Katie and Josh's Wednesday Wedding

Yesterday I got off of work at 2, picked up Katie, took her to get her bridal bouquet, took her to my house and we got ready for her wedding. You guys, yesterday Katie got married!

After Katie's mom met us at my apartment and we had fixed our hair and makeup, and had a few sips of pink champagne, we drove to the courthouse downtown Seattle.

The only time Katie freaked out all day was when we were sitting in terrible i5 rush hour traffic on the way to the courthouse. Josh called her and said that they were waiting, and ohmygoshwhyarentyouhereyet?! And there was a moment of "I'm not going to make it to my own wedding" panic, but otherwise things were happy and totally smooth.

When we finally got downtown I dropped Katie and her mom off, found a really lucky parking spot on the street, sprinted up a hill in my dress and heels in the pouring Seattle rain while being laughed at by a parking attendant, and made it in time for a few pre-wedding pictures.

the wedding party: me, Katie, Josh and the best man, Will 

Katie and Josh right before they said "I do"

 



After waiting a few minutes the judge took us up to the top floor of the courthouse where there was an incredible view. She performed a short, sweet ceremony and it was perfect.

After everything was done at the courthouse we headed to Staple and Fancy for and incredible multi-course dinner.

The dinner was a special chef's menu served family style. We started dinner with bread, olive oil, and balsamic vinegar while we sipped on delicious drinks. The first real course was a ton of appetizers which were all interesting and totally delicious (think: white fish crostini, chilled asparagus and ramp soup, house made ricotta with peas, etc.). We then had a pasta course which consisted of a clam pasta and a chicken ravioli. The third course was the most amazing pork any of us had ever tasted and not-at-all-fishy bass. Before we left we enjoyed wedding cake, which was topped with Katie's grandmother's cake topper from her 25th wedding anniversary. It was just all so fun, low-stress, and perfect.

I'm so happy for Katie and Josh (my new best-friend-in-law ha). Hooray!!

P.S. This might sound totally weird but Wednesday weddings are awesome, and it somehow seemed extra special. I also loved that there were only a few of us there so we all got to really enjoy each other's company. Katie and Josh decided they wanted to "elope" a few months ago, after they started planning a bigger wedding and decided it was too much stress. They chose yesterday (Wednesday, May 15th) because it's their two year dating anniversary and they're heading to Ecuador this weekend, so that trip can act as a honeymoon until Katie's grad school schedule calms down a bit.

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!

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! 

Dustin’s Birthday

On Friday Dustin got some exciting news at work so we went out for congratulations/early birthday dinner. I love having a great sushi place just a block away. I’m not sure this living in the city thing will ever get old.

 
We spent the rest of the night watching last week’s SNL and hanging out on the couch.

Saturday was Dustin’s birthday so I made him bacon, hash browns and biscuits+gravy for breakfast. He wanted to relax for his birthday so we spent a lot of the day hanging out at the apartment, watching football (well, he watched football, I read magazines). I also made cupcakes and Dustin opened presents. I love birthdays.

In the evening, we ventured out for a little shopping and then came home before walking up the street for some Chinese food (Dustin’s favorite). When we got home I sang happy birthday and Dustin blew out his candles:

Today he left on a business trip #totesimportant #imisshimalready

I really love that guy.

Happy birthday, Dustin! I hope your day was as wonderful as mine.

disposable cameras and dress up

For my law school graduation, Dustin thought it would be fun to buy a bunch of fun dress up stuff and have it sitting on a table for everyone to wear around all day (I was obviously princess Rebeka J.D. in my tiara all day!). I loved it! Such a great idea!

In my mind, you cannot have a dress up table without some cameras to capture all the awesomeness, so on our night before graduation trip to Target to buy my dad a polo shirt, I grabbed some disposable cameras. Middle school style!

