Thoughts on Love

It's so simple to say, and yet so powerful in an overwhelming, heart-stopping, paralyzing way. 

I love you. Je t'aime; Je t'adore. Te amo; te quiero. 

(Forgive my limited knowledge of languages, heh)

It seems as though for most people, despite it's complexities and intricities, love somehow loses it's power. Suddenly, almost as if it had never existed, people fall out of love. Or perhaps it's gradual, eventually the love, and the person they love lose their extra sparkle, and they're no longer as appealing.

That sort of thing seems natural to most people, but to me it seems unimaginable.

Not a day goes by where waking up next to K seems a little more boring than the previous day. 

Not a day goes by where I feel a little less fascinated, appreciative, or absolutely enamored with him.

I can't imagine a life without him.

Without his warm eyes, soft hair, strong arms, or perfect smile.

Love is exactly what it is, and how it should be described, yet at the same time, it seems incapable of fully describing how I feel.

I feel so absorbed with emotions; I feel so impossibly happy. The kind of happy where it feels like your heart might swell too much and explode.

It might be cloudy outside, and usually raining...but here inside we have our own little piece of paradise. The sun is always shining...sometimes it's warm, sometimes it's burning. But our love continues to flourish in the sun, in the paradise within the fort of pillows and blankets we've created.

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I apologize, my thoughts are a bit too ridiculously cheesy...but blame them on my current read, The Time Traveler's Wife.

And so it goes...

I haven't written in a while, so let's change that, okay? Kyle and I recently found out the EMP (experience music project) was giving out free tickets to a prescreening of Pirate Radio in a scavanger hunt...if you live under a rock and have no idea what I'm talking about you can look up movie info stuff here, and you can watch the trailer here!

Anyway, here was their FB status update: There is a "Pirate Radio" scavenger hunt happening the next two days. Figure out the clue and you'll find free passes to the prescreener on 11/12. Hint: 10 piers south of where The Beatles stopped to fish during their first World Tour/ X proverbially marks this spot for plundered loot.

Somehow, using our genius minds, we knew that the Beatles had fished out of their hotel room, the Edgewater Inn, and went 10 piers down to pier 57. To avoid spending money on parking, I parked in a passenger wait zone (and luckily no one asked questions) while Kyle ran inside to look for some sort of hint. He didn't really find anything, haha. With the exception of a store entitled Pirate's Plunder! That sounded perfect, so he went inside...and didn't see any indication of anything related to the EMP or Pirate Radio! Feeling discouraged, he walked out of the shop and called me...using my great words of persuasion, he went back in the store and asked if they knew anything about it...turns out, while they didn't really know what was going on, they handed him a ticket, a poster, and a ipod-sleeve that says pirate radio :) Apparently the EMP didn't do a good job of informing them of what to do with the stuff they sent them...haha.

Anyway, this Thursday we get to go to the pre-screening! I'm incredibly excited because Pirate Radio was definitely on my to-watch list...and unfortunately, I can't go and see every freaking movie I want because the theaters are so expensive these days...even matinee is still like $7! So now that we've got prescreener tickets to see Pirate Radio, we can go spend money and see another movie :) 

The Emerald City Through The Eyes of Sebastian

*Please don't steal my images, if you want to use them, contact me/credit me for them. Thank you!*

Good Morning!

Hello Seattle! Quite a chilly morning we're having, huh? At least the skies are clear, and soon it'll heat up to normal temperatures :)

However, on the topic of fall weather, I'd like to post a recipe for a delicious Lentil Soup I conjured up yesterday that was too delightful not to post! Keep in mind, I stole and adjusted it, so I don't know what it's called, and therefore, must name it all on my on...so I will call it...

Sety's "it's 40 degrees out and I'm hungry" Soup!

Ingredients:

2 cups of mixed lentils (confetti = mixed, fyi)

2 cups of vegetable broth

1/2 cup of diced tomatoes

1/2 cup of tomato sauce

1 tablespoon of olive oil

1/2 of an onion

2 cloves of garlic (finely chopped up)

2 1/2 bay leaves

2 tablespoons of oregano

2 tablespoons of thyme

1 tablespoon of rosemary

1 tablespoon of pepper

1 tablespoon of salt

1/2 cup of white wine 

1 tablespoon of mustard

*if you have Dijon mustard, use that instead of regular mustard and white wine*

** celery or carrots would work well in this soup, I didn't have any, but feel free to chop them up and add them)

1. On a medium setting, heat up the olive oil for a minute or two. Add the onions, cook them for about 2 minutes until they are clear, then add the garlic.

2. Once the onions/garlic are lightly browning (not burning), add the tomato sauce and diced tomatoes. Add the lentils (make sure to have washed/drained them thoroughly) and the vegetable broth.

3. After about 5 minutes, add the dry spices. Let it cook covered for about 20-25 minutes.

4. When it is full cooked, add enough water to your liking for the soup's consistency. Let it sit for another 5 minutes or so. When you're serving it, add the tablespoon of mustard to each bowl and enjoy!

*Kyle and I ate our soup with "cheddar" biscuits one day, and flour tortillas the next! :)*

Happy Halloween!

Hope you had a Happy Halloween!!

I sure did! :)

Meow!