Happy Solstice Everyone!!!

[angelak]

From here on out we can enjoy waxing daylight.
My Yule festivities were a little different this year - but it wasn't too bad. Jim and I gift exchanged. It wasn't as fun as it has been in the past. I am not sure why. I am sad because Yoga class was cancelled today - but I got yesterday in and had a good class - so I guess that's fine?
Ugh.

I really am trying to hit it everyday, but this is beyond my control.
If they don't have class - they don't have class ;)

I braved the lousy roads in Classy The Subaru and made it just fine to Beacon Hill and the Books' residence. There were 3 people at his usual 30'some people party. Okay, I came pretty late like usual. Stragglers left early this year. I stayed and chatted and didn't really drink it up like I thought I might (or had been planning for weeks). Mostly because I wanted to give it a shot getting home and didn't want to even THINK about dealing with the alcohol metabolism issue.

It doesn't feel bad today to have only eaten some of his delicious chili and hot cider. I had a couple of glasses of James' home made wine. It was... good, but not as good as I'd hoped. We have 5 more bottles here at home. (That was our housewarming gift, which is funny because the kit was his solstice gift last year! lol)

If I had brought another variety of wine I might have gotten buzzed. I see now why Melissa (his wife, arg) didn't really like the stuff. I don't think it has high alc. proof to get you that tipsy. That's ok though.
I bared my abs at Josh last night and he noted that they were toned. I'm not sure if it is because they are more toned, or I've just shifted what my torso looks like from shifting sports in the last 2 weeks intensively?

Hahaha. An athlete's job is never done.
Some small level in my heart says the crazy influx of winter snow has come as a sign that I should stay off my knees on the running scale and give it due rest. Like - real non-impact rest.
Does that sound ridiculous? It's not like the snow came because of me, but I feel like that violent urge to run inside of me is being tamed by the fact that I do not run in snow and ice. I will run if it is hailing, pouring, cold as fuck - but if I think there is ice on the ground or snow that has stuck (I've run when it WAS snowing but not sticking) - then I refuse to risk myself. (I have seen runner's out in the last few days and thought "wow, good for you. I'd be scared shitless."

And I really am not a huge fan of treadmills. I get bored very fast. So - after driving Bill home, (not too shabby, he lives in a simple place, that was easy to get back to the freeway. Also gave me a chance to slide around for fun with no cars about in his hood on the way to the freeway. Hey - I wanted to understand my car steering and stopping mechanics the best possible.)

Then I came home, hung out at my house for a while before hitting the sack. I would have liked to meet up with the Heron House to watch the sun come up in West Seattle on Solstice Eve to Morning, but admittedly, I would have wanted to
correspond and meet them at their house this year instead of flying by the seat of my pants getting lost (particularly with the damn weather). Although I am not as crabby about the snow this year rollin' in Classy, everyone else is closing down (See the Bikram Yoga studio - Fuck, man...) ...

It makes me less crabby feeling as though I can get out of my house ok.
And I am not trapped - I am choosing to be here. Equally, the wind came on less severe than the reports were saying and we did not lose any power. (Fortunately for us, this area is mostly clear cutted and gutted of trees...)

Not that I'm proud of that :P This section of land was gorgeous before they built rich bitch homes here. (Don't get me wrong, I'm not rich... this townhouse is income qualified for those of us "poor folk" making under 105K a year.)

*muses*

So anyways. I'd just like to take this time to honor the fact that we made it through the turbulent loan process when the loan crisis was hitting. And to mention that so far our finances are holding just fine and we're totally okay with spending *very little*. In fact, it almost feels purifying to spend so little on the holidays this year. And be this as it may - but it makes everything feel a whole lot less stressful and turbulent. I went out, leisurely found a few items that people have expressed they might like... (inexpensive) and I will be baking for the rest. (I think Jim might take to this new method very well because he loves cookies and you know a few will not make it to the gift tins.)

Jim came home this morning and went straight to bed after work. He seemed rather tired. For this I was glad. He liked his tennis shoes after all (even though he complained of the massive amounts of white on them that meant he was going to have to be oh so careful with his shoes not getting scuffed and getting all dingy. HOLY shit I had no idea?!)

After using them at work apparently he adapted to the color quickly because he now loves them. Well glory be to the gods. I found these shoes super clearance at Kohl's. 90% of $70 shoes... his size were sitting right there on the shelf. $13 shoes???? He's been needing new shoes for like 2 months and hasn't gotten a chance to find any or go out to shop for them. I was concerned for his damn knees and ankles and leg alignment. Hey - if there's one thing I have learned in the last 8 months, it is that you don't fuck with your biomechanics. Take care of that shit.

The injury has caused a whole new awareness that will never leave me. And I'm okay with that.
So this being said, when I looked at his shoes and he complained of knee pain one night, I was like "oh hell no."
1 of us with iffy knees is 1 too many, we don't need 2...

Needless to say after a night at Target and the new shoes, he txted me saying he loved his shoes. I felt less crabby that he was picky about the white on them. He gave me earrings that were okay. I don't really care that much - but they honestly weren't quite my style, which is a FIRST for him. Every other item of jewelry he has ever purchased and gifted me ... were seriously items I adored. I guess this was his first strike out on that. That's fine tho.

Random - Rufus yesterday while left in floor 1 alone, decided he wanted to open some of our presents. He didn't open them entirely, I know he was looking for food in the gift packages and quickly realized after tearing a few shreds of paper off, that there was no chocolate or food items so he gave up. He even went as far to take lids off boxes I found at the dollar store that were pretty and velvety. That dog cracks me up. What a naughty dog.

Jim was like, "Someone tried to open our presents..."
And I look down and see shreds of wrapping paper and the lid off... I was like, "that situation reeks of Rufus and his conniving mind." He remembers past years when I wrapped him up some dog treats and made him open the packages to get his bones... he also has stolen presents way back when of chocolate and eaten that shit. *eye ball rolls*

I love how smart he is. I hate how his problem solving never ends :P
Jim had even told me not to leave him down that day.
So, I have the day free and clear of Yoga. I guess I will clean house and maybe think about taking the tree down (except the dumpster is full... err, I guess I wait till Waste Management comes).

I was hoping to take the tree down after Solstice. Get that shit out :P Well you know after Solstice comes the non-pagan family celebrations (Christmas). And the last thing I want to do after family celebrations is... take down decorations. I'd rather get it over with. Our tree has been *very pretty* for the last 2 weeks. I'm sort of bored of it in my house now, though. Damn full dumpster... I wonder if the other side is a little less full. I know the boy scouts are coming January 3rd - BUT let's be frank. I do not want this thing in my house till January 3rd. If we DO have a New years Fete, like Jim wants (and I am sort of not so excited to host - because I wanted an official house warming fete instead after new years when the house looks betterrr....) ... who wants a tree that has crapped all over the carpet with needles lingering??

Anyways. I should go do something. Maybe shower, put my face on, dress... check the left side of the dumpster to see if it is a potential to throw a tree in there. Unless someone else has ideas on what else to do with trees.
If I do it on solstice I beat all the Christmas people. Supposing Jim doesn't mind... hmmm.



-Angela

Comments

[nobodyberry.livejournal.com]

Ah, I love reading your musings, cause you always crack me up. I've never thought about trees dropping their needles as "crapping all over the carpets," but you know that's what'll come to mind from here on out. :D

Hey, if you do happen to do a New Years thing, let me know... I was going to try to make it over there anyway, though with the weather I had begun to rethink my plans. However, if you are indeed doing anything remotely interesting, I think I'd rather that than stay at home like a lifeless bum.