The best parts of 2011

I’m jumping on the bandwagon and doing a 2011 recap.

So many good things happened this year! Here are just a few of them (starting in January and ending in December):

Jonathan and Jessie got married
I went to Chicago for St. Patty’s day and saw the green river
I dressed up as a mothereffingBEAR for Beth’s purple birthday party
I went to law school prom with Dustin
I discovered the MAGIC that is a top knot (and basically stopped washing my hair)
I finished my 2nd year of law school!!
I celebrated being done with another year of law school
I moved to a trailer park on an Indian reservation in the middle of nowhere Oregon
I had my first ever grown up lawyer-ish job doing estate planning for Umatilla Tribal members
I went camping (for the first time in years) for my brother’s 22nd birthday
I had the BEST 4th of July [weekend] (brunch party, TREW party, camping with Dustin)
I also went to lake billie chinook with my brother and cousins that weekend
I went to Napa Valley for Danielle’s Bachelorette party
I survived my brother’s girlfriend’s pregnancy scare (barely) and then she moved into my parents house (again)
I finished my job
I spent three weeks in White Salmon/Hood River in August and partied it up with my besties every day
and generally just had good Beth and Marissa time which I loved
I started my 3rd and last year of law school
I was a bride’s maid in Danielle and Steffen’s AMAZING wedding in Half Moon Bay
went to some Husky Football games
I went hunting and didn’t get anything
I went to Hops Fest in Hood River
My “twin” Sarah got married
We started the no boyz allowed club and Wednesday dinners got me through so many school weeks
I got in TWO really crappy car accidents
I celebrated Dustin’s 32nd Birthday
I had an amazing Halloween
I represented [juvenile] clients in court for the first time ever
I turned 25
My baby tot cousin was born the day after my birthday
Dustin and I celebrated the 1 year anniversary of our first date
I spent my first ever Christmas away from home

And some of the music that will always remind me of 2011 (probably not in any order):

The Foster the People CD
Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO
So many Rihanna songs (we found love, cheers, you da one, what’s my name, etc.)
& so many Lady Gaga songs (born this way, you and I, the edge of glory, etc.)
Buzzin – Mann
Drop it Low – Ester Dean
Hello – Martin Solveig
Ce jeu – Yelle
Just can’t get enough – Blackeyed Peas
ET – Katie Perry
Buttons – The Weeks
Shake it out – Florence and the Machine
Tongue Tied – Grouplove
Your Song & also Lights by Ellie Goulding
The Jay Z & Kanye CD (mostly Monster & Otis & N***** in Paris)
the Hood Internet
Black and Yellow – Wiz Khalifia
that Better with the Lights off & also that kick it in the back seat song
& also Stereo Hearts and Moves like Jagger and Adele because that’s ALL that’s ever on the radio

Also some of my favorite fashion trends of 2011 (because you know, things like that are cool):

top knots
stripes every day
fur vests
sparkles
booties
everything Native American print
cropped-ish shirts

Last of all, some awesome 2011 pictures, because what’s a blog without pictures? (again, in no particular order):

  and last of all:
NEVER AGAIN: 

So here’s to hoping 2012 is as good as (or better than) 2011 has been. I hope you all have a happy New Year (and a happy time celebrating New Year’s Eve – p.s. I finally got a sparkly dress to wear)! Catch you all next year!!

NYE dresses

Every December, even though it’s approximately 2 degrees in the northwest, I feel the need to seek out a short sparkly dress for new year’s eve.

So, since I am in wonderful White Salmon today, with not much to do, I was browsing the Free People website, thinking about NYE, and found these dresses which I love and which would be perfect for the most sparkly holiday of the year:

 

I really really love the dress on the bottom, right. Too bad it’s a little lot out of my price range!

This year, my new year’s eve will involve Seattle, Dustin and some champagne. I’m not sure what else. Also, probably a little bar hopping, a cute dress and some heels (Dustin got me a gift card for Christmas so I can buy some sparkly date clothes, so hopefully I’ll buy something NYE worthy with part of it). Last year our NYE was low key and fun and perfect, so I’m hoping this year will be similar. Cheers to new year’s! What are your plans?

