Friday 12/12, I did more research on Greek names for the dog and I think I've got a winner. I keep looking at the dog I want online and hope he stays there. I had broccoli and carrots for dinner then headed to Home Depot for Lish and picked up a new bathroom fan / light. I went home and put on Bear then Eric showed up and we laughed and argued while watching the Oprah / Tom Cruise special. We went upstairs and I got ready for bed and by the time I climbed in Eric was almost asleep so I rubbed his back then read a mag and went to sleep.
Thursday 12/11, Had our Rainier Club holiday lunch and got out of most of the day's work. I told Mom my plan for adopting and she was very excited. After work I went home and wrapped presents and did some stuff around the house. I was tired and wanted to be at home. I talked to Eric then Kassie for a long time about presents and trips and Christmas presents. I went to bed around 11.
Wednesday 12/10, Eric called while I was at work to see if I would be around, and I was, so he said he would be up. I kept looking at animals online and found one in particular that I like but don't know if he'll still be there in a few weeks (Shelton). Eric arrived and I showed him what I was thinking and he had some ideas too and I was like "Cute shirt!" because it had a tree on it with a Seattle silhouette. We laid there for a while and looked at animals in Tacoma online and it's incredibly sad, the Bellevue facility is so much nicer in comparison, but that's not a huge surprise. Just sad. We left for Costco and once there I picked up a few things and we checked out some dog stuff and overall had a nice adventure. On the way to the car he kept hitting my butt with the wrapping paper and being like "Oh excuse me ma'am" and I hit him in the arm. We went home and he made grilled cheese and tomato soup with sour cream and we ate while watching SatC. We polished off Season 6 Part 1 and went upstairs to go to bed. We laid talking for a long time then he wanted to watch tv and I had a freak out and we got into it and I snapped at him then rolled over. He apologized and we made up and went to bed. No tv.
Tuesday 12/9, Went to PCC for a few things then home and ran around doing some things to keep warm while my room heated up. Wrapped some presents, talked to Susan, talked to Eric, played on the computer and looked at the humane society website some more along with other strategic dog-acquiring items. Not sure where this is going, but we'll see after Christmas. I went to bed after showering and reading. About 11.
Monday 12/8, I rushed home to see if Eric was there, but he wasn't so I got online to see when the shelter closed and tried to call his cell but deduced it must be dead. About 15 minutes later he pulled in and I asked him if he wanted to go, he said yes, we hopped in the car, drove down and got there pretty quickly. We looked at some cats first and Eric had his favorite, a Jacques look-a-like with a couple white hairs on his chest. Next we headed out to the dogs to look for Tim but never found him. We saw a lot of wonderful dogs and there were so many I wanted to pet because they looked so sad. It breaks my heart. There was a jack russell named Cassie that Eric liked and a few others that stuck out in my mind. Pepper is a barker. A lot were just sleeping through it or hiding in the outer part of their kennel, which made me incredibly sad. Gentle giants. Anyway, back inside to look at more cats and some of them were real jerks hissing at the others but some were very nice and Eric kept picking out all sorts of favorites. We stayed until 6 and called Kassie on the way back because she had ebay questions. At home I sent Tim to Kassie and Eric made dinner. We watched some shows and I continued looking at adoptable animals on various rescue and shelter sites. There's something like 10 million animals living on the streets and their life expectancy is less than two years under such circumstances. We watched my "favorite show" and Eric got me ice cream then we cuddled. I uploaded some pics to flickr from Oahu, but my computer was going slow so that's where I stopped. Up to bed where Eric was almost asleep, I showered, got ready for bed and thanked him for the sweet note I found in my medicine cabinet. We talked in bed for a little while then I rubbed his back while he fell asleep. I read for a little bit then to sleep.
