Sunday 6/30, Still felt like shit when I woke up and for most of the day. Eric went to the pride parade so I was home solo all day. I did some yard work, gave Nyx a little haircut, laundry, other household stuff. I started to feel incrementally better as the day progressed. It was hot as hell and I kept the ac going all day. Eric got home in the late afternoon and said Stef and Peter might be interested in the Alaska cruise with us, so that would be fun. Later in the evening Melanie dropped off Dotty, now Coco. My mood improved drastically; I guess puppies can do that. She was running all over the house and Eric and I were laughing so hard. She ran from water bowl to water bowl and at one of them she whipped her head out of it and water went everywhere. I felt a lot better. She is so funny. We strategized for the next day and I decided to take her to work since P was out of the office. We walked over to Menchis for a sweet treat and enjoyed the ac. We had a good talk and it felt good to cool down. Not sure what happened the rest of the day.

Saturday 6/29, I was up early and headed to get my oil changed. I also got my radiator flushed and it solved my temp gauge issue. When the guy looked at the goop in tank he did a double take then poked at it. I was laughing quietly inside. I talked with Court and tried to figure out our dates and airports and I vented about Kristel’s wedding date. I took off for Susan’s to help her move but Jon had not been successful in procuring a moving truck yet, so we went and picked him up and headed up to the Columbia City Bakery for some treats. We headed back to the truck place and stayed there until we got one. Susan was ready to give the guy a piece of her mind, but luckily it didn’t come to that. We got everything into the truck in less than two hours, so we were all feeling pretty good about that. It was really hot so we were very sweaty and tired, but we were done! I headed home and relaxed for the rest of the afternoon. I showered and got ready to go to Kristel’s engagement party. We went to dinner at a thai place on MI first. Eric wanted to know what was wrong and why I was in such a funk lately. The conversation continued all the way down to Westlake, where the party was. I felt like shit and didn’t even want to go. When I saw K she asked how I was and I just burst into tears. I went outside and she followed, even though I told her I’d be fine. I pulled it together and in we went. I just felt so depressed and hopeless, even though I really had no reason to. I think it’s PMS, which seems to have gotten increasingly worse as I’ve gotten older. They were finishing up dinner so we went to the party room and hung there. We talked with Bethany, Mandy, Kristel’s parents and also her parents’ friends we went on the cruise with. By 9:30 we took off because I was exhausted and not feeling great. I went to bed shortly after getting home.

Friday 6/28, P let me leave early and it was beautiful outside. My car started to heat up again so I managed that and hopefully an oil change and radiator flush the next day will help. My new hammock came so Eric put it together and I relaxed. He brought out some water and Clancy jumped in with me. Back inside I did some shopping online and bought two more outdoor lights for on either side of the garage then outside to water some of the courtyard plants. Eric left to go to a movie with Sky downtown. I fed the dogs and took them out a few times, ate dinner and watched tv.

Thursday 6/27, I was fish-sitting CC’s fish so P suggested I leave early. On the way home the temperature gauge in my car started to rise higher than I’ve ever seen it. I freaked out and pulled into the DQ lot when I got off the freeway. I called Eric and he came down to take a look. The only thing we could tell was that the oil seemed low; however, the car hadn’t cooled down enough to really judge. We went to O’Reilly’s to pick up a quart. My car was fine for the drive home. I cleaned up dog poop, got the fish all settled and vacuumed the bedroom. Eric made dinner for me and I relaxed for the rest of the night. Eric slept in the other room because he got all worked up about my sister and couldn’t go to sleep. I’ve vowed to keep stories to myself going forward.

Wednesday 6/26, When I got home I went outside with the dogs. I'd talked to P earlier in the day about Pete and she agreed that there shouldn't be any guns at the property. Eric and I sat and did separate reading for a little bit then he made me dinner (burritos with shredded pork, cheese, eggs, onion and peppers). He took off for a run and I noticed one of the baby robins from the nest by the bedroom had flown the coop and was now in the courtyard just checking things out. I watched him for a while. I took the light that I'd bought for the townhouse back to Lowe's. When I got back I called Dad and talked to him for a while and all is good. I took a shower and Eric and I talked a lot about his dad and then his grandma. I was tired so I went to bed a little after 10.

