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Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Monday, September 01, 2008
One Year
Today, September 1st, 2008, marks my one year anniversary in Minneapolis. I can't believe it's been 12 months already since my parents helped me pack up the U-haul, drive 13 hours across two states, and unpack into our tiny apartment (which we've managed to fill with even more junk in those 12 months). Here's a run-down of my first year in Minneapolis:
September:
Getting used to city traffic was easier than I thought. Easier than finding a job, that's for sure. I started job hunting right away, but couldn't find anything. We went to a wedding, Aaron got kidney stones, and had to go to the hospital, we had a huge storm, lost power, and almost set the place on fire because Aaron leaves things on the stove, and we didn't turn the electric burner off when we lost power.
October:
Aaron's parents come out for a visit, and they are the first in our families to see the apartment all set up. I was still looking for a job, and had a couple of interviews. A friend heard about an opening at a clothing store, so I interviewed twice, and was offered the job. Didn't start until the end of the month, but finally, after two months of searching and filling out applications, I had a job, even though it was a 30 minute commute without traffic. I'd also applied at an insurance company that I knew had an opening through one of Aaron's co-workers.
We saw the leaves change colors in Stillwater and Taylor's Falls with Aaron's folks, Aaron suffered a head wound due to not paying attention to where he was walking (no scar on his forehead...amazing!), Halloween costume party at a friend's house, and we started looking at puppies and kitties on the weekends at the animal shelter. We also ended up in two or three different garages in that period because they kept giving me a garage that someone ELSE already had. Jill came out for a visit, we carved pumpkins, and made pork pot stickers. Mmm. I started working at Von Maur near the end of the month.
November:
I interviewed at the insurance company this month, but never heard back from them. I had to go through the hassle of getting Minnesota license plates for my car, as the Wyoming ones were expired. Trouble was this: the registration I had was in my dad's name, the title to my car that was in my name was in Wyoming, and my parents were in Australia. We found a temporary fix that allowed me to get my plates, but more problems arose from that later on, which lasted for six months.
December:
Second interview at the insurance place - my first one was for long term disability, my second one for short term disability. I hear back from them right around New Years that I got the job and can start in January. Aaron and I try to become vegetarians (with the exception that we are allowed to eat fish, like during Lent), and I get my new Nokia 6120 Classic smart phone, straight from Singapore. Work at Von Maur is very busy, as Christmas is almost upon us. We can't make it home for Christmas, as I can't get the time off, and we couldn't afford to fly, and didn't want to drive back there in the winter. We had ham dinner with Jamie and Karlie, which was most excellent, and employed "Game Night" on Wednesday nights, so Aaron and I wouldn't be ignoring each other all night long.
January:
Two weeks left at Von Maur before I start training at the insurance company. Inventory happened after Christmas, which was the longest day of my life - we had to scan every item in the entire store with little hand scanners and it was just long and terrible, and they didn't even play music on the overhead speakers. Lame. I started training at the insurance company, which lasted a total of three weeks before I started working on some stuff on my own. It was exhausting - my brain has never been so tired. I have my first office job, my first desk, and I almost feel like a grown up. Almost.
We also adopted "Juno" from the animal shelter, to be renamed later as Odin. He was a sickly little guy when we got him, so sweet and snuggly. That was all about to change after a trip to the vet and some medicine.
February:
We ordered SoftPaws for Odin because he likes to use our furniture as scratching stations, and I don't believe in declawing a cat. Odin's energy levels increase exponentially after he gets better from his cold - he starts howling at night and bothering us at 2am. There will not be a sound night of sleep for us until July. Our dishwasher has sucked since day one of moving into the apartments, and no matter how many times the handyman comes over and runs dishwasher cleaner through it, it still sucks. Odin thinks it would be fun to eat the soap-covered crumbs out of the bottom of the dishwasher, and then start foaming at the mouth. Mmm, Mmm, Good! Total lunar eclipse occurred this month, and I got to see my junior high friend, Brittany again for the first time in years - she happens to live about 10 miles from me. Crazy.