Our Christmas

I had a wonderful Christmas and Christmas eve this year. It was just the best. There was: lots of Christmas movie watching and hand holding, an amazing seafood dinner on Christmas, homemade cinnamon rolls and bread for Christmas too, some Christmas Eve Chinese Food (& cocktails), followed by the craziness of Snowflake Lane in Bellevue, also somewhat disappointing Candy Cane Lane Christmas lights on Christmas night, eggnog, lots of candy, a long Christmas walk, present opening, our mini Christmas tree, fuzzy socks and pajamas (and Dustin’s fuzzy UO Santa hat) for days, lots of love and so many more good things too.

I kind of sucked at taking pictures (except for when I saw crabs and also on Christmas eve after my vodka martini, thanks Dustin & PF Chang’s). But here are a few from my iPhone:

Christmas dinner shopping: crabs in a tank

Christmas dinner shopping part two: crabs with faces ready for me to eat

Snowflake Lane on Christmas Eve with a GIANT mouse! YAY!

Snowflake lane photo shoot (obvi):

And one more for good measure (Dustin and I Christmas Eve): 

I hope you all had a good Holiday as well! What was your favorite part of Christmas? Please tell me, tell me!

Also, I’m headed home to White Salmon today. Wish me luck! Ha.

XXOO

P.S. follow me on Instagram (rebekaann)

Seattle Funtimes

This weekend Dustin’s and my friend Heather came up to visit us for the weekend. We tried to go ice skating at the Seattle center but when we got there we found a TINY skating rink filled with about a million children. No thanks. We settled for sunny in December hot chocolate by a fountain that shot giant bursts of water everywhere instead.

After our cocoa we headed to Gasworks Park for some pictures and pretty views and things. And then, since it was so nearby (how convenient), we went to Ivar’s for happy hour (it’s one of Dustin and my favorite HH spots).

The next day we had breakfast and bloody marys before Heather headed home.  It was a good weekend – especially good since the sun was shining (in December, guys! that’s a big deal here).

On Friday

On Friday Dustin didn’t work and his friends Alex and Emily were driving through Seattle on their way to Canada, so they stopped and the 4 of us went to lunch at the Thaiger Room on the Ave. A college favorite of mine. And also, they will now deliver me food to my couch if I order $30 worth. Thai food for one, for dayz! 

After that Dustin dropped me off so he could go Christmas shopping. And I went to U Vil in search of foundation. All really exciting, guys. At Sephora I found Lisa and so then we went searching for fleece lined leggings (Antrhopology, they’re pure magic, I haven’t taken them off) and a glass of wine. I really obvi needed the glass of wine after my taxing week of doing nothing:

And also Lisa decided we should order a BUCKET of white truffle popcorn, which was really tasty. And also a lot of popcorn. But can you ever have too much popcorn? I didn’t think so.

Wine + Lisa break was perf. And I was wearing my fur vest too:

And then, after that, I went to Dustin’s and we made dinner (quinoa pasta and sauce over spinach with sausages – clearly all my doing). It was good. Then I forced him to get reallyyy excited about life, and I put on my purple booties and sparkly shirt and we went to Ballard to this club thing (Bal Mar) for a law school birthday and lots of girls wearing short dresses and there was loud music and people grinding on each other. It was a little overwhelming, especially since I was DD and it’s not really Dustin’s thang. Also there: more Lisa (and Brittan too) and we managed to get one really overexposed, red eyed, iPhone picture:

And then around midnight Dustin was like, do you want to go to another bar? And I was like, I kind of just want to go home. And so we did. And then we stayed up until like 2:30 being silly and it was much better than a crowded, loud club. Even if we did have a private room there with bad private service.

So that was my Friday. More weekend coming soon (hint: Heather visited and we took very Seattle-y pictures with my actual camera).

Oh and P.S. on Friday we also decorated Dustin’s apartment for the Rebeka, Dustin, Battlecat Christmas of 2011 (because I may or may not (?? to be decided) be boycotting WS Christmas and unwanted & inappropriate guests roommates):

So we have a: Christmas tree, Christmas presents, Christmas lights and stockings (left to right: Rebeka, Dustin, BC). And it was Dustin’s doing and also we’re classy and I like it!

Friday Roundup

1. This week I finally took the plunge and signed up for Pinterest. After hours (no joke) of set-backs and Pinterest being a little B-word it finally let me sign up. I have to say I’m not as impressed or as addicted as everyone else seems to be. Don’t judge me, but I don’t really see the draw. Maybe because there is no school work to procrastinate? BUT I do have cleaning to procrastinate and so SO much time to kill since it’s break and I’m not working. Maybe I just don’t get it. I guess though, it is a good way to save random recipes and stuff I see on the internet. Is that the point?

