Little miss Suzie Homemaker

So today was one very productive day for me.
I'm generally not the neatest person. I leave clothes lying around all over my room. I leave dishes in the sink. I stuff and pack the garbage rather than taking it out. Lately Denver's done my laundry, even, I've been so lazy.
But not today.
Today I did mine and his laundry- mostly his- six loads. I studied for a big test coming up in the process. I even folded everything and put it away immediately. I hung everything up, put all shoes away, and even vacuumed. I made the bed after cleaning the sheets (I DESPISE putting a bed back together after washing the sheets, so that's saying something.) I took out two big ol bags of garbage, cleaned the bathroom (even down to cleaning the mirror and all over the toilet.) I returned moves to blockbuster and also returned borrowed items to my mom and sister that I had forgotten to return looooong ago (even though I just remembered that I forgot to hand Kim 30 bucks that I owe her... I even remembered to get cash back today so that I could at dinner tonight...man!). I altered two pairs of clothing and washed Denver's favorite blanket at my parents house. I got together a meal of leftovers to take home for Denver and got Randy to lend me two games for him to play on his PS3 (even though when we tried them we found out they don't work on his PS3, bummer.)

That was the jist of my day. The highlight was the delicious dinner my mom made. Roast beef, yorkshire, mashed potatoes and gravy, asparagus, and brownies for desert. I was craving my mother's cooking and that meal hit the spot.

I was pretty sure Denver would be so proud of everything I did today that the leftovers and the games I brought home would be the cherry on top of it all that would make him get down on one knee right there and propose. hahaha. Not tonight, but maybe if I keep this up. :) He definitely was proud and appreciative, though.

I wish I had more days like this. If I'm ever lucky enough to be a stay at home mom, I will swear to strive to accomplish days like today every day.

Not sure where today's binge came from. Either a) I just got sick of the mess and decided to get everything done. b) because I wanted a legit excuse to not study for this big test coming up on Tuesday, or c) because lately I have been one impatient girlfriend imagining the day Denver and I tie the knot so I'm trying to prove to him I am a worthwhile investment. I'm going to assume it is a combination of all three.

For now I am going to try to focus on school and work rather than daydreaming of the day he pops the question, though that is easier said than done.

Such Great Heights

I am thinking it's a sign
that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images
and when we kiss they're perfectly aligned.
And I have to speculate
that God himself did make us into corresponding shapes
like puzzle pieces from the clay.

True, it may seem like a stretch,
but its thoughts like this that catch my troubled head
when you're away when I am missing you to death.
When you are out there on the road
for several weeks of shows
and when you scan the radio,
I hope this song will guide you home.

They will see us waving from such great heights,
'come down now,' they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away,
'come down now,' but we'll stay...

I tried my best to leave this all on your machine
but the persistent beat, it sounded thin upon listening.
That frankly will not fly. You'll hear the shrillest highs and lowest lows
with the windows down when this is guiding you home.

They will see us waving from such great heights,
'come down now,' they'll say
But everything looks perfect from far away,
'come down now,' but we'll stay...



I cannot say how much I love this song. It is originally from the Postal Service, but I've recently discovered a remake from Iron and Wine, and it really is a great remake.
The tone, pace, and sound stirs so many emotions in me.

It calms me. When I'm stressed (usually at work) I listen to this song repeatedly and it seems to slow eveything down around me.

It takes me away. Many times when listening to this version I'm taken to another place in the distant future where I'm dancing with Denver on our wedding day... It's a beautiful thing that will be perfect whenever it comes. This song makes me both excited and patient at the same time, wanting to wait until everything is right.

It brings fall. Fall is my favorite season of the year. The prime of fall does not last long enough in Utah, but that brisk air with the warm sunlight and the beautiful changing colors everywhere is my heaven.

This song feels like that.

oh the joy of apartments...

So I kinda suck... Still no pictures up of the new apartment. I apologize. I have taken them, at least. I just haven't put them up yet.. One day. Maybe I'll post along with it a picture of our lovely downstairs neighbors.... I'm kind of scared of them now. Long story that I do not have time to tell at the moment- but they're crazy pot smokin partiers who's door isn't level so they have to slam it a billion times a day... I called the cops on them for it once. We put in 2 formal complaints... Let's just say they don't like us very much. They retaliated yesterday with a formal complaint against us for "Stomping" which is crap, but oh well. They also left us an unfriendly note on the back of their noise complaint notice that we took to the office... The tough part is that the employee who was intercepting everything is friends with both us and them... Denver went to talk to them last night and he got everything squared. Hopefully things will calm down now...
I called the office in a panic this morning telling them to hold off on talking to them about the letter because we took care of it ourselves. I don't want to imagine how angry they would have been after Denver had discussed everything with them last night to get another notice or worse from the office today... hahaha.

So I will try to keep you updated. They move out in April, so no worries- the disruptiveness will end with my spring semester.... so much for studying....

Speaking of which- I am off to study for my first Bio test this evening... Pretty scared of it.
Wish me luck!