Monday 2/20, Eric was up early and off to work, but
had a nail in his tire so he asked to use my car. I fed the dogs and got myself
cereal before getting back in bed and vegetating. I watched Sweet Home Alabama and updated this. I think
I finally got out of bed by 11:30, showered and set out for
the store on foot. It was drizzling, but not too bad. I picked up stuff to make
a salad and some other necessities. When I headed home it was raining a bit
harder and I was cold and wet by the time I got home. Luckily we're pretty
close. I made myself lunch and hung with the dogs. I went through some UPS papers. Eric made a fire
to burn up some of the wood in the pool room then had the idea to go to Target.
He exchanged some things and I bought too much Valentine's Day candy from the
discount section. We went up to the bread outlet and picked up hamburger buns
and a bunch of bread then home. It wasn't until I was sitting on the couch
relaxing that I remembered I was supposed to have dinner at Mom's and called to
confirm. I called Kass next to see if she was coming and she was. I hit the
road not much later. Ayal was there and Sky too, sitting on the couch talking.
We talked about jewelry and the pendant Mom's making for each of us using the
diamonds from Grandma's bracelet. We had dinner (chicken in mushroom sauce with
basmati rice and simple salad) and talked about exes of Ayal's and the pendent
design. After dinner Kassie and I went online to check out this week's auctions
and estate sales. We took off by 8:30 or so. When I got home I
got into bed right away and Eric hung on the couch.
Sunday 2/19, Totally forgot to do this day. I know that Eric and I went through my old UPS newspapers because he loved reading about all the crime that happened on campus. We hung out that evening and watched tv; other than that, I don’t know what I did earlier in the day.
Saturday 2/18, I was up by 6:45 in preparation for Poppy Jack, the puppy, to come over for the day. They arrived at 7:30 and he was a little fluff ball. I took him outside with Clancy to get his nervous potty out. We sat down on the couch and watched Grease, which I haven’t seen in a while. I still know all the words and songs but just realized how good looking John Travolta was. I had some lunch and let Clancy and Poppy play together for a while. I put on Shanghai Knights and we watched that together too on the couch. I tried to get a few things done but Poppy didn’t like when I left him alone and would cry. Mary called to let me know they were coming back early and arrived by 3. Eric was home a little after 4 and we decided to go down to ATB to pick up some antlers. We went to Bartell’s next so I could get some contact solution and ended up picking up some other stuff I didn’t need including a ton of marked down valentine’s day candy. We went up to Crossroads and got a post card to mail to Sidney. We went home and Eric made a simple dinner. I wasn’t all that hungry because I’d eaten a ton of Fritos and candy in the car. We decided to watch There Will Be Blood but Eric fell asleep toward the end. I stayed up and finished it then climbed into bed. Eric was still awake and we watched SNL for a little bit until we both crashed.
Friday 2/17, My day went pretty well until I got home and Lucia peed on the carpet again; it’s the 6th accident in two weeks. In the 6 months we’ve had her she’s never once had one and now all of a sudden. Might be the rain. I emailed Janell and she told me to stick it out, in nicer terms than that, so I just need to keep her on a schedule and make her go out even if she doesn’t seem to want to. Eric heated up some leftovers for me and we watched tv on the couch. The night got better even though I had riled myself up. We watched tv for a bit but otherwise it was an early night since we both had to be up early the next morning.
Thursday 2/16, I had to stay late at work to sort out a plumbing issue since P was on a plane to Paris. I got home late and Eric wasn’t there so I called him and he said he had a surprise. I hopped in the shower and when I got out Eric had come home and had gone to PF Changs and picked up a ton of food. I was hungry so I loaded up and we sat in front of the tv and ate. We watched our shows and into bed. I showed him a good time.
Wednesday 2/15, Eric heated up leftovers and that French toast was just as good the next day. We watched our shows, per usual.
Tuesday 2/14, Eric was making dinner when I got home: sausage and red pepper scramble, roasted potatoes and strawberry stuffed French toast with homemade whipped cream. I showered then dinner was ready. We sat in the living room and that damn French toast was so good I had too much and made myself feel sick. Got into bed and crashed out.
Monday 2/13, When I got home I showered and got ready for Eric’s birthday dinner. I gave Eric his birthday presents, which he liked. Sky and Chrystol showed up and Eric opened his present from them. We took off for the Pumphouse. Dinner was good (I had a mushroom swiss burger) and our conversation was good. We went over to Whole Foods for dessert and picked up a few things then home. We went home and sat in the living room and talked until 10 then they left. I got ready for bed and Eric wasn’t tired so he stayed up.
Sunday 2/12, I think I wrapped presents for Eric’s birthday and did some cleaning. There was an auction at Pac Galleries so I went down but Kass was running late so I got there, got her number and prepared to bid on her behalf for her items. She didn’t win any of them because they were all too high. Kinickie came (Alex) down as well but didn’t stay for the whole thing. After the zebra bags went we packed up and headed out. She got a few things she wanted including a few things in the silent auction. I went home and hung out for a little bit until it was time to go to Mom’s for Eric’s bday dinner. We had gyros, kind of. It was very good and had cheesecake for dessert. Eric opened his presents and seemed to like them all and Kass got him a gift certificate for Coterie Room. We went home and Eric tried on his stuff and liked it. Not sure if we watched anything before going to bed.
Saturday 2/11, I got up and started on some chores and at 11 Doug L*nkhaar arrived and we went around and went over what we wanted then he measured, told us what options we had and was out by noon. Eric took off to go hang out with Schuyler. I kept going on chores and cleaning up. Followed up with Jane again and called Elly who said she would mail off the form on Monday. I think we took it easy that evening, maybe watched a movie or Dateline?
Friday 2/10, No clue. Don’t remember. I probably got the Friday night blues after dinner and relaxing.
Thursday 2/9, The appraiser called and said he was available that morning to appraise the house so I called Eric and he said it was fine to have him come over. Eric called an hour later to let me know it had gone well and he was off to school. Took it easy that evening and we watched our shows. Probably went to bed early.
Wednesday 2/8, I stayed a little late at work then to the store for supplies then home. Eric had moved the dvds into the hall closet and the cds into the laundry room utility room. It looks better. I moved one of the small bookshelves to the wall with the bookcases and put it between them. It looked better. I knew I had to get an appraisal and started planning what needed to be done over the weekend. Eric made dinner and I sent an email to my loan officer. Rate is going down but no closing costs. I did a couple of little things after dinner then we watched our shows. I got ready for bed after Modern Family and fell asleep watching tv.
Tuesday 2/7, I saw Eric finishing up his run when I pulled into the neighborhood (8 miles) and picked him up. We took Clancy and Lucia on a walk then I took Nyx by herself on a walk. When I got home I called Jane to check in on Coco and her spay paperwork. We chatted for a little while. Eric had dinner ready for me when I was off. I continued on my cleaning quest of the hall closet then started on the hutch. Eric jumped in to help and we got quite a bit thrown away, recycled, organized or in the give away pile. I was exhausted so I got ready for bed and went through some old RS mags. I fell asleep by 9:15 then woke up at 10 when Eric came in to put the dogs away.
Monday 2/6, At home I cleaned up after the dogs in the backyard then yoga. Eric had dinner ready, enchiladas! I showered then watched Bachelor. Kristel told me a secret of who wins, but I'm not going to tell. We'll see if her sources are accurate. I went to bed by 11.
Sunday 2/5, We were both up early and got ready. Eric took off for his run and I told him I'd meet him in Issaquah (9-miler). I left not much later and got gas then to Office Depot for some storage bins for old school work and historic financial files. Next I went to the bank then over to Target. I picked up some things for Eric's birthday then he called to say he was outside. We drove home and got to work on our tasks. Eric needed to get the light fixed in the laundry room utility room, but he ended up not figuring it out. I wanted to get the room cleared out and organized. I pretty much worked in those two rooms for the rest of the day. I got some old artwork up on the walls and some old music posters, which I think makes it really cute. I cleaned out the cupboards in the laundry room and consolidated things and organized. We made a big give away pile and took a trip to goodwill to drop it all off. We went to Top Foods (now Haagen) to get supplies for lunch. I wanted nachos so we got a ton of stuff for that and other snacks. When we got home Eric got going on that while I worked in the laundry room and into the hall closet. We played with ideas for rearranging some things in the den. We sat down to eat lunch (about 3pm) and watch football; it was already the 2nd quarter (superbowl). I finished what I wanted and went back to working and going through magazines. I talked to Mom and Dad later in the day to discuss dates for the family reunion (7/21) and the dates for the NR annual reunion this summer (7/28). I told Dad I was going to refi and some of the other financial stuff going on. I think I went to bed early. I was tired.
Saturday 2/4, We were up fairly early and got to work right away. We cleaned up the wood in the pool room and I cleaned up the chairs that we found in the shed as well as the tables. The tables need to be painted but the chairs look good and are now in the dining room. Eric got the screens all taken care of and junk hauled out. I was tired and laid down for a minute and fell asleep. Eric took Lucia and Clancy to the blueberry farm for a walk. I got up and got going again and he came home. I had an idea to do the patio the next day because it was supposed to be nice and he was not into it. We got into a little bit of an argument and I started crying and just wanted him to go away partly because I didn't want to talk about it but also because I didn't know why I was crying. What we were talking about wasn't that bad, I think I was just a little emotional. He insisted I get up and we go on a walk. I looked awful; face red, eyes puffy. Ish. He got my sunglasses for me and we set out. It was gorgeous outside. We walked down to our favorite street and looked at the houses. The one at the end is my favorite (mid-century on a huge acres-sized lot) and I was determined to get to the bottom of the mystery of why it's been gated up and abandoned so long. It felt good to be outside. We walked home and I got down to finding out the details of that house and found some cool pictures and the permit and that it's been parceled up. It's a huge plot. Eric left to go to work not much later so I got back to work. I pulled out one of the storage containers of magazines to start going through. I made piles and started going through to see which ones I wanted to keep and which I wanted to sell. So far they're all in pristine condition. I got through quite a few but then knew I needed to get to the mall and get birthday shopping taken care of before Eric got home. I showered and took off, got him a cute sweater and then to My Local Market for dinner. I picked up a big salad and called it good. I decided to skip the bank. Kass called and told me about a bronze santa she got and that Alishia had had a dream about a santa that Grandma Rose had left her but Alishia didn't know anything about what Kass has been doing. It freaked her out a little. I went home and ate my salad and kept going through magazines and watched Cops. Eric came home and we watched a mystery show and the first part of SNL in bed.