2.  This song has been my JAM the past few days. Don’t mind the first 25 seconds…

Others on the list that has been playing on repeat: Shake it out – Florence & the Machine, Lights – Ellie Goulding (Dustin does a really great Ellie Goulding dancing impression. Have you ever seen her dance? She only has one move. It’s weird), We found love – Rihanna andddd that song with Lily Allen and T Pain’s audio tuned voice, it’s really catchy, 5 O’Clock. OH and also the She & Him Christmas Album!! Can’t forget that one!

3. I made Chex Mix this week, and it’s GOOD. So much better than the kind you buy in gas stations or as finals study “fuel”. You know, the kind that is reallyyyy salty. Here is the recipe I used in case you want to make some for yourself:

3 cups Corn Chex
3 cups Rice Chex
3 cups Wheat Chex (really though, you can mix and match these as you please just make sure you have 9 cups total of Chex)
1 cup Mini Pretzels
1 cup Nuts (I used peanuts)
1 cup Garlic Bagel Chips – broken into manageable, bite-size pieces (again, you can kind of mix and match these, if you can’t find bagel chips I think you could put in some extra pretzels and it would still be good)
6 Tbs. Butter
2 tsp. Worcestershire Sauce (you find it by the BBQ sauce in the grocery store FYI)
1 1/2 tsp. Seasoning Salt (I used Johnny’s because that stuff is magical)
3/4 tsp. Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp. Onion Powder

 

I baked mine, you can also make in in the microwave but that just seems weaksauce. So anyway, what you do is heat your oven to 250deg F, then take a roasting pan (I used a 13 X 9 cake pan) and put your butter in it and melt it in the oven. When it’s melted take it out and  mix all the seasonings into the butter. Then, because you’re a great multi-tasker you have also measured all your chex and pretzels and nuts and bagel chips into a big bowl together. So you take the bowl of goodies and slowly pour it into your butter mixture, mixing it all together while you pour (without crushing the chex – a spatula, like for flipping burgers is good for this – because it’s much easier to eat when all the chex are whole and not crumbles) and then when all of your ingredients are combined in the pan, you should probably stir it some more to make sure that it’s all coated really well!! After that you put it in the oven for 15 minutes. Then you take it out and stir it. Then you put it in again for 15 minutes and then take it out and stir, and you do this 4 times total, so your chex mix has baked for an hour total. And then you take it out and eat it and give it to your friends and it’s a delicious treat. And because it’s the giving season, if you want an easier to follow version, look HERE.And just for good measure, here is a really fancy iPhone picture of my final product:

 

But really, I did give a big bag of it to my boyfriend and he text me later that night saying that he went to town on it and it was delicious. This was after we had gone out to dinner (so it’s not like he was starving and anything would have tasted good). Moral of the story: it’ll probably bring all the boys to your yard. And it will give you something to do over winter break.

 

4. It’s Friday which means that it’s almost the weekend and also it’s the last day of finals at law school, WHICH MEANS maybe I will have SO MAN FRIENDZ to hang out with during the weekend! This whole hanging out alone thing has been getting boring. But I did go to happy hour at Tutta Bella with my friend (and sorority sister) Kate yesterday, and we had wine and italian pizza and it was delicious. If you live in Seattle you should go there. And also, you should eat their salted caramel gelato.

 

5. My roommate and I were talking last night about what to get a new boyfriend for Christmas. Isn’t that just the most awkward thing? Like, what if I get you something too big or too small or too awkward (anyone watch this week’s episode of New Girl??)? It’s really just so stressful. So we decided that an appropriate gift might be a subscription to the beer of the month club. Right? It’s not too sentimental, and also beer is delicious so it’s a win win. I think I got Dustin mugs last year. But that’s mostly because he only had one and we always had to share if we were having coffee or something and also I don’t think he got me anything (we had only been dating for like a month) and yeah. It can be so awkward. What do you guys think is an appropriate gift to give to a new boyfriend (or girlfriend) if anything at all?

 

6. This whole Friday Round Up stuff is hard. I don’t have 10 new things to write about. I haven’t been doing anything except deep cleaning our home and going on really long walks all week. So I’ll show you some pictures:

Above: Our house at Christmas time. All because of Kylee. Really, though. A purple and gold Christmas tree (go huskies?), a wreath Kylee’s mom made us and the only wrapped present under our tree.

 

Below: findings from my walk to Greenlake: a flamingo that should have been in my yard when I lived in the trailer park, a very gray Greenlake, Christmas randomness, and my Zoka (super watered down) eggnog latte + mitten/gloves.

7. That’s really all I have for you. Also if you want to do your own Roundup you should. I’m linking mine up and you can too:

Wednesday Date Night

So apparently winter break means lots of time for blogging. Hooray!

Last night Dustin and I went on a date. Like a date date. I even wore heels!!

I don’t know about you guys but Dustin and I usually just make plans to “hang out”. We don’t normally make date plans. We’ll hang out and then decide to go somewhere to eat or whatever. I don’t know why it’s different, but I was excited for a date date in all of my winter break boredom. Mostly because it gave me an excuse to do my hair and makeup and put on a cute outfit. 

He picked me up after work and we drove to Greenwood because he made me choose where I wanted to go and I said Gainsbourg (really I said “the French place across from your apartment”). I was super proud of myself for choosing, because normally I’m a total girl about it and say “I don’t know where I want to go” about a hundred times before Dustin gets really frustrated and chooses for us. Whoops. Anyway, I chose and it was good until we parked and walked over there and it was all dark and there was a sign on the door that said “closed for improvements”. Whattheheck?! I chose and the restaurant I chose was CLOSED? Gah!

So, Dustin suggested we go to the brewery next door for a drink and a soft pretzel and a chance to re-evaluate our plans. He made me pull out my phone and get on yelp to decide where I wanted to go, round two. Gah! So much stress! But guess what guys? I chose TWICE in one night. When I was looking at places and getting frustrated because apparently I can’t use Yelp, Dustin said that there was a new wood fire/Italian pizza place up the street a few blocks in Phinney that wasn’t yet on Yelp. I was all, I WANT TO GO THERE! Because he’s always like “remember that one time we got drinks at that pizza place?” (when we walk by it) and I’m always like “no, I’ve never been there YOU’RE THINKING OF SOMEONE ELSE” and get all butthurt. And then he remembers it was him and Ben and Greg. Whatever.

So we finished our beers and walked up the street to restaurant #2, Cornuto, holding hands and it was good.

When we got there, there was one tiny booth left. Perf. The place was super small and dim and cozy and amazing. We ordered a pizza that was delicious and more beer (because I’m on breakkkk).

 
And while we were sitting at dinner and Dustin was telling me about work, I had this “I’m a grown up” epiphany. It went like this: I’m 25 and on a date with my boyfriend at this romantic little restaurant, and he’s telling me about his grown up job and I’m wearing bootie heels and this is what, at 15 years old, I imagined life would be like at 25. And it was weird. But also good. So good.

And then we finished our beers and pizza and talked some more and then held hands and walked back to his place and then he took me home and I drove to the airport to pick up my roommate, Erin.

And guys, it was the best date night.

update + video

life update: I went on a walk to zoka and pawned off cookies and then walked through wallingford and greenlake to the actual lake with an eggnog latte that was all watered down with nonfat milk and I saw someone skiing along the edge of the lake with roller skiis and propelling them self with ski sticks and I saw lots of un-lit Christmas decorations and beautiful houses and squirrels and my most favorite thing when I'm having a bad day: ducks. I loveee ducks. they were chilling on the lake and it was magical.

and then I came home to find this video of Danielle and Steffen's wedding highlights. and I love it. I think the video perfectly captures their day (and also almost made me cry again when it showed Steffen's surprise singing - I need to pull it together haha):

Danielle and Steffen's Wedding Highlight Video from Mat Sutor - Sutography on Vimeo.

and also Dustin asked me on a date tonight which made me happy. I of course said yes! I love dates with him.

now I'm going to make chex mix and maybe more cookies because there is more dough (and then pawn them off on Dustin) and clean our home and get ready for my date and I guess things are sort of looking up, and I think maybe I made it be that way. 

off day

I’ve been in such a funk lately. First it was finals, and then it was coming off of finals, and maybe that’s still what it is. Nothingness after so much. And I don’t know what to do with myself. And I feel so unsure about so many things and it’s scary and it makes me not want to get out of bed. Ever. That’s why it’s after 11am and I’m still here, in bed (well, actually I got up to get some water and yogurt because I was SO thirsty).

