Thursday 1/27, Got home, took a shower and Eric talked to me while I was in there. We watched tv until it was time for me to take off and meet up with Josh R and Kristel. She was running late but she still beat us to Green Leaf. We chatted until JR arrived and then we talk talk talked, the three of us. Crazy shit went down with him and L. We stayed until 9:30 then headed out with J picking up the tab. Nice. I went home, told Eric about my evening and we went to bed.

Wednesday 1/26, At home I was cleaning up dog crap in the courtyard and this guy from a meat company wanted to talk and show me what he’s got. I was sucked in and when Eric got home he said it was up to me and rolled his eyes when I bought. After he left we took off for Mom’s for dinner because Dad was leaving the next day and probably not going to see him until May. We had a nice dinner and talked throughout and after. Mom asked some questions that sparked Eric’s thinking about school and changed his course of study. We stayed until 8:45 and home. Watched Modern Family and went to bed.

Tuesday 1/25, I raced home and was talking to Eric on the phone who was at S&C’s for the evening when Susan beeped in and I figured she had arrived so I went to the door and there she was. I asked if she wanted to run an errand with me and she did so we got ready to leave. Sos called just as we were heading out the door and I told her I’d called Court but hadn’t talked to her. Susan and I headed to Daly’s and picked up the paint then over to Fred Meyer and I couldn’t believe Susan hadn’t ever been there except once in Kent or something and she walked right out after she walked in. We got what we needed and I bought some yogurt. We stopped by the house so I could turn on the oven then over to Papa Murphy’s for a pizza. At home we popped it in and watched tv and ate. Watched some of BL then she left when it got sappy. It was only on for an hour. I got ready for bed and called Eric to see where he was and said he was coming home and would arrive in a half hour. Almost an hour went by and he called back as I had fallen asleep and said his car wouldn’t start so he was staying at S&C’s. It felt weird and I was a little upset but what could I do? I went back to sleep. eric car broke down, fell asleep watching tv

Monday 1/24, P offered to Eric and me the Cabo time share for November and a ticket down there. When I got home Eric was in class so I fed the dogs and moved the filing cabinet into the bedroom and tried to call Court but no answer. I laid down and watched last week's Modern Family. Eric came home and made me dinner and I ate it while finishing up the show. When I got up and into the kitchen he was making a cake. I told him about the trip and he was on board so that should be fun. We needed stuff from the store so I ran out and did the shopping and back home. The cake smelled weird and burning or something. I watched tv in the living room and it turned out the cake didn't work out and ended up in the garbage. The whole house smelled bad. I watched Bachelor in the living room then got the dogs ready for bed and told Eric to come in so we could talk. I folded laundry and eventually into bed and we talked until 11 and I started falling asleep so he went back to watch tv and I crashed.

Sunday 1/23, I slept in and got a text from Kristel at 9:30 wondering if we could move our hike to 11:30 which was fine with me. I got up and Eric was making muffins and I looked online to see when Costco opened. I had 20 minutes to get there so I threw on clothes and hit the road, got my stuff and headed back home. The muffins were done and they were great except he didn't use any sugar. Good consistency but not so sweet. Needed more blueberries if no sugar was being used. Eric got out all his hiking stuff out for me to use but I ended up only taking the gloves. I did some laundry after he left for work and ran back and forth in the house doing stuff. K showed up, I took the dogs out and finished getting ready and off we went. We talked about dreams we’d just had about our exes; hers: Jim and how she didn’t like him in her dream, mine: RHE and how he was single and Eric and I were on a break so it was going to work out perfect to make out. Except we’re definitely not on a break. Funny. There were some enormous geese, like farm geese, that Kristel took some pictures of by the lake and soon we were heading up the mountain (Rattlesnake Ridge). It was a great hike and we made it pretty far, but I was on the second day of my period and K was hungry so we headed back down. We stopped at the cute little restaurant we’ve always wanted to check out and shared a club and each had a cup of French onion soup. It was delicious and just the right amount of food. We headed back home and she left. I put on Crazy Heart and cried at the end because no one was around and it was the first time I could. I called and talked to Sos for over an hour and I miss her and she had some advice about my Court situation. Things are ok with her but I miss having her up here. Hopefully we will get together soon. Eric came home and made dinner and we talked which is good. Just nice to sit and chat chat chat. Into bed and I think probably went to sleep early.

Saturday 1/22, I was up by 7:30 getting ready and headed down to Habitude for my massage at 9. It was great and very relaxing. I haven’t had a massage in so long. I called Eric and he said to come over. I figured he had to go to West Seattle but he didn’t and works closer to home now. We hung at his place for 20 minutes or so and I asked him about the break up, the impending move and if he like sleeping in the tent in the living room. We left and drove around then tried to find his boss’ house and on the way we talked about stalking and I mentioned I was an expert and we talked about how I used to drive by his house and told him I had liked him so much and he goes “Yeah, I really screwed that up. Subject was changed and soon we were heading to his restaurant, gave him a hug and dropped him off. I called Mom and met her at the park with Bo, a very fluffy, friendly shepherd / malamute looking mix. We walked back up to the house to drop the pup then we headed to a waterfront estate sale on the other side of the island. The place was pretty cleaned out and since it was lunch time we headed to Qdoba and sat and talked forever. Mom dropped me at my car and I went home. I was tired and may have put on a movie but I’m pretty sure I just fell asleep because I was exhausted. When I woke up I decided to go up and get my lotto ticket, hit the grocery store to grab some things, perused Silver Platters, stopped at Super Supplements and some guy who graduated from UPS works there. When I got home I started my taxes and made some serious progress then got hung with my Schedule E and various Forms. Son of a… I called Dad to ask questions about depreciation and he wanted to know why I was home on a Saturday night doing my taxes. He said he’d ask his accountant. Eric got home, he made himself dinner and we watched some SNL and I fell asleep in the middle.

Friday 1/21, We invited C&S over for dinner and an evening of fun. We ate dinner then Chrystol and me watched Nightline or whatever and it was about a dog trainer and turns out her ex she thinks used to work for him. I texted RHE since I was going to be down in his neck of the woods the next day. He was down. After our show we watched more tv with the boys who had holed up in the dining room watching youtube videos or something. They didn’t go home until almost 2:00am. I was very tired.

Thursday 1/20, I was awoken by a frisky Eric then had an irritating day at work. I had my dentist appointment and rather than go home and then there I went straight from work. They were running a bit behind but I finally had my tooth done but she used so much numb-er my whole face, tongue, ear, jaw were all numb. I was home by 7:30 and Eric was making pancakes for us. I was upset because I could only chew on one side and I had to be careful not to bite myself. I was so cold after dinner I took a hot shower, got into bed, updated this, watched Office and Parks and Rec. Eric fell asleep while I updated this.