March:
We found out that Aaron's parents had to put their dog, Buffy, to sleep. He was 18 years old, and having lots of problems. Very sweet dog, I miss him when we visit back home. We took Odin for his first car ride, to see how he would fare - we wanted to take him back home with us when we went out in June to see our families again. Aaron and I celebrated 3 years together this month. Aaron's car is giving him problems continuously, and he starts researching for a new car. Aaron wanted a hatchback, and we test drove a lot of cars. The Honda Fit, Toyota Yaris, Kia Spectra, etc. Aaron finally decides on the Mazda 3 5-door hatch in Galaxy Gray. Very nice. We went to a beagle's 4th birthday party, as well. Interesting, but fun.
For Easter, we spent it with Nathan, his now ex-girlfriend Natalie, and Nathan's family - not before indulging in a night of drinking before going back to Nathan's apartment. Our friend Brandon joined us from Iowa, and a good ol' time was had.
April:
Aaron's folks come out for another visit. We get to go to our first baseball game ever! After that, we instantly become Minnesota Twins fans. The best part about this month: Aaron proposes to me. Not in the most romantic fashion, but I got the titanium ring of my liking, and am a happy girl. We also got Aaron sized for a ring, but haven't purchased anything for him to date.
May:
I cut Aaron's hair (or anyone's hair aside from my own) for the first time - he didn't end up with a bald spot - go me! Our bath tub gets clogged and we have to bring in the handyman to fix it because we can't do it on our own, and Odin gets his first ever bath, and becomes somewhat of a hit on YouTube. Aaron and I see our first movie in the movie theater in TWO YEARS - Iron Man. Odin gets a kitty carrier in preparation for our trip next month to South Dakota and Wyoming.
June:
Aaron and I go to the Department of Motor Vehicles on a Tuesday (after taking the day off) to get Minnesota driver's licenses. I barely passed mine, Aaron just failed his. He was quite frustrated, and I don't blame him. Someone had repeatedly backed into our garage door, and now it doesn't open easily. I attempt to give blood for the first time in four years, which doesn't go over well with the vein they pierced...a ginormous bruise is my only souvenir.
We drive out home and spend a week in South Dakota and Wyoming, visiting friends and family, barbecuing, and spending most nights in Spearfish at the local Irish pub. Good times, good times. Odin does fairly well on his first big car trip, but was happy to be back home, and not sharing a house with another cat.
July:
Aaron and I go see fireworks, and I got some pretty good pictures, if I do say so myself. We make plans to go visit Jill in Fargo for the first time since moving out here. Ashley starts bothering me about wedding planning, stating if I have it during the school year, she might not be able to come because she would have to miss school. She'll find a way out here. We plan for August/September. Aaron begins to threaten to get rid of the cat. He hasn't gotten a full night's sleep since we got him in January, and he can't continue like this. I come up with some suggestions - wearing him out before bed - works for one night. Then we decide to start kenneling him - which has been working great. Full eight hours of sleep!!
I start working out, needing to get in shape and lose some weight for the wedding. I have a year to do it, but I don't want to try to put a lot of pressure on myself to get it done in the last few months, so I start as soon as we get back from Fargo.
August:
My company has a fall softball league that I joined. We haven't won a single game yet, but we did tie one! The month has gone by pretty quickly. Aaron and I start looking for wedding venues, and start thinking September/October for the wedding - cooler outside. I find out about a trunk show for wedding dresses by a designer I like, and pick out my gown! Only 20 weeks until it comes in! The Minnesota Renaissance Festival is in full swing, and we have three guys staying in our one bedroom apartment over the weekend. Our air conditioner has never been busier.
And that's my year in Minneapolis. Whew.
September:
Getting used to city traffic was easier than I thought. Easier than finding a job, that's for sure. I started job hunting right away, but couldn't find anything. We went to a wedding, Aaron got kidney stones, and had to go to the hospital, we had a huge storm, lost power, and almost set the place on fire because Aaron leaves things on the stove, and we didn't turn the electric burner off when we lost power.
