Saturday 6/5, Eric left really early considering he didn't have to be to work until 8:30. I woke up at 6:30, tried to go back to sleep, no luck, finally got up at 7:30. Gassed up at Costco, took Castor for a run when I got back (2 miles) then showered and got ready and headed down to Rainier Valley to get my oil changed. Texted LPC but he was sleeping, apparently. Back home and wanted to go to sleep but didn't. Eric came home and I was sleepy. Beautiful day out. He wanted to go golfing with Schuyler so I told him to have fun. Mom came over and we watched Brizo sun herself on the back patio and keep guard of the deck all day. It was so funny. Mom and I went to Ace for twine and rose black spot stuff then home. We did quite a bit of work in the front getting the magnolia trained and getting the hydrangea all tied back. Also, cut a bunch of roses and they smell diviiiiine. Mmm. Even Eric likes it, and he's a boy. We tied some of the roses back too, and I cut a bunch of black spot leaves off. The courtyard looked really good after that. We sat inside and talked then Chrystol called asking if I wanted to help with her registry and did I ever! Mom took off and I had to direct C how to get to the house from Redmond. LPC texted back. We looked online at a few things then headed down to Bellevue Square. We were in Macy's forever and we got her a registry started with like 9 things, which was HUGE. Can't make decisions but she made a couple! We were there for at least an hour then up to Pottery Barn where we got her registered there too with a rug and some hand towels. It was almost 9 so we picked the boys up from William Sonoma and we rolled out. Went up to Szechuan Chef and I got the broccoli beef and some soup. Schuyler's garlic green beans were so good I'm getting those next time. We had a good time talking then home. They stayed for an hour or so and we talked around the table then they took off. I got into bed and watched SNL for a little bit but dozed off.

Friday 6/4, Donut day! Too bad I didn't get one. Took castor for a walk I think, ate leftovers for dinner then went out in search of donuts. Stopped at Whole Foods first for a razor (recycled yogurt cups for the handle and no animal testing!) then down to Top Pot, which was closed, damn! We decided on Bellevue Square and had a Specialties cookie instead, then a small orange julius, which wasn't as good as I remember. We walked around, went through Nordstrom, tried on some shoes, into Hugo Boss and a guy with funny hair kept asking us questions and was really trying to get Eric into a suit. On the way home Eric was irritating me with an argument so I think I barricaded myself in the room and went to bed early.

Thursday 6/3, Wanted to go to First Thursday so asked Eric and he was in and he asked C&S but they had stuff going on. I was off work a little early and headed home, cleaned up a bit then took Castor and Nyx for a spin around the park. Eric was home and getting dinner together. I sat down and started feeling really tired. I took a really long shower which made me even more tired. Put on pjs and relaxed, ate then knew we really weren't going out. Oh well. Watched Office and ate chocolate chips then climbed into bed at 8. Looked at stuff online for an hour then fell asleep at 9. It was still light out.

Wednesday 6/2, I rushed home and Eric was already there getting everything looking nice and changed into his running clothes. Kristel arrived and they took off on their run. I hopped in the shower and Jess was on her way, arriving shortly after I dressed. I took her for a tour and she pet all the dogs. We sat on the couch and she started filling me in on all the drama that had transpired since Easter. Wael, Portugal, Karl and a few other hilarious events. Eric and Kristel came back so we finished the story outside and then back inside. We left pretty quickly after that for Palomino where Kristel snagged a table in the bar. We ordered a ton of food and Jess had two glasses of wine and it was $40. Steal. We talked about Jess' dating experiences and how to "power through" and we were all dying. She was trying to get some sexting going with the Quebequois. At 8 we headed upstairs to the theater where I was told to check my pizza. Seriously. We found decent seats considering the theater was packed. Jess texted through most of it which was hilarious. I liked the movie and there was a lot of eye candy, of all sorts, so that was fun. It was almost 11 when we left. Said bye to Kristel and headed out. At home we took the dogs out and Jess smoked. Back inside we talked in her room until midnight then I got ready for bed. Had a shitty night's sleep.

Tuesday 6/1, Lish's birthday. Decent day back at work after the three day weekend. Eric had the house all cleaned up and looking nice when I got home. We took off pretty quickly for All the Best (got the thundercoat for Castor) and Costco. Picked up the composter and wandered then home. I had leftover turkey pasta that was really really good (Eric made over the weekend), fed the dogs and we watched tv. Jess cancelled until the next day for SatC with Kristel. We watched Wipe Out and laughed a lot then I went in the bedroom and got ready for bed. Eric fell asleep on the couch. Lights out by 10:30. Had bad dreams that Craig from Bachelor was killing the neighbors with a machine gun. Yikes.

