don't let it go away
this feeling has got to stay
and i can't believe i've had this chance now
don't let it go away (new, no doubt)

hey kiddies. sooooo, since the quickest week of my life is now over, it's time to update!! i gave blood today and my right arm is all jacked up, and it really hurts to type. they sort of effed up and i have a huge bruise and it's the color of red wine and grape juice pretty much. i got jacked up!! apologies if i don't go into detail here...i'll type as much as i can before my arm falls off and hopefully update it a bit later. ;) oh, and by the way...i've never eaten so much crap in one week before, so i'ma try to include it all so you can fully understand how i gained 300 pounds in the last few days.

monday: i was really nervous and very thankful that i have such a kind brother that offered to drive me to the airport to pick bean up!! it was sort of hilarious trying to find the gate he'd be coming out of since it wasn't considered an "international" flight and he had flown in about 20 minutes early. i didn't totally see him at first. i saw someone walk towards me with a rugby ball, but them someone walked in front of him and i couldn't see his face. but it was so awesome to give bean a huge hug when i first saw him. sigh...he's the greatest. after we drove back home, we decided to get some tacos since we were both goobers and hadn't eaten dinner because of nervous tummies. then we went home, he met the 'rents and i took him to his hotel.

tuesday: election day. horray...or something. well, we did have donuts, so that's always a plus. bean came with me as i went to vote and then we grabbed sandwiches and dessert and i made him watch moulin rouge. i am the meanest!! we then took BART into sf to hang with lauren and kelly. we grabbed wine and pizza and had the tv on in the background while we watched election results come in. i felt so bad for bean cause he was sort of sitting there watching tv and listening to us gals catch up and giggle. but, one of my favorite moments was grabbing bean, filling up our wine glasses, and taking him to the top of lauren's roof. luckily, her apartment building is one of the taller ones in the area so she has a spectacular view. you have the golden gate bridge on the left, coit tower on the right, and the bay inbetween. the night was really clear and cold and the lights twinkling in the dark made for such a beautiful setting. i'm sighing really big just thinking about it!! :)

wednesday: another fun chill day. we went to lunch at el sombrero's and grabbed tacos and met up with kim and erik. it's so much fun to show bean off!! i think it's cause he's so cute!! after that, i drove bean around and took him to one of my favorite hills with a pretty nice view of the south bay. it was really cold and windy, but that just means extra hugs!! i also took him to mission san jose for a quick tour and then we came back to watch LOTR numba one. mah mama made the best fried chicken and garlic mashed potatoes!! thank goodness beanie likes garlic so he didn't mind my stinky breath. i hope.

thursday: monterey!! unfortunately, it was raining pretty hard on the way down there so it was a bit crazy when i was driving. especially with no median and lanes at times. hee hee!! we went to the aquarium and had such a blast!! we got to see the white shark, big turtles, sea lions, and all the jellyfish!! it was great to walk through and take our time so we could enjoy spending time together and at the same time be so amazed at all the different exhibits. we were there for a few hours and then headed out to starbucks to chill before our big dinner!! my auntie beth treated us to the best meal i've ever had before. she thought that she "owed" me since i had watched her house/doggies this summer while she was on vacation. she's so silly. anyway, her treat was this meal at one of her favorite restaurants, fresh cream. i basically moaned during the entire time i was eating. everything was so orgasmic in my mouth and i promise to write more about what i had later on!! gotta push through this entry....

friday: our chill day inbetween two out and about days. we watched LOTR numba two and then went to the park with erik to play football and rugby. sorta. we just did a lot of throwing and kicking. after a while, i was getting hot in my jeans so i sat down. bean came over after a while and put the football on my head being all goofy. i felt it start to fall over and put my hand out to grab it and felt this pain on my thumb. somehow (don't even ask cause i couldn't see it), the football caught my thumb nail and ripped part of it off and the inside sort of bled and my thumb got all sore. all that drama from the football moving about two inches. i didn't get hurt from any throws or stupid catches i made...just that. HI-larious. after that, we had chinese food and watched the last samauri.

saturday: we went to berkeley to see cal and oregon play. we took BART in and walked up to sproul plaza to see my sistah, caitlin, and the band play. then, we walked up campus and to the game!! but not before we had some top dogs!! awesome!! the game was too close (which is exactly what i had said before) but thankfully cal won!! i hope bean enjoyed the whole experience and didn't mind me talking the whole time. i had such a great time sharing all the crazy stories and things from the past. after that, we walked down and grabbed pizza at greg's which was soooo damn good. world's biggest slices. i didn't get through half of mine. hee hee!! when we got home, we watched the final LOTR installment and i fell asleep before it ended. i tried to fight sleep, but i knew i had to wake up early to drive beanie away (sob, sob). i think beanie and erik stayed up a bit later to watch some rugby at 1am. crazies.

sunday: time to hit the road to take bean up to clear lake/lakeport. oh noes!! the drive up wasn't too bad...about 3 hours...but it was great because i got to talk/sing/hold bean's hand the whole time. and giggle lots. it was great to meet his family friends, jackie and mickey. they took us out for lunch at a great mexican place and are totally fun and generous. bean's in good hands...although far away. sob sob. hee hee!! the ride home was sort of hard. i just wanted to be home a.s.a.p. so i could cuddle up on my bed and relive this whole week.

and now here i am. at least i got to brag about him at work to my workmates and tell everyone some fun stories and how amazing he is. every moment spent with him was so much fun and it felt like a dream. it makes me sad to think it's over, but so incredibly happy also to know that i got to finally spend time with him. i am so blessed to have had this chance to hang out with bean i thank him from the bottom of my heart for every moment we spent together. it was beyond anything i could have ever dreamed up.

okay...that's all outta me. my arm feels like it's gonna fall off and i should prolly take it easy. i'll try to update a bit more tomorrow. goodnight!! :)