Sleep

I love sleeping, who doesn't right? I just have a problem with moving a lot when I'm sleeping. I'm jealous of those people who can fall asleep and stay in that same position all night, I really am. I had a roommate that fell asleep on our living room floor during a late night movie one time. I groggily thought of waking her up to send her to bed, as a stumbled into my own room, but no. I figured she'd roll over soon and go to bed. Nope. Found her in the same exact spot the next morning and felt like an asshole for not waking her up ha ha. She slept fine though so I guess that works.

But I have the constant need to move every 15-30 minutes generally. Which was perfectly fine until I moved in with my boyfriend, who is a big cuddler (every girls dream right?). He can scoop me up in his arms, give me a kiss, and be asleep 30 seconds later and just stay that way all night. I unfortunately start squirming around, making sure one leg is bent and the other is straight, and other crazy ways I insist on sleeping because it's the only way I feel comfortable. So learning to sleep with any other person has been... interesting ha ha. He's pretty patient unless I use my legs to shove him over (I did this in my sleep) or try punching him to get him to move over (again, I was asleep).

So last night, for the very first time... we actually stayed in each others arms all night! I'm not sure if it was because on one side I had my tiny kitty (who I didn't want to crush) and on the other my boyfriend (who is a body builder and I couldn't crush if my life depended on it) but we slept the whole night through and woke up holding each other. It was great :D

Idaho

So I decided to create a post just in case you ever want to visit Idaho. I guess some people do because it is really scenic in Northern Idaho. But a lot of people have to drive through Southern Idaho to get there. Southern Idaho looks like a slightly greener version of Nevada, which I fondly refer to as "the toilet bowl of America." So I'm sorry if you have to travel through this:

 

To get to this:

 

But generally it's worth it. So here are a few basic rules that will help you make it through.

People do not drive over the speed limit. Ok, sometimes you're lucky and get behind someone going 5mph over, but I wouldn't hope for more than that. The majority of the people on the freeway are going 5mph under the speed limit. Don't get frustrated because they don't really give a shit and you'll be the only one getting angry.

Occasionally, you will be slowed down by a tractor.  Again, nothing you can do about it, including tailgating, honking, and making desperate moves to get around it. They pull over every so often so just chill until then and wait until it's safe to pass.

Idaho is known for it's Potatoes, but Southern Idaho is known for it's dairies.  It's true. Be prepared with some febreze, or lysol, or whatever it takes to spray in your car, because if you're not used to that smell in any way, you'll probably think you're going to die. And try to avoid traveling in April-May because they spread that manure all over the agricultural fields lining the freeway. Living there, I would have to say this is worse than the dairy smell all year long.

If you are Democrat in anyway, shape, or form, don't say ANYTHING. Idaho is a very red state, and proud of it. So if you say anything even slightly favorable about anything pertaining to the democratic party, be prepared to be smashed down with a pitchfork, or one of the many guns that rides in the back windows of trucks. Unless you're in Sun Valley or Cour'd Alene. These places are like the safe bases in a sea of extremely conservative people.

Recycling, solar energy, eating vegetarian, and going green are all very nice and all, but it's for sissies. This is the basic mentality behind anything to do with any of those categories. So if you're a big fan of anyone of those, I'm sorry, you just won't find anything else like you.

Idahoan's are very friendly people. Despite what you see in the movies, people from small towns are very friendly. And even if you are democratic, driving a hybrid car with a vegan bumper sticker, if you are in trouble, you will be helped. No questions about it.

Jobs

   I'm still hunting for a second job... or a regular full-time job. It's been a lot harder to find anything here than I originally thought. Idaho wasn't hit too hard in the recession so jobs were pretty easy to find there. But I have a couple interviews today that I'm excited about, we'll see how they go. 

   I've been sick for the past couple days and I'm just starting to get over it. Hopefully my nose doesn't start running in the middle of the interview, ha ha gross. When I first started one of my jobs about 4 years ago, I was horribly sick. It was a really bad cold and I had to take antibiotics (or horse pills as I like to call them) for the first time in my life. The worse symptom was that my ears were constantly plugged up and I could barely hear anything. It was kind of hard to train because I could barely hear what they were telling me, so I desperately hoping it was just something they were covering from the book and I could read it later. It worked out well though and I worked there  for over 3 years.

   I had a wonderful valentines day. He bought me white roses and chocolates, then took me out to P.F. Changs. But aside from all that, it was really nice just to be able to take some time and tell each other how much we really love and appreciate each other.

   I just realized all of my sentences started with some form of "I" and now I feel like one of those stupid girls that can only talk about themselves.

