Planning ahead, way, way ahead

Dear M. M. and readers,

Welcome to - The Life of Citrus (cliff notes)
Please, relax, make some coffee, chill.

On the bright side news: My car is finally being repaired, which is one of my 43 things. I found someone who will fix it (correctly fix it, no duct tape needed) for parts only (no labor charge) and I am totally thrilled about that!!!

On the inside news: Puppy (my boyfriend) and I have been apart for a few weeks. Which, while it's been very painful, has given me room to branch out. I've spent time with friends I haven't seen, met new friends and had a chance to "date myself". Overall, I think it's been good for our relationship in the long run. Though I've had trouble balancing my needs with his.
It has made me realize how lucky I am to have him and that we both have a long way to go before marriage. Now we are dating again and our relationship seems stronger for it.
We've both set goals for ourselves which means a lot to me.

As for the title of my post,
I'm making a wedding book, filled with everything I want to enjoy. From the motorcycle procession to the open bar with shot glasses made of ice cubes. It will be the party of the year (in whatever year I get married). The shocker: This was Nate's idea. (see "complicated" pg 34 & "freak out" pg 12). Just put that in your pocket for later. That's where I keep it. I can only look at it sometimes. Ooh shiny...

- Citrus

A cheerfully fluff-like in nature post

Happy (belated, sorry) Easter everyone! I hope that it was wonderful! If you are reading this post and don't celebrate Easter than I hope your Sunday was great anyway!

I decided that it would be fun to bestow on you all some words of at-least-somewhat-insightful : ) wisdom. *Live with your whole self *Love fully *Only look back on the good or to see what you can learn from the seemingly-bad -- have no regrets *Smile (it is of no cost to you but it could save a life) *Be only as cautious as needed and avoid fear completely (easier said then done : )) *Dance *Laugh *Use forgiveness as your revenge *Give hugs *Sing *"All you need is love" (da da da du du da : )) *"If you can DREAM it, you can DO it."-Walt Disney *"Begin each day as if it were on purpose."-Mary Anne Radmacher *"The greatest mistake you can make is to be afraid of making one."
* Sing as though no one were listening
Dance as though no one were watching
Love as though you’ve never been hurt before
Work as though you don’t need the money
And live as though Heaven were on Earth
-Irish Proverb
And, of course, *eat lots of chocolate! : )

I hope I didn't lose anyone through all of the color changes. : /
Have a beautiful weekend! - ~*M.M.*~

My week: excuses for not blogging

The perfect imperfection.
That is life
The calculated miscalculation.
That is life
The certain uncertainty.
That is life
-Me

((Deep breathes and bongo drums))


This week the temp went from 76(F) to 20(F) overnight. On the beautiful day I went for a hike with Nate and had a bunny bowl of ice cream. On the snowy day, I snuggled a blanket and watched movies. And made coffee, of course. Also made Easter baskets for my family. I found the perfect gifts for both of them! I can't say more, they read this.

For our anniversary (which falls on Easter), I am making a picnic dinner for Nate. We are having grilled steak kabobs with vegetables and a special surprise dessert. Yum!

As M.M probably knows, I'm freaking out. I went to about 30 cooking sites and am still afraid of ruining everything.

I'm almost wishing for more snow so I can postpone and prepare. A little background:
I cook everything on high and use the smoke alarm as my timer.
Which is why grilling sounds perfect for me.
Open flame, black marks on food? Sounds like my stove top cooking.
And I choose a no-bake dessert - Don't tell Nate.
But I'm still totally freaking out about it.
Maybe he will like a salad instead... :)

-Citrus Li