Friday 2/3, I picked Clancy up on the way home from the vet and he was very excited to see me. We didn't have our work meeting, but I did get my raise and profit sharing contribution amount. That made my day better and was in the same vain of everything else I'm trying to do at the moment money-wise. At home Eric made dinner and took off for Schuyler's not long after I got home. I planned what I wanted to do over the weekend. I went to the mall to do birthday shopping for him but came up empty. I decided to come back the next day with my banana credit card and coupon to at least get a discount on the stuff I was looking at. I went to the Rack and returned a scarf but came up empty in all other categories there too. I went home and relaxed for the rest of the evening. Eric got home after I went to bed.
Thursday 2/2, I wanted to refinance so I called Jenifer, but didn't hear back that night. I started going on craigslist to see if there was anyone needing a temporary room to try and make some fast easy cash. I did yoga and started planning all the things we need to get done before having an appraisal; assuming I refi. Eric wanted me to calm down and not get too worked up; fearing I would crash and burn by trying to do everything at once. I knew he was right but also wanted him to be on board. He suggested he get another job to help with the bills. I told him it was up to him. He made dinner and we watched our usual shows. Still planning all the things that need to be done. Pool room clean up, clean up chairs, paint mid-century outdoor tables, paint hallway, fix light in utility closet, clean out utility closet, clean out laundry room and hallway closets and old Rolling Stone and other music magazines (sell on ebay?), clean up the side of the house, etc. So many things to do! Feeling inspired and motivated.
Wednesday 2/1, I went home and did a few things before getting ready and heading out to Kristel's place to meet up for dinner. We went to Skillet and started the catching up. We started with the fact that she now has a bf. A hot one with crazy abs. They do wild stuff; I'm jealous. I caught her up with Kassie's endeavors and jobs and stress and other things. She made me start to think differently about what I'm doing and where I'm going so it spurred something inside. I have all sorts of ideas. For dinner I had the green salad, grilled cheese and poutine and we shared a sundae for dinner. Kept it simple since dinner was a blow out. We left there at like 10:30 and she dropped me at my car. At home Eric was already asleep, but I couldn't fall asleep. My mind was busy making plans. I checked fb with my phone under the covers so it wouldn't wake him up. Maybe after midnight I fell asleep?
Tuesday 1/31, I picked up my dry cleaning and stopped in the store for veggies then home. When I got home Eric had the idea to go to San Diego and do the Rock and Roll marathon in June instead of doing the Seattle. We called Mom and Dad to ask if it would be ok and they were very excited. They’re going to buy the Denali from salvage and leave it at the property and Dad’s going to get a new car. Eric sent all the pics and video from his phone to me so I could update Lucia’s profile and image event, but I couldn’t get the video rotated on a program that would then let me save and upload to the site. Sue K. still hadn’t heard back on Coco so I followed up and talked to Jane. I watched some BL, showered and into bed.
Monday 1/30, When I got home Eric was putting my new bathroom lights up and they look great! We did dog stuff and I watched Bachelor. I gave Eric a bj, which he appreciated.
Sunday 1/29, Eric was up first again, then I got up to let the dogs out. It was 7:45. I went back to sleep until after 9. I got up, dressed and up to Ace to pick up a brush. I got to work when I got home because I wanted to be done before going to the ATB event. I finished in about 30 minutes and hopped in the shower. I got ready and Eric got Lucia all set up and off we went. She did pretty good for the first part but she had definite moments of snapping at both people and dogs, unfortunately. She was pushed outside her comfort zone and she had some good moments of moving away and being ok with the interactions, but others, not so much. We stayed until 2ish then went home. I ate my leftovers then flipped through a magazine while Eric tried to get the new bathroom pendants installed. He ran into a few snags and decided to put it off until the next day. I took a nap until 6 then got up and got the dogs’ dinners ready. Put on Jerry Maguire and sent KW the new lease and updated this.
Saturday 1/28, Eric was up before me and had to coax me out of bed. We had a big day planned of getting house stuff done. I went up to Ace to get some tape to paint my bathroom and BB&B for a little container for the front closet for the dogs’ clothes and when I got home Eric was putting in the new hallway lights. I got busy taping but was distractable. I took a mini nap at some point and also got the paint rolled on the main parts of the walls. The brush we had sucked so I gave up for the rest of the day and let the parts I had done dry. At 5 a guy came to the house to buy the mid-century modern lamp that came with the house. He decided he wanted it, paid, wondered aloud how he was going to get it in his convertible, I took the shade off and he was out the door, all in about 90 seconds. It was little weird, but he didn’t haggle and paid what I was asking so I have no complaints. Eric went to the store and got stuff for dinner that night with S&C. I vacuumed and ran around doing stuff while Eric cooked. They arrived shortly after 7 and we ate dinner right away. Eric made garlic chicken breasts, roasted garlic broccoli and green beans, kale and mushrooms and the delicious quinoa salad. We all ate a ton and for dessert Eric made blueberries and strawberries marinated in orange balsamic and agave served with greek yogurt. Yum! We watched Blades of Glory and talked through some of it. They stayed until 11 and took off shortly after. Lucia still loves Sky and lets him pet her while he’s standing up, which is crazy. Fun night. We watched a little of SNL but it was a repeat then went to bed.
