Gordon and Woody Be Blogged

I was wanting Gordon to originally post a blog about our last two weeks because he is really funny & witty but instead I put it upon myself to go ahead & do it... after all he is busy maintaining our food blog all the time.

The past two weeks have been so busy & then it has been so amazingly fun! It all started last week on the 17th when Gordon & I celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary. We exchanged presents when he got home from work… I ended up getting him a new key chain with his name engraved on it & our wedding anniversary date… I did that part mostly for me because for some reason I always think our anniversary is on the 14th… I know… completely horrible of me… but I have never claimed to be good with dates! He gave me probably the most sentimental gift I have ever gotten... a Bible with my name engraved on it. I already have a bible with my name engraved on it but its a real big bulky Bible, one more for studying not handy to carry to church & it has my maiden name on it, so this new one was really special & sweet. We kept it pretty simple that night just going out to dinner because the next morning we were off to the San Diego Zoo.

Gordon took Wednesday through Friday off that week & that Wednesday at the zoo was so much fun! We just took our time spending a good amount of time at each animal exhibit & I still don't think we saw all of it! There was so much! I have to say that my two most favorite exhibits were the hippos & the giraffes. I was so hypnotized by them and could have just hung out for hours watching them! The hippo was so cute! If they were small I would take one home to cuddle! I love their fat bodies and their stubby little fat legs. This one in particular was rolling a ball around under water & he seemed to be having so much fun I couldn't help but take tons of pictures of the guy. The giraffes were awesome & I wanted an opp. to feed them but our window of opportunity passed so maybe next time.

The next day we went to the OC Fair and hung out for a couple hours. Again, totally amazed and wondering through more animal exhibits but this time a lot more up close & personal. I have to say that Gordon & I absolutely love animals, if we could work at a zoo or a farm we would be so happy! That day I tried for the first time a deep fried Twinkie & I have to say that I really don't understand all the hoopla with people & those things. Its basically just a warm Twinkie with a little bit of crust around it… no biggy… I don't think I will be having one again, but at least I can say I have tried one. That night however brought lots of fun… we went & saw Weird Al which Gordon has been wanting to see since he was a kid. I wasn't really expecting to have fun but I had the most fun that I have had at a concert in a long time. He is so freakin funny! I cannot believe how many wardrobe changes that guy does in one show. I suggest if you ever hear he is playing that you go see him, he is way entertaining.

This week brought two more concerts our way. Wednesday night Gordon had gotten free tickets to go see Guster. Now I do like Guster… I used to make fun of them & call them Gunther but then I listened to their CD one day & I really liked their music. Not the usual music I listen to. They are rather mellow but they have a great harmony & some good songs that you start to sing along to. Gordon got 4 free tickets but we couldn't find anyone to take the other 2 so we just chucked them. I have to say that I was rather skeptic about going to the concert since these guys were so mellow… I thought to myself that this was going to be a boring concert & I would fall asleep… and you know what?... THEY WERE! It was the most boring & dry & unentertaining concert I have ever been to! And there was barely anyone there to fill the seats! Gordon commented that they might as well have just put on their CD because they sounded exactly the same. Not that he didn't enjoy their music… he did… but that was no Guttermouth gig! We ended up leaving before the concert was over, but no guilt there, the tickets were free after all.

Tonight we drove clear out to Malibu to go see Tegan & Sara play. We have always wanted to see them because right now they are one of our favorite bands. I was rather skeptic about this gig also because they are kind of mellow but when we got there it was so much fun! However Gordon couldn't help but notice that the ratio of women to men there was 10-1 & the ratio of lesbians to straight folks was 3-1. LOL! They were as adorable as they seem to be in the music they play, they were so full of stories & energy & they played a small show at the Malibu Performing Arts Center, so it was real up close & personal. They played every song from their new album The Con & then played a lot from their So Jealous Album & a few from older albums. I would definitely go see these girls play again in a minute. Also at the gig tonight Anthony Kiedas from the Red Hot Chili Peppers was there with a friend so that was a cool sighting.

