Lately I have been all over the place, in more than one way. We've been in town, out of town, in town but dog/house sitting, etc. I haven't blogged because the things that have been racing through my mind and changing in my life haven't seemed noteworthy. But, to reassure you that I haven't fallen of the face of the earth I'll shed some insight into a few of the things I've been thinking about and involved with lately.
1. I put in a request to keep Spring intern on for the summer and am fairly certain that won't be happening. Bummer, I know! She has been a HUGE help to me since January but extended her stay with us wasn't anticipated and as a result budgeted, so it doesn't look like it will happen.
2. I went to Fort Worth recently for an event and it was a very successful! I am getting more active in the social spaces as a marketing tool and this event kicked those efforts into gear.
3. Speaking of social media, I am getting more active on Twitter and am loving it (for the most part)! Two recent things I've learned/seen via tweets include proof of Robert Pattinson and Kristin Stewart almost kissing and this article/video of Pete, a penguin from SeaWorld, walking through the aisle on an ordinary Southwest flight.
4. We submitted our intent to move out to our apartment community and have until May 31st to line something up. I am not stressing over this because I know we'll find something and per a local realtor it doesn't take long at all to flip privately rented condos and townhouses in the area. Fingers crossed we like our next home better than our first!
5. I am still obsessed with the movie, "Life As We Know It" and rented it for the SECOND time this past weekend. I really want to just buy it, but it is still $20 at Target and I think thats crazy!
6. I had my first misplaced luggage experience when I traveled back from Texas and it wasn't so awesome. I did learn that Delta will deliver your bag to your door, but didn't get to take them up on their offer since we were going to be in and out all day and leaving my suitcase with my life in it on our doorstep wasn't the best idea.
7. Club Tank appears to have dissolved. The kids still like Tank, but I guess he's too big now at a whopping 16lbs for them to be totally enamored with.
8. Jake is 99% sure he is going to do a half ironman in Manteo this fall! I'm super excited for him to work towards this!
9. I started running again... and by running I mean I ran like 2 miles on Sunday. I have been too sore to run again yet, but I've thought about it- so thats a step in the right direction!
10. I'm getting serious about Jake and I traveling somewhere awesome that requires a plane. I'll keep you posted on the progress! Realistically, he has no vacation time since Haiti so it might be just me going somewhere, but I'm not opposed to another girl's weekend in Atlanta!
That's all I've got for now... I told you I've been all over the place!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Today Jake turns 26 and I think I’m more excited than he is!
A lot of people say that on their birthday they feel exactly the same as they did the day before, and I agree- but if you take that a step further and compare how you felt on your birthday the year before compared to now, hopefully its different... and hopefully it's because something has improved. I was thinking about all the things that have happened with Jake since March 22nd, 2010 and I think it's a lot!
-He got his Cannondale cycle in April (aka Carmen, his baby)
-Graduated with his Doctorate of Physical Therapy in May
-Started his first job with Sentara in June
-We got our dog, Tank, in July
-He started a small business with another therapist in September
-We celebrated our 1 year anniversary in October
-Picked out our fresh Christmas tree together in December (this was a first for both of us; I'd always gotten a tree from NC and never with him and I don't think he'd ever picked out a real tree period)
-He “Retired” the terminator for a new Tacoma & spent two and half weeks in Haiti working on amputees through Physicians for Peace in February
Of course this isn’t nearly everything, but I’m sure when Jake really thinks about everything from the past year he will feel different (and hopefully in a good way).
Now as far as his birthday celebration goes, it’s sort of tricky because we are both part of a bible study on Tuesday nights and the guys' study is actually at our house! With that in mind, we preemptively celebrated on Sunday with Alison and Will at Zushi in Town Center and splurged with dessert at Confetti! Tonight my plan is to get off work early and cook dinner for him. And trust me when I tell you that the act of cooking in and of itself is a great gift. Not to mention the recipe has both multiple ingredients and steps, which will hopefully impress him as well!
Tonight’s menu is (don’t worry he won’t read this before then):
I’ve actually told Jake that I made plans for us right after work and will text him the address right before he gets off to keep the surprise. Of course, he assumed this meant eating out and started to complain that we’d already done the whole celebration charade on Sunday and he isn’t sure that we’ll have time to go out. I reminded him that I’m a planner and I’d already taken all of those things into consideration before making the plans, so for him to trust me. I promised he’d be home in plenty of time for the his bible study.. and I plan on keeping that promise.
He should be getting said text with our address any minute and I'm sure he'll call right away to see what I'm up to. Hopefully, dinner will be timed perfectly for his arrival and the house may even be cleaned too (fingers crossed)!
Oh, and if dinner ends up looking like the above I may share some pictures with you, but based on my past experiences it probably won't so don't hold your breath!
Update:
Dinner was a hit and he of course appreciated the gesture! Below is how it turned out... not to shabby if I say so myself.
-He got his Cannondale cycle in April (aka Carmen, his baby)
-Graduated with his Doctorate of Physical Therapy in May
-Started his first job with Sentara in June
-We got our dog, Tank, in July
-He started a small business with another therapist in September
-We celebrated our 1 year anniversary in October
-Picked out our fresh Christmas tree together in December (this was a first for both of us; I'd always gotten a tree from NC and never with him and I don't think he'd ever picked out a real tree period)
-He “Retired” the terminator for a new Tacoma & spent two and half weeks in Haiti working on amputees through Physicians for Peace in February
Of course this isn’t nearly everything, but I’m sure when Jake really thinks about everything from the past year he will feel different (and hopefully in a good way).
