Wednesday 4/28, I beat Eric home again and picked up after the dogs then got ready for a run. He took off again at the same place and did three times around. I did two and we walked home together. Eric got the kitchen cleaned up while I took Nyx around the neighborhood. Fed the dogs, folded laundry and started fussing with itunes to download to my phone. Dinner was ready, had two helpings (stroganoff, yum!) then talked to Mom for a while. Showered, Eric joined me for a bit then settled onto the couch for Modern Family. He went to bed, I attempted to stay up and watch Cougar Town, but kept dozing. Got in bed, asleep by 10:30.

Tuesday 4/27, Got home at the same time as Eric. He was exhausted but I pressed him to go for a run with me. We ran together for a little bit then he took off and Castor was pulling me trying to catch up with him. He runs so fast and ended up being at least a half mile ahead of me. I went two times around then waited for him at the barn, but he didn't come so I started going home and there he was. He'd taken some route into the neighborhoods to get some extra running in. At home we suited Nyxie up and took her around the block and talked to Cherry. Peach was up in the window barking at us and it was hilarious. At home we showered then both fended for ourselves dinner-wise. I had some veggies and a roll. Kassie called and we talked for over an hour about the wedding. I'm maid of honor apparently. She's got big plans for this thing, like spa weekends, dress shopping in SF and Vegas for the bachelorette party. Start saving now I guess. Should be quite the event. Hung up after 9, Eric was already asleep. Finished watching the end of BL and crashed.

Monday 4/26, Decent day at work, almost done with the project, got a bonus. Home later than usual and told Eric we should go to dinner and he should go straight home rather than to the store. I wanted to run but it was raining too hard so I took Castor and Nyx around the block to at least give them a little workout. I changed and we went into Bellevue and got Pho but got turned around and saw a yogurt place so decided to go there after dinner. Dinner was good and I was stuffed. We headed over and got some yogurt and it wasn't ice cream-y, it was more sour, like Greek yogurt or something. We sat and talked and ate and watched the Ferraris and Mercedes go by. Ahh, Bellevue. Headed home and watched DwtS on the couch. Missed GG but tivo-d it at work. Went to bed around 11.

Sunday 4/25, I was up earlyish and Eric had already fed Castor so I went on a run by myself. I did two times around and came back to find that Eric had cut down the holly against the fence and it went over and down into Cherry's yard. He hauled it back over but it smashed some of her plants. Oops. We spent a few hours cleaning up the yard and he went nuts with the chainsaw getting everything we didn't want out. I spent a lot of time cutting stuff and piling into the yard waste then started on the new gigantic pile that appeared. Went inside and talked to Kristel and decided to meet up at noon. I showered, got ready and hit the road to her place. We walked downtown to PF Changs for lunch and talked about marriage and relationships and Belize. I got the double pan fried noodles which are so good I want to eat the whole plate. I refrained. Next we walked down to the Rack where I picked up a new purse and didn't try on any shoes. We stopped in Sephora and I looked for that new deodorant but they don't carry the brand. Looks like I'm going to have to order if from NY. Next we went into Anthro which I haven't been to in ages; wasn't really tempted by anything. I was getting tired by this point. We walked back up to her place and I got my external hard drive. She gave me a ride to my car and it was 3. I headed home and took the dogs out. Eric was hanging with Schuyler and I relaxed with the dogs and eventually fell asleep. He was home before dinner but I wasn't feeling good suddenly. Too much PF Changs? He made a huge salad and got a pizza for dinner. We watched 40 Year Old Virgin and I eventually had a little food. We went to bed around 10.

Saturday 4/24, Eric had to work and I was up pretty early so I went for a run with Castor then fed the dogs when I got home. Got ready and went to Target and returned the baby gate, wandered around waiting for the Rack to open and talked to Mom. over to Nordstrom Rack, didn't see anything I loved and left. At home I was tired so I climbed under the blanket on my bed and looked at some stuff on the net then wanted to start dozing off but Mom called to say she was on her way over. We walked around the yard for a while and talked about the courtyard, front yard and the area that will become the private patio garden off the master. We talked inside for a while and looked at house numbers online and mid-century house design and house colors. Eric came home and he sat down with us and talked for a while then Mom left. We relaxed for a little while and he showered then we got ready to go to Sos' for dinner. We stopped at the Front Street butcher and got some sausages then over to the Market for a bottle of wine for Jake's birthday. Over we went and met Vinny and his wife...uh...Carly I think. I ate lots of cheese and guac and homemade tortilla chips (so good). Jess and her bf, uh...can't remember his name, showed up and the talking and eating continued. Eventually Carmen and Hakim arrived with Kona so it was a full house. We ate dinner, sang happy birthday, ate dessert (cheesecake) and eventually headed out. We all went to Sun Villa bowl or whatever, I dropped Eric then went home to let the dogs out. Went back down and caught everyone in the first couple frames. Hakim won the thing, Eric came in second. Everyone was pretty good. We took some pictures, headed into the parking lot talking and then took Sos and Jake home. Back home, climbed into bed, watched 10 minutes of SNL, crashed out.

