tape measure
Saturday
Kyle and I took Mercury to the dog park on Friday afternoon, since it was a bit warmer - well, so we thought. We're not used to how the temperature changes when you're close to the water, and the dog park is right next to the bay, so it was quite a bit colder and windier when we got there.
Mercury had a lot of fun though. He had the most energy I've seen him have, and ran and played pretty constantly (normally he has spurts of energy and will just chill out for 10 minutes or so after) with the other dogs for almost an hour. A couple of fights broke out between some other dogs, which is the first time I've seen any dog fight happen there.
It's interesting how you get to learn the dog's names, but never the owner's. And when it comes to small chit chat, it's always about the dogs.
We took a short nap when we got back, and woke up to Mercury barking at us. I figured he just wanted dinner, so I gave him his food and went back to bed to cuddle with Kyle. Then I heard the sound of water being streamed onto the floor... Mercury peed all over the floor in the dining room. :( I don't understand where this came from, seeing as he only has to go out to the bathroom twice a day usually, and he was out a lot more that day at the dog park and peed until he was dry there. This is the second time he's done this since we got him. The first time was an accident, as we were too slow to get him out in time, but the this time I don't understand. I just hope this isn't a habit he is forming.
After I cleaned up the mess, Kyle took me out to dinner later that evening so we could celebrate - and, well, we haven't been out to dinner together since we moved here. We went to a restaurant called Cafe Romanzo, that we only knew about because Kyle had a coupon for (which we found out later did not apply on Saturdays). I was a little bit wary that it would be kind of a cheap place, since it had "cafe" in the name, but it was actually really nice. All of the lighting came from candles, so it was very romantic and intimate. The food was delicious - we had some fried mozzarella for an appetizer, and for the main dish, I had lobster roll ravioli in a super yummy sauce and Kyle had some chicken covered in parmesean with some nice asparagus.
It was a really lovely dinner and I enjoyed going on a date with Kyle. I hope we make an effort to try to go out for dinner a bit more - maybe once a month or so. There are a lot of great restaurants around here. I can't wait until summer when all the seafood places by the beaches open up for business.
Sunday
I would have liked to relax a bit more (as I'm sure Kyle would have liked), but we had to go grocery shopping since we figured I wouldn't be able to do it during the week because of my new job. We headed to Target too - I can't remember what originally for, I think to pick up some more socks for both of us - but ended up getting a couple of random things that we kind of needed, like shower caddy, a new soap dispenser, water bottles to bring to work, and a new bath mat.
I didn't really think much of the bath mat, but I keep walking over it and I've completely forgotten how nice carpet can feel since I've been walking on hardwood floors for the past 5 months. Wow! It's so nice! It really makes me want to get a rug now for the living room. I'm sure Mercury would like it.
I also canceled my WoW account today, for a couple of reasons. 1. The game has hit a lull for me, where none of the content is new for me. 2. My time will be much more limited now, and I'd rather use that free time to be doing other things. Perhaps I'll resubscribe when the new patch comes out, but we'll have to see. I have a ton of unfinished games that I should start over and finish.
Work
We're getting a big snowstorm here (8 to 12 inches). I was supposed to start today, but the HR lady called me up and told me to just come in on Tuesday, since people will probably be late to or missing from work on Monday because of the snow. I thought that was nice and considerate. I'm excited to start work, but a little nervous that I'll be rusty or below expectations. We'll see.
I also have a mandatory 1 hour lunch break, which I'm not sure what I'm going to do with. It was nice when I worked at the Cincinnati Recreation Commission because I worked downtown, so I could just go outside to the courtyard with the fountain and eat my lunch while reading a book. But my new job doesn't really have any nice sit down space that I could go to when it warmed up. I'm thinking about breaking out my DS and getting a couple of games for it and trying that out. I don't know though - it never takes me an hour to eat lunch - never even a half hour, so I'm really unsure what to do with that sort of extra time.
Other stuff
I've set a tenative date for the wedding in early August. After discussing it some with Kyle, we both agreed that it should be simple and small and it's not something that both of us should really have to stress over or spend a lot of money on. I'm hoping to look at locations in a couple of weeks and I need to get a move on with my dress alterations probably, since there's quite a bit that needs to be done.
I've made a small list in my head of things that I need to arrange for the ceremony, and have cut anything that I think will stress me out at this point - when I'm stressed, I'm unhappy, which makes Kyle stressed and unhappy, so there's no point in doing anything that will upset us in preparation for such a happy occassion.
Also, I'm not sure what to do with letterposie.com, now that I don't need it as a portfolio site (unless I don't pass the probation period for work - knock on wood). I stopped using the blog because of the constant spam I was getting in the comments and the fact that I didn't understand how to change the wordpress layout to my liking since I didn't understand all the wp tags and code. Should I turn it back into a blog? Would anyone read it? Does it matter if anyone reads it? Maybe I could try to take more pictures again? I don't know.
