3 posts tagged “joie and brian”
My friend and Vox neighbor Heather recently (and not at all hypocritically) pointed out that I haven't updated in 3 weeks--and she's right! I'm sure you've all just been lost without reading something from me in your 'hoods, so here goes a little update-age.
Life has mostly been pretty boring for me lately--thus the lack of posting. Thanks to our slow but steady weight gain since living together (and my graduating--you really underestimate the exercise you get walking to class carrying 50 pounds of books), Brian and I have been utilizing our Wii Fit to try to motivate ourselves to get into shape.
Side Note: If you're interested in Wii Fit and don't already have one, I'd recommend waiting for the newer version, announced at this year's E3 and coming out soon.
Besides failed attempts at improved fitness, I've been working hard to "train" Fritz. (I put that in quotation marks because with cats, I think it's less training them and more requesting they behave differently.)
His playful aggression was getting to be way too much to handle.
Fortunately I have the wonderful and knowledgeable Ellie in my neighborhood, and thanks to her insight I'm happy to report that things seem to be improving. Fritz's bouts of wildness are fewer--okay, not fewer, but less directed at my flesh. :) The challenge here is to be consistently firm with him when I really JUST WANT TO CUDDLE HIS WITTLE FACE:
Ellie's Vox is always interesting to read; if you haven't already added her to your 'hood, I recommend you do so. And if you're looking for help with your animal companion like I was, definitely ask for her card!
Brian and I have also taken to nature a bit lately--with mixed results. On the one hand, we're thrilled to have this lovely trail that starts at the park 100 yards or so from our apartment and winds through the woods and past a lake to another park about 2 miles away. It makes for a great walk with some interesting sights.
Due to that and my ever-rising paranoia that we didn't have enough gas to get back, we had to leave early and unfortunately didn't make it out to see the lilies up close. Still, I'd like to go back and check it out again soon!
A week from tomorrow we'll be leaving for California for Brian's family reunion. I'm looking forward to some vacation time! And what I'm (selfishly) looking forward to the most is getting on a plane knowing it's not taking me away from Brian for an indefinite amount of time. Barf, right?
Hope all of my neighbors are well! And I'll try to post more. In terms of quantity of posts, that is. In terms of length of posts, I'll try to post less from now on. I'LL POST MORE AND LESS.
I leave you with Regal Fritz:
Remember this?
IT'S HAPPENING, PEOPLE.
Joie is going to see Wicked in Los Angeles on Thursday, May 22nd.
...Excitement cannot be put into type. Except by saying, "OMFGZ I'M SO EXCITEEEEEDDDDD!!!11!1ONEONE!!!111!"
Some of the stuff in this entry is a long time coming. I'll try not to make it a novel (partially because I know you don't want to read my detailed explanations of everything that's happened to me in the past month, and partially because I should be reading right now).
I really doubt my trip to California could have been any better. Brian and I spent the entire trip being lazy, watching movies, cuddling to the point of excess, eating beyond the point of excess, and doing all those little things you miss so much when you live so far apart. Though I enjoyed all this doing-nothingness endlessly, by far the highlight of the trip was a day-trip to San Diego!
I was beyond pumped to go to the San Diego Zoo, a sight I'd dreamed of seeing since I was but a wee little nerd watching animal documentaries on Discovery Channel and Animal Planet... er, I mean, a cool kid that socialized well with others? Whatever. The point is, we went to the zoo! It was huge, I was thrilled, and some of the animals seemed to be feeling especially photogenic for me.
Other animals were also willing to do a little showing off for the camera. Not all their methods were quite so... ahem... charming...
Some animals were dangerous!
Others were simply content to be discovering delicious new foods, such as the churro.
Many other animals were seen and photographed, but one in particular stands out. We were fortunate enough to encounter...
As the majestic Steve Betz is indigenous to the San Diego Area, he is familiar with the best sources of delicious food. We were taken to Another Realm of Amazing Goodness in the form of a beachside grill place known as Hodad's.
Afterwards we took our full bellies to the nearby pier. We were lucky enough to capture photographs of ourself with the good Dr. Betz! Truly a once in a lifetime opportunity.
...We were sad to see that it was time to go. But the day was success, and the beach bid us a beautiful farewell!
I would love to continue posting, but Vox is getting glitchy and I really need to get some homework done. Posting about summer plans tomorrow, hopefully! Until then, I leave you with this public service announcement: