Birthday Sushi

Yesterday was my birthday and it started out a little rough at first, but eventually turned into a perfect evening. Let me explain. It started as an ordinary day, I felt like getting out and doing something different so Drew and I took a walk down to a large park near our apartment. It was big and beautiful except I was a little troubled because a rather large suspicion was creeping into my mind that Drew didn't realize that it was my birthday. In fact, Drew hadn't said anything to me that morning or even the night before about my birthday or what he had planned. I kept thinking to myself how truly cruel it is that celebrations/holidays/birthdays mean a great deal more to me than to Drew. I like to make big deal about anything really. So I decided to help him on a bit instead of torment myself. We sat down in the shade and we started talking about regular things, then I decided to test him,

Me: "So.. what do you want to do today?"
Drew: " Well, I need to go to UNR and buy some of my books, the I though we could go to Best Buy to get a router, and get gas at Costco..."
Me: "Oh... well.... (long pause) did you have any other plans for today?"
Drew, nonchalantly: "No, not really, why? Did you have something in mind?"

Confirmed! I thought to myself. He really did forget my birthday was today! I think that was the breaking point right there. I put on my sunglasses to hide my eyes and stood up to gain my composure, but I couldn't help but start to cry. At first I thought he was trying to trick me into thinking that he had forgot my birthday, then surprise me or something.

" I thought that you might at least remember it was my birthday!" I blurted through my tears.


Anyways, I can't help but to laugh about it now. It turns out that he didn't forget my birthday and thought I was strictly talking about today vs. tonight. My tears dried up quickly when Drew hugged me and reassured me he had remembered my birthday and told me he was going to take me out to dinner that night. I told him I wanted Sushi for my birthday dinner. We went out to do our errands and we also went shopping for a present although we didn't get anything because I couldn't bring myself to spend anymore money than we have already spent on our new apartment.


We ended up going to Sushi Moto, a place we just googled since we're not familiar with the area yet. It turned out to be good, and well priced as well. Not too expensive. It's not as good as Happy Sumo, comparable to Yamoto though, it was good. We went home and had a really romantic night in and watched a movie. It was a perfect evening! Oh! And we bought a delicious chocolate cake from Costco for my birthday which we plan to eat for the next couple of days because it's so huge!

I can be a little emotional and irrational at times, but I'm usually always wrong about my initial presumptions. I had a great day. I did have to remind Drew that he should at least hug me and say happy birthday in the morning in the future to let me know he's remembered instead of letting me think the worst!! I think we both learned a little about each other.

Who are you voting for?

Just a little something I whipped up today.
So whose side are you on?

New Look

Ok, so you might have noticed already that I changed the look of our blog dramatically.

Actually I have been trying to do this for a REALLY long time. I was frustrated once already when I tried changing things and I erased the whole blog and had to start over. That was a while ago. I don't know what made me more motivated this time, but it turned out to be so simple and easy. I don't know why I wasn't able to do it before. I choose this look in lieu of Drew. His favorite color is red and I couldn't do anything too girly since this is OUR blog. Hope you enjoy it for a little while. I might change it soon... until I find something that really fits.

By the way... Drew and I love our new apartment. We've kinda come to a stand still with packing since we've come to a point where we just ran out of places to put stuff. Basically we have a ton of books so I think we'll be able to get the rest of our boxes unpacked as soon as we get a bookshelf. The cats LOVE the patio/balcony. They spend nearly all day outside... a dream come true and since we are on the third floor there's no worry because they really can't go anywhere. They especially like staying out at night something they have never experienced before. I will post pics of the apartment as soon as we get all settled (which will probably be a while).


Articles I enjoyed reading today:

1). Watch Your Mouth

Gums and Teeth Give Clues About What's Going On Inside Your Body

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/15/AR2008081503122.html

2). A Conversation with Nina V. Fedoroff

An Advocate for Science Diplomacy- discusses GM foods

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/science/19conv.html?ref=science

Hot August Nights

Hot August Nights is THE biggest car show in the US. People come from all over the nation for this 2 week long event. Every big casino has their parking lots closed to allow the classic cars to park. Entrance is free, you just have to find somewhere to park and walk in. There's way too much to see in one night, but to be honest, after about 2 hours, all the cars start to look the same. I snapped some photos of my favorites, including a sweet '69 Shelby GT500, better know as Eleanor from Gone in 60 Seconds. My personal favorite was the red/white '63 Corvette. A true Classic. Also pictured is a Shelby Cobra kit and a Ford GT. It was a fun night, lots of walking, and a nice sunburn. It just had to heat up right when we decided to go. Enjoy the pictures!

Paint

Today we moved a majority of our boxes into our new apartment and started painting. We decided to paint our office nook a darker beige in a rather unattractive color name "brown bag" and painted two of the other living room walls in "ivory sampler". It was fun to paint and I couldn't be happier with the colors we choose. We debated, choose our colors, and stuck with it (trying not to second guess ourselves), and it paid off!

I love it.

We couldn't have picked better colors.

Everyone loves it.

Tomorrow, we are moving the rest of our furniture into our new apartment at which we will be mostly moved in. The missionaries are meeting us at our apartment to help. The local missionaries set it up and I thought that was really nice. A couple in Drew's ward just gave us a free 36'' TV and it is SO heavy. Yes, we are very blessed and our friends and family have been so generous. We are very lucky and always well taken care of. Thanks all! We love you!

P.S. I was just thinking today and it hit me... I love how we are moving somewhere just 1 hour away from Drew's parents and grandparents because it feels more familiar. It's also nice because we aren't alone in a new city that we know nothing about. Just today Drew's dad was telling us about the Hot Air Balloon Races in September and the Camel Races. We will difinately go see the Balloon Races in Reno because it's the second largest balloon race. Another event I can't wait to see is the Salmon Run! Reno is large and has plenty of interesting things to do, but is not too far from trails and the mountains. I'm excited to get settled into our new apartment.

New Hair

Yes! I finally did it. After thinking about getting a short hair cut for years I finally just cut my hair. I would have to attribute it to my internship. Wearing the same 5 outfits and the wearing my hair exactly the same day after day for 7 weeks I was ready for a major change. I always tell Drew that I wish I could go get my hair cut from someone who could just TELL me what would look best for me. I went to Great Clips in Gardnerville and found just that. By sheer luck the next available stylist was the manager. She was amazing. I talked to her about my fears of cutting my hair since I have always had long hair. She just said, "Just do it, or you never will" and I just went with it. She told me exactly what length would flatter me most and I told her to go for it. I loved it! I know that most people know exactly what they want when they go in to get a haircut, but for me I never have a clear idea so I believe a hairstylist (being an expert on hair) should do exactly that... talk to you about options, someone who could just tell you what would look best and flatter your features. I think I will be requesting this stylist for awhile! Basically I love my hair and the beautiful path to finding it. It's easy to do and fun. It feels healthier too.

In other big news we move into our NEW apartment on Thursday! I am so excited! We are also going to paint our apartment because it is all stark white right now. Today we are going to Wal-Mart to look at paint swatches and pick up some materials. We are going to paint a few accent walls with warm neutrals like beige. It's going to be fabulous. On the other hand... paint can be hard to get right...