Donovan and I joined a gym! We're going together for the first time this evening.

I'm at work. It's not bad being back. Last night went very quickly and I think today will too since it's going to be another shift spent hanging out with a ten-year-old.

Yesterday marked 1.5 years with Donovan. That's pretty neat.

Can't wait to get back into yoga.

I went to Florida with Donovan and his whole family. We had a very nice time.

We went out on a sail boat and I stood up on the very tip with Donovan and the wind blew our hair and the waves carried us up and down and it was exhilarating.

I still hate swimming in the ocean but I hate it less every time. I don't like being smacked painfully by salty stinging waves. But I do like Donovan holding my hand and pulling me along with him or scooping me up in his arms and lifting me over a particularly nasty wave. I don't like seaweed floating around but I do like fishes swimming around my toes.

Donovan and I played lots of Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles together on our DSs and read a bunch (I'm almost done with House of Leaves--what an incredible book!)

Went for a long walk on the beach with Donovan. We sat down in the sand and stared at the ocean. He buried his feet in the sand and I dug a deep hole.

A crazy storm blew in while we were eating at a restaurant in the marina. Fireworks exploded over the ocean and against the black clouds. I pressed myself against the rail to get a better look, and the wind knocked a table over into me! After we ate, we had to wait out the storm before walking back to our cars. Crazy wind and lightning and rain.

We went to a water park which while smaller than White Water was much cleaner and thus more fun.

Sadly on the way home the van we took broke down--twice. The first time we were left stranded for over an hour sweating inside. The second time we were mere miles from home and finally called a tow.

It was overall a lovely trip and now I am "tan."

In other news, the check engine light's on in my car, and my emotions have been ridiculous lately, but I had a heart-to-heart with Donovan last night (one of many, but I think I've finally talked it all out, pulled up all the roots of this nasty weed) and I've just found the twenty dollars I thought I'd lost and now I really do feel like everything is back to normal, a-okay.

So I'm old now. An old oldy. It's neat but also I'd just like to still be 10. My boss is calling me old lady and yesterday a customer at work even said, "you look different" to which I replied "I had a birthday!" He said, "that's it! You're older." Good?

Other things that happened during the camping trip include my cell phone breaking IN THE CAR on the way up there! The screen got mysteriously destroyed so I can't read texts, see who is calling me, or call anyone whose number I don't have memorized. So that's why I've been ignoring texts and some calls. Not on purpose I promise! I should have a new phone by tomorrow. I'm hoping I will, at least.

What else. I nearly had a panic attack at the end of the trek through the Gorge while we were swimming around because of my dead-trees-underwater phobia. Justin had to pick me up and move me from the spot I was frozen to because I was starting to hyperventilate and drown myself. Oops.

I'm glad it's only 11:15 AM and I still have beautiful hours ahead of me before work.

I now have to work with my boss' son who is in love with me 100% of the time because he is there from open to close. It gets awkward at times. He is definitely, if nothing else, entertaining.

I accidentally slept over at Donovan's last night after hanging out there watching him and Jesse play Left 4 Dead. Jesse makes everything hilarious. It was nice waking up next to Donovan and also nice helping him prepare for his job interview (by "fixing" his hair, watching him iron his shirt, running inside for the keys he locked in, kissing him a good-luck kiss).

I gloriously only have to work three days this week, and one of those days was last night. Then I'm leaving for Florida for a whole week of vacationing with Donovan and his wonderful family. I'm beyond excited.

And when we get back Harry Potter will be so close!
And Donovan and I will join a gym and get super fit!
And we will have been together for a whole year and a half.


(you can watch it in HD cause my camera rules!)

We went to Tallulah Gorge! I got older there! We had a blast.

( picture book )

It was a wonderful experience and I was so happy to share it with my friends. They treated me to an unforgettable birthday and I'm so grateful and I love them all so much.

Birthday celebrations began tonight!

( pictures! )

Getting up early tomorrow to leave for the Gorge! Can't wait to take tons of beautiful pictures and have so much fun with my wonderful friends =)

There are millions of dead beetles on the floor of my room. They were living in Skrinkle's food. I didn't realize until yesterday because they're so tiny and the first time I checked her food I didn't see a single one of those sneaky little pests crawling around in there. No more 25 pound bags of chinchilla food for me. Only tiny resealable ones.

Today hopefully I don't have to get emissions done on my car since I JUST got it done in January, but I probably will. I was supposed to wake up early to maybe-get emissions done and a new sticker for my tag. Cars make birthdays annoying.

June: Birthday camping trip this weekend. Tallulah Gorge again! Best place to turn twenty ever. So stoked. Finishing up the month on vacation in Florida with my beautiful boy.

