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Memories Recorded

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I’m writing this down so I don’t ever forget it. A little background before I begin: I received my Twitter updates on my cell phone from about 9 PM to 9 AM, otherwise I have it turned off so I don’t get woken up in the middle of the night from all of you crazy night time twitterers.

So I’m sitting at the table at BJ’s Brewhouse restaurant with Gene. My phone makes its little “You’ve got a text message” sound so I go to check it. It’s a Direct Message on Twitter from Gene (the sexy azn boy sitting right next to me at the table, mind you) and it says “I’m gonna marry you soon!”. My heart instantly melted and was sitting under my chair in a nasty hearty-ish puddle. It doesn’t take much with me! So.. the only nice thing to do was send him a Direct Message back that read “Not if I marry you first.”

So that’s my little quip from yesterday. I got my bridal portraits done yesterday afternoon. I was in and out of dress for about 4 hours and I was totally exhausted last night. I’m gonna call the guy around noon today and try to make it over to his place to pick up the CD with all of the pictures on it. Thankfully I had my mom, Layla and Malinda with me so they were able to ease the tension some. I hate being in NORMAL pictures so you can imagine how bad these were.

Last night we headed over to The Conservatory and saw a band that we love play, The Forecast. They put on a good show and I had a great time! I sweat my ass off and sang until my heart was content. While standing there singing and just having so much fun I was thinking about getting old. I don’t know why but that has been on my mind a lot lately. Maybe because I’m about to take the next step into Gene & I’s relationship and that is a pretty grown up thing. But anyway, I was thinking about how I love to go to shows and dance and sing and tap my foot with the base and drums but on the other hand I cannot wait until Gene and I start our own family with babbbbieessss! I want both! And I know it is manageable and it CAN happen, you just have to be smart about it. That is just what whas on my mind throughout the show. How I felt so old standing next to all of those silly teenagers. It was a lot of fun. There is one thing about going to shows… You’re standing in a [sometimes] pretty tight crowd of people, especially if you’re fighting to hold your spot near the stage. These are people you don’t know, never met or even spoken a word to. But regardless, you have ONE thing in common. You love music, you love this band, you love these shows. The last show we went to was Broadway Calls and there was a pretty small crowd. But the love? The passion? It kicked ass out of the show we went to last night, that had a pretty HUGE crowd. I’m not saying The Forecast put on a bad show, I’m just saying that the crowd wasn’t all that great. There was only about 5 of us that I could tell that were really enjoying ourselves and feeling the connection.

So it doesn’t really matter how big or how small the show is. The people who are coming out to see the band are the ones who make the difference. They are the ones who create the atmosphere.

The Update

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I have been so unbelievably busy! I know that is always the excuse but I really haven’t sat down at my computer long enough to write up a post about what has been going on. The biggest thing is that on Friday my Aunt/Uncle and their kids came into town from Illinois for my Bridal Shower that was on Saturday. I had such a great time with them and I had to fight the tears on Sunday morning when it was time for them to say goodbye. I love them all so much!

Bridal shower was great. Surrounded by friends and family and felt so extremely grateful for everything.

I’m getting REALLY excited now about the wedding. It’s comin’ and comin’ fast! Only a little over 4 weeks left. Can you believe that? I sure as hell can’t! The great news is that THREE of my long-time (I’m talkin’ about 10+ years back) Internet friends are coming to the wedding! I am ecstatic to finally get to be with them and hang out and stuff. I just keep thinking this may be the start of some great “real life” friendships. I know they live far away, all of them, but I think once you make that FIRST move it can only lead to more “meetups” and stuff like that. Anyway, the point is that I am beyond thrilled that they want to be there with me on my special day. Means the world to me.

Work has been busy as usual. Life has been crazy. There are 4 day old dishes in my sink at home. There are boxes and gifts scattered all over my living room and kitchen floor. There are Thank You cards that need to be written. Just a lot of stuff that needs to get done! Yesterday was Malinda & Layla’s birthdays so we celebrated that and didn’t get home until after 11 PM. Tonight there is a band playing, Broadway Calls, in the city and we’re SO going! Their music gives me goosebumps. Love it.

So… Maybe tomorrow I can catch up on “life” things, like writing Thank You cards and doing dishes and cooking an actual meal and hey, I got a great idea, going to the GYM! Ugh. Need to lose weight :( I’m down 10 pounds but I need to lose another 5-10 in the next 4 weeks.. If I go to the gym and do what I need to do, I think I can achieve that.

Allergies, Concerts and Home Improvements, Oh My!

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Got a pretty good sized lump where my allergy shot was given today. I don’t know if I ever mentioned it or not but I got at least a month behind on allergy shots back in late May. With all of the house buying stuff, moving and then our quarterly billing time at work I just had absolutely no time to go get an allergy shot. All I can say about that is that I will be officially caught up as of this Friday and I will try my damnedest to never get behind again. It has been hell!

I go back to the allergy clinic for my follow up in mid August and I think they may have to start giving me half of my extracts in each arm. A week or two ago I came home with a knot in my arm the size of a tennis ball! I am NOT exaggerating here. And today it is about the size of a golf ball. But it’s not just a knot, it is an itchy, irritated and sore lump. It hurts to even move my arm. Now, I know it’s not deadly pain but I really don’t want to have to feel like this every single week :( I’ll just have to talk to them when I go back in August.

Dad came over tonight and installed a motion sensor porch light on our front porch. I am sooo happy to finally have one of these! We put a light bulb in the porch light when we first moved in but we can hardly ever remember to turn the light on when we leave and it is still light out. Now we are worry-free! Hah.. Modern day technology is the bomb :) What would we do without it???