Sunday 12/7, I woke up late, like 10, and told Eric to start waking me up and not sneak downstairs. He was making another quiche, this time with brie and less half and half. I was tired and didn't want to do anything so I sat there while he rattled off things to do and I finally suggested going into Kirkland to walk around. We got dressed and out the door, found parking and started walking. So much has changed down there it's crazy. We stopped in a lot of shops and I found some things for Kass and Mom. I had a crazy hot flash and started to feel like I was going to pass out so I had to sit down and Eric tended to me wonderfully getting me a cookie and some water. I felt shaky and weird. Oh well. Then we went to Sur la Table and I started talking to myself but thought Eric was right there. He wasn't. Some lady was. I said "What the hell is this thing?" then noticed Eric's absence. I found a million things I want but only got a present for Mom. We walked back to the car and drove along the waterfront toward Bellevue and noticed open house signs in front of the Marsh Mansion and I was so excited to finally see the inside to some of these things. We went in and it was beautiful. I thought they were condos, but no, 6,000 sqf and beautifully completed. Insane. We were in awe. Then went up to the other one, not as impressive, but still nice and I'm glad I saw them. Drove into Bellevue and went to B&N to scope out desert living magazines, came up fairly empty. Stopped at the store for dinner supplies, drove home and relaxed. Eric watched football all afternoon. I told Mom we weren't coming over and Eric fixed me some quiche while I talked to Susan. We watched my shows and for some reason Eric wasn't sleepy and wanted to stay up. He would feel it in the morning.
Saturday 12/6, Eric was downstairs when I got up and insisted on making breakfast so I hung out on the couch reading while he did that. First he had brie with three kinds of pears and we talked and watched tv. Mom called and I told her I'd meet her at 12:30 but it was almost noon and breakfast still wasn't ready. I got ready then ate Eric's delicious goat cheese, mushroom, spinach quiche. It was even topped with a little tomato slice. We said bye because he wanted to get going to Schuyler's but as I was leaving I made a not so subtle suggestion. He called when I was in the car to say he would wait for me to get back. Mom showed me the lights she liked and I liked some of them and we ended up picking out a sconce for the entryway and a vase and I'm going to keep that brown lamp in mind for the dining room. I headed home and found Eric naked in my bed and laughed. He'd cleaned up the kitchen and living room so that was nice. We played around for over an hour so that was fun then he got dressed and left. I took it easy and read on the couch a bit, then swept the main floor and stairs and cleaned up a little. I finally hit the road to S & C's and met them at Goodwill. I found a puzzle for Kass, a little bronze apple bell and some back issues of home magazines. We went back to their place and had some of Schuyler's peanut brittle which was very good. I said bye and headed up to CH to Kay-See's for her pre-birthday meet-up. She opened her gifts and liked them (green cleaning supplies) especially the shaving cream, except she thought it was lotion and was rubbing it on her neck and hands and later informed me it tasted good too. We walked to Six Arms and snagged a big table upstairs and looked at the menu for food. I was starving so I got the bacon cheeseburger, yum! Then Michelle, then Stacy and Chris (more tots), Nicholas, and lastly Bill and Mandy showed up. We stayed there for a long time and got Nikki to put a whole cupcake in his mouth and it was clearly no problem and I want to pit him and Eric against each other soon. It was finally time to go so we walked back to K's then over to my car and headed to West Seattle where we dropped Michelle off and headed up to WS Bowl. I talked to Nicholas for a few minutes but then felt awkward with the eye contact so went to find the rest of the crew. I stayed for one game but was tired so I said my goodbyes and had hugs all around and headed out. I got home and Eric wasn't even there so I called him and he arrived 15 minutes later. I was in bed and we talked about our evenings then snuggled and went to bed.
Friday 12/5, I talked to Chrystol on my way home and confirmed the time I'd be over. I also talked to Susan and she wasn't feeling up for going out but I'd call her later. I talked to Dad the rest of the way home and vented about my day then relaxed for a little while and cleaned a bit, ate some dinner then headed out the door praying for no traffic. I avoided a lot of it and made it to Ballard quicker than I thought I would. I was humming to myself and thinking about something in depth when I turned the corner and came face to face with Schuyler's holiday light masterpiece extravaganza. The house and yard are completely decorated with lights and holiday cheer. All I could do was laugh. I went inside and we talked for a half hour or so then Chrystol and I took off for CH. Parking was a bitch naturally but eventually we found something and had quite a walk but we talked about how that is a good thing and about weight and body image. We found the place and it was totally packed. We could hardly get to the art because there were so many people standing around talking in front of the pieces. I found my fav artist but everything is in her new style and I wish she would go back to the old so I could buy one. I can't justify the non-abstract. We decided to walk around and explore and started talking about our respective relationships and both got a sobering look at the other's. We talked about it for the rest of the night. Back toward the car after walking around for an hour or so then back to Ballard via Volunteer Park and 45th then we sat in the car talking until midnight. Almost two hours. The windows were fogged by the time we said good night and I headed home. Eric hadn't called and when I got home he was asleep and said he hadn't wanted to bother me (what I told Chrystol). He woke up a bit and we talked about our day and went to bed a little after 1.