Monday 5/31, Kristel's alarm was going off at 7:30 or so and we got up and ready. I ate some breakfast then packed up, Mom was cleaning and off we went around 8:30. Had a nice drive and didn't really hit traffic. Talked and talked all the way over. Rainy weather on the west side. Sunny on the east when we woke up. Still want to come back for Kristel's 30 1/2 birthday. Took Mom and Dad to the airport, hugs and kisses and started home. Eric was prepping carne asada for the night's dinner, yum, smelled so good. I looked at all the stuff he did in the yard and it looked great, but no fence posts in the ground. Jess called and cancelled, rescheduled for Tuesday. I showered and we laid around and eventually we went up to Crossroads so I could get more Recoil. We wandered through Pier 1 and I found some dining room chairs I like. Eric told me what he wants the kitchen to look like and I'm not really on board. That project is a ways out though. Bought a composting can for the kitchen at BB&B then headed back home talking about flashy cars (Land Rover vs bright yellow Corvette). We decided to watch Happy Endings then it was time for Eric to do dinner. He made guac, I brushed Castor, fed the dogs and put the enzymes in the doggie dooley. We ate dinner a bit late. Started watching Bachelor then the terrible True Beauty (or whatever) show in bed. Eric fell asleep, I stayed up until the end.

Sunday 5/30, We were up by 7:30, laid in bed until 8:30 talking, then got up, dressed and went into Plain to get coffee and see the new cute things at the hardware store. The new cafe was packed. We perused but didn't buy anything. Back at home Dad made us blueberry french toast and after gobbling down a few pieces we took off for a walk up to the train tracks (3 miles roundtrip) and saw one cute jogger. I've never seen so many people over there, it was crazy. People everywhere. Mom was ready when we got back so we piled into the car and started our drive to Wenatchee, which Kristel hasn't been to since she was little. We went to Costco and got a ton of samples and Mom got me a gift card for the composter. Gassed up, went to Fred Meyer to use the bathroom then back over the river talking about relationships and longevity and chemistry. Drove down the main street downtown to go to our favorite shop but it was closed. Back through Wenatchee and stopped at the milk shake place for chicken strips, fries and a big chocolate milk shake. Next we drove through Cashmere and they have TWO bakeries; Kassie's going to die. Really cute and they have a bowling alley. Looked at cute houses then back to the ranch. Kristel fell asleep for 20 minutes during the drive and Mom and I talked about female singers and how the percent of straight guys who listen to Madonna is probably 0. We went upstairs to relax and talked at length about relationships and sex. Mom called us that dinner was ready and I told her about the phone and she thought it was as weird as I did. Oh well. Dinner was soooo good. Gigantic steaks, potatoes, corn and apple boats. I ate all of mine then took all the fat and bones to the dogs next door and they loved it. K was trying to see what the neighbors were eating (various potato chips and nuts). Her and Dad started falling asleep as we watched tv so I got her up and we went upstairs (it was 9ish) and put on SatC (the movie) and I fell in and out of sleep from about half way through to the end. She stayed awake. We talked a little more after it was over before going to bed.

