Update

It's been a long time since I've felt like writing anything about my life. Mostly because I haven't really loved my life for a while...it's just been sort of...meeh. 

Here are some of the small highlights:

I can do two chinups in a row now.

I got to go see The Veronica's in concert with Stephanie and they were Amazing and so cute.

Every week  I look forward to So You Think You Can Dance..and so far have not been disappointed

And now for the Bigger Stuff:

I have a new niece and she is SO pretty. Marcela was born June 27th and I got to go home and meet her over 4th of July weekend. Stefani and Kyle are adorable and great parents, and they have a beautiful little girl who I can't wait to see more!

I quit my job. I guess I just need to hate going there enough to give me the drive I needed to go back to school. I start in the fall...and then someday I'll be an english/lit teacher in high school.

Last night I got to see Tori Amos in concert again. I sat way up front in the second row and it was so much fun to be able to see her face and watch her get into her music. I just wish I could've watched her hands as well. She played so many songs that I love and then also a lot I didn't know.

Things

I think it's been a while since I've written anything. I wish I had a lot of exciting things to write about...but sadly I do not. I will wrap things up in a series of quick short paragraphs.

I turned 30. (ok, so that was sort of exciting) I had a WONDERFUL birthday day, with a lot of spoiling from my sisters. They did a fantastic job of making me feel special and not at all old. I was made to wear a sparkly tiara to happy hour and dinner. Which I secretly loved, and forgot I was even wearing until someone would comment on it or look at me strange. I loved the dinner I had and that so many lovely and special people came and met me out. So far I love being 30.

I did get a week into being 30 though without even so much as a kiss...so I had to call someone and make him kiss me. I don't think he minded too much. Probably.

My sister-in-law is getting close to her due date. June 20th! We had her baby shower this past weekend and it was beautiful. It was also a lot of work, and I think I am just barely recovering from my lack of sleep. I require A LOT of beauty sleep. I can not wait for their baby to be born, I love being an aunt so much.

Finally, boys continue to be dumb. I don't understand them, I don't know why I keep trying. They confuse me and hurt my feelings and yet, I still continue to like them. Maybe I'm dumb. Hmmm.....

Some geeky facts about me

-I like to spend entire weekends/days watching Lord of the Rings, and/or Harry Potter

-I love to read, and have even tried to keep reading while walking down the street. I also can be found reading at all hours of the night if I'm really into a book

-I discovered I enjoy knitting a few years ago, and even though I still only knit scarves, it makes me happy

-I wish I could be magic. Like the Harry Potter kind of magic. 

I don't think I necessarily look like a geek (except for when I wear my glasses) so I think it surprises people when they find out the geeky things about me. 

Desperately wishing for a maid

I decided to clean today, I started in the front of the house with the Library and have been trying to make my way through every room. I was fairly efficient with Library and Living Room, slowed down a little by the time I got to Kitchen and my room and have now come to a stand still before the Bathroom and Dressing Room. I am telling myself I'll just take a short break and then tackle the rest...but I'm dangerously close to not getting up off the couch.

My only motivation at this point is that I told the boy that I would have the whole house cleaned by the time he got here tonight, and if I don't then I know he's gonna give me a hard time about it. And I really hate having to hear from him what a mess my place is. I've been hearing about how messy I am my whole life, I have never been tidy...and I might never be. (shhh, don't tell him)

Also I'm pretty sure all my neighbors have gotten a pretty good show since I raised all the blinds and have been dancing around the entire time.

Yay Day Off!

Today is my first day off in what feels like forever, even though it's only been 7 days. I wanted to sleep in by my stupid body just woke right up at 6:30am. Gross!

Last night for Lumberjax dance practice we went bowling, and generally I try to avoid situation in which I'm going to look like an idiot....but, I did soooo good bowling last night. Ok, so not really sooo good in regular people standards, but good for me. I bowled an 85. Which might sound mostly pathetic, but considering one time I bowled a 7, that was a big improvement.

One for the Record Books

I did something today that I never really thought I would have to do...break up with someone via text message.

I tried to call to talk about it but since my phone calls were ignored I didn't really see any other way around it. Plus Stephanie gave me permission to text dump so, I did. 

Luckily we hadn't really been dating all that long, so maybe a longer more drawn out sort of break up was not necessary. But since this had been the first guy I'd dated in nearly four years it did seem a little unusual to not do it face to face. Oh well...

Saturday Morning

I am sitting in the bathroom to post this blog...it is the only place we get internet in our house right now. I suppose if it weren't freezing out I could go sit on the back porch and it would work even better, but since I don't feel like freezing my nads off I will get as close to the back porch as possible while staying inside.

If I weren't sitting on the bathroom floor I would consider my Saturday morning nearly perfect. I sat and looked at the hilarious website cakewrecks.blogspot.com with Stephanie, I'm drinking coffee and I found out that I get to see my friend Tamra again in just a week, plus I'm listening to my i-pod and I do so love my music. I also started my morning by grabbing my book from where I left it last night in my bed and read a little bit. Hmmm, wonderful glorious day off!

Yesterday I went to Powells with the intention to get 1 or 2 books to read this weekend, what happened was though that I walked out with 8 books. That place is dangerous for me. The problem was that I'd already found a few books I wanted to get and then Kareen called me back and made some recommendations...so, I had to get those too. I ended up leaving with:

Those who save us

Before the Storm

Change of Heart

Glass House

Beauty's Punishment

Beauty's Release

(those two are books 2 & 3 in the erotic series of Sleeping Beauty by Ann Rice...yes, I did say erotic...v. trashy, but entertaining)

The Smart One and the Pretty One

Peony in Love

Yay Books! Begin the nerdery that will by my weekend. I can't wait. I just finished up a work "week" that was 9 days long, with 3 of those days beginning at 6am and half of those days being 10-12 hours each. So gross! But, I made it through and now I will reward myself with delicious laziness and tanning.

Things I am looking forward to:

-My workout today. I haven't worked out in a while, I hurt my neck, and then I got overworked and what with all those excuses built right in I had a hard time convincing myself into my workout clothes.

-My sisters coming to visit next weekend. Yahoo sister weekend! (Hi Gina! I love you, me and you should do a sister weekend sometime too!)

-Stephanie and I are going to make cake tonight. After looking at some beautiful cakes today we decided we needed to eat cake, even if it wasn't pretty or decorated. It will still be cake.

-My books.

-Going home in a few weekends. Really, I am totally obsessed with my family. Seriously, everyone should be so lucky as to have a family like mine

Ok, that's enough for now...I will now go finish one of my books so that I can start on another one.