So we finally get to rest! We feel so drained right now but in a good way. On another note my mom put the For Sale sign up at her house… yes people… my parents are finally getting rid of their ball & chain after all these years. They will be headed up to the Portland area hopefully soon. And also some good news… Professor BunBun finally found a home. My buddy Alex is going to take him & I am so stoked. I am especially stoked because he's got 4 kids & I was really hoping he would find a home with kids so he could get lots of love & attention & handling. So I am so happy about that. Plus he & his wife are way amused by the name so that is a plus.

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Today is Jennifer and mine 3rd year wedding anniversary. I can truly say that it hasn't felt like three years but I also don't really remember a time without Jennifer in my life. Weird how time is all distorted like that.

Tonight we are probably just going to go to the Spaghetti Factory for dinner. The Factory holds a special place in our lives because we had our first Valentines date at a Spaghetti Factory in Oregon. It was our first trip up to Oregon together and we didn't really know any of the restaurants in the area, so we went to the one place we both knew and loved.

Tomorrow we are heading down to San Diego and plan on going to the zoo for the day. Back when we first started dating, we headed down to the zoo and ended up getting drenched by a sudden downpour. It didn't really ruin our experience that day but it would be nice to enjoy the zoo somewhat dry.

Thursday night we are going to the Orange County Fair for the day and seeing Weird Al that night. I have been a big Al-Head since I was young and seeing him live is going to fulfill a dream for me. The day should include lots of fried and BBQ foods so I think we are going to have to overlook the diet that day.

That's about it for the anniversary festivities for us. Next week we are heading up to Malibu to see Tegan and Sara play. Both of us really like T&S and have been waiting almost patiently to get a chance to see them live. If you like T&S and couldn't get tickets, they are playing Fingerprints in downtown Long Beach on the 25th.

Also I just found out after lunch today that I had won Guster tickets for the 25th. They are also playing the OC Fair and I had wanted to go but budget restraints held me off of buying tickets. I have them as friends on MySpace and they announced a contest for free tickets and without really thinking much about it, I entered. Low and behold I ended up winning.

So July is a busy concert month for us. I didn't realize until all the concerts were coming up that they were all within 2 weeks of each other. Should be a blast though.

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Well June really blew & we are now in July & things are looking a little brighter. On 4th of July I went half the day to my Aunt Bonnie’s house while Gordon was at Nate’s house. I met up with Gordon at Nate’s later that night & we kept up the tradition of blowing up Nate’s neighborhood. Seriously, the whole neighborhood just goes wild with fireworks. Families end up just sitting outside in lawn chairs with like 50 people just to watch this stuff. There was so many fumes & smoke that the next morning both Gordon & I woke up with our throats burning but it was nothing that a little salt-water couldn’t help. But I think I have a little cough from all of it still.

Next week is Gordon & I 3 year wedding anniversary. Gordon is taking Wednesday through Friday off & for the first time since our honeymoon we are going to be able to really celebrate it this year because Gordon isn’t going to go to ComicCon this year. I think he is finally sick of it which is great for me. I was always really sad & disappointed that he chose ComicCon over our wedding anniversary each year but I never said anything. I didn’t want to take it away from him so instead I just really prayed & hoped that it would just fade in time for him. My patience worked out! He finally got sick of all the commercialism & the fact that it is way over packed each year & decided to bring it to an end. I am so happy! We can finally celebrate our anniversary the way it should be!

We are planning on going to the San Diego Zoo on Wednesday because the last time we tried to go while we were dating it rained on us really bad & everyone had to leave the park. On Thursday we are gonna go to the Orange County Fair & then later that night see Weird Al at the fairgrounds. That should be way fun. So July is looking up for us so far.

My mom should be putting her house up for sale in the next two weeks and I am rather nervous & scared for her. This is a big step for her to do after living in one place over 30 years. My mom doesn’t like change & isn’t that much of a traveling kind of person. My father is however & I think that may help her in the transition.

Gordon & I decided to start the fertility thing in August. We put it on hold for awhile because of all the turmoil that was going on in our lives in such a short period of time but we are ready to get back on the horse & try to ride this thing out. I am just happy that my body can get pregnant; it’s just getting pregnant in the right place that’s the challenge.

Well, I hope everyone finds themselves well & happy & until next time.

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