Random updates

My nose looks horrible today! I think yesterday's Giants game was the hottest day of the year in San Francisco and my face is definitely showing it this morning. I think I need to invest in better sunscreen next time I am out in the sun for a long period of time. I'm slathered in aloe vera and kind of concealed by my makeup. At least it was a good game and the Giants won, of course :)

Last night I finally gave my much dreaded presentation about state bar trust accounts and pleadings class is now officially over (hurray!). I am going to try and enjoy my two weeks off from school before Fall semester begins. I am so happy that I now have my core classes done with and I can focus on my electives, which are less intense and perhaps a bit more fun.

I found out yesterday that G and I are going to be an uncle and auntie. It feels so weird to be adding those titles to our names and makes me feel old. At least I'm not becoming an auntie by my brother! My SIL's pregnancy is in the really early stages, so I have my fingers crossed for her to have a healthy first trimester and beyond. I'm excited for them and relieved to have the pressure taken off of us from G's family for a while. I still think that I am too young to be having babies and I love my wine and beer too much to give them up yet. I was telling G that the kitties are perfect children for us because we only have to scoop their litterbox once a day, whereas a baby's diaper must be changed several times throughout the day. Also, I only need to dump food and water into the kitties bowls once a day, unlike babies that require several bottle feedings. I only need a babysitter for the kitties when we go out of town for more than two days. In a nutshell, kitties are perfect children for us at the moment.

Bye bye Plucky

I'm sad that my poor plecostomus fishy passed away today. I know that he was just a fish, but I have had him for a few years now, and he grew from 2 inches long to 10 inches long. He was the best algae eater that ever lived in our fish tank. I will miss my plucky.

Bear will also miss Plucky too, because they liked to torment each other. Bear always thought he could catch Plucky as he swam around the tank and never gave up on trying to catch him. I think Plucky figured this out after a while, because he started to tease Bear more lately rather than hide from Bear.

Broken glass

I am normally a very light sleeper, but last night I must have been sleeping like a pile of bricks, because the kitties successfully broke a wine glass and I did not wake up. G and I found the glass shards all over the kitchen this morning and the poor neighbors had to hear our vacuum at 5:30 am this morning so we could clean it up before walking barefoot into the kitchen. Both kitties paws seemed fine, so the noise of the break my have scared them both out of the kitchen. I have no clue when they found time to snoop around the kitchen, because both cats were sleeping in the same place when I fell asleep and woke up. I was not too upset about the broken glass because it was an art & wine souvenir glass, which does not bother me. If they had broken one of my pretty Mikasa glasses, I would have come unglued. The funny thing is that I had placed the glass in a spot on the counter where I thought it would be safe from kitty harm. Next time, I just need to wash my glass immediately to avoid the wrath of Bear and Mickey!

Christmas

I feel bad that I have totally neglected my blog for the the past few weeks, so here is a post to update my life. I somehow managed to get all of my Christmas shopping finished within two weeks, because I put it off until finals were over. Next year, I hope to start in November, before I need to study for finals, but who knows if that will really happen. Some years I am good about shopping early, and some I am hurrying at the last minute. It doesn't help that I had 4 birthday presents to buy in December as well!

Even though it felt like a whirlwind, Christmas was really good this year, with a few exceptions. Work let us out at 1:00 pm on Christmas eve, which was totally awesome because I didn't feel like working at all that day. I played KOIT online, which was all Christmas songs, and managed to get some work done. Later that day, G and I picked up my mom and brother and drove to my aunt's house across town. Christmas eve was full of too much food, but was nice overall, except for the end of the night when my brother was belligerently drunk.

Christmas day was good. We started our day at G's dad's house and celebrated with my father-in-law, his girlfriend, and G's aunt. We all spoke with G's sister over the phone, then sat down to a yummy breakfast. After breakfast, we opened presents and relaxed until the afternoon. We left for mom's house to celebrate with her and bro, opened presents, and had an awesome prime rib dinner. After chatting with mom for a while, G and I went home and opened our gifts to each other.

G spoiled me this Christmas, but his excuse was that he was making up for not really getting me any birthday gifts this year (things were a little hectic with the wedding!). He gave me a pair of tall black Uggs, some Yankee candles, a cute kitty desk calendar, a Dooney & Burke purse and matching wallet, a beautiful palm tree necklace pendant encrusted with emeralds and a diamond, and gorgeous ruby earrings with a diamond on each. G went way overboard, which explains why he has been working so much over time lately! I gave G the new AC/DC and Metallica cds, 4 dvds, two shirts, a set of screwdrivers and a set of drill bits. I felt like I didn't get him enough after all he got me, but he said he received plenty of gifts. The kitties enjoyed their gifts of new toys. We saved their presents for last, because it is always fun to watch them with their new toys!

Fresno and home

Well, it's back to the grind after the long weekend. Unfortunately, I was super restless last night and tossed and turned for an hour before I finally fell asleep. Now I am a zombie on the busiest day of the month at work.

