Wait, they don't love you like I love you

"ma-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-aps...

Wait! They don't love you like I love you..."

by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs

This song probably has nothing to do with maps or traveling in reality but it sure does make a good post title =)

Last week I took my lovely bike out (btw I named it Keiko for the Japanese flavor it has) to ride to a girl I just love that, now since I moved, happens to live just down the street from me. YES!

I decided to pop out the good old cell phone and chronicle just how much fun the bike ride would be

This is the view towards ASU from our apartments

Here I am riding down ASU's campus off of Apache after almost falling off of Keiko when crossing the crosswalk

This is where I get mad at myself for riding on the wrong side of the street where the bike lane ended with no sidewalk. I'm sweating buckets by now too...thank you Arizona!

These are the railroad tracks I have to cross because I was stupid and was on the wrong side. While crossing I heave my bike over it while practically running over the train tracks because in reality I really haven't seen enough videos of train accidents and fatalities

This is the requisite "I'm so happy I didn't fall on the tracks and get caught and impaled by an oncoming train" photo

p.s. there was absolutely no train in sight I just like to be a scared sissy poo

This is good old Mill Ave. Not the Mill. Ave with all the Blonde sorority girls getting trashed but the Mill. Ave just two streets South of that...the one with the Walgreens??

Finally with drenched clothes and 2 lbs lost of water weight I make it to my amazing gals house!

Here is a later bike ride with my lovely friend!... You recognize her right??

Miss Rasha of and that's what she said has made Tempe that much better for me! I love you girly and I can't wait until tomorrow when we do this all over again!

Have you taken any fun bike rides lately??

One Week

I spent one full week (a staycation) if you will with my dear sweet boy Ross. Since I will be moving in by the end of the month I needed him to get a nice big taste of what it would feel like to be together 24/7. If he is gonna freak out on me and what moving in together could mean I would rather it happen before it's too late and we hate each other or something. Thankfully we both really enjoyed each other's company and he only adds to my happiness and boosts my quality of life and I hope I do the same for him. I can't wait for the next two weeks to pass so I can go play house with the most amazing guy I know.

Here is a couple pictures I had to snap so I could post them here to remind myself how sweet that week together was.

I'll be the first to say that I've never been a cat person (or a pets who shed hair all over my nice black pencil skirt person) but boy oh boy do I love these kitties. Ross asked me today if I was gonna be okay living with the cats and all I could think was "of course! They're the fur babies!" I did think to ask him if he could keep him from pooping anymore but I think that was pushing it.

Ross is a hard body now and when I hadn't seen him in two weeks and go over there to find he has joined a gym, is doing weight training, and downing protein shakes, I yelled out in anguish "You're not gonna have a neck anymore!". After I realized that no neck Ross was gonna be without a neck because he would be rippling with muscles I figured it would be better to jump the band wagon and spend my week there to eat healthier and join him in the gym. So here's my yogurt and fruit snacks I made for us which totally made me feel better after the terrible things Ross made me do at the gym.

The same day as our epic bike ride through Tempe we biked to Sake Bombers (we're terrible vegetarians) and feasted on some uh-mazing sushi.

I'm pretty good on not eating any meat but the one and only exception from being vegetarian would be our beloved sushi! I can't say no to something that makes Ross this happy.

Like any good staycation should end we spent our last day together finishing season two of True Blood. I fell in love and have read all the books and then begged Ross to watch the show with me. Him being the sweet guy he is said of course and lo and behold he LOVED the show. Our favorite character is Eric and the whole Jessica/Hoyt romance just warms my heart.

That was my little week and here I'll be patiently waiting until I can spend all my weeks over in Tempe with Ross ♥

An Adventure

On Friday Ross played hooky and instead of going to work we decided to have an adventure on our bikes in Tempe.

We found a movie theatre that used to be a Harkins on Mill Ave. Now it shows more indie films and I snapped this picture in the middle of begging Ross to go see the bollywood movie "I Hate Luv Stories" with me. We set a date for another time.

Have I fallen in love with fun and whimsical bike racks??

Oh yes, yes I have.

We stumbled upon a giant rabbit habitat with water fountains for kids.

Ross very quickly overpowered this giant bunny and became king (?)

I counldn't help from being a little kid and hopping into the water...

and about 30 seconds after this picture was taken I slipped and almost fell and Ross gave me a semi-dirty look so I quickly hopped out and onto dry land.

We eventually made it all the way to Tempe Town Lake and found a little boat dock to sit on.

Ross sat there gazing into the sunset looking dashingly handsome.

I rested my tired feetsies in the lake.

This was the first of our bike riding adventures in Tempe but definitely won't be our last! I hope everyone had a safe and happy 4th and not to shabby day back to work.

BICYCLE!

"I want to ride my bicycle! bicycle! BICYCLE!"

I am in love! I picked up this beauty from the seller's house last night rode it over to Ross' place and fell instantly in love. It's a 1960's Japanese vintage bike. The former owner, Erin, had just graduated from ASU and needed to get rid of it before moving back home to Virginia. I got it from her for just $100 and add a silver bell and a silver basket and it is the most beautiful perfect bike ever. I never though I would be so in love with a bike!

You wanna know something I don't love?? ARIZONA HEAT! Holy cow I just rode across the street to pick up a bell and basket and back to Ross' place and just about melted! I guess I haven't noticed summer being here since I've spent most of my time inside or at work, but I better get used to it quick because I'll be riding to work the next couple days. After I melt though we're going tubing down the Salt River Saturday to burn so on Sunday I will be melted and burnt but hey what else is summer for?

This is me back from riding around in an oven. (I don't even brush my hair anymore)

I had to push down the sunglasses and pout! come on now.

My new old gorgeous bike! I just need a name and can't think of one!

What would you name her.

I kinda like the 60's vibe so I'm thinking Estelle, Gladys, Betty, Donna maybe Beatrice?

What would you choose?