sneaky

You are very very sneaky Mrs. Smith (really your name is Arentz, but we will let the details slide... actually TECHNICALLY you are Ms. Smith). Now go to bed! :)

The Urge

I have the urge to pop my blister... it is just staring at me... waiting to burst open... to ooze with clear liquid - YUMMY!

I have the urge to eat anything sweet that appears in our house, which is why we RARELY EVER have sweets in the house - last night Kai, being the awful fiance that he is (HA!), made chocolate chip banana cookies... those too just stare at me all night along... I know they are there... and I have to make sure they still taste as good as they did 2 minutes ago - I am definitely a fat kid at heart.

I have the urge to run a marathon. I have wanted to run a marathon for years now and my friend AF just ran her first and completely inspired me to do one - LC you down?

I have the urge to move every 2 years -- it is a problem. We both get antsy at the 2 year mark. We lived in Walnut Creek for 2 years; Florence for 2 years and we have been in California for 2 years -- do you see a pattern? When do you settle down? Is it ok not to? I feel like we have to follow this "strict" way of doing things: get married, have kids, build the white picket fence in suburbia - but what if that is not what we want? We want more... we want to see the world; we want our kids to see the world; we want to be challenged; we want to feel awkward; to meet new people, taste new food; we want to breath different air, learn new languages....BUT I also think we can achieve all of the above without having to move every two years. We just need to be a bit more creative: do more research, find new ways of learning new things, do something new every weekend... It is too easy to get comfortable: to know what you know and to be okay with that... but for us that feeling is temporary and we both yearn for more eventually, which is what makes us a great team!

I have the urge to smell and taste everything - i just found a little hard brown thing in our bed - I tasted it - it was a small rock.

I have the urge to decorate. One of the things that I missed while living in Italy was having our own place to decorate as we wished. If I am bored, I will simply walk around rearranging. My problem is that I do not have enough patience to fully complete most projects. I might see something that I would LOVE to create (some do it yourself fun), but I know better than to start... because that thing that should be looking like a new upholstered ottoman is still lying sadly in the garage looking like a pile of wood and fabric.

Anyway, that's it... HOLLER!

Things

+ Tonight a friend is turning 21 - I wish I were turning 21! We re celebrating in Petaluma at Old Chicago Pizza which is supposed to be delic! My 21st consisted of public urination, tranny bars, ghetto-ness, and a ton of debauchery... ah to be 21 again!

+ It's a BOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So excited for G and M!!!!!!!!!! Mini tuxedo... what?!

+ Tomorrow is a friend's movie premiere which I so happen to be in! He is premiering it at the Coppola Theater at SFSU - congrats Matt!

+ After the movie premiere, we are heading for a sixtuplet date night at Andalu in the Mission in SF. Can't wait to laugh out booties off with Sonya, Mike, Mark and Gio... oh and did I mention $15 bottomless sangria and beer - HOLLER!

+ Sunday we are ripping out the nasty tile around the fireplace so that we can replace it with pretty venetian glass stucco - yum... oh, and by WE i mean HIM! I am a great project manager!

+ I love getting off wok on Fridays at 3pm.

+ 14 days till I get to see my sista!

+ 16 days till we go wedding dress shopping!

+ 37 days till we get to see Linds and Chris!

+ Wednesday was my daddy-o's birthday. He treated us to an AMAZING meal at Cyrus. From start to finish this restaurant is top-notch! I will post my gross pictures next week!

+ I love changing the "centerpiece" on my table depending on the season. Below is what is being showcased for the month of November.


HOLLER!

MU HA HA HA HA HA!

Halloween was spent at Leth and Jared's house surrounded by friends and a best friend who would be leaving shortly for Milan (turd!).


The evening was complete with spider deviled eggs (thanks Leth) and candy corn cake (thanks Dina!).


I know my costume is kind of lame and unoriginal, but:
1) it was $12.99 at Rite Aid versus $60.99 at the Halloween store
2) an extra bonus: it covered my booty - Score! Actually, I lied -- the original skirt that came with it, BARELY covered my booty, so I wore my own shorts (how creative am I... riiight!)
3) extra extra bonus: it did not smell like rancid horse slash old hippie like this cowboy's outfit:

I definitely have to give a shout out to the best costume of all though... It comes all the way from across the pond... Florence, Italy... drum roll please.... and the award goes to .... Lindz!!!!!! - L you rocked it! Plus I was uber happy to see that MiKai made an appearance on the poster!... We should all be so nerdy!

