What just happened?

I really don't know what just happened! I don't remember Coachella all that well. No, not because I got wasted or did drugs, but because it was just a whirlwind trip that it's hard for me to remember everything. I do remember seeing amazing music and dancing and having the time of my life with the beloved. We stuck together the entire weekend, danced, sat down and cuddled in the warm California sun... It was a great experience.

However, there were some things that were a little too much for me (shocking, right?!). For example, most people there were doing some sort of drug (mostly weed), and instead of being nice people about it, they usually just blew the smoke right into your face. I am pretty sure after four days of CONSTANTLY smelling that, I was high by association. Not only was there weed smoke, but cigarette smoke like crazy! It was making me sick, especially being in the sun and even though I was drinking enough water, spending 8 hours in the sun wears you out! People were also doing other drugs, especially at night, and would look directly at you and still ram their entire body into you. IT was overwhelming. I don't do crowds that well. And when the sun went down, more people started coming into the festival, high on drugs, and being even more obnoxious.

But, like I said, I had a blast. It was the first real trip the beloved and I took, and while we had a friend tag along with us, the days of the music were mostly just us. I enjoyed just walking in the sun, with the beloveds arm around my shoulders, mine around his waist, and just enjoying the lovely weather and wonderful music.

Speaking of music, I saw some amazing stuff.
Florence & the Machine= fucking incredible. That lady has so much energy, so much talent, and is so wonderful that I couldn't help but dance the entire time
Girl Talk=nerdy little white DJ who mixes popular songs with other popular songs that are 100% different than the first song. great show, great energy, great dancing.
Beats Antique=amazing band. all instruments. they had some super rad belly dancers and made it more of a performance, not just playing instruments.
Radiohead=I have to say, the change in Thom Yorke is awesome. When he first started touring, he stood around looking miserable, now he is this crazy dancing machine and he's just so cute!
James= an oldie but a goodie. probably called Thom and gave him dancing lessons.
Kaiser Chiefs=band I got introduced to in England... such a great rock band
M83=awesome DJ show.
Pulp=Super rad dudes

There's much more, but can I remember? of course not! because it's all a blur! Although, we did admit that most of the bands we enjoyed were British, so I just said we should probably move there since we enjoy their music so much. ;) maybe one day.
Since we've been back, we took last week to kind of regroup and relax. We went to bed at 7.30 in the evening the monday we returned. Tired? yep!

This past weekend we worked around the house. The previous owners let the house get a little shitty looking, so we did things like cleaned the windows and replaced the screens. Made a huge difference! Sunday we worked in the garden and prepped our soil for all the veggies we're getting. We also did some much needed weeding. Made the back and front yard look so much better! I planted our onion bulbs yesterday! I hope I did it right. I also noticed yesterday that all of our four indoor tomato plants have tomatoes on them! Yay! I didn't kill them!

We go on vacation again in about three weeks. We're headed to Davis, CA. for a memorial service for the beloveds gradfather. His mother will be flying in from the UK next week and will spend almost the entire month of May in California. I am looking forward to meeting her and the whole family. We're going to be doing a lot of cooking for the memorial service because Chris, his mom, and I all eat pretty much the same and would much rather know where the food came from, that it's organic, what's in it, and that it was prepared correctly. But luckily, we have a lot of awesome receipes between the two of us, so it shouldn't be a big deal at all! The day after we arrive is his moms birthday, and then the day after the memorial service, it's my birthday! It will be birthday celebration week! It was funny because we bought plane tickets at the same time, but using different credit cards. Both of us are aisle seaters, so luckily when we bought our tickets we got to change our seats so that we're sitting across from each other the entire time. Probably because we are taking super late flights and no one wants to fly late, but it was nice to be able to do that. It will be our first flight together! We're doing a lot of firsts and I am enjoying it every step.

And it's finally spring here in Flagstaff! The sun has been out, it's been warm, it's been breezy, and it's staying light so much darker! Which means I can stay up a little bit longer! :) love it.

1 week exactly

I am going to a music festival called Coachella in exactly one week. I am super stoked, as I have never been to a large music festival like this, and the bands that are headlining are awesome! Hello The Black Keys and Radiohead. Snoop dogg is headlining on Sunday, but I don't really care about that. Other artists that are going to be there are Yuck, James, M83, Explosions in the sky, etc. etc. I am so excited about this. We will be leaving next Wednesday after work to drive to Indio, Ca., camp, and then head to the festival early morning in hopes of getting an awesome camp spot. We're camping at the actual venue, so it will be nice not having to drive around every where. We are going with my friend LC, who is also really excited. It should be a good 4 days! The festival ends on Sunday night and then we'll drive back to Flagstaff Monday morning.

A month after that, we are flying to Davis to see the beloveds family. I am excited to meet his mom (flying out from the UK), his aunt, his grandma, all the women in his life that have raised the most considerate, kind man I know. We will be there for my birthday, which is fine, as long as I am with the beloved, that's all that matters. The main reason for going is because the beloveds grandfather died the after Christmas, so they are just now doing a celebration of life ceremony. I have never been to Davis, so I am looking forward to visiting and going to the ocean! aw, bliss. His mom usually comes out every other year, so I am hoping she will be coming out in the monsoon season later this fall so she can stay with us for a bit, and to see our awesome garden.

By the way, we are in the works of a HUGE garden. Any by HUGE, I mean we will probably be growing about 80 items of vegetables. EIGHTY! It's gonna be awesome. I just planted three daisy bushes this last weekend, which will be nice to have, and I have some seeds to throw out to brighten the place up because almost our entire back yard is a garden. I can't wait. Especially since we have been slowly eliminating all the animal protein we are eating. We pretty much only eat chicken now.

I had my first bakery customer today! I made a two tiered red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting. all organic. all fresh, all amazing. It was pretty exciting to do that.

Other than that, not much going on. Spend the weekends in the garden, spend the days at work. It's pretty fucking great.