GIRLZ

Do you guys watch the HBO show Girls? If you don't, well, you should probably steal someone's HBO password and go watch all of the episodes right now. It's so good it warrants password theft (statements like that are probably the reason I didn't pass the ethics portion of the bar... So maybe don't steal things.).

Anyway, Season 2 of Girls premiers January 13th and I can't wait. Here's a little preview that I've watched multiple times today. #noshame #dontjudgeme

Speaking of things I'm excited about: it's finally Friday. What are your weekend plans? Dustin and I are going to decorate our apartment for Christmas at some point, and tomorrow night we're going to a wedding at Greenlake. You all know how much I love weddings, so hopefully it will be a fun time!

Thanksgiving (and last weekend too)

It’s Thanksgiving day and I made the drive down from Seattle to my parents’ house this morning. We always have a quick dinner, everyone stuffs their faces for about 20 minutes and the rest of the day is spent watching tv and trying to cool down (my mom likes to make sure the wood fire is always roaring).

I figured all this down time is the perfect excuse to drink some red wine, snuggle with Fluffy and blog. Historically Thanksgiving for me has been spent not drinking wine, snuggling with (read: sobbing into) the cat and outlining for finals. Life after law school is so good!! Hooray!

Anyway, here I go: Last weekend I also made the trip back to White Salmon for my Tot cousin’s FIRST birthday party. His birthday is the day after mine, and we are basically twins (even down to our matching shin, dragon-shaped birthmarks). I love that kid!

We all got matching shirts for his birthday (with his cute little face screen printed on them), we ate cake, opened presents, and I obviously stayed hours after the party was over because I don’t get to see Chip and Katie NEARLY as much as I’d like anymore.

The night before the party I was able to sneak in some time with my Hood River friends. It was our friend Nate’s going away party last Friday and I made it out to the end of the party (after my SEVEN HOUR drive from Seattle… #neveragain). It’s always so fun to see these kids:

 
I’m hoping I’ll get to see everyone again while I’m here for the holiday.

Also, fun fact, today and tomorrow are my first EVER paid days off! Did I already mention that I LOVE life after law school? Because I do! I think this whole no-law-school-thing is one of the things I am most thankful for today (on this day all about thankfulness and shoving all the food in your face).

And now, it’s time to go get a refill on that wine…

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope you all are having a wonderful day.

time with you is my favorite time

Yesterday marked the two year anniversary of my first date with Dustin. Two year date-a-versary, if you will.

That guy, let me tell you (again), he is the best. He's really smart, he makes me feel safe and cared for, he has a great sense of humor, and he is really stubborn, but I love him anyway. He's all the things I want in a partner (minus maybe the stubborn part, but you know).

Yesterday we didn't do much . One of his friends who he hadn't seen in ages was in town, so after work we spent some time with her before Dustin took her to the airport. While he was gone I laid on the couch and felt sorry for myself because I was cold and hungry and tired #standard. SO, what does Dustin do? It's like he knows and he shows back up with delicious steak sandwiches and then cranked up the heat. See what I mean about the whole taking care of me thing? But really, that's just the tip of the iceberg.

He is awesome and I would probably be starved and homeless and cold without him.

Thanks Dustin, I love you!

on growing up

Yesterday I turned 26.

26 seems so much older than 25. Or maybe every year just seems so much older than the last these days.

On my last day of 25 I thought a lot about all of the personal milestones that I hit during my 25th year: I represented a client in court, I graduated law school, I studied for and took the bar, I moved in with Dustin, I got a grown-up job, etc. It was a big year for me. And now there's 26. What does 26 have in store? Surely not as many exciting things. I mean, how could it?

Hopefully during my 26th year I will get better at that whole ethics thing and pass that part of the bar, I would also like to gain some job-security. Microsoft is great, but being a contractor always comes with some uncertainties. Maybe in my 26th year I will get a full time Microsoft job. And become ethical. Those are my goals (bam!). But I don't know what else I have to look forward to this year. Maybe that's alright, though. A year to rest and get my life started after school, school, school for the past 20something years. It has all been sort of exhausting and exciting and maybe now I get to step back and take a deep breath. Is this what being an adult feels like?

To celebrate my first, adult birthday I worked all day with the exception of a bubble tea and cake break thanks to my co-workers. After work I went to dinner with Dustin at the best little French restaurant where I ordered Brussels sprouts and mushrooms and a glass of red wine. What kind of a meal is that? I mean... when Dustin asked me what I wanted for dinner I told him Brussels Sprouts, how grown-up-gross is that? But guys, it was amazing. So good. Then, to top off the night I went to bed at about 8:30. So that's that. Apparently I jumped straight from 25 to 70.

Cheers to another year!

yay washington!

Today I am proud to be a resident of Washington State. One of my friends summed up a few of the election results so well when he said:

The "Gay Marriage" measure passed easily in Washington, even though nowhere near 50% of Washingtonians are gay. And the marijuana legalization passed even more convincingly, but I would bet that far less than 50% of people (let alone actual voters) smoke pot. This just shows that a large number of people from the best state in the country put their own interests aside and thought about how their vote would affect other people. Washingtonians who do not smoke pot do not want those that do to be unfairly and excessively punished for an activity that hurts no one. And Washingtonians who are straight do not want basic rights denied to their friends and neighbors because of who those friends and neighbors happen to love. This was a victory for compassion and empathy, and for logic and reason. Everyone wins.

Politics aren't really my thing, but kindness and treating others the way you would want to be treated is, so here is to Washington and it's awesomeness! Cheers, friends!

silly excitement + america!