Now as far as his birthday celebration goes, it’s sort of tricky because we are both part of a bible study on Tuesday nights and the guys' study is actually at our house! With that in mind, we preemptively celebrated on Sunday with Alison and Will at Zushi in Town Center and splurged with dessert at Confetti! Tonight my plan is to get off work early and cook dinner for him. And trust me when I tell you that the act of cooking in and of itself is a great gift. Not to mention the recipe has both multiple ingredients and steps, which will hopefully impress him as well!
Tonight’s menu is (don’t worry he won’t read this before then):
Cayenne-Rubbed Chicken with Avocado Salsa
and Tomatoes Stuffed with Grilled-Corn Salad from Martha Stewart’s Food Everyday
I’ve actually told Jake that I made plans for us right after work and will text him the address right before he gets off to keep the surprise. Of course, he assumed this meant eating out and started to complain that we’d already done the whole celebration charade on Sunday and he isn’t sure that we’ll have time to go out. I reminded him that I’m a planner and I’d already taken all of those things into consideration before making the plans, so for him to trust me. I promised he’d be home in plenty of time for the his bible study.. and I plan on keeping that promise.
He should be getting said text with our address any minute and I'm sure he'll call right away to see what I'm up to. Hopefully, dinner will be timed perfectly for his arrival and the house may even be cleaned too (fingers crossed)!
Oh, and if dinner ends up looking like the above I may share some pictures with you, but based on my past experiences it probably won't so don't hold your breath!
Update:
Dinner was a hit and he of course appreciated the gesture! Below is how it turned out... not to shabby if I say so myself.
Monday, March 21, 2011
there's a first time for everything
I have been with Jake just a few months shy of a decade (crazy, I know!) and I can honestly say that last week was the first time he knowingly watched an entire romantic comedy with me. Notice, I put emphasis on knowingly and entire because in the past 10 years Jake could say that he has watched one with me before, but you and I both know that either he didn’t realize it was that type of movie OR he didn’t watch it all the way through… story of my life.
Well, for whatever reason this most recent attempt was successful. After looking unsuccessfully for a few movies at the Redbox, I noticed Life As We Know It was in stock. I’d wanted to see the movie for awhile so I asked Jake to rent it for me. He gave me a look like, “Do you know what kind of movie this is?” to which I responded aloud, “I know it’s a romantic comedy but I’m not asking you to watch it, I’m just asking you to rent it for me to watch” and he did.
Once home, I waited a little while before making my next move. You see I really didn’t want to have to wait to watch this until after he went to bed and I definitely didn’t want to have to watch it on the laptop, but it’s all in the art of execution. So, I waited for him to watch that day’s DVR of the Paris-Nice Tour (it’s a cycling thing) and then start fumbling through the channels before asking if I could use his laptop. He of course wondered why I had to ask and I explained that I would have it awhile so I could watch the entire movie and didn’t want to hog it if he needed it. And then he said the magic words, “you can watch it in here if you want”. BINGO. I was so happy it probably took me 20 seconds to get everything set up and hit play.
The next thing I noticed was completely new- he didn’t move. This entire time my focus was on watching this movie on the plasma before 9:30 but this… this was a pleasant surprise. Even after the movie was a few minutes in he still didn’t move. Can you say best thing ever? At one point he did turn around to see my expression during a sadder scene and gave me a look like I was being ridiculous. I responded with a don’t bother me look and we both went back to watching. He sat through the whole thing and then went to bed. If you know Jake, you are probably having trouble believing this, but there’s a first time for everything.
Well, for whatever reason this most recent attempt was successful. After looking unsuccessfully for a few movies at the Redbox, I noticed Life As We Know It was in stock. I’d wanted to see the movie for awhile so I asked Jake to rent it for me. He gave me a look like, “Do you know what kind of movie this is?” to which I responded aloud, “I know it’s a romantic comedy but I’m not asking you to watch it, I’m just asking you to rent it for me to watch” and he did.
Once home, I waited a little while before making my next move. You see I really didn’t want to have to wait to watch this until after he went to bed and I definitely didn’t want to have to watch it on the laptop, but it’s all in the art of execution. So, I waited for him to watch that day’s DVR of the Paris-Nice Tour (it’s a cycling thing) and then start fumbling through the channels before asking if I could use his laptop. He of course wondered why I had to ask and I explained that I would have it awhile so I could watch the entire movie and didn’t want to hog it if he needed it. And then he said the magic words, “you can watch it in here if you want”. BINGO. I was so happy it probably took me 20 seconds to get everything set up and hit play.
The next thing I noticed was completely new- he didn’t move. This entire time my focus was on watching this movie on the plasma before 9:30 but this… this was a pleasant surprise. Even after the movie was a few minutes in he still didn’t move. Can you say best thing ever? At one point he did turn around to see my expression during a sadder scene and gave me a look like I was being ridiculous. I responded with a don’t bother me look and we both went back to watching. He sat through the whole thing and then went to bed. If you know Jake, you are probably having trouble believing this, but there’s a first time for everything.
As far as the movie goes, and I'm aware I'm behind the game on this one (which is a price you pay when you prefer the price of a rental to the theater) it was adorable. The crazy part is, apart from the whole raising a baby with someone you don't care for in light of your best friend's death thing, it seemed to be an accurate depiction of that first year. Of course, I don't know for sure, but they certainly didn't make it look easy... and I hear it's not, so that in and of itself offered some validity in my eyes.
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