All about Jason

Jason and I have been married for nearly 3 years, and known each other for 2 years prior.

We've both noticed in the last few months that our relationship has changed. Maybe this is the stage when we move from newlywed romance to the everyday type of love.

At this stage:
We know what we do and don't enjoy doing together.
We're not afraid to go our separate ways.
We play devil's advocate without fear of getting into a huge fight.
We enjoy the routine of our lives.
We also enjoy the spontaneity.
We can have deep discussions about life/religion/politics/harry potter.
We laugh at eachothers mistakes.
We bring terms of endearment to a whole new low.
Most importantly, we still don't take eachother for granted.

Last night, Jason and I cooked up some fabulous homemade meatballs and spaghetti and homemade marinara. The kitchen was showered with pots and pans and dishes and measuring instruments and cheese graters...

I was exhausted after eating such a large meal and 2 glasses of wine, so I asked Jason to put the leftovers up, and I resolved to do the dishes in the morning.

This morning I woke up, and although the kitchen wasn't spotless, the dishwasher was full of clean dishes, pots, measuring instruments, and cheese graters, and it hit me...how much I really truly love my husband.

The dumb things we do...

Ever been to Roy's Restaurant? It was one of our favorite places to eat in San Diego. Unfortunately, the closest one here in WA is in Seattle, so going would involve a ferry ride, but fortunately, someone figured out how to make their signature "Roy's hawaiian martini" and posted the recipe on the internet.

So, lets do the math, shall we? Lots of liquor plus no driving equals fun, right?

So, sunday, we mixed up a batch (well, really a half batch)

And then we let it sit....and sit and sit...for the mandatory 3 day waiting period (yes, these martinis are that good)

Yesterday evening, the waiting game was over. So, after hitting the gym, we came home in complete anticipation of the pineapple goodness waiting for us at home.

Note: you should always have something wonderful to eat along with these martinis, so we baked up a tasty macadamian nut encrusted halibut topped with a mango cream glaze. My stomach was in heaven.

After dinner, we settled down with our second-ish round of drinks to watch Idol and scrubs. Here to be exact...

(Gah, our living room is messy in that pic - I'm totally cleaning today)

Idol was ok, and honestly, I don't remember much of scrubs. I think I was checking out journals at the same time. I do remember that Turk was still pissed off that JD kissed Turk's wife, so I know I was still pretty lucid. We had dessert consisting of peanut butter oreos and chocolate milk.

I was still sitting on the couch and Jason on the floor in front of the couch when we decided to hit the sack. In my slightly more than buzzed state, I decided to slide off the couch headfirst into my husband's lap, because, how romantic and cute is that?

Now is the time that the psycho "reet-reet-reet" sirens should start going off because...

I landed kidney first on my empty chocolate milk cup and woke this morning with this...

Lets get a closer look, shall we?

But, I'm not hungover..

laundry day

Today is one of those days where I have to plan everything just right, or nothing will get done at all. Meaning, I have to finish laundry before I can get groceries, or I will have to wear pajamas. Then I absolutely have to go to the store because we have a potluck to attend tonight and we promised we'd bring enchiladas, and the only ingredient I have so far is the chicken. I have to start cooking by 4:30, or else they won't be done in time, but if I start cooking too early, they will get cold, and as we all know, cold enchiladas suck.
phew - I'm tired just thinking about it...

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I finished Brick Lane last night. I strongly recommend it to anyone who enjoys reading about other religious viewpoints regarding life and family. The feminine oppression was difficult to get past, however, it was expected.

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I had another interview (and a half) yesterday. I'm not sure how well it went. The guy was pretty difficult to read. Overall, I think they were looking for someone with a bit more experience, but we'll see.

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How bout some pictures finally? I found my cable yesterday!

View of downtown from the Seattle Space Needle

Jason standing on Hurricane Ridge

What we see from our deck on a snowy day

Some of the pretty trees on Hurricane Ridge

The mountains we see while driving home on sunny days

Whee! check out the new template!

After pouring over "dreamweaver for dummies", endless web-design forums, and Adobe Illustrator, I've finally come up with a beautiful template that I love. Maybe next week I'll have time to apply it to all my other pages. Also, please note that I haven't tested everything yet, so some links might not work completely correctly for the time being.

So, congrats to me, I have finally figured out div tags, and float!

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Absolutely nothing new on the job front. I'm so disappointed and weary of it all, that I'm not going to say any more on the subject.

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Finished reading The Ivy Chronicles. All in all, I only sort-of liked it. Hopefully I'm not giving away any spoilers, but in the end, I found it slightly disturbing that she kept thinking her new lifestyle was so great for her kids, but not good enough for her.

I've started reading Brick Lane, which I love, but the language is difficult to read. Also, I'm listening to The Time Traveler's Wife, which is definitely taking a spot on my "all-time 10 favorite books list". Note: I haven't actually published a "all-time 10 favorite books list" yet, but I'm planning to do so in the near future.

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In the more painful aspects of my life, I got my first dental crown yesterday. The temporary crown feels plasticky and too round. I hope the permanent one feels more like a tooth. Also, I hope the vacuumy feeling around that tooth starts to go away soon. It isn't pleasant.

I hate that I have possibly the best medical insurance in the world, and still, this one crown puts me at over half of my catastrophic cap. And I still have to get all 4 wisdom teeth pulled and a second crown...

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Time for a short rant:

Has anyone seen the recent K3ntucky Fri3d Chick3n commercial? The one where there is a young women who looks to be in her early 20s sitting at a table, not eating an $8 chicken dinner. Then the camera pans out and voila, how smart is this young women saving money, because the KFattyC dinners for her family of four is costing around 16$.

Anyone else notice that this (no older than 25) year old woman has 2 (no younger than 10) children? Lets do the math...That means she had the kids when she was 15? Please tell me that KFrickenC is not condoning teen pregnancies.

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Well, I'm off to veg in front of the nintendo...

where's my dinner?