velour and other things

every time we go to a show at velour, i gather a huge list of interesting thoughts. do i remember any of them the next morning? obviously not. well, mostly not.

here's what i do remember:

>>the drummer of the opening band wasn't wearing any shoes.

>>the obnoxious fans of the opening band ruined the opening band for me. (they were really good though)

>>i remember we came to an andrew belle show for one of our very first dates and feeling totally star struck when andrew walked right past us, through the crowd. now, i realize that's the way the music scene works around here, when brinton jones (lead singer of The Devil Whale) walked right up to devin and hugged him as we were walking toward the stage. also, Brinton and another band member, Jake, went to Devin's mission farewell. isn't that cool? my husband is almost famous.

>>i remember Devin pointing toward the backstage area and saying "there's a celebrity in the house". I had absolutely no idea who he was talking about. Turns out, it was one of the band members from Neon Trees. also cool.

>>i learned i have low tolerance for standing in a room full of hipsters for long periods of time so close to the speakers that their booming replaces the feeling of my heartbeat. so low, in fact, that we left after The Devil Whale finished, before the main band, Desert Noises even started. next time, boys.

it was a good way to spend a friday, nonetheless.

OTHER THINGS...

we may have finally found a medication that will help devin start feeling better, thanks to his brother Sean! what a hero. i am crossing my fingers this "feeling better" is a long term thing, and not just for right now! i don't like having a sick husband :(

i have found that devin is some sort of detector. he must have a built-in-radar. for genuine people. he is completely surrounded with them. so i know that if Devin likes someone, then they must be a really great person. because he wouldn't have it any other way. he's the same way himself. so sincere.

i finally got my eyelash extensions done again this weekend. i feel like saying i get eyelash extensions makes me sound high maintenance, but i really don't think i'm that way. i know a lot of girls that have their own things to splurge on regularly. some of my friends always have a fresh manicure, or acrylic nails. some dye their hair/touch up their roots regularly. some get massages at the spa twice a month. some have an allowance for shopping. my thing is the lashes. i don't know why. i don't care for acrylic nails, i hoard nail polish pretty much and do it on my own all the time. i've never dyed my hair because i've always loved my hair color. but long, full, dark eyelashes just get me. i love them. sometimes i feel like i look too... much, like when i first get them done, and none have fallen out yet, but i reserve the right to spend $30 every 6 weeks to feel a little prettier than usual. i think everyone should have something like that! i love eyelash day. and i love being able to do my make up in less than 5 minutes.

my cousin, Nichole had her bridal shower today. I love that girl! Nichole, me and our other cousin Kenzie have grown up together and were inseparable when we were younger. now we're all grown up, getting married, and have crazy lives! devin and I took nichole's bridals last weekend, and they are going to turn out beautiful! my mom and i got her a ton of spices in a cute baking dish (all of that was mostly devin's idea, really. he's a genius). i'm so happy for her!

we started watching Arrested Development. and we're almost done with season 3. it's absolutely hilarious. Buster is our favorite. and I can't believe how little Michael Cera looks. also Jason Bateman. it's such a classic show. 

we're most likely heading back to Velour tonight to see the good old DC! Dustin Christensen is playing and so is Allred. I'm beginning to feel like Velour shows are only worth it if we get in early enough to sit down. It's hard to stand for so many hours! worth it though.

I don't remember the last time we cooked... 

tied for first

between these guys, and cadbury eggs (my two #1's for all things Easter, or spring in general, really), Easter is more dangerous for me than any other candy-centered holiday (which is most of them, now-a-days). 

I just realized a serving size of peeps is FIVE OF THEM. that means I can stop feeling guilty at 3, and start feeling guilty at 12. Just kidding guys, I would never eat 12. Mostly because they only come in packs of 15, and if I eat 12, I will only have 3 for later...

what i've been up to today

had an awesome day at work. seriously. i love my job. i love my co-workers. i love the company. i love my clients. lots of love going on at MD today. 

had lunch with Kylee at paradise cafe. amazing. i so love that place. i so love their pesto mayo. and the fact that they put cucumbers on my sandwich. and give me a cookie with every meal... by default. and i love kylee. and the type of friendship we have, which is probably offensive to other people... i love it, regardless. 

devin is sick. really sick. and no, it's not from me. anymore, at least. he's over that. it's a new sick. well, not really. but sort of. anyway, it's sad and i wish he wasn't sick. ever, really. i sure don't like watching him in pain. it's easily the worst thing to ever experience: to watch the person you love more than anybody else in the world be in a kind of pain that you can't help them with. but you know what's great? his family. i love that whenever devin has a question, his instinct is to call his mom. i love that. i don't blame him, either. she's a genius. and she's a mom. they have superpowers, or something. amanda didn't hesitate at all to help, either. she is also a mom. also has superpowers. and a few days ago, devin's dad (who has dad superpowers) brought him some medicine and gatorade while i was at work. and remember last week, how chloe brought us zuppas? could i have married into a better family??? (the answer is no. absolutely not.)

spent a TON of time this week planning a baby shower for my bestie, Valeri. Val was one of my very first friends in high school. I remember meeting a few of her other friends, first, and going to a football scrimmage game to meet up with them. Val was sitting there, sort of on her own, and I'm pretty sure it was before she even introduced herself to me, when she said "do you want to hear a really great song?" and i said sure. and we each took a headphone and listened to "Every Time it Rains" by Charlotte Martin. and to this day, that moment still epitomizes Val. it's so her. anyway. she got married last January. and now? she's having a baby girl. and I am THRILLED for her!!! so naturally, me and her other high school bestie, Chelsey, are throwing her the cutest baby shower. I've been at pebbles in my pocket all night, and have glue all over my fingers. it's going to be adorable and awesome at the same time.