Saturday 5/29, Up at like 6:20, heard a dripping noise, irritating. Finally got up around 7:30 and started my day. Ate breakfast, packed, showered and hit the road by 8:20 without Eric and the dogs. He was going to stay home to do yard work (his choice, I wanted him to come). Traffic was a bitch from Woodinville through Skykomish; however, I passed a lot of people and thankfully there weren't a lot of cars coming from the other direction which allowed me to make up for some lost time. I made it to the property by 10:30. Mom and Dad weren't expecting me that early. I sat inside with Mom for a long time talking while Dad worked on his tractor and filled the foundation for the new garage with dirt so the concrete floor could be poured. Mom made me some lunch and we called Eric to say hi and give him some instructions on the trees (nice side out). We went outside to help Dad and I rode around on the tractor with him for a half hour or so as he took the dirt from one side of the driveway into the new garage. I helped Mom pick up all wood for a burn pile and we coerced Dad to knock down the high branches with the tractor bucket and wished Eric was there so he could stand in the bucket and take the chainsaw to the really high ones. We were out there for a long time talking and laughing and almost getting run over by Dad. We called him and the tractor the "Silent Killer"; the tractor noise is so constant that you never can tell when it's getting close to you or not and Dad's not looking around completely while driving. Kristel showed up at 4 and I took her in and we got her a snack.We went out to look at the progress and for Kristel to say hi to Mom and Dad then helped Mom move all the rocks and strategically placed the ex-bf rocks. Mom was mad people hadn’t been signing their rocks. Back inside we chatted with Mom and she told us the long version of the night she met Dad. We were really cracking up. Dad came in and he got ready, then Mom and we talked some more and eventually took off for Headwaters for dinner and karaoke. The place was packed and there were a couple cute guys and lots of soccer. We got two pizzas and talked, talked, talked. Mom was getting after it and before long she was telling us Kenny Chesney had arms "like, bam!" and snapping her fingers. We were dying. She also gave Kristel a few tips: Never marry a car salesman, never buy your own wedding ring and find a pen that works. Oh, and Bobs are out. The three of them did a jello shot then the karaoke started and the entire bar sang "Sweet Caroline" and Dad kept hootin and hollerin. It was hilarious. Next Kristel's bf with the long goatee sang (but not really at all) "Brown Eyed Girl". I don't think he could read. Dad took care of the bill and soon we were on our way to tour the lake front homes and Kristel and I wanted to come back and pick up for sale fliers to find out what they're going for. Some are sooo cute. We continued driving and it was absolutely beautiful out there. I want to talk Skylar into buying one. Diversify, that's what I say. On our way back we drove through the state park and it was packed. Back home Mom explained she did not want to see any of our neighbors in their swimsuits and K and I were dying thinking of the "hot dad" and Mom was like "Who do you want to see in their swimsuit? No one!" because she doesn't know about the hot dad thing. Back in the motorhome we had some sweet treats then up to the loft. Kristel was tired (it was 10ish) so we got ready for bed and crashed.

Friday 5/28, Home a little early and decided to take Castor and Nyx for one time around the park because the weather wasn't great and I didn't want Castor pooping everywhere while I tried to run. Eric made breakfast sandwiches for dinner that were very good using the ham. Around 8 he suggested we go out for dessert so we took the Saturn and cruised up to Crossroads but decided to go to Kidd Valley instead after making a stop at the bank. Apparently the car is too low to use the drive up ATM. Hilarious. I laughed so hard. I got an Oreo shake and we went to Super Supplements and I got Castor's crazy pills then headed home. I was stuffed from my shake. I think we ended up watching tv for a bit, but I don't remember what. Went to bed not too late I think.

Thursday 5/27, Home a bit early and Eric was already there. We both got ready for our workouts and I took off with Castor. It was a real shit storm (poop-wise). We did two times around and it took forever. I took a picture of the lake and sent it to Eric. 2 guys fishing. He wasn't back when I returned so I cleaned up then found a note saying he'd gone to Chipotle (didn't want ham apparently) for our dinner and to pick up some milk. I figured he hadn't run, but when he returned he told me he'd done three miles and totally beat me back from my slow ass two miles. Castor really slows me down, but I guess that's not the point. We ate dinner and watched tv. I didn't want to watch crappy reruns of anything so I showered and climbed into bed. I read for a while then took the dogs out and crashed. It was 10.

Wednesday 5/26, Mom and Dad got up when I did and stayed after I left. Stayed a bit late at work to finish some things up. Eric was preparing a ham but it would take a while so he suggested I eat something else. I had a couple pieces of pizza then half of one of his sandwiches. At 8 I watched SatC the Movie and laughed at the parts I’d forgotten about. Excited to see the new one but don't have plans to do so yet. Eric and I didn't go to bed until after 10.

Tuesday 5/25, Talked to Mom and Dad and they were running a little late coming down from Snoqualmie. Into the shower when I got home. Eric was already showered and getting the house cleaned up and lighting candles. Mom and Dad arrived around 6:30 and Dad got the title transferred to Eric on the Saturn then we all walked around looking at the house and yard. We took off to Outback for dinner and had a fun time talking of Disneyland, wild animal park and trip to MN. Kass might come this weekend, not sure. We took off for DQ and Dad and I had treats and we talked about the DQ in Montana where everyone stared at us. Back at home we watched the BL Finale and Dad kept up with the commentary and made me laugh. “Oh, didn’t win!” After it was over I took the dogs out and we all got ready for bed and to sleep at 11.

Monday 5/24, I got off work a little early, headed home and Alix was there. I talked her into going for a walk at the park and she relented. Eric took care of getting dinner squared away and arrived home shortly after we did. Two pizzas and he whipped up my favorite salad. We ate in the dining room and talked about school, her internship and living down near PDX. We sat on couch after and talked / watched tv. Mom told me her and Dad were going to come stay the next night so I started cleaning. It wasn't all that exciting for Alix so she headed home (around 9). Eric went into full swing and dusted everything and got the vacuum out. I did the bathroom. Went to bed with a nice clean house.

