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The wisemen came, three made their way…

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Happy close-to-Christmas, y’all.

I am sorry, I’ve been absent. I know, I know. I said I was going to do this right, write every day (or at least every other) and I’ve been slacking. But, to make up for it, a picture of my tree:

tree

Things I have been doing to keep festive:

1. Trimming the tree with stringed popcorn, balls of blue and red, icicles, and blue and white lights. Jeff also got a star to adorn the top. Perfect.

2. Getting ready for my holiday party tonight which will be a Yankee Swap. I am making peppermint bark, champange punch, and lots of snacks.

3. Figuring out what to make my ladies from home, who decided this year we were going to make homemade gifts. I’d indulge more, but they read this blog, and I did not forget that.

4. Wearing cute sweater dresses that are ALMOST too warm for this mild climate.

5. Enjoying snacks and realizing I am going to have to diet when I get back from the holidays.

A broken-down U-Haul, and a drive by shooting.

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OK OK. I’m sorry. I’ve been without Internet at home for days, and I moved this weekend. I am behind, and I am sorry for that. I shouldn’t have stopped writing. So here. To appease all of you, the story of my moving.

Saturday was THE DAY. The last day in a shared apartment, the first night to sleep in Jeff and I’s own apartment. I got up and started packing, and soon my girls Bec and Core had arrived to help me pack. Kiki and her friend A showed up too, and when Paul brought the coffee, we were a full house. Moving went smoothly–everything out, everything in, all by 2 pm. Then the ladies did a Target run and the boys ordered pizza. Cool, chill, fine, right? In and out of Target, had some pizza, and then we decided to go to Goodwill while we still had the U-haul to see if they had any tables. And here is where it all went downhill.

Bec, Core, and I all got to the Goodwill store just fine. But after we had been there for about 10 minutes, I was beginning to wonder where Jeff was. Eventually, he called to tell me the U-Haul had broken down in the middle lane at an intersection. WONDERFUL. He was waiting for the tow truck…

…and an hour and a half later, after a repair-truck had been dispatched and concluded that the U-Haul DID need to be towed, Bec, Core, and I went to visit Jeff. Meanwhile, he got a call that there had been a drive-by shooting at our old apartment. We were doubtful, at first, but when we went back to drop Core and Bec at Bec’s car, we couldn’t get to her car because…it was behind the crime-scene line. And the police man said that retrieving the car might be difficult. I asked him how long we had to wait, and he said:

“Depends.”
“On what?”
“If the guy dies or not.”

AWESOME. So Bec, Core, and I went back to Jeff, who was STILL waiting. After looping around to our old apartment one more time, the police officers told us they were about to take the caution tape down. So we waited, and Bec and Core hopped in the car and never looked back. The tow truck came, and I picked Jeff up the side of the road like a hitchhiker.

The next day we spent 3.5 hours cleaning up after our roommates in the old place, which was not the most fun I have ever had, let me tell you. BUT we did get to say “Adios!” to the apartment forever, and now we’re in our new home that has started shaping up. So it’s not all bad!!

Plus: it’s Christmas season!!

Veggies, veggies galore!

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Alright. My first post is dedicated to finding out what veggies I can get Jeff, my “particular” boyfriend, to eat. I have decided that we both need more veg in our lives, and a good way to do that is sneak it into recipes that he likes already. Although, he’s caught onto this, so we’ll see how it goes. I’ve compiled a list of things we BOTH like, on account of the fact that some greens leave a unsavory taste in my mouth, too. (Like Cilantro. I can’t bring myself to like it.)

Carrots
Green Beans
Fresh Spinach
Peas
Lettuce
Tomatoes (in small sizes)
Peppers (also in small sizes)
Asparagus
Sugar snap peas
Edamame
Broccoli

In addition, I need to come up with a list of things we’ve yet to try for dinner. They include:

Squash
Artichoke
Beanshoots
Beets
Brussel sprouts
Cauliflower
Rhubarb

Tomorrow I am going to go to the farmer’s market and see what I can pick up in season. Wish me luck.

Fitting my life into lists

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My friend K started a blog recently, and it really inspired me to start focusing on keeping my own blog (again.) It seems like every time I start a blog, I get distracted and can’t keep up. But now that I’ve returned from China, finished college, and started a 9-5 and am settling into my own little world in California, I have decided that I have time for a blog, indeed. K’s blog might be more interesting and focused, but mine is going to be full of the following:

1. Lists (starting right now. Sometimes they won’t be numbered, sometimes they’ll be lettered, sometimes they’ll be stream of consciousness, but they’ll be there.)

2. Things pertaining to cooking and baking

3. Rants/raves when I am frustrated with politics ( read = I can’t stand Sarah Palin OR John McCain)

4. Things pertaining to my friends back east/in the middle of the country

5. Notes about home life in general.

My goal, I think, is to entertain you and entertain me while gathering some life truths and some solid evidence of my progression through the world as a validated adult. I think that’s reasonable. Let’s begin.