Beyond Excited

Last night I got engaged!

I’m so excited right now that I am not sure I’m even expressing it. If I were sitting at a table with someone right now and we were having a conversation I doubt you could tell what was going on inside of me but I would be smiling with the biggest  grin I’ve got. The thought of proposing came to me more than a year ago when I went to my first concert, with my love, to see Boyce Avenue.

So yesterday, we went to San Francisco to see them again in concert and enjoy a day together since lately we hardly have any time to be together. I woke up super early because, in my head, this day was going to be the best day ever and I wanted to enjoy every minute of it. My love got there around 9 a.m.; knock on the door and a big smile on her face. I got my bag ready with a few things I thought I might need just in case it was cold or had down time while she lay on my cloud relaxing. We had some cereal, honey bunches of oats (best ever), so we wouldn’t have to stop for food and take longer. She slept in the car while I drove us there, which for me was like ehhh because I’ve only been to San Francisco a handful of times so I was worried I would take the wrong exit or something but we made it.

First place we went was to pier 39 to get fresh seafood because it is not often that we get to have fresh seafood. She had some amazing clam chowder and I had fantastic fish and chips. It was at this point she left for a few minutes giving me time to think about the perfect time to propose and move the ring from my bag to my pocket; if only I had known that my original plan would have been the one I used.

From the pier we went to the Exploratorium. Its a huge science museum on pier 15 with different kinds of science experiments built for kids and adults.  The entire place was like one giant candy store for us and you could tell as we went from spot to spot going “ooo”, “aaahhh”, “look!”, etc. It was so big we began to feel tired but wanted to keep looking at everything inside. I particularly enjoyed the magnetism and biology sections. Alas, we ran out of time though and had to catch the bus to get to the theater to pick up our VIP passes. Once we were leaving, my mind felt flustered as I thought, “this is not a good time but the day is moving on and I haven’t found the right time yet”. While walking I was panicking because the ring was still in my pocket and when I looked down the box was visible so I figured she could see it too. I almost did it while at the coffee shop but it didn’t feel right. Even though we were a little rushed, we did enjoy some good drinks from my favorite coffee place, The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. I had a chai tea latte which was so good I said it was a phenomenal drink; I’ve never called a drink phenomenal.

Luckily, my love knows the public transportation in the city because we found the right bus within minutes, however, had it been left up to me we might have arrived super late. We didn’t have to be there until 6 so since we arrived at the theater around 5 we went to get some lunch from a Safeway across the street. The entire time we are walking she keeps pulling my close and hugging me, which I love, but since the ring was in my pocket I kept trying to pull away just a little so she wouldn’t feel the box. She was making me more paranoid about the fact that she knew what I was going to do. We get back to the theater and find the line to get in so we can get our passes and meet the band. Now, we are just standing in line waiting and it’s killing me that most of the day has passed and I haven’t proposed yet because I have found the right time. I could have proposed in line but that’s not how I wanted to do it.

We finally get to go inside and meet the band. I’m getting my phone ready to take a picture and dying inside because I want to propose so I’m anxious but I’m meeting the band so I’m excited. It’s our turn next and so we walked over and my mind blanks. I’m shaking their hands and all I can say is, “hi, how are you?”; I was so excited I had no idea what to say to them.

So, we go back outside to wait to be let in for the concert while they do final adjustments and get ready. I’m kicking myself for spazzing and not having proposed. Once we get inside, we get front and center, literally, but it’s here that its perfect, the lighting is nice, there is soft music playing, a huge open dance floor. Still, I did not propose. Madilyn Bailey begins her set and she was fantastic. Her voice was gorgeous! Megan Nicole followed with a fun set but the entire time I was trying to figure out what shoes she was wearing.

Boyce came out after the crowd went wild yelling, “BOYCE AVENUE!, BOYCE AVENUE!” From the first note that played, as soon as the lights went out, a rush of excitement surged through the crowd and they came out playing. They played some new songs which were just amazing, every song they perform is stellar. I was getting nervous about proposing now because the entire day has passed by and the ring sat in my pocket because I hadn’t found the right moment. Then, they played our song! My love and I began dancing. In this moment, nothing else mattered in the world, it was just her and me and the way we feel for each other. I asked her then if she would marry me, which she at the time thought I was just being silly as we occasionally ask each other that, but then I pulled out the ring. She looked shocked and cried but said yes! The rest of the set was amazing with their new songs and an encore, I was on top of the world, I still am. I had been waiting for that moment for more than a year because I knew at their last concert I wanted to propose at their next concert and if I had known that’s exactly how it would happen I wouldn’t have been stressing so much for the last 2 weeks. It was perfect though.

Xbox Music!

I’ve been very lacking in posting every other day like I had intended, bad me! Well since my last post not much has changed with my life personally but exciting things have been happening at work.

First, we have hired new people for the holidays to keep up with the busy-ness that will begin very soon. Hours are virtually the same so no complaints but it is fun having new guys around to keep things fresh. So far we have a new guy and girl; they both seem to be fast learners. He, however, is more technically inclined so answering questions that are more in depth with troubleshooting are easy for him. Although we don’t offer that kind of service yet, it’s nice to have him for that.

