It's almost 3:30 in the morning, and I just felt this lingering need to blog before passing out for the night...morning...whatever.  Saturday night we had people over.  Chris has had monthly "board game" nights for the past six months or so, and people have raved about how fun they are.  So, we were bound to have one here.  Honestly, I had a lot of fun.

We played two games.  The first is a long time favorite of mine called "Lunch Money".  The premise is that you are elementary age school girls beating each other up for their lunch money.  It's a lot of fun to play, though obviously violent.  We had a blast.  After that, we played Pit, which is a trading game much like the stock exchange.  It went on for a while, and people's voices started to go from all the yelling.  It was a ton of fun though.  Chris' friend, Greg, was the come behind winner in the end.

After the games, we felt like watching a movie.  So we watched "Hellboy 2: the Golden Army", and it was fantastic.  I have to say, it beats the first film of the two easily.  Guillermo Del Toro is a fantastic director and was able to meld action, story, and humor perfectly.  It was a good story with great characters.  It also had a very satisfying last shot.  I recommend it.

My only disappointment with tonight is that it felt more like Chris' party with Chris' friends.  A lot of my friends in town are older with families.  So, they're  not the type to come to a party like this.  Plus, I was the only girl.  It seemed a little heavy on the testosterone.  I hope that the balance changes soon and we get more diverse groups.

We spent today cleaning in preparation for our guests.  It was a good blitz because we got so much taken care of that needed it.  Chris vaccumed like crazy.  I cut the grass for the first time.  We also have had a major dandelion problem.  So I also spread some week killer / grass fertilizer.  I started turning over the garden.  We got the dishes done, bathrooms clean, and even hung my art.  I feel like we're totally settled in now.  That feels really great.

I have to say, I feel incredibly relieved now that I have money in a bank account again.  I know I need to find employment, because freelance just isn't going to cut it.  I'm looking forward to finding a place that I can help out, and that can truly help me too.  I really want to take my skills to the next level.

I also have to say...since I've moved in with Chris, I've not had one day where I've felt lonely.  I haven't had nights where I'm just sitting and staring at my computer screen wondering what to do with myself either.  We've consistently had something fun to do.  Granted I was still moving in during that time, but even so, it's been nice to have someone there.  So far so good on the move.

Anyway, tomorrow may be a relaxation day.  We might work on the garden.  We bought seeds for vegetables.  So hopefully we can get it into shape before its too late.  I better get to sleep so I'm not exhausted all of Sunday.  Good night all!