May 1-14: Outfits

I got so behind on blogging but I have my daily pictures cropped from May 1-14 so I think I'll just post them  here. (A few dates were blogged about so I'll skip those).

May 1
Dress & Sandals: Kohls, Necklace: Charlotte Russe

May 2
Dress: Target, Sandals and Necklace: Kohl's

May 8
Shirt: Loft, Jeans: ? (Mudd from 2003), Necklace: Target

May 9
Necklace: Target, Top: Ann Taylor Outlet, Cardigan: Limited, Jeans: VS, Shoes: Famous Footwear

May 10
Earrings: Target, Necklace & Cardigan: Limited, Top: NY&Co., Jeans: VS, Shoes: Famous Footwear

May 11
Shirt: Loft, Jeans; Express, Necklace: Limited, Shoes: Brooks (gift)

May 12
Shirt: Loft, Shorts: AE, Shoes: Famous Footwear

May 13
Shirt: Google, Shorts: AE, Shoes: Famous Footwear

May 14
Shirt: F21, Jeans: VS, Shoes: Famous Footwear

I surprised got dressed out of my pajamas a good number of days. It might not seem like a lot here but that's because I already blogged about a few of the days.  I did wear dresses 2 days in a row.

3.2 Santa Cruz, Ikea

Cardigan and shirt: Express, Jeans: VS, Shorts: Kohl's, Necklace: Limited, Earrings: Target, Shoes: Famous Footwear, Sandals: Kohl's

I woke up at 9:30 because Hilary was picking me up at 10.  I was able to bum a ride with Wes and Hilary so I didn't have to drive myself.  We went to Santa Cruz to run a portion of the half marathon that we are signed up for in April. We met Hilary and Wes's friend, Justin there. He brought his dog Donut.  We ran about 7 miles.  Hilary and I changed out of our running clothes. They had bathrooms on the beach but we had to walk a bit through the sand to get to and from them. That killed my calves. Walking on the sand is hard work.

Then we drove closer to the pier and parked. They put the top down so it was the first time I was ever in a convertible. (Hilary also put her window down and then it broke so the window wouldn't go back up.) We walked another .75 miles to get to a restaurant for lunch. We had lunch but service was so slow so it took awhile.  We walked back to the car and headed home. It was so pretty there. I wish I had taken more pictures. I only quickly snapped a few on my phone and not even at the prettiest parts.

As soon as I got home, Dave made a comment about how I was sunburned. That was the first time I realized I was. We started disassembling our kitchen table to take it to storage. Then we went to storage. Then to Tia Juana for dinner. Then we went to Ikea.  We spent forever there trying to find a small table that we liked. Most weren't high enough off the ground for Dave's legs to fit under.  We finally decided to use the table top we had from Ikea from before for our TV stand but to buy legs for it. So instead of buying a $200 table, we bought legs for $15.

Man was I exhausted. My sun burn kept getting redder. All the time out in the sun really killed me.  I did get to use the aloe that Callie mailed to me in my care package when I moved here.  It was super nice to have.  I was texting with Ryan and we were going to get together but it kept getting later and I kept getting more tired.  I had offered him to stay on our couch but Dave flipped out about that. And since it got late and since Ryan's phone broke, he decided to just find a place in San Francisco. On the plus side, I cleaned up the entire apartment in 30 minutes and ended up with a clean apartment.

I finally fell asleep around midnight. I couldn't believe how tired I was.

10.18

I woke up and played Solitaire in bed. I took over a month off without playing it at all so I wasn't very good. I used to win 90% of the games but I think I lost 90%.  Then I watched an episode of Psych.
I went to my computer and did a few things.

I went for a quick run.  I ate lunch. I watched some TV.
I did some cleaning. I did the laundry. I probably watched more TV but can't remember.
At 3:30, I went to the gym. I used the elliptical while reading. Then I lifted weights. Then I went to run a half mile on the treadmill while reading.  It was a little harder to do. I still managed to run at 6.0 mph. I ran before while reading a normal book and I could only go for a minute or 2 before I had to walk because my eyes couldn't take reading such fine print.  At least with a kindel you can make the font larger.  Next time I might even go a little larger.  I only ran a half mile. That was my plan though so it wasn't like I was cutting it short.

I got back showered, and then started cooking dinner.

I made roasted potatoes and hot dogs. I also heated up some beef thing for Dave (some refrigerator prepackaged meal type deal).  (Dave filled up the gas tank on his way home from work.) We watched Rachel Maddow and then the Last Word.    Then I watched the Mentalist. I didn't remember anything that happened last year so I rewatched the season finale before watching the first episode of this year.   I wanted to watch a 2nd episode but I decided to go to my computer and do another chapter in my programming book.

Workout clothes: Tank: Kohl's, Carpis: Target
Normal outfit: Shorts: American Eagle, Top: Express, Sandals: Kohl's

8.1 - Whole Foods

Top: Limited, Shorts: Unionbay (probably 10 years old. Who knows what store), Sandals: Kohl's
I finally got out my good camera. I was testing the remote. Things didn't work right but at least it's a start. I miss the clarity in the pictures.  Using a timer on my point and shoot was no good especially when it would focus on something in the background and then I'd jump over into the shot and not be in focus at all.

