping he would say something. Finally, he asked if I wanted to go across the way to another bar. So we were flirting a lot and ended up making out at the bar. We went on a few more dates and ended up hooking up before I went back to school. It was my first time! I know it's kind of odd, but I was tired of being a virgin and felt I was ready. After having sex for the first time, I realized, hey this isn't that big of a deal.
So I went back to school and I would call him on occasion. He was very slow about calling me back and I got into a bad habit of only calling him when I was drunk on the weekends. We hung out some over Spring Break. Finally I figured maybe he isn't interested so I stopped calling him and hung with other guys. I graduated and went on a 3 1/2 week backpacking trip through Europe with my sister. It was awesome! We were Budapest, Hungary and I got an e-mail from him. Apparently, he was annoyed that I hadn't come back to FL for the summer and was wondering where I was. He said he was waiting for me to come back. Yes! My strategy had worked. Back off and let him pursue me. I told him I would be back in a few weeks.
We got back to the states and drove from DC to FL. We dated the whole summer and it was really nice but we both knew that I was leaving for graduate school in the Fall so it was kind of doomed. I left for grad school and we kept in touch. I would see him when I came home to visit my parents. Finally in March 2006, I convinced him to come to DC for a visit since he had never been here before. That was when we visited the zoo and had a wonderful long weekend together. I was so sad to see him go. He left and then I talked to him on the phone after he arrived at the airport. I was trying to say, "Wow this really sucks, that you had to leave, what are we going to do about this?" The next morning I woke up to an e-mail from him saying that he had a really great weekend and that he loved me and that he wanted to move to DC as soon as he finished college! You can imagine my surprise. It was crazy! Well he moved here the following August and it's been great ever since!
OK I started writing this on Friday but I got distracted by a work party and then poof! the day was over and the weekend began! Now it's Monday and it's back to work. The weekend was pretty good. I ran errands Saturday morning and got my sister's package in the mail. I'm not sure if it will get there in time but it will get there pretty close to her birthday. We went to the zoo on Saturday. That was fun for the most part. We missed a lot of the animals. I'm not really sure why but they were already inside for the night. Kind of a bummer.
DH complained about the lack of animals like he did the last time we went to the zoo, which was over three years ago. I remember it pretty well because we went when he came to visit me from FL. It was March and there was a big heat wave like in the 80s. We had met both working at Ruby Tuesday in the Summer of 2004. He was a bartender and I was a waitress. Apparently, from what he said, I was a complete biotch that summer. I was really bummed and annoyed at being back at my parents place. I had spent the past semester in Lyon, France and coming back to the states to live with my parents and work at Ruby Tuesday was a real letdown. We didn't start dating until I came back for Christmas break at the end of 2004. I walked in to grab a drink and check my schedule since I was going to be working there over Christmas break. DH was the first person I saw at the bar.
I realized I was happy to see him. I started flirting with him more and I would hang out at the bar in the morning to read the newspaper before I had any guests sitting in my section. One night after my shift, he was hanging out at the bar with a regular. He hadn't been working that day. He asked me to come hang out with them. After a few drinks, we were both leaving at the same time and as I was walking out, I was kind of nervous and hoping he would say something. Finally, he asked if I wanted to go across the way to another bar. So we were flirting a lot and ended up making out at the bar. We went on a few more dates and ended up hooking up before I went back to school. It was my first time! I know it's kind of odd, but I was tired of being a virgin and felt I was ready. After having sex for the first time, I realized, hey this isn't that big of a deal.
So I went back to school and I would call him on occasion. He was very slow about calling me back and I got into a bad habit of only calling him when I was drunk on the weekends. We hung out some over Spring Break. Finally I figured maybe he isn't interested so I stopped calling him and hung with other guys. I graduated and went on a 3 1/2 week backpacking trip through Europe with my sister. It was awesome! We were Budapest, Hungary and I got an e-mail from him. Apparently, he was annoyed that I hadn't come back to FL for the summer and was wondering where I was. He said he was waiting for me to come back. Yes! My strategy had worked. Back off and let him pursue me. I told him I would be back in a few weeks.
We got back to the states and drove from DC to FL. We dated the whole summer and it was really nice but we both knew that I was leaving for graduate school in the Fall so it was kind of doomed. I left for grad school and we kept in touch. I would see him when I came home to visit my parents. Finally in March 2006, I convinced him to come to DC for a visit since he had never been here before. That was when we visited the zoo and had a wonderful long weekend together. I was so sad to see him go. He left and then I talked to him on the phone after he arrived at the airport. I was trying to say, "Wow this really sucks, that you had to leave, what are we going to do about this?" The next morning I woke up to an e-mail from him saying that he had a really great weekend and that he loved me and that he wanted to move to DC as soon as he finished college! You can imagine my surprise. It was crazy! Well he moved here the following August and it's been great ever since!
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Shower time *danananana**
So DH and I have this little ritual. Whenever its time for me or both of us take a shower (usually during the evenings), I will sing a little song "shower time." It goes to the tune of "Hammer time." We even have a little dance like MC Hammer that goes along with it. It makes me giggle because its so stupid but it's our little inside joke among many. I love that I come home and my DH makes laugh pretty much the whole evening. Sometimes he will do little dances for my amusement that resemble Jim from American Pie who does the dance for the girl in her room but without the stripping. It's hilarious!
So my friend Erin's BF Matt is really earning some brownie points. On Monday, I was walking to the Metro and he was headed home from his job sitting in the traffic jam. He beeped at me to get my attention and offered me a ride home since it was on his way. It was a lot quicker than taking the Metro. It only took 20 minutes as opposed to 40-45 minutes. Yesterday the same thing happened! I suppose we could figure out a way to arrange it every day. I would feel kind of guilty because although our apartment is on the way. He does have to get off the highway.
After work, I was planning on going to the gym, but I got caught up applying for a job online and then my sister who is in Iraq got online. We finally connected through web camera and that was pretty cool. It's pretty neat how you can connect with someone online. It's the first time I had ever done the video chat thing. DH has some weird rash that according to him is unbearably itchy. It has not spread to far beyond his stomach. We're not sure what it is and it is not going away so he is going to the dermatologist tomorrow. His skin is kind of sensitive so he tends to get a lot of these things. I don't think it is anything serious (maybe impetigo?) that a prescription ointment won't clear up, but he needs to go.
We're supposed to go down to our neighborhood village and listen to jazz tonight, but its raining right now and I'm not sure if it will clear up. If we don't do that, then we should go to the gym but knowing us we probably won't. I can never find the inspiration on Wednesdays.
So my friend Erin's BF Matt is really earning some brownie points. On Monday, I was walking to the Metro and he was headed home from his job sitting in the traffic jam. He beeped at me to get my attention and offered me a ride home since it was on his way. It was a lot quicker than taking the Metro. It only took 20 minutes as opposed to 40-45 minutes. Yesterday the same thing happened! I suppose we could figure out a way to arrange it every day. I would feel kind of guilty because although our apartment is on the way. He does have to get off the highway.
After work, I was planning on going to the gym, but I got caught up applying for a job online and then my sister who is in Iraq got online. We finally connected through web camera and that was pretty cool. It's pretty neat how you can connect with someone online. It's the first time I had ever done the video chat thing. DH has some weird rash that according to him is unbearably itchy. It has not spread to far beyond his stomach. We're not sure what it is and it is not going away so he is going to the dermatologist tomorrow. His skin is kind of sensitive so he tends to get a lot of these things. I don't think it is anything serious (maybe impetigo?) that a prescription ointment won't clear up, but he needs to go.
We're supposed to go down to our neighborhood village and listen to jazz tonight, but its raining right now and I'm not sure if it will clear up. If we don't do that, then we should go to the gym but knowing us we probably won't. I can never find the inspiration on Wednesdays.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Mrs. Handy = Wedding planner?
So after a great weekend, this morning was kind of a pain. I was on the Metro almost at my stop and our train stopped, apparently there was some trouble in front of us with the train. So we sat there for 45 minutes until they finally moved forward and then everyone had to get off the train. Thankfully that was my stop, but that is the first time I've been stuck on the train for that long before. I just started reading Angels & Demons so that helped to get me through.
But the weekend was pretty awesome. Friday night DH and I we enjoyed wine and food. We did some last minute cleaning for our friends, Gary and Carrie who were coming into town for the weekend. They didn't make it in until after 12AM. DH and I got into an argument, because he wanted to go to bed and leave me to stay up and wait for them. I was annoyed because I thought we were going to do that together and I was tired too. He went to bed but couldn't get to sleep because we had argued so eventually got up and waited with me. So we all went to bed after they got in. For some reason, the next morning, DH and I both woke up at 6AM even though we had gone to bed at 1AM. Well, we got up and started to get our stuff ready to go the wine festival. We made coffee and pancakes.
We walked down the hill to catch the bus that would take us to the Metro that would take us to the shuttle to get the festival. Nobody felt like driving since we would be drinking all afternoon so this was our only option. The festival was a lot of fun! It was all outdoors and the weather was really nice compared to the last two years we went when it rained. There were a ton of wineries there. It was impossible to go to them all without getting really drunk. But we made it to a lot of them. The lines got pretty long by the end of the day, but everyone had fun.
