Dave 'n' Jenny

So did everyone hear about the crazy storm in Omaha yesterday?  Check out Omaha.com; there are still some pictures posted, which are pretty amazing.  My parents were without power for about 12 hours.  Nothing happened here in Lincoln!  Passed us by completely.
 
I wish I didn't have to work Saturdays.  Everyone kept talking about how absolutely beautiful it is outside today.  Well, if I'm being honest, I suppose I wouldn't have actually done anything outside to take advantage of the weather if I hadn't had to work.  I would have slept til noon and read all day, curled up under a blanket on the couch with the a/c on, hehe.
 
Speaking of reading (because books are like, my favorite topic)...I have been doing almost nothing but reading this week!  I have read 6 books cover-to-cover since Sunday!  I wrote on Tuesday that I had started Waiting for Normal that morning; I finished it that night, and then started and finished Anastasia Krupnik afterwards.  I started Lock and Key on Wednesday and finished it on Thursday, then I read Totally Joe yesterday.  (Again, all those links are to the works' pages on librarything.com—are you on that site yet??)  This morning, I started Gone, by Michael Grant, which I got as an advance reading copy (ARC) from work.  I'm not too far into it, but it's pretty creepy so far.  Dave showed interest in it, too, so he'll probably read it when I'm done, when he's done at HuHot.
 
WHICH IS IN THREE DAYS!!!
 
(Have I mentioned before how excited I am for him to be done working there??)
 
I'm still pretty sunburned.  It sucks.  The worst is when I'm at work.  I swear, bras become torture devices when you have a sunburn!!  There's just no way to get comfortable.  I'm just at the itchy stage, too.  Ugh.
 
Tonight, I'm going to a concert with my girl Liz.  An old friend of hers is a singer (kinda folksy), and he's performing at a coffee shop tonight.  Here's his myspace for a listen.  Should be fun!
 
That's all for now.  Back to my books.  ;)
 

Dave and I went to the pool yesterday for the first time this summer.  Our apartment complex has a big pool; it goes to 14 feet deep.  My coworkers Faith and Jessica joined us, and we had a fun time.  Except that we were there from about 11:30 until 2 p.m., and only applied sunscreen once.  My back is very red (my swimsuit is a halter), and so are my shoulders and my thighs.  I have no idea how my legs got burned!  They never get any color, so I didn't put sunscreen on them.  Oops.  Dave is bright red from the middle of his chest and up.  We both have to work today.  I'm not looking forward to it.  But except for the burns, it was fun, and I'm excited to go swimming again, hopefully with my sister.
 
Dave's last day at HuHut is in less than a week—next Wednesday.  I'm excited.
 
Well, I thought I had more to say, but I think I'll go read my book now (Lock and Key, by Sarah Dessen).
 
A plus.

Yet another thunderstormy day.  It was very difficult to wake up this morning.  I had to be to work at 8 a.m., and I dragged myself out of bed at 7:10.  Still had time for breakfast, librarything, and a shower, too.
 
I've finished three books since Sunday.  The first, Kushiel's Dart, I'd been working on for about a week.  After I finished that Sunday afternoon, I read Stargirl from cover to cover, and then I read Shug on my breaks at work yesterday, finishing it late last night.  (All of those links are to librarything where you can read my reviews.)  I started Waiting for Normal this morning.  I'm giving the fantasy genre a bit of a break—I didn't dislike Kushiel's Dart per se, but it certainly wasn't the best I've read—and sticking to kid's books for a while.  It's refreshing.  I'll get back to fantasy soon enough (I'm looking forward to Elantris, actually), but I think I might detour into historical fiction before that.  I'm going to try very hard to only read the (many many) books I already have in the house, instead of going to the library or buying more (especially the latter).
 
Dave and I bought the show Arrested Development on dvd recently, and just finished watching the series last night.  It's excellent.  And I'm so disappointed that it's cancelled!  Stupid Fox.  They don't know something good when they have it (*cough* Firefly *cough*).  It's such a funny show.  I'm thinking about just having it play while I clean the apartment tonight, hehe.  I can't wait to lend the dvds to my parents; I think they'll like it.
 
Speaking of parentals, Dave and I are going up to South Dakota for the fourth, and my parents are coming, too!  Our parents will finally meet each other.  Only mildly nervous.  It should be good.
 
Well, I should scrounge up some leftovers for dinner and try not to fall asleep while I wait for Dave to get home from work.
 
Bon soir, mes amis!

I'm really glad that I have the day off today and Jenny's at work, because I'm probably too much of a nerd right now for her to handle. I'm following the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference Keynote through two different live-blogs: Engadget and Gizmodo. I have Firefox and the Tab Mix Plus extension set to have those sites reload every 30 seconds. I'm hoping for an improved iPhone "2.0" announcement so I can officially put it on my gotta-have-it wish list.

Also for any fellow nerds out there, you might get a kick out of the "coverage" that woot has done of WWDC at http://www.woot.com/Blog/ViewEntry.aspx?Id=4996

Have I mentioned before how cute Dave is when he cooks?  :)  He's making dinner now.
 
