so this is the new year. and i have no resolution.
it has been a while, i know. i've literally had no time to get on here, add photos of portland, and add everything else that has gone on in my life the past few months. i'll try to summarize and emphasize as much as i can.
there are a many photos of thanksgiving, so i apologize if your computer is super slow... here they are.
arrival.
travis: when i get to this airport i immediately think 'home.' i don't get that feeling at eppley.
thanksgiving day.
i realized how much i missed washington/oregon trees.
travis' home... born and raised.
light pole on his street.
emily [travis' younger sister], trav and i. thanksgiving day.
lovers.
fooling around before dinner.
we beat each other up...
obviously he wins 98% of the time.
in the kitchen action, pre-dinner. in the blue, travis' mom. in the black, his cousin michelle. the blond behind her is stephanie, the evil step sister.
KITTY!
the setup was so gorgeous.
fancy. oh, i crack myself up.
in between the candles and leaves is travis' aunt jen. aka the coolest gal ever.
many smoke breaks were had.
sibling love.
we all like wine. a little too much.
here's proof.
the next day.
the backyard of the condo me and trav stayed at.
DUCKS!
and then the sun came out. it's a rarity.
what?
he was using me as a tripod for his camera.
yup.
aw shucks.
cigarettes and coffee. each morning and night. made complete with deep conversations.
neat-o space heater that kept use warm at night on the deck.
sneak attack of aunt jen.
ROOSTER!
lunch in portland.
the color of the leaves were amazing.
ahahaha.
i adore this photo of travis. behind him are taylor [emily's boyfriend] and emily. on our way to lunch in portland.
oh so tasty!
in case of a wait...
skip divided.
travis: DAMN i'm hot!
portland saturday market.
i loved the old buildings in the city.
mother and son.
lisa, travis' mom. whata sweet alcoholic.
to the right of this ally was the booth of a married couple who were both photographers... the wife more than the husband, but he took some great shots. they made me really, deeply consider living in portland and making a living selling my photos in the market in ten years. dead serious. i bought five of their photos and came close to bowing down to them and kissing their feet.
portland's mode of transportation.
a week later, he was in omaha.
i loved how it was camouflaged into the wall. very slick.
the inspired (and cold) photographers.
i....i've got nothing.
the ring. more on that below.
lone walker.
the musicians.
:(
again... i've got nothing.
after thanksgiving travis and i hit a huge bump in the road. concerning the intrusion of other friends, miscommunication and holding things back. it was quite traumatic. i don't want to go into details. but we got over it.
since december 16th we've been dating. which is a huge step in trust for both of us. may not seem like a big deal to outsiders, but to us it is.
so far so good.
[just last night at a party travis introduced me as his girlfriend. my heart jumped. that's gotta be a good sign, right?]
i've never loved someone as deeply as i do with travis. and i can see our future so clearly. i just have to get over the distance that will be between us in 6 months. it's hard to swallow for such a physical person like me.
but as he says, "four years of college has nothing on what we have together." i need to enjoy what we have now, and forget what is coming up.
i completed my first semester at creighton. to my relief i did pretty well. my lowest grade was a C. not too bad at all.
however. i did try my hand at adderall. it only proved that i should never take drugs. i freaked out. from speed waking, to speed talking... i focused mroe on downloading music than studying. but at least a got a great playlist out of it... and a few fond memories between friends.
attended both faint concerts on the 16th and 17th. saturday was good, accompanied with travis. but sunday was mind-blowing. attended with linly, izzy and her brother michael. tilly & the wall played all new songs... which was upsetting. but they will always put on a good show. and the faint just sounded ten times better on sunday. plus, i was actually involved in the crowd that night, so that added to it as well. very fun night.
my winter break made me miss the summertime. simply because i spent nearly every moment of break with travis. but! i have proof of being with other people:
i don't know...
intoxication.
it gets hot in there. so every once and a while, we jump out. when there's snow, it's even mroe entertaining. and painful.
christmas oh five.
christmas oh six. oh the changes.
now to be selfish, i'll list my favorite christmas gifts:
- super soft purple robe.
- collection of audrey hepburn movies (how to steal a million dollars, funnyface, roman holiday, etc.)
- billy elliot dvd.
- six mix cds from chris and maia.
- top and jewelery from chris and maia.
- FM transmitter/charger holder for my ipod in the car.
- $100 in gift cards to various stores.
- necklace bought in india by my great uncle that passed away three months ago.
- coffee cup from travis.
christmas was mellow. the thing that made it spectacular was the event of my brother proposing to maia. they both went to minnesota for chistmas with her family, and he did it two days before christmas. and i couldn't be happier. i cried when maia told me. i'm excited for a big sister... which is something maia is to me already, ring or no ring. and i snagged some photos:
check out the ring. "he did good!"
he threw rose pedals on the ice. adorable.
now evertime i talk or see maia, i test out the title "sister-in-law." it feels pretty great. i'm elated for them.
speaking of ring, huge disappointment. the yellow ring i bought in portland, the one signifying mine and travis' relationship has bit the dust. i wore it constantly, but took it off during work, sleep, and showering. unfortunately it fell out of my pocket leaving work last week; i didn't realize this until i got home. i raced back to work and searched the ground for it. found it. but a car had run over a part of it, taking out two of the stones. i found one of them, but not the other.
i found a new ring at second chance, but it doesn't hold half the meaning that this one did. in addition to this new ring, i now also wear the ring travis bought and created for me when he was in california this summer.
i have mixed emotions about returning to school. excited for the new semester of classes. not so excited about the roommate and the drama that's been building up the past few months. wish i could've left that behind in high school.
plus, i've grown attached to my down comforter on my bed. that thing is heavenly.
i haven't been as productive as i thought i would've been this break. granted, i did clean out and organize my closet -- a task indeed. although plato's closet gave me money for nothing, which was supposed to be my christmas shopping money. also, i haven't gotten around to organizing my music files. and i'm still working on mixes for people. my time has been consumed by travis, his sister and work. at least i got my hair cut. and it doesn't look half bad.
my new years was uneventful, as always. why disrupt the trend by going out and getting trashed? besides. i can do that any other night.
since i had no money during the holidays, and neither did my friends, we vowed not to by anything for each other. but since i love them and i love music i made them mixes. music of oh six. pretty much a minimum of two songs from each month of 2006 that i listened to. most months had more than two songs. but i thought it was a pretty good idea. and this dealy helped me pick out the songs.
so.
here is my list of listenings for january of oh seven:
+ silversun pickups - lazy eye
+ ryan adams - wonderwall
+ fourth of july - purple heart
+ yeah yeah yeahs - cheated hearts
+ dirty on purpose - light pollution
+ the raveonettes - i wish that i could
+ mirah - sweepstakes prize
+ rogue wave - eyes
+ the faint - paranioattack
+ sparklehorse - apple bed
+ grizzly bear - on a neck, on a spit
that will suffice.