Let me tell you, the pictures turned out awesome! I loved all the disposable camera fun (and seeing all the pictures other people had taken):

Dustin, Me, Art, Amy

Marissa:

Marissa bubble blowing:

Me bubble twirling:

Front porch sitting (Art, Jim, Dustin, Ethan, Scott, Beth, Me):

The night before graduation! Beth, Me, Dustin:

Immediately after graduation, Me, Marissa, Beth:

My mom, me, brother Jim, Chip: 
My dad and I:

Dustin and I:

Me, Amy, Dustin:

Maegan and Matt:

Dance Party (Beth, Me, Meagan, Marissa) to Drop it Low:

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again: such a good day!

bleh bleh bleh

in which I vent, feel free to skip this one:

I woke up this morning when Dustin left for work and I just wasn’t feeling it (and when I say it, I mean today). It’s a bummer to wake up feeling like that, you know? So I got out of bed, tried to shake the feeling, gave Dustin some hugs and a kiss and sent him out the door. Then I made coffee and took a few sips before I just gave up and crawled back into bed and I tried my hardest to go back to sleep for the sole purpose of sleeping the whole day away. It was one of those mornings that I haven’t had in so long. And I promise you I didn’t miss them.

I fell back asleep only to dream that my landlord was tearing the tub out of my house and he found a bunch of dead rats and also a dead raccoon in our wall. I swear I could smell it in my sleep. And then this guy had a key to our house, and I hated it, and then he stole money from me. I hated that too.

I woke up 20 minutes later, potentially feeling worse than before, finished my coffee and forced myself into the shower.

I want to go back to my home. I’m tired of living out of a pile of my things on the floor. I don’t want to be a burden but I also don’t want to vomit from the sheer smell of my home. #conflicted. BTW that happened last week. The vomit. TMI? Sorry.

Oh and let me tell you also that Vegas was just a disaster, you guys. So much drama (stupid ex girlfriends). And I don’t ever want to think about it again. But there were some good Rebeka + Dustin parts (ex: the Viva Elvis Cirque de Soleil show we went to on Friday night, and dancing around by ourselves, and eating crepes) so maybe I’ll blog about them when I’m not so upset about the drama.

Maybe I’m experiencing some post-vacation blues (major sunburn all over my backside, blues). Or maybe it’s the rainy Seattle week blues. Or maybe it’s the displacement. Or maybe it’s just life. But I hope I snap out of it soon.

I lied, here is one vegas picture. Saturday night fun: Have I mentioned lately that he’s the best? He’s holding me together. And I love him for that (and so many other things too). Thanks, you.

kitties and ponies and creatures of the sea

Remember that one time when I was gifted a GIANT heart filled with goodies and I was all “I’ll tell you about it later” and then I didn’t? Yeah, whoops!

Well, I’m telling you now that this GIANT heart was filled with some GEMS! And it was adorned with some too (pony and kitten stickers ALL over? Check). Let me show you what was inside:

 Random cat figurine? Yep.

 Kitten BFF candy? Double yep. We decided I’m the kitten on the left and Dustin is the one on the right because he is bigger and fluffier and clearly I have been snacking on something because my mouth is all dirty. I’m always hungry. Fact. This has all been deeply contemplated ha.

Getting jealous yet? I would be…

also in the box: pony toys, lots of candies (I’ve basically devoured all the reeces PB cups because I mean, how could I not?) a hot wheels rapist van, bubbles (BUBBLES!!?) $1.99 sexy time dice (ex: “make out” “in the closet” = yeah that definitely happened) and other TREASURES!

Also that night we had a rad dinner (you’re welcome boyfriend) – in case you were wondering. You were, right?

 I forced Dustin to shuck the oysters because that’s MAN WORK! And also the shells smelled really gross. But the insides were SO good.

 We ate Skillet’s Bacon Jam – which was jammy and bacony and weirdly good. Like BBQ Bacon spread? – that I gifted to Dustin

 And also we ate lots and lots of crab and we drank champagne and it was delicious.Even if I did get a $44 parking ticket while I was inside the seafood market. WHATEVER IT WAS ALL FOR LOVE!