So after waking up and laying here for while just feeling sorry for myself, I decided to get on the internet, for distraction purposes. Because the internet is the most wonderful distraction (twitter and facebook and blogs and news and now recently pinterest, which is kind of a b-word). And I stumbled across this:

nothing is what we want it to be, but everything is what we make it

And it’s so true. And right now exactly what I needed to hear. Or read. whatever.

So now I think it’s time to end my pity party and get out of bed and take a shower and go for a bundled up walk (because holy F it’s cold outside). I will walk to Zoka to see friends (who are still studying for finals – bummer for you guys) and pawn off cookies on them (because we baked last night, me and my favorites from law school, and those skinny friends of mine wouldn’t take any cookies. SO now I’m going to force ALL the cookies on them, because no one can turn down some finals binge cookie eating). And then maybe walk to Greenlake with warm coffee. And it will be good. Exercise and fresh air and seeing things from a view other than my bed (even though my heat blanket is here, and I love my heat blanket, and there are good things on the walls in my room. It will all be here when I get back).

I don’t mean to sound all emo, friends, and I’m not trying to drag you into my pity party, I promise you that. But, I do think most of you can relate (especially if you’re a girl with SO MANY FEELINGZ). But really, it’s just that time of the year (especially when you live in Seattle and it’s rainy and SO dark all the time). And we all have our off days. So now I’m going to attempt to remedy my off day, because everything is what we make it.

XXOO

onelonemagpie love – rings and thingz

Today I switched things up a little and guest posted over at my real life AND blog friend, Marissa’s blog ONELONEMAGPIE (which is all about pretty shiny things)! She let me write about “rings and thingz,” literally, and I’m suchhh a dork.

Anyway you guys should check it out – CLICK HERE!

Oh and just for good measure here we are together:

I guess we don’t take normal pictures? Unless we’re with our other bestie, Beth, and it’s America’s birthday, of course:

 
Keepin it real. For America.

XXOO

The Morning Before No More Real Estate

I really should be studying. I have my real estate final at 1:30 today. But yesterday I learned ALL of real estate with Lisa. No jokes, all of it. It took us like 12 hours straight of studying, but WE DID IT! And as for the studying now (which I already did some of this morning, and also I made a table of contents for my 30 page outline because I’m THAT GIRL), that quote from bring it on comes to mind: “if you don’t have it by now, you don’t have it!” – anyone else love that movie? We used to watch it at cheerleading sleepovers and things in high school. Seriously.

So instead of studying I blog. And I read blogs. And listen to Pandora. Because it’s calming. And not anxiety inducing (like real estate – which I will never have to think about again after this test (except for maybe on the bar…)).

And while I was blog reading, I saw this sweater on Ascott Friday and I want (so like, if you want to get it for me for Christmas that’d be cool, I’ll give you my address if you promise not to kill me in my sleep, there are only 4 left so hurry) ha. I also might be being impulsive because it’s finals… WHO KNOWS?BUT it’s all native american-y and awesome, right? Right.

Oh and you can find it HERE. Because sourcing things is nice/the RIGHT thing to do (IP final Saturday).

Also, while I haven’t been blogging these last few days (I’ve mostly been studying.. but also) I’ve been cat sitting making cat best friendz, and things like this below have happened. I’m not really proud of it. Also my eye rabies still aren’t gone and I STILL can’t wear contacts and it’s basically social suicide. Mean Girls? No? Ok. Don’t judge (on so many levels):

Ok I’m going to go eat, and study, and drink coffee, and get PUMPED UP for my final! Like: pump pump pump it up, p-u-m-p pump it up!! Anyone? No. OK. Fair enough. Bye friends!

Not Studying

Thursday I went to school, drove to Dustin’s, picked him up, and we headed to Portland. Screw studying, a 3 hour drive with my favorite sounded soo much better.

We stayed at Edgefield (I had never been) and didn’t get there until late, but drank beer and walked around and talked in our room, because there was no tv in there and it was better that way. There was also no bathroom in our room. Weird?

Friday morning we got up early, got  McDs breakfast like fat kids and drove to Hood River. I dropped Dustin off at his parents’ so he and his dad could turn around and drive to Eugene for the UO/pack 12 championship game.

It was soo beautiful at home. Cold but sunny.

