spring break

So it's been a long time since I updated. The most interesting thing I'd say has happened is my trip over Spring Break.

On Saturday I came down to Denver, did some stuff. I can't remember now. I really can't...

On Sunday I went to Robots with Nikki and my parents, then I drove up to Boulder to pick out stuff I needed to take with me, and to get Daniel's stuff.

On Monday I had a dentist appointment. In the evening, Mom and Dad and I went up to Denver and Daniel came down. Daniel and I went to Dinner and then we saw the Hootenanny at the Bovine, which my parents were a part of.

On Tuesday I had a doctor appointment, so I dropped Daniel off at Border's and then after my Mom and I met him and browsed a bit. Then we... did something.

On Wednesday Daddy drove Daniel and I to the bus station and we took the bus to Grand Junction. Daniel's father met us at the station and drove us to the house. We... did stuff. I was allergic to the cat.

Daniel's dad was interesting. Stout, and tall, with a big beard. Apparently he's trying to be a "natural Santa", meaning that he grows his hair out and dies it instead of buying a wig and fake beard. He's building a critter house for all of the critters he owns. He has rats in the den, chameleons in the dining room, and snakes in the bathroom. The snakes were quite cool; one of them, Nefertiti, was an albino labyrinth patterned ... boa... or something... that was maybe 8 feet long, and about 50 pounds. I got to hold her, and later I got to see her feed. She was yellow and white (because she was albino) and really pretty. And apparently also quite expensive.

Lylamae, Daniel's stepmom, seemed nice, but I didn't talk to her as much, I don't think... Hmmm. She gave me her "breathe-easy" tea after I reported that the cat was causing my throat to close up a little. She also apparently refuses to eat actual sugar. She's got bright red hair which seems a bit too startling to be natural, but I didn't ask.

Daniel and his father and I ended up watching The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers, extended editions, and Daniel picked out Robin Hood: Men in Tights to watch as well.

We had spaghetti and meat sauce for dinner. We also tried to go out to Cold Stone for icecream, only to discover that it was closed, so instead went to Safeway to buy sherbet and ben & jerry's.

On Thursday we went down to Daniel's undergraduate college and he visited with his old professors. We went out to dinner with friends of his from the anime club. It was a pretty big table. 13 people. Later we went to Barnes and Noble, and Daniel's father picked us up and drove us back home.

On Friday Lylamae drove us down to Hasting's, the local bookstore (plus music and movies) then we met Terry (Daniel's sister's boyfriend) and he drove us down to Delta (40 miles away). Where we got to Daniel's mom's house. Where we proceeded to do yardwork.

In all of this excitement, I noticed that I missed a call from Eric on Thursday, and though I was sorry to not have been able to hang out, it didn't really matter, as I was, like five hundred miles away at the time.

We also watched Return of the King, extended edition, with Daniel's cousin Ian. And I beat Daniel's little brother William at a game of chess.

On Saturday we hung around the house, then went to a birthday party for Daniel's grandmother (his step-dad's mom). It was hectic. Then we went to his uncle's house where my music was summarily stolen and ripped to his uncle's computer. Meanwhile, Daniel and I met up with his friend Marilyn (and her husband and baby) at Dairy Queen. Mmm, Dairy Queen.

On Sunday, we were fed breakfast, driven to Grand Junction, and from there rode the bus back up to Denver. Then, Daniel had to put up with a ravenous, cranky Jessa on the ride up to Boulder, since there wasn't any acceptable fast food place open. We ate at Subway once we got back to Boulder.

And then... back to work. It's a bit depressing actually. But, you know.