Leisure

I feel a little jealous of the people who are sitting in the coffee shop all leisurely-like at 7:45 in the morning.  Leisure has become a rare thing for me in the past couple of years, but the coffee-shop sitting used to be a big thing for Jacob and me.  In fact, we met at D&M Coffee in Ellensburg and spent a large portion of the first five years of our marriage there, just being leisurely, sitting around reading, doing homework (okay, NOT leisurely) or having meaningful conversations with our friends.  Here is D&M:

Anyway, back to the leisure.  The people I see sitting around today at coffee shops being leisurely - I always just assume they do something artistic with their lives, which means their schedule allows for such relaxation in the mornings.  They must not have to be at work until at least 9 or 10.  I guess that it could also mean they don't make much money, but they can't be too poor or they wouldn't be there (not always true - we were pretty poor when we were married and in college but always found funding for coffee....)  I am sure the artistic thing is just a ridiculous assumption and that most of them have lives just like mine. 

To be honest, the only place I really do have any leisure time is in the shower, and that is only because the kids are asleep by then.  I don't even like taking showers all that much, actually, so it's kind of lost on me.  I always have the intentions of getting up an hour earlier than I need to so I can have some quiet time where I don't HAVE to be doing anything, but during the school year that would mean getting up at 4:00 am and I just don't have it in me to do it.  I wish I did.  In addition to people who are leisurely at coffee shops, I feel very jealous of people who have enough leisure time in the morning to go for a jog before work and not have to get up at 4 or 5 am to do so. 

Oh well.  These faces make the lack of leisurely me-time worth it. Man I love them.

PS - by my count I used the word Leisure 12 times, including in this sentence and in the subject line.  I tried to fit it in as much as possible.

Ding Dong the DOMA's Dead, the Wicked DOMA's Dead!

I am so glad a few more folks have removed their heads from their asses and that civilization has taken another couple of steps in the right direction.  Now for the rest to get on board....

Some of my favorite quotes from the day about it:

"Thank you #SCOTUS, good riddance DOMA, and hello to my Mom asking me once a month why I'm still not married." — Greg Berlanti

"Don't wanna traffic in stereotypes but let's be real: I'm gonna love a gay wedding." — Lena Dunham

 

"Remember when #DOMA was around and gay people couldn't get married in California? Crazy right!?" — Jesse Tyler Ferguson

"DOMA and Prop 8 should get married." — Seth Meyers (love him!!!)


History in the making here.  I am so glad to witness such monumental things!

Jacob and Macklemore Should be BFFs (Which Would be AWESOME)

By now we have all heard of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (thank God for them!!!) and especially their hit Thrift Shop (if you live under a rock and haven't heard it yet, you can listen to them here and thank me for it later) (P.S. - I actually usually do live under a rock and never have heard of anyone everyone is talking about, but because I listen to KEXP I was actually on the ball with this one, before a lot of folks, which makes me glad).

ANYWAY, the last few times I have listened to Thrift Shop I have actually really listened to the lyrics.  Just the name alone tells me that this could be the song for Jacob.  But when I REALLY listen to what it says....OMG, practically word for word this is Jacob's song.  Especially the part that says "they had a broken keyboard/I bought a broken keyboard" and "I wear your grandad's clothes/I look incredible" and all the stuff about spending $50 on a freeking t-shirt.  And pretty much everything else in the song.  Okay, it's kind of my song too, but anyone who knows Jacob knows that he is alllllllllll about the thrift stores.

Makes me smile. :)

Here's what I CAN Do...

A quick list of the goings-on and comings-up since February:

February 10 - my darling baby Josephine was born, putting me in labor a day before I was scheduled to go in for a c-section.  Glad to have had the experience of going into labor on my own, even if I still had to have the c-section.

Josephine at Easter, about a month and a half old.

February 27 - I am very proud of the fact that Jacob and I went out to a concert this evening, a mere 17 days after Josephine was born.  No surprises here, we saw Starfucker and it was every bit as wonderful as I had anticipated it would be.  I also drank a beer and it was DELICIOUS.  We met the band and they signed our record and all is well!

Late February/Early April - I finally have my Rock & Roll hallway in progress!  We painted the hallway to our bedrooms and bathroom PINK (actual color, pink flamingo. Wonderfully retro) and have hung up all of the vinyl and CD sleeves we've had signed by bands we have loved throughout the last 11 or 12 years.  We have been working on framing these artifacts, including all of the accumulated concert ticket stubs, and finally have them on display.  I am THRILLED and can't wait to keep adding more. My pride and joy of my home decor.

April 3 - We went to the coast!  In and around Astoria and Seaside.  We had a great time, a fun little family outing, just the four of us.  It was the first time to the beach for both kiddos.  Roman loved it! I think he is ready to start surfing. 

April 8 - Back to the mines.  Work seems to have picked up very nicely this year, I am happy to say.

April 21 - Went to see dub pioneer Lee "Scratch" Perry. Or at least we tried.  Note to self:  never go to the Refuge for a show.  It's like going to the damn Graceland (or, I guess, El Corozon now).  Had I known there would be 5 bands before the guy we wanted to see even came on stage, I wouldn't have bothered going to the show in the first place.  EFF YOU, Refuge. I hate you for not disclosing this fact AND I hate you for not even responding to my request for a refund.  Seriously.  By the time Lee Perry got on stage it was 11:45 pm.  We listened to two songs and then had to leave because we have things like kids and jobs to think about and babysitters to relieve.  I'm still kind of bitter about the whole thing...PS - Lee Perry is freeking awesome - he is older than old, likely higher than high, and still rockin' it.

April 27 - Mariners game with Jacob, Roman and Josephine.  Again, a first for the kiddos.  AND, the Mariners won!  AND it was bat night, so Roman got himself a bat! Just the thing for a two-year-old, right?  So far so good :)

At Safeco Field

It was actually a rather exciting game...

May 6 - Roller Roman!  We took took the kids to Jacob's school's skate night.  Look at this genius invention the roller skating world has finally come up with!  Roman had THE BEST TIME EVER.

June 10-12 - We took a weekend trip to Ellensburg to see the Wright family.  A lot of them hadn't met J yet and over all we had a really good time seeing family and friends.  I am always happy to go for a visit.  Roman had a big adventure himself! He and his uncle Isaac dug a big hole - deeper than 5 feet.  Then all of the kids (there are lots of them in this extended family.  Over a million, probably) were shoveling the dirt back in with their hands.  In Roman tumbled. Poor guy...but we told him it was fun and then he agreed.  Kids will believe anything... 

Before....

After...

A little freaked out!



That basically brings us up to date.  All the while, Jacob has been working on his masters degree but in just another couple of weeks will have the summer free from school and school and can just play with his kiddos!  Looking forward, we have tickets to another Mariners game to go to with my parents, a Flaming Lips concert and another STRFKR show in the fall.  I am looking to start in on some yoga this summer.  I think I will go to my first class next week and I am SO looking forward to it!

Here's to more adventures!

Oh well...

Phucket.  I don't have time to post anything else.