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So it’s late it’s late and I’m tired from moving today and yet bored, so I decide to go through some of the boxes that Hydee and I have unloaded. I start rummaging in one box that is already open and I see a few photos of Hydee’s mom and some knitting needles and the first thing I think is, “Great. A box of Hydee’s junk.” Both Hydee and I tend to collect boxes of “odds and ends”, which is a polite way of saying that we’re pretty disorganized and end up with boxes of God only knows what. I usually find tools in my boxes that, for the life of me, I can’t figure out what their original function was and that I secretly suspect never had one.
Here’s the rub though. As I poke through this one, I realize that it’s not Hydee’s. There’s an old driver’s license of mine, a ribbon from a 7th grade track meet, an old game CD of mine… this is OUR junk box. My junk mixed up with Hydee’s, and it all fits together like a Tetris game. Love can be so many things in so many ways… passionate, sublime, sincere, tender, caring… however, two people intermingling their mementos and having it all belong together is likely the most tangible sign of love that I have ever experienced.
So here’s the text message that I got from Lisa at 8:29 a.m. this morning.
“Is today cory & yours anniversary? Any plans?”
Yep, I forgot our anniversary.
Five summers ago, Cory asked me out to a game of pool with some friends. We started hanging out together pretty often. Then one night (5 years ago) we ended up on a date just the two of us. A week later, Mike asked me to come out for Cory’s birthday and that is when we “started dating.” We have been together since then. The last five years have flown by! Cory and I have definitely had our ups and downs! We both have worked on not taking our relationship for granted, making the other person laugh, and always being available for Emma cat to sit on!
As cheesy as it is to say… I just can’t imagine my life with out you, Cory. Thanks for being such an important part of my life! I LOVE YOU!
I made plans to have lunch with my friend, Kelsie on Friday. We decided to eat at this great local restaurant (one of the only non-chain restaurants around). Kelsie called and asked if her partner, Dom could come along? Of course, so I got to catch up with both of them. It was fun seeing them.
Cory brought home 15 pounds of tomatoes from Yakima on Sunday. We have been talking about making our own salsa and canning it. (Lisa is the one who started us on this adventure. She gave us a jar of her salsa, which was yummy.)
Cory peeled all of the tomatoes last night and chopped up all the ingredients. He also had time to play two games of soccer. Tonight, he will make the salsa and can it. My contribution is cleanning our small kitchen and doing prep work for the canning to commence.
I finally talked Debbie into coming down to Portland and see the stylist who cut my hair for years while I lived in PDX. She was unsure what she was getting herself into but went along for the ride. Here are some photos of the process of getting her new hairstyle.
Discussing the ideas and plan for the haircut and color.
She decided to go with a “dessert” theme. Chocolate Latte for the main color and Warm Carmel for the highlight color.
Shoulder length.
Finishing up the night by hanging out at a coffee shop and talking with my Mom & BFF Lisa.
Then the long drive home.
Every year, the local quilt guild puts on a quilt show around mother’s day. My grandmother comes to Alaska specifically around this time so she can be a part of it. My grandmother started quilting when she was 70 years old. She said that she has made close to 200 hundred quilts in the last 18 years.
Below are some photos of my favorite quilts from the show.
It has been a long time since I’ve posted a blog entry. Over the last several months, I have had lots of ideas about posts but no motivation to actually write and post them.
When I was checking my blog stats today, I saw that this blog has been inexistence for almost two years. Wow! I thought that it had only been about a year. Time has been passing by extremely fast.
Cory and I have been attending a local board game group, meeting cool people, and playing new games. I was motivated to create a list of games we have played and what games we own. So, here’s the list of games as of today’s date …
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Barbossa - Riddle Game (Which is not the title but is the topic. I can’t remember the title of the game.)
Games we have recently played:
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Apples to Apples drawing game
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Werewolve & Villagers (I could be making up this name it’s a fun game never the less.)
Game Related Links that I would like to remember…
That’s all for now, folks!
Well, not quite the rest of the story but definitely the end of a chapter.
Around the 4th of July, I applied for a job in Bremerton and completed the first interview. On Wednesday, I had the 2nd interview at the beginning of the day and a job offer at the end. I accepted the position and am starting to work out the details of leaving my current job, start date for new job, and moving details. Luckily, housing is not going to be an issue for a couple of months because we are able to stay with his mom and step-dad. We’re not really sure of all of the details but I know that they will get worked out.
Cory had a job interview for a mental health organization in Kitsap county on Monday. Tuesday was spent waiting to see if they were interested in hiring him as a mental health counselor. Wednesday, he was offered the job and he accepted. Meaning… We are both working on moving him way up north and I’ll be moving 20 mintues north. We will both be in the state of Washington but on opposite ends. Things will be happening extremely fast for the next few weeks! Mid June is when he will start work in Kitsap. I am staying put at my job until the fall. As a couple, we are lucky that we balance each other out pretty well. If he is freaking out then I am the calm one and vice versa. The punch list of what we have to accomplish in the next three weeks is short but with major things on it. I am sure that the list will be getting longer as time grows shorter. It’s an adventure and our plans are falling into place. More on what on earth in happening later on in the month.
Last weekend, Cory and I headed up to Yakima to spend time with his Dad and stepmother, Alison. We had planned to leave around 3:30pm on Friday but instead left around 4ish. Translating that to Corkert time means that we left a head of schedule.
The bridge from I-84 to Hwy 97 in Biggs Junction has been under construction since January. There was a sign that suggested drivers take an alternate route but didn’t suggest which alternate route to take. Cory and I crossed the Columbia River via the Bridge of the Gods. The drive on WA 14 was beautiful. The farthest we has been on WA 14 was the west side of Stevenson, WA. The town reminded me of Poulsbo, WA because of how there was a historic downtown centered near the waterfront. There appeared to be quite a few good restaurants there. The rest of the drive up to Yakima was extremely pleasant.
We arrived about 8:30, had dinner and watched Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?. (I had not seen this movie before dating Cory. Now, I’ve seen it about 5-6 times. He watches it every time he visits.)
Saturday morning was spent relaxing and deciding on our plans for the afternoon and evening. We went to the Cinco de Mayo festival in Sunnyside. I was able to have my first mango with chili powder and lime on a stick. Alison has the messy photos of me eating it. Yummy. I tried to recreate it here in Portland but forgot to use lime to have the chili power stick. Now, I know for next time. Alison took some photos of Cory and I being silly. Someday, I’ll have to get copies of them from her. *grin* Afterwards, we saw the real reason for the weekend’s trip. We saw…
IRONMAN
AWESOME MOVIE!
I am ready to watch the sequel. Unfortunately, it won’t be ready for a year or two yet. Cory told me he was going to buy it on DVD, when it comes out. Yep, he better! The movie was the best comic book movie I have seen since the first or second X men movies.
Dinner was at an excellent hole in the wall restaurant that served pizza, falafel, curries, and gyros. Very good food. Alison made banana splits for dessert. Cory and I asked to share one because we were hoping to get a smaller serving. Nope! But it was good!
Sunday morning, we busted out some Batter Blaster and made us some pancakes. (Batter Blaster is organic pancake batter in a redi whip type can.) I was looking at a website that talked about weird kitchen inventions/products. Batter Blaster was there. It is pretty strange. The pancakes turned out well, springy texture, slightly sweet. I think that I still like Krustez whole wheat pancake mix better.
The rest of the day was spent cleaning out the car, Barbecuing (Cory and his dad), and crafting. It was a very relaxing Sunday.
