Amazing pizza, becoming a coed and my first ISU basketball game...

Today has been one of the most amazing days of my life. Seriously, amazing. I know I am gushing, and I'm probably losing readers at my cheesiness and constant swooning over Cy. I just can't help it though! I have never, ever felt like this before and it's the most unbelievable feeling in the world. I know now what people were talking about when they first fell in love. I cannot believe I doubted them.

First we woke up and headed to church. Mass, to be exact. I am not Catholic but Cy is. He asked me if I wanted to go with him and I just couldn't resist. I have always wanted to see what a Catholic Mass was like and I have always wanted a guy that is religious and regularly goes to church. We went and yes, I felt uncomfortable and awkward but it felt good too because we were there together.

After that we headed 30 miles north to my alma mater and his, Iowa State University. We spent the day walking around campus reminiscing and five years after graduating I became a true coed.

At ISU when you kiss your boyfriend or girlfriend underneath the Campanile on campus you are truly a college coed, or so the story goes... ;)

When I was there I didn't get the chance to do this because, well... I was dating a jerk! Cy and I rectified this today. A few times. :)

After that we headed to Great Plains, which is a local pizza place that has the BEST pizza in the world. This pizza is so cheesy and yummy, you will want it all the time! Once you have finished your slice and just have the crust left there is honey for you to dip the crust in, and ohmygod it's so delicious!

After that we hit up the bookstores (yes, plural) and bought some goodies for ourselves (maybe just me) and some things for friends. I bought a cute long sleeved ISU tee-shirt and a dog collar for Zeke and Cy bought a coffeemug for his dad and a keychain for his good friend who's going through a bit of a rough patch.

After that we went for a drink at Legends, which is a local sports bar and grill. This one is new to the campus in the past five years, in fact there are so many new features to the campus since I have been there. It's awesome! This Legends is on the top floor of a seven story building with amazing views of the campus, here is where we sat!

Then we headed to Hilton Coliseum to take in the ISU vs Chicago State mens basketball game. We won! Sadly, this was my first basketball game ever. I did not attend a single game when I was an undergrad, which is shocking to Cy and his friends. It's Cy's favorite place on Earth inside of Hilton and he was positively giddy. The smile on his face was so darn adorable, I couldn't stop giggling at him!

So, that is my amazing day in pictures. How was your Sunday? What's your favorite way to spend the day of rest?

Greatest invention EVER!

Last winter I picked up this pill remover for sweaters at Bed Bath and Beyond because I hated those little pills that gathered on my sweaters. When I saw this little guy I just had to have him!

When I bought it we were just getting done with sweater season so I hadn't had a chance to use it. Now that I am wearing sweaters again, this thing is like magic! It makes sweaters look brand new!!!! I'm so obsessed with it, it's almost always in my purse! If you don't have one, you should get one! I think I bought mine for something between $10-$20.

Has anyone ever used one of these things before?

Thankful Thursday

Wow, can you believe it's Thursday already? This week has just flown by!

Is it just me, or do we tend to think that every week? The older we get, the faster time flies...

Well, without further ado... here is what I am thankful for this week.

I am thankful for... Cy. That goes without saying. He is quickly becoming my best friend, and I can't wait to see where this goes...

I am thankful for... Thanksgiving almost here! Two weeks! (I'm hosting this year! Yay!)

I am thankful for... an amazing, dedicated staff that helped us set our Holiday floorset very smoothly... ahhhh, the store looks beautiful and CLEAN!

I am thankful for... Pandora and how they know exactly what Christmas songs I want to listen to.

I am thankful for... my Blackberry. I'm so ridiculously addicted and it's so ridiculously unnecessary for me to have one. Ha!

I am thankful for... two days off in the middle of the week so I can sleeeeeeeeeep in incredibly late. (I'm off today!)

I am thankful for... my Macbook. I love you, never leave me again. (Wow, that's sad.)

I am thankful for... a fantastic boss. Seriously, she's fantastic. I couldn't ask for more from her. I have learned so much through her in the past 8 months.

I am thankful for... you guys! It warms my heart each and every time I get a comment from one of you. If I don't make it to your page, please keep commenting and I promise I will. Muah!

What are you thankful for this week?

Coming out... about my blog.

Last night as Cy and I were on the couch watching tv he looked over me and I had my Blackberry out. He asked me if I was "Twittering" and I said yes, I am "Tweeting". Then we got to talking about who was on my Twitter list of "friends" or "followers" and I had to let the cat out of the bag... All of my followers and many of the people I follow are... bloggers.

So, I finally (well, it feels like finally) told Cy about my blog and that I nicknamed him Cy. He loved his nