December 4th

If nothing else, I want to talk about two great evenings I managed to have with some of our brothers and some of Atlantean's friends! I really want to keep moving forward in life, so I might also cover some of the projects I'm currently engaged in.

For starters - D&D! We had our first official Dungeons and Dragons event with Aos Si and our newest edition - Wolfman! It finally felt right to let my brother join the guild, especially since I don't see him like I used to. Wolfman made a character named Travis and we told him all about our characters and actually had a very successful evening, with Atlantean as our DM significantly moving the plot along and having some really cool scenes to boot. I think Wolfman had a good time for his first encounter, and even really tried getting into character. We had a good time and I even very successfully made Spaghetti Pie which was a meaty casserole that all three of them liked! Atlantean even was excited to see the leftovers in the fridge later. He loved it! And I fed them! Got a whole dinner together by myself and everything and it tasted great! I was worried about the noodles - but it all turned out fine! There was a little fiasco before dinner where Atlantean and Aos Si's mother called and asked them to come over and help move a piano into their brother's house, and while both Atlantean and Aos Si didn't want to say no, they kept saying that dinner had JUST come out of the oven, and I just thought it kind of ridiculous how his family doesn't plan anything and just expects them to be available. But they called back eventually and said they had different help coming. Even Aos Si was happy they didn't have to go. Aos Si was more calm than I'd seen him in a while, taking things very well and playing D&D very strategically and intelligently. I think we're gonna have a good team ;)
On top of that, Aos Si also brought a whole bunch of snacks, so we ate those and then he just left them for us! (Intentionally) so we could have just that little bit more of food! It was super cool and kind of him :)

The next night - we were called over (this was Saturday) to Atlantean's friends house (oh gall, I have to think of names...) Imma call him Oni because he likes Japanese stuff and he's kind of a little devil because he keeps tempting Atlantean to buy expensive model games. We went over to Oni's house to help him hang up some Christmas lights for his mother. The funny thing was, Dwarf and Oni called Atlantean over to help and because Atlantean is so tall, he could just reach up and plunk the holders into the gutter. Perks of marrying a tall guy. What would have been a half an hour venture turned into about five to ten minutes. Dwarf, Oni and Atlantean all went inside and had pizza (I joined them, but with less pizza) and they started reminiscing, especially to me, telling me all of their stories like how they threw rock hard licorice at the ceiling fan and it exploded, or how they shot fireworks into the snowbank and found ash the next spring. Just fun stuff like that. I see Atlantean light up in ways I can't make him when he gets around these friends. These stories and memories reach long back and they fulfil a certain part of him, and I was excited when he finally looked like he was enjoying his chatting with them. He's been concerned in the past that they have nothing to talk about, and while it's true that they mostly talk about pop culture and video games, new movies, board games, etcetera, there's certainly some merit and fun to it. So Atlantean whispered to me, "I kind of want to invite them over." I knew his relationship with some of his longest friends is important, and I wanted to nurture it if not be a part of, so I was all for it. I also had Oni's mom offer me a lot of Christmas decoration, of which I took a single angel Christmas tree topper and a shower curtain (not a Christmasy one, just a plain, but cute, shower curtain) I just didn't feel like I wanted to start this massive decoration fiesta of bins and bins of Christmas decorations. Maybe it's just because we're young and don't actually own a house yet, but I just kind of like the idea of a minimalistic Christmas, or holidays in general. That's one way I suppose I rebel and I don't want to buy into our rich white culture. Maybe it'll change, but for now, I enjoy having limited decorations. Then we went and visited Oni's mom's bunnies! I tried to hold every single one! Oni's mom may have kind of a scattered lifestyle, but I like the way she is generally pretty easy-going and wants to share whatever she has. Also, I don't love her boyfriend. I know she's had an abusive friend in the past, and he's probably a step up, but her boyfriend (whom even Atlantean doesn't know that well) is kind of pushy, selfish and weird... and that's me being really judgmental and mean, but he'd say stuff like, "Maybe you'd listen when I say it the first time" or push her to do things when she was obviously in the middle of something else. Apparently now half her storage shed is full of over 1,000 Sci Fi and Fantasy novels from him, and all I've ever seen him do is sit down in front of a monitor and play video games. I dunno. She takes it all pretty well, which just shows again what a kind of cool person she is. I mean, I'm not in love with her, but she is someone you can kind of easily adore. She also owns a lot of bunnies, so that might be a bonus. She's kind of a "come what may" gal. Takes life a day at a time, I think. Always open and pretty kind ;) One of her bunnies is a show winner and would be certified if more bunnies had shown up to the competition, which is only bragging rights for her, she admits, but it still kinda frustrates her. Two of her male bunnies, when their cages were opened, they just stared at each other. Oni's mom said they were talking to each other, and she said it was all tough talk at that lol. Bunnies are cute and fun to hold, but I don't think I'd ever want one as a pet unless it was for meat. They're not cuddly or friendly enough for me to keep as a pet. I'll keep Fuzzy, whom I fall more and more in love with everyday. :) What a cuddly kitty. It's fun figuring out her part in our little family. I also think Oni's mom was happy to have all her boys back. She's kind of like a second mom to Atlantean and them.
So Atlantean invited Oni and Dwarf over and I consider it a successful night with chatting about pop culture. I made myself some Hot Totty with some ingredients my mom had kindly supplied when we had gone to pick up a printer my family had offered (which hopefully we can find the chords for) but then I really tried to immerse myself in the conversation and ask the boys questions about the pop culture and the story and it was actually a very enjoyable conversation and I feel I gained some ground in that friend group, so I was happy about that :)

So two successful outings at our home! Our success rate so far is good! Now for projects!
My next big project is putting together a day for the Amalgamation script reading part 2! It's not as good of a script, or even all that impressive, but I want an excuse to get together, have kind of a housewarming party, and what can I say, this script came out of me and I wanna hear it outloud, hear opinions on it. Unfortunately Dryad can't make it, which I just realized is one of the main people who made noises and reactions during the readings, which makes me sad, but I guess we'll have to do with what we have. Glad we have this new printer now :) Now just to buy paper...

Other than that, I went with my mom to Yoga for the first time this morning. Physical exercise and community classes like that make me really happy, so I was really cheery for the rest of this morning. It was hard, and my legs were shaking even if I was mentally certain that I could keep going. At some points, I even just willed myself to say, So what? They're shaking! Let them shake! I had to accept where I was at, and if that meant letting my legs shake - so be it. So we're working on that. My mom recently discovered that she has planar fasciitis or something like that, and it makes it difficult to walk and get exercise, so we're both excited to do this together. We talked with the yoga teacher after, and she was SUPER nice. She made me want to be like her, very attentive, cares what people have to say, seems to authentically care about people. It was really cool. Cool lady.
Other small projects. I'm going to Star Wars with my family. I'm also going to Savior of the World, along with AIDA at Hale Center Theatre this month. They're paying for all of those tickets. And then we're going to Jumanji with Dwarf and Oni. I think.
Also - my old Novel Writing teacher popped up on Facebook and asked old students or alumnis to come in and talk on a panel for her younger class. I wanted to prove that Novel Writing or writing in general can lead to many things (like scripts, musicals, comics, short stories and other things I've worked on over the years)  I wanted to represent the other genres, so I really tried to jump on the opportunity, I got a yes from my old teacher, a date, a ride with my mom and work off from my other receptionist gal! So I'm set! And really excited to go talk to kids on a panel! Wow!

Hm. Guess my other goals and projects, I'm just trying to make a good meal every Friday for the boys and for D&D so they'll want to come over.
Life is good.

As for married life (lol, what this blog is about) I have married the most wonderful man on the planet. The other day (Saturday morning actually) he wrapped me up in blankets, told me to rest and did all of the chores. Last night, when we realized we hadn't put the Arctic Guard on the car, I hesitantly offered to go do it, but he ranted about how "HECK NO. I'm the husband - I do all the outside things!" And I just. Guys. Guys. I just - I just - I JUST LOVE HIM. He's INCREDIBLE. I can't see how nobody saw or sees him the way I do. He's remarkable. He's wonderful, he's kind, considerate, and makes goals like, "No comic books in the bedroom" or "whenever I come home, I want to ask what I can do to help" or "Every day I want to make sure you feel totally and utterly loved" I mean, how remarkable is that? I feel so inadequate all the time compared to his endless compliments and service. I have married an angel. He's incredible. And I hope to even come close to being worthy of him.
Also, he lets me play musicals throughout my house whenever and wherever I want.
Obviously an angel.
I just love how chill he is. At first it kind of bugged me, but I've come to rely on it if not even envy it. I want to be as calm as that all the time. Gall I adore him.

I am truly happy :)
~Nymph