The morning after Halloween, Leth, Mish and I had the "last" supper (actually lunch/breakfast thing) to bid Mish adieu (arriverderci would be more fitting, I suppose). Saying goodbye was tough, but knowing that she is LOVING Milan makes it all ok :)

And on the flipside, while one friend moved, two friends are moving back! Can't wait to be reunited with you two crazies!

60 years!

Happy 60th wedding anniversary to my 2 grandparents, Bob and Shan! On Friday night the family (minus Chi) celebrated in Walnut Creek with a YUMMY meal and lots of funny stories!

Cheers to 60 years -- your marriage is a testament to true love and an inspiration to those of us just "starting".

Please ignore my embarrassing (as Beck puts it "truck mud flapper pose") as I did not know whether everyone could be seen -- oops... what an embarrassment!

I am obsessed with these flowers and this feather and am going to find a way to incorporate them into our black, white and green wedding :)

Wedding Update

Done:
+ Location - Check!
+ Photographer - Check!
+ Planner/Assistant - Check!
+ Florist - Check!
+ Officiant - Check!
+ Bridesmaids/Groomsmen - Check!
+ Engagement pics - Check!

To do:
+ Dress
+ Rings
+ Honeymoon
+ Decorations
+ Save-the-Dates
+ Caterer
+ Invites
+ Cake/Dessert
+ Bridal party attire
+ Alot of other crap

Good times :)

Grateful

Today I am grateful for (thanks Leth for the inspiration):
* My treasure of a fiance: He is so loving, sweet and lets me be me.
* My family: We are all so close and we got eachother's backs no matter what!
* My friends: near and far, I know that I always have them close... I am never lonely :)
* My grandparents: I have been blessed to grow up with all 4 grandparents. My grandpa Nick is proving time and time again that he is the strongest person I know as he beats every single obstacle that tries to get in his way - not only does he beat it though; he jumps over it and kicks it in the ass! I am so grateful for his stories.
* My gym classes: I know this sounds silly, but I LOVE my monday, wednesday, and thursday classes - they re-energize and center me!
* My house: I still cannot believe that I was able to buy a house last year - I love just sitting on the couch and looking across the room knowing that this is mine (and now ours).
* My sister: I love our weekly catch-ups - she cracks me up and makes me miss her even more!

That's it for now :)

At the airport

Sitting in Salt Lake City with 2 hours till the plane leaves. People watching.

Gentleman with teal blue polo - legs crossed - showing a bit too much underneath the shorts - tan - arm resting on the chair next to him waiting for a lovely lady to take a seat, i am sure - no wedding band. He looks like an Eric. Vacations in Hawaii.

Business man with glasses on - light reflecting off his glasses - writing on his blackberry - looking up - looks like a James. No wedding band. Looks tired probably from a big business meeting today. Likes Miami.

College student coming from a job interview - striped shirt - backpack - lives in Denver, Colorado (wow as I wrote this - he got up and went to the Denver boarding area -- creeeepy) - likes to snowboard. Probably a Mark.

Girl with glasses sat down next to James -- they should start talking about their glasses - hers are smaller than his - orange purse clashes against her green tank top - crossed legs (she is going to get varicose veins if she doesn't uncross them soon) - Amanda is reading a book - probably something from the twilight series.

Dude in a grey suit sits down and watches espn on the tv - he is probably a sports manager - drinking a large drink from BK (probably a diet coke) - Chewing gum at the same time - oddness - married to Brenda (stay at home mom to kelly and nick).

Couple across me - anna and jake - met in college - she was mormon, he wasn't - he is mormon now - she is studying to be a nurse - he works in marketing - he has a wedgie when he gets up - she pretends not to notice - she is pregnant with Jessy.

that's it for now :)

top honeymoon spots

Getting engaged meant that WE COULD NOW PLAN OUR NEXT TRIP! Even though it will have to be without our favorite travel buddies L+C (I suppose...). Infact that was one the first things I said after Kai proposed: "OMG we can plan a honeymoon!" - you can tell where my mind is (mind you, we were CURRENTLY on vacation! -- sickness?).

So we are making a list of possible honeymoon places to ponder for a bit. We know that we want sun, sand, relaxation and a bit of adventure.

This is what we have so far:

Tahiti
Bora Bora
Mauritius
Maldives
Greece
Jamaica
Zanzibar

Anyone have anything to say about any of the above?