While Dustin was away I tried to spend my 23 hours at home studying but instead had some anxiety. So then I went with my friends to a screening of “Tales from the Hood” which is a 13 part documentary series about Hood River. Each part chronicled someone different doing something awesome in Hood River, and lots of those people were my friends (yay). It was directed by Manny Marquez who made it to accompany the 2012 Native Eyewear Catalog (also w/ the same name). And it was awesome, guys! It made me love Hood River more than I already did. If that’s possible? I’ll post the link to the video once it’s public.
Anyway, after that, friends and I walked out of the theater and into a nighttime Christmas Parade through downtown Hood River. There was Santa on a float and horses and people throwing candies that looked like butterscotch but tasted like yucky orange. And then there was a tree lighting and carolers and more friends. And it was awesome. And then there was some dub step and my phone not cooperating with life. But that’s whatever.

Saturday morning I woke up early and met Dustin in Portland. I picked him up and we headed back to Seattle. Then I studied and made us dinner and we watched like 1/2 of a movie while eating like 2 bags of popcorn. And then this morning I drove him to the airport. Then I studied. 

Maybe it’s good that he’s gone on a work trip during my finals week? That way I won’t unload all of my stress onto him or be tempted to hang out instead of study. And also I get to snuggle with BattleCat and be in his apartment all alone (hermit mode) when I’m tired of my corner desk in my room and smelling like coffee at Zoka. The perks of cat-sitting!

Also, while I was supposed to be studying taking a study break I found this. Oh. My. Gosh.

Discuss.

It’s beginning…

It’s that time of year again, where all I do is study for finals, so that’s all you get to hear about. Sorry friends. I actually am sorry. I wish I could be more entertaining for the next week + some. I’ll try my hardest.

(but secretly I’m going home for like a day tomorrow night after class, so maybe I’ll tell you about that to break up the monotony?)

But, to get to the point of things: it’s also that time of year when I magically remember this gem of a video (I think my brain knows it’ll help calm the anxiety, so when I’m stressed (and only when I’m stressed) I immediately think of it…):

Isn’t it just the BEST? SO many good parts (especially the violin parts and the close ups of the singing, right??). GAH! I wish Leslie were here to watch it with me in all of our finals delirium (Dear Africa, I resent you. Love, Rebeka).

Anyway, Dustin is on his way over to drop off a bag of spinach. That guy, I tell you, such a GEM! Bringing me nutrients & things when I can’t do it for myself. 

BACK TO OUTLINING! (until my nutrients get here, then Ima NOM)!

Elk Noodle Soup?

Today I finished my Indian class (Contemporary Issues in Federal Indian Law). I turned in my paper and gave a presentation and I was done. One down, three to go (although all I need to do for my clinic is go to the last class, because since my cases settled I’m basically done with that too).

Oh finals, I’m not looking forward to you.

In related news I still can’t eat. Because my stomach hates me. And guys, I’m not one of those girls who just goes without eating. I eat all the time. I gain lots of weight during finals and it’s kind of gross (don’t judge me). Moral of the story: I’m hungry, but not. It’s weird.

Anyway, my dad gave me a package of elk meat when I came back from Thanksgiving. Then I got sick and didn’t eat it and I needed to cook it, like today. So I decided to make a very impromptu soup, figuring I could freeze it and eat it during finals. Healthy, homemade meals, done!

Also, confession, I made soup because I never cook red meat unless it’s wild game and I don’t really know how to cook red meat, besides chicken fried and in soup. So soup it was. I need to learn some new meat cooking ideas. If anyone has any please let me know.

I decided on an elk noodle soup? Like chicken noodle, but with elk? I don’t know. In my sick frenzy I was too in pain lazy to go to the store to buy necessary ingredients for a stew. But I did have some basics. And so elk noodle soup it was. And now my kitchen looks like this:

Because packaged noodles are for suckers. Also once you try homemade noodles in soup you’ll NEVER go back. It will ruin all other soups for you. True story. Don’t do it. It’s messy.

the end?

Stress and Things

So, I’m in my last week of school before finals start. And the stress is already killer. I ate at this Ramen place with Dustin last night and like immediately afterwards my body was like “F YOU for trying to eat this OR ANYTHING!” And now, I’m dying. Just dying. I think it’s stress induced mostly. But vomming and feeling super dizzy when I should be finishing a final paper that’s due tomorrow and worth 100% of my grade is no fun, NO FUN AT ALL!

