12/16/09

Chrima 2005

Gearing up for Chrima has got me running through the normal (for me) emotions. Of course, The guilt, stress, excitement, happiness, nerves, all kick in the week before Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving dinner was a huge success, but that is easy when there are only two of us. Derek put up the chrima decorations as he has in years past. I don't think either of us are feeling it this year. Derek's annoyance at putting up the tree was very apparent. I still haven't decorated out first tree (the 3ft fake tree that was our first tree when we got married) and I haven't had the motivation to do so. I can't shake the funk I have been in, although I have been trying.

I am done chrima shopping, was done rather quickly. With money being as tight as it is, I think I did rather well and only had one mishap with Amazon that was corrected quickly. My mother received their gift box and we received hers. It made me sad cause I haven't had a chrima with my mom in six years. I don't dare cry about it to Derek as he hasn't had a holiday with his parents either. Derek is supposed to fly to London next year to see his grandfather. I don't know if Derek has filtered in his head that this may be the last time he sees him. That makes me sad. I wish I could get him over there more often, it's just so expensive.

On the good side, I will get to spend some time with Wes, Christian, Frank, and Brian this weekend. The 2nd annual cookie party where we won't really bake cookies hahaha! These boys, although I don't get to talk to or see them as much as I'd like, mean the world to me. Love them tons! Derek does too, even though Christian sometimes makes him nervous with this "it's all the same in the dark" talk. hahah! Sorry Derek.

Then chrima eve we will be having breakfast for dinner and some fun times with April, Doug, and her parents. April came over on Saturday and we just talked for hours. It's weird to think that April and I have been friends for almost 25 years. I wish I saw her more often. I hope she likes her pressies for chrima.

As it stands right now, I have 1,448 chrima songs left to listen to. My pal Walt sent me about 3,000 chrima songs and plus the 300 or so I had, I have been listening to 60-150 songs a day. At one point, the ipod decided I needed to hear Frosty the snowman 9 ways in a row. It made me giggle. i think Walt is down to 700 to listen to, so we are racing to the finish line. In order for me to finish by Chrima, I have to listen to 160 songs a day. I may make it by new years :)

We have received so many chrima cards and you know what, I love these end of the year news letters. i may never meet some of these folks in person, but I love that they sent them. It gives Derek and I a little insight to who listens to S&T. Great people, I will have you know. I am so very thankful for them. Derek said he wanted to do one of the news letters next year. I guess that means we actually have to do stuff.

We did a few things this year, Ricky and TWSS were here for a couple days, Derek and I participated in pride 48, Our first trip to Vegas with the in-laws, Derek and I went to Gay Days at Disneyland, We had dinner with Wes, Tim, and Ron, and we had our first podcast anniversary.

2010 is right around the corner, and Derek and I are focusing on finances and our health. Our goal is to be in ID by the time I am 35, homeowners at 37, and adopt a child by 40. I'll be 32 in May. here's hoping these procrastinating, lazy, unorganized people can do it. haha!

Since I may not post until after the new year, I hope my friends and family out there have a great chrima and 2010 brings you nothing but joy and love.

Disney, Pre-Chrimbal, and a Random Memory

So I am so excited about this weekend. Derek and I are hoisting up to Disneyland for the Gay Days. On Friday Derek and I are having dinner with Wes, Christian, Brian, and Frank. We sent invites to a couple other folks and hopefully they will show. If not, it's ok. We will have a great time regardless.



April and Doug are graciously watching the house for us and taking care of Maggie. She really is a great friend. We are in the beginning stages of planning Chrimbal festivities. We already decided breakfast for dinner would be the food. We are decorating the house in green and gold and bells will be the pattern. Her mom is coming down from Idaho, which I am apprehensive about, but I am sure it will be ok.



Earlier this month I cut my hair. Prior to the hair cut, I always kept my hair up. Now that I am wearing it down, I can smell my conditioner. It reminded me of a guy that I used to adore. He liked to sit behind me at this picnic table in the courtyard of his apartments and write things on my back. I asked him why he did that once and he said he liked the way my hair smelled. That is one of the times in my life I felt content. That memory makes me happy.

What's Motivation?

For some reason, I have decided to not write in the blog. I have a million things going on in my head and I should be writing them down. I guess I felt the need to torture myself and Derek.

I have been so down the last month and so quick tempered. A combination of working long hours, not a whole lot of sleep, and not seeing Derek just turned me into a bag of mush. I am trying to change that and Derek is trying too. He is trying to work more days so I can see him more often.

Got a new computer cause the laptop decided it didn't like working anymore. I got a desktop with a 22 inch monitor. It's pretty. I forgot what a fast computer was like. Plus I can play Sims 3 on it cause I am nerdy like that.

Um, the work husband almost got fired because some ass went to HR and said he was selling drugs, which he wasn't. They let him keep his job because there was no proof. That was a relief, I mean shit, he's got kids.

I got a pressie from Walt which I am enjoying right now. I just rocked out to Milli Vanilli and Debbie Gibson. Love it!

Derek and I are going to Disney the 2,3, & 4th of October. I need to get in touch with Mr. Stone and see what he wants to do as far as a meet and greet. I was hoping Ricky was coming, but the new boy has all his attention, so I am guessing not. I hope my TWSS boys (yes they are mine) show up on Friday or Saturday. I would love to see them.

Oh, my new favorite band....



The Airborne Toxic Event - The whole album is GREAT!

Sorry Ricky, Birthdays, and Viva Las Vegas!