October:
Aaron's parents come out for a visit, and they are the first in our families to see the apartment all set up. I was still looking for a job, and had a couple of interviews. A friend heard about an opening at a clothing store, so I interviewed twice, and was offered the job. Didn't start until the end of the month, but finally, after two months of searching and filling out applications, I had a job, even though it was a 30 minute commute without traffic. I'd also applied at an insurance company that I knew had an opening through one of Aaron's co-workers.
We saw the leaves change colors in Stillwater and Taylor's Falls with Aaron's folks, Aaron suffered a head wound due to not paying attention to where he was walking (no scar on his forehead...amazing!), Halloween costume party at a friend's house, and we started looking at puppies and kitties on the weekends at the animal shelter. We also ended up in two or three different garages in that period because they kept giving me a garage that someone ELSE already had. Jill came out for a visit, we carved pumpkins, and made pork pot stickers. Mmm. I started working at Von Maur near the end of the month.
November:
I interviewed at the insurance company this month, but never heard back from them. I had to go through the hassle of getting Minnesota license plates for my car, as the Wyoming ones were expired. Trouble was this: the registration I had was in my dad's name, the title to my car that was in my name was in Wyoming, and my parents were in Australia. We found a temporary fix that allowed me to get my plates, but more problems arose from that later on, which lasted for six months.
December:
Second interview at the insurance place - my first one was for long term disability, my second one for short term disability. I hear back from them right around New Years that I got the job and can start in January. Aaron and I try to become vegetarians (with the exception that we are allowed to eat fish, like during Lent), and I get my new Nokia 6120 Classic smart phone, straight from Singapore. Work at Von Maur is very busy, as Christmas is almost upon us. We can't make it home for Christmas, as I can't get the time off, and we couldn't afford to fly, and didn't want to drive back there in the winter. We had ham dinner with Jamie and Karlie, which was most excellent, and employed "Game Night" on Wednesday nights, so Aaron and I wouldn't be ignoring each other all night long.
January:
Two weeks left at Von Maur before I start training at the insurance company. Inventory happened after Christmas, which was the longest day of my life - we had to scan every item in the entire store with little hand scanners and it was just long and terrible, and they didn't even play music on the overhead speakers. Lame. I started training at the insurance company, which lasted a total of three weeks before I started working on some stuff on my own. It was exhausting - my brain has never been so tired. I have my first office job, my first desk, and I almost feel like a grown up. Almost.
We also adopted "Juno" from the animal shelter, to be renamed later as Odin. He was a sickly little guy when we got him, so sweet and snuggly. That was all about to change after a trip to the vet and some medicine.
February:
We ordered SoftPaws for Odin because he likes to use our furniture as scratching stations, and I don't believe in declawing a cat. Odin's energy levels increase exponentially after he gets better from his cold - he starts howling at night and bothering us at 2am. There will not be a sound night of sleep for us until July. Our dishwasher has sucked since day one of moving into the apartments, and no matter how many times the handyman comes over and runs dishwasher cleaner through it, it still sucks. Odin thinks it would be fun to eat the soap-covered crumbs out of the bottom of the dishwasher, and then start foaming at the mouth. Mmm, Mmm, Good! Total lunar eclipse occurred this month, and I got to see my junior high friend, Brittany again for the first time in years - she happens to live about 10 miles from me. Crazy.
March:
We found out that Aaron's parents had to put their dog, Buffy, to sleep. He was 18 years old, and having lots of problems. Very sweet dog, I miss him when we visit back home. We took Odin for his first car ride, to see how he would fare - we wanted to take him back home with us when we went out in June to see our families again. Aaron and I celebrated 3 years together this month. Aaron's car is giving him problems continuously, and he starts researching for a new car. Aaron wanted a hatchback, and we test drove a lot of cars. The Honda Fit, Toyota Yaris, Kia Spectra, etc. Aaron finally decides on the Mazda 3 5-door hatch in Galaxy Gray. Very nice. We went to a beagle's 4th birthday party, as well. Interesting, but fun.
For Easter, we spent it with Nathan, his now ex-girlfriend Natalie, and Nathan's family - not before indulging in a night of drinking before going back to Nathan's apartment. Our friend Brandon joined us from Iowa, and a good ol' time was had.