Anyway, I hope your hearts are satisfied now that you know what was in the box (that’s what she said?).

I’m going to go finish getting ready for work and ask the mice men (exterminators, whatever) when they’ll be done catching mice so I can go to work.

Oh and PS HAPPY FRIDAY LOVELIES! 

random flowers vs. valentine’s day flowers

The other night my roommate Kylee and I were talking about Valentine’s day. I’ve never been a fan of the day. Valentine’s day always has a way of making me feel bad about myself. Either I’m single (which is the worst, being single on Valentine’s day, I mean, c’mon) or everyone in the whole world is busy spending their day out-doing my relationship. And I hate it.

It’s not even like I want much on Valentine’s day. I just want to spend a little time with my valentine. And I want to feel loved. That’s really all.

If you must do something above and beyond to make my day really special I suppose you could throw in some snacks or wine or snuggles or a homemade card, that’d definitely win you a few extra points in my book.

When Kylee and I were talking I confessed that I don’t like roses. I’m that girl. And I also don’t like that drug store chocolate crap that comes in those cardboard hearts. Gross. SO gross. Judge away. It’s true. Those are two Valentine’s day no-nos in my opinion.

But that’s not to say I hate all chocolate or that I hate all flowers. I actually really like good quality dark chocolate and also I really like most flowers (especially tulips). I used to work in a flower shop doing deliveries, back in High School, and I liked that job a lot. I loved seeing the look on unsuspecting people’s faces when you would knock on their door, wait for them to answer, and then give them a beautiful bouquet of their favorite flowers. I love that ish. #preciousmoments

I still think that random gifts of flowers are the best. Random flowers because someone was thinking about you and wanted to do something special for you is so much better than getting Valentine’s day flowers because someone feels like that’s what they “should” be doing. That’s just dumb. Kylee agreed with me. Because she is awesome.

Random flowers = the best, Valentine’s day flowers = we’ll definitely take them, and we’ll even like them, but they’re definitely not as special.

Then I said goodnight to Kylee, went to bed, woke up the next morning and went to school. After that I came home to drop off my things, take some deep breaths to calm the F down (I got out of 6 hours of class to find that I had gotten a $53 parking ticket for exceeding the 2 hour street parking limit by like 20 minutes while I was in class). Then Dustin came to pick me up for date night.

And guys, it’s like he read my mind. Or Kylee had told him (which she didn’t), or something. Because when he took me out to his car and opened up the passenger door to let me in (#lovethat), guess what was on my seat? A bouquet of just because flowers. And I loved them. So much. And him too (obvs). 

Aren’t they pretty?

I don’t mean to sound super braggy or anything like that.  That’s not the point of this. The point is that random flowers will definitely make your lady’s day. I promise they will. So do it. Go buy her flowers. Not because you feel like you have to because it’s Valentine’s day or something, but because you want to make her feel special. And because flowers are pretty. So go! GO!

And also, this post is here because, well, just a little bit because I got just because flowers from my awesome boyfriend, and they made me feel special and I wanted to brag. Judge away :)

Relating & Communicating & Good Things Like That

I have always been told (and also sort of believed) that you should treat others the way you want to be treated. It seems like a good idea, right? Be kind to people if you want them to be kind to you. Tell people nice things if you want to also hear nice things. I could go on but I think you get the gist.

Anyway, after my first and only class of the day (first day of my last semester of law school complete!) I came home and unsuccessfully job searched for a while (unrelated: if anyone has any search tips or knows or any opportunities I’d LOVE to know) and then stumbled upon something I found really interesting and useful. I found: The 5 Love Languages by Gary Chapman. Apparently it’s a NY Times top selling book? I had never heard of it. But I really liked this guy’s idea.