Sunday 5/23, I slept way in, like 9. Whoa. I was so tired and still didn't want to get up but knew I needed to. Eric had already taken care of the dogs. I knew Kristel was running until about noon so I had some time to do stuff around the house and relax. She called and said she would come over to my place (I thought I was going to hers for the afternoon) since she was hiking after lunch. We went down to Factoria to Stone Lotus or something (Vietnamese), a place Eric and I have always wanted to try. It was really good and we got some tropical spring rolls that were delicious. My crispy noodles were really really good too and I ate them all. Full. On our way back home we stopped at the Subaru / VW dealership and wandered around trying to figure out which car I should buy next. We felt very popular with all those boys introducing themselves and showing us videos of their cats, and making fun of me and suggesting I drive a little truck and saying I'm crazy because I hate Foresters for a ridiculous reason. We had fun though and I didn't come any closer to knowing what I want. We decided if you ever feel lonely you should just go to a dealership because everyone wants to say hi to you there! It's their job! They want the commission! Back home and went next door to see the open house (sad he's moving, wahhh!) but good to know his house is on the market for $525k and it's not all that nicer than mine inside. Yes! Tiny kitchen and bathrooms need a gut job like mine. Kristel took off after that and I'm not sure where Eric was. I think I may have napped, can't remember. He wanted pho for dinner so we went into Bellevue for it, I had more spring rolls since I wasn't all that hungry from stuffing myself at a late lunch. We were there for a while then over to Shnoo or whatever and I tried the chocolate this time with oreos. We ate in the car and marveled at where all these pedestrians were coming from. Next over to B&N and looked at a history book Eric wants. Stopped at the store on the way home for some cereal and stuff. I showered when we got home then the fun started. By the time we were done it was, um, like 10:15. Showered and crashed out.

Saturday 5/22, Up earlyish and went for a run. Two times around I think. Mom came over and we talked about the yard and mapped out the screen and door scenarios. I still think french doors are better but she wants doors on tracks so the opening is 8 feet to the patio. Eric moved all the cut up wood into the pool room then hooked up our new rain barrel (which was full by the end of the day and overflowing). Mom stuck around for a while but finally left so I could shower and get ready. RH Eric texted asking if we were still on, I confirmed. After I got ready Eric and I were watching FC and Eric called. I got his new address, took off and talked to Dad on the way. He asked if Eric was coming and I told him no, and that he trusts me. I found his place fine, got a big hug, still not his svelte self, saw the place and took off for downtown Ballard. He told me about his job (B*lmar) and played with the radio. He showed me his long-ish red mop. Totally cute. We decided to go to that Caribbean place that I can't remember the name to now, but he predicted he would want avo on his sandwich so we stopped into QFC. We walked around, got our stuff, laughed a lot, I told him to cut it open with his sword tattoo behind his ear, left with the avo in the cup holder. We drove down but the line was too long for Eric to want to wait so back into Ballard. We parked and walked over to a Puerto Rican (or something) place and talked about how he used to take his shirt off when he danced. It made me laugh so hard. The image. Good times. Sat at the bar and talked talked talked. I ordered some pork bowl and he told me I'd like pigeon peas (beans) and tricked me. He asked me if I like spicy yet. Nope. Told me about Jaks (Team, not gang) and Hell's Angels from when he was working in Georgetown (don’t fuck with em because you’ll get your ass kicked). I asked him what he meant about his text and the baby and he said he was referring to me. Kristel said later "Ohh, look at you and your game". So funny. It was a lot of fun and I still hold a little candle for him. We left and went down the street to get our lotto tickets. If I won I would take him to St. Martin and if he won he would take me to Grand Cayman. Fair. We walked back to the car talking about him getting his pink slip from N but I think they'll work it out. I dropped him at a friend's and headed home, calling Eric on the way. He wasn't home when I arrived (out shopping for dinner) so I took the dogs out and started cleaning, laundry, etc. The house looked decent. Eric worked on dinner and went all out. Cheese, fruit, olives, meat, then dinner was dijon rubbed chicken with herbs de Provence, creamed spinach and roasted potatoes. Chrystol and Schuyler came over around 6:45 and we all ate and chatted. Nice long dinner with "Little Nibbler" taking care of most of the extra chicken bits. Chrystol was trying on a new nickname for Schuyler to see if we would say anything. We decided to go out for dessert and I called ahead to the Stone House in Redmond and we made our way over in the rain talking about rich kids at Chrystol's school. The place was really cute and we decided to get four desserts and share them: banana split (best one), dark chocolate pudding cake, butter lemon cake with strawberries, deconstructed cheesecake with strawberries and waffle cone crust. Delicious! There was nothing left. It was 10:30 by the time we left. They stayed until 12:30 or so and we sat on the couch talking and half-watching tv and talking about the wedding. After they left we climbed into bed and I crashed out pretty fast, despite Eric wanting to mess around.

