A Critical Piece of Literature

Justin and I applied for our marriage license today! Yea! We are rapidly getting everything on the list checked off.

I did find an lovely wedding gift in with our paperwork. It’s a pamphlet called “My 9 Months: Alcohol and Pregnancy.” That is particularly useful for me, since I’m not pregnant, and oh yeah, I don’t drink.

I really should have directed them towards our wedding registry, but I suppose it’s the thought that counts.

Justin

My fiance is cute sometimes. Tonight, he went to the gym, and when he got out of the shower, he put on the new watch I got him for his birthday. He asked if he could see his wedding ring for a moment because he likes how it looks with his new watch.

Well, the ring got stuck. So, I put mine on, and we went to dinner. He spent the evening coming up with wild excuses for why he was wearing his ring, just in case he couldn’t get it off tomorrow morning. Fortunately, the ring slipped off easily after dinner, so he will not need to use any of them.

I think neither of us can wait to get married next Saturday!

The Drama with the Car

As some of you already know, I recently bought a new car. It’s a new 2008 Nissan Versa hatchback with some really nifty features. You never have to take the key out of your pocket because the car “knows” when you have it on you. Push a button on the door, and it unlocks! Turn the ignition switch, and it starts! Pretty cool stuff. I’ll post some pics.

The next step was to sell my old car. It was an older Camry in very good condition, but we listed it about two weeks ago and hadn’t had as much response as I expected. Well, on Saturday night we lowered the asking price from $7500 to $6800, and the car had sold by 4:00 PM on Sunday.

We showed the car to four different people yesterday, and it ended in a rather amusing bidding war between two parties. What did the car sell for in the end? $6900 — more than we were asking. We had to pull both the Craig’s List and Auto Trader ads immediately after the sale, so the phone would stop ringing!

So, the next time someone tells you to list a car for a lot more than it’s worth, so you’ll have “negotiating” room, just laugh. Listing a car at a good price creates more interest, and that’s to your benefit!

San Francisco FTW

Justin and I have decided to stop listening to everyone else’s advice about our honeymoon. We’re not flying to San Diego just because Justin’s co-worker has a time share. We’re not going to the coast just to save money. And even though we like Seattle, it is close enough that we can go there on the weekends any time we like.

There is only one place we both really want to go on our honeymoon. It was our first choice honeymoon spot, but for some reason we started letting money concerns get in the way. Well, we have decided to stop making excuses and start making it a reality. We found an awesome hotel on Hotwire, and our new Nissan Versa should get us down there on about 20 gallons of fuel.

San Francisco, here we come!

Oil on Mars?

Sometimes my beloved fiance just pulls these little gems of wisdom out of nowhere. For example, this one.

“Wouldn’t it be crazy if they found oil on Mars?”

I laughed so hard! I’m pretty sure he thought something was wrong with me. Now, I am not even going to get started on how unlikely it is that oil is on mars, much less our likelihood of finding it or how impractical it would be for us to even utilize it if we did.

I am always amazed at how Justin’s mind works!

The Accident

For those who don’t know, I was rear-ended yesterday afternoon, but the police and paramedics were all over it. The accident happened right by the high school where I substitute teach, so there is always an officer on site. They had to pull me from the car on one of those boards, and they strapped me down! I got to take a fun ride in an ambulance, and of course the visit to the hospital took forever.

The doctors were initially worried about neck and spine trauma, but the x-rays came out clean. Fortunately, our chiropractor is also a whiplash specialist, so Justin took me to see him this morning. I have some ligament damage and tearing in my neck and back, but nothing else major. I have to wear a goofy neck brace and see the chiropractor regularly for a few weeks, but I should be good as new.

Sadly, my car did not fare quite as well. It sitting at the body shop, in critical condition. We’re hoping it pulls through.

School Lunch

As many of you know, I teach for an online high school, and I love it. However, with a wedding coming up this summer, I have picked up a few shifts of subbing per week for extra income. Today, I had to brave the school cafeteria for lunch.

Big mistake.

The line was long, so I went back to the classroom and waited it out for a few minutes. By the time I got back, all they had left were curly fries and pizza rolls. Not being a huge fry fan, I reluctantly reached for the pizza rolls, and they are currently sitting on my desk.

Another big mistake.

I am not exactly sure how these relate to pizza. Pizza must be a challenge for a school lunch room, as these seem to consist of a cheese stick wrapped in mystery dough, with a side of marinara sauce. I can’t eat them. I am going to be hungry this afternoon.

I feel bad for the kids who have to eat this crap every day. Seriously.

The Beach

Justin and I are at the coast this weekend, and we are having a great time. We went for a walk on the beach tonight, and we found a little abandoned fire with a few embers still glowing. Justin carefully tended it for over 20 minutes, and gradually, lovingly brought it back to life.

Once it was a nice crackling fire again, we just huddled up and talked for over an hour. We had the flickering firelight and the peaceful sound of the waves in the surf. It was one of those memorable moments.

Hello

April Fool! Haha, you thought I had a new journal, but I didn’t. Gotcha!

<– me

Finally

I am posting this from a brand new MacBook Pro. And this time, it’s all mine.