Chapman’s 5 Love Languages theory (from what I’ve gathered, and I’m sorry if I’m getting any of this wrong) basically says that different people like to be treated in different ways. That makes sense, right? It says that you shouldn’t just assume that your partner likes to be treated the same way you like to be treated. And if your partner isn’t treating you the way you want to be treated it probably isn’t because they don’t love you, it’s probably because they show and perceive affection differently than you, and they may be showing you affection and love in the way you the way they like to receive affection and by doing the things that makes them feel loved when done for them and not the way you like to be adored.

If that was confusing here is a hopefully less confusing example: I really like when Dustin tells me nice things and spends time with me. When these two things happen, I feel the happiest and most loved. However, Dustin really likes when I do nice things for him, like make him dinner or watch his cat when he’s gone. When I do those things for him, he feels most loved. But naturally, I’m going to try and tell him nice things and spend lots of time with him because of the way I feel when he does those things for me, and (up until today) I assumed that those things must make him feel the most loved too. Don’t get me wrong, I’m sure those things make him feel good and loved too, it’s just that me spending time with him and telling him how much I like him and how handsome he is aren’t the actions that make him feel most loved.

After I stumbled upon this 5 Love Languages information I immediately e-mailed Dustin and made him take the quiz. You should go take the QUIZ too, in order to see which of the Love Languages best describes you (and if you have a partner, probably go make them take it and then you can read about the affection they like the most and in doing so improve communication and affection and things in your relationship).

Here are Chapman’s 5 Love Languages:

Words of Affirmation – “Actions don’t always speak louder than words. If this is your love language, unsolicited compliments mean the world to you. Hearing the words, “I love you,” are important—hearing the reasons behind that love sends your spirits skyward. Insults can leave you shattered and are not easily forgotten.”

Quality Time – “In the vernacular of Quality Time, nothing says, “I love you,” like full, undivided attention. Being there for this type of person is critical, but really being there—with the TV off, fork and knife down, and all chores and tasks on standby—makes your significant other feel truly special and loved. Distractions, postponed dates, or the failure to listen can be especially hurtful.”

Receiving Gifts – “Don’t mistake this love language for materialism; the receiver of gifts thrives on the love, thoughtfulness, and effort behind the gift. If you speak this language, the perfect gift or gesture shows that you are known, you are cared for, and you are prized above whatever was sacrificed to bring the gift to you. A missed birthday, anniversary, or a hasty, thoughtless gift would be disastrous—so would the absence of everyday gestures.”

Acts of Service - “Can vacuuming the floors really be an expression of love? Absolutely! Anything you do to ease the burden of responsibilities weighing on an “Acts of Service” person will speak volumes. The words he or she most want to hear: “Let me do that for you.” Laziness, broken commitments, and making more work for them tell speakers of this language their feelings don’t matter.”

Physical Touch – “This language isn’t all about the bedroom. A person whose primary language is Physical Touch is, not surprisingly, very touchy. Hugs, pats on the back, holding hands, and thoughtful touches on the arm, shoulder, or face—they can all be ways to show excitement, concern, care, and love. Physical presence and accessibility are crucial, while neglect or abuse can be unforgivable and destructive.”

Note: the descriptions above were taken directly from this site

I’m sure just from reading the descriptions you could tell which ones were most like you, right? I had a pretty good idea for myself, but I wasn’t completely sure which category Dustin would score highest on when he took the test. However, after he told me his numerical scores, my eyes were opened to the types of things that he appreciates most. In learning what gestures and affections he truly appreciates and wants most from me. Now that I know this, I hope I will better be able to treat him the way he wants to be treated, and I also hope that if I do so he will be happier because of that.

And, you know, when your partner is happier, you will probably end up being happier too.

I think that appealing to your partner’s love languages has the potential to make your life easier and happier. When you show your love in a way that is understood completely (and your partner does the same for you), your partner will probably be happier, and because of their happiness (and hopefully yours too – seriously make your partner go take the quiz and share your results with each other)  things in your relationship will probably go smoother, in general.

I want to feel like Dustin “gets me” and I’m 100% positive he feels the same way about me. I think this may be a way we can do that.

Anyway, I hope you found this as interesting as I did, and also I hope I explained it in a somewhat coherent manner. If my explanation confused you, but found the idea interesting, you can go HERE and check out Chapman’s website yourself. Also, just FYI this post wasn’t endorsed, it was all a product of my joblessness and want to communicate better with my loverpantz, (who, by the way, bought me peanut butter yesterday – even though I only scored a 2 for gifts, I still totally appreciated it, and him). BAM! You’re welcome, friends.

And just in case you wanted a picture with this post,
Happy times with Rebeka & Dustin:

 

P.S. if you read all of that then snaps to you!

welcoming the new year

Ohh you guys. This new year’s eve, let me tell you: it was a good one. I got dressed up in a sparkly dress, had dinner with Dustin then bar hopped around his neighborhood. We started across the street at Naked City Brewery where I had some apricot cider and Dustin had some beer. Then we headed across the street to the Pirate Bar where I got a ton of compliments on my dress (really, who doesn’t like to get complimented?) and had a wonderful time with my hot Dustin date. We had a drink there then decided to head upstairs to Dustin’s apartment right before midnight to have our own private champagne toast (that boy got us some Moet & Chandon champagne which was amazing), watch the space needle fireworks on TV and a few more random fireworks from his balcony, and of course have an awesome new year’s kiss – isn’t that the best part?

Dustin getting the champagne popped while I’m getting excited from all the alcohol and Party Rock Anthem and love and things:

After midnight, I insisted that we go across the street to the “Yen Won Garden” (it’s actually called Yen Wor Garden or something – Dustin kept correcting me – whatever, it’s forever Yen Won in my mind). This place is a Chinese restaurant, dive bar, karaoke funtime. I guess I have a thing for dive-y Chinese Restaurant bars? Anyway, I have been wanting to go there practically since Dustin moved into his apartment, and my wish finally came true on Saturday night (great way to start off the new year, right?).

When we walked in they were playing the "Party Rock Anthem” and I freaked out and forced Dustin to dance with me on the “dance floor” – no one else was dancing. Side note: I don’t really get my obsession with that song on NYE, I think it was something about how it was associated in my mind with tons of good 2011 memories? When we were done shuffling, I got another drink (obviously necessary) and insisted that Dustin and I sing karaoke. He was all, “um no.” I was all “YES WE’RE AT THE YEN WON GARDEN, WE HAVE TO!” Then he was like “It’s yen WOR, and I’m drunk, and you’re wearing a pretty dress and I like you, so sure” (I’m not sure if that’s really what he said, but in my mind he did). Then I was like, “I want to sing ‘Disturbia’ by Rihannah.” And he was like “do you know ALL THE WORDS?” And I was like, “YES! Of course, you! This was my JAM senior year of college.” And then before I knew it they were calling our names to sing in front of like 10 really classy people who were not amused, and I was shoving the microphone in Dustin’s face because, shocker, I did not know all the words. I was also laughing and dancing all over the stage and screaming “dum dum de dum!”  It was so much fun, you guys. That’s the 100% truth!

After we “sang” our karaoke, we danced some more while other people sang, and the girl DJ/Karaoke master joined us for some dancing (and then there were three) and said we were awesome and then it was 2am and they were closing. After that Dustin and I went back to his apartment to drink more expensive champagne straight from the bottle (whoops, sorry) and stay awake until 6:30am.

The next day was a waste. We felt miserable, and then we ate some bacon and fried potatoes and later a whole pint of rocky road ice cream and a whole bag of popcorn and drank a lot of soda water with bitters and then we slept for 12 hours straight in an attempt to heal ourselves. The day after that was a waste too (besides the whole Ducks winning the Rose Bowl thing, which Dustin was SO happy about).