But briefly I’ll tell you something that was fun: girl’s night! This happened Friday in Hood River after some belated birthday celebration with Beth and Marissa (my favorites)! We started at Brian’s Basement Bar and then frolicked around Hood River in a pack, and didn’t hang out with boys and danced and were silly and it was a lot of fun! OH, and I wore my fur vest which I loved, except when it was 1000 degrees at Jack’s dancing. That was really hot. BUT, here is a shot of all of us:

Anyway I came back to Seattle on Saturday. When I got back into town Dustin took me bowling in Bellevue and it was fun. Minus the fact that I got a 34. Because clearly I’m really good at bowling. But that’s beside the point. Bowling with Dustin = good/fun/not stressful. OH and after our bowling we played arcade games. Dustin won at air hockey, which is my favorite, so it’s a good thing I’m not competitive (true story, competitive people stress me out). And we played racing games and other fun games and I liked it very much.

And now I’m having a I don’t want to put on makeup or get out of bed type of day, which is very unlike me. I blame the stress. I think it has been hiding and it’s finally starting to emerge. So question for all of you: how do you deal with stress? I’d really like to hear your advice, because this whole eating ramen and rice then being sick for dayz because I’m too stressed to handle food thing isn’t working for me (side note: I know it’s not food poison b/c Dustin tried both my soup and my rice and he’s fine).

Now back to writing my Indianz paper and trying not to vom anymore.

P.S. sorry for all the talk about vom today

The Day After Thanksgiving (Not Black Friday)

Yesterday, Thanksgiving was delicious. It was just a delicious day in general. Most of the day was low key. Example: I spent an hour on the phone with someone in India trying to get our wireless internet working and when it finally turned on, it was a Thanksgiving Miracle (#1). Then it was the afternoon and almost dinner time and my brother’s girlfriend got off work and my friend Marissa came over and we all ate. My mom made ham AND turkey and lots of other delicious things. It was good. Then we ate pumpkin pie and wild blackberry pie and some of my belated birthday cake (which was my mom’s homemade carrot cake, and it is like, the best cake EVER). Then I went food coma status for a while and tried to craft a skirt. I semi failed. It needs more work.

Later, in the night time, I met up with Beth and Marissa. We were going to meet our friends, but they were being jerksauce/lamefaces. So instead we went to the Red Carpet (remember how I love the red carpet?) because Ho Ho’s was closed, and it was the only bar in town open, and it really was a Thanksgiving Miracle (#2)! A little while later, all of our jerksauce friends showed up, and they weren’t so jerksauce anymore and we had a girls only dance party to the classy jukebox in the divest bar in Hood River with sketchy old men watching. And it was fun times.

Today I woke up and ate pumpkin pie for breakfast. Because I don’t care about calories today or yesterday or most of the time I guess. And then I ate more leftovers later. Thanksgiving leftovers (especially leftover sandwiches, Rebeka style) may be my favorite meal in the whole world:

Today after my breakfast of pie/champions, I went to the Dalles to meet my baby Tot cousin for the first time. He was born the day after my 25th birthday and he is just so perfect! His real name is Rogue (but you should call him Tot) and we’re basically best friends (love at first sight?). Also while I was visiting he had the most giant vomit ever. It was like a fountain of vomit that barely missed Katie’s face. Silly Tot cousin!

Chip took pictures of us being in love on his phone and on his camera too, but I haven’t harassed him to send me them yet, so you’re stuck with this one of him and Katie on the day he was born:

Later tonight: belated birthday love will be had with Beth and Marissa, and then we will engage in some more girl time with more lovely ladies.

Tomorrow: I’m headed back to Seattle.

Sunday: the plan is: homework, so much homework and a whole paper about the Indianz.

I don’t want this weekend to be over. And I guess it’s not. It’s only 1/2 over. And I hope the last 1/2 is as good as the first.

P.S. The title of this post is the way it is because, confession, I don’t like black Friday. I don’t really get it. I especially don’t get why, if for some reason, you felt the need to go shopping at the crack of dawn, you wouldn’t just wake up, turn on your laptop and do your shopping from bed on amazon.com instead of waiting in like, in the rain, outside of wal mart? No one looks cute waiting in the rain in the middle of the night outside of Wal Mart. NO ONE! Not cute!