Post-VD

Jeff and I both had to work on Valentine's day, but that was fine. He surprised me by having flowers delivered to the pharmacy on Friday. I can't believe I let him surprise me again! I mean, he ALWAYS gets me flowers, but he told me that he couldn't afford them this year. Of course I told him it was no big deal and didn't think any more of it, so I really WAS surprised by the delivery. ^.^

He made the flower girl make a matching bow for the vase.

Despite having work, though, we still exchanged presents. I wish that I had pictures of the gifts I got him. We both got each other very random things. For example, I got him a Nightmare Before Christmas diorama, some spicy, instant ramen and things like that. I have pictures of my presents, though. This is proof that he loves me the way I am because not only does he accept my nerdy ways... but he encourages them, too!

Meet Yuki Nagato

So adorable! You should see the detail! I was eyeing this and drooling over the displays whenever I went to J-town. The smaller one comes in tiny boxes along with a bunch of other characters. All their boxes look alike and you choose one at random, hoping to get the one you want. I never got her! I kept getting the ones I didn't want. Hmph. Jeff got here somehow, though... and even bought me the larger display model. I love her! She comes with different faces, hair, arms... you can even take off her glasses. Big and little Yuki sit by my bed and read with me. :P

I Hate You More Than Anyone... volumes 4 through 6! He was going to buy me books 7 and 8, too, but they haven't been released yet. I love Jeff! This one really surprised me because I didn't even think that he was paying attention to which comics I read, let alone what volume I had left off on. He got super bonus points because he noticed such small things.

On to dinner!

We ate at Sam's Chowder House in Half Moon Bay on the 15th. The food was soooo good.

Just arrived & in the car. The flash reflected off the stickers on his hat.

The bread that Jeff devoured.

He always has to have his root beer.

Spicy Popcor ShrimpMaine Lobster Roll
(yes, still an appetizer and oooh so deserving of its spot as one of America's top 5 sandwiches)

These people sure knew their seafood!
New Zealand Bluenose Sea Bass
Scottish Isles Salmon

Like I wrote earlier, these people know their fish. The fish and whatever they're paired with were perfect together. When I tried some of my sea bass with Jeff's lentils and kale, it didn't taste right. Same with his Salmon and my wild mushroom risotto. But when eaten with what they came paired with... the heavens opened and cherubs played on their little loots and... y'know, good shit. Rich and flavorful and... I want some right now.

My warm chocolate cake. It was tiny, but I could barely finish it because it was so rich, thick, and had even thicker chocolate fudge on the inside...
Jeff's key lime pie. He let me suck on the limes to help me through the richness of the chocolate.

All in all it was a very chill V-Day. Didn't go overboard, but had a great time with the man I love. I hope everybody had a great day, V-Day or not... single or taken... alone or in a huge group... I just hope you all had a fun time!

January 13, 2009

Yes, I know. I know! At least it's being posted. Haha.

Warning:
Random
Picture-Heavy
Long

For once, Jeff and I had a day off together. I mean, we have the weekends, but he works until about 1:30 pm on Saturdays and Sunday is family day. During the weekdays, we see each other after work, but that's usually at my house... exhausted... surrounded by a hyper teenager, yelping dog, screaming two-year-old, and variously aged other inhabitants. We don't get much time alone together.

Okay, side note. Everybody knows about our situation and how our time together is really not time alone, so... inevitably, I got asked, "Then, when do you guys get to... y'know... Y'KNOW ...??" lol. Don't worry. You'll remain anonymous, oh blunt one. I'll spare you the response, as well. I really treasure any time alone that we actually get. It's not like, "We're alone! Time to do the horizontal polka (as I like to refer to the very mature act of copulation)!"

This day was more like, "We get to be alone!? What do you wanna do? Should we go out to eat? See a movie? What do you feel like doing??" I can't really describe it. I get very excited at the thought of a whole day together alone.

Okay, back on track. I straightened my hair. That's how excited I was! It takes me roughly 1.5 - 2 hours to straighten my hair, so I rarely do it. Also, it's not healthy to do it often. But I had to, especially since Jeff loves it when my hair is straight. I look very different... or so I've been told. It was worth the time and effort after I saw the huge smile on his face when I stepped out of my car. ^.^

We played Left 4 Dead on his 360 for a while. It took me a lil while to adjust to playing a 1st person shooter, because I'm accustomed to the controls being inverted, but I got it. It's pretty fun.
The concept is essentially:

1) Kill zombies
2) Don't die while killing said zombies

There are missions, of course, and you have a team you're working with. Blah Blah Blah. I loved it, though. Jeff didn't think I'd stick it through a whole episode, but I made it! I survived! -sobbing hysterically-

I'll admit it. I mainly survived because I would have kicked his ass in real life if he had left me behind to die. :P

Next, we took his other girlfriend to Ocean Beach:

I think he loves her more than me :(

Now, I'm not one of those girls dating a guy because of his car. If anything, I don't really enjoy riding in it as much as he does. (I'm sorry, babe, but I really don't.) I can't hold his hand while he's driving because it's stick. I have to yell if I want to have a conversation even when the bass is off. Shoot... even when the radio's off completely, because the engine is so loud! lol Not to mention is sets off every car alarm it passes and attracts the attention of any police within a 5-block radius. Yeesh.