Overall, the weekend was really amazing.

Also Dustin, if you’re reading this, I’m sorry that I, in fact, did not know all the words to “Disturbia”, and I think you are the very best and also my most FAVORITE person for making my NYE so amazing (for the second year in a row), and for buying all of my drinks that night (and most nights), and my dinner too, and just for feeding me (all the time) in general. Oh, and also thank you for putting up with all of my crazy nonsense all the time. I have muches of loves for you, favorite boy.

And that was it, guys!

I hope you all had wonderful new year’s eves and midnight kisses and new year’s days too!

P.S. this year I’m resolving to take better care of my skin. I failed at washing my face on the first day of the year because of the hangover. But hey, that only leaves room for improvement, right? Right.

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. 

Fur Vest Love

Yesterday when Dustin got back from Eugene he was all, “let’s go to J Crew. I want to get some manly awesome Flannel like shirts” (also, “you think that they’re cute and I’d look good in them, right?” Because I win when it comes to helping him pick out clothes). Anyway, I was like “YES PLEASE! I love that idea!! I love J Crew and man flannel and most importantly I never want to do Indianz homework ever again! EVER! Please save me!” So we went to J Crew. And he got his man flannels that are soo cute handsome! And when he went to try them on (because I forced him – you don’t just buy things without trying them on first, c’mon) the woman was all, “we just got those in yesterday and they’re almost all sold out. Because they’re sooo cute handsome!” Win.

Anyway after that he suggested we go to H&M (secretly, as “a thank you Rebeka for not being all pist (yes, with a t) that I left to go to a football game on the anniversary of our first date, which clearly you were really excited about”) and unsuspectingly, I was all, alright, I LOVE H&M (but that’s kind of weird that you are suggesting we go there). But I didn’t question it. So we walked over and I found this just AMAZING fur vest (actually Dustin spotted it… so weird). And he was all I’m buying it for you as an early Christmas gift and because you let me go have fun and watch football, and because that’s what I wanted to get you for Christmas anyway, and this way you’ll shut up about how you want a fur vest sooooooo bad. And I was like, have I really been that bad? And he was like yes. Whoops, sorry!

Anyway the moral of that whole story was: yesterday I got a fur vest and I NEVER WANT TO TAKE IT OFF:

Also, yes, I am taking a picture of myself in my mirror (which makes you look like 30 lbs skinnier than you actually are, it’s kind of awesome). Because I have no friends to take one for me this morning. AND I COULDN’T WAIT!

I wanted to share all of my furry glory with you.

Also the coffee is kicking in. And I don’t want to go to Real Estate. But I must (because I’m the best law student), so we’ll chat later. BYE FRIENDZ! xxoo

P.S. not that you care (?? I wouldn’t) but here is my outfit credit: the plain white shirt is from Nordstrom, H&M FAUX FUR VEST (is the best), F21 jeans, and my boots are from an Urban Outfitters sale (because that’s how I roll).

Cheers to One Year(s)!

Yesterday Dustin and I celebrated the 1 year anniversary of our first date. Technically it was a year ago today, but he (omg guys) got last minute tickets to go watch the Ducks’ Football Game vs. USC today in Eugene. So he left this morning to go, because he LOVES his UO FB. And so we celebrated last night. And it was really really good.

Last night we went to El Chupacabra for dinner, where we went last year, a year ago, with some of his friends (Ben, Kate and Greg) for date #1. I got the pork tacos and a tecate a year ago, and I got it again last night. But to be fair, I always get the pork tacos, because they are SO GOOD!

I remember being all nervous last year before he picked me up. And changing my outfit like 50 times. And Kylee and her friend Andrea making fun of me and being like, you’re going on a DATE! And I was like NO I’M NOT, STOP CALLING IT A DATE, IT’S NOT A DATE, WE’RE JUST FRIENDS! Because we were, we had mutual friends, and he had just moved from Portland to Seattle, and he was really from Hood River, and guys, WE WERE JUST FRIENDS!

