knitting

i know how he likes his burritos, his favorite diet soda, preferred pop tart, that he doesn't really care what kind of detergent we use, that he likes crisp/cool sheets in summertime and warm but lightweight blankents in the winter. i know his feet get cold easily and sometimes he wears two pairs of socks. i know to leave his room alone when i clean because it's just how he likes it (no matter how much it kills me not to do some organizing). i know he tries very, very hard to be an equal partner in all things domestic and that his earnestness is the most rewarding part of that. i know that he makes playlists to show how he feels about people/times/things and that it's something he approaches with a seriousness and precision liken to a neurosurgeon. he means business about music, people! i find 99.9% of the things he says hilariously funny and i think he's probably one of the smartest people i know.

i know all of these things because we are knitting a life together. it started out over 2 years ago with an innocent first date and has progressed to something so deeply entangled that we've decided to make it official and be married. i feel like this is work we will do for the rest of our lives -- i KNOW this. i want to become more knitted to him as the days pass, adding to the lexicon of knowledge that maybe only i am priviliged to know.

of all the things in life that are unfair

i think the most unfairest thing of them all is the existence of this woman --

i mean, seriously!? how can the rest of us compete with this, christina hendricks??

this makes me infinitely happy...

and i'm not ashamed to admit it!

best.day.ever.

well, nearly the best day ever. i think the BESTbest day was still my birthday this year when b surprised me with homemade chocolate covered bacon. i know you're probably tired of hearing about it but seriously...COMEON!! how well does this man know me and my weaknesses?

today, though, is a good day because of the following things that happened all before 9:00:

1. i got a groupon coupon for my favorite spa -- that's right! i am now the owner of an 80-minute swedish massage for the low, low price of $60! HOLLA!! this is seriously amazing because i have been bemoaning to b for a while now that i want a massage. we just haven't had the extra funds to make it happ'n because of saving money for our wedding partay. so yeah!
2. someone brought in a venti bold coffee for a client that wasn't here and gave it me instead! starbucks for free!

i sometimes have a hard time seeing the good things in the day-to-day. today was a chance to find good all before lunch and i like it!

resolution

resolved: i will create and post something on this here blog no less than 4 times per week until the end of time (or i get tired of doing it, whichever comes first)

i think, in general, i put too much pressure on myself about what a post should be. it's like making dinner -- sometimes you just scramble some eggs, toast some toast and call it a day. not all of my posts need to have some catchy elements to them. you're here for us, right? you want to know more about us, right? well, know this...we're kinda lazy people. maybe i shouldn't speak for b on this one but i know that to be true about myself. i, like a flowing river, will look for the path of least resistence every single time.

let's hope this resolution provides some much-needed focus. and excuses my lack of posting thusfar. i promise, by the time our save the dates go out (which should be soon, and, did i mention they are awesome!!) and you people start finding our/my little spot on the internets there will be more to come for than just that cool picture in the header. but that's pretty sweet, right?