April:
Aaron's folks come out for another visit. We get to go to our first baseball game ever! After that, we instantly become Minnesota Twins fans. The best part about this month: Aaron proposes to me. Not in the most romantic fashion, but I got the titanium ring of my liking, and am a happy girl. We also got Aaron sized for a ring, but haven't purchased anything for him to date.
May:
I cut Aaron's hair (or anyone's hair aside from my own) for the first time - he didn't end up with a bald spot - go me! Our bath tub gets clogged and we have to bring in the handyman to fix it because we can't do it on our own, and Odin gets his first ever bath, and becomes somewhat of a hit on YouTube. Aaron and I see our first movie in the movie theater in TWO YEARS - Iron Man. Odin gets a kitty carrier in preparation for our trip next month to South Dakota and Wyoming.
June:
Aaron and I go to the Department of Motor Vehicles on a Tuesday (after taking the day off) to get Minnesota driver's licenses. I barely passed mine, Aaron just failed his. He was quite frustrated, and I don't blame him. Someone had repeatedly backed into our garage door, and now it doesn't open easily. I attempt to give blood for the first time in four years, which doesn't go over well with the vein they pierced...a ginormous bruise is my only souvenir.
We drive out home and spend a week in South Dakota and Wyoming, visiting friends and family, barbecuing, and spending most nights in Spearfish at the local Irish pub. Good times, good times. Odin does fairly well on his first big car trip, but was happy to be back home, and not sharing a house with another cat.
July:
Aaron and I go see fireworks, and I got some pretty good pictures, if I do say so myself. We make plans to go visit Jill in Fargo for the first time since moving out here. Ashley starts bothering me about wedding planning, stating if I have it during the school year, she might not be able to come because she would have to miss school. She'll find a way out here. We plan for August/September. Aaron begins to threaten to get rid of the cat. He hasn't gotten a full night's sleep since we got him in January, and he can't continue like this. I come up with some suggestions - wearing him out before bed - works for one night. Then we decide to start kenneling him - which has been working great. Full eight hours of sleep!!
I start working out, needing to get in shape and lose some weight for the wedding. I have a year to do it, but I don't want to try to put a lot of pressure on myself to get it done in the last few months, so I start as soon as we get back from Fargo.
August:
My company has a fall softball league that I joined. We haven't won a single game yet, but we did tie one! The month has gone by pretty quickly. Aaron and I start looking for wedding venues, and start thinking September/October for the wedding - cooler outside. I find out about a trunk show for wedding dresses by a designer I like, and pick out my gown! Only 20 weeks until it comes in! The Minnesota Renaissance Festival is in full swing, and we have three guys staying in our one bedroom apartment over the weekend. Our air conditioner has never been busier.
And that's my year in Minneapolis. Whew.
Day Two
Day two, Sunday, began a little later than day one - we'd all had a long night, and needed to catch up on some sleep before heading out for another day in the sun. We finally arrived around 11am, wandered around a bit, and headed to the court for Vilification Tennis, so we could see Karlie. Karlie had to work that afternoon, and we didn't get to see her the day before, nor would we get to see her the day after, so this was our only shot, and we only had a window of about 45 minutes before she had to leave.
More wandering around on day two. It felt much warmer than the previous day, and possibly a little more humid. There was more cloud cover yesterday, which helped, and we got to sit down for the insult wars, so I wasn't on my feet as much all day yesterday. I think that helped me be a trouper and not want to go home so early. I'm such a wuss. I just get so used to not being on my feet all day, that when I'm forced to wander around aimlessly for 7 hours at a time, I get a little whiny.
I had myself a giant turkey leg for lunch at the fair. It was very good, not a ton of flavor - I probably should have put some salt and pepper on it, but oh well. I ate almost the whole thing before giving up. That was around 1pm, and I didn't eat again until 1am...and I still wasn't THAT hungry at 1am!
