You don't even want to know that craziness that has been our life lately. There's been many ups and downs, nothing too major - just enough to stress you out good for about a week at a time. Many things at this point still need to be finalized in lots of areas in our life - but I needed to get back to blogging. I missed this; this blank field to type away my thoughts in, and I'm glad to be back at it, back to less stress and more goals.
1. Focus on getting a few things getting some things crossed off my "27 Before 28 List." Some of the things I want to work on and complete are: mail my hair for my donation, start reading another book, finish off entries I started in my blank book (which I am documenting all twenty six items on my list), start reading the book Brittany lent me, plan a weekend getaway for Justin and I and surprise him with it, have a picnic in front of the fireplace - just to see more progess, as I've only crossed one thing off my list so far.
2. Do something off of my Pinterest boards (cook it, decorate it, make it, do it).
3. Get my brother to make me a CD with fun songs on it that I've loved for a long time, but have come back into my life recently due to the radio station that I've been listening to lately. For instance: Prince "Raspberry Beret," Men At Work "Land Down Under," Golden Earring "Twilight Zone."
4. Enjoy our long weekend together, as it will be the last weekend (probably in three months) that Justin and I will get to spend together. Hunting is all that boy can think about lately. And now that he's taken up bow hunting, it's expanded hunting season from about one month to about three months! All I am reminded of this year, is what my cousin Amanda wrote as advise for me at my bridal shower "take up a good hobby - hunting season is long!" (Pictures are between Great Falls and Shelby on I-15 on our way back home on our first anniversary on August 21, 2011.)
5. Do five spontaneous things with Justin during the week (as he'll be gone 3/4 weekends, and taking the 9th off as well). Justin and I have major issues with spontaneity, and I don't know when it really happened, but we need to shake it up a bit here and there.
6. Cook ten fall meals. I'm talking soups from scratch, casseroles, crock pot meals, and meals cooked in my tupperwear stack cooker. Good, wholesome, warm and flavourful dishes!
7. Take more pictures, and blog more. I'm thinking to get started back into blogging again, to do ten more blog posts during the month.
8. Have a relaxing bubble bath at least once a week. The cooler temperatures just make me want to jump into a warm bath!
9. Get another hair cut. Seriously, my hair has grown SO much since I chopped it all off. And I can't believe now that it was ever that long, when this comparatively short cut is driving me nuts!
Now for June's update: 0/6 completed to what I see as successful. I honestly just didn't want to think at all during the supper, and it was really evident in this resulting grade!
Brittany and I somehow managed to be have to go pee at the same time. When we first walked into the bathrooms, I was not expecting them to have big doors like they did, and have real walls between them. This is a classy joint! And I had to take a photo of them, Brittany did her best Sheldon impersonation - which caused us to do our first photo session.
Then the photo taking spilled out of the bathroom and continued on our walk back to our table, down the hallway.
The guys had a good time. Justin made me giggle a couple times that night: he'd ask me "remember that song," or "what's that commercial I like." And I would be left thinking of the answer until I had the problem solved. Made me feel really connected with him!
I requested "Pour Some Sugar On Me" by Def Leppard as soon as we got there. Then later in the night, I saw this lovely wall display. Then I'd randomly scream out "Def Leppard" whenever they seemed to not know what to play. That's why my voice was raspy the next morning, and my throut was sore on Sunday.
This was returning from Britt's and my second bathroom break, that we let Kas join us on!
Friday night we stayed up until 4:30am. There was some popcorn making and talking about randomness. When I finally laid down in bed, I noticed the sun was starting to make it's apperance. Saturday we had lunch of soup and sandwiches. Britt, Kas, Evan and I walked to the liquor and grocery stores. Part of the way, there was a group of young teenagers. We wondered if they were some of the zombies that were said to start taking over when the world came to an end. Kas almost left her cardigan on the sidewalk until I reminded her about it, which made her laugh hystarically - I love this laugh of hers. Supper was full of good drinks and great company. And the weather was nice enough for us to have our first patio party of the year (meeting another of my yearly goals - check 1/5).
When we were all stuffed full that we couldn't think of eating anymore - we decided (okay I begged some people), to play Twister. This is the game that Brittany gave me at my bridal shower, this is one of the best presents that I have ever gotten (it made me cry when I unwrapped this gift), this is the first time that I have played Twister and the first time I've opened the box (I had to take off the plastic). At first we all started off a little shy. And a lot sore (somehow I hurt my knee at work on Friday, this made my whole leg hurt at various parts of the weekend, mostly at my joints).
Give Lincoln the camera - and he turns into me. He took so many photos, then turned the camera on the spectators - him and Justin. (Personally, I think he just wanted to make an apperance on the blog, and have some pictures of himself to give me the gears on about making a scrapbook page for him; I know he's going to say that I have no excuse now that I have such lovely photos to work with!)
Then we started getting a bit crazier at the game. There was some compitition going on and game faces made their appearances.
More scrapbook worthy photos.
Then you can start to see the drunk faces. Some of the photos are a little X-rated, so I had to use only select ones (you are welcome to some people with blonde hair, glasses and who wore shorts) - apparently the boys thought it would be funny to put you and Evan into some scandalous positions! Basically, I was the biggest loser (I blame it on lack of Twister experience and a hurting leg unable to support my body weight), and Evan won!
When we got tired of Twister (or maybe we were all too sore?), we played a round of Things In A Box, and a flip through a Have You Ever drinking card game that Justin got in his Christmas stocking last year. This is when the hardcore laughter started. We were all just laughing at each other, shocked at some of the things that each of us had done - or at least admitted to. This is something I will never forget. Brittany was being the funniest that she has ever been. Then I think she got a little bit embarrassed and a bit of crying occured. Lowie came strutting out of Brittany's room late into the night, and I knew that he had just peed on the bed. I quickly washed Britt's blanket, and we were good to go again. Saturday we stayed up until 6am. There was a lot of light streaming through the bedroom window this time.