Thanksgiving day went well for the most part. There was lots of food, partially due to the smaller crowd at G's aunt's house this year (20 people is a smaller crowd, lol). It was good to catch up with everyone, and even when the election came up, everyone was pretty much civilized in their conversations (totally not that way with my family get togethers). G was really happy to see his grandpa the following day and the visit actually was really good. An old man hit on me in the dining room at the retirement home, so I guess I am fresh meat to old men.

It was nice to drive home on Saturday and have dinner at mom's house because I love her stuffing and the deep-fried turkey. It was super yummy and we got to eat leftovers last night. It was also nice to come home to the kitties, because I missed them so much! It looked like all they did was fight the whole time because there was Bear fur everywhere, but they seemed happy and healthy.

Yesterday was awesome because the 49ers finally won another game! It was a somewhat boring game considering the final score was 10-3, but any win is a win in the record books. Now I get to look forward to seeing AC/DC tomorrow night. I can't wait!

6:30 am is sleeping in for me

It was so nice to be able to sleep in an extra hour today. I had an early morning doctor appointment, but since it was only two miles from the apartment, I did not have to get up at 5:15 am like normal. I actually found parking at the Walnut Creek BART station afterward as well, which is quite a feat for 9:30 am. I guess I better schedule all of my morning doctor appointments on Fridays from now on so I can find parking! I also got to test out using my EZ-Rider card for parking, and it is so easy and awesome! No more memorizing my parking stall number, which I always forget by the time I have have to enter it in the system. I do not have to have money on me anymore either. I do not carry cash on me very often, so I would always have to scrounge up change to pay for parking or beg G for a dollar.

I think the kitties were a little confused with me staying home a later than normal, but they slept on the bed as they normally do while I was getting ready. There are some days that I wish I could crawl back into bed with them, but then I would not be able to afford their food and litter if I did not go to work. Mickey was super cute rolled into a ball on the bed this morning. I really need to get a picture of him when he sleeps like that, but the lighting in our room is terrible and the pictures I take in there never turn out very well.

Well, TGIF! Thank goodness next week is only a three day work week! All I have to worry about is surviving Fresno for Thanksgiving.

The hurt husband and kitty olympics

This morning, after my alarm went off, G asked if today was Friday. I totally wish it was but it is only Thursday, which also happens to be the longest day of the week for me. At least we are almost done with the work week. I feel bad for G because he hurt his knee Tuesday night by accidentally smacking it on the trailer hitch on his truck, and yesterday it was painful and swollen. Luckily the swelling went down overnight, but I am afraid that it will just come back today because he is on his feet all day at work doing physical activity. Also, he does not have medical coverage right now, so I hope it is not something that becomes really serious.

This morning, Mickey was super hyper. I wish I could bottle some of that energy for myself, especially because tonight is a school night. I do not know what got into Mickey, but he was sprinting all over the apartment with his claws out. I think I better buy some nail clippers for him during my next Petco excursion so the furniture and carpeting do not get ruined during his morning craziness. I felt sorry for Bear this morning because Mickey kept pouncing on him and biting him while he was trying to sleep. I think Bear wishes that he was the only cat in the apartment when Mickey is playing rough with him. Thank god Mickey calms down as the day goes on. The best is at night when they cuddle together and fall asleep. It is so adorable to see their heads buried into each other's shoulders.

Hump day

It's hump day, but the week is creeping by so slowly I don't think Friday will ever get here! I don't feel like I have been sleeping enough lately, which is partially G's fault because he seems to be able to stay up late and still function the next day, although he is a morning person and I am far from a morning person. G also falls asleep after dinner for a hour or two, so he automatically gets more sleep than I do. He tends to take his shower right before bed, and since I am such a light sleeper, I hear everything and can't fall asleep. I guess my light sleep pattern will be useful someday when we have kids, but it really sucks when all I want to do is get a good amount of sleep before taking on the next day.

The kitties were acting a little odder than normal this morning. Mickey was being a little snot when he is typically affectionate, but he might still be upset with me for yelling at him when he was on the kitchen counter last night. Bear was friendly this morning, so maybe Bear finally had the upper hand in one of their daily fights. I swear that the kitties have worse mood swings than I do when I am pmsing, but I guess that is why cats are so stubborn and independent. I love my boys no matter what kind of snit they are in, especially when they greet me at the door when I get home from work :)

Rain and fire

It was so refreshing to see rain return to the bay area this past weekend, despite all of the traffic snafus. We really need the rain and hopefully there will be many more rainy days this winter, even if they make me a grouch. Luckily, I didn't have to go anywhere on Saturday, so I enjoyed the rainy day inside with Mickey and Bear. It amazes me how much the rain intrigues the cats, but I doubt they would like it if they were outdoor cats.

G and I finally tested out the fireplace in our apartment. It works really well at heating the place up, in fact, a little too well. At least we will be able to save on electricity this winter, except for spare the air nights when we are not allowed to have a fire. The kitties were afraid of the fire at first, because the biggest flame they have ever seen was from a candle. They have been getting used to the fireplace, because we have now had it lit three nights in a row, and they are no longer hiding when we light a fire. We even moved one of their beds near the fireplace and Mickey has been loving sleeping near the warmth. I guess my kitties do appreciate some of the things we do for them.