Afterwards we all went to our friend Emily's apartment and Matt made us dinner which was fantastic. We played scattergories and just chatted. Finally, we all headed back to our place in a cab around 11ish.
Sunday we slept in and then went to brunch at this fantastic restaurant near our place. We ended up going into Georgetown for some cupcakes. Carrie and I popped into this dress shop that was next to the cupcake place because they had a sign that said "free dresses." The deal was buy two dresses get one free. Well, the next thing we know we're both trying on dresses and falling in love with them. The sales ladies did their job well. They were extremely helpful and complementary. The dresses were $80 a piece so I got two for $120 and she got one for $60. It was not something I usually do or have not done for a long time : compulsive shopping. But my argument was that this was an early birthday present to myself and I had been wanting a sun dress. DH was even going to get me one for my birthday. I can't wait to find a nice occasion to wear them.
So Gary and Carrie told us they are getting married in October in the DC area and they're moving back to the area as soon as they can find jobs. It's going to be difficult, but I really hope it works out for them. They don't have a lot of money for the wedding and I'm not sure they really know how much they cost. I tried to give them some good advice on ways to save money and places they could have the wedding. It's kind of weird, but I have this strong desire to plan their entire wedding for them, as like a hobby. I told them that I would be more than willing to help them out with wedding plans since they are in NYC. Carrie is South Korean and had never been to an American wedding until our wedding that was over a year ago. I told her to go to theknot.com to help her plan. We'll see what happens but I hope they can plan a nice one. It just won't be a typical one. It will have to be small and a little bit different. They were talking about getting married on the mall in DC which I think is a great idea. I offered my help and I will help them as much as they will let me.
But the weekend was pretty awesome. Friday night DH and I we enjoyed wine and food. We did some last minute cleaning for our friends, Gary and Carrie who were coming into town for the weekend. They didn't make it in until after 12AM. DH and I got into an argument, because he wanted to go to bed and leave me to stay up and wait for them. I was annoyed because I thought we were going to do that together and I was tired too. He went to bed but couldn't get to sleep because we had argued so eventually got up and waited with me. So we all went to bed after they got in. For some reason, the next morning, DH and I both woke up at 6AM even though we had gone to bed at 1AM. Well, we got up and started to get our stuff ready to go the wine festival. We made coffee and pancakes.
We walked down the hill to catch the bus that would take us to the Metro that would take us to the shuttle to get the festival. Nobody felt like driving since we would be drinking all afternoon so this was our only option. The festival was a lot of fun! It was all outdoors and the weather was really nice compared to the last two years we went when it rained. There were a ton of wineries there. It was impossible to go to them all without getting really drunk. But we made it to a lot of them. The lines got pretty long by the end of the day, but everyone had fun.
Afterwards we all went to our friend Emily's apartment and Matt made us dinner which was fantastic. We played scattergories and just chatted. Finally, we all headed back to our place in a cab around 11ish.
Sunday we slept in and then went to brunch at this fantastic restaurant near our place. We ended up going into Georgetown for some cupcakes. Carrie and I popped into this dress shop that was next to the cupcake place because they had a sign that said "free dresses." The deal was buy two dresses get one free. Well, the next thing we know we're both trying on dresses and falling in love with them. The sales ladies did their job well. They were extremely helpful and complementary. The dresses were $80 a piece so I got two for $120 and she got one for $60. It was not something I usually do or have not done for a long time : compulsive shopping. But my argument was that this was an early birthday present to myself and I had been wanting a sun dress. DH was even going to get me one for my birthday. I can't wait to find a nice occasion to wear them.
So Gary and Carrie told us they are getting married in October in the DC area and they're moving back to the area as soon as they can find jobs. It's going to be difficult, but I really hope it works out for them. They don't have a lot of money for the wedding and I'm not sure they really know how much they cost. I tried to give them some good advice on ways to save money and places they could have the wedding. It's kind of weird, but I have this strong desire to plan their entire wedding for them, as like a hobby. I told them that I would be more than willing to help them out with wedding plans since they are in NYC. Carrie is South Korean and had never been to an American wedding until our wedding that was over a year ago. I told her to go to theknot.com to help her plan. We'll see what happens but I hope they can plan a nice one. It just won't be a typical one. It will have to be small and a little bit different. They were talking about getting married on the mall in DC which I think is a great idea. I offered my help and I will help them as much as they will let me.
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