July: Harry Potter! Shopping spree! Joining a gym with Donovan. Awesome.

Finished season three of Battlestar last night holy craaaaaaap it suddenly went insane. In a good way.

Evil extremely painful cramps kept me awake all night and now I'm at work with wet hair and so sleepy. That's okay 'cause date night's tonight.

Instead of updating my livejournal before I go to work, I should be scarfing down breakfast. I'm doing both even though I don't really have time.

Monday was a going away party for Joey. I think we gave him a pretty nice send off.

Work last night was good. I hung out with my boss' son (the one who is not in love with me) and also his daughter.

After work I had a parking lot party with Jesse. A parking lot party is when you go to Target to wait for Donovan to get off work and end up sprawled out on the ground for an hour talking about shooting down planes. Then by the time Donovan gets off work, Jesse has to leave and you go to IHOP with Donovan and eat so much food.

I stayed out too late but it was worth it. I'm about to leave for seven hours of work and then Date Night.

Donovan called last night when I was almost home to tell me FUTURAMA IS SCHEDULED FOR 26 NEW EPISODES IN 2010 and I almost wrecked my car with excitement.

( bad pictures of good hair )

I think for my birthday I want a nice little camera. And a cage for Skrinkle. That's it.

I went to the Renaissance Festival with Donovan. I spent a lot of money on a little bit of food. My dad makes better fried pickles than the Renaissance Festival. We mainly pointed at cleavage the whole time. We spent ten dollars on a camera and hardly used it. Oops.

This is my first night home since Friday. I think. All the nights up until tonight have been spent at Donovan's. It's been nice. He spit on my face (sorry I can't get over it I told all our friends now it's the internet's turn) but we were in the shower so that makes it okay?

We watched all the E3 press conferences nothing's super awesome but things aren't terrible, either. There are some incredible games coming out which I can't wait for but I already knew about them.

I saw Up and nearly cried three different times, each time different emotions bringing the tears to my eyes. It was wonderful.

For friends night we went swimming and chicken-fought each other in the pool. I didn't win.

A guy slipped me his phone number tonight at work. I'm constantly told I'm pretty by strangers at work. Sometimes they even venture to say I'm beautiful (Phone Number did), but I only ever believe it when Donovan says it. He says I'm pretty and suddenly I'm radiating beauty, a beauty that's meant only for him, only his eyes can interpret it correctly and only his hands can caress it pleasantly, only him, there is only him, and me, shining.

I'm going to Florida with him in a month. I can't wait to experience love and the ocean after reading Galilee.

( I'm slowly collecting a whole new wardrobe )

I secretly only use my livejournal to collect massive amounts of pictures of myself.

( way back to my natural color )
Guitar Hero Metallica rulessss

I had a lovely little date night with Donovan last night. We cleaned his car and ate some food and loved each other. Today we received Battlestar season three and watched THE BEST MOST INTENSE EPISODE SO FAR.

Listen to Shucky Darn: http://www.myspace.com/shuckydarnband

Donovan is at Callaway Gardens with his parents. I couldn't go because I work alllllll the time. In great news, I got a raise. I'm rich as a mother fucker.

I did go to Donovan's last night where I helped clean his room, watched a depressing episode of Battlestar (Starbuck =[). My charming boyfriend has such a way with words he actually said to me, "I was trying to kiss you, but it was horrible." I immediately threw myself onto the floor and crawled quickly away from him and collapsed, face down. He proceeded to move on top of me, effectively pinning me down, and in this position we erupted into a fit of laughter. He never thinks before he speaks. How I adore him.

I am downloading the Sims 3 but I haven't decided if I want to play it yet or wait and get it for my birthday.

I want Donovan to be home so I can watch Benjamin Button with him.

I took Donovan on an awesome date to Provinos and the Mall of Georgia where we saw Star Trek in IMAX. The movie was okay. The date was superb.

The crazies at work lately have been super crazy. I've seen drawn on mustaches and chest tattoos that say "lick your clit I am a master with my tongue," among other things.

My dad is working on a movie called 5 Killers. Ashton Kutcher is in it and it has a 90 million dollar budget. The movie scene is really picking up in Atlanta. Too bad movies don't pay so well and Dad doesn't like doing them. But work's work and I'm glad there's more available for him.

Martyrs is possibly the coolest horror movie ever. Uh I'm too scatter brained to make a livejournal entry I love Battlestar and my friends and Donovan forever.

Last night was a pretty cool adventure. Parks are always fun.