Video Game :)

**Disclaimer: If you don't play video games you probably won't understand most of this, sorry :(**





I am a huge video gaming nerd. I will admit it. I love playing them, and was actually 
considering becoming a video game designer... until I found out it's mainly staring at a computer screen and programming all the time. And most of those people are really nerdy ha ha.

I love, love, love the Legend of Zelda games. I even dressed up as Saria for halloween (don't judge me).  It's just a great way to pass some time for me. BUT, I don't let it consume my life... which is why I've never played World of Warcraft. I've lost friends to that game, seriously. "Hey have you seen Alex recently?" ... "No, he bought World of Warcraft and hasn't left his house in 2 months"... oh. 

Anyways Bioshock 2 came out and I'm waiting for a paycheck so I can go buy it. My bf and I played the first one together and I've been looking forward to it coming out for a couple months now. The first one was amazing! It was this great mix of being slightly horrified, but still wanting to figure things out (or just survive ha ha). And you get to play as a Big Daddy in the 2nd one so hopefully you get to kick some ass!

Love

Things have been so good lately between my boyfriend and I. Sure we have our fights, what couple doesn't. But they're just part of the process of learning to be with one another and the time in between them is so amazing.
     I'm one of those suckers for love, the one who believes that you can be in love with someone you're whole life and if you wait for it, it will be the most amazing thing you've ever experienced. You wouldn't have thought I was if you knew me before I met him. I always swore I would never fall in love or get married. 
     I think it was because I didn't really believe that real love existed. It was great to read about in Jane Austen novels and dream about in my spare time, but that kind of stuff never actually happened to anyone. I wanted a Prince Charming and if I wasn't going to get him, then I'd rather spend the rest of my life waiting for him.
     I'd seen my friends relationships as I grew up, and trust me, I didn't want any of that. That's why I was so late to join the dating game. I was 19 when I had my first boyfriend, who was also my first kiss. It lasted 3 weeks before he dumped me in front of a ferris wheel on my birthday. He was younger than me and apparently more scared than I was of commitment ha ha. There were a couple of boys after that, but never really anyone I wanted to become emotionally or physically invested in. They would always amazing guys, but one would be lacking intellect and another was great but I just wasn't that attracted too.I wanted to wait for the right person to come along instead of wasting my time and heart on others in the process. 
     And then I did find him. The man who crossed off all the things on my list of "things I want in a man"... and even more! He was incredibly sexy and extremely smart (and not stuck on himself! Yay for men without giant egos!!!). He was stronger than me  which was more that I can say for some guys. I was an amateur boxer and I wanted to have someone that made me feel like a woman, not a man. He was a natural leader and someone I respected and felt that would always take care of me. He was a former SWAT cop, Pilot, and now Airborne Infantry in the army so he was pretty tough, but when he touched me he was always so gentle. Like I was a fragile glass figurine :)
     Here, for the first time in my life, I finally found someone that was unlike any man I found before him. I found someone I could honestly see myself being in love with for the rest of my life. A man who would always love me, hold me, and protect me (and spoil me ridiculously ha ha). And so far he has. So with Valentines Day coming up I dedicate this post to the love of my life, the man I will spend the rest of my days with. My love.  

Super Bowl Sunday

All I can say about Super Bowl Sunday is... thank God it's finally here and I don't have to watch football games 4 days a week now! I like football, once a week or so if it's my favorite team... 4 times a week though... it's a good thing I love my boyfriend :)

We're rooting for the Saints, because they have never won a Super Bowl. And I think Peyton Manning is an arrogant jerk that thinks he's hot as shit, but is really just am over rated redneck. Just saying.

I think the best thing about watching the game is the FOOOOOD! The bf's parents are making bbq beef ribs mmmmmmmm so good, with guacamole and chips. I made a white chocolate and lime cheesecake bars so, needless to say, I'm very excited about tonight ha ha. GO SAINTS!

Lost

I was going to go the the gym today, to a yogo class. I figured I'd squeeze in a few episode between after the class, and work at 12:30... then after work at 5:30 ha ha. My boyfriend likes the show somewhat, but since I have more free time I'm way ahead of him so I watch them while he's at work. Well then I got a call from work asking me to work a longer shift so the gym idea went out the window and Lost magically appeared on my tv screen ha ha.

I'm watching the old seasons, to catch up with the new ones. Although I'm not sure I could handle being able to only watch one episode a week. So I'm trying to spread out the episodes until the 6th season is over then get it on DVD later... yah trying. Not really going that way because I've gone through 2.5 seasons in a little over a week!

But the extra hours at work will be nice. Still trying to find a second job... anywhere lol. I've even resorted to applying as a waitress! We'll see how that goes.