The reason why we were eating at one in the morning is the next part of day two. There was a Finnish metal band playing downtown in Minneapolis called Finntroll, who sing in Swedish because apparently it sounds more troll-like than Finnish. Austin is a fan, and Q had got tickets for us all. We waited in line for a good half hour or longer, apparently one of the opening acts' bus broke down in Wisconsin earlier in the day, so they were late.
Now, I've been to a Swedish metal concert before, which was actually quite enjoyable, but it was pure metal, fantasy-like songs, and I could actually understand the lyrics. The concert last night was quite different. I was obviously very out of place, wearing my brown t-shirt with pink ponies on it. Apparently that is not as metal as black shirts with crazy fonts on them for the band names that you can't read unless you stare at it for about a minute and concentrate really hard. Oof. There were three opening acts, and they progressively got better. Then Finntroll came on, and they were three times louder than any of the other acts. Near the end, Aaron got some toilet paper from the bathroom to stuff in my ears because I didn't have ear plugs. Needless to say, it was intense.
We left fairly late, stopped at the Cub grocery store on the way home, picked up sandwiches, sushi, and chips, and headed back to our place to eat dinner before crashing. Which was around 1am.
Aaron and I opted not to go to the Renaissance Festival today, two days was enough for me, that's for sure. I'm wiped out from being in the sun for two days in a row (I should have a decent tan in about a week, after the pink goes away), and tired of walking around aimlessly on lumpy ground that hurts my ankles. The boys are headed out there right now, ready for another day of mead, expensive food, and cleavage. Hope they have a good time!
More wandering around on day two. It felt much warmer than the previous day, and possibly a little more humid. There was more cloud cover yesterday, which helped, and we got to sit down for the insult wars, so I wasn't on my feet as much all day yesterday. I think that helped me be a trouper and not want to go home so early. I'm such a wuss. I just get so used to not being on my feet all day, that when I'm forced to wander around aimlessly for 7 hours at a time, I get a little whiny.
I had myself a giant turkey leg for lunch at the fair. It was very good, not a ton of flavor - I probably should have put some salt and pepper on it, but oh well. I ate almost the whole thing before giving up. That was around 1pm, and I didn't eat again until 1am...and I still wasn't THAT hungry at 1am!
The reason why we were eating at one in the morning is the next part of day two. There was a Finnish metal band playing downtown in Minneapolis called Finntroll, who sing in Swedish because apparently it sounds more troll-like than Finnish. Austin is a fan, and Q had got tickets for us all. We waited in line for a good half hour or longer, apparently one of the opening acts' bus broke down in Wisconsin earlier in the day, so they were late.
Now, I've been to a Swedish metal concert before, which was actually quite enjoyable, but it was pure metal, fantasy-like songs, and I could actually understand the lyrics. The concert last night was quite different. I was obviously very out of place, wearing my brown t-shirt with pink ponies on it. Apparently that is not as metal as black shirts with crazy fonts on them for the band names that you can't read unless you stare at it for about a minute and concentrate really hard. Oof. There were three opening acts, and they progressively got better. Then Finntroll came on, and they were three times louder than any of the other acts. Near the end, Aaron got some toilet paper from the bathroom to stuff in my ears because I didn't have ear plugs. Needless to say, it was intense.
We left fairly late, stopped at the Cub grocery store on the way home, picked up sandwiches, sushi, and chips, and headed back to our place to eat dinner before crashing. Which was around 1am.
Aaron and I opted not to go to the Renaissance Festival today, two days was enough for me, that's for sure. I'm wiped out from being in the sun for two days in a row (I should have a decent tan in about a week, after the pink goes away), and tired of walking around aimlessly on lumpy ground that hurts my ankles. The boys are headed out there right now, ready for another day of mead, expensive food, and cleavage. Hope they have a good time!
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Saturday, August 30, 2008
too funny
I found this video on Cuteoverload.com this afternoon...the first part is kinda weird, but wait for the cats...I was giggling the whole time.
Day one
Well, the first day of the three day weekend started off with a bang. Well, let me back up to Friday, first. Our tickets that I ordered through Craigslist never showed up in Spearfish, Henry checked back at the old apartment for us, and they still haven't made it back to the guy who sent them to us. I think they should be back to Minnesota by now!