I woke up at a decent hour but Poly was at the foot of my bead so I decided to get my laptop and just chill there for awhile. And I did until the Gypsy moth inspector guy called. He would show up between 10 and 10:30.  I got dressed and used my computer until he showed up.  After 11:30, he left.  It was a little ordeal since the contractors were storing our grill and we had some outdoor stuff at storage.  We went to all the places and got it taken care of finally.  I was sick of playing phone tag with this guy.

I got back, used my computer a little and was fed up how late it was.  Then at 1:30, I finally decided to eat lunch.  I ate. Then I napped.... for 2 hours. It wasn't a solid sleep because the contractors were outside making loud noises.  Their saw was super annoying. Also this car alarm went off every 10 minutes or so. The honking horn drove me up a wall.

I woke up and decided to play in photoshop.  Then Dave is headed home. I'm supposed to meet him.  We head to dinner then to Target.  The mexican food was spicier this time so I gave half of what I ordered to Dave.

We got home, used the computer for a little... not long because I STILL didn't finish doing the one photoshop tutorial.  Then we headed to Whole Foods. We went up and down every aisle. We bought food for me to cook. We also spent $61. Dave bought milk in glass. I have no idea why. He wanted to try it. It's expensive.

We got home and watched TV until Dave went to bed and I went to finish that photoshop tutorial. Well my computer had shut down in that time. I bet it was a windows update. And I LOST my photoshopped file. I had never once saved it!  I had to redo it all. I wasn't as thorough the 2nd time.

7.27

Skirt and Shirt: Loft, Sandals: Kohl's

Man was I tired. Poly tried to wake me up but I went back to sleep. I hit snooze for a full hour. When I finally got up and was brushing my teeth Poly was begging for something and I guessed water.  Sure enough her water bowl was out. I filled it. I got another bowl and filled it with water in the master bathroom where she was and while I was holding it at the sink she drank. So I continued to hold it and she drank for ages. Poor Poly.

I went for a run. I set out to run 2 miles and I made a new route and hit 2.00 miles right at our apartment building door. I couldn't have mapped it out better if I tried.

I had leftovers and then chip n dip for lunch. Sometimes I wish I ate more because I have so many different snacks and desserts I want and after I eat meals I don't have room for them too.

I sort of cleaned up in the bedroom. I have 2 plastic bins that are half full and they need to be gone through. There is too much little junk. I want to combine it all and then go through that. I still want a better place for the hampers.  I also noticed some of the scaffolding is gone from outside.

I kept putting things off because the cable guy was going to be here sometime between 2 and 4. He showed up at 3:52 and things I put off, I ended up not being able to do because the Garmin place was closed and now I have to wait until Monday.  I also started carrying things down to the basement storage but I couldn't get back in the building because the gate is broken now so I only got to make 1 trip.

I didn't go to the store because it is too busy around dinnertime so we just went out to dinner.  I met Dave near the bus stop and then we went to BJs again.  We shared 2 dinners. Their meatballs are good and so is their pizza. I'm never as happy with the 2nd dinner we get.

We watched some TV.  Dave went to sleep at 10:30.  I ended up staying up until 2. I was watching TV for a little but then I went onto the computer.  I did a pretty good job going through old emails. I should do a separate post with my gmail email graphs. Maybe one of these days.

7.18 - DMV

I woke up with Dave again today.  This time I grabbed my laptop while he was getting ready. Poly was at my feet and I figured I wouldn't disturb her unless I had to.

I finally got up and used my computer for a little bit.

Then it was off to the DMV. (While at the DMV Dave sends me a nice picture of the fruit they have at work and you just take what you want. Jealousy)

I get there and there is no parking. I leave the lot and try to find something on the street. I couldn't find anything. I go back into the lot and finally see someone backing out. I got a spot so I can finally go in. I wait in line but the line for having an appointment. The line for not having an appointment had maybe 80 people in it and was wrapped around the building. I finally get to a teller and he can't find my appointment listed anywhere. He started to not believe me. Luckily I had the paper that the lady gave me when she made the appointment. The lady that was helping me at my last DMV appointment is who made the appointment and she printed it out for me. He saw that and even though it wasn't in the system, he gave me the ticket to wait. For those not from CA, you go to the DMV, wait in line and then get a ticket that has a letter and a number on it. Then you go sit down and wait for that to be called to tell you what counter to go to. Once it is called, you go to that counter and start doing what you went there to do. My little card said A021. They were mainly calling Fs but was hoping they'd just skip to mine since it's registration and not license. It was 10:05 when my number got called. My appointment time was 9:40. It actually wasn't nearly as bad as I thought.

I head over to window 4 and think it'll be quick since I only have to show my registration and have them pull up the smog test results. Well the lady has to redo the registration because Dave's middle initial is on it not his middle name. She fixes that and I notice a problem with the address. Then she fixes that and I ask if his middle initial has to be there. It did and she removed it by mistake when taking out his middle name. So she has to redo stuff reprint and it takes forever. The last appointment the lady only misspelled my name and fixed it then.