The only other real news is that at the end of this month we will be attending D-Fest! I am sooo excited. And also, Gene and I have pretty much made the decision to splurge with our money by purchasing tickets to see The Cure in either Houston or Dallas, Texas. I am really excited and can’t wait until Tickets go on sale :) We are going to make it into a little vacay since we never got one this year. I’ve already decided that I may take off an entire week of work if I am able. Not sure how many great things there are to do in Texas in October but we’ll find something :) Just being away is awesome enough as it is!

Daphne Loves Derby

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“Sundays”
Please
Tell me how you lift these heavy bricks
And how you built this path for me to walk on
You carve yourself in stones
With the strength of all convinced
But I know your skin
Is still as thin as mine

What does it take to believe
In all the things you believe?
And maybe I need to listen more carefully

I finally know how you stand
against the worst there is

You enjoy coffee and Debussy
I can’t believe the calmness in your bones
After everything
And when she dreams
She sees herself in her Sunday dress
Humming simple melodies
She’s known since she was only three

What does it take to believe
In all the things you believe
And maybe I need to listen more carefully

I finally know how you stand
against the worst there is
I finally found,
The strength you’ve tried to tell me about

Oh, even when the sky is crashing down
You, You locked your knees and stood up straight
You are the strength inside my veins
Oh, I want to feel the strength you know

What does it take to believe
In all the things you believe?
Maybe I need to listen more carefully

Check them out on My Space. Listen to this song. The lyrics are beautiful. For any Oklahomanites, free show at the OU campus on Monday night! I am so there :) Music has had a profound effect on my life. There are a lot of songs out there that I love because they have a great beat but a song with powerful lyrics will always mean so much more to me. If you want to hear some moving lyrics, listen to Latterman. Their music has helped me relax and enjoy life as it comes. Be happy and love each other. There is a lot of hate in this world, more than I can even believe sometimes. But I love the people who let me love them and forget the people who don’t. Friendships come and go constantly throughout our lives, but if you love someone and put all that you can into it, that is what really matters. Be true to yourself first and then you can be your best person to the people who really matter in your life. Love life and love each other. Our time on this planet is MUCH shorter than it seems.

The Forecast (no, not the weather)

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Back on my diet, full swing. Not going to cheat at all, at least not for a week or two. I have to get back into the “groove” before I can start to allow myself little indulgences. I need to get back into the mindset that food is merely that, food. Nothing more. It is such a social issue with me, eating. And I need to break the habit, badly. Back to chewing my food slowly and trying to enjoy each and every bite. Baby steps.

Tomorrow is Gene and I’s 100th monthiversary! Yes, I can hardly believe it as well. I still remember clearly when we were somewhere around our 20th monthiversary and thinking, 100 seems soooo far away. Like it would be forever until we reached that point. Here I am, 100 monthiversary and been engaged for 4 months. Getting married in less than a year. Which, by the way, the wedding planning has been stagnant. Gotta get back on that so we can figure out what exactly we are doing!

Anyway, gotta get to sleep. It is nearing midnight and I must get up early tomorrow. Layla, Gene and I are going to see The Forecast tomorrow night!

Cars, Appointments and Music!

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This is quite a busy week. Where do I even begin?? First I’ll write my movie review and then go on about how absolutely rediculously crazy this week is…

Tonight Gene and I went on what I call the Seven Dollar Date. We had a $6 dinner at Sam’s Club and then went to the 50cent movies, which totals about $7. That is after tax, too! We rawk :D Anyway, so we went and saw Cars. And it was sooo cute. I loved it and I thought it was pretty funny too. I’ve heard such bad reviews and bad things about this movie since it came out from people and online, but I thought it was just adorable! So poo on all of the people who knocked it :)

Now for my busy week:
  • Monday: Astro’s Vet appointment, my chiro appointment
  • Tuesday: Allergy shot, Gene & I had a date night!
  • Wednesday: Chiro appointment, The Lawrence arms
  • Thursday: Chiro appointment
  • Friday: N O T H I N G

It may not seem like much but that sure is a lot of appointments. And juggle that between full days of work and it aint easy! Thank goodness I don’t have children right now. The dogs are enough, lol. Speaking of the dogs, Astro got his yearly vaccinations and check-up on Monday and he now weighs a whopping 118 lbs! The boy is getting humongous! And he is only 1 1/2 years old. Has about 1 1/2 – 2 years to grow to full size. Please just don’t let him get over 150 pounds! Haha.. If he weighs more than Gene I don’t know WHAT I’ll do!

That is all for now.. Gotta get some rest tonight. Tomorrow I have a Chiro appointment at 4:45 PM and then Gene and I are going to see The Lawrence Arms live in Norman.. Which is a good 45 minutes away. And the doors to the club don’t open until 9 PM. So I should be home around…2 AM? Oh my lord.

I like live music

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This week has been more active than usual. On Wednesday night, we (Candace, Layla, and I) went to the Conservatory to see Brandtson. It was pretty disappointing for a couple of reasons. First, the band only played about five songs due to some technical difficulties. Second, all the songs were from the new album except for one from Send Us a Signal. I’ve grown to appreciate the new album more, but for me it’ll never match their previous ones.

Tonight, we went to see the Flaming Lips. Despite the fact that I really dislike how impersonal large arenas are, they put on a really good show. It was like a huge party going on the whole time. They played most of the songs I wanted to hear (though I still really wanted to hear Fight Test). The theatrics, confetti, and balloons were all very cool and really didn’t feel contrived. There were moments I won’t forget that remind me how powerful music really is.

Life has been relatively “busy” recently. I wish I had more time to enjoy it all. It goes by so fast, and I guess I’m lucky that I have people to share it with.