today
we saw death race (better than expected and funny)
we had claudia's friend nate over (and hilary too) for burritos and cupcakes and rockband
gave some cupcakes to the land lords (they are nice folks)
did laundry
dustin applied for a job at a nursery
made the bus and train trip to my school (1.25 hours one way)
and
and
and
and
CLAUDIA GOT A JOB AT SAUL'S being the hostess. she will be making a lot of money and tips. we are all really pumped for her.
what did you think, laundry would make the blog. y'all know i got news when i make a post! :)
know that i love you all.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
we've been...uhgh..really..busy?!.
we have now been married one year and two days. we got a ton of cards from folks--i didn't even know people did that. it was cool though. it is nice to feel like people remember your anniversary--even if it is not theirs. that is a little cool, or maybe i just like getting mail. probably both. let me tell you about the weekend we just had. it was pretty big. here it goes! it all started thursday (like all good weekends do). dust and i went to bevmo (a huge discount liquor store) and found "das boot" mugs. (andy's birthday was earlier this month so we had reason to buy a few.) the mugs didn't get used on night one due to loud rocking. the new drums arrived earlier in the day, and like all good rockers know, rocking comes before drinking. so we rocked! that new rock band is pretty great. living on a prayer, call me, eye of the tiger, round and round...we already have a plane. need i say more. we rock!! our band is called "grumpy's best day." we are taking this global--FAST!:)
then came friday. andy came over. we went to lunch with melissa who had to work. we got a ticket :( then claudia and hilary and i walked around rockridge (a neighborhood in oakland). claudia and i were beat--from the rocking, of course. so we went home to find dust and andy wailing on the drums and guitar. needless to say, claudia and i felt as if we were not doing our part. so of course we joined in for a bit. soon we got the call that it was time to go to the art museum in san fran called the de young. the place was having a big exhibit by a glassblower named chihuly. now i don't do the description of this guy's art the credit it deserves. so i will make you a link: http://www.chihulyatthedeyoung.org/index.asp the stuff was huge. there were people in crazy costumes, putting on shows (singing and dancing and puppets and back flips). it was mind blowing in the best possible way. we loved it. afterwards, we came back to our side of the bay and ate pizza. saturday brought the boots out after dust worked. now each boot holds more than 40 oz of beer, so tossing back 2+ boots can do some damage. luckily, we all drank enough water to not be dying the next day because two things happened that day. one: melissa and andy found out they got their house. they will be 10 minutes away from us in a little town called albany. it is a really cute house with two HUGE brugmancia bushes and an even bigger lemon tree. andy had to go back up north to pack up their stuff so they can move in next weekend. so we said goodbye to him. the other thing that happened that day (two: , if you will) was that shea came. we were all really happy to see him because last time it took him three months to come the three hours to visit us. but this time we got him early. now when shea is here, we sort of loose dust but we get good food. we get to eat out at all our favorite restaurants like jimmy beans for breakfast, rick and anns for dinner, et c. we have to show off a little for shea because he appreciates good food too. that is nice. also they go record shopping all day. seriously--all afternoon. now i can stay in a record store with the best of 'em, but those two together could shut a store down. it is like they just move in, you know. couple that fact with the fact amoeba music in san fran( http://www.amoeba.com/ )is the size of a full sized bowling alley packed with new, used records, cds and movies. it is pretty much their heaven. so we kissed them goodbye for the day and claudia and melissa and i walked. we shopped (not really purchasing anything), but walking and talking none the less. it was a good day. that was sunday. also that day, melissa took me to costco. ahhh. now many have told me the wonders of costco. i never really doubted, but i never had a real reason to go either. then we needed a bed frame. costco had those metal ones for 35$ (a valid reason to go.) oh my goodness. it was far better than anything i could have imagined. seriously. i had to talk myself out of clothes, snacks, vacuums, christmas lights, furniture. that place should be a mecca to all good consumers. monday brought the first anniversary of the party of the century that happened last year. you all were there. it was great. so we remembered that day. i know the first anniversary is supposed to be celebrated with paper so i subscribed dust to cooks illustrated magazine. it has recipes and stuff. dust got it this summer and used the mess out of it, so i figured it was a go. i don't know how pumped he really was about it, but he put on a good show. i also got him those ferro rocher ball candies because they are one of his favorites and they have a lot of paper on them, too. shea cooked us all dinner and it was the best dinner that has been made in this house yet. (just wait until those cooks illustrateds start paying off. then we'll show him!) he also got us hooked on another brittish show--shameless--put it on your cues. it is funny and insightful and pretty great. we convinced him to stay an extra night so we could finish the disc. you know that is good. so that was the amazing weekend. also we got shea to play the new drums on rock band. he also rocks. so there was much rocking and just living the rockstar life. that is pretty much how we do it out here on the mean streets of oakland. sweet huh. also we are warm and sunny. the idea of fall...not really hit us yet. here it is still summer. and the entire time we have been here, we've only gotten like 6 raindrops. this is the life.