Friday 4/23, Stressful morning at work; the end of the day was better. Went home and changed since we were going to Mom's for dinner since David, Carrie, Maddie and Adrien were in town visiting. We went over there and talked and hung out with everyone. Eric was cracking P up. Chip was cracking me up. We had a good dinner and Carrie took a crack at Dane and said she loves passing guys like him while running races. We had dessert, talked some more, and watched people leave one by one. We left around 8:30 since Eric had to be up at 4:00 the next morning. We stopped at the store on the way home so he could get coffee then home. Took the dogs out then got into bed and went to sleep not much later.

Thursday 4/22, Kassie's birthday and also the day she got engaged. Apparently it's a 2.1 carat cushion cut diamond. Jealous much? Yes, actually. Talked to her on the way home then talked to Mom about relationships, Kass and Sky and facebook. Dad was having not such a good day. I told them about the blizzard special and Dad said he'd be here by 8. Eric and I went for a 2-mile jog at the park and he runs waaayyy too fast. He could have lapped me for sure. We did the first mile together then he took off like a rocket and the last I could see him he was a half mile ahead of me. Back home, fed the dogs and went to Chipotle. We stopped at Ace on the way home. I showered then watched Office while working. Finished after an hour. Climbed into bed, updated this, watched Marriage Ref.

Wednesday 4/21, Eric and I went to the park and walked and brought all the dogs, including Brizo and it was hilarious because she was all over the place. Eric heated up some pasta for me for dinner and also steamed some broccoli. We talked in the kitchen and ate. I worked for a while then showered and climbed into bed to watch some Seinfeld and eventually fell asleep.

Tuesday 4/20, Eric and I went for a walk after work at the park. Eric made some pasta for dinner and I worked while watching BL for about 2 hours. Eric was fast asleep by the time I went in to bed.

Monday 4/19, Stayed at work until 6 trying to get stuff done; so much to do. Took work home. Eric had dinner ready so I ate then we decided to walk Castor and Nyx around the block at 8 and enjoyed the beautiful weather. When we got back I started working and didn't stop until almost midnight. I finished what I wanted to, but not all of it. Yuck. Crashed out.

Sunday 4/18, Got up and went for a 2 mile jog, had some breakfast and sat down on the couch. Eric wanted to hike and talked me into it so we left by 9, up the to Rattlesnake Ridge. We sat for a while and the weather and view were beautiful, sunny. There were a lot of people. We ran almost all the way back down, drove home, exhausted, showered, ate a little then laid down and slept for a little bit. I got up and we went into Issaquah. Hit Target, Panera for a sandwich, BB&B and back to Target for a carpet cleaner. We grocery shopped on the way back home. Talked to Mom for a long time, Eric cleaned the carpet and it was so much better; that carpet was nasty. Eric started dinner; turkey burgers and sweet potato fries (not yams). Kristel texted so she came over for dinner too, watched AFV and EHM where she couldn't believe they demoed the house; it’s been a long time since she's seen it. She left at 9, I watched DH, went to bed and Eric was still watching tv.

Saturday 4/17, Nyx was up early, all excited to start the day. It was the first morning in as long as I can remember where she acted like she used to. We had a big day ahead of us so I got up at 8 and joined Eric, who made breakfast burritos while I got dressed. I called the groomers and got Nyx in, then started in the yard with clipping holly branches. Close to 10 I took Nyx and Brizo in; they clipped Brizo's nails and we went home and left Nyxie. Eric and I discussed the fence when I got home and drew illustrations and got measurements squared away then took off to run errands. We went to the Issaquah Cedar place and bought all the wood for a fifth of what I thought I was going to have to spend on the fence. We went to BMC and to celebrate we bought a pick, rake and water pipe insulation. We stopped by the Issaquah Market so I could check out Miska's paintings in the barn. It was a quick trip. We went to Ace and got some bigger clippers so I could really do some damage in the yard then home. I made something to eat and Eric was back outside busting ass. I joined him and got a lot of dead stuff off the pear tree and got the hollies all deconstructed. Nyx wasn't done, talked to Mom, worked for a little while, looked at Eric's work, picked up Nyx and she looked so cute with her pink bow and scrunchy collar cover. I decided to head up to Crossroads and got Eric a cd, card for our anniversary, bought some lotto tickets, went to BB&B and bought a curtain rod, then over to Chipotle and it was pouring. I got some food for us and went home and ate. I think I finished up work then started getting ready to go to Susan's for girl's night. Showered, got ready and hit the road. Helped by cutting strawberries, chatted about M and looked at the place now that it's solely her's. Looked really good. Kristel showed up next and we talked in the kitchen about D*n and the baby and how that's all going. Ryan showed up last and we dug into dessert. I had two helpings and could have eaten more, but didn't. We watched this hilarious video Susan got from the library called "Dangers of Rock and Roll" or something put out by some church group and we died laughing. We thought it was a fake movie, but it totally wasn’t. There was also a lot of head scratching and generalizing on the part of Ministries Production or whatever. We finished the first half and packed it in. It was almost 11. I called Eric on the way home but was sure he was asleep. He was. Got into bed after stepping in dog poop, poor Nyx was still freaked out from her haircut I think. Went to sleep around midnight.

