Disaster Praxis and Spilled Milk

DC, Philly, NYC, and Olive Juice

Well we all know that I function by lists, and this is the best way I could recount everything.

So I went to Maryland to visit an amazing guy who shall henceforward be known as He, Him, His, or whatever other male pronouns or terms of affection seem fitting. (*Editor's note: I had to remove all pictures of him as well. Sorry to disappoint.) This list will give a brief overview of (almost) everything we did together because let's be honest, you probably don't want to know everything. 

Thursday 6/13

·         I got picked up at Philadelphia airport with an awkward side hug

·         Drove home arm in arm

·         Stopped at TGI Friday’s where I had chicken fingers and he had chicken and shrimp with Jack Daniel’s sauce

·         Took a nap

·         Went grocery shopping

Friday 6/14

·         Woke up late

·         Went to see Man of Steel

·         We visited the indoor farmers’ market

·         He made dinner of chicken breast, steamed broccoli, and rice

·         We went to Bruster’s ice cream

Saturday 6/15

·         He went to work

·         I slept in

·         I did laundry, made his bed, did dishes, and cleaned his stove

·         I had an OK workout of running 1 mile and three rounds of an at-home workout I like to use

·         He came home, packed, and we left for Washington DC with snacks in tow

·         We got to the hotel

·         I researched places to eat

·         He ironed

·         We went walking around the city thinking we’d easily find restaurants. We didn’t.

·         We finally ended up at a sushi place

·         We walked home but stopped at CVS for dessert and sunblock

·         We changed clothes

·         We left the hotel around 10:30 PM to see the monuments at night

·         We saw the Capitol, the Washington Monument, the WWII Memorial, the Abraham Lincoln memorial, and some others

Sunday 6/16

·         We woke up

·         We had breakfast at the hotel restaurant

·         We drove to the Holocaust Memorial Museum to see where it was

·         We drove to church

·         We drove back from church to get tickets for the Museum later

·         We drove back to church and sat through sacrament. The talks were about personal worthiness. They were awesome.

·         We returned to DC and had a hard time finding parking. He got mad and stressed. I shut down because I felt like it was my fault.

·         We missed our window for the Museum, but they let us in anyway.

·         We took our time through the museum.

·         We wandered around DC trying to decide if there was anything else we wanted to see.

·         We ate from a hot dog stand. He also got a pretzel.

·         We made mac and cheese and watched Before Sunrise

Monday 6/17

·         We woke up late, starting the day slowly

·         We at lunch at Friendly’s. He built a burger. I got a club sandwich. 

·         We got to Philadelphia around 3 or 3:30

·         We saw cool things like the Liberty Bell, Independence Hall, various libraries, an old bank, The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, this really cute alley, and more

·         We left around 7 PM

·         We stopped and got Indian food

Tuesday 6/18

·         We woke up really, really early but left a little late

·         We left late because his right eyelid started to freak out and get swollen

·         We drove to Wilmington and parked

·         We got on a really tardy Chinese bus to New York City

·         We got to NYC around 10:30 AM.

·         We got Dunkin’ Donuts

·         We saw cool things like the New York Public Library, Bryant Park, Rockfeller Plaza where we had an interesting encounter with an older gentleman, several cathedrals, Central Park where we watched a very entertaining group perform and ate hot dogs from a stand again, saw Strawberry Fields (John Lennon memorial), went to the Late Show with David Letterman, got a shake at Steak ‘N Shake, saw Grand Central Station, the Empire State building and Times Square. We also ate pizza at a casual little place. And got dessert at another place.

·         We got on the bus around 10 PM and got back to Wilmington at 12:30 AM

Wednesday 6/19

·         We discovered that my flights were canceled and had to buy another flight

·         We went to Wal-Mart for groceries and beach towels

·         I made him a sandwich, and he had to go to work

·         I did laundry and wrote 4 articles

·         I went on a walk and bought junk food

·         I went on a 4 mile run

·         I made a German chocolate cake

·         I watched Arrested Development

·         I wrote him a letter for when he got home from work

·         I went to bed

Thursday 6/20

·         I woke up late

·         I wrote an article while he slept

·         We wasted time watching videos and such

·         I had a brief workout (Jillian Michaels, after running a mile)

·         He made us German pancakes for breakfast with buttermilk syrup

·         We went to the pool for a while

·         We took pictures on my laptop on PhotoBooth

·         He wrote an important letter

·         We ate a quick salad while he stressed about a dental bill

·         We saw Star Trek Into Darkness in Wilmington

·         We had a hard time choosing a restaurant and navigating, and we had some miscommunications and came home without eating dinner

·         We came home in silence

·         I made him an egg salad sandwich for work the next day

·         We talked everything out and were OK again

·         We ate cake for dinner

Friday 6/21

·         He had to work early that morning

·         His training was canceled so he came home early

·         We saw a matinee of World War Z

·         We ate at Red Robin after

·         We wasted time together and watched Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

·         We went to Friendly’s for dessert

·         We came home, and I packed

·         We went to sleep

Saturday 6/22

·         We got up really early and drove to the Baltimore airport

·         I landed in Phoenix and ate breakfast there

·         I landed at 12:40 PM.

·         Kristen picked me up.

·         I did various things around the apartment and wrote 5 articles.

·         I went grocery shopping

·         I went solo to see 42 at the dollar theater

·         The moon was awesome

So that was my vacation. Here's a list of what I've been doing the past few days, besides missing him.

Sunday 6/23

·         I wrote an email to him

·         I got ready for church and went to church

·         I went to the mingle after church

·         I came home and wasted lots of time doing I don’t know what

Monday 6/24

·         Common Core training

·         Gym

·         Write 2 articles

·         Eat and shower

·         Go to FHE with Kristen

·         Visit teach Terra and Brandy

Tuesday 6/25

·         Common Core training

·         Gym

·         Write 1 article

·         Shower

·         Visit teach Kelsey

·         Come home and search for good recipes for dinner

·         Realize Dr. Pepper leaked all over the fridge and take out all the shelves to clean them off

·         Ate chicken

·         Wrote another article

·         I ate brown rice and spinach

·         I read through and compiled texts for my class tomorrow

Wednesday 6/26

·         Common Core Training

·         Gym

·         Wrote 2 articles

·         Writing this blog

·         Going to eat dinner and shower

·         Going to catch up on So You Think You Can Dance, hopefully