Random Adventure Sunday...

We had one goal: Macy's. We got there too early. So we set another goal: Lunch. It turns out, that goal was a lot harder to accomplish than we thought. There's this lovely little diner in Pacific Grove we love and were excited to have an excuse to go. Apparently everyone else thought so because it was packed. My husband and I aren't patient people, him even less so when hungry. So, we left our beloved diner in a desperate search for food. We walked around Pacific Grove for a half hour going in and out of cafes and diners which were all busier or more expensive than we wanted to deal with. So back to Macy's we went. And we ended up with pretzels. Oh well. Here's a couple of pics from the day.

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Where the land meets water and the sun disappears...

Sometimes I forget just where I live. How lucky I am and how beautiful it is. It's not like I've never seen the water. But growing up in a river-town is not exactly the same as on the ocean. I won't lie and say I don't miss home. I miss the fall there especially. The colors of the leaves and the way the air gets crisp and you can just smell it. The first snowfall. The first warm day of spring and the ensuing flowers and rain. The weather is rather consistent here. 50-60 degrees with either sunny or foggy. I do miss the changes in seasons. But this place has it's charms. Where else could you sea the sunset on the ocean casting it's brilliant colors across the giant mirror below? I'm obsessed with the ocean sunset. I'll miss it when we leave.

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Let's Play some Ketchup...or Catchup. Whatever.

There really hasn't been anything going on worth writing about. Really still isn't. Oh well. I'm desperately trying to remember anything worth discussing from the last week or so. How sad is that?
I did have some fun yesterday I suppose. B. and I went out shopping which was nice. Having no friends here gets tough, lonely. So it was nice to hang out. Started the day at the Victoria's Secret sale (awesome) and then went to Plato's Closet. I've always wanted to go thrifting and I'm glad we did. I found a lot of cute stuff. I can foresee it becoming an obsession. 6 dollars for a shirt? Right up my cheap mindset.

I was liking my outfit a lot as you can see. A little more trendy than I normally wear. I found such good stuff. Those jeans?? Those are Lucky jeans that I got for 20 bucks. They have a really pretty design on the pockets and are my first pair of lucky jeans. I'm trying to branch out with my style. Stop being a billboard for Old Navy while looking like a 17 year old.We'll see how that goes.
Anyways, next week my husband gets a week-long break. He needs it. I wish I could take it off to be with him, but alas I cannot. Besides, if it's anything on how our weekends go, we'll just sit here on our computers asking each other what we want to do and not having any idea what to do. Is it bad that we've run out of things to do together after only 2 years? I mean, it feels like the only things to do cost money, which we don't want to partake in. So we end up doing the same thing all of the time. I need free ideas. Luckily we both do enjoy just watching movies, but I know he gets bored easily. It seems like we used to do a lot of free stuff together back home. We'd walk around town for hours doing nothing but talking. I suppose it's harder to do that here since we'd have to drive to town to walk around. Oh well, I suppose we're that old couple already. Drinking coffee and watching movies all day and going to bed at 8.

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Diamonds are a girl's best friend... And ninja's are apparently a boy's.

Well, I got my ring. Finally! It's gorgeous. I'm so in love with it that I just can't stop looking at it. And taking pictures of it.

Sorry, but I'm in love with it. Is it weird to say that I feel officially married now? I mean, of course I've felt married, but for some reason it feels so much more real now. And I love it. I don't know why, but with just the band it felt like I was just engaged, you know? Now I have the set it's official. I'm so weird.
That's my new toy. And here's my husband's.

Yeah. He got a motorcycle. Well, we got a motorcycle. I'll admit I was hesitant about it, but seeing how freaking excited he is about it, I'm glad we did it. It'll be so much easier for him to go to and from work, he'll be home sooner, he won't have to rely on me, and it's a lot better on gas than a new car. And price. He's like a kid at Christmas right now.
After these two purchases, we're definitely broke. Okay, not broke. Nowhere near, but we're less comfortable than we like to be so we're on spending lockdown. We're really wanting (well, probably more me than him) to go to San Francisco for our anniversary in a month. That's going to involve some money. So I'm going to have to resist the urge to buy. Ugh. So hard.
All of this is really making me feel grownup. I mean, we bought a ring with cash and were approved for a loan on the bike. We're creating credit and making decisions on big things together. I like that we both wanted each other to get these. I'm not excited about having to pay on a loan just and I'm hesitant of credit cards just because of all of the crap I saw my parents go through with credit an debt. I'm not going to get there. But we need to build credit and this is a good way to start. We did this on our. We didn't ask our parents what they thought or their opinions. We discussed it and did it. And we're handling, I think, like adults. We understand we have to be careful with money, but we also realize we're young and can enjoy ourselves a little.
Overall I'm very happy right now. I've got a beautiful new bobble and my husband is ecstatic with a new toy. Life is good.

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Random Recap/Some Lovely...

I'll be honest, life has been kind of boring the last couple of days. I've been working. That's about it. I actually had to work all weekend, while Ty was off. That sucked. I would much rather have been spending time with him than spending time with annoying customers who think I'm there maid and want to clean up their mess. Total disregard for anyone else pisses me off. I've worked in retail too long I think. I'm losing faith and patience with humanity. I can't even pretend to be nice anymore and I'm great at acting. I know what you're thinking, "If you would just decide what you want to do for your career, you could go back to school and not have to deal with it." Oh, what a loaded discussion. For a later date. I have to go be peppy and clean up people's messes in about an hour.
One exciting thing? I bought my wedding ring. You know, the one in the previous post. Yeah. I love it. I won't lie and say it's exactly what I dreamed of and what I always wanted. But, I have expensive tastes when it comes to rings. This one was on sale and was the closest thing I'm going to get to what I want for under like 5,000. So, I'll take it!!
You may wonder why I've been married for almost a year and don't have a wedding ring, but it's a pretty simple reason. We didn't have the money when we got married to buy a ring so we just got the band. But we finally have the money. I'll admit, I'm kind of sad it didn't happen the way I imagined. I wanted him to get an idea of what I would like and pick one and surprise me with it. But, I pretty much found it and picked it out. He said he was going to get one for our anniversary and surprise me with it but didn't want to pass up such a deal on one I loved. I don't know if he really would've ended up doing that. I shouldn't think that, but I do. I think he would have every intention, but it wouldn't have happened. Kind of like my birthday "present". He said that day he was going to get me something but was afraid it'd be something I really wouldn't want so he ended up getting me nothing. He's not big into traditional things. Such as gifts on days you customarily give gifts or anything like that. Unfortunately I'm one of those traditional girls who tend to expect those things. But when he states his view on the subject, I wonder if I'm just going with society. Maybe he's right. Why do you need a gift to show your love on this specific day outlined by society? Shouldn't everything else be enough? So, I begin to feel conflicted. Wanting something special because that's what I've grown up knowing, but understanding the stupidity of it. He's more one of those if you want it get it guys. I guess he doesn't understand my side in wanting a surprise or something from him that he thinks I would like. Not because it's a gift, but because it's something from him. Something he thought about and put time into.
Oh well. I still got my ring so what I'm I over-thinking and complaining about?
I shouldn't complain about my husband. He does pretty amazing things too. Like this morning, he brought me my coffee in bed so I would get up and spend time with him. How many men actually want to spend time with their wives? Probably not as much as mine. I know that bringing me coffee doesn't sound like much, but to me, it's better than buying me a car (ok, similar to). So,  stop whining Chrissy! You've got a great guy, don't forget that.

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