after dinner tonight, gopooh and i walked around downtown plymouth. it was really nice. we walked to the square and then spent a little time in the local bookstore. the weather was great and i got to pet some dogs... and everyone knows how much i love dogs! recently we've been busy and haven't been able to enjoy our time together as much. i mean, yeah we go to the movies and stuff, but it's not the same when you're sitting in a dark theater just watching the same screen. there's no communication... no bonding, except the bond between you and what's going on in front of you. so today we made a point to relax and take a walk, just the two of us. we were gone only about an hour, but it was enough. i recommend it to everyone. :)
Saturday, March 17, 2007
i seriously can't believe what i witnessed last night. what i saw was just not acceptable in my world. ppl ask why i stepped in, b/c technically i wasn't s'posed to. but if i hadn't stepped in, what would've happened? it's a scary thought. it was friday night and i should've been out living, but instead i was frustrated and irritated beyond belief. so i'll admit it, i'm selfish and i don't care. seriously, we are enabling him. it never should have gotten to this point. as much as i hate to say it, it's true. on the one hand, i feel bad complaining. but on the other hand, i want to tell the world. in reality, i'll complain to the friends who will understand and who share my grief, but i won't complain to those who can change things. that is, unless i get confronted... i have a feeling that's going to happen though, and i'll end up in a very uncomfortable position. *sigh*
Monday, March 05, 2007
all along i'd thought that the little green and white paper i had in my drawer was my birth certificate, b/c that's what my parents had always believed it was. but no. turns out it was my birth registration. that sucked, b/c we needed our birth certificates to apply for our marriage license, at least in wayne county. until last week both our drivers licenses had oakland county addresses, and in oakland county you can apply for a marriage license using a passport. we just had to change our addresses after almost a year, huh. plus, since i was born in detroit my birth certificate is at the detroit department of health, not the wayne county clerk's office (where we apply for the marriage license). getting my birth certificate by mail would take 3-4 weeks; clearly, that wasn't an option. luckily i got out of work at 1:30 today and drove to detroit to get it. the place was packed! i had trouble finding a parking spot, and then once i got inside the room was filled. i can't believe that many ppl were there. i know what *i* needed my birth certificate for... but i stood there for an hour looking around in boredom, wondering why everyone else was there. it sucked. but now i have an official sealed copy of my birth certificate, and we can go ahead and apply for the marriage license. isn't it funny... you want to get married and say your vows in front of friends and family... and there are all these legal hoops you have to go through? but at least now i finally know what my real birth certificate looks like.
Thursday, March 01, 2007
whenever ppl ask where we're going on our honeymoon and i say curaçao, in response i inevitably get a blank or surprised look. i know, it's kinda one of those lesser known places. when i explain that it's one of the netherland antilles islands, northeast of venezuela, a lot of ppl ask how we decided on it. well, back in college i used to really like this drink lusty lizzard at good time charley's. the alcohol in it was blue curacao. from then on, i've always been drawn to drinks w/ blue curacao in them. when gopooh and i started dating he told me that curaçao was actually an island... and that's how we came to be familiar w/ it. when it came time to deciding on a honeymoon locale, we wanted to go someplace neither of us had been... y'know, to symbolize a brand new beginning together. that was actually kinda difficult. in the end it came down to aruba and curaçao, and then based on many many reviews online, we decided on curaçao. see? it's not a weird decision, is it? ;)