it has arrived

and not a day too soon. summer has decided to join us here in the greater seattle area and in a big way. today hit almost 90 and i did not even complain one time. i will love and embrace the hot weather with open arms as long as it will let me.

we didn't do much to brag about today, but it just had that summer feel, you know? it's been such a long time since we've felt that around here that i didn't let myself feel guilty for lounging the day away.

after sleeping in a bit and watching a couple episodes of LOST (that's a post all it's own) we took a long stroll down to bellevue's newest grocery store...

*new grocery stores and movie theaters are two of my favorite things, did you know that about me? i like to grocery shop and i could spend hours in a bright, clean organized beautiful grocery store. ok, maybe not hours, but i do enjoy it. also, a new, cushy, stadium style theater excites me just as much. i digress.

...we got some lunch and walked over to the big park in downtown bellevue and ate under some ginormous trees. we debated whether they were oak or elm but couldn't decide. they were lovely none the less.
we trekked home and quickly changed into our swimmin suits and camped out at the pool in our apartment complex for a bit. pj spent the evening at a friend's house so eric and i meandered outside a bit longer, did a little shopping and grabbed dinner at our favorite sushi joint.

after we picked pj up we cruised out to DQ because i've been craving a blizzard for many days now. it was one of those great evenings where you just want to crank up the music, roll the windows down and drive until your voice is hoarse from singing. we didn't drive very long, but it reminded me of when krista and i lived together in provo and used to do that. we also used to have ice cream dinner at least once a week. (39 cent mcdonalds ice cream cones) great memories.

anyway, we're back at home, pj's in bed and eric and i have made it to the 4th season of lost. it's not on dvd yet so he has set up the couch and cushions behind me in preparation for the marathon we'll be watching on the computer. wish us luck...if you don't hear from us in awhile, we didn't make it off the island.

happy summer!

This aint no reg-uh-luh day

it's jt's birfday!

happy birthday to the guy who:

:: bleeds diet coke

:: has the raddest hair of anyone i know

:: can always make you feel super special for no reason

:: laughs at the stupid stuff i say

:: is wicked smart but doesn't talk to down to anyone

:: i completely admire and look up to, not just because he's a giant.

***happy birthday, justin, i love you!***

"you can't be friends with a squirrel! a squirrel is just a rat with a better outfit!"
-carrie bradshaw

karen and i became great friends with a squirrel once. his name was pedro. i think he had a crush on winston.

Lone Soldier

i just want you all to know that all day long i think about things to blog about and my mind comes up with very clever, witty banter. when i sit down to write, however, i almost always draw a blank.

mer.

eric left for pittsburgh, pa this morning (at the butt crack of dawn mind you) so i am a bachelorette for the week. what does this mean, you ask? many many things.

#1 convincing myself i am a siw* and there's no need to be scared when i'm home along.
#2 eating cereal for dinner if i want to. in what twisted world do i look forward to cereal for dinner when every other night i get a well balance, sometimes gourmet, meal purchased and prepared for me? i am such a spoiled lame-o. i probably won't have cereal for dinner, but i COULD if i wanted.
#3 watching the celtics DEMOLISH the lakers in game 6. watching the celebration right this very minute. **just an update** i have learned this year, that not only is the diaz trio red sox fans, we are also fans of any other sport played by a boston team, namely the celtics and the patriots. stay sharp everyone.
#4 making the apartment look spic and span and then watching it stay that way for 3 whole days in a row. ps: when was the last time you heard the term "spic and span?" when was the last time you actually said it out loud. think about it.
#5 making cookies and eating them all myself. well, i do that anyway.
#6 doing whatever i want, suckas!

in other news:
i have decided i want to be a morning person. this may be shortlived, but i'm giving it a shot. more on that to come...i've gotta hit the sack!

Daddio

so i did remember dad's birthday and emailed him on the appropriate day, but realized i didn't publicly wish him a super special sweet 16+24+4+12th birthday!

dad, you're great for lots of reasons. wanna hear 'em? thought so.

~you introduce me to new movies i would never have rented

~you are always up for a good road trip

~you make me stronger

~you give really good hugs

~it must be said, you are a kick ass bike rider!