The gents showed up around 10 PM or so, we went off to Applebee's for some food, as we were all a little hungry, minus Q who had to go to his brother's house, lest he not have a place to stay for the evening, as they were locking up for the night.
Another night of eating greasy food late at night, then going to sleep soon after. Not good for the stomach.
Got up early today, Q and Jamie stopped by, and we piled into two cars and headed off to the land of the Renaissance Festival. It was a nice, cool morning to start with, but slowly warmed up throughout the day. There is so much to see. So many shops, acts, and people, wandering about. There were definitely more people dressed up than not, but I definitely didn't feel like a fish out of water in my plain ol' clothes.
Shows don't start until noon or so, so we did a lot of wandering around. There was a quest for the perfect mug for Henry, and for sandals for Thomas and Austin, who were monks, and their Nikes didn't go well with their robes.
Food and drink are expensive, but the gyro I had for lunch was amazingly good. Either that, or I was amazingly hungry, but mostly, I think it was really good. We watched some fun shows, including belly dancing, fire manipulators, and vilification tennis (an insult war).
I lasted about seven hours before giving up. I was getting hot, and my ankles and feet hurt. I'd twisted my ankles several times during our softball game on Thursday, because the infield dirt was packed hard, and I have week ankles. They're still tender from that, apparently.
I did leave with one souvenir - a sun burn. I am sporting a pretty good farmer's tan at this point. I don't think the burn will be bad enough to peel, but I'm definitely going to find some sunscreen for when we go tomorrow.
All in all, a good time. It was different than what I expected, but better, also. There was plenty of shade, but lots of people. As soon as we got home, I collapsed into bed and slept for about 3 hours. Mmm, felt so good. Now we are trying to figure out what to do for dinner!
The gents showed up around 10 PM or so, we went off to Applebee's for some food, as we were all a little hungry, minus Q who had to go to his brother's house, lest he not have a place to stay for the evening, as they were locking up for the night.
Another night of eating greasy food late at night, then going to sleep soon after. Not good for the stomach.
Got up early today, Q and Jamie stopped by, and we piled into two cars and headed off to the land of the Renaissance Festival. It was a nice, cool morning to start with, but slowly warmed up throughout the day. There is so much to see. So many shops, acts, and people, wandering about. There were definitely more people dressed up than not, but I definitely didn't feel like a fish out of water in my plain ol' clothes.
Shows don't start until noon or so, so we did a lot of wandering around. There was a quest for the perfect mug for Henry, and for sandals for Thomas and Austin, who were monks, and their Nikes didn't go well with their robes.
Food and drink are expensive, but the gyro I had for lunch was amazingly good. Either that, or I was amazingly hungry, but mostly, I think it was really good. We watched some fun shows, including belly dancing, fire manipulators, and vilification tennis (an insult war).
I lasted about seven hours before giving up. I was getting hot, and my ankles and feet hurt. I'd twisted my ankles several times during our softball game on Thursday, because the infield dirt was packed hard, and I have week ankles. They're still tender from that, apparently.
I did leave with one souvenir - a sun burn. I am sporting a pretty good farmer's tan at this point. I don't think the burn will be bad enough to peel, but I'm definitely going to find some sunscreen for when we go tomorrow.
All in all, a good time. It was different than what I expected, but better, also. There was plenty of shade, but lots of people. As soon as we got home, I collapsed into bed and slept for about 3 hours. Mmm, felt so good. Now we are trying to figure out what to do for dinner!
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
I cannot believe this...
So we have four friends that are coming up this weekend for the Renaissance Festival. This will be my first time going, as well as a couple of other people's first time. I'm pretty excited. We got discounted tickets through work, and I found someone on Craigslist who was selling them dirt cheap. I ordered 10 of them (the majority) from the guy on Craigslist, along with a few more from work. The ones from work showed up within a couple of days. The ones from Craigslist still haven't shown up.
I emailed the guy I bought them from, asking when he'd dropped them off in the mail, he responded back that he'd dropped them on the 19th or 20th (it's now the 26th), and that they should be arriving soon. Then he confirmed the address. The address from Spearfish, South Dakota.