then came friday. andy came over. we went to lunch with melissa who had to work. we got a ticket :( then claudia and hilary and i walked around rockridge (a neighborhood in oakland). claudia and i were beat--from the rocking, of course. so we went home to find dust and andy wailing on the drums and guitar. needless to say, claudia and i felt as if we were not doing our part. so of course we joined in for a bit. soon we got the call that it was time to go to the art museum in san fran called the de young. the place was having a big exhibit by a glassblower named chihuly. now i don't do the description of this guy's art the credit it deserves. so i will make you a link: http://www.chihulyatthedeyoung.org/index.asp the stuff was huge. there were people in crazy costumes, putting on shows (singing and dancing and puppets and back flips). it was mind blowing in the best possible way. we loved it. afterwards, we came back to our side of the bay and ate pizza. saturday brought the boots out after dust worked. now each boot holds more than 40 oz of beer, so tossing back 2+ boots can do some damage. luckily, we all drank enough water to not be dying the next day because two things happened that day. one: melissa and andy found out they got their house. they will be 10 minutes away from us in a little town called albany. it is a really cute house with two HUGE brugmancia bushes and an even bigger lemon tree. andy had to go back up north to pack up their stuff so they can move in next weekend. so we said goodbye to him. the other thing that happened that day (two: , if you will) was that shea came. we were all really happy to see him because last time it took him three months to come the three hours to visit us. but this time we got him early. now when shea is here, we sort of loose dust but we get good food. we get to eat out at all our favorite restaurants like jimmy beans for breakfast, rick and anns for dinner, et c. we have to show off a little for shea because he appreciates good food too. that is nice. also they go record shopping all day. seriously--all afternoon. now i can stay in a record store with the best of 'em, but those two together could shut a store down. it is like they just move in, you know. couple that fact with the fact amoeba music in san fran( http://www.amoeba.com/ )is the size of a full sized bowling alley packed with new, used records, cds and movies. it is pretty much their heaven. so we kissed them goodbye for the day and claudia and melissa and i walked. we shopped (not really purchasing anything), but walking and talking none the less. it was a good day. that was sunday. also that day, melissa took me to costco. ahhh. now many have told me the wonders of costco. i never really doubted, but i never had a real reason to go either. then we needed a bed frame. costco had those metal ones for 35$ (a valid reason to go.) oh my goodness. it was far better than anything i could have imagined. seriously. i had to talk myself out of clothes, snacks, vacuums, christmas lights, furniture. that place should be a mecca to all good consumers. monday brought the first anniversary of the party of the century that happened last year. you all were there. it was great. so we remembered that day. i know the first anniversary is supposed to be celebrated with paper so i subscribed dust to cooks illustrated magazine. it has recipes and stuff. dust got it this summer and used the mess out of it, so i figured it was a go. i don't know how pumped he really was about it, but he put on a good show. i also got him those ferro rocher ball candies because they are one of his favorites and they have a lot of paper on them, too. shea cooked us all dinner and it was the best dinner that has been made in this house yet. (just wait until those cooks illustrateds start paying off. then we'll show him!) he also got us hooked on another brittish show--shameless--put it on your cues. it is funny and insightful and pretty great. we convinced him to stay an extra night so we could finish the disc. you know that is good. so that was the amazing weekend. also we got shea to play the new drums on rock band. he also rocks. so there was much rocking and just living the rockstar life. that is pretty much how we do it out here on the mean streets of oakland. sweet huh. also we are warm and sunny. the idea of fall...not really hit us yet. here it is still summer. and the entire time we have been here, we've only gotten like 6 raindrops. this is the life.