Thursday 12/4, Kass called at work so I called her back when I got off work. We discussed a present for Dad and she wants to get him a camera for his race car so he can videotape his races. It's $1,000. We've worked it out though and we're going to get it for him. We talked when I got home about Frank and jury duty then I looked at the camera online and we discussed. I talked to Eric for a bit then had to get off then made some dinner and organized my gifts to start wrapping. I talked to Susan for a long time about boys then she got ready to go out. I finished wrapping and Eric called back and was frustrated with personalities and trying to modify his schedule. We hung up, I watched some tv and ran around then showered, got into bed, watched the news and to sleep.
Wednesday 12/3, I went to Ross to try and find a few more objects for Eric and Kay-See called for an update and to firm up plans for Saturday. I continued to shop, found a few things then went next door to Petco where I got things for Kass and Lish. Then over to BB&B where I debated a few things but ended up going the less expensive route. When I started pulling out of the lot I saw Richrd so I pulled back in and got out and we talked for about 10 minutes and he seems like he's doing ok, but nothing monumental, other than Steve had a kid, but at first I thought he was talking about Alex. At home I talked to Eric and started getting dinner ready. I took the recycle out but don't think I got much else accomplished. Lazy again, watching that slow motion show. Updated this, went to bed.
Tuesday 12/2, I went straight down to Factoria after work and found Susan in the coats trying on a vampire-esque down jacket. I liked it. We perused men's underwear and shoes and there were like 4 pairs I wanted but couldn't justify the price tag. Next we went to Target and ran around, then TJ Maxx and I got a bunch of kitchen stuff for Eric and a new cute cheese knife for myself then we headed out, Susan gifted me some mags and off I went home. I made a pretty healthy dinner for myself and was lazy for the rest of the night because I was cold and didn't want to move from my bed.
Monday 12/1, I think all I did was laundry and dinner. And talk to Eric and watch GG then talk to Susan. It was nice to be home alone. I probably got a lot of stuff put away from my trip.
Thursday 12/11, Had our Rainier Club holiday lunch and got out of most of the day's work. I told Mom my plan for adopting and she was very excited. After work I went home and wrapped presents and did some stuff around the house. I was tired and wanted to be at home. I talked to Eric then Kassie for a long time about presents and trips and Christmas presents. I went to bed around 11.
Wednesday 12/10, Eric called while I was at work to see if I would be around, and I was, so he said he would be up. I kept looking at animals online and found one in particular that I like but don't know if he'll still be there in a few weeks (Shelton). Eric arrived and I showed him what I was thinking and he had some ideas too and I was like "Cute shirt!" because it had a tree on it with a Seattle silhouette. We laid there for a while and looked at animals in Tacoma online and it's incredibly sad, the Bellevue facility is so much nicer in comparison, but that's not a huge surprise. Just sad. We left for Costco and once there I picked up a few things and we checked out some dog stuff and overall had a nice adventure. On the way to the car he kept hitting my butt with the wrapping paper and being like "Oh excuse me ma'am" and I hit him in the arm. We went home and he made grilled cheese and tomato soup with sour cream and we ate while watching SatC. We polished off Season 6 Part 1 and went upstairs to go to bed. We laid talking for a long time then he wanted to watch tv and I had a freak out and we got into it and I snapped at him then rolled over. He apologized and we made up and went to bed. No tv.
Tuesday 12/9, Went to PCC for a few things then home and ran around doing some things to keep warm while my room heated up. Wrapped some presents, talked to Susan, talked to Eric, played on the computer and looked at the humane society website some more along with other strategic dog-acquiring items. Not sure where this is going, but we'll see after Christmas. I went to bed after showering and reading. About 11.
