So we'll find things on occasion that Natha forgot about and just left somewhere...

...like little drawings on the walls of three smiley faces, drawn in pencil. Or today, we found a partially squashed egg on the floor of the closet. After his fascination post-March of the Penguins I had been keeping a closer eye on the number of eggs in the carton - so I know that it's been there in the closet for a while. We asked him if he remembered what happened and of course he didn't. So now I've got to figure out how to get dried egg, shell and all, out of the carpet...

As Ed wonderfully reminded me via LiveJournal, yesterday (AKA Thanksgiving Day) was our one-month anniversary. I'd had lots of stuff going on so I hadn't really been counting. When you're planning on spending at least 50 years with someone, you don't remember to count by the month. :)

It's been an interesting month (I've been sick 3 times in the last month, all different things), and life seem to have gotten back on track a bit, especially now that the semester's winding down. Thanks honey, for being patient while there were issues galore. It's nice to know that the 'In sickness and in health' thing really means something...

We went over to a friend's house for the thursday festivities and had more food than one should be able to shake a stick at - and then some more food after that. Ed and I then came home, put Natha to bed, and continued with our 2nd annual Thanksgiving tradition of watching *all* of Gone with the Wind. We got about halfway through (the 'I'll never go hungry again' line) and went to bed. We were vegetables when we got up and watched the last part. Natha came by and would watch for a minute, then get more interested in his GameBoy - he's got Lego Star Wars and finally beat Episode I today (he was excited about fighting Darth Maul.) We've spent today all doing various things that we wanted to/needed to do. Ed had some quiet time in his office to work on important and not-so-important things, and Natha watched some movies, painted, and drew a few pictures along with the GameBoy. I cleaned some things up, went through some old stuff, and did lots of laundry and some ironing. Ed went to the Boro partially to see some friends as well as to get out of my hair and avoid cabin fever - I've got a lot of work to do for school this weekend. Some of it has to be done this weekend and part of it could be done later but I'm trying to be ahead of things...

Natha's watching SpongeBob and ate some dinner (popcorn chicken, two hot dogs, and a clemetine) and is about to get ready for bed. Then it's time for me to start working on a take-home test that is due monday for Cell Biology. It's all essay, of course, and some of them are easier than others, of course...

So Ed and I have had the entire weekend to ourselves...

...since Natha's with the grand-'rents. We started thinking about what we could do this weekend that we normally couldn't do when we had Natha - so we spent friday night with friends at our house, then we went to Logan's for a late dinner. We accomplished two of the big things friday night - staying up late and drinking... Then yesterday we went to Toot's (something we do with Natha all the time) and went to the Sears Outlet (AKA where all the appliances are cheaper since they're scratch & dent models) then to the International Market on Nolensville road... So we spent the day walking around stores looking at things, which was the other big thing on the list. It was a short list, though - just about anything we'd want to do we could anyways...

Last night we stayed home and watched TV last night - I ordered a small pizza and Ed ate some of the noodles he bought at the international market - they're the original ramen noodles in a bowl with all kinds of flavors. Natha and I have converted Ed to our habit of watching America's Funniest Home Videos whenever we can watch it - so we watched quite a bit of that last night. We also found some old-time burlesque shows (Betty Page) on and watched some Monty Python (including the Lumberjack Song) and some Kids in the Hall (30 Helens Agree).

Ed thinks that I'm writing about how much I love him - so I should at least say something to that effect so he doesn't get sad when he reads this in a minute (I won't let him read my entries until they're posted). Well, honey, I've had a really good time doing a whole lot of nothing with you this weekend - it reminds me of how we're somehow ideally suited for each other... We don't get tired of each other, regardless of how much time we're together... whether that's a function of knowing each other not even 2 years or just each having very variable interests which always means there's something else to talk about or do. I think we're also each willing to hear what the other person's saying even if it's something we're initially not interested in - like the other person's enthusiasm is enough to get us to listen...

I finally posted a picture of us - Ed got his hair cut yesterday so he's Freddie Mercury-ish now, which I think is *hot*. I think he's getting used to my hair - I know he likes the cut, but now how dark it is relatively speaking. I like it, though, which is what counts...

Well, I should change out of my robe and take a shower or something. We'll go get Natha at 5pm so we've got quite a bit of time until then to do more Nothing... which is always fun...

So Ed and I got all worked up last night from watching the West Wing...

...mainly from thinking how much better politics would be if debates were really run like that - and if the candidates were truly just democrats and republicans rather than liberals and conservatives. I do think that Santos handed Vinick his ass on a platter, though...

I watched TV for the first time in a while last night - starting with the West Wing, which I watch every sunday (or at least record to watch sometime that week) - then I watched Desperate Housewives and Gray's Anatomy. I feel like since so many people think those are good shows I should at least watch them every once in a while to not completely be out of the loop. We saw some ads for ER, which is a good show, but Ed couldn't handle the mushy bits so I don't talk him into watching it with me. I know better than to try and do that. If the show is centered around a) a hospital, doctor's office, or other place where medical procedures are shown or b) involves a lot of embarassment for the characters I know better than to try and get Ed to watch it. He knows better than to get upset when I don't watch Ultimate Fighter with him. I think that it's funny that they talk about it being MMA - mixed martial arts - when it's just two people trying to beat the crap out of each other using various techniques.

