Fourth of July 2008

I think this is the longest post i have ever written but it was such a perfect weekend that I felt the need to write it down so that I would never forget it. I tried to break it up into sections. More pictures can be found here with captions to follow.

Fabulous Weekend -- Part 1 (Thursday)
J and I started off our fabulous July 4th weekend on Thursday afternoon. J snuck out of work a little early (shhh I'm not telling anybody). We wandered down to Story Avenue to try and get some soul food from Sweet Pea's but.....OH NO!...it was closed down. At first we were all QQ but it ended up being a very good thing. We wandered down the street and saw a Persian cafe and decided to stop.

Shiraz Mediterranean Grill is one of the best restaurants I have been to. It's not fast food and it's not a sit down place where you give your order either. We had the most amazing Hummus that I have ever had. I couldn't stop eating it! We had the Shiraz salad which is just cucumbers, onions, and tomatoes but mmmm it was great with the Hummus.

Then we had the Joojeh Kabobs which is kind of like buffalo chicken. They even have pictures of the menu items on the website. Quickly became one of my favorite places to eat. That was the perfect start to our Fourth of July Weekend. The friendliest woman even offered to take our picture. Cute huh?








Fabulous Weekend -- Part 2 (Friday)
The next morning we woke up at 6:40 and I'm not sure why. At first I was mad but now I'm glad that we did. I had the brilliant idea of playing Dyanasty Warriors 3. OMG! We had so much fun. I haven't played in years so I was a bit rusty and J actually did better than me, (a little bit). That's ok, I blame it on my characters. If we hadn't of woke up early we couldn't have done that!

Then we went to see Hancock. All the critics are wrong that say the movie gets slow in the middle, if anything, it picks up. And anybody could see that Hancock was supposed to symbolize the United States...I mean, there were eagles EVERYWHERE. And the movie would have had to do bad in order to do wrong. I mean, it's Will Smith....you can't go wrong! (With his fine ass)

We had already planned on seeing Wall E right after and that was even better than Hancock. Your my Wall E and I'm your Eve, J. WAAALLLLEEEEEE!!! lol. But that movie almost made me cry which not that many movies can do. That is going to be on that I will add to my movie collection. But the movie also has a message. Take care of the environment people, it's the only home we have.

After that we went over the Chinese Buffet and mmmmmm it was so good. I wasn't in the mood for Chinese but I was when I got there and saw all that they had. Thanks J! Awesome suggestion. We were going to go home and take a nap because all that food made us exhausted but then my mom told me that she made brownies....why did she do that? She knew I had to go over to her house to get some. Thanks Mom!!! So that gave us an excuse to go to Blockbuster because I had never seen Cars and J really wanted me to see it. AT the store, they had Guitar Hero Aerosmith set up. J was soooooo good. With his modest ass. I was reluctant to play but when I got on it, it was all over, I want Guitar Hero!! I'll get it for PS2 but as soon as I get my PS3, that will be the first thing that I buy. I wish I had taken a picture of me rockin' it out!

OMG I am so glad that J suggested watching Cars. If nobody has seen it, I suggest they do so. Pixar as a company is amazing. I never knew that J knew so much about race cars. He's amazing. Lying in his arms watching Cars was so damn awesome. Ghost Light!!!!!! I am so glad I am with him. He treats me better than I have ever been treated before and he makes me feel so damn special and I feel like I am because of him. So Cars will be a memory that I will treasure. Kachow!!!!!!!

Then we watched Memento. This psychological thriller will explode your mind. It's kind of crazy. But it was fun trying to figure out what was going on. It's definitely not something you can sit through without putting on your thinking cap.

Then finally, we went to a midnight showing of the classic Jaws at the Baxter Avenue Theater. I have never seen it all the way through and I felt I needed to pay homage to a movie that is so talked about. I liked it even though it was dated. They made the shark look pretty good for being 30 years ago. After that, we were exhausted....and ready for the next day!

I am so perfectly matched to J. And I wish that I had realized this sooner. I guess I just needed that kick in the ass but I'm glad I finally got it. Heh, better late than never. He is so perfect for me in every way. And I'm glad I have him. He'll take care of me and I'll take care of him.

Fabulous Weekend -- Part 3 (Saturday)
The next morning I lazed around and it was great. Lazy Saturdays FTW! Then we got up and went to go the dog shelters to look at dogs. The tan and white one below would be the one that we would have taken home if we were looking to adopt at that moment. She was tugging at our heart strings! The Animal Care Society is a shelter that we really like so when we go to adopt a dog later this year, we're going there. I'm so excited!









After rocking out at Guitar Hero again at Best Buy, we headed home and made ribs. Mmmmm I love getting back to my roots. My broilin' baby! And brownies...mmmmm brownies. Then we met again where we first met and told each other we loved each other. Another perfect day. I think I can get used to this.

Fabulous Weekend -- Part 4 (Sunday)
The next morning I woke up early on purpose....on a Sunday morning....I'm nuts. But I really wanted to take J to Lynn's Paradise Cafe for breakfast. And I am sooooo glad that I am. Playing with the toys, looking at the scenery, breakfast and the gift shop were soooooo awesome. He loved it and I think it's become one of our favorite places to eat. The food that we had tasted amazing and I'm so glad he liked it. I hope to make a lot more memories there. They are having an ugliest lamp contest....I mean seriously...can you get better than this? That's a hot fork and spoon huh? This is the place that I want for my rehearsal dinner. I love the feel of it. It's right up my alley.







Coming home and relaxing and enjoying the last day of our three day weekend really topped it off. I can't remember having a relaxing time like this where we can just be ourselves and be so honest. Honesty is the cornerstone of our relationship. He knows everything I'm thinking as I do him. This allows each other to be ourselves and nothing else. We are real, raw, and that's how we'll always be. I love him so much. And I can't wait for us to spend the rest of our life together. Life isn't about the destination, it's about the journey.