Friday 4/16, I was home early and had brought some work home to do over the weekend. Eric was going to be later than normal so I took Castor and Nyx to the park for a walk. Nyx was still all pant-y and acting odd so I vowed to call the vet (since she’d been acting weird for 2 weeks now). Of course, I didn't call and she started acting normal again. I think the walks really help. We did one time around the blueberry patch then home and beat Eric. I think we just did leftovers and tried to clean out the fridge. We hung out and relaxed and talked about what we were going to do the next day. I think we went to bed early-ish.

Thursday 4/15, I was home early again and waited for Eric in the courtyard with the dogs who were all soaking up the sun. We took a walk at the blueberry fields and when we got home he made steak fajitas. They were delicious. We watched a little tv then he got in bed. I was crampy and out of ibuprofen so I went to Walgreens, read in bed and watched the SNL special. Went to bed at 11.

Wednesday 4/14, I arrived home early, finally. I cleaned up and Eric was home later than usual. He was mowing the lawn when Kristel arrived. She came in and had some snacks as I was trying to get the dogs to eat and Brizo to pee outside. It was a lot of back and forth with Brizo in her carrier so she wouldn't piss on any carpets. Sos arrived and we all talked inside. Jake couldn't make it. Eric started cooking, us girls gabbed around the table then ate, talked more for a long time, then looked at the pear tree (in full bloom). I made cookies and finally didn't burn them. We all ate way too many. They took off about a half hour apart, we cleaned up a little, I watched Ugly Betty, then to sleep.

Tuesday 4/13, Had to stay until 6 unexpectedly. I talked to Mom and Dad on the way home and found Eric putting together the lawn mower in the garage. I couldn't believe it had already arrived. Talked with the parents about AZ, work and Aubs' bf. Eric took the mower around the lawn for a spin and it did a good job. We went to Costco and I was starting to get very hungry so I was trying to get Eric to hurry up and make some decisions. We stopped by PCC so he could pick up some stuff then home. We each made our own dinner and Eric brought me some of his fries. I watched BL, showered and got into bed for overdue fun time.

Monday 4/12, My and Eric's 2 year anniversary. Left work late, still crazy as ever. Beat Eric there, took the dogs out. Brizo peed on the dining room carpet 15 minutes later, I was furious but she just doesn't get it. Showered, got ready to go out to dinner. We went into Bellevue and Eric suggested we go to CPK since he's never been. We parked right in front of the old Tower, still so crazy what they've done to the inside. At CPK I got the White Pizza and Eric got the Cheeseburger Pizza which had me in stitches (like the pizza burger). We had a nice dinner and I suggested Cheesecake Factory for dessert, which he'd also never been. It was an evening full of corporate chains! We walked over and ordered our repective cheesecakes (him: lemon raspberry, me: dutch apple streusel) and we gobbled them up. He thought it was a weird place. Now he can say he’s been to both. We walked back to the car and back home. Brizo peed on the carpet in the bedroom, auuuuuggghhhhh. I was so pissed. Why doesn't that damn little dog get it? There's a pee pad 2 feet away! She's going to be penned up from now on. That put me in a really bad mood then I hit my head on the damn cupboard in the kitchen getting my lunch ready for the next day. I put ice on it and cried in the kitchen. Eric was watching tv so I went back in the bedroom and read for a little bit then went to bed. Not how I envisioned my night ending.

Sunday 4/11, I got up at 8, got ready, gassed up and into work. There until 1:00 then to All the Best to get some dog food and treats for Castor's 8th birthday. Eric had picked me up a burrito from Chipotle knowing I would be hungry when I got home. Yum! I showered, played on my computer, felt tired and didn't want to go to dinner, called Kass, she was fine with it, called Mom and talked to her for a while then fell asleep. When I woke up I cajoled Eric into a walk around the blueberry fields. I need to start doing that more often. Eric went to the store to get food for dinner and I went to Szechuan Chef to pick up my scarf which I forgot on Friday. I got the dogs settled, washed the inside of the back windows of my car, Eric moved everything to the other side of the garage so now I can park without the big shelf right by my car. Eric started dinner and I called Alishia to catch up. Dinner was ready around 8: lamb gyro with homemade taziki and it was so f-ing good. Better than you'd get in a restaurant. I had two. We watched some tv then I did some laundry, paid some bills and filed. I talked to Susan then read in bed until going to sleep by 11.