Wednesday 1/19, RHE is now single so it looks like he’s finally done it, not to mention Ian has changed his to “In a Relationship” so that’s interesting and I finally texted Josh to see what’s up with him and apparently him and Lena are done and he’s moved out and wants to get together. Lots on deck. I headed straight to Ballard from work for my facial with Meghan. It was great and we talked about the trip and other fun stuff. When I was done I went over to C&S’ and Eric was already there. They made dinner which was very good but soon I needed to go home and headed out. I was home by 10, took the dogs out and went to sleep.

Tuesday 1/18, Eric was making a lemon and blackberry pound cake when I got home. Peggy sent a ton of food home with me so Eric made the duck breasts and made a blueberry and white vinegar reduction all on a bed of mixed greens. It was very good, and very rich. I called Kass and bragged about all the food Eric made. Chatted for a little bit then got off the phone. I was in emergency foster mode making sure those dogs had someone speaking for them and it looked ok so I didn’t fill out an application. I watched BL and updated this until Eric interrupted me with requests for sex. We did stuff and did something new that knocked my socks off. Watched a little more tv then to bed.

Monday 1/18, When I got home we started right away on the windowsill to get that finished up. We got out the caulk, bucket of water, rags and q-tips. It went pretty quick and when we were done it looked pretty darn good. I think we were done in a half hour or less. Next I did some laundry and Eric and I started talking about school, finances and future. We talked for a lonnng time, and though we didn’t really resolve anything, it was a good conversation and we were communicating well. I was hungry for dinner so I asked what we were having and he got started on a mac and cheese that had turkey and peppers. I called Dad who had called earlier and we talked for a while (they had just been in AZ and met up with Uncle Dick and Roxy) then he asked about Eric’s school and that conversation that we’d had and he had the same opinion that I did. When I was done I told Eric and that didn’t put him in a great mood, plus I don’t think he was anyway because he was all up in his head. I went in the living room to watch tv and looked at Superficial until Eric came in and kept telling me he wasn’t mad and then asked if he could look at pictures with me as we got ready for Bachelor. Dinner was ready about 10 minutes into Bachelor and Eric stayed with me and watched for about a half hour. It was an ok episode then crawled into bed. We watched some tv then I passed out.

Sunday 1/17, I got up and ready and left at the same time as Eric went to work to go over to Kassie’s to grab my movies, presents, dishware, etc. I called Stefanie to see if she was still doing a movie at her place and she was so I went over. Diana and another friend were there and they were cooking. First time I’ve had keenwa. We eventually decided on Paris, Je T’Aime. I left after the movie and swung by Mom’s to drop off the keys. I went down to All the Best to say hi and do some dog seat research then walked over to Albertsons to pick up some groceries. At home I took the dogs out, put on About a Boy, worked and Eric was home by 7ish. We heated up leftovers for dinner and I probably watched tv before bed.

Saturday 1/16, Eric got up early and by the time I got up about a half hour later he had the entire kitchen cleaned, and that was one messy kitchen. I went online to see about some estate sales and took off for one a couple blocks away. I picked up two aluminum handled oars, two more cute little Christmas houses a brand new humidifier that’s never been used and an enormous snow globe for Chrystol and Schuyler. When I got back I hopped in the shower after getting some laundry going and Eric told me we had to be at S&C’s in 45 minutes. Shit! I had to get ready and do my hair. We made it on time and sat and chatted for a while. They thought the snow globe was hilarious. Soon we were on our way to Tukwila via 99. We hit the Macy’s clearance center and I found a rug I love but $1,800 is too much. I tried to convince them to buy a couch or rug but never manifested. We went across to the real Macy’s and perused but still didn’t find anything. We were hungry, it was about 2, and because they had a gift certificate we went to Cheesecake Factory. I had a salad and ate almost all of the enormous thing. We headed out, back to their house to drop them off, then raced home so Eric could get to work on time. I was tired and relaxed, watched Elizabeth The Golden Age and almost fell asleep many times but made it through. After sitting around for a while I went to Office Depot to pick up a mouse then to the mall where I got some mascara with help of a very helpful gay man. Eric got home a little before 10 and I was frustrated about things and he asked me what was going on and I said I didn’t want to get into it right when he got home. He said yes, so I started and we had a very good talk and we’re going to start talking and “communicating” on an every day or every other day basis. It should help. We watched SNL and I only made it a minute into Weekend Update.

Friday 1/14, I found out Alix was leaving the next morning so I asked if she wanted to come over for dinner. Eric also confirmed Schuyler and Chrystol were coming over. I had to stay a few minutes late so that frazzled me so I called Eric and told him I was running late and he calmed me down. When I got home I jumped in the shower and got ready then put up the new drapes. Eric was busy working away and told me he’d made another ice cream (rocky road) and had arranged some antipasta for people to warm up with. Alix was the first to show up then Stefanie and we snacked up while waiting for the rest. Eric pretty much had dinner done and Kristel showed up and lastly, just as I was going to call them, Chrystol and Schuyler. We ate, talked and eventually sat down for squash soup and the homemade parmesan breadcrumbs. After soup we all dished up and the talk turned to Alix’s school and internship and soon we were all giggling about strippers, black liquor guns and other hilarious terms. Kristel was familiar with most of these and someone mentioned once you go black you never go back. The 30 year olds were the ones making the ridiculously childish jokes. The chicken and all the veggies were very good and we cleaned most of it up. Next up was ice cream and homemade caramel. We had so much fun, it was a great group and I’m glad Alix was there. Alix left first and a while later everyone else. Eric said to not worry about the kitchen and we went to bed. It was like 11 or maybe later. Crashed.

Thursday 1/13, Eric had a few new ideas for dinner so he had his lists and we headed to the store. I stopped at the bank and was in there for a while waiting. WF is soo slow. Get a clue guys! Eric got sick of waiting in the car so he walked over to the store. I went over and started grabbing stuff then got my yogurt stuck in the cup holder in the cart. Luckily Eric got it out. We finished up and headed home. He started the soup and ice cream and got all the veggies cut. I continued to do some things around the house and watched tv then to bed.

