Thought of the day
Jul 02, 2008 | Tags: Daily
Why is it that whenever I am about to go on vacation, I suddenly become super productive at work? It’s as if there’s a fire on my ass!
I wish everyone an awesome and safe 4th of July!
Posts tagged ‘Daily’
Aruba, Part 4: The Engagement!
Jun 25, 2008 | Tags: Aruba, Daily
I know the engagement is old news for many of you, but I wanted this post to be included in my Aruba vacation series. Better now than never!
Jeff and I hailed an Aruban taxi to the Flying Fishbone restaurant, a charming, rustic restaurant hidden away from the busy tourist areas. The place was awesome and worth it! If you ever go to Aruba, go to the Flying Fishbone for an amazing dinner experience. We had a table literally on the ocean’s edge. Our feet were in the water. Our chairs sank in the sand, making us feel like little children sitting at a big table.
After we finished our dinner and dessert, Jeff asked the waitress to take our picture together at the table. We gave her the camera, and as she backed up to take the picture, Jeff got up off his chair, moved the champagne stand aside, and kneeled on one knee into the water and sand. Initially, I thought he was trying to pose for the picture. WRONG! He said, “Sarah, I have to tell you something before this relationship continues.” I realized right away what he was doing as soon as he said that, because when he first declared he loved me, he said the exact same line. While I was holding my breath and in complete shock, he then took a ring from his pocket and held it up to me. ”I want to marry you. Will you marry me?” The waitress with the camera had no idea what was going on; she must have been caught off guard! Bless her, though, because she did snap a few!
After a stream of me saying, “What are you doing?” and “You’re kidding!” and “Seriously?” he finally asked, “Is that a yes?” I got myself together and gave a definite “Yes!” We smooched, and then we realized the entire restaurant was watching us. We were giving everyone a show!! There were camera flashes, and they weren’t only from the waitress with our camera. Thank god for that, because a fellow diner behind us got some really great photos of the engagement, which I’ll forever be grateful for. I exchanged email addresses with the awesome lady so she could send me the photos she took. True to her word, she sent me the photos. Most of the pictures here, though, are from her, and they rock! I loved how she or he took a picture of us before the engagement even happened, and they didn’t even know it would happen!
As the evening wound down and we prepared to leave, people from throughout the restaurant came up to us to say their congratulations. Even when I went to the bathroom, women in the bathroom were asking to see the ring and telling me congratulations!
See the dress I am wearing in the pictures? That dress has gone through some rejections throughout the past year and a half. You see, I bought it a year and a half ago, but never wore it until the engagement night. I took the dress with me on many trips, but never felt comfortable wearing it. I only wore it for about 10 minutes in Ocean City, Maryland. I had a sneaking suspicion that Jeff was going to propose to me in Aruba, it was just a matter of when. Since the Flying Fishbone was very romantic, I had an inkling it would happen there. As I was getting ready in the bathroom before going to the restaurant, I noticed through the mirror that Jeff was checking on me. I had two dresses to choose from: the one I wore and a coral colored dress. Trust me, I was hella debating on which dress to wear. But, once I saw Jeff checking on to see what I was doing (which was when he was transferring the ring from the box to his wallet), I suddenly decided that maybe the old dress would finally serve a purpose. Boy, it sure did! Of course, it’s not the dress that made us engaged. The dress has no relation to Jeff’s decision to propose and it definitely has nothing to do with me saying yes. Just a funny story!
We’re excited for this new chapter in our lives!
Rodent news
Jun 24, 2008 | Tags: Daily
Just when I think a rodent is actually cute, he or she dies. Poor Chmurka. Maybe hamster heaven has a bunch of wheels for Chmurka to run on, and perhaps a bunch of sushi.
As for the gross RODENT visitor in my apartment, no one has seen it since I saw it last Saturday. This morning, Jeff sent me two text messages.
“I just saw a flat mouse on the road.”
“Your rodent problem has been solved.”
Great! Good thing I wasn’t hungry. An exterminator company, AKA RodentBusters, paid a visit and left us a lovely yellow note saying that they treated the kitchen for mice. Not sure what they did, but regardless, I suspect the rodent has been long gone. When the RODENT looked at me last Saturday, it probably got scared shitless and found a new home. Yeah, on the road, FLAT.
Rats in DC metro stations
Jun 20, 2008 | Tags: Daily, Washington DC
Please pardon the horrible quality of this photo, as it came from my shitty cell camera. The sign at a Washington DC metro station says: “You gonna eat that? Unlike some subway systems (which will remain nameless), you don’t see rats the size of house cats roaming Metro. Why not? Because we’re so strict about eating and drinking in the system. Please help us keep the critters away. Please don’t eat or drink on Metro.”
Yeah, because those rats are in my apartment, which is clean. And just so you know, Metro, I saw a rat at the Metro Center station while waiting for the orange line not long ago. The little bugger, aka RODENT, was scurrying across the tracks. I don’t even want to know if it got smashed by the train. Yuck.
So there CAN be a gem in DC!