Friday 1/27, I got home and we wanted to do something and decided on Costco. I wanted a little quinoa before going, but Eric had eaten it all. That irritated me for the rest of the night. Or for an hour or so, at the least. We went and did our shopping then decided on Mexican for dinner. We had a nice dinner then home where I holed up in the bedroom with Passion Fish. It was a good movie but I was bummed she didn’t go at it with that bayou guy. I made it to about 10:30 then crashed.
Thursday 1/26, I came home and Eric was busy in the kitchen making dinner. He made my favorite quinoa salad and chicken and they were fantastic. I worked on my taxes and finally filed. We watched our Thursday shows and to bed.
Wednesday 1/25, I went straight to ATB in Redmond to meet up with Blair and Eric to cat-test Lucia. We were there for a while then headed home. I stopped at Fred Meyer on the way home, talked to Kass for a few minutes on the way, picked up some chicken, veggies and fruit. At home, I thought I was ready to file my taxes, but after reviewing some things was frustrated that it looked like I was doing one of the forms incorrectly. I thought I’d figured it out and went to bed and tried to calm down because Eric was irritated I was so out of my mind. I calmed down and decided to wait until the next day to file. Went to bed.
Tuesday 1/24, I stopped at the store on the way home and got a few things and when I got home I got started on my taxes again. Eric made a delicious dinner of seasoned mini turkey patties on lettuce, zucchini and onions and carrots on the side. Yum! I didn’t really watch tv. Made some progress on my taxes. I think I talked to KW about renewing their lease with an increase in rent. Felt relieved.
Monday 1/23, Off work and dropped off my dry cleaning before going home. Let the dogs out, fed them and got my stuff out to continue on my taxes. Watched tv, had leftover pho for dinner and made some headway with my taxes. Watched Bachelor. I think Nyx has something wrong with her ear and if it’s still bad on Wednesday then Eric’s going to take her in. He got home at 9:30 and we talked for a while before I went to bed and worked on this.
Sunday 1/22, Mom called, went to Alexander and ordered lights, looked at Albert Lee, home, laundry, cleaned up, listened to music, listed the lamp on craislist, wrote to Doug about the windows, called Kieran about renting for another year and cleaned up some of the kitchen. I laid down for a little bit and dozed for 20 minutes or so before forcing myself to get back up and back to work. Eric got home at 3:30, we fixed the nandina in the front yard then went to My Local Market to do our grocery shopping and picked up stuff for pho. Eric made dinner when we got home and it was good, though didn’t taste like traditional pho. I sat in the other room and looked at stuff online and responded to Karyn about watching Chauncey. I moved into the bedroom to update this and watched the second 2/3 of “If These Walls Could Talk 2”. It recently dawned on me that Chloe Sevingy and Michelle Williams were in it. I went to bed a little after 11.
Saturday 1/21, Eric was up and fed the dogs and took them out and brought me breakfast. I didn’t get out of bed until 10:30. I showered and got ready. We stayed busy throughout the day but eventually laid down and cuddled together and fell asleep for a little bit. Eric had to go to work at 3. I took Lucia for a walk and she enjoyed that. Watched Saturday night shows and relaxed in the bedroom.
Friday 1/20, Eric was up early and took the bus to work. I stayed home again and worked. I picked Eric up from work and finally the snow was starting to melt and the main roads were clear. The neighborhood streets were still bad. I went over to Kassie’s to see the stuff she got at the Ballard estate sale. We talked and hung for a while before leaving to go to Spring Hill to meet up with Jason, Matthew and Clay and Clay’s friend and his two kids, Moss and Maize. Moss was very shy but I warmed him up by talking to him about dogs. We were there for a long time and the food was very good. We got back to Kassie’s at 10:30 and Jason came over to see the stuff as well. I took off for home and Eric was still up and ready to rumble. He had candles lit and music on and a fancy outfit for me. It was cute. We went to bed shortly after.
Thursday 1/19, The ice and snow were bad when we got up so I knew I wouldn’t be going in to work. I got dressed and took Eric in and back home to start work. I got quite a bit done and watched more of LotR. Eric took the bus but it didn’t come to our house and instead went to downtown Bellevue so he called saying he was going to walk home. I told him that was ridiculous and went and picked him up down at Whole Foods. He picked up some stuff to make dinner and made some good chicken, blue cheese and bacon sandwiches for dinner. I watched the Thursday night shows and went to bed.
Wednesday 1/18, There was a lot of snow on the ground when we woke up and we both stayed home. I stayed in bed until 9ish then up and ate breakfast. Got dressed and started to get stuff out to do my taxes. I listened to music and worked on my credit card statements. Eric made me lunch (soup and a grilled cheese) and I put on LotR Two Towers since I haven’t seen it forever. Eric shoveled the driveway, walkways and sidewalks plus knocked the snow off the trees and shrubs. I fed the dogs and a little later Eric asked if I wanted to go walk around. We both got all our gear on and headed up toward 148th which was a ghost town (it was dark). Back at home I called Peggy and got back to my taxes and put on my show. Stopped it for Modern Family then took all the dogs out and got ready for bed. Watched Seinfeld, updated this and to bed.
Tuesday 1/17, I got home and Eric had picked up stuff to make soup, yum! It was potato, kale, gouda, broccoli and bacon soup PLUS freshly baked bread. His classes had been cancelled so he went to the new store and they gave him reusable bags, nice. I talked to Kass on the phone and got an update on her latest finds and upcoming shows. Eric made dinner and we watched WoF, I talked to Dad then Susan. I checked email and other things online then showered and Eric joined me and we got into bed. The snow hadn’t started yet. We had fun. Went to sleep by 11:30.