so it's been a pretty eventful day. i even caught up on [some of] my tv watching. i don't think i'll ever all-the-way catch up though. that's probably impossible. i watch too many shows. thank goodness for my hulu account. 

i want tomorrow to be equally eventful. and i would really only change one thing: a healthy husband would be nice!!! seriously though. that poor man. he's amazing though.  

p.s. i think i need to start "a thought a day" journal. i have at least one, extremely random, totally unrelated, but clever thought a day. also? i think it's so hard to come up with blog post titles for regular posts. that's why they are always named something really lame like "what i've been up to today"

Chocolate Peanut Butter Surprise Cookies

I've posted about these cookies before, and I've even posted the recipe. But these are the most-requested cookies by Devin. His very favorite. So I thought i'd do a more official recipe post. Pictures included. Look who's blogging now! I'm getting domestic on you, aren't I? it's the almost-year-of-marriage-thing. It's getting to me.

but you already knew that.

so here's what you need (if you seriously can't read it in that picture... but also, there are some differences now. i've made adjustments.)

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 cup cocoa

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt

1/2 cup sugar (plus more for rolling)

1/2 cup packed brown sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup creamy peanut butter

1 tsp. vanilla

1 egg

3/4 cup powdered sugar

in a medium bowl...

set aside.

THEN, in a different medium bowl...

then we

NEW BOWL...

we're done mixing. now...

i don't like doing them one at a time. i feel like it's messier and takes longer. so i get a pile going..

you're welcome. 

the weekend

this weekend consisted of:

getting evacuated from the building at work for an hour in the [freezing] morning for a gas leak. on employee appreciated day. (false alarm)

a lingering cough

making invitations for my best friend's baby shower

in-n-out dinner

games, ice cream and a movie with the Hancocks

taking the truck in for a safety recall (fixed it)

ernies for breakfast

photographing my cousin's bridals (they are going to turn out amazing)

window shopping for houses

early dinner at Shoots with Skyler (resulting in very full tummies)

playing with the babies for a few minutes

buying our new favorite movie: Larry Crowne (watch it!), and our old favorite: The Town

the Jazz

a sick husband

crafting

soup, sandwiches and some old movie at my parents' (who just got a brand new camry... what?!?)

lots of couch sitting

featured

oh my gosh. guess WHAT?!

i was just featured on another blog.
i never thought that would happen!
wahoo!!!
i feel a little famous.

over at Ruche, they are doing an ADORABLE series of love stories, and today?

they did mine.


so if you feel like it, you can read my story here.

also, you should read the others. because they're all good. i love love.

you can even submit your own story to possibly be featured!!!

my office vs. the office

the office i work at is a lot like The Office. and by that I mean it's only the same in two ways. maybe  three. we got water bottles on our first day, and tomorrow is employee appreciation day. i didn't even know that was a real thing. they're getting us breakfast, so i'm not complaining. and the maybe/third? my boss is steve. which is close to michael. (because steve plays michael). he's not nearly as inappropriate though. 

speaking of The Office, i just finished Mindy Kaling's book today. i'm positive i got a few degrees funnier just from reading it. i'm sad it's over, but i will read it again and again. it's a book i will forever go back to. she is so much funnier than i thought. she has one of the coolest senses of humor. one i get. and i like that. i hope she writes another book soon. next on my list is Bossypants, but I think I will wait and read the last hunger games book to break up the celebrity - comedy - autobiographies. I am equally looking forward to it though. 

today i finally went back to work. finally. i had been in bed for 5 days. that is a long time to lay in bed feeling miserable. so i quit laying in bed, but i still feel pretty miserable. the horrible thing is that the only thing left that hurts is my throat. it is painful to talk. and that is all i do at work all day. i spend 20-45 minutes on the phone with clients. so it was a rough day. i still managed to maintain my average of 10 new clients, but i am feeling it tonight! i even took a long break and did a ton of filing for other departments. tomorrow will be better. hopefully. 

tonight devin and i went to his parents house to drop off some things and pick up some mail. i say it a million times, but Addison is too cute for words. she is starting to pronounce things so well. she is getting so hilarious! she was being so funny and playing with my hair and kept making a mustache across my lip with my hair and saying "Mustache?!" too. cute. and Kaden? he was spelling words on the fridge with alphabet magnets. he is a genius! the next sheldon cooper, i tell you. in more ways than one. and kayla was doing hard fractions and spelling hard words. she is so smart too! i can't believe these kids! they are all leaps and bounds ahead of where i probably was at their age. amanda and jason raised some smart babies! i love them! 

then we had some hibachi san dinner and walked around the mall for a few minutes. looked at some watches. i am so worn out from work, and i don't even have a tiring job! it was just rough on my little throat. i'm sure i'm scaring clients, too. luckily, nobody said anything about how i sounded, but i'm sure they were thinking it. it seems like people applying for social security disability benefits are some of the nicest people ever. i expected them to be angry and impatient, but they're all awesome. it makes me love my job. 

anyway. i didn't really have anything to say. except that i love the office, and mindy kaling, and i'm back at work, and have an awesome job. the end.