Jun 19, 2008 | Tags: Daily, San Francisco, Washington DC
Up until recently, I have not been able to point out any similarities between San Francisco and Washington DC. That changed while I was walking through 21st and P Street in Dupont Circle last weekend. I felt like I was in San Francisco for one split second. I repeat - just one split second, no more. The Victorian-like building in Dupont circle building looked similar to some of the awesome designs in San Francisco that I grew to love and adore. Granted, there are many areas in DC that have charming row houses that boast cool Victorian styles, but it’s quite rare to come across something that is made of stucco-type like the place in Dupont Circle.
This is at the intersection of 21st and P in Washington DC’s Dupont Circle. What? No brick?!
This is in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights. (Picture ripped from the ‘net.) Anyone have a tissue to wipe up my drool?
The only thing missing in Dupont Circle was the bay, limos, funky shoes, the smell of the ocean, the hills, bikers, and… ah okay, I’ll shut up here.
While I was googling for a picture of Pacific Heights, I came across this:
Wow. Just wow. Can this be real?! If so, did it even qualify for insurance? Because if a really BAD earthquake hit, that house would go *splash.*
Water problems, rodents: the life of Sazzy
Jun 17, 2008 | Tags: Annoyances, Daily
What a crazy ride it’s been lately! If I was on this freeway and I had to choose between sleep deprived or stressed out, I wouldn’t be able to pick! Which means a mega 80 car pileup would be my entire fault.
As if a power outage and tornado warning were not enough, a rodent has decided to move into my apartment. Hell, it could be two, four, or a freaking army of rodents. Jeff keeps calling it a “mouse” and my friend Bethalicious wants me to name “it,” but I very much prefer the word RODENT. The RODENT is incredibly quick. It’s nearly impossible to catch the rodent and throw it out the window! There are mousetraps scattered throughout the apartment, but he has yet to be captured. The RODENT is probably saying, “I’m too cool for those mouse traps, what are those freaking humans thinking?! Dumbasses.”
Late last Sunday, the local water main broke. There was no water on Monday morning, so many of the upper county residents went to work all smelly! Deodorant, anyone? Water was restored, but we are still on a boil advisory alert until at least Wednesday for safety testing. Water was sold out at the local Safeway, but luckily we got some!
Speaking of Safeway, I slipped in the store. Jeff had the cart in some other part of the store, and I was getting ground turkey. I stuffed it in a plastic bag, and started twirling the bag to look all cool. If only I were popping bubble gum, that’d be mega-coolness! As I was sashaying back to Jeff, completely oblivious to the yellow cone warning “WET FLOOR,” my foot slipped in a puddle. My right foot went flying into the air and somehow my left leg bent, which made me fall right onto my kneecap, HARD. I felt my body misalign itself and my neck jerked to the side. Even worse, my attire for the day: a skirt. Need I say more? I’ve got to stop being such a klutz before I break into a jigsaw puzzle.
Not everything has been negative! There are many good, happy, and memorable things to report that have happened recently, as well as the remaining Aruba stories. But first, I must call QueenAlpo and get my Wii extertainment in for the day. Stay tuned.
Washington DC drivers = dangerous
Jun 10, 2008 | Tags: Daily, Stupid drivers, Washington DC
See what I mean about drivers in the Washington DC metro area? This dude thinks it’s a one way street or something. Duh, dude, never drive on the left side of double yellow lines. I had to keep my car backed up in case someone wanted to come through. Luckily, no one was hurt. At least this wasn’t road rage like I’ve encountered in the past, which you can see here.
Automatic flushers need to be flushed
Jun 10, 2008 | Tags: Annoyances, Daily
There’s nothing more annoying than when the toilet all of a sudden flushes without my consent. Just one little movement, then bamm, there’s tainted water SPLASHING on my rear. Or, when I carefully place a paper cover on the seat, and then the toilet flushes! Excuse me toilet… but, I WASN’T DONE!
I was curious what other people thought of the automatic flushers from hell, so I did a Google search. This rant is absolutely my favorite, as it’s so true. Definitely made me laugh! Go on, read the rant and laugh away, especially if your day is a bit boring like mine.
New summer design
Jun 09, 2008 | Tags: Aruba, california, Daily
I now present to you a cheerful and summery design! This website needed a new look. The previous red wine design was more of a winter look that said, “Cozy up with a glass of wine, a movie, and stay warm, unless you’re in Napa Valley!” So, I decided to use one of the Aruba photos as the header in honor of my first trip out of America and something special that happened there. Now, doesn’t this new look make you want to run to the nearest beach with a margarita?
My sister and Ramen
Jun 06, 2008 | Tags: california, Daily, family, San Francisco
Last night I attempted a Myoplex shake for dinner because I ate like crap all day long at work, but it was just unsatisfying. Sure, it filled me up, but I wanted a MEAL that you can CHEW. You know, utilize the teeth that we were given! So, I also had this:
I know it is nothing to call Rachael Ray about. However, it really brought back fond memories, which made me feel nostalgic for times with my sister. She and I had this crap almost everyday during our first summer living in California. We were experts at il bel far niente (the beauty of doing nothing). Sleep in, eat Ramen, go out by the pool, come back in to watch Days of Our Lives (Oh God, I used to watch that?!), and go back out to the pool. That summer was probably the most time I had ever spent with my sister. Isn’t that La Dolce Vita?