We talked about going on a bike ride this evening.  We haven't had a chance to take the new bikes out together yet.  But it's so hot and muggy outside tonight, and I worked all day.  We also have coupons to see Prince Caspian which expire soon, so we might go see that tonight instead.  Honestly, I'm tired, and I don't really want to change out of my pajamas (which always get put on straight away as soon as I get home), so we'll see if we actually go anywhere at all.  Eh, we probably will.  It isn't often we get an evening together; a date would be nice.
 
I have been geeking out a ton lately.  Librarything.com is pretty geeky anyway, and I've been spending lots of time browsing the different forums, but I recently found a forum on there for Battlestar Galactica.  Very exciting.  I really hope this week's episode is better than last week's.  When not watching BSG, I've been watching my dvds of Quantum Leap (love it).  And if I'm not watching tv, I'm reading...fantasy novels.  I'm still in the middle of The Clan of the Cave Bear, which is kind of its own brand of geekiness, and I'm planning on buying several books at work this weekend.  Friday begins employee appreciation week, when we get 40% off books.  Wanna know what I'm planning on buying?  Of course you do...

• The rest of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series (3 books)
• Two more books in Jean M. Auel's Earth's Children series
• The Once and Future King, by T.H. White
• New Moon, by Stephenie Meyer
• Elantris, by Brandon Sanderson

That's it so far.  I'm sure I'll find more.  Unless Dave manages to keep me from going overboard, hehe.
 
Well, life isn't too eventful.  I'm going to go see if he needs any help making dinner; otherwise, it's back to my book!
 
Bon soir, mes amis.

I get today off from work, paid, because I had to work Memorial Day. Woot! So tonight, Liz and I are going to go see Sex and the City: The Movie. Super excited.

Dave is in the kitchen cooking eggs and sausages for...well, I suppose it'd be brunch, now. We weren't sure if the eggs were still good, so he cracked one into a bowl to check before putting it in the pan. While getting the sausage out, his elbow knocked the edge of the bowl and the egg went *splat* straight onto the floor! Bwahahahaha! Scrambled, anyone? Seriously, though...he's so cute when he cooks.

I'm not sure what we're going to do today, since neither of us has to work. We should really take the bikes to the bike store. Dave had to assemble them himself, so we want an expert to check the brakes to make sure he did them right before we take them for a spin. We talked about seeing Prince Caspian finally, too. Of course, then I'd be seeing two movies in one day...but that's not really a bad thing. My extra discount days are coming up soon at work. I have a list going of books I want. Nerd that I am, most of them are fantasy novels. I finished George R.R. Martin's A Game of Thrones last night, and then started The Clan of the Cave Bear, by Jean M. Auel. I suppose the latter isn't strictly fantasy, but kinda. It was recommended to me by a customer at work; we had similar taste in several other books, so I hope I'll like this one as much as she does. I've been spending a lot of time on librarything.com, reading forums, and trying to get a feel for other books I might like. I'm really enjoying juggling several different fantasy series. The more I have going, the less likely I'll have a long painful wait for the latest books to come out, I figure. We'll see if that holds true.

In other news...Wii Fit is going well so far. It has you set a goal when you start; mine is to lose 10 pounds in two months. I don't think I've lost anything significant yet, since your weight fluctuates naturally during a day. But technically, I am lighter than I was when we got it, on the 21st. I think once the weather cooperates and we can start going on bike rides, I will start to see better results. Both Dave and I would like to have smaller pant sizes come fall.

Alright, I think I'm going to go watch Quantum Leap while Dave finishes cooking (eggs over easy—unless he broke the yoke with his fancy flipping, hehe—and sausage links). Then maybe we'll do something productive today!

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p>A plus, mes amis.

So Jenny and I have overcome a little hill in our mountain of our finances, and I wanted to boast about it, mostly to my mom who reads this. Hi Mom. :) Our new computer that we bought just last September is paid off! We had 12 months to pay it off before getting charged interest and we did it in 8 months and saved $250. Also, both our current credit cards carry a minimal to zero balance and if anything, is paid in full every month. Whether I turned 24 or we've been with State Farm for two years, our monthly premium is down $10. Our Netflix account is on hold until August because we were getting to be a best-case-scenario for them: our last DVD we kept for about a month or so before mailing it back. We're also finally making good progress on our student loans. Slow progress, but progress nonetheless.

Now we're actually going to be able to get a decent amount of our income into our online future-wedding-Dave-still-needs-to-propose savings account at ING Direct where we earn 3.0% interest, better than anything Wells Fargo or any traditional bank could give us. If anyone is interested, comment below and I'll send you a "referral" email to open a high-yield savings account like ours. You can even get an extra $25 (if your initial deposit is $250 or more - but there is no minimum balance required) and we get $10 bonus in our own account. It's a pretty sweet deal and a really easy, rewarding savings account. [End used car salesman pitch]

So do we get a gold star now? :)

Xanga is frustrating me lately. It feels like no one reads my blog there. So let's see what happens if I move here more exclusively.

My sweetie turns 24 today!

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