Wednesday 1/12, When I got home I cleaned my bathroom and we wrapped up the stereo for AL then we got some things moved out of the back bedroom into the kitchen so now the little breakfast nook is the office. Eric found the Pottery Barn credit and I was ecstatic. I ate dinner and when we were watching Office we decided to go to the mall. No rugs were speaking to me so I got new drapes instead. Then we went to the art shop and I found the name of the artist I like then to Specialties where the girl gave me a free cookie that she was about to throw out. We stopped at Office Depot to mail the package and home. Watched Modern Family then showered then to bed.

Tuesday 1/11, I wanted to get some house pictures taken and clean up the back room a bit so I did some cleaning and dog file organizing. I got all the sales tax squared away, adoption files organized and medical files. Eric made dinner and we ate and watched tv. I watched most of BL in the living room then went into the bedroom to watch the last of it. We talked in bed and went to sleep around 11.

Monday 1/10, When I got home Eric was at S&C’s for the evening. I got the rest of my sales tax exhibit finished and highlighted areas I needed to investigate. I heated up some turkey dish Eric had made the night before and made a little salad. The turkey was delicious! Eric got home partway through the Bachelor and I finished it in the living room. Went to bed after 10.

Sunday 1/9, I woke up a little after 8 but didn't want to get up yet. It smelled like Eric was making french toast so I yelled to him asking if he was - nope. He offered to make me some but I told him it was ok then he said he'd get me my cereal. So I had breakfast in bed while surfing the net. I watched SNL with Jim Carrey and Eric joined me for the last half of it. After it was over he urged me to get out of bed, so I did. It was about 10. I hopped in the shower and got dressed. I asked Eric to get out the holiday box so I could start putting the tree and decor away. He helped me do a little then took off for work. I continued and got all the ornaments, lights and decorations put away. I texted Kristel to see if we were hanging and she wanted an hourish. I made the bed, did my hair, makeup, etc, ate some mashed potatoes and took off. Took a while to find parking and went up. We hung chatting while she ironed and I filled her in on the xmas drama and she has her worries about manipulation, etc. We took off for U Village and went to H&M first. Tried on a few things but left with nothing, next over to some store by Mercer with a denim bar. Nothing tempting there either. Next we went to some Mexican place because I was hungry. We were an hour early for happy hour so we got some guac and decided to see if we were there for an hour and still hungry we would order more food. After two baskets of chips, salsa and guac we were full. We left, got a cupcake at Trophy for later, hit Bartell's for moisturizer, hair treatment and some rollers for me (which turned out hilarious). Kristel spotted a cute college boy and was giving him all sorts of eye contact and he almost tripped over himself on his way out looking back at her. We went to H&M one more time so I could get the tank tops I'd forgotten earlier then to the car. Love and Other Drugs was playing at the Admiral in a half hour so we rushed up there, it was snowing, and went in. K got popcorn and we settled into the enormous theater. There was like one preview and the movie started. Jake Gyllenhaal is so effing hot. Whhhhewwww. We were constantly fanning ourselves throughout since he's shirtless in most of it. I decided I need to become an actor so I can make out with hot guys AND GET PAID FOR IT. It was ok, I'd give it a 7.5. When we got outside it was freezing but no snow. We drove by Kass' then headed back to her house. We went up, I showed her El Taj, the catamaran trip, we ate veggies and talked about my relationship. She had some good advice and since it was after 7 I packed up and headed out. Eric beat me home, fed the dogs and had the tree out of the living room. He brought the speaker and chair back in from the back bedroom and I hooked up the speaker. We sat on the couch and chatted then I had some soup for dinner and continued on my taxes and calculating sales tax. Half watched Undercover Boss and finished that up then got ready for bed and put the curlers in. Stayed up until after 11 then out.

Saturday 1/8, I was so tired I slept until almost 9:30. Eric was up cleaning the kitchen and I finally got up to have some breakfast. I climbed back in bed and was lazy long after he left for work. I scoped out the penthouses at El Taj and called Kass to confirm a few things. We talked about her new business idea and how I could do the books. We discussed the bachelorette party and I got all the info I needed to book. We talked about the dogs and other stuff before hanging up. I think we were on the phone for well over an hour. I called El Taj, booked the rooms, got a 15% discount and forwarded the info to Alissa and Kass. Next I drafted an email to all the girls with all the info that had been gathered thus far. I got affirmative confirmations back from Alishia and Hailey. I finally showered and dressed and thought about going to an estate sale but blew it off. Then I thought to call Mom and see if she wanted to go but she didn't so I blew it off again. Exchanged emails with Alissa and started looking for flights to Mexico. I talked to Kassie again briefly and soon Eric was home from work. How did that happen? I spent all day cooped up. He watched the game and was pacing back and forth and pumping his fist silently and had no idea I could see him. He scared Nyxie with his yelling. I cleaned up after the dogs outside and tried to stay busy doing other little things. I worked on my sales tax info for a while then pretty soon it was time to go to Mom's for Alix's birthday. I was starving. Dinner finally got underway after 8 and we had a nice time laughing and joking. More talking after dinner and cutting of the cake and talk of birthday wishes. Eric made a joke to one of the kids that wishing for a bigger penis wouldn't work and that 6 inches is average. We talked about going to DQ for our Saturday night fix, but by the time we left I was so tired and not really hungry for blizzards that we went home instead. I stayed up for a little while (it was barely 10) but fell asleep long before SNL started.

Friday 1/7, Susan was at the house when I got home so we sat in the living room and chatted for a long time. Eric made matzo ball soup and we each had a big bowl and watched the end of WoF and the guy goes "Show me something small Pat!" and it was hilarious. Next was Jeopardy then we wrapped it up and she took off for home. I asked Eric if he wanted to go to DQ for a treat, but he didn't so I had ice cream. We watched Dateline about these crazy guys who murdered all these people. After it was over we went to bed.

Thursday 1/6, I went home and Eric had my dinner all ready for me. I showered and ate and soon rolled out to the dentist for my 7:00 appt. It went fine except I have to have a filling replaced in two weeks, bah. At home I asked Eric if he wanted to invite Chrystol and Schuyler to see I Love You Phillip Morris and they did so it was a date. We left the house a little before 9 after watching a Community rerun. Found parking fine, went in, Eric bought me popcorn and we sat down to wait for S&C. Eric couldn't believe how big it was. They showed up, we chatted for a little bit then the movie started. It was good, had a lot of surprises and a kind of sad ending if you think about it. We talked outside for a while then headed home. It was a little after midnight by the time I was going to sleep.

