The Summer of Jennifer

This summer has been one that I will always remember. Danny and I have been enjoying our city to the absolute fullest. Commuting to work together, home-made lunches on bistro tables, riding around town on our bicycles, movies in the park, dinners outdoors, strolls down the street, beaches, lakes, vitamin water, paper plates and lots of sunshine. We are also lucky to have some of the best friends and have spent countless hours playing games, BBQing, exploring the city and hanging out.

I may have never mentioned that Danny and I met during the summer 5 years ago. That summer was one to compare all summers to. It was a dream with all the adventures we got ourselves into.

That was probably the summer I started falling deeply in love with my city and it definitely was the summer I started falling in love with Danny.

The bar might just have been raised for future summers.

I Owe Explanations (2)

Some days I leave work needing to go to the bathroom. Part of me thinks that if I do this I will get home faster because I NEED to get home faster.

It crossed my mind the other day that if the subway broke down I would be in quite the predicament.

I probably will not modify my behavior. Not all my decisions are stellar but in the MTA I trust.

Shirt Exchange

How much is an hour and a half of sleep worth?

$50 in Lacoste store credit and 2 frisbees for Danny.

Priceless for Jennifer. Which is why I passed on arriving at this event before 8am and opted to participate during my lunch hour. If you see Danny and I in matching Lacoste polos don't assume we are living large. Instead we spent a combined 4 hours waiting in line for discount croc collars.

We survive on slick deals.

Cotton Anniversary

If I could make a livin' out of lovin' you
I'd be a millionaire in a week or two
I'd be doin' what I love and lovin' what I do
If I could make a livin' out of lovin' you

Early every morning when the sun comes up
I'm punching that clock on the wall
Breakin' my back just to make a buck
Wishing I was in your arms

If I could make a livin' out of lovin' you
I'd be a millionaire in a week or two
I'd be doin' what I love and lovin' what I do
If I could make a livin' out of lovin' you

I could work all day and feel right at home
Lovin' that 8 to 5
And never have to leave you here alone
When I'm workin' overtime

If I could make a livin' out of lovin' you
I'd be a millionaire in a week or two
I'd be doin' what I love and lovin' what I do
If I could make a livin' out of lovin' you

I Owe Explanations

Most mattresses need to be rotated to achieve their maximum usable life. Rather than follow this recommendation the conventional way, every couple of months Danny and I rotate ourselves. We are currently slumbering with our heads at the foot of the bed and I imagine at the end of the summer we will revert to sleeping the correct way. This causes some issues with waking up on the wrong side of the bed, but the benefit for rotating ourselves is three-fold:

1) Our mattress will last longer. We of course want our mattress to last forever. That purchase was like buying a small car.
2) In order to watch TV from our bed we have to lie with our heads at the foot. This makes summer-time one big sleepover with many late night Law and Order episodes.
3) In the summer-time the person with their head closest to the window is about 2 inches away from the air conditioner. This is the true reason we rotate because no one wants ice cold cheeks even if it is 100 degrees outside.

New Addition

One just wasn't meeting our needs so we have become a 2 bike family.
The Schwinn Mirada.

San Francisco Treat

Congrats to the Happy Couple!