HOLY. CRAP.
I never changed my address on Paypal when I updated the account! I could have sworn I did, because I added a new bank account, the one from here in Minneapolis.
So I warned my friend Henry that I might need his assistance, after I left a voicemail for the rental office at the Spearfish apartment. I don't know when I'll hear back from them, but Henry has graciously agreed to run down to our old apartment and see if our tickets are still there. Hopefully they're either still there, or they put Return To Sender on the envelope, and they'll be back in Minneapolis soon.
Man, I feel like such a dummy!
I emailed the guy I bought them from, asking when he'd dropped them off in the mail, he responded back that he'd dropped them on the 19th or 20th (it's now the 26th), and that they should be arriving soon. Then he confirmed the address. The address from Spearfish, South Dakota.
HOLY. CRAP.
I never changed my address on Paypal when I updated the account! I could have sworn I did, because I added a new bank account, the one from here in Minneapolis.
So I warned my friend Henry that I might need his assistance, after I left a voicemail for the rental office at the Spearfish apartment. I don't know when I'll hear back from them, but Henry has graciously agreed to run down to our old apartment and see if our tickets are still there. Hopefully they're either still there, or they put Return To Sender on the envelope, and they'll be back in Minneapolis soon.
Man, I feel like such a dummy!
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Dream
I had a dream this morning that we were flat broke, but I had seen some infomercial in TV about custom embroidery, but it was really expensive. So I went to a store that did custom embroidery, instead of ordering off the TV, and was going to get a musical note embroidered on the sleeve of a jacket, or something like that. When she told me the price, I thought it was only $3.45, but it was actually $345. I put it on my credit card.
Then, my credit card seemed to be more of a debit card, because I realized that there was only $50 in it, and I'd over charged. Crap!
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Then I had another dream that I couldn't find anything to wear to work, even though I'd just done laundry - my closet was bare. I had mannequins laying down on the shelf in my closet, all wearing clothes, but they were either old and didn't fit right, or they were sweaters, and it's still August, so I didn't want to wear that.
I ended up going with an old pink t-shirt that was too short for me. Attractive.
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What's with all these dreams of not having anything to wear to work lately? I know I have plenty.
Then, my credit card seemed to be more of a debit card, because I realized that there was only $50 in it, and I'd over charged. Crap!
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Then I had another dream that I couldn't find anything to wear to work, even though I'd just done laundry - my closet was bare. I had mannequins laying down on the shelf in my closet, all wearing clothes, but they were either old and didn't fit right, or they were sweaters, and it's still August, so I didn't want to wear that.
I ended up going with an old pink t-shirt that was too short for me. Attractive.
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What's with all these dreams of not having anything to wear to work lately? I know I have plenty.
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Friday, August 22, 2008
OMG wedding dresses!
First of all, let me tell you, I had NO IDEA wedding dresses weighed 50 pounds. Goodness, those things are heavy!
Having gotten that out of the way. The appointment in the evening was perfect. It was just me and Anne, my friend, and the lady who owned the store. I assume she owned the store, she seemed like it, anyway. The woman grabbed a catalog, had me point to the dresses I liked, she wrote down their numbers, grabbed them and others that looked similar, and then we were off!
First was this one:
The back was really itchy on this one:
I wasn't a HUGE fan of the halter top, but that's because my shoulders are too big for it.
This one was pretty, but I think I wasn't a fan of the modified sweetheart neckline
This one was just plain awful - the colored ribbon falls ACROSS the bust, instead of under it, and it was too lacy. Yuck.
Too lacy, and the store model, like this one, had white as the color accent. Blah. And I don't look good in white, ivory is better for my pasty skin.
This one was really pretty, I think it was one of the first ones I tried on.
And my favorite. I wouldn't get it in red, it's a little too much. The burnt orange looks really nice on it, though.
In that last dress, the one I really like, she had me sit down, to see how that felt. There was no way I could bend at the waist, so I had REALLY good posture. She had me bend over, nothing bad happened, and had me walk down the "aisle" along the wall of mirrors, so I could see how my guests would see me. Quite lovely, I must say.