But then after my date, he dropped me off at my house, no kiss, even though I definitely would have liked it if he would have decided to make the move (did I really just admit that for the first time on my blog?!), and I went inside and thought to myself, yeah, that was definitely a date. Fuck.

Oh and also, I was kind of tipped off as to the whole date thing when after dinner, we went to Kate and Ben’s apartment, and we were playing darts and I kept throwing them into the wall because I sucked and we were all laughing together, and then Ben came up to us and put his arm around me and was all “I like her SO much more than any of the others. Please keep her around.” And I was all, fuck, even Ben thinks we’re on a date.

(sorry for all the swearing today ha)

And then, the next day (a year ago tomorrow), I went to Kell’s downtown with my sorority sisters and proceeded to drunk text him and confess my undying love. Well, maybe not exactly undying love, but something like that. And then the rest is history. All of our magical love and things.

Anyway, last night we went to dinner, and then to Safeway, to get some beer, and then headed back to his apartment to watch a movie. This is what we ended up with (because we’re classy AND FUN):

Mini Keg!

And then I slept on his new mattress and didn’t die. And this morning we had breakfast (eggs and bacon and hash browns and coffee and OJ) together, and now he’s on his way to Eugene to watch the game.

I really like that guy. Yay to a whole year!

The Longest (Sweetest) Halloween Post

Dustin told me like, weeks ago, in the midst of all of his being gone non-sense that we would carve pumpkins for halloween (alright he maybe didn’t tell me as much as I begged until he agreed). But last week when he got back from all of his trips he asked me if I wanted to come over Friday for a pumpkin carving EXTRAVAGANZA! (Alright, he totally didn’t use the word extravaganza, but didn’t I make it sound exciting?). Obvi I told him yes.

On Friday I got really excited after I was done with school stuff and before he picked me up. So I curled my hair and sent him text pictures like this (it’s the “’get excited, you’ face”). Because I was bored and maybe lame? Don’t judge/pretend like you’ve never done it!

 

So, Friday evening after Dustin was off work and things, he picked me up and we went to Safeway to pick out pumpkins. Clearly I was being very picky about the whole thing but finally found one that was a good size and a good color and a good shape and had a good handle (so important) and didn’t have gross stuff on it.

After we loaded up our pumpkins we went back to Dustin’s apartment where I found this waiting for us:

HALLOWEEN TABLE OF FUN (the great pumpkin charlie brown DVD, jack-o-lantern pizza, gummy worms and candy cornz in skull goblets, science project skull face, cookie decorating things, jelly beans, pumpkin carving things and games). He also had taken out a light bulb in his hall and replaced it with a red light and had scary music playing when we got there (obvi I had to turn the regular light on to take this picture with my iPhone, sorry for the blurryness, I forgot my camera). So cute, right? What a little planner I have!

Oh and did I mention there was also a SPOOKY black cat?? (Battle Cat):

After putting the pizza in the oven and Dustin putting my bear hat on, we had mini photo shoot (because we’re good at it)…

Scary halloween bear faces now:

And then we got to work carving pumpkins.

This is what mine turned out like (so not scary):

And this was Dustin’s which was way more creative and scary and awesome (with him in the background, whoops ha):

side note: We also saved the seeds and Dustin roasted them and we ate them all weekend (fat kid status) and they were super delicious. The perfect Halloween weekend snack and paired well with ALL THE CANDY we ate – really, sooo much candy.

And in case you didn’t remember, our pumpkins looked really cool lit up (alright, his did, mine just looked goofy hah):

And also, last night for actual Halloween, Dustin put our pumpkins outside for everyone to see. He also bought glow sticks to put in them so they wouldn’t burn down his apartment complex in the night.

Bonus Quote: “rainman basically bankrupt the casinos and he was a ra-tard” guess that movie…!