Monday 12/8, I rushed home to see if Eric was there, but he wasn't so I got online to see when the shelter closed and tried to call his cell but deduced it must be dead. About 15 minutes later he pulled in and I asked him if he wanted to go, he said yes, we hopped in the car, drove down and got there pretty quickly. We looked at some cats first and Eric had his favorite, a Jacques look-a-like with a couple white hairs on his chest. Next we headed out to the dogs to look for Tim but never found him. We saw a lot of wonderful dogs and there were so many I wanted to pet because they looked so sad. It breaks my heart. There was a jack russell named Cassie that Eric liked and a few others that stuck out in my mind. Pepper is a barker. A lot were just sleeping through it or hiding in the outer part of their kennel, which made me incredibly sad. Gentle giants. Anyway, back inside to look at more cats and some of them were real jerks hissing at the others but some were very nice and Eric kept picking out all sorts of favorites. We stayed until 6 and called Kassie on the way back because she had ebay questions. At home I sent Tim to Kassie and Eric made dinner. We watched some shows and I continued looking at adoptable animals on various rescue and shelter sites. There's something like 10 million animals living on the streets and their life expectancy is less than two years under such circumstances. We watched my "favorite show" and Eric got me ice cream then we cuddled. I uploaded some pics to flickr from Oahu, but my computer was going slow so that's where I stopped. Up to bed where Eric was almost asleep, I showered, got ready for bed and thanked him for the sweet note I found in my medicine cabinet. We talked in bed for a little while then I rubbed his back while he fell asleep. I read for a little bit then to sleep.
Sunday 12/7, I woke up late, like 10, and told Eric to start waking me up and not sneak downstairs. He was making another quiche, this time with brie and less half and half. I was tired and didn't want to do anything so I sat there while he rattled off things to do and I finally suggested going into Kirkland to walk around. We got dressed and out the door, found parking and started walking. So much has changed down there it's crazy. We stopped in a lot of shops and I found some things for Kass and Mom. I had a crazy hot flash and started to feel like I was going to pass out so I had to sit down and Eric tended to me wonderfully getting me a cookie and some water. I felt shaky and weird. Oh well. Then we went to Sur la Table and I started talking to myself but thought Eric was right there. He wasn't. Some lady was. I said "What the hell is this thing?" then noticed Eric's absence. I found a million things I want but only got a present for Mom. We walked back to the car and drove along the waterfront toward Bellevue and noticed open house signs in front of the Marsh Mansion and I was so excited to finally see the inside to some of these things. We went in and it was beautiful. I thought they were condos, but no, 6,000 sqf and beautifully completed. Insane. We were in awe. Then went up to the other one, not as impressive, but still nice and I'm glad I saw them. Drove into Bellevue and went to B&N to scope out desert living magazines, came up fairly empty. Stopped at the store for dinner supplies, drove home and relaxed. Eric watched football all afternoon. I told Mom we weren't coming over and Eric fixed me some quiche while I talked to Susan. We watched my shows and for some reason Eric wasn't sleepy and wanted to stay up. He would feel it in the morning.
Saturday 12/6, Eric was downstairs when I got up and insisted on making breakfast so I hung out on the couch reading while he did that. First he had brie with three kinds of pears and we talked and watched tv. Mom called and I told her I'd meet her at 12:30 but it was almost noon and breakfast still wasn't ready. I got ready then ate Eric's delicious goat cheese, mushroom, spinach quiche. It was even topped with a little tomato slice. We said bye because he wanted to get going to Schuyler's but as I was leaving I made a not so subtle suggestion. He called when I was in the car to say he would wait for me to get back. Mom showed me the lights she liked and I liked some of them and we ended up picking out a sconce for the entryway and a vase and I'm going to keep that brown lamp in mind for the dining room. I headed home and found Eric naked in my bed and laughed. He'd cleaned up the kitchen and living room so that was nice. We played around for over an hour so that was fun then he got dressed and left. I took it easy and read on the couch a bit, then swept the main floor and stairs and cleaned up a little. I finally hit the road to S & C's and met them at Goodwill. I found a puzzle for Kass, a little bronze apple bell and some back issues of home magazines. We went back to their place and had some of Schuyler's peanut brittle which was very good. I said bye and headed up to CH to Kay-See's for her pre-birthday meet-up. She opened her gifts and liked them (green cleaning supplies) especially the shaving cream, except she thought it was lotion and was rubbing it on her neck and hands and later informed me it tasted good too. We walked to Six Arms and snagged a big table upstairs and looked at the menu for food. I was starving so I got the bacon cheeseburger, yum! Then Michelle, then Stacy and Chris (more tots), Nicholas, and lastly Bill and Mandy showed up. We stayed there for a long time and got Nikki to put a whole cupcake in his mouth and it was clearly no problem and I want to pit him and Eric against each other soon. It was finally time to go so we walked back to K's then over to my car and headed to West Seattle where we dropped Michelle off and headed up to WS Bowl. I talked to Nicholas for a few minutes but then felt awkward with the eye contact so went to find the rest of the crew. I stayed for one game but was tired so I said my goodbyes and had hugs all around and headed out. I got home and Eric wasn't even there so I called him and he arrived 15 minutes later. I was in bed and we talked about our evenings then snuggled and went to bed.