Saturday 4/10, We were both up pretty early and got ready and headed out to a little local shop that reminds Eric of Tacoma that carries lawn equipment and all that kind of stuff. We had researched electric lawn mowers that morning and I decided I wanted the Neuton which they didn't carry. After that we stopped at Andy's Nails or whatever for pedis and I wanted to pick out a color for Eric but he didn't want one. I picked a really red magenta. Back home then Eric left for a hair cut and to get Kass a birthday present and I cleaned the bathrooms, hardly the same kind of fun. I went up to Crossroads and did an exchange at BB&B, got Kass some cds, picked up the new Dr. Dog for myself and bought some lotto tickets, which is my new Saturday thing. Back home and ate my leftovers and was surprised Eric wasn't home yet. He got her a cutting board, cheese knives and a bottle of wine. I think I may have napped a little. Eric went for a run and I went and picked up dog poop for almost the whole time he was gone. Talked to Kassie and made plans to meet at her new place. We got ready and took off around 6 and found the house easily. Kassie toured us and I can't believe how much is ripped apart but it's going to be amazing when she's done with it. We took off for Capitol Hill to try the Tin Table but the wait was an hour so we went to Quinn's instead. We ordered so much food and Sky went crazy with the apps (pate, marrow, cheese plate and two orders of devils on horseback) and Eric ate most of the questionable orders. Skys eyes got so big when he tried the marrow, I laughed. We were there for a while then headed into Ballard to see Miles Kurosky at the Tractor. We watched one of the opening bands then he came on. The set was good and so was the people watching. We left around 12:15 and said we'd see them the next day for dinner. Drove home, let the dogs out, climbed into bed and Eric watched tv in the living room for a while. I fell asleep.

Friday 4/9, Didn't have to work late but agreed to come in on Sunday and P will make it worth my while. Showered and Eric had been out buying a surprise dessert because C&S were coming over. We had plans to go to the fair and Szechuan Chef. They arrived as I was trying to get the dogs fed. We walked through the blueberry fields to dinner. We could see the carnival was in full effect and looked forward to our adventures there later that evening. We went in, got a good table near the back and perused the menu. We all ordered and I decided to try something new: honey, walnut chicken and it was really good. Eric got the chef's special duck and it smelled like an old football. The least favorite dish of the evening. After dinner we went out to see the carnival had been shut down for the night. Granted it was like 9, but still, on a Friday night? Oh well. We walked home and Eric started preparing the dessert, I put Hangover in and Schuyler played piano while Chrystol tried to get the dogs to howl. Eric brought out a huge platter of desserts: apricot and raspberry cookies and double chocolate cake all from the French bakery paired with fresh raspberries and strawberries, crème fraiche gelato and a lemon cream ice cream. We finished the entire platter but the boys ate the most, surprisingly. They liked the movie and we talked afterward for a while then they left by midnight.

Thursday 4/8, No working late. Susan came over a few minutes after I got home for evening festivities. I was doing some laundry and running back and forth in the house as Susan and Eric chatted. We left to go to Chipotle for dinner and it was really sunny in there. We sat by the condiments and each ate all of our burritos. Next I had the bright idea to go to McD's for an ice cream sundae and Susan laughed and declared she would not be participating. The drive thru was ridiculous with it's insane incline. We went home, sat on couch and watched tv for a while. We both got ready at 8 and took off shortly after. There was a line to get in and that was just the beginning to having my mind blown for the night. We got our skates on and headed out. I was in awe of all the tricks and talent on the floor. It was insane. I loved the old black guys in the middle dancing it up on their lighted skates. My other favorites: The Clapper, my roller blade bf, the Mike Bougeaure (can’t remember how to spell it) look-alike and the roller derby girl Susan recognized. We stayed until 10 and got a pretty good workout I believe. Eric was asleep. I climbed into bed, read for a while then asleep.

Wednesday 4/7, Stayed late at work again, came home to find Eric with a pizza about to go in, talked about his dr appt and all that stuff, he was feeling rather frustrated with his situation but determined to overcome it all (anxiety and all that). Talked to Mom, ate dinner, watched tv, showered, climbed into bed, thumbed through a mag, watched Ugly Betty and to bed a little after 11.

Tuesday 4/6, Stayed late at work trying to get something done, Eric had all the fixins out for me to make my dinner, showered first and into pjs, ate dinner, sat on couch and relaxed, I ate too much after dinner (candy, apple) then Eric made mac and cheese so I had some of that too. BL on tv, watched it and found Eric asleep at 8:30. Went to bed by 10:30.