So I made an appointment at 10 tomorrow morning to try the four I liked the best on again. Aaron is coming with me so I can get his opinion on them. I know that's not traditional for the groom to be to see the dress, but we're not very traditional people, so it's okay with me. I'd like his input.
She wouldn't let us take pictures, which is fine - I still need to lose some weight before I want to have my bare back and shoulders in a picture, but I had fun! What more can you ask??
Having gotten that out of the way. The appointment in the evening was perfect. It was just me and Anne, my friend, and the lady who owned the store. I assume she owned the store, she seemed like it, anyway. The woman grabbed a catalog, had me point to the dresses I liked, she wrote down their numbers, grabbed them and others that looked similar, and then we were off!
First was this one:
The back was really itchy on this one:
I wasn't a HUGE fan of the halter top, but that's because my shoulders are too big for it.
This one was pretty, but I think I wasn't a fan of the modified sweetheart neckline
This one was just plain awful - the colored ribbon falls ACROSS the bust, instead of under it, and it was too lacy. Yuck.
Too lacy, and the store model, like this one, had white as the color accent. Blah. And I don't look good in white, ivory is better for my pasty skin.
This one was really pretty, I think it was one of the first ones I tried on.
And my favorite. I wouldn't get it in red, it's a little too much. The burnt orange looks really nice on it, though.
In that last dress, the one I really like, she had me sit down, to see how that felt. There was no way I could bend at the waist, so I had REALLY good posture. She had me bend over, nothing bad happened, and had me walk down the "aisle" along the wall of mirrors, so I could see how my guests would see me. Quite lovely, I must say.
So I made an appointment at 10 tomorrow morning to try the four I liked the best on again. Aaron is coming with me so I can get his opinion on them. I know that's not traditional for the groom to be to see the dress, but we're not very traditional people, so it's okay with me. I'd like his input.
She wouldn't let us take pictures, which is fine - I still need to lose some weight before I want to have my bare back and shoulders in a picture, but I had fun! What more can you ask??
Thursday, August 21, 2008
too much fun
So tonight was our second set of softball games - our first double header. It was a ton of fun, but pretty hot at the beginning. I had a lot of good hits, made it on base every at bat except one. Much improved from the previous week! I was at second base for one inning, and then in the outfield for the rest. Didn't really contribute TOO much out in the field, but that's okay. I'm always scared of screwing up in the infield.
Both of our games ended early - stupid mercy rule. We just got murdered both of our games. They're supposed to last 55 minutes each, give or take. Our second game only lasted 20 minutes!
We did get a couple of home runs in our last game, but it just wasn't enough. Oh well! At least I made it there on time (early, even!) for this game!
You have NO idea how excited I am for tomorrow! I have obviously never tried on wedding dresses before, so I have no idea what it's going to be like, but I can't wait. Eeeep! Hopefully they'll let us take pictures!
Both of our games ended early - stupid mercy rule. We just got murdered both of our games. They're supposed to last 55 minutes each, give or take. Our second game only lasted 20 minutes!
We did get a couple of home runs in our last game, but it just wasn't enough. Oh well! At least I made it there on time (early, even!) for this game!
You have NO idea how excited I am for tomorrow! I have obviously never tried on wedding dresses before, so I have no idea what it's going to be like, but I can't wait. Eeeep! Hopefully they'll let us take pictures!
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Possible wedding venues
Last weekend and the weekend before, Aaron and I went to look at some wedding venues. The weekend before last, we went to Theodore Wirth Parkway, and saw the Fireplace Room. This weekend, we went to two places, but neither of which I got pictures. Yesterday after work, I went to Centennial Lakes Park, which is in Edina, the town I work in. It's REALLY small, but really pretty. It's in this quaint little shopping area, with ample, covered parking. It has a large building, which includes an outdoor fireplace. Pretty! There's also a tiny lake, with sale boats, and a little amphitheater.
So there ya have it! I picked up a packet on rental information while I was there, too.
So there ya have it! I picked up a packet on rental information while I was there, too.
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