Some stuph

[angelak]

Just a few things:
I should re-do my LiveJournal layout. It’s been this way for a while.
It always takes me so long to get it just how I like it – with possible really-messed up views of it in the interim until I fix it.

I know that takes an allotted amount of time and effort naturally.
Another thing: I’ve been needing a new fitness swimsuit. I went on ebay and found one for $22.50 plus $6 shipping, so my new suit has cost me $28 total.

I typically pay $25 after tax at Costco, although I forgot to buy one this year and now very much regret it. (Plain old speedo suit – lap swimming, not a fashion show.)

Once it arrives I will be so happy not to be swimming in an old gross one that is becoming very close to skinny dipping as the material is getting thin.
I should insist that Jimmy and I go swimming at his pool for fun when it arrives.
I said I’d buy a suit back in the summer and never did. Who cares if it isn’t cute? It’s a nice plain, non-fat-ugly.

Whatever.
I have a few things I have in mind for the next month that I hope we can get to – but we’ll see.

My birthday dinner. YES. You heard me.
Jim was going to take me out for my birthday dinner and here it is November – and we haven’t had time.

Cheesecake Factory = birthday dinner.
Or maybe The Melting Pot.
After all - if I spot half we could do the super-dooper-yummy 7 course fondue set.
I know $100 would be more than he'd be willing, but I bet I can convince him to pay half.
Next year I am being high maintenance and insisting on an actual gift. *shrugs*
I didn’t feel like pressing the issue this year.
I wanted a cheap piece of silver jewelry and he said something about not giving jewelry for first birthdays. It hit me weird and so I tried not to make anything of it.

He bought something nice for an ex and it didn’t work out. I still think he harbors issues around it and that was what was behind his statement on that account. Whatever, I’m not the ex, and silver isn’t that costly – but whatever. Date a thrifty person (read: cheapskate), you deal with issues like this. I have to say I really enjoyed the gifts from my last relationship and I still wear them and think of my ex. Not to mention he gave me some of the prettiest earrings that I own and it makes me smile still to think of them. That has no other bearing other than the fact they were thoughtful things that I appreciated.

Some people are sparing and some like to give gifts. Jim isn’t very gift-y. He makes up for it in other areas. And regardless, people are how people are. And that's how they should be. And I like Jim just the way he is.

I never got around to sending anything to Ray Ray yet.
Speaking of Thanksgiving, I was going to go to Idaho with Kelsi. But the other morning before I left for work, Jim asked me what I had planned. I told him my family was being anti-family this year (true) and that I was thinking of going to Idaho with Kelsi seeing as I haven’t seen her family in a long time and I was close to them as a kid because I was always at their house.

Seems he wouldn’t mind it if I came with him to Woodburn, Oregon. (Just south of Portland) to do their family thing. Now I’ve got a choice on my hands. I forgot that boyfriends have family things too.

The last 2 years were not an issue. Year #1 with Khaya, Khaya didn’t come with me to my family gig and his family is in Hawaii. Year #2 I was in Hawaii and had Thanksgiving dinner in Honolulu with Khaya’s family.

It is weird that the one year anniversary of that trip is approaching.

There were other things, although I am unsure if I am going to remember these properly.

Research a movie to suggest to go to with Jimmy. We haven’t been to the movies in a while. Do we have time to make this happen??? I am not sure.
We are possibly going to Portland the weekend after next to watch my sister compete in an ice skating gig. Maybe we can do it then?

Does that mean I might be in Oregon twice this month?
That’s fine.
I’m telling you there has been some strange force pushing me in that direction that last couple of years.

Every other weekend in November? Okay, sure. We’ll see if Jim can come the second weekend of November this month. Does he work that day or not? If not, I’ll head up with my mom either way. I hope she can actually come with us on the road trip. I haven’t had a lot of mom-hang out time.
Maybe I should adjust my schedule once this weekend passes so I have Monday visits again? I’m a little bummed without them.

Whatever the case, I hope they get internet SOON. I am sick of not being able to talk to her online.
*shrugs*

Anyways.
Such is the month of November. IT IS filling up soon.
First degree class is this evening. Trip to Snohomish.
No swimming.

Oh, and last night I was so excited that the class was Weds and not Tues.
I fell asleep as soon as I got off work and slept most of the night.
DAMNIT.

*unhappy sigh*
Oh well. I can make it up. And I am thinking of leaving right now to go on lunch.
But lunch is NOT my favorite time to swim.
So we’ll see.
If only the class didn’t interfere with the lap swim.
REGARDLESS – cannot wait for the new suit to show up!

One last thing? Mikey gave me pictures of the first night Jim and I met at the club. They may be disgusting because I am drenched in sweat and he looks tossed, but none the less - I think they're cool. It's weird how we look like a couple in those pictures even though we were complete strangers.

And now I know why his bright red shirt I saw the other day was so familiar/I liked it so much. He was wearing it that first night. When he wore it to work one day I told him it looked sexy. Hah. I didn't realize I'd seen him wear it once before. That first night at the club! Hee hee.


OH - and:

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

-Angela