fourteenth day of february

it's just a day like any other.

yet, keifer and i decided to take part in the demanding "holiday".

it was a simple, relaxing, but also romantic night at my apartment - like i said, just a day/date like any other for us.

ok, so that lit fire place was something new, but i can tell you right now we will be lighting the fire place on more than just valentine's day every year.

and to keep it romantic and classy as ever, we had walking tacos - AND cupcake "angel food" white wine.

we lit some candles.

and we watched big daddy.

keifer did in fact buy me flowers and chocolates - cliche - but they weren't roses or lilies - not so cliche anymore.

oh, i forgot to mention that we played yahtzee after supper.

(we played 4 games... i won 0)

we are such romantics.

the dogs spent the day with us as well.

and whitney was out of town

so she left a valentine's day note:

-please, don't hate me ha-

as much as i dislike hate the holiday,

i sure am glad keifer and i decided to have a date night on the fourteenth day of february; it was definitely needed.

once i get a job and he starts his new one, i'm not so sure how many "dates" we will get to have?

last night of 2013

what a night!

ever heard  of bottle service?

i never had until keifer informed me that was what we were doing on new years eve night.

let me just share with you what google told me it was before i fill you in on our experience: 

"bottle service is the sale of liquor by the bottle in lounges and nightclubs.

the purchase of bottle service typically includes a reserved table for the patron's party and mixers of the patron's choice. bottle service can include the service of a VIP host, who will ensure that patrons have sufficent mixers and will often make drinks using the patron's liquor bottle and mixers. the purchase of bottle service sometimes results in cover charge being waived for the purchaser's party, and often allows patrons to bypass enntrance lines. the tip is also often included in the price."

i don't know about you, but i read this and first thought was: "no way. i'm going to 'be rich' for a night."

but anyways, our experience:

no one knew what was going on. i guess it started with eight people paying their share of the price. 

those eight people were suppose to receive one bottle of liquor and two bottles of champagne.

but... those eight people invited 1000 friends of their own each (ok, so maybe that is an exageration), and just because fifty people show up doesn't mean you get more bottles.

finding this out maybe two hours before hand, keifer and i packed my purse with nine shooters, and we "pregamed" with some beer.

(remember: we pregamed with beer and packed shooters. for those of you that have never heard "beer before liquor, makes you sicker. liquor before beer, you're in the clear." well knowledge of this saying helps understand why remembering what i just mentioned, is important - maybe a hint to where my night is going to be going)

so, at "the exchange" - the club we went to, which is on the third story - the line to get in is on the first floor right as you enter the building, but as google said, we got to move to the very front and didn't have to pay the new years eve cover charge of $30.00 per person.

we were then escorted to our section that was roped off by those thick red velvet cords like they have in movie theaters. and jarael's (keifer's roommate and good friend who i have known longer than i have keifer) name on a "reserved" card. 

...so far so good.

but, like we imagined, that one bottle of liquor didn't last long - maybe 5 minutes.

so, molly (one of keifer and jarael's friends) bought me a drink at the bar - at the time i thought i could use another one.

anyways, everything was going good: met some new people, took a lot of photos, had a lot of laughs, took a few shots - that's not good -but overall, just a fun time.

...and then, miriah (yes, i refer to myself in third person quite often) went from fun to "keifer, you need to get me home now"... there was no inbetween.

but it was maybe five minute until midnight and he insisted we stay that much longer.

and i am glad we did, because this being our forth new years "together", we finally got our first new years kiss - i know, how cute;)

anyways, we made it home safe all thanks be to keifer!

i felt gross and don't remember a thing after my head hit the pillow.

so it was good night to me with my lesson learned...

liquor before beer, ALWAYS!

new years day was relaxing - well needed.

and even though i had a blast the night before, i'm thinking next year we should just stay in for the night with some munchies, movies, wine, and board games?!

christmas with keifer

i am thee most impatient person you will probably ever meet...

the number of times i "threatened" keifer with sending him a picture of his christmas present probably cannot be counted on my fingers and toes alone.

now, since keifer dropped me off at the airport, he had to pick me up, obviously. 

we talked on the phone a few nights prior to my return home and decided to (ok, so i decided and then told him he had to) bring our presents for each other so we could do christmas at the airport.

well, plans changed...

we had christmas in the car in a kum & go parking lot - both classy and romantic;)

so, my gift from keifer:

first off, he had flowers for me when he got out his car when picking me up from the airport - melt. my. heart.

simple, but what girl doesn't love receiving flowers from her lover?! i'd take dandelions... cause even those are "flowers".

but the real gift was yet to come.

a heart necklace from tiffany's. SCORE!

thank you keifer (i am wearing it as i speak).

and keifer's gift:

he got a few from me this year, but the larger gift is a christmas/birthday present which you will understand why when you see what it is.

like i have mentioned, i did a lot of shopping in texas on vacation. 

pac sun had some awesome deals, and i know keifer has been needing some new tops so i got him a few... along with another beanie - his collection of beanies is getting quite expansive all thanks to me!

and now that bigger gift i was talking about.

a couple months ago...

randomly...

i get this text from keifer...