Pictures a go-go! So it has been so busy, but so fabulous! I will start from the beginning and hopefully make it short and sweet.

So the the 21st, Brian, Frank, & Christian from the TWSS podcast, Ricky from Foul Monkeys, and Miss Wes from Live it up came to Case de Nessa & Derek for dinner and drinks. I think Ricky and I were the only ones who drank to the point of drunkenness, hence the picture of us above. We played rockband, watched TV, recorded a show, and hung out. Can I just say that I love those boys. All of them are as sweet as can be and I am so lucky to have met them all and maintained a friendship. It was probably the most fun I have had in forever. And as silly as it sounds, I miss them. Bwa bwa sorry ME!

Ok, Derek and I left for Vegas the following Tuesday and spent my birthday there. It also coincided with the in-laws being in Vegas. We stayed in the Venetian and OMG! it was gorgeous. I am lame and didn't take hardly any pictures, but my father in law did. When he sends me copies, I will put some up here. I had a great time! I didn't even gamble that much. There was so much to do otherwise. Derek's 2nd cousin Janice lives in Vegas and she and her husband Bob drove us through Red Rock Canyon and it was so pretty. Vegas gets 5 stars for sure. However, the next time I go, I am going during Fall or Winter. I hate the heat.

Also, Over on the facebook, I got so many happy birthday wishes. I felt loved, so thank you all who did that. :)

So, i hate to beg, but I want to make sure I help my friend Izola as much as I can. She is raising money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Her fundraising page is up and she is accepting donations. Her goal is $6,500 and she is 25% there! You can read all about what she is running for by clicking the picture below! THANK YOU!!

Song of the Day 12/20/08

Mele Kalikimaka, by Bing Crosby and The Andrew Sisters



I had a great day today. Last night Christian came down and we had some drinks, some laughs, and a lot of PNS talk. Then today, Miss Wes came and we baked cookies, chatted a bit, and laughed a ton! I am so thankful that Ricky introduced us because Christian is awesome and I can't say enough good things about Miss Wes. Thanks boys for a fun day!

Beach Time With (F)reddy

Today I got to meet Freddy and his partner Jed, and their two sons, Adrian and Nathan.

Miss Wes and I met everyone at a burger place called Hodads, which was on an episode of Diners, Drive ins, and Dives. I had the grilled cheese :)

We took a stroll down to Ocean Beach where Freddy and Jed tried to convince his kids to go in the water. We also saw a very nice lifeguard who was sooo yummy. Freddy has video of him. So yummy. It was a great time and Freddy and his family were just adorable. I hope we get to hang out again. Here are a few pictures, the last one of me wearing my present from Freddy :)





On the back of the shirt it says weremeanbecauseyourestupid.com :)

I stole them from Miss Wes

Can I just say how much I adore Wes? I am so glad we met in person and he lives close! So here are two more pictures I stole from Wes from the Palm Springs. The first one is with my Jalopy and the second one is Uncle Miss Kitty with my "purse" (which is child carry on luggage)

Palm Springs Meet and Greet

So today I drove to the Palm Springs to meet my dad (Big Fatty), Tim C and his hubby Ron, Frank and his hubby Kevin (who Dad affectionately called Larry), Wes, and Uncle Miss Kitty. It was a long drive, but I didn't get lost once! So I left my house about 11:30 and got to Hamburger Marys at about 2:45ish. When I was pulling in Dad and Uncle Miss Kitty was walking in. Uncle Miss Kitty is soooo tall and very nice. And dad, as cute as can be. Big hugs all around. We were a little early so we chatted until my bitch Frank and his hubby came in. Both of them so adorable and so funny. Frank and his gray haired goodness. yummy! Then came Miss Wes who was wearing almost the same shirt as me, just a different color. We were West Coast team. Wes was adorable as usual. Then Tim and his husband Ron. I sat next to Ron and can I say, sweet, sweet, sweet. Tim is tiny and was very sweet also. I know it sounds like I am repeating myself, but everyone was ten shades of adorable and was so sweet.

There were drinks and a yummy sandwich! Lots of talking, some phone calls. Poor Uncle Miss Kitty doesn't listen to the podcasts so he was kinda lost, but I would say we all got along great. I left the boys to play podcasters and made my way home.

I forgot to have people take pictures of Wes and I, Tim and I, and Frank and I with my camera, so I will steal them from Dad. But here are some pictures I did get!

meeting and greeting

So today I met Wes from Live it up and Ricky from Foul Monkeys (and his friend Christian who was so adorable)

Wes came over about noon, and can I just say is so adorable in person. Very cute and very enjoyable to talk to. There weren't weird awkward pauses or anything. But thats probably because I talk too much! I hope him and I can hang out again because he is just a nice guy.

We drove up to Irvine, CA. I only got a little lost because the carpool lane merged into the 405 after our exit. I turned around and called Ricky. Ricky was wearing a shirt that said "That's what she said." I kinda want that shirt. Ricky is very cute and his friend Christian is too! And funny! I haven't laughed so much in awhile! We were walking around, but it was hot. So we went into Barnes and Noble and had Starbucks and shared our love for PNS Explosion. We then walked around the books and made fun of junk and stuff. Ricky made a vidjo in the Chinese section. RACIST!

We went into a chocolate store that smelled so good. Holly, you would so love it! We were going to go back after it wasn't so hot, but ended up in See's chocolate and had a free sample.

For dinner we had PF Changs and we had lettuce wraps and I had the Mongolian beef because I knew Holly loved it, so it had to be good. And it was so good! I only took a few pictures, but here they are :)