Monday 1/16, The snow was still on the ground, but not treacherous. I got off work and headed home. I knew we needed to go to the store so I suggested to Eric we go, though he wanted to go by himself. I disagreed and told him we were both going. We went to Schucks and got new wiper blades that Eric put on. We went to the store and picked up stuff to make a salad. A lot of the produce was pillaged but we still got enough to make our salad. When we got home Eric constructed the salad and it was delicious. I had two helpings. I went in the bedroom and watched Bachelor despite Eric’s groaning. We went to bed shortly after.
Sunday 2/19, Totally forgot to do this day. I know that Eric and I went through my old UPS newspapers because he loved reading about all the crime that happened on campus. We hung out that evening and watched tv; other than that, I don’t know what I did earlier in the day.
Saturday 2/18, I was up by 6:45 in preparation for Poppy Jack, the puppy, to come over for the day. They arrived at 7:30 and he was a little fluff ball. I took him outside with Clancy to get his nervous potty out. We sat down on the couch and watched Grease, which I haven’t seen in a while. I still know all the words and songs but just realized how good looking John Travolta was. I had some lunch and let Clancy and Poppy play together for a while. I put on Shanghai Knights and we watched that together too on the couch. I tried to get a few things done but Poppy didn’t like when I left him alone and would cry. Mary called to let me know they were coming back early and arrived by 3. Eric was home a little after 4 and we decided to go down to ATB to pick up some antlers. We went to Bartell’s next so I could get some contact solution and ended up picking up some other stuff I didn’t need including a ton of marked down valentine’s day candy. We went up to Crossroads and got a post card to mail to Sidney. We went home and Eric made a simple dinner. I wasn’t all that hungry because I’d eaten a ton of Fritos and candy in the car. We decided to watch There Will Be Blood but Eric fell asleep toward the end. I stayed up and finished it then climbed into bed. Eric was still awake and we watched SNL for a little bit until we both crashed.
Friday 2/17, My day went pretty well until I got home and Lucia peed on the carpet again; it’s the 6th accident in two weeks. In the 6 months we’ve had her she’s never once had one and now all of a sudden. Might be the rain. I emailed Janell and she told me to stick it out, in nicer terms than that, so I just need to keep her on a schedule and make her go out even if she doesn’t seem to want to. Eric heated up some leftovers for me and we watched tv on the couch. The night got better even though I had riled myself up. We watched tv for a bit but otherwise it was an early night since we both had to be up early the next morning.
Thursday 2/16, I had to stay late at work to sort out a plumbing issue since P was on a plane to Paris. I got home late and Eric wasn’t there so I called him and he said he had a surprise. I hopped in the shower and when I got out Eric had come home and had gone to PF Changs and picked up a ton of food. I was hungry so I loaded up and we sat in front of the tv and ate. We watched our shows and into bed. I showed him a good time.
Wednesday 2/15, Eric heated up leftovers and that French toast was just as good the next day. We watched our shows, per usual.
Tuesday 2/14, Eric was making dinner when I got home: sausage and red pepper scramble, roasted potatoes and strawberry stuffed French toast with homemade whipped cream. I showered then dinner was ready. We sat in the living room and that damn French toast was so good I had too much and made myself feel sick. Got into bed and crashed out.
Monday 2/13, When I got home I showered and got ready for Eric’s birthday dinner. I gave Eric his birthday presents, which he liked. Sky and Chrystol showed up and Eric opened his present from them. We took off for the Pumphouse. Dinner was good (I had a mushroom swiss burger) and our conversation was good. We went over to Whole Foods for dessert and picked up a few things then home. We went home and sat in the living room and talked until 10 then they left. I got ready for bed and Eric wasn’t tired so he stayed up.
Sunday 2/12, I think I wrapped presents for Eric’s birthday and did some cleaning. There was an auction at Pac Galleries so I went down but Kass was running late so I got there, got her number and prepared to bid on her behalf for her items. She didn’t win any of them because they were all too high. Kinickie came (Alex) down as well but didn’t stay for the whole thing. After the zebra bags went we packed up and headed out. She got a few things she wanted including a few things in the silent auction. I went home and hung out for a little bit until it was time to go to Mom’s for Eric’s bday dinner. We had gyros, kind of. It was very good and had cheesecake for dessert. Eric opened his presents and seemed to like them all and Kass got him a gift certificate for Coterie Room. We went home and Eric tried on his stuff and liked it. Not sure if we watched anything before going to bed.
Saturday 2/11, I got up and started on some chores and at 11 Doug L*nkhaar arrived and we went around and went over what we wanted then he measured, told us what options we had and was out by noon. Eric took off to go hang out with Schuyler. I kept going on chores and cleaning up. Followed up with Jane again and called Elly who said she would mail off the form on Monday. I think we took it easy that evening, maybe watched a movie or Dateline?
Friday 2/10, No clue. Don’t remember. I probably got the Friday night blues after dinner and relaxing.
Thursday 2/9, The appraiser called and said he was available that morning to appraise the house so I called Eric and he said it was fine to have him come over. Eric called an hour later to let me know it had gone well and he was off to school. Took it easy that evening and we watched our shows. Probably went to bed early.