He loves this car, though. He's loved it since it was only a 3rd-grader's dream and to me, it represents his passion. No matter what, he loves it. No matter what people say or think, this is his baby. That's the only reason I like it. And I'm not jealous of her, either! Hmph. At least they're cute together:

I was going for an MTV: Cribs look

It was a great day to go to the beach. Sunny, bright, and warm. Perfect day off weather!

He ran into an old classmate and had him take this picture.

Jeff tried to force a photo shoot on me. Didn't quite work out.Jeff: "Babe, pose!"

Jeff: "Babe!"

Me: "Fine!"

Afterward, we headed downtown to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner. Along the way, we spotted...

A rat... sleeping on a cat... laying on top of a dog.

Yet another side note! Jeff went up to take these pictures and I hung back because there was a small crowd forming. Literally a couple seconds after he left my side, this guy comes up and starts hitting on me. Obviously, he had seen me with my BOYFRIEND because it was seconds after Jeff had walked away. I was in shock and all I could do was give him this dumbfounded look. When Jeff came back, I was holding the guy's business card with his number on it, wondering what the hell just happened.

Me: "That guy just hit on me."
Jeff: "What? I thought he was just selling you stuff."
Me: "He told me to call him, then gave me his number." -holding up card-
Jeff: "WHAT?!" -takes card and throws it in the garbage "Why didn't you tell him I was your boyfriend."
Me: "I thought he knew! He came up RIGHT AFTER you walked away!"
Jeff: "Then, why didn't you call me over?"
Me: "I though you saw it. You were RIGHT THERE... like, three steps away."
Jeff: "I thought he was selling you stuff!"

lol. Oh man. People are getting more and more scandalous.

Onward to Cheesecake Factory!

Waiting for the elevator to take us up the the restaurant.

Since it was a Tuesday, there was no wait and we were seated right away. The menu was huge, though, and it took us a while to finally order.

Mine: Wasabi-crusted raw ahi tuna. FRIGGIN' BOOOMB! I want more!

His: Crispy, spicy beef. He said it was okay, but he wouldn't get it again.

His: Chocolate peanut butter cookie dough cheesecake
(pushed him over the edge and into bloated territory)

My hot fudge sundae. It was okay. I've had better. I got extra fudge, though!

...


And that was our kick-ass day off together.
G'night & value your time with your loved ones!

Food Coma

The work day was long and arduous. Our computers went down. Our printers went down. Our thermals went down. To top it off, the bathroom flooded. I think it was somebody up THERE saying, "I see you're looking forward to your day off tomorrow. Here. Let me throw a wrench in there for ya..."

However, I just got home from Jeff's house, where I had a bomb-ass pre-Thanksgiving dinner with his family. I love dinner at his house. The food is always perfect and I feel good while I'm there. I didn't want to show up empty-handed, so I bought a sansrival from Goldilocks during my lunch break.
"What the heck is that?," you may ask. Sansrival (as defined on the Goldilocks websited):

"Four layers of cashew-flavored meringue
filled and iced with French buttercream
and chopped cashew nuts."

Back to the topic. Jeff's parents are bomb-ass cooks. I love eating at his house, even though I don't get to as much as I want to due to situations. Tonight we (Jeff, Benji, their folks, their grandmother, & myself) had...

1) Smoked turkey (moist/delicious, even without the gravy)
2) Baked potatoes/ sour cream (I got to slice open my own!)
3) Salad (w/ cherry tomatoes grown in their garden)
4) Cream of mushroom soup (courtesy of Jeff's dad)
5)Casserole (so friggin' good!)
6)Sliced/baked potatoes (very good, although gone way to fast)
7) Pumpkin cheesecake (had a bite, too full at this point)
8)Custard pie (didn't even touch that one, otherwise I'd explode)
9)Sansrival (had a piece that almost did me in)

Sweet Jesus! I'm still trying to digest it all... -groan/wheeze- We also had sparkling apple cider and sparkling grape cider.


It was a good ending to a long day. I'm going to bed with my latest book: Body Brokers by Annie Cheney. It's really disturbing and informative at the same time. I'll write more about it later. Gotta drag my ass to my room. G'nite!