Tuesday 6/25, I headed straight to Kassie's after work so we could go through her giveaways. They're moving to Capitol Hill into a much smaller apartment and renting out their house so she was downsizing. We talked and she put things in a pile for me. We were hungry so we went to Ma'Ono and got the half fried chicken, carrots and butter lettuce salad. It was all excellent and we downed everything except the kimchi. We decided on the butter popcorn ice cream for dessert. We were all riled up about Pete and him bringing a gun to the property this summer. We agreed to take it up with Mom and Dad. Back at her house we talked some more and I looked up how much the house across the street sold for ($780k) so Kassie was pleased and started contemplating selling her house. We looked at some artwork online and strategized for the next auction at PacGal. By 9 I headed home. Eric was watching tv and I hopped in the shower then into bed. Kass called to say she talked to Mom and it hadn't gone well so I needed to follow up. Eesh.

Monday 6/24, I had to stay late at work to finish something up. I was exhausted and Eric and I relaxed. I was excited to lie in bed and watch Bachelorette. I paid bills and vegged out. Mom called to say Fritz was back at the vet and that she was going to come over while he was being rehydrated. We chatted for a half hour or so then she took off. I finished watching my show and went to bed not long after.

Sunday 6/23, We woke up at 8 and got the dogs situated then headed to Pacific Topsoil to pick up a truck load of dirt. At home I got out the wheel barrow and got going on unloading it. Eric didn't want to help so I just did it myself and made pretty good progress, though there was probably one or two wheelbarrows left. I had to go in to get ready for Kassie's birthday brunch at Mom's. That started at 11 and we were there until 12:30. The food was excellent and Mom made the special sea salt and chocolate cookies. We were going up to Lynnwood to meet Rusty for the new collage and borrowed Dad's car because it was 4' x 3.5' and wouldn't fit in my car. The piece was huge and I liked it better in person than in the pictures. We did the trade and off we went back home. While I was taking the dogs out Eric was already pulling artwork off the walls to put the new one up. I decided I wanted to try it in the entryway and we both agreed we liked it better there. We took Dad's car back and hung the piece when we got home. Moved some other pieces around and hung them. Eric wanted to relax for the rest of the day. I did stuff mostly on the other end of the house and took a nap. We went to the GO to pick up a few things for the week. At home we chatted for a little bit then made out, etc. We went to bed by 11.

Saturday 6/22, We were up early and getting ready. Mom came over before I was even dressed because we were going to T&L. She had a specific list and I wasn’t interested in getting anything but she wanted me to get some geranium rozanne, which looks nothing like a geranium as I knew it up until them. We went and drove around and picked out plants and I got three of the rozannes. Eric went out on a bike ride so when we got home he wasn’t there. We talked about the yard for a long time then she took off. As I walked in my phone rang and Eric asked if I wanted to meet him down at the Issaquah farmer's market for lunch. I went to the bank then down to Costco. We walked over and he told me Sky and Chrystol were coming over for dinner so we bought a bunch of vegetables and fruit. We got veggie quesadillas for lunch and finished up our shopping. We went home and hung out for the rest of the afternoon. We went up to the Crossroads QFC to pick up some things then home. Eric started dinner and made a quiche. They arrived and we had a nice dinner. We sat in the living room and had the Sounders game on. We went for a walk over to the blueberry farm and to look at the new restaurants. The sky was beautiful. No one wanted froyo except me so I abstained. Back at home we hung out for a little longer before they left. We went to bed shortly after.

Friday 6/21, Eric was out with Sky for the night while I stayed home and watched a movie. I got a text from Rusty with pics of the large Bergstrom. He proposed a price, I countered and he accepted. We made arrangements to meet Sunday. That’s all I remember.

Thursday 6/20, No clue.

Wednesday 6/19, No clue. I know I went to QFC. Probably just spent time at home for the night.

Tuesday 6/18, No clue.

Monday 6/17, Work went ok considering I was still not feeling good and had stuffy and runny nose all day. Energy level was pretty low too. At home I went out with the dogs and played with Fae for a while throwing the whale for her and playing tug. Back inside we all laid down and relaxed for a while with the bedroom door open. Eric made a little dinner for me and went on a run. I showered, updated this and watched Bachelorette.

Sunday 6/16, Eric didn’t get home until after midnight. I was up by 7 am and took the dogs out. We fed the dogs and Eric took off for a meeting at work. I cleaned up the kitchen, folded laundry, emptied garbages and cleaned up dog poop. I was exhausted and laid down. Eric got home right around 10 and we took off for Lynnwood. I’d purchased an M. Bergstrom off ebay and was meeting the guy up there for the handoff. We met at Fred Meyer and I went in and got some fruit because I was starving. The guy showed up (Rusty) and we chatted for a few minutes. He’s got another one that’s much larger and said he’ll take some pictures and send them to me. We’ll see. I went online to see if I could find the one he purchased from PacGal and if it’s the one I found I don’t want it because it’s not one of the ones I like of hers. We went home and had some lunch. Fae’s eye was still bothering her from the prior evening and I did another round of the eye wash. Eric and I laid down, separately, and napped. I had all the dogs with me in the bedroom. At 1:00 he came in and got me up so we could go to the rat terrier meetup. Fae did great and surprised me with how many people she allowed to pet her. We took Clancy too and he enjoyed himself. We only stayed for about an hour then headed home. Quit while you’re ahead. When we got home I called Dad and chatted with him and wished him a happy father’s day. Eric and I moved some of the artwork around and I think it looks better. The neighbor came over to ask if Eric could help her get a tree at HD so he headed off to do that. At 3:15 Jojo showed up and that was a super simple handoff. Very quick. I updated this and worked on some stuff. I went over to Mom’s for father’s day dinner and we had Chinese. We had nice conversation and I stayed until 8:30. When I got home I started working again and finished about an hour later. Eric came home from soccer practice and watched tv. I got ready for bed and he slept in the room with me for the first time in a while.

Saturday 6/15, I felt like garbage when I woke up. Luckily Eric got up with the dogs and went over to the condo to take care of vacuuming the carpet. I didn’t wake up until 9:30. Eric was home from his run and errand-running by 10:30. He made me a morning smoothie with all my vitamins and fruit, yogurt and peanut butter again. It was delicious. I stayed in bed all morning. Eric left after 11 (Tacoma-bound for Ann’s retirement party) and I put on a movie (Hangover). Monique called at 1:30 saying there was an offer and asked me to meet her at her office in an hour. I finished my movie and got ready and headed down there. We went over everything and it was a good offer ($5k over). We changed a couple things, signed and sent it back. It was accepted. I went home and planted my dahlia tubers because it was now or never. We’ll see how they do. I went inside and tried to sleep for a little bit but ended up getting up at 5:30 to start dinner and feed the dogs. After I ate dinner I called Dad and we talked for a long time. I told him the good news about the condo and he was very happy for me. After hanging up I watered the plants in the front yard then laid down and watched tv. The dogs hung with me. I updated this. Finally turned out the lights at 11; Eric wasn’t home yet.

Friday 6/14, We went over before I went to work to try to dry the carpet and it made it smell worse. I stressed out about it all day. I felt pretty crappy all day and P offered for me to go home early. I left around 4:30 and headed home. It felt so good not to go to the condo and to be able to go straight home after work. I laid down to rest and Eric went on a run. After he got back we went to the GO and got a few things and Super Supplements on the way home. At home Eric made me pulled pork and tater tots. YUM! At 8:30 I called Chip to see if the coast was clear to bring over the carpet stuff. We went over and some people were just leaving and we ended up talking with Chip until 9:30. They’d had 8 showings and Chip said we’d have an offer by the next day. We went home and I stayed up until 10:30 doing stuff online, then to bed. Eric slept in the back room again.

Thursday 6/13, Eric went over in the morning to put up the new smoke alarm and do something else. After work I met Monique at the Issaquah office and we went through all the paperwork and looked at the pictures and all that. The listing went up. I was there for a while then home. I knew I was getting sick and had a sore throat. I started downing zinc, elderberry syrup, vitamin c and other supplements. I got in bed and had dinner in there. Went to bed early, but Eric slept in the other room.

Wednesday 6/12, I met Eric at the condo after work to try and put up a new light but I couldn’t figure it out and ended up getting frustrated and bagging it. Eric put the old one back up. We didn’t stay long past that and headed home. I was in a bad mood but felt bad and apologized to Eric. He was officially done with school, so that was good news. I’m not sure what we did for the rest of the night but I’m sure we just relaxed.

Tuesday 6/11, Monique let me know the photo shoot was earlier in the day than I expected, so I wasn’t able to get a few of the things done that I wanted prior to the pictures, but it ended up being fine. I went over afterward to take care of a few things anyway. It was a quick trip because I ended up needing to pick up another smoke alarm since I determined the one that was there was defective. I went home and I think I watched Bachelorette. Went to bed.

Monday 6/10, I left work early and met Eric over at the condo. We busted it out and had everything finished up by 9. I was so relieved that it didn’t take until 11. We had a couple of minor things to do the next day but the bulk was done. We went home, I don’t think I ate anything before bed and I’m pretty sure we went to bed early.