Oh, and did I mention that we sipped on candy corn cocktails while we worked on our pumpkins and did our other Halloween activities?

Also all weekend we could not stop singing “Monster Mash” (honestly we probably sang it about a hundred times during the weekend, because we’re cool – at least we like each other, right? ha).

Dustin (in monster singer voice): The ghouls all came from their humble abodes, to get a jolt from my electrodes
Me (in girl du wop voice): They did the mash
Dustin: They did the monster mash
Me: The monster mash

After pumpkins and snacks, it was science experiment time:

     

We made zombie barf which was chunky and gross and too sugary for me and also it’s what Dustin is drinking in the above picture. And we also made jelly bugs. And it was pretty exciting (see picture of table, science experiments were made with the scary green scull thing).

After our science experiments we decided it was time to wind down from all of our activities and watch “it’s the great pumpkin charlie brown” which I just love so so much. I was SO excited to see this on the table of activities. Good job Dustin!

   

We watched, and ate pumpkin seeds and candy and drank our candy corn vodka and it was amazing.

The next day was Saturday. And Fall-time Saturdays are usually spent watching college football (or at least the Oregon Ducks and Washington Husky games). So we first went downstairs to the Baronoff for breakfast and then we headed up the street to Bleacher to watch the UO game.

I’m not going to lie. We went to the bar at noon. And we were the first people there. And by the time the game was over at like 3:30 we were both a little buzzed. Also I wore my bear hat. And it was rad (old men complimented me, duh).

Then afterwards, Dustin was like, “let’s keep day drinking” and I was like “AWESOME! I LOVE THAT IDEA!” Because I had decided on like Wednesday that I was going to take Saturday completely off from school work (the first completely off day in about a month) and it was the best. But in the midst of Dustin declaring that we were going to day drink we passed this time travel shop on our walk down Greenwood Ave. and Dustin insisted we go in (to be fair, we’ve wanted to go in a million times but they’re always closed). So we went in. And Dustin bought lots of things. Like this smoke gun (it’s a toy gun that blows smoke rings):

And then we went to the grocery store and then we played games on his patio area and shot smoke rings at each other. I was almost really good at the throw the ball in the cup game. But not quite. He beat me every time, even though I think I had more close shots ;)

isn’t my bear hat the best?

And then we came inside and he made us Philly Cheese steak Sandwiches because I forced him (okay, this time I didn’t force THAT much, because he likes them too).

And then we made and decorated BOOGER COOKIES (all his idea. so cute of him, right?) We did this on Saturday b/c we were too tired after all of our other activities on Friday. But it was so much funz:

The boogeriest cookie     

And then it was Saturday night and so we watched the University of Washington Huskies win their FB game. And we watched the really really awesome close Stanford vs. USC game. And we also watched “the Haunted Mansion” movie with Eddie Murphy. So silly.

We thought about going out to sing Karaoke but I was too tired and lame. Day drinking really took it out of me. Ha!

The next morning I made us biscuits and gravy and bacon. And Dustin made us Bloody Mary Bar. Because I love Bloody Marys. And there is a Pirate themed bar right downstairs from his apartment (I know, right??) that has bloody mary bar on Saturday and Sunday, but we always miss it. So he brought it to me. And it was sweet. He wins. All weekend he won.

    

And then after that I went back to being a normal, boring person law student. I went home and did homework and worked on a  motion that is being submitting to the court for the theft case I’ve been working on. But the weekend was super fun. I loved it so much.

On a side note though, my roommates and I didn’t get ANY trick or treaters last night. This is despite the fact that we live in a residential neighborhood. We even had our porch light on and pumpkins on our porch. I don’t get it? Oh well. More candy for me! Ha. Someone stop me!

Sorry this was such a long, picture heavy post. I hope you’re over it :)

Also, tell me about your weekend. Did you dress up and go out? Was it awesome?