Wednesday 1/5, Eric was meeting up with Rich and had made me meatloaf, garlic mashed potatoes and peas and carrots for dinner, yum! I fed the dogs and hopped in the shower because I was freezing then ate dinner. I watched back episodes of Modern Family then watched the real thing when it came on tv. I started calculating my sales tax for the year and finished sorting my cash, OD Visa and Amex recepits. Now only the AA Visa left then I'm done with that portion. I stayed up for a while but was tired so I went to sleep. Eric came in after I was asleep for a while and said I was making all kinds of noises.

Tuesday 1/4, When I got home Eric was cleaning the kitchen and I was feeling motivated so I reorganized the hall closet; moving the shelves and refolding all the towels and sheets. It looks much better. Eric helped me get my dinner situated: leftover chicken and yam fries. We watched tv then I hopped in the shower. When I got out I had some ice cream and started BL. Eric went in the bedroom and I guessed he was probably asleep and when I went, in sure enough, he was. It was 8:45. He woke up not much later and went into the living room to watch Rockford Files. I paged through a Restoration Hardware and crashed at 10:30.

Monday 1/3, I had the day off so I slept in, kind of. Eric left for work and I eventually got out of bed and got ready. I called Alix to see if she wanted to see an 11:00 movie. She was in so I finished getting ready and left to go to the bank then over to Mom’s. I picked her up and we drove down to the Landing for Black Swan. I liked it though there were definitely some cringe-y parts. Alix wasn’t feeling good after the movie so I took her home and headed home myself. I had a late lunch then dilly dallied doing stuff around the house and cleaned the tub. There was dog piss on the carpet I had to clean up then it was onto laundry. When Eric came home we went to Safeway and changed our dinner plans to roast chicken (mustard and herbs de provence rub), corn bread and yam fries. Dinner took a while but it was delicious! We watched the Bachelor and Eric had me in stitches. He said he needed to be there to tell Brad to ditch most of the girls and the funniest part was when one girl got out of the limo and did a high kick and Eric was like “Boom, you’re out! Next!” He watched most of it with me then left to watch something else. When it was over I went to bed.

Sunday 1/2, I woke at 9:30 and Jess was up by 10. I looked at pictures on the computer with Day until Jess got out of bed. Day started breakfast and we looked at my Europe book until it was time to eat. Ate until I was full and we finished the book. Soon we got our suits on and went into the hot tub. It was beautiful outside and even though it was cold it was perfect for the hot tub. We sat out there forever and talked and laughed when the mole detector went off. Inside I showered and dressed then we helped Day with the treadmill. We looked at Greek vacations some more and other ones through various holiday outfits. We both packed up and said our goodbyes and I headed home. I got home around 4 and called Mom and filled her in on my goings on then relaxed and waited for Eric to get home. When he did he watched the game and I was feeling antsy so I asked if he wanted to go to DQ, but he didn’t. I don’t remember what else but I think I went through some old mags, did a few odds and ends things and went to bed.

Saturday 1/1, We were up a little after 8 and played with the dogs and eventually took them out and Eric got up to feed them. I stayed in bed while he walked to the store to get milk and he brought back a donut. He started on the tile in the back bedroom and since I wanted to have my say I got up, dressed and ready. We got about half the windowsill done but ran out of adhesive. We went to HD and picked up a curtain rod for the second bedroom and some more adhesive. At home Eric finished the tile and I shop vac-d out the windowsills. I had a ton of energy so I started filling all the little holes in my bathroom then got out the stool and flat head screwdriver to take off a piece of existing curtain hardware from the second bedroom. I did a few loads of laundry and Eric helped me make the bed. He laid on the couch to nap and I stayed in the bedroom and laid down on the bed and went online to look around then Jess called to fill me in on her trip to LV. Eric left not much longer after we talked about painting projects and washing the windows (maybe May). I went up to BB&B to get a hamper and curtain rings then home, couldn’t find Crazy Heart and got pissed again. Where the hell is all my shit going?! I called Eric but no answer. I put on Brokeback Mountain and did my credit card statements and got all caught up then updated this. After, Eric called and told me I should go to S&C’s because they were making dinner. I took my time packing and showering then called Eric to tell him I was coming over, but I was only there about 25 minutes before I had to go. They were watching old Olympics wins in gymnastics and marathons. C wrapped up a piece of quiche for the road and off I went. When I got there we sat and talked for a while then took off for Bellingham to pick up Jess. Stopped at Haggen’s, gassed up, looked at new cars, saw some cute border patrol officers, tried to go to Fred Meyer, found the mall from the airport all because her flight was an hour late. I was falling asleep fast. I sat in the back and fell asleep until we stopped at BK and Jess wanted an Oreo shake but it was just soft serve and Oreos on top and she was saying how gross it was going to be and that she hates vanilla, tries it and it was chocolate, goes “Mmmmm, chocolate!” and I go “Thank god!” and we both laughed because we all would have had to listen to how much she hated her ice cream if it hadn’t been. I fell back asleep and soon we were home. Got ready for bed right away and climbed in. I was so tired, we crashed out. It was about 1:30.

Friday 12/31, I was still pissed when I woke up. Eric asked if I wanted to go see fireworks with S&C but I didn’t want to commit to it because I just wanted to stay home and feeling bleh. Work was ok and I was home a little after 4. I tried to take a nap and listened to some music but probably didn’t sleep for more than 5 or 10 minutes. I got up, fed the dogs, turned on Bon Ivar and thought of Ian and hopped in the shower. Eric came home while I was in there, I got out and ready, he called Schuyler to see what the plan was and soon we were off. It was freezing outside so we’d brought a lot of extra clothes. We had dinner and sat around talking. Matzo ball soup and sparkling cider; apple tart for dessert. We talked about exes and Eric gave himself the nickname “the backyard boner” and we were all in hysterics. C cleaned up and soon we were prepping to take off for Queen Anne to watch the fireworks. We drove up, parked and talked all the way down to the park. We only had to wait about 10 minutes for the fireworks to start but it was cold. When the show started it was pretty fun. Eric gave a couple of kisses after the show and we walked back up to the car. We went back to their house and had hot chocolate and talked some more about Vikings and the origin of the best man. Other stuff. It was 2:30 so we took off for home. Got the dogs ready when we got home and into bed, watched some Tina Fey thing on PBS and fell asleep.

Thursday 12/30, Eric was going to be at S&C’s for dinner and the Husky game so I had plans to use my credit at Pottery Barn to go get some new curtains or a runner for the hallway but when I went to grab it out of the back bedroom it was gone. I scoured, no luck. Also missing: one of my credit card statements and P’s xmas present. I was getting really pissed off, like super pissed off. What the eff is happening to all my stuff? I went through all my files and nothing, talked to Eric a few times and he was worried because I was so mad. I eventually ate dinner and tried to calm down. I went to bed and Eric still wasn’t home.