Sunday 6/9, Eric got up with the dogs and let me sleep in, which was until 8:30. I got up, had my breakfast and got back into bed. I didn’t want to go back over to the condo, but Eric gave me a pep talk and I got up and ready. He took off for work and I left and arrived by 9:30. The guys had a lot done which was encouraging and I ended up asking them to do a few more things which helped us out. I ran around doing little things until 1:30 then took off for home to have lunch. I told the guys I’d be back within an hour. When I got home I had some rice and sat out in the backyard with the dogs while they ran around and basked in the sun. It was a gorgeous day. Back over to the condo and they were finishing and cleaning up. We went over everything and off they went. I kept going and soon Eric was off work and showed up (4:15). We worked until 7 and were both exhausted. Dad and Mom called and we chatted for a little bit while I cleaned. We got a couple things knocked off our list so that felt good and game planned for the next day and the last push. At home I took the dogs out and was on poop duty while Eric made me hamburger helper which turned out delicious. I put some things away from the condo and started some laundry, washing rags. I showered then had my dinner. Talked to Lauryn and her place flooded from the neighbors so now she’s remodeling, though she wasn’t expecting to. We had just talked about it the night before I left; her saying she wanted to replace the floors and change the wall color but couldn’t ever justify the cost. Now’s the time. I wrote some emails and updated this. Didn’t last long past 10.

Saturday 6/8, Fae had us up super early being a whiney pain. Eric had to work at 8:30. I waited to hear from Susann about dog sitting but in the end Rio wasn’t totally better and she was ok with staying so we decided it would be better for us to not watch her this weekend. I called Dad to tell him to meet me over at the condo to look at the electrical. When I arrived the guys were busy at work getting things done. Mom and Dad showed up and Dad started on the electrical while Mom and I walked through and discussed finishes. I left to go home for lunch and heated up a piece of pizza then I was worried Clancy had been stung by a bee so I couldn’t leave for another hour to make sure his face didn’t swell up. It didn’t. By the time I went back over I only had an hour before I needed to go home again to meet Eric. I got a few things done then took off. Eric and I took the truck to Home Depot and got more trim, some quarter round, outlets and stove cleaner. Back at home we loaded up my car and he took off for Sky’s and I went back to the condo. Again. Hung there for another hour or so then took off for home. The guys stayed late. I fed the dogs and I wasn’t really hungry so I went up to Crossroads to BB&B where I got some sheer curtains, towels for staging and a shower curtain. Back at home I had a ramshackle dinner and watched the last episode of Office, then two episodes of 48 Hours. Eric came home and we watched tv in bed together. I fell asleep by 11:30.

Friday 6/7, I left a few minutes early and over to the condo. Two of the workers were there and things looked good. Eric had been there for a few hours as well and had almost the entire back bedroom caulked and repainted. The guys left around 6 and we continued on for another hour or two, with my chore being razor blading the paint off the shower edges in the second bedroom’s bath. I can’t remember. We decided to go easy and get a pizza for dinner. I watched Wedding Crashers and Eric finished it with me. Time for bed.

Thursday 6/6, We did some stuff at the condo after work for a few hours and I called Chip to see if he’d meet us down at HD and use his discount. We picked up baseboard trim and hinges. We took it all back to the condo and dropped it off then headed home for the night. I’m not sure what else I did but it probably wasn’t much.

Wednesday 6/5, I went to the condo after work again and Eric met me over there about a half hour later. I kept going on the baseboards and am almost done with the main floor, finished cleaning out the cabinets, washed the slider (inside and out) realized the painters hadn’t plugged the fridge back in so I pulled it out, vacuumed out behind there and plugged back in, cleaned the racks in the stove and microwave and cleaned out the lint trap which I’ve never done. It was so disgusting. Eric had to unscrew everything for me to really get in there, but you can’t get all the way down because it’s too narrow to reach. Eric took all the doors off, replaced outlets and tried to figure out why the outlets in the dining room aren’t working. We left at 8:00. I stopped at the store on the way home to pick up some things. Eric made pasta, green beans and a salad for dinner. I went and trimmed the peonies in the backyard then cut a ton from the front yard for vases. There are still a bunch out there which makes me so happy. I need to replant five of them in the fall because they’ve never bloomed. My dahlias arrived and I can’t wait to plant them over the weekend. After dinner I got ready for bed and updated this while watching Frasier. Asleep before 11.

Tuesday 6/4, After work I went to the condo and started to clean and go down the list of things to do. I spent time cleaning out cabinets and scraping paint off the baseboards. I left at 7:15 and got home right as Susann arrived to meet us about watching their dog over the weekend. We had a nice visit and I think she felt good about everything. After she left we had dinner: my favorite salad! I had two helpings. We took three out of four dogs on a walk around the block and Fae was anxious, but that’s to be expected. When we got back I watered some of the newly planted plants. We watched tv and then into the shower for me. I got into bed and was asleep before 11, I think.

Monday 6/3, We met Chip and Monique over at the condo after work and Eric said the place looked better. It had been cleaned, but not very well. C and M had a laundry list of things for us to take care of before listing it. We made lists and after they left we packed up and took off for home. We got the dogs settled and had some dinner. We went to Home Depot to pick up everything we would need to get going and we were home by 8:30. I watched Bachelorette and game planned in my head for the next day.

Sunday 6/2, We slept in until 8:30; unheard of. Got the dogs situated then I got my work clothes on and headed outside. I trimmed the peonies and went in the front yard to weed and do some transplanting. I was out there for a few hours and got a lot done, including getting Kieran’s herb garden box out of the truck (heh heh). Eric made me lunch and we sat on the patio while I ate. The woman whose dog we’re going to watch next weekend called to cancel our meetup because her dog was sick. We decided to head over to the condo to take care of a few things. We swept out the garage and cleaned out the old paint cans. We grabbed two bulbs for the master bath vanity and looked at the work Jorge and crew had accomplished, which was a ton. They were pretty much done, just needed to do some touchups and clean up. I called Kieran to ask about a few things. I wrote a check for the work done and we headed up to Super Supplements for a few things. Back at home we both relaxed and I put on Silver Linings Playbook. I downloaded all the pictures from Hawaii and uploaded to photobucket so Aubrie can see them. I talked to Dad on the phone and filled him in on Hawaii and other projects. We decided to get Indian for dinner and went to the place where the old Black Angus was. On our way home we stopped at the store for a few things then home. I updated this and shamefully watched the Bachelorette.

Saturday 6/1, We were up early because Fae was crying. It was going to be a busy day. Eric started taking the dishwasher apart to try and fix it, and while he didn’t finish it before we started our other chores, he did fix it before noon. We took the truck to get dirt and started filling in the area off the patio. I dug up several plants and Eric did the rest. We finished pretty quickly and it looks much better already, even though only phase 1 is done. Phase 2 will commence next weekend when we can pick up two pavers, several pieces of flagstone and another load of dirt and some gravel. The easy part is done. We dug up some plants from our yard and decided to head over to the condo ahead of when Jorge would be arriving. We looked around for a minute then got to work. Eric hauled up the dirt from the truck and started clearing shit out from the patio area. I started filling nail holes and collecting things that needed to be addressed. I was working on the upstairs when Jorge arrived. I showed him what I wanted done and he said I’d need a lot more paint so we took off to go home and then to Home Depot where we picked up a lot more ceiling paint and another gallon of white. We picked up more dirt and some little generic flowers too for the patio area. When we got back they were all busy at work. We were sent out for more texture and also some rollers. We went to Lowe’s in Issaquah and made pretty good time coming back. Jason was there hauling the rest of their stuff out and he said they didn’t want the curtain and rod in the kitchen, the cooler, the herb garden box in the back or the heuchera in the pot by the front door. Eric and I got the patio all squared away: hauled dirt in, planted plants (including heuchera from the front) and flowers, swept off the patio and removed the rest of the stuff. We took off and at home I fell asleep. I was so out of it that when I woke up I didn’t know where I was, thought I was still at Lauryn’s, then thought I was at my Mom’s housae then wondered whose house I was in (it didn’t cross my mine that it was mine). Then Eric came in and I asked him if Aubrie was in the other room. Yeah. He’d made me a quesadilla so I ate that then knew I needed to get up. It was 7ish. We went up to Crossroads. We both got some lotto tickets then headed to Silver Platters where all I walked out with was Wedding Crashers. It made me mad to have to buy because I used to have it but now it’s gone (along with like six others). Eric and I got into a tiff shortly after leaving SP and I walked back to the car thinking that maybe I would just leave without him. At home we got into a proper argument but then managed to cool off and have a rational discussion and resolved it. Eric went and got me a mint Klondike bar and I relaxed for the rest of the evening in the bedroom. We went to bed late.