Friday 12/5, I talked to Chrystol on my way home and confirmed the time I'd be over. I also talked to Susan and she wasn't feeling up for going out but I'd call her later. I talked to Dad the rest of the way home and vented about my day then relaxed for a little while and cleaned a bit, ate some dinner then headed out the door praying for no traffic. I avoided a lot of it and made it to Ballard quicker than I thought I would. I was humming to myself and thinking about something in depth when I turned the corner and came face to face with Schuyler's holiday light masterpiece extravaganza. The house and yard are completely decorated with lights and holiday cheer. All I could do was laugh. I went inside and we talked for a half hour or so then Chrystol and I took off for CH. Parking was a bitch naturally but eventually we found something and had quite a walk but we talked about how that is a good thing and about weight and body image. We found the place and it was totally packed. We could hardly get to the art because there were so many people standing around talking in front of the pieces. I found my fav artist but everything is in her new style and I wish she would go back to the old so I could buy one. I can't justify the non-abstract. We decided to walk around and explore and started talking about our respective relationships and both got a sobering look at the other's. We talked about it for the rest of the night. Back toward the car after walking around for an hour or so then back to Ballard via Volunteer Park and 45th then we sat in the car talking until midnight. Almost two hours. The windows were fogged by the time we said good night and I headed home. Eric hadn't called and when I got home he was asleep and said he hadn't wanted to bother me (what I told Chrystol). He woke up a bit and we talked about our day and went to bed a little after 1.
Thursday 12/4, Kass called at work so I called her back when I got off work. We discussed a present for Dad and she wants to get him a camera for his race car so he can videotape his races. It's $1,000. We've worked it out though and we're going to get it for him. We talked when I got home about Frank and jury duty then I looked at the camera online and we discussed. I talked to Eric for a bit then had to get off then made some dinner and organized my gifts to start wrapping. I talked to Susan for a long time about boys then she got ready to go out. I finished wrapping and Eric called back and was frustrated with personalities and trying to modify his schedule. We hung up, I watched some tv and ran around then showered, got into bed, watched the news and to sleep.
Wednesday 12/3, I went to Ross to try and find a few more objects for Eric and Kay-See called for an update and to firm up plans for Saturday. I continued to shop, found a few things then went next door to Petco where I got things for Kass and Lish. Then over to BB&B where I debated a few things but ended up going the less expensive route. When I started pulling out of the lot I saw Richrd so I pulled back in and got out and we talked for about 10 minutes and he seems like he's doing ok, but nothing monumental, other than Steve had a kid, but at first I thought he was talking about Alex. At home I talked to Eric and started getting dinner ready. I took the recycle out but don't think I got much else accomplished. Lazy again, watching that slow motion show. Updated this, went to bed.
Tuesday 12/2, I went straight down to Factoria after work and found Susan in the coats trying on a vampire-esque down jacket. I liked it. We perused men's underwear and shoes and there were like 4 pairs I wanted but couldn't justify the price tag. Next we went to Target and ran around, then TJ Maxx and I got a bunch of kitchen stuff for Eric and a new cute cheese knife for myself then we headed out, Susan gifted me some mags and off I went home. I made a pretty healthy dinner for myself and was lazy for the rest of the night because I was cold and didn't want to move from my bed.
Monday 12/1, I think all I did was laundry and dinner. And talk to Eric and watch GG then talk to Susan. It was nice to be home alone. I probably got a lot of stuff put away from my trip.
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