Dear Blog,
Juan got a woman to decorate our apartment with plants, and boy did she ever. It is like we are living in a jungle. We have two orange trees on one balcony, two pines on another, and five other trees throughout our apartment. Seriously. Juan said, "People will just think we are really in trees." Ya think? I guess we are tree people now. I am just waiting for Monty to lift his leg and starting watering them. The woman also painted two of our walls. The apartment does look good, but the trees are taking some getting used to.
Love ya,
Jenny en la ciudad
Friday, December 4, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Happy Thanksgiving to me
Dear Blog,
I just got back yesterday from a wonderful Thanksgiving adventure in sunny San Diego. One might think So-Cal would be sunny and warm this time of year, but I beg to differ. It was cold and rainy. For example, Erin and I went for a walk on Saturday and it started hailing on us. WTF? Sunny San Diego? What's up with that?
Anyway, I got there late on Thursday. Even though Erin promised me cornish game hens, I was forced to eat salt and vinegar potato chips for Thanksgiving dinner. It rivaled my feast last year of a 7/11 burrito and cookies. Then, Erin and I went back to her place and had pillow talk.
On Friday, we got up at 3:00 a.m. for Black Friday shopping. The plan was to get in line at Staples, which opened at 6:00 a.m. So Erin and Mel (Erin's friend) and I were at Staples at 4:00 in the morning and there was 1 person in line. We started cracking up, so we went to Khol's to meet Lisa Anderson (Mel's friend). We were in and out of there like Monty's face in a bowl of kibble. I mean, Erin is like a professional Black Friday shopper. We decided that there should be a reality show competition about serious Black Friday shoppers. I mean, there is serious strategy involved and it's a tag-team effort. I was waiting in line almost as soon as we got in there. Erin and Mel did a sweep of the store. Erin was done quickly and found everything she wanted, so I had to do a search and rescue of Mel while Erin took over our spot in line. I finally found her in the bedding and it took her a minute to catch on to my sense of shopping urgency. Unfortunately, Lisa Anderson got lost and she and Mel were unable to connect. After Khol's, we went back to Staples, which now had 2 people in line. We decided there must be something wrong with that Staples, so we went to another. When we arrived the line was outrageous, but then we realised (spelled Britishly) that that was the line for Best Buy. Erin and Mel got in line anyway cause it seemed like a good idea. I got in the Staples line, which was about 15 people long and waited. I just have to say that it was the most delightful experience. Father Staples brought us coffee and donuts, and I was just as happy as a clam. After Staples opened, I bought a new laptop!! And so I am writing to you now, dear Blog. Then, we went to Chick-Fil-A for breakfast...yum. We also hit Target in the wee small hours of the morning and got back home by about 10 a.m.
Friday night, we went to see New Moon. We were all tired, so we kept making funny comments. I told Erin and Mel that it was like Masterpiece Theatre (spelled the British way) in there. We were cracking ourselves up. We were especially fond of Harry Clearwater's layered bob--I'm pretty sure it was the Rachel. In all honesty, I enjoyed New Moon better than Twilight. I thought the characters were more developed.
Saturday, Erin and I walked in the hail. We ate at Soup Plantation, and Mel showed me a picture of the woman that got attacked by her friend's chimp--oh, the horror. I got a little depressed after that conversation. Luckily, Mel's daughter, Katie, showed me "The Pajamas of Your Life." It's like a one-woman show--we'll just leave it at that. I guess that helped me forgot the horrors. We also had a dance party that night. It was a lot of fun, and words cannot describe the things I saw.
Now, that I have my new computer, I can finally upload a picture of Blu. That's my little crybaby. Isn't she cute? She has a grown a lot since this picture was taken. Isn't she the prettiest street mutt you've ever seen? (No offense, Big Girl).
I just got back yesterday from a wonderful Thanksgiving adventure in sunny San Diego. One might think So-Cal would be sunny and warm this time of year, but I beg to differ. It was cold and rainy. For example, Erin and I went for a walk on Saturday and it started hailing on us. WTF? Sunny San Diego? What's up with that?
Anyway, I got there late on Thursday. Even though Erin promised me cornish game hens, I was forced to eat salt and vinegar potato chips for Thanksgiving dinner. It rivaled my feast last year of a 7/11 burrito and cookies. Then, Erin and I went back to her place and had pillow talk.
On Friday, we got up at 3:00 a.m. for Black Friday shopping. The plan was to get in line at Staples, which opened at 6:00 a.m. So Erin and Mel (Erin's friend) and I were at Staples at 4:00 in the morning and there was 1 person in line. We started cracking up, so we went to Khol's to meet Lisa Anderson (Mel's friend). We were in and out of there like Monty's face in a bowl of kibble. I mean, Erin is like a professional Black Friday shopper. We decided that there should be a reality show competition about serious Black Friday shoppers. I mean, there is serious strategy involved and it's a tag-team effort. I was waiting in line almost as soon as we got in there. Erin and Mel did a sweep of the store. Erin was done quickly and found everything she wanted, so I had to do a search and rescue of Mel while Erin took over our spot in line. I finally found her in the bedding and it took her a minute to catch on to my sense of shopping urgency. Unfortunately, Lisa Anderson got lost and she and Mel were unable to connect. After Khol's, we went back to Staples, which now had 2 people in line. We decided there must be something wrong with that Staples, so we went to another. When we arrived the line was outrageous, but then we realised (spelled Britishly) that that was the line for Best Buy. Erin and Mel got in line anyway cause it seemed like a good idea. I got in the Staples line, which was about 15 people long and waited. I just have to say that it was the most delightful experience. Father Staples brought us coffee and donuts, and I was just as happy as a clam. After Staples opened, I bought a new laptop!! And so I am writing to you now, dear Blog. Then, we went to Chick-Fil-A for breakfast...yum. We also hit Target in the wee small hours of the morning and got back home by about 10 a.m.
Friday night, we went to see New Moon. We were all tired, so we kept making funny comments. I told Erin and Mel that it was like Masterpiece Theatre (spelled the British way) in there. We were cracking ourselves up. We were especially fond of Harry Clearwater's layered bob--I'm pretty sure it was the Rachel. In all honesty, I enjoyed New Moon better than Twilight. I thought the characters were more developed.
Saturday, Erin and I walked in the hail. We ate at Soup Plantation, and Mel showed me a picture of the woman that got attacked by her friend's chimp--oh, the horror. I got a little depressed after that conversation. Luckily, Mel's daughter, Katie, showed me "The Pajamas of Your Life." It's like a one-woman show--we'll just leave it at that. I guess that helped me forgot the horrors. We also had a dance party that night. It was a lot of fun, and words cannot describe the things I saw.
Now, that I have my new computer, I can finally upload a picture of Blu. That's my little crybaby. Isn't she cute? She has a grown a lot since this picture was taken. Isn't she the prettiest street mutt you've ever seen? (No offense, Big Girl).
Now that I have my computer, I will write to you again soon.
Love you,
Jenny en la ciudad
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