Monday, September 15, 2008
we're here
well. we have been here for almost two weeks. in that time we have:
made three trips to ikea (at least two more than normal humans should make in that amount of time)
eaten in several great eateries
experienced an earthquake
gotten our boxes from vermont
seen ratatat (the loudest show ever--thanks popa j (wahoo!) for recommending ear plugs--they really helped)
gotten rock band two (it has the go go' s and journey--pretty much awesome)
started a regimen of wii fit (thirty minutes a day. we are gonna be jacked when you guys see us next!!)
decorated our little house (not as tiny as the tiny house, but the kitchen and bedrooms are pretty much done)
seen melissa, forrest, and claudia's friends nate and mike
eaten both at the cupcake store and papamingo's frozen yogurt
and much much more.
also you should know our landlord is a polish vytas! his name is jasic (yasick) and his personality is so vytas. he is a funny land owner (he owns land and houses all over the bay and a farm in poland)--he is also funny. he does everything we ask like put screens on the windows and get us keys for the house. he also lends us mattresses until ours got here. both jasic and his partner katy are friendly and helpful. it is very nice.
i also finally got my gardenia plant--a five dollar target special. it is pretty hardy here and should be able to be planted outside in the ground. it has not rained since we got here. it has, however gotten more chilly--maybe seventies in the day and 50's at night. it is probably colder in vermont, but we all know i am not cut out for that kind of cold. that is why i am here. it took us forever to get internet. seriously. forever. that is why i am only now writing this. i will start carrying my little camera with me wherever i go so you can feel like you are here, too. turn the heater up in your house and read this blog and feel like you, too are here in the sunny side of the bay. if you could also get one person playing video games just in your peripheral vision. then you would really have my life to a tee. it is 12:49 here and i have eaten breakfast, but i have not yet bothered to shower. soon. this is my life. are you at least a little jealous?
made three trips to ikea (at least two more than normal humans should make in that amount of time)
eaten in several great eateries
experienced an earthquake
gotten our boxes from vermont
seen ratatat (the loudest show ever--thanks popa j (wahoo!) for recommending ear plugs--they really helped)
gotten rock band two (it has the go go' s and journey--pretty much awesome)
started a regimen of wii fit (thirty minutes a day. we are gonna be jacked when you guys see us next!!)
decorated our little house (not as tiny as the tiny house, but the kitchen and bedrooms are pretty much done)
seen melissa, forrest, and claudia's friends nate and mike
eaten both at the cupcake store and papamingo's frozen yogurt
and much much more.
also you should know our landlord is a polish vytas! his name is jasic (yasick) and his personality is so vytas. he is a funny land owner (he owns land and houses all over the bay and a farm in poland)--he is also funny. he does everything we ask like put screens on the windows and get us keys for the house. he also lends us mattresses until ours got here. both jasic and his partner katy are friendly and helpful. it is very nice.
i also finally got my gardenia plant--a five dollar target special. it is pretty hardy here and should be able to be planted outside in the ground. it has not rained since we got here. it has, however gotten more chilly--maybe seventies in the day and 50's at night. it is probably colder in vermont, but we all know i am not cut out for that kind of cold. that is why i am here. it took us forever to get internet. seriously. forever. that is why i am only now writing this. i will start carrying my little camera with me wherever i go so you can feel like you are here, too. turn the heater up in your house and read this blog and feel like you, too are here in the sunny side of the bay. if you could also get one person playing video games just in your peripheral vision. then you would really have my life to a tee. it is 12:49 here and i have eaten breakfast, but i have not yet bothered to shower. soon. this is my life. are you at least a little jealous?
Monday, September 1, 2008
four and a half hours
i have spent the last four and a half hours saying goodbye to good friends. this should translate to four and a half hours of me in tears (at least to those of you who know how horrible i am at goodbyes). please know, any of you i said goodbye to, that i am fine once you have left, but the physical act of saying goodbye to you makes me cry. only because i love you so much. tomorrow i say goodbye to sarah waldo and then dust and i go to boston where we say goodbye to jack and karen. that'll be tough. today that penny jumped up on me and just was kissing me. i love that little doggie. all in all i am excited to go on this adventure in my life. i know it is the right decision for dust and i. so am not the least bit nervous to leave. but i do absolutely hate saying goodbye to everyone. i love to go, but i hate to leave. this is my life. only now i am dragging poor dust with me. we will try to keep up on the blog so you will know what is going on. i will post pics of the house (my own) as i take them. i will do better at taking pictures of the city. it will be just like you were there with us. just don't forget to email us as to what you are up to. we need that.
love and miss you already!
love and miss you already!
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