As part of learning how everything works together our manager gave us all an xbox music pass for one year! I am stoked for this because now I can download as much music as I want and stream ad free. Plus, any collection I have is streamed across all devices so I can listen to what I want where ever on my phone or computer. I just entered my code in today so I’ll get to play around with it more tomorrow before work and maybe during.

I’ve been thinking about getting a mobile hotspot lately so I can use my surface at home or anywhere I go. I could just add tethering to my existing plan with T-Mobile but unfortunately I don’t have good service at my house so I still wouldn’t be able to connect. I was looking into clear but since they are merging with sprint I have chosen not to. Verizon has the best coverage right now so I’m looking at them but I still need to look into it more.

Also, I’m thinking about joining a gym, maybe 24 hour fitness just because I’ve had them before and there is one close to my house. Cal-fit is nice with all it has to offer but the price is pretty high and I don’t think I want to pay that much right now, however, one of my classmates works for Ca-fit and says he can get me free membership for a month or 2. I probably should take him up on that just to try it out, especially since it would be free. One month free is one more than I have right now.

BOYCE AVENUE CONCERT OCTOBER 24TH!!!!

Brains…..

As if I didn’t know about electrical circuits before, today showed me how clueless I really am. I was sitting in class just starting at the board thinking what I was supposed to do based of the instruction in the lab manual. It isn’t the kind that tells me what to do but rather the kind that asks me to find something when I don’t know how to find what it’s asking for. All the calculations are simple, it’s just putting the boards together to get their readings can be complicated, especially when you’re required to change the potentiometer constantly. 

My brain is so fried tonight. After the lab, it was very difficult to focus on the lecture.

The holidays are coming bringing fantastic weather. All new clothes are in order since mine are getting old and I’d like to keep up with the time of fashion. There are looks that I won’t do because I doubt it’s a look I can pull off but a second opinion could help change my mind. I’m off on Friday so I think I’ll go to Freestyle, Crossroads, the mall, etc. and hit up any sales that I find as my love keeps showing me how great they are. Seriously, she has amazing luck at sales and finding clothes that look great.

Oh! I shattered my phone screen this morning; It was my fault but I’m just upset with myself. Now, I have to decide between getting a new phone or just replacing the screen, which is proving difficult because I like my phone but part of me wants to try a new phone; yet if I don’t like it then I just wasted money. Decisions!

I was taken on a date

Last night I had the honor of being taken out on a date by my love. I have to say that it was nice to be taken out for a change rather than be the one to make the plans and show her a good time. It was a wonderful evening! She showed up at my house with flowers and looked amazing as usual; I don’t think I’ve seen her look “bad”, to me she always looks stunning. My opinion may be biased but it’s my opinion and I don’t care what she say or anyone else says, she’s gorgeous! 

We went to Tower Cafe, a wonderful gem in Sacramento, and got to sit outside under the trees and lights. This place is one of my favorite places to go in the city, not only because of how it’s decorated inside and out but because the food is so good. Everything on the menu sounds delicious and from everything I’ve had, which isn’t the whole menu (yet!), it truly is. Every time I think of Tower I always think of the brazilian salad which I don’t understand why but if there was a reason it would have to be that it’s such a good salad. 

We played our game of “tell me something I don’t know about you” which we always play at dinner or lunch, whichever we happen to having. I’m 24 years old and I’ve had a long life before knowing her but the more we play this game the more I find it hard to come up with things to tell her about me. I think at some point I will run out of stuff to tell and she will know everything. Occasionally, we play “tell me something I don’t know” which she either tells me about fashion or history. Those are her usual go to subjects and it’s always something that is interesting, for instance, I learned that spandex and lycra are essentially the same material but lycra is considered high end. I usually tell her about technology or games; those are my usual go to’s.

Tower Theater is right by the cafe so we went to watch Don Jon. I’ve heard about it earlier this year and it seemed like an interesting movie from the synopsis but I had never brought it up with my love because I didn’t think it would be her thing but she suggested it. It was good until the end. My initial thought was that it would be a rom-com which it was but the plot did not follow traditional rom-com layouts. At the end I was both surprised and disappointed; it was still a good movie.

I enjoyed every minute with her, as I usually do, but lately things feel different in a good way. Maybe it’s just because my life has switched from killing myself with work to taking it easy at work and going to school. Nothing seems hard anymore and I’m very peaceful about everything. It’s like I have finally stopped to smell the roses.

Lecture was too long

Ah! I was logged out of all my accounts on my computer and forgotten my password to this. 

I’m sore in my upper obliques which sucks so bad since it makes lifting my arms difficult. In a few days my body will recover and I will be good as new, unless Insanity kills me. Competing with my cousins makes me more motivated to keep up with the program but this time around I am adding weight to my workout before hand.

Today’s math class was so painful in how long it seemed. We were only in there for 3 hours but it felt like eternity because I knew all the curriculum we covered today so I just sat there listening. It finally got interesting when we had to find the vertex of an F(x) function and plot it on a graph using vertex formula and quadratic formula. That was the most interesting part of the lecture because it was more complex than anything else we covered and I had forgotten about vertex formula.

My mind is a bit empty tonight so this is a short post so I can keep up the habit of writing.