Wednesday 12/29, Only day in the office with P and she was out for most of it. I went home and Eric had started dinner and I called Mom to discuss the bid I got earlier this year for a master bedroom set of French doors and side lights. Dad beeped in so I talked to him for a while too. They made it back to CA but it sounds like it was a rainy nasty trip. Eric was finishing up dinner and I hassled him in the kitchen. We dished up and watched the news. Stir fry was good. I got out my computer and started looking at fares for London and Greece travel packages. I’m not sure I can justify the cost but we’ll see. I brushed the dogs’ teeth then showered and climbed into bed to look at curtains and update this.

Tuesday 12/28, Jess woke me up at 9 and said I should call Eric. I was dead asleep but woke up pretty quickly. He was 15 minutes away and we started looking online at vacation packages on our phones while lying in bed. He arrived and we all chatted and Day started breakfast. I put some clothes on and when breakfast was ready I didn’t gorge myself, but did eat my fill. We continued to do a lot of talking and laughing and Jess and Day told us about Billy’s latest visit and Eric reminded Jess that if he could pleasure a woman like that to just think of what he could do for her. That even made Day chuckle. Day told Eric he looked like her neighbor and Jess was like “Which one?!” and Day said Brad. Hilarious. I didn’t tell Eric he’s a drug dealer. We got going around 11 and headed home via a stop at Costco for gas. I vented about our Christmas and about Sky’s outburst at the dinner table. I just don’t get it and Eric liked that I was getting worked up. We stopped talking about it 20 minutes from home. When we got there the dogs were excited and I started putting all my loot away. I went from one end of the house to the other. I called Mom and told her about xmas and the S incident. She doesn’t believe it but I reassured her it did, and always does. We hung up and I showered and washed the dogs. Brizo gets funnier each time we give her a bath. She didn’t try to bite Eric this time and instead rolled over and let him dry her belly and then hold her like a baby in the towel. She goes nuts afterward and I could hear Eric egging her on as she ran through the rooms. I did my hair quickly and set out for Factoria where I went to the bank and returned the xmas movie and got three others instead. I stopped at the store and picked up food then headed home to put everything away. Eric got a notice in the mail from his bank so then I was upset and we talked for a long time about finances and what his options are and I just want it to all be stable. I put on He’s Just Not that into You and looked online at the various Greece packages and itineraries and backlog of gossip sites. Eric made a delicious pasta for dinner with turkey and fun shaped pasta. When it was over we brushed the dogs’ teeth then I got into bed and updated this for a long time in bed and listened to music. Kass texted that she ran into RH Eric at Walrus and that he recognized her and said she looked like me. Eric fell asleep on the couch so I called to him to come to bed. I fell asleep at 10:30.

Monday 12/27, Dad woke me up a little before 8 because they were getting ready to go and he needed to put in the slide out. I went inside and no one was awake except Aubrie and Mom. Hailey and Ryan were gone and so was Sky. I sat and talked with Aubs and Mom then UB and AH. I had some quiche and a pull apart and felt way full. It was time for everyone to leave so Kass came in and we sat and talked a little longer and Mom and Dad finally left at 9 when they wanted to have left by 8. Kass and I got dressed and talked with AH then UB came over and we chatted about houses, pools, windows and other house projects. We said our goodbyes, loaded up, called Jess and headed to her Dad’s house. When we got there the three of us talked for a long time and Kass got a full tour of the winter wonderland that is Ken and Linda’s house. She took off and Jess and I talked about all the boys and we reviewed and interpreted her text conversations. I was so tired I wanted to fall asleep but didn’t. When Ken got home we got ready to go to lunch and went and had Mexican. Food was good but I didn’t need it; I wasn’t even hungry for crying out loud. We talked about trips and our Christmases then headed home. They took off to get Linda’s car and we looked at the book Eric gave me and started falling asleep. They came home but Day wasn’t ready for us so we continued to relax and eventually took off. We watched Mama Mia when we got there and talked about how we should go to Greece this year so now we’re in the planning phase. We went in the hot tub to work up an appetite and continue talking about our trip, relationships, attractions, etc. Inside we each took turns showering and got ready for dinner. I still wasn’t hungry but ate some food anyway. After we went to the Little Store but they had just closed so we had to go into Smokey Point to another gas station so I could pick up some tampons. It was a pretty happening place considering. Back at the house we put on Killers and it was actually cute and reminded me how hot Ashton Kutcher is, despite his mainstream-ness. I was the only one still awake by the end. We got ready for bed and climbed in, talked for a minute and both crashed.

Sunday 12/26, I woke up semi-early and Eric was rushing around trying to get breakfast going since he was the first one up and ready. I ate too much breakfast and afterward we all decided which movie we wanted to see. Eric got ready and packed up the car and took off for home. Everyone got ready and soon Mom, AH, Aubs and I went to the theater, bought our tickets and went to Tuesday Morning to look around. True Grit was sold out for the time everyone else wanted to see it (Kass and Sky bailed) so they took off and were going to come back. Our movie was ok (How Do You Know) but Aubrie and I enjoyed ourselves making jokes and that. We headed home and K&S were there hanging out and I started researching plane tickets and hotels in Playa del Carmen. Dinner was underway and we started watching Sound of Music and paused it when it was time for dinner and after we resumed the movie. We watched until 11 then people started pealing off for bed and eventually I turned in and slept in the motorhome.

Saturday 12/25, We got up early, got ready, loaded the car then had our Christmas with the pups. Eric gave me a photo album with tons of pictures I haven’t developed since we started dating and then a handmade picture frame with a picture of Castor and a message to him that made me cry. I pulled it together and he opened the presents in his stocking and then we took off with the pups for Mom’s. We beat Kass and got the dogs all situated before she arrived. The food was ready and we all kind of milled around, no one in any big hurry to open presents. Presents got going and I got a couple cds from Alix, shirt from Kass, dvd from Jake, perfume I wanted from Mom and some phone thing that works with your cell phones and hooks up to a home phone. I got a cake stand as well and some other random little things and we cleaned up. Hung out for a while, ate some breakfast and soon took off. I think it was just before noon. Had a not too eventful drive up to Bellingham and unloaded the cars. We didn’t get going on presents right away and waited for everyone to congregate and take pictures. Presents started and I was exhausted. I got some nice gifts which included a shop vac, yay! After we finished everything was cleaned up and I laid on the floor and took a nap, for maybe a half hour. There were a lot of snacks out when I woke up so I sidled up and dished up. Eric was talking about rehab to Mom and Aubs and Mom was asking a lot of questions. Dinner was super late and we had a Skylar blow up of course where he threw his napkin on the table and stormed out to sit outside by himself. Weird. We finished dinner and the rest of us had a nice time. I think we watched random stuff on tv and had dessert (cheesecake for me) and eventually went to bed at like midnight. I was exhausted.