Kyle and I took Mercury to the dog park on Friday afternoon, since it was a bit warmer - well, so we thought. We're not used to how the temperature changes when you're close to the water, and the dog park is right next to the bay, so it was quite a bit colder and windier when we got there.
Mercury had a lot of fun though. He had the most energy I've seen him have, and ran and played pretty constantly (normally he has spurts of energy and will just chill out for 10 minutes or so after) with the other dogs for almost an hour. A couple of fights broke out between some other dogs, which is the first time I've seen any dog fight happen there.
It's interesting how you get to learn the dog's names, but never the owner's. And when it comes to small chit chat, it's always about the dogs.
We took a short nap when we got back, and woke up to Mercury barking at us. I figured he just wanted dinner, so I gave him his food and went back to bed to cuddle with Kyle. Then I heard the sound of water being streamed onto the floor... Mercury peed all over the floor in the dining room. :( I don't understand where this came from, seeing as he only has to go out to the bathroom twice a day usually, and he was out a lot more that day at the dog park and peed until he was dry there. This is the second time he's done this since we got him. The first time was an accident, as we were too slow to get him out in time, but the this time I don't understand. I just hope this isn't a habit he is forming.
After I cleaned up the mess, Kyle took me out to dinner later that evening so we could celebrate - and, well, we haven't been out to dinner together since we moved here. We went to a restaurant called Cafe Romanzo, that we only knew about because Kyle had a coupon for (which we found out later did not apply on Saturdays). I was a little bit wary that it would be kind of a cheap place, since it had "cafe" in the name, but it was actually really nice. All of the lighting came from candles, so it was very romantic and intimate. The food was delicious - we had some fried mozzarella for an appetizer, and for the main dish, I had lobster roll ravioli in a super yummy sauce and Kyle had some chicken covered in parmesean with some nice asparagus.
It was a really lovely dinner and I enjoyed going on a date with Kyle. I hope we make an effort to try to go out for dinner a bit more - maybe once a month or so. There are a lot of great restaurants around here. I can't wait until summer when all the seafood places by the beaches open up for business.
Sunday
I would have liked to relax a bit more (as I'm sure Kyle would have liked), but we had to go grocery shopping since we figured I wouldn't be able to do it during the week because of my new job. We headed to Target too - I can't remember what originally for, I think to pick up some more socks for both of us - but ended up getting a couple of random things that we kind of needed, like shower caddy, a new soap dispenser, water bottles to bring to work, and a new bath mat.
I didn't really think much of the bath mat, but I keep walking over it and I've completely forgotten how nice carpet can feel since I've been walking on hardwood floors for the past 5 months. Wow! It's so nice! It really makes me want to get a rug now for the living room. I'm sure Mercury would like it.
I also canceled my WoW account today, for a couple of reasons. 1. The game has hit a lull for me, where none of the content is new for me. 2. My time will be much more limited now, and I'd rather use that free time to be doing other things. Perhaps I'll resubscribe when the new patch comes out, but we'll have to see. I have a ton of unfinished games that I should start over and finish.
Work
We're getting a big snowstorm here (8 to 12 inches). I was supposed to start today, but the HR lady called me up and told me to just come in on Tuesday, since people will probably be late to or missing from work on Monday because of the snow. I thought that was nice and considerate. I'm excited to start work, but a little nervous that I'll be rusty or below expectations. We'll see.
I also have a mandatory 1 hour lunch break, which I'm not sure what I'm going to do with. It was nice when I worked at the Cincinnati Recreation Commission because I worked downtown, so I could just go outside to the courtyard with the fountain and eat my lunch while reading a book. But my new job doesn't really have any nice sit down space that I could go to when it warmed up. I'm thinking about breaking out my DS and getting a couple of games for it and trying that out. I don't know though - it never takes me an hour to eat lunch - never even a half hour, so I'm really unsure what to do with that sort of extra time.
Other stuff
I've set a tenative date for the wedding in early August. After discussing it some with Kyle, we both agreed that it should be simple and small and it's not something that both of us should really have to stress over or spend a lot of money on. I'm hoping to look at locations in a couple of weeks and I need to get a move on with my dress alterations probably, since there's quite a bit that needs to be done.
I've made a small list in my head of things that I need to arrange for the ceremony, and have cut anything that I think will stress me out at this point - when I'm stressed, I'm unhappy, which makes Kyle stressed and unhappy, so there's no point in doing anything that will upset us in preparation for such a happy occassion.
Also, I'm not sure what to do with letterposie.com, now that I don't need it as a portfolio site (unless I don't pass the probation period for work - knock on wood). I stopped using the blog because of the constant spam I was getting in the comments and the fact that I didn't understand how to change the wordpress layout to my liking since I didn't understand all the wp tags and code. Should I turn it back into a blog? Would anyone read it? Does it matter if anyone reads it? Maybe I could try to take more pictures again? I don't know.