Friday 5/21, Kind of a long day at work. Home and Eric and I hopped in the shower and he was getting frisky but Susan was on her way over so I told him to shelve it. Susan arrived and we sat on the couch and chatted. Eric made turkey meatloaf. We ate and watched Office then Top Model which was ridiculous. Susan left when the behind the scenes portion started. We got into bed went to sleep before too long.

Thursday 5/20, Finally told her; it was ok. Left at the normal time, stopped and got dog food and birthday treat for Nyx (which was May 4 - oops). Eric and I went to Ace after work and picked up a rain barrel and had fun going around the place. I give him a lot of grief and try to tell him he doesn’t know anything about hardware and yard stuff when it’s totally the opposite. We had leftovers for dinner and watched the season finales of Office and Parks and Rec. Showered and into bed.

Wednesday 5/19, Had a dream about RH Eric and I was telling this lady how great he was in an attempt to help him get a job. Took P to her dr appt that was useless except she got some Vicodin. Still didn't break it to her. At home I think I took Castor and Nyx for a one time around walk. Eric made up the teriyaki chicken that P sent home with me. It was good. We watched the season finale of Modern Family and I half watched Cougartown while texting with RH Eric. Made plans to get lunch on Saturday. He was complimentary and still had some game with the whole "waiting for you to go to lunch with me" when I asked what he was doing Saturday. Climbed into bed at 10.

Tuesday 5/18, Had to take P to the chiropractor. Long day emotionally. Lots going on. Home and Eric had taken care of getting the tree stuff figured out, emptied out the planter, watered plants, fixed lawnmower battery, made dinner and cleaned up the house. Everything looked really good. He saw one of the baby birds flying from the Twisty Baby to the fir. I was so tired and couldn't go out with Kass (she texted earlier). Eric and I ate dinner (delicious turkey pasta), I showered and watched BL with the dogs and updated this.

Monday 5/17, Discovered something at work that I didn't want to tell. Decided to wait. P really hurt her back and I tried to help as good as I could, but didn't know what to do. Talked to Susan, Mom, then Dad about the last week. They're coming up this weekend for a week. Eric made me a cream cheese hot dog for dinner and it was very good and extremely messy. We watched tv and I watched GG in the bedroom. Eric had the next day off so he stayed up and I was up a little later than usual. Jealous of him.

Sunday 5/16, Eric was up earlier than me. I got up at 8, still feeling sick. I ate breakfast and we started getting ready to work out in the yard. Mom was on her way over. We got the hole for the Sumak dug and it was enormous. We were just getting it in the ground when Mom came. We planted, pruned, watered, transplanted and watched baby birds hop around the courtyard, scared and the parents freaking out. We were out there until 2 then Eric ate lunch. We relaxed and I fell asleep for a few hours. I went down to Alexander Lighting to check out outdoor lights then to the store for some stuff. I started working and did a bit over 4 hours and to bed at almost 11. Watched DH while working.

Saturday 5/15, I was up at 7 or something ridiculous. I kept looking for my phone and was doing some filing when Mom walked in. Door Store opened in 20 minutes and she wanted to get there. It was 8:40. I threw clothes on and we headed out. Found some good doors and options. Back home, planning the arbor, decided against having Mauricio come the next day. Still looking for phone, no luck. Weird. Mom finally suggested we look at the bill, Eric had it, I called Ron's number and he still denied it so I started freaking out. Mom was stoking the fire and she left a minute before he showed up. I lost it and was just yelling and asking why the hell he lied about it. We went inside and talked and talked and talked. It was a misunderstanding and he hijacked it without knowing, apparently. I'm not sure. It was weird, he was sorry, we had a good talk. I felt sick instantly and my nose wouldn’t stop running. I showered and Eric went and got some food and made dinner. We rested on the couch and he fell asleep at 7:45. I watched American Pie and laughed and laughed. I told him to go to bed and I watched 48 hours or something then the first part of SNL but fell asleep after 3 skits.