~you made us all really tall and i really like being tall

~you make me feel like anything is possible

~people tell me all the time that i look like you and i think that's great, cuz i'm pretty sure you're a stallion.

~you are the bravest person i know

...and ALL the reasons krista said, especially about fixing things and except for maybe the music part because, to be honest, i don't really like blue-grass, but i love that you love it!

i love you dad, and i'm glad you got to spend your birthday in thailand; how cool is that?

it's a jet pack michael, what could possibly go wrong?

-gob bluth

A little and a lot more...

do you get to the point in your blogging life where so much has happened and you are so backed up on your posts that it's overwhelming to even think about trying to post? yeah, i'm there.

wait, wait! i have semi-good excuses:

1. our laptop decided to go the way of the earth. Is that even an expression?*
2. our camera's memory card spazzed out and erased most of the pictures on it which were AWESOME, thus discouraging me further.
3. i'm pregnant**

so, here i am. i feel forced to borrow krista's bullet list, at least you'll get the basics.


:: eric, pj and i flew to california to surprise the fam. super fun. went to disneyland AND the dodger game. radical.

:: my bff hollie turned one year older and wiser. eric and i made her a super fun cake that truly mimicked her personality. luckily i took a picture of it with my phone, so not all was lost.

:: ashley's baby turned 1 and we also made him the best cake ever, but sadly, those pictures could not be recovered. it was light blue with different sized brown polka dots and a big orange A (for Alexander) on top. when i sat it in front of him, saw that his bib was the exact same pattern! you can imagine my pain in having no documentation.

:: i feel like i am progressing towards school, which is very exciting. i am continually learning about myself and my personality and i have discovered that when i want something, there is not much that can stop me. i mean, eric and i are married. enough said, right? sooo...i know in my heart of hearts that i want to finish school and that I WILL finish school. for whatever reason, i haven't been inspired to do so. guess what? i am now! (yay! audience applaud here) it really helped last week, when i had to work on memorial day (against my will). i believe i have a strong work ethic and am not afraid to get down and dirty and get the work down. HOWEVER, a holiday is a holiday, man! give a girl a break! i decided on that day that i am done working for someone else and ready to work for myself. it's time. i know it will be quite awhile before i get to that point, but just thinking about it makes me want to do the happy dance. (see justin) anyway, i digress. more on that topic later.

:: brian and meg and lyza came to visit (yay!). we sauntered through the market, skipped churh and ate lots of good food (thanks again, eric). for pictures, see here. i got called lolo all weekend, does it get better than that? we miss you halversons!

:: saw indiana jones and loved it. say what you will about the cheesy jokes and cheesy fight scenes and cheesy accents. but after watching the 3 previous movies to ramp up, we felt the new movie stayed true to form. dun dun dun dun....dun dun dun! love you indie!

:: saw sex and the city. LOVED IT. sorry for the readers who didn't know i was such a floozy. it's true. i love the show and i thoroughly enjoyed the movie. enough said.

:: decided my new favorite color is light blue and painted my bedroom to fit my current mood.

:: decided to stop using capital letters and write everything in lower case.

:: still annoyed it doesn't feel like summer.

:: oh yeah, mother's day was really great this year. i keep my expectiations pretty low for this day every year, but everything changed this year. i started skipping church on mother's day many years ago because i'm usually kind of bummed out. this year, though, it turned into my day because i became an insta-mom this year. pj made me a great little something (insert interpretation here: ashtray, change holder, whatever, it was wonderful). i didn't even know i needed a bobbi pin holder, but it's changed my life. i still skipped church (why break tradition) and we had a great lunch and a lovely afternoon. i got to pick a special dessert and we watched indiana jones. the one with shortround, i think. it was lovely.

:: it's been almost a year and i really love being married. i keep thinking about it. eric is wonderful and i love him like crazy a lot! for reasons i didn't even know. really, so much.

:: there's probably more, but i'm now an hour late for bed and the girl on top chef that SHOULD have gone home didn't, so that stinks.

...goodnight!

*if i sound stupid or stop making sense you can blame krista, who just called and harrassed me about my lack of posting so now I'm staying up past my bedtime

**ACE! suckas. but i am pretty sure everyone else i know is. seriously.