Wednesday 2/8, I stayed a little late at work then to the store for supplies then home. Eric had moved the dvds into the hall closet and the cds into the laundry room utility room. It looks better. I moved one of the small bookshelves to the wall with the bookcases and put it between them. It looked better. I knew I had to get an appraisal and started planning what needed to be done over the weekend. Eric made dinner and I sent an email to my loan officer. Rate is going down but no closing costs. I did a couple of little things after dinner then we watched our shows. I got ready for bed after Modern Family and fell asleep watching tv.
Tuesday 2/7, I saw Eric finishing up his run when I pulled into the neighborhood (8 miles) and picked him up. We took Clancy and Lucia on a walk then I took Nyx by herself on a walk. When I got home I called Jane to check in on Coco and her spay paperwork. We chatted for a little while. Eric had dinner ready for me when I was off. I continued on my cleaning quest of the hall closet then started on the hutch. Eric jumped in to help and we got quite a bit thrown away, recycled, organized or in the give away pile. I was exhausted so I got ready for bed and went through some old RS mags. I fell asleep by 9:15 then woke up at 10 when Eric came in to put the dogs away.
Monday 2/6, At home I cleaned up after the dogs in the backyard then yoga. Eric had dinner ready, enchiladas! I showered then watched Bachelor. Kristel told me a secret of who wins, but I'm not going to tell. We'll see if her sources are accurate. I went to bed by 11.
Sunday 2/5, We were both up early and got ready. Eric took off for his run and I told him I'd meet him in Issaquah (9-miler). I left not much later and got gas then to Office Depot for some storage bins for old school work and historic financial files. Next I went to the bank then over to Target. I picked up some things for Eric's birthday then he called to say he was outside. We drove home and got to work on our tasks. Eric needed to get the light fixed in the laundry room utility room, but he ended up not figuring it out. I wanted to get the room cleared out and organized. I pretty much worked in those two rooms for the rest of the day. I got some old artwork up on the walls and some old music posters, which I think makes it really cute. I cleaned out the cupboards in the laundry room and consolidated things and organized. We made a big give away pile and took a trip to goodwill to drop it all off. We went to Top Foods (now Haagen) to get supplies for lunch. I wanted nachos so we got a ton of stuff for that and other snacks. When we got home Eric got going on that while I worked in the laundry room and into the hall closet. We played with ideas for rearranging some things in the den. We sat down to eat lunch (about 3pm) and watch football; it was already the 2nd quarter (superbowl). I finished what I wanted and went back to working and going through magazines. I talked to Mom and Dad later in the day to discuss dates for the family reunion (7/21) and the dates for the NR annual reunion this summer (7/28). I told Dad I was going to refi and some of the other financial stuff going on. I think I went to bed early. I was tired.
Saturday 2/4, We were up fairly early and got to work right away. We cleaned up the wood in the pool room and I cleaned up the chairs that we found in the shed as well as the tables. The tables need to be painted but the chairs look good and are now in the dining room. Eric got the screens all taken care of and junk hauled out. I was tired and laid down for a minute and fell asleep. Eric took Lucia and Clancy to the blueberry farm for a walk. I got up and got going again and he came home. I had an idea to do the patio the next day because it was supposed to be nice and he was not into it. We got into a little bit of an argument and I started crying and just wanted him to go away partly because I didn't want to talk about it but also because I didn't know why I was crying. What we were talking about wasn't that bad, I think I was just a little emotional. He insisted I get up and we go on a walk. I looked awful; face red, eyes puffy. Ish. He got my sunglasses for me and we set out. It was gorgeous outside. We walked down to our favorite street and looked at the houses. The one at the end is my favorite (mid-century on a huge acres-sized lot) and I was determined to get to the bottom of the mystery of why it's been gated up and abandoned so long. It felt good to be outside. We walked home and I got down to finding out the details of that house and found some cool pictures and the permit and that it's been parceled up. It's a huge plot. Eric left to go to work not much later so I got back to work. I pulled out one of the storage containers of magazines to start going through. I made piles and started going through to see which ones I wanted to keep and which I wanted to sell. So far they're all in pristine condition. I got through quite a few but then knew I needed to get to the mall and get birthday shopping taken care of before Eric got home. I showered and took off, got him a cute sweater and then to My Local Market for dinner. I picked up a big salad and called it good. I decided to skip the bank. Kass called and told me about a bronze santa she got and that Alishia had had a dream about a santa that Grandma Rose had left her but Alishia didn't know anything about what Kass has been doing. It freaked her out a little. I went home and ate my salad and kept going through magazines and watched Cops. Eric came home and we watched a mystery show and the first part of SNL in bed.
Friday 2/3, I picked Clancy up on the way home from the vet and he was very excited to see me. We didn't have our work meeting, but I did get my raise and profit sharing contribution amount. That made my day better and was in the same vain of everything else I'm trying to do at the moment money-wise. At home Eric made dinner and took off for Schuyler's not long after I got home. I planned what I wanted to do over the weekend. I went to the mall to do birthday shopping for him but came up empty. I decided to come back the next day with my banana credit card and coupon to at least get a discount on the stuff I was looking at. I went to the Rack and returned a scarf but came up empty in all other categories there too. I went home and relaxed for the rest of the evening. Eric got home after I went to bed.