Friday 12/24, Alishia called at 6:23 to tell me she missed her flight and to ask what she should do. I told her she could catch a ride with Hailey with Aubrie so she was relieved. I couldn’t go back to sleep and ended up getting up early so that we could all get ready and get to breakfast on time. 14 Carrot was pretty dead surprisingly. The three of us were the first there, then Mom and Dad and lastly Kass and Sky. We sat down, perused the menu, talked, ordered and talked more. Told Mom and Dad about C’s brother. Sky tried to order soup at 9 in the morning then looked shocked when she told him they didn’t serve it for breakfast then he ordered a salad. Hmm. Eric ate most of my breakfast before telling me he thought ours were mixed up. Oh well. I wasn’t that hungry anyway. We finished up and all parted ways. We went to MI to grocery shop for the quiches and to drop Eric at work. We headed home and Alishia called to say she’d landed 45 minutes early. We went home, unloaded groceries, straightened things then headed to the airport. We picked her up no problem and went home. We were all tired so after a quick tour of the place we sat on the couch and relaxed and put on Scoop. I wrapped some presents but then we were hungry so we went up to Crossroads where I picked up some hand soap for AH, a little corn cop antique ornament for myself and one for P that I now have no idea where it is. We went to Chipotle then home to eat our late lunch. We were all tired and I started falling asleep when Kass called to say she was almost to the house and asked where to turn. We sat for a while and tried to convince her to relax and stay there and Aub got her to stay 20 minutes with a massage then she took off with Alishia. Aub and I continued to relax for the next couple hours until we had to meet up with Hailey. I packed and got ready for dinner as well. We went down to Rainier and waited at BK and Hailey was there first then Kass with Alishia, Sky, Alissa and JJ. We did the sister swap and I headed to pick up Eric from work then to Mom’s. We started the beans and everyone started showing up. Chip, Monique and Dane and Chip gave us a hard time then told us he’d eat dog shit if you put butter on it. Everyone was in good moods and we had a really fun time. We did best and worst at the dinner table and some people’s were really funny (Eric’s fake one was that Alan told the story about how best and worst started again). Mine was that I couldn’t find anyone to watch my dogs on xmas and that it could be solved really quick and Alix volunteered, yay! We had dessert and continued talking but started to worry about leaving because we had quiches to make still. We went home and it was after 9 and started. I chopped onion and mushroom then grated a ton of cheese. Eric could handle it from there so I showered and got ready for bed. It was late, I was exhausted and Eric stayed up later to finish the quiches off and wrap them up before bed.

Thursday 12/23, Eric and I got up and got a great start on the day. He didn’t have to be to work until later in the afternoon. We went to Target where I got a little layering piece and Four Christmases but it turned out Auntie Heidi already had it. Next was the Rack where I returned Jake’s shirt then over to the bank. We went home and let the dogs out then headed out again to go up to Crossroads. He attempted to return something but had the wrong receipt. I looked at the clearance snow scene buildings but they weren’t cheap enough for me to break down and buy one. We stopped at Super Supplements where I picked up some presents for Alan and Sky. When we got home I started putting away Grandma’s things and in the living room I didn’t even notice until I turned around from putting the slipper on the shelf that the dogs had torn into one of Eric’s presents to the sisters. I yelled for him and he said they ate his present and I was like “What did they eat??” and he said chocolate. Queue me freaking out. I called the vet and they told us to bring them in as soon as possible so I loaded up the car and we took off. It was a little after 10. I was freaking out and Eric stayed pretty quiet and light about everything and told me it would be fine. I snapped that it wouldn’t and to stop saying that. When we got there they took them right back and told us they would induce vomiting, stop the vomiting, administer anti-toxicity (charcoal) and monitor them for several hours. The estimate was $230. Fuuuuuuuck. Then I was pissed. They said they’d call us. We were silent the entire way home. Why the eff would you put chocolate under the tree where the dogs will smell it and get into it? That part still doesn’t make sense. I didn’t put chapstick under the tree because I knew they’d get into it for Christ’s sake. I stayed in the bedroom for a long time trying to figure out my login for my mortgage, then I talked to Kass about what had happened and about the evening’s plans then called the vet for an update. He said they were stable and that they’d both gotten into it and had had quite a bit. They wanted to keep them there as long as possible and said the nurse would call at 3:30 to make a plan. The nurse called 45 minutes later and said their heartbeats were still high and that the later we could pick them up the better. I had to take them to Mom’s because they couldn’t be left alone and I needed to go up to Mukilteo to meet up for dinner with Dad and everyone at 6. I started freaking out about the timing and Eric tried calling work to come in later so he could pick them up after 5 but no go. We started talking and I apologized about giving him the silent treatment then he threw me for a loop and gave me a talking to about my actions. I felt like I had to pick my jaw up off the floor. If he hadn’t put the effing chocolate under the tree I wouldn’t have had to act like that. We went back and forth and eventually we were raising our voices and I started yelling through the crying and he told me I better check my attitude and how I was talking to him and I just laughed. Eventually we got it figured out but that’s got to be the biggest fight we’ve been in. I was pissed mostly because he didn’t seem to regret putting the stuff under the tree and if given the chance to do it again he would. He said that wasn’t the case but took no responsibility for not thinking about what he was doing. Oh well. It’s over now and it cost me an arm and a leg. If those dogs would have died it would have been a really shitty Christmas. Luckily they didn’t. I was exhausted so I took a nap. I talked to Kass and got that all squared away then Mom and she said she’d watch them. An hour into my nap Eric told me he was leaving for work. I got up a while later, called the vet again and they said I could come get them. I loaded everything up, took off, made it there with idiotic drivers delaying my every turn and got all checked out. They brought them out and they had charcoal all in their whiskers and marks on their fronts and weird stuff on their haunches. They were both all freaked out. We went straight to Mom’s and I got them settled and fed them a little before Kass got there. We took off and I bitched about my day to K&S and we made it to Arnie’s right on time. We had a really fun dinner and I talked about the dogs but not more than that they were ok and that it had been a very stressful day. It started out so good and literally that morning I was thinking how thankful I was that I wasn’t going through the same stuff I’d gone through the year before with Nyx and then BAM, sick dogs. Bah. Next year will be better. Lots of talking, eating, making fun, story-telling and whispering about the unfriendly waitress. Not like that British lady we had last time, we loved her! We ordered Eric some food and said our goodbyes until tomorrow and headed out. Dad looked really cute in his new jacket and cute shoes. We drove back to Mom’s and went in to say hi after Kass dropped us. The dogs were happy to see us but barked at Aubs. We talked for a few minutes then loaded up the car and headed down to say hi to Eric. They had just closed but we looked around at stuff anyway and met his “lead”. We told him we’d see him at home soon. We planned to make him watch Lion King so we got the movie out and everything then coerced him into a movie when he got home. We told him it wasn’t Lion King but soon he knew it was. Aubs got a sad text while we were watching about Christian’s brother. We finished the movie and Eric said it was good then changed his answer to “fine” after we couldn’t believe that he said it was good. We got ready for bed and crashed out after Eric told us ghost stories about Kassie’s house. Aubrie was scared but shouldn’t have been.