Tonight I'm seeing nine inch nails for the fifth time! And this will be my second time seeing them with Maribeth and my fourth time seeing them with Nanner. I can't wait to see them with Maribeth again since it's been so long and she was there the first time I saw them. And that night after the show was the first night we really bonded, I believe.

Um it's Mother's Day I love my mom.

My decent sleeping/eating habits got totally destroyed this week and I feel like sludge! No more crap food and no more five hours of sleep!

Uh hmm. I love Donovan so much I spent 10 straight hours copying physics problems for him so he could study for his final. By the end of it, I felt like death. My neck hurt like crazy! But he was so super sweet and appreciative and even gave my poor neck a massage.

I hung out with Maribeth and Nanner and Lenny for Maribeth's real birthday Wednesday, but this was during the ten hours of physics so I was copying problems the whole time. I did take a few breaks for things like beautiful vegan soup made by Maribeth and beautiful vegan ice cream sandwiches made by Kroger.

After I left Maribeth's I continued the physics marathon at Donovan's. I finally finished at three in the morning, and we both went up and passed out in his bed. I slept in late, beautifully, and woke up when he got home from his exam. I went to work wearing 100% his clothes, looking like a total dike. It was kind of awesome.

Uh then I went to work where my boss' son fell in love with me. Why can't I just talk to boys without fearing they will fall in love with me? Jesse is the only one immune to whatever secret magic I have.

Yesterday Donovan came up to work to bring me food (he's an angel), and he met Chloe and sort of met Lisa. Lisa said she could tell immediately he's a great guy and I should keep him as long as I can. I guess everyone can just instantly see into Donovan's soul and know what a wonderful person he is.

I got a call from Jesse alerting me that he and many of my other friends were going to my house, and that we'd hang out once I got home. I spent the rest of my night at work playing hot potato with Chloe and talking with Lisa, and then came home to my awesome friends.

As I pulled up the driveway Donovan came running at my car and jumped onto the hood, where he sat for the rest of the way up to the house. Maribeth and Lenny had to leave immediately which left Donovan, Jesse, Nanner, and Tyler, a boy who previously did not believe in me but recently decided I am indeed real. Darcy eventually showed up too and we stayed up talking until 2, or almost 2, or something.

Tomorrow I see nine inch nails!!
Monday I'm going to school to get loans, which is terrifying, but I'm still excited about starting school.

Tonight we threw Maribeth a fantastic birthday party! There were vegan cupcakes and Jesse's band performed! And I have pictures of those two things!

( Ta-da! )

I don't have any other pictures yet but many more were taken with disposable cameras. Hopefully I'll get copies and upload those.

She got awesome gifts like book-money and regular money and cookbooks from me and Donovan and a book and scrapbooking things and Chrono Trigger and LOVE.

Jesse's band freaking rules! So fun and danceable. All (well, most of) the girls danced and it was a blast. Jesse makes a great front man. The drummer doesn't believe in me so he ignored everything I said to him.

We played a huge game of catchphrase and my team won both rounds. Lenny played an Andy McKee song and it was beautiful. I love my musician-friends.

Maribeth looked beautiful and she's going to be an awesome non-teenager. I love her and I'm proud of the party we threw her! I hope she felt very loved.

I also got to spend some quality time with Donovan at the end of the night after everyone else had left. Much needed! Had to stock up on love since I won't be seeing him for a while due to his other girlfriends (named Calculus, Physics, and Discrete Modelling) taking up all his time.

The only things I have eaten today are cupcakes and oreos and chips oops.

I love Donovan Hatch =)

Last night Donovan studied while I cooked him macaroni with cheese and broccoli (from a box, but one day I'll be a real cook!)

We watched Battlestar while we ate our macaroni and I swear that show just gets better and better with each episode!

I fell asleep while Donovan was reading off crazy facts from his school's website. I woke up in a fuzzy world where Donovan was tickling me unrelentingly. I probably screamed upon discovering the worst way to be woken up: tickling. I remember stumbling into his bed, and the next thing is a goodbye kiss this morning.

I woke up, made his bed, carried down some dishes, and left, only to see him pulling into his driveway as I was making my leave.

We stood outside by my car together for a while, embracing and talking. A favorite thing of mine is to be outside with him. There's something incredible about standing in the sunlight, running my fingertips over his, smiling up at his face though I have to squint against the brightness of the sky.

We watched one more episode of Battlestar (perhaps the most intense episode yet!), and then I watched him play The Witcher for a while. He walked me to my car and there again was the magic of him and me outside together. Now, reflecting on it, I'm reminded of an exchange from the book I'm reading.

"Mircles happen."
"No, they don't," he said. "They're made. You're one, and I'm one, and the sun's one, and the three of us being out here together is the biggest of the lot."