Thursday 2/2, I wanted to refinance so I called Jenifer, but didn't hear back that night. I started going on craigslist to see if there was anyone needing a temporary room to try and make some fast easy cash. I did yoga and started planning all the things we need to get done before having an appraisal; assuming I refi. Eric wanted me to calm down and not get too worked up; fearing I would crash and burn by trying to do everything at once. I knew he was right but also wanted him to be on board. He suggested he get another job to help with the bills. I told him it was up to him. He made dinner and we watched our usual shows. Still planning all the things that need to be done. Pool room clean up, clean up chairs, paint mid-century outdoor tables, paint hallway, fix light in utility closet, clean out utility closet, clean out laundry room and hallway closets and old Rolling Stone and other music magazines (sell on ebay?), clean up the side of the house, etc. So many things to do! Feeling inspired and motivated.
Wednesday 2/1, I went home and did a few things before getting ready and heading out to Kristel's place to meet up for dinner. We went to Skillet and started the catching up. We started with the fact that she now has a bf. A hot one with crazy abs. They do wild stuff; I'm jealous. I caught her up with Kassie's endeavors and jobs and stress and other things. She made me start to think differently about what I'm doing and where I'm going so it spurred something inside. I have all sorts of ideas. For dinner I had the green salad, grilled cheese and poutine and we shared a sundae for dinner. Kept it simple since dinner was a blow out. We left there at like 10:30 and she dropped me at my car. At home Eric was already asleep, but I couldn't fall asleep. My mind was busy making plans. I checked fb with my phone under the covers so it wouldn't wake him up. Maybe after midnight I fell asleep?
Tuesday 1/31, I picked up my dry cleaning and stopped in the store for veggies then home. When I got home Eric had the idea to go to San Diego and do the Rock and Roll marathon in June instead of doing the Seattle. We called Mom and Dad to ask if it would be ok and they were very excited. They’re going to buy the Denali from salvage and leave it at the property and Dad’s going to get a new car. Eric sent all the pics and video from his phone to me so I could update Lucia’s profile and image event, but I couldn’t get the video rotated on a program that would then let me save and upload to the site. Sue K. still hadn’t heard back on Coco so I followed up and talked to Jane. I watched some BL, showered and into bed.
Monday 1/30, When I got home Eric was putting my new bathroom lights up and they look great! We did dog stuff and I watched Bachelor. I gave Eric a bj, which he appreciated.
Sunday 1/29, Eric was up first again, then I got up to let the dogs out. It was 7:45. I went back to sleep until after 9. I got up, dressed and up to Ace to pick up a brush. I got to work when I got home because I wanted to be done before going to the ATB event. I finished in about 30 minutes and hopped in the shower. I got ready and Eric got Lucia all set up and off we went. She did pretty good for the first part but she had definite moments of snapping at both people and dogs, unfortunately. She was pushed outside her comfort zone and she had some good moments of moving away and being ok with the interactions, but others, not so much. We stayed until 2ish then went home. I ate my leftovers then flipped through a magazine while Eric tried to get the new bathroom pendants installed. He ran into a few snags and decided to put it off until the next day. I took a nap until 6 then got up and got the dogs’ dinners ready. Put on Jerry Maguire and sent KW the new lease and updated this.
Saturday 1/28, Eric was up before me and had to coax me out of bed. We had a big day planned of getting house stuff done. I went up to Ace to get some tape to paint my bathroom and BB&B for a little container for the front closet for the dogs’ clothes and when I got home Eric was putting in the new hallway lights. I got busy taping but was distractable. I took a mini nap at some point and also got the paint rolled on the main parts of the walls. The brush we had sucked so I gave up for the rest of the day and let the parts I had done dry. At 5 a guy came to the house to buy the mid-century modern lamp that came with the house. He decided he wanted it, paid, wondered aloud how he was going to get it in his convertible, I took the shade off and he was out the door, all in about 90 seconds. It was little weird, but he didn’t haggle and paid what I was asking so I have no complaints. Eric went to the store and got stuff for dinner that night with S&C. I vacuumed and ran around doing stuff while Eric cooked. They arrived shortly after 7 and we ate dinner right away. Eric made garlic chicken breasts, roasted garlic broccoli and green beans, kale and mushrooms and the delicious quinoa salad. We all ate a ton and for dessert Eric made blueberries and strawberries marinated in orange balsamic and agave served with greek yogurt. Yum! We watched Blades of Glory and talked through some of it. They stayed until 11 and took off shortly after. Lucia still loves Sky and lets him pet her while he’s standing up, which is crazy. Fun night. We watched a little of SNL but it was a repeat then went to bed.
Friday 1/27, I got home and we wanted to do something and decided on Costco. I wanted a little quinoa before going, but Eric had eaten it all. That irritated me for the rest of the night. Or for an hour or so, at the least. We went and did our shopping then decided on Mexican for dinner. We had a nice dinner then home where I holed up in the bedroom with Passion Fish. It was a good movie but I was bummed she didn’t go at it with that bayou guy. I made it to about 10:30 then crashed.
Thursday 1/26, I came home and Eric was busy in the kitchen making dinner. He made my favorite quinoa salad and chicken and they were fantastic. I worked on my taxes and finally filed. We watched our Thursday shows and to bed.
Wednesday 1/25, I went straight to ATB in Redmond to meet up with Blair and Eric to cat-test Lucia. We were there for a while then headed home. I stopped at Fred Meyer on the way home, talked to Kass for a few minutes on the way, picked up some chicken, veggies and fruit. At home, I thought I was ready to file my taxes, but after reviewing some things was frustrated that it looked like I was doing one of the forms incorrectly. I thought I’d figured it out and went to bed and tried to calm down because Eric was irritated I was so out of my mind. I calmed down and decided to wait until the next day to file. Went to bed.
Tuesday 1/24, I stopped at the store on the way home and got a few things and when I got home I got started on my taxes again. Eric made a delicious dinner of seasoned mini turkey patties on lettuce, zucchini and onions and carrots on the side. Yum! I didn’t really watch tv. Made some progress on my taxes. I think I talked to KW about renewing their lease with an increase in rent. Felt relieved.
Monday 1/23, Off work and dropped off my dry cleaning before going home. Let the dogs out, fed them and got my stuff out to continue on my taxes. Watched tv, had leftover pho for dinner and made some headway with my taxes. Watched Bachelor. I think Nyx has something wrong with her ear and if it’s still bad on Wednesday then Eric’s going to take her in. He got home at 9:30 and we talked for a while before I went to bed and worked on this.
Sunday 1/22, Mom called, went to Alexander and ordered lights, looked at Albert Lee, home, laundry, cleaned up, listened to music, listed the lamp on craislist, wrote to Doug about the windows, called Kieran about renting for another year and cleaned up some of the kitchen. I laid down for a little bit and dozed for 20 minutes or so before forcing myself to get back up and back to work. Eric got home at 3:30, we fixed the nandina in the front yard then went to My Local Market to do our grocery shopping and picked up stuff for pho. Eric made dinner when we got home and it was good, though didn’t taste like traditional pho. I sat in the other room and looked at stuff online and responded to Karyn about watching Chauncey. I moved into the bedroom to update this and watched the second 2/3 of “If These Walls Could Talk 2”. It recently dawned on me that Chloe Sevingy and Michelle Williams were in it. I went to bed a little after 11.
Saturday 1/21, Eric was up and fed the dogs and took them out and brought me breakfast. I didn’t get out of bed until 10:30. I showered and got ready. We stayed busy throughout the day but eventually laid down and cuddled together and fell asleep for a little bit. Eric had to go to work at 3. I took Lucia for a walk and she enjoyed that. Watched Saturday night shows and relaxed in the bedroom.
Friday 1/20, Eric was up early and took the bus to work. I stayed home again and worked. I picked Eric up from work and finally the snow was starting to melt and the main roads were clear. The neighborhood streets were still bad. I went over to Kassie’s to see the stuff she got at the Ballard estate sale. We talked and hung for a while before leaving to go to Spring Hill to meet up with Jason, Matthew and Clay and Clay’s friend and his two kids, Moss and Maize. Moss was very shy but I warmed him up by talking to him about dogs. We were there for a long time and the food was very good. We got back to Kassie’s at 10:30 and Jason came over to see the stuff as well. I took off for home and Eric was still up and ready to rumble. He had candles lit and music on and a fancy outfit for me. It was cute. We went to bed shortly after.
Thursday 1/19, The ice and snow were bad when we got up so I knew I wouldn’t be going in to work. I got dressed and took Eric in and back home to start work. I got quite a bit done and watched more of LotR. Eric took the bus but it didn’t come to our house and instead went to downtown Bellevue so he called saying he was going to walk home. I told him that was ridiculous and went and picked him up down at Whole Foods. He picked up some stuff to make dinner and made some good chicken, blue cheese and bacon sandwiches for dinner. I watched the Thursday night shows and went to bed.
Wednesday 1/18, There was a lot of snow on the ground when we woke up and we both stayed home. I stayed in bed until 9ish then up and ate breakfast. Got dressed and started to get stuff out to do my taxes. I listened to music and worked on my credit card statements. Eric made me lunch (soup and a grilled cheese) and I put on LotR Two Towers since I haven’t seen it forever. Eric shoveled the driveway, walkways and sidewalks plus knocked the snow off the trees and shrubs. I fed the dogs and a little later Eric asked if I wanted to go walk around. We both got all our gear on and headed up toward 148th which was a ghost town (it was dark). Back at home I called Peggy and got back to my taxes and put on my show. Stopped it for Modern Family then took all the dogs out and got ready for bed. Watched Seinfeld, updated this and to bed.
Tuesday 1/17, I got home and Eric had picked up stuff to make soup, yum! It was potato, kale, gouda, broccoli and bacon soup PLUS freshly baked bread. His classes had been cancelled so he went to the new store and they gave him reusable bags, nice. I talked to Kass on the phone and got an update on her latest finds and upcoming shows. Eric made dinner and we watched WoF, I talked to Dad then Susan. I checked email and other things online then showered and Eric joined me and we got into bed. The snow hadn’t started yet. We had fun. Went to sleep by 11:30.
Monday 1/16, The snow was still on the ground, but not treacherous. I got off work and headed home. I knew we needed to go to the store so I suggested to Eric we go, though he wanted to go by himself. I disagreed and told him we were both going. We went to Schucks and got new wiper blades that Eric put on. We went to the store and picked up stuff to make a salad. A lot of the produce was pillaged but we still got enough to make our salad. When we got home Eric constructed the salad and it was delicious. I had two helpings. I went in the bedroom and watched Bachelor despite Eric’s groaning. We went to bed shortly after.
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