(i wish i could remember what was said before his text - great change of subject, right?!)

so what did i get him for christmas, you ask?

(the actual present was in the mail, so i created a slide show on my tablet for him to "open")

 yes, i got him concert tickets to luke bryan (main event), lee brice, and cole swindell.

something we are both very excited for and looking forward to!

you could say we both did a fantastic job on christmas present shopping for each other this year:)

christmas vacation: texas

3 week vacation...

oh boy, where do i begin?

i'm only on my second week of the vacation
and i can't decide if i am ready to be home - i miss my own bed and living out of a suitcase is no fun at all - or if i am just learning to appreciate the sleeping in, sitting on my butt, spending money i don't have, eating all the unhealthy food possible... you know, all those things people do on vacations
(but on a positive note, none of my shopping has been for me).

DAY #1

what an eventful day!!!

i spent the night with keifer on the 13th so on the 14th he could drop me off at the airport so i didn't have to pay for a parking garage - such a gentleman.

my flights were all on time and it was perfect weather for flying - the clouds over texas were just breath taking.

my connecting flight was in dallas where i decided to have breakfast - a california club and fries and a piña colada - at 8:00 am at T.G.I. Fridays... don't worry i got a glass of water to start off with.

i was expecting a movie like entrance when i finally got to edinburg... april, jayden, and elena standing at the bottom of the escalator waiting for me and as soon as we see each other we start crying and hug each other...

ok so that is pretty much how it happened minus the escalator - and yes, i was the first to cry.

it was nice to finally get to their place and see all the family again, mind you it had been 3 years since i last saw them - everyone has grown so much.

i got to relax for a couple hours before we made our way to a cousin's graduation where we stuffed our faces with unhealthy amounts of brisket and cake resulting in food comas.

i could have used a nap:/

 but instead we decided to get dolled up to hit up a gay club, club rehab.

oh em gee... 

one of the best nights of my life - male go go dancers, trannies singing selena, open tab with april being stamped 21 - all was well until we decided dancing was a good idea. this in fact was NOT ...

long story short, as if it isn't already long enough, i brought both april and i down on the dance floor, smacked my head on a cement ledge, april fell walking out of the club scraping up her knee, followed by her vomiting out the backseat car door... 

don't worry, we made it home after a quick stop at "whataburger".

DAY #2

more or less this was a day of recovery.
we woke up about noon in time to get some bacon burgers stuffed with cream cheese on the grill - delicious - as well as some pickle wraps and jalapeno poppers made.
as we ate we watched the PACKERS vs. cowboys game - packers won and any day that the packers get a win is a good day, especially when it's a game against the cowboys.
the rest of the day was lounging around, catching up on each others lives, or more so the love life we both lack cause we suck at it:/
and i'm sure movies were watched and a nap was taken... it seemed to be a daily occurrence for us.

DAY #3-10

shopping... a lot of it too - i'm not sure there was a day that we weren't at the mall or walmart. let me just say i never want to take another step into a walmart ever again, or go christmas shopping - boy, did i spend a pretty penny this year. 
(more to come on how christmas with keifer goes over)

DAY #11-12

christmas without snow is just wrong.
don't get me wrong, snow is cold and nasty and i hate everything about it, but there HAS to be snow on christmas.
other than the snow missing, it was an alright christmas.
i did miss having christmas eve with keifer's family and christmas day with mine, but i enjoyed spending time with "family" i haven't seen in 3 years - and it's always interesting to see how other families celebrate holidays compared to your own.
i don't think i ever want to eat another tamale ever again either ( we ate them for 4 days straight after christmas... for breakfast, dinner, and supper *puke*).

DAY #13

i'm not sure i will ever appreciate any theater ever again after the bistro we went to.

for starters, they serve alcoholic beverages... i didn't know this ahead of time so of course i left my wallet with my ID in it at the house and didn't get to take advantage of what could have been one of the best experiences ever.

DAY #14-15

lazy days. 

that is, until saturday night. 

we wanted to have another fun night like the saturday i got there, so we got a hotel room, bought some drinks, and even though it was relaxing it was a lot of fun too. 

DAY #16 (heading home)

i was more than ready to get back to iowa - anxious to see my babies, keifer, and dill. 

day started off with the car being dead as we were getting ready to leave the hotel. 

once we got it started (thank you to a hotel waiter for helping us out) and got back to the house, we all passed out until 2:00pm.

i got everything packed and then it was a waiting game until i had to head to the airport.

packers were playing so keifer was at a bar with dillon and a friend drinking. he informed me he was to drunk to pick me up and i was instantly pissed (after about an hour of me ignoring him he called and informed me he was joking around).

as 6:45pm rolls around, and my flight supposed to be leaving at 7:10pm i decided it was time to check on my flight - delayed one hour >:( 

my connecting flight in dallas was also delayed an hour after we were stuck on the plane for 30 minutes as the exit ramp wouldn't move forward to connect to the plane so we could get off. 

finally got back a little after 12am, where keifer had flowers for me:D

definitely a great ending to that long day, and long trip.