Natha's been in that fighting-something-off-but-not-quite-sick mood. You know, where you sleep a lot and you're not quite yourself, but you don't really have any distinct symptoms. He's had a fever but nothing else, really. I had to drag his butt out of bed this morning and we barely made it to school on time (because of traffic). I then went to get some Fix-a-Flat for Ed's tire, and picked up breakfast at Starbucks. I remembered to get a decaf latte - I forget that they'll leave the caffeine out if I ask...

I worry sometimes about my ears - I have Meniere's disease and have had it since I was about 16 or 17. It's a progressive disease, and I don't have very severe symptoms - the symptoms I have I control with diet, proper amounts of sleep, and stress minimization. I can't help but think that I'm one day going to have much worse symptoms, including the vertigo that is the most debilitating part of the disease. I haven't had vertigo since I've known how to try and prevent it - but I'm also only 26. The ringing in my ears is the most persistent symptom I have, and it's gotten worse over the last year or so... I don't obsess, but I most certainly wonder if it's something that will cause me trouble down the line...

Well, I should go study now for my test tonight - it's the last one I'll have for a couple of weeks, when I start the next round of tests in all of my classes...

So I'm now hitched...

...and because of how it all went down *by choice* (we were married by a Chancery court judge and had a 'reception' at the Olive Garden) I'm now suspicious of anyone who's having an invite-300-people-shindig. Not that it won't be a good time or that they shouldn't be allowed to do so - I can't help think that they're in it for the $200 trashcan. But that's neither here nor there...

It looks like we're buying a house (a huge one, at that) for a good deal in Brentwood - it has an Emerald City zipcode, even. We're supposed to close right before Thanksgiving - which makes moving even more fun. We're going to do the same thing with the moving we did last time - I'm generally responsible for packing, and he's generally responsible for moving all the stuff... It seemed to work well last time.

So it's sunday morning, and we're sitting around watching Futurama. We've watched 4 episodes already and who knows how many more we'll see before Natha goes to his other dad's house. I made breakfast burritos for Ed and I, and we've raided the Halloween stash for M&M minis and Bottlecaps. Natha and I had a good 'just-us' day yesterday, doing what we used to do back before Ed and I met... We went to Opry Mills, looked at all of the different fish tanks they have, ate pretzels for lunch, and did a bit of shopping. Then we went and got his hair cut and went to Kroger. Natha spent most of his allowance on little things here and there - which it's cool that he's finally put together that he has a little bit of his own money - so instead of asking for something like a pack of gum, he asks for his wallet. He even carried it around in his back pocket all day yesterday. Amazingly, he buys some interesting things - not just packs of bubble gum and suckers. Yesterday he bought a package of Listerine Breath Strips, a big bouncy ball, a little red sonic-hedgehog looking thing, some sugar-free sour gummi worms, and some black nailpolish. He likes the breath-freshening things like the breath strips, or those little ice breaker balls that are gummy on the outside and have liquid on the inside (I think they're called Ice Breakers?) better than 'regular' candy.

Well, we went to Los Cabos for 5 days, to an all-inclusive. We layed out in the sun, went to the swim-up bar, ate food, and drank alcohol almost nonstop. I got a nice tan, and we came back very relaxed. Everyone was anxious to see if we were ok since some people thought we were in Cancun and might have been stranded by the hurricaine - but we were far, far away from it.

We got legally married on the 24th, while his mother and his sister and her boyfriend were here. I've had a lot to do for school (tests and the like) and I've gotten to a less-busy point now. I finally got my car fixed enough to pass emissions - I did take it to the dealer and it was the Mass Air Flow sensor, but they had to present me with data and I made an informed decision to spend the $700. The car does drive a lot better with it replaced, though. I also, thankfully, went and renewed my registration and got the title of my car just in my name, finally, on friday - so it's legal again. Ed said that the Service Engine Soon light came on yesterday, though - so I'm going to take it to the auto parts store and have them print out what codes it's showing to see what's going on this time. We may just have to reprogram the ECM now that the first problem of the MAF sensor has (hopefully) been fixed. I might take it later today or monday so I can see what needs to be done...

I finally signed up for a subscription to Science magazine, both in print and online yesterday - which is exciting, at least to me... I also ordered some stuff online from Gap yesterday. I spent a lot of money yesterday, I know, but I bought all of the things I've been wanting for a long time - that list you keep in the back of your head for when you've got some money. And a few more things, just for good measure. Spending it all in one chunk tends to scare and excite me simultaneously - enough to keep me from doing it for too long. I'll go back to my previous ways of just being cool with not spending money. Whenever I get a little more money that I can spend, I go on a spree of sorts - it keeps me from getting too antsy wanting to spend money on a regular basis. I've had my day and I'm done for a while - a long while since I want to start buying things like a Duet washer & dryer, and things for a house...

So yep, now I'm married. Ed's turned all gushy and touchy-feely, like a switch has been flipped in his brain. I think I've been so busy that I haven't had time to see if I feel any different. Maybe that's why people have a big wedding - so they make sure they have a big event as the bridge to the 'new life' they're now living. I think I'll need to visit what I think about being married in my paper journal - the one that no one sees. It's not anything bad, or even anything negative - I just haven't thought about it to really reflect, and I need to...

Yes, honey, I'm glad I'm married, and that I'm Mrs. Ed. Even though you think I might now be very happy, I am. I couldn't be happier to snuggle with my sweetums every night, knowing that he's my *husband* and my son's *father*. I'm trying to get in the habit of referring to him as Dad instead of Ed, since that's what he is...