Finally it's all ready. Now I have to go to the car to get my PA plate to turn in. She sends me to window 25 to get the screw driver. Mind you 4 and 25 are on opposite sides of the place and you have to walk way around to get there. I go over there and wait forever since nobody is there. Finally someone shows up and said no you don't get the screw driver from her. She said I get it from the last lady I was talking to and they just had a meeting about that this morning. So I have to walk back over to window 4 and tell her this. Then she has no idea where to get the screwdrivers. While waiting I remember how I had a screw driver in the car and had just carried it back up to the apartment. Boy was I wishing I had my own screw driver.

Finally I get the screw driver and go outside and remove my PA plate. While I'm out there people are still looking for somewhere to park in the full parking lot. Someone asks me if I'm leaving. I have to tell them no. Then I go back in with my PA plate and get my new CA plates. She wants to take the screw driver back. I said "Don't I have to put this plate on the car?" So then she thinks for awhile and says yea and I have to promise to return the sucky screw driver back to her after I do it.

I put both plates on and put both stickers on. I go in and return the screw driver. Finally I get to leave.

After the DMV I head over to storage to see where our living room furniture is in the unit since we're trying to sell it on Craig's List.  Well the coffee table and sofa table are near the front which is good. They are behind the table top for the dining room table. I can't move the table top; it is too heavy.  I can't manage to see where the end tables are. I try to peak around things. I try to stick my arm around things with my camera to take pictures but still can't find them.  Now I have to figure this out before people want to buy them.  My luck is they are all messed up or ruined back there because the movers are the ones who packed the unit.  Dave and I will have to go back before we sell them. I am not looking forward to it.

I got home and checked my email. It was time for lunch. I made some tuna salad or as Dave calls it  tuna.  I gave Poly a little and she didn't even eat it all but that didn't stop her from trying to steal mine. I didn't have Club crackers. I had to use other crackers. Club are my favorite. I used 2 other kinds and one had expired over a month ago.  They still seemed alright.  I watched the local news while eating.  There is talk about some sort of tax or fee for each mile driven in the bay area. They want to reduce traffic.  They didn't explain how that would work they just quoted people complaining about it.  After it was over the Bold and the Beautiful started. I used to watch that from maybe 1995-2002 so I figured I'd see what's up.  I recognized 2 people for the entire show.  I looked some things up because I was confused and the one person I recognized had a daughter in 2002 but that daughter looked my age now (or maybe 25).  I stopped watching in 2002 so no wonder I didn't realize.  I feel like I picked up on all the story lines though.  The half hour show was over so quickly.  Also at one point there was a guy talking to a girl. She said to him "I don't know what I'd do without you." I immediately thought that they were going to kill him.  Well at the end of the episode he gets hit by a car and doesn't seem to be breathing.    Right after she said to him "I don't know what I'd do without you." he replied "well at least you never have to find out" I knew for sure that something would happen to him.

It was already 1pm and my day was wasted so I had to get up to do something.  I decided to put together the kitchen table (well I guess it's a dining room table since we don't have an eat in kitchen anymore). I moved the chairs out of the way. I vacuumed.  I put the table legs on which was difficult because the size allen key I was missing was the size I needed so I had to find another set.  Then with all that done, I realized I couldn't lift up the table. The pathways had to stay blocked until Dave got home to help.

I decided since I blocked off so much area that I would do some things on my to-do list that involved the computer.

At 5pm I zipped on over to Trader Joe's to buy some more Pub Cheese. I should have gone earlier. They were a little busy with people going after work.  Then I went to go make some collages for my blog and Poly decided to nap on my lap and use my arm as a pillow. It is hard to hold ctrl and click when 1 arm is not in use.  Poly was so cute. My camera and phone were in the kitchen. Boy was I mad. I hate when I miss out on something I'd like to photograph.

I had to disrupt Poly to go meet Dave at Baja Fresh for dinner.  There was a line but then everyone else got their orders to go. The place is always pretty empty. It's so good. I don't know why more people don't eat there.  Rubio's is right across the street and it sucked the day we went.  Rubio's was packed too.

After we ate, we set up the kitchen table.  It is too big. (It was also damaged from the movers!) Dave wants to buy a little table and put this one in storage. I think we can swap the buffet and table but still it is too big so maybe some sort of cheap table is better.  We'd keep the same chairs because he likes them but we'd put 2 in storage. I mean we'd put 2 in storage now if we kept the table.

Then we used our computers. I got up every few minutes to do something to be able to cross things off my to do list.  We never did watch TV. At 10:30 I thought Dave was going to bed so I started to get ready for bed but he wasn't so I went back to my computer. I often wonder what people do with their lives if they don't use a computer a lot of the day. I don't think I could handle it. What do you do in the evenings?

Shirt: Express - 2009
Skirt: ? - Prior to 2006
Shoes: Kohl's - 2012
Necklace: Target -2011(I think)

I really need to figure out where my tripod is. I have no idea. I also need to start using my good camera and my remote. Setting a timer leads to blurry pictures.