Wednesday 12/22, Mom’s birthday celebration dinner. Eric told me how to make the green beans for dinner but ended up having an early shift and left me a sweet message that he’d do the beans since he’d be home earlier than me. Got off at 5, rushed home, Eric was making beans, I showered and fed the dogs, we left a little before 6, stopped at the store for more beans since we didn’t have enough and went to Mom’s. We were the first there and Eric got started on the beans. I was starving and everyone starting eating the beans as an appetizer and they were delicious. I ate too many. The second round of beans wasn’t as good as the first. Dinner was served and we did best and worst and my best was the insulation and the worst that the damn dogs keep peeing on the little rugs by the bed and in the bathrooms. Not terrible, but irritating. Dinner was fun and soon we moved into the kitchen and talked about the dessert raspberry tits Kass had picked up and how Eric was going to t*tty-eff them. Alix was totally grossed out and kept screeching for us to stop. Kassie and I were in stitches and Eric played along. We sat on the couch while Mom opened her birthday presents and I think she liked them (hair and face products). We sang happy birthday, cut the cakes (I had apple tart) and continued talking. We all went through the leftover stuff of Grandma’s. I ended up with the figurines that used to sit on her dresser as well as some other little things and a picture. We sat in the living room and Kass read recipes out of this old cookbook of Grandma Mudd’s from WWII and it was fascinating. They had everything in there. Recipes for tongue, turtles and squirrels was just the beginning. We eventually headed out. Back at home I can’t remember if we stayed up later or not. I may have watched some back episodes of SNL.

Tuesday 12/21, Mom didn’t want to celebrate her birthday on the actual night so she pushed it to the next night. I talked to her on her way to her tree lighting about Jake; I told her to be the alpha. Eric asked me what I was so worked up about but I wouldn’t tell him what Jake did so he vowed to ask Alix. I found out Alix made it home but later than expected from snow delays in Boston. Didn’t do much and just relaxed and looked forward to the next day being my last of work for 6 days.

Monday 12/20, When I got home the house smelled funky and I thought it was the bok choy from the night before and asked Eric what the hell the smell was. He denied smelling anything then told me it wasn’t from anything bad then I was like “What the hell is going on??” and he told me I’d get a phone call explaining. No call came in that two minutes so he took my phone and called Dad and I asked him and Mom why my house smelled. Mom said Brizo probably ate the insulation and that’s why it smelled, or something. Then it came out that they insulated the underneath my house, wrapped my pipes, furnace ducts and put visqueen down. Eric took me out to see it and it was beautiful! I couldn’t believe it. Went back inside and the air coming out of the ducts was warmer, the bedroom was warmer and Dad said it should reduce my bills by 15 – 22%. Yay! That ticks off the first project from my list. After that I was in a bit of a tizzy with cleaning and wanting the house picked up. Eric talked to me while I cleaned up the kitchen. I showered and they called to say they were running a bit behind. That gave me time to shower and then sit down and relax. They had presents when they came – all homemade. Lip gloss, lemon poundcake scented hand cream, lip and cheek stain from beets and the rest was food. Biscotti, cookies (same as from the wedding), delicious nuts with some sort of sugar and cinnamon coating and gingerbread cookies. We were hungry and it was after 8 so we headed down to Mod Pizza in Bellevue. I had never been there. The pizza came out super fast and we were eating before we knew it. Mine was good but I couldn’t finish it. C and I looked at the over the top magazine and couldn’t believe people spend such money on that crap. Next we went to Whole Foods where I got a cookie and we wandered around. C told S that she wanted a big candy cane from Santa and handed it to him. We headed home and the boys got some salad bar fixins. C and I looked at dogs online and we showed them the type of rattie Eric wants next. I also showed them the Shy Ronny videos. We watched Seinfeld until they left. I was tired and got ready for bed right away.

Sunday 12/19, Eric took off mid-morning to go work at Kassie’s and said he would probably go to Sky’s afterward to watch the game. I left for Costco to get some laundry detergent and trail mix, next to Nordstrom Rack where I got Jake and Alix presents and tried on some shoes but didn’t buy anything. I went home to pick up some cash and let the dogs out. I checked hours for some furniture stores and set out for Dania. Perused but didn’t see anything I loved then to Kasala and same thing, if I had a credit I would use it but nothing screamed at me. I went home and ate my TT leftovers for lunch. I put on Secretary and did more updating. Afterward I was tired so I let myself go to sleep. When I woke up I called Dad and chatted with him and he told me when I get tired or sleepy to get up and do pushups, pull ups or sit ups. I know he’s right but I’m not sure if that’s going to happen. I got out all the stuff to wrap presents instead and after we hung up I started. I called AL and we talked for a long time and she didn’t know about Castor so I told her and we talked about her new job, my next trip to Kauai, her bf and her trip to Asia. After we hung up I finished all the wrapping and got all the presents under the tree. There were a lot. Eric was surprised when he got home. I was in a funky mood but Eric made me dinner anyway. He made a delicious stir-fry with broccoli, bok choi, carrots tofu and yakisoba noodles. We watched tv and ate. Nothing was on and it didn’t take long for me to go shower and get into bed.

Saturday 12/18, I was so tired, after Eric woke up at 7 I managed to fall back asleep and didn’t wake up until 9:30. I was lazy for a little while, talked to Mom and decided to go see a movie a little later by myself. About an hour before it started I texted Stefanie to see if she wanted to go but she couldn’t. I went to the bank to deposit some $ then to the movie (Tourist). It was pretty empty which made me happy and I even got popcorn! The movie was entertaining and Johnny Depp is so pretty. When I got out it was raining and I headed home. I was feeling sleepy so I sat on the couch and fell asleep for like 2.5 hours. Eric woke me up when he got home and it was pitch black in the house. It took me a while to wake up. He fed the dogs then we decided to go up to Crossroads for dinner. I got my lotto ticket and Eric won $5 while I didn’t win anything. We went to find something to eat and passed the band playing and the lead singer was this old lady playing guitar; I did a double take and we looked at each other and cracked up. I decided on yakisoba and he got some spicy Korean bowl. I ate almost all mine, yikes. We went into the game shop but didn’t get anything, walked through Pier One and talked about various family members and decorating styles then looked at the nutcrackers for Sky. My favorite was the one that looked super glam rock. I wanted to make a Velvet Goldmine reference to Eric but I knew it would be lost. He suggested we get dessert so we went down to DQ and got our favorite corner booth, prime for people watching. I got a mini reindeer blizzard and it was pretty good. The people watching was a 6.5 and wasn’t as busy as I would have liked. We stayed for a long time and talked about dogs and Etta and Castor and how Eric met a dog last week that looked just like him and pet him for a long time and while he was telling me I got teary and he told me he was sorry and that people would think he was breaking up with me. I got a grip and eventually we headed out and home. Eric watched weird stuff on tv while I edited my past entries. We watched 48 Hours or whatever and Eric fell asleep half way through then I watched an old SNL until the night’s came on tv. I was up after midnight and finally fell asleep.

Friday 12/17, I had a date with Kristel that evening. Eric was working late so I left before I saw him. When I got home I had a breakfast burrito since he’d made them and left some for me in the fridge. I also ate some ice cream and cake, which was stupid because we were going out to dinner. I showered, got ready, put on my heels, packed a backup bag and set out at 8:00. No traffic or problems parking and arrived right on time. We chatted about where to go and settled on Tamarind Tree. Headed down there and had a little wait before being seated. It was a very cool place despite the appearance of the neighboring businesses. As we waited we drooled over the 23 page (!) menu. We were seated and I had stories to tell so I started and K ate them up. We ordered spring rolls which were delicious and I ordered the lemongrass deep friend chicken. I should have ordered something not deep fried, but it was still good. Next time. We had a very nice jungle dinner and we rolled out of there around 10:30. We headed up toward the Comet, found parking a few blocks away and walked over. Sean had already played so we missed it but there was another band playing. Saw Sean, who was like the only hot guy there, and went over to say hi and I asked him if I could get a tshirt and he asked K if she wanted to make out. I would take that bitch down, I’m just sayin. I was introduced to Martin, I think, who apparently remembered me from the Gibson thing and said he saw me take a coupon and asked if I had it. Unfortunately I washed it and didn’t have it. He gave me a shirt anyway. Cute! We watched the band and their songs were mostly about space, and we made up titles to the rest and how they pertained to aliens and such. We rated some guys but there really weren’t any, which is shocking for the Comet. We stayed through their last song, said bye to Sean and got hugs and walked back to the car. I drove her home and headed home myself. Eric woke up just as I got home and was turning out lights. I got ready for bed and went to sleep.

Thursday 12/16, Eric was working until 9:30 so when I got home he wasn't there. I cranked the heat and went into the bedroom to go through emails and watched the last two week's worth of Office. I got up and ate dinner then had some cake and started falling asleep on the couch. I wanted to do something special for Eric when he got home but I was fading fast. At 8:30 I made myself get up and into the shower. I put on some cute underwear and put my robe over so he couldn't see. I listened to music and did stuff online until he got home at 9:45. I told him about my day and how Leif had asked me out and he was slightly irritated, in a conversational way, that I hadn't just put the kibosh on it and told him I had a bf. Then I made him unwrap his present and he was very excited. We messed around for a while and by the time we were done and back into bed it was 11. I was tired so I started going to sleep as we were still talking, but he was wired as usual so he went in the den and watched tv. I don't remember him coming in to bed.

Wednesday 12/15, Two month anniversary of Castor’s death. When I got home there was a note saying he’d gone to the store so I put on some music and started organizing the new ADs and had only just gotten started when Eric came home. That took me 20 minutes or so then I showered because I was going to be running late if I didn’t get going. I ate some dinner (delicious pasta with spinach, mushrooms, tomato, ground turkey and onion. Probably other stuff. Green pepper. I had seconds. I ran to get dressed and put on my make up; next straightening the hair with the new iron. It went very quickly and Kass called while I was doing it. I had a minute to sit down before I needed to go then took off for Susan’s. We looked over her insurance stuff then headed out. Got decent parking and went in. The bouncer was hot and looked a little like Sean. Next I saw a guy that looked like Andrew, but wasn’t. Susan liked this guy but in the end he may have had a gf and didn’t stick around long. The bouncer yelled at some girl as Susan was getting ID-d. Oooh. They’ve moved the stage since I was last there; who knows when that was? We sat down and Andrew came and said hi and talked with us. The first band went and they were Cars, same with the second, then the third as well I think. My Bowie bf was there playing with his band and he looked so cute. I kept my eye on him and Andrew remembered I thought he was cute so then I got nervous when I saw Andrew talking to him, but it turns out he was just asking how his gf was. Phew. Anyway, their set was good. I saw Justin and said hi to him and he asked about Kassie and we chatted for a minute. There was pretty good people watching with this crazy girl dancing at the front and Andrew thought she was on mushrooms. I tried to remember when I met him at the Bowie vs. T-Rex show and tracked it down on myspace. March 08. Between Eric Laugh and current Eric. Andrew went on next and his set was a Violent Femmes set. We stayed through the end and then right as he was done and Susan went to say goodbye I turned around and Br*an was standing there and I told him good show and smiled and he introduced himself and I told him we’d already met and he asked “Where did we meet?” and I told him at the Bowie vs. T-Rex show and that I was the girl that wanted to snap his suspenders, and he was like “That was here”. So we chatted a bit and one of his friends goosed him as he walked behind him while we were talking. He told me I should go to his show on Friday at the Croc for their cd release. I told him maybe but I knew I wouldn’t. He asked me who I was there to see and I told him I knew Andrew and also Justin who was setting up for the next set. I told him we were heading out and that I was going to say bye to Justin. I went up and told him to have a good set but that I needed to get to bed since it was 11:15. I waved bye to B and we headed out, looking for our bouncer bf. Nowhere to be seen. We talked about my convo on the way to the car so that was fun. I drove Susan home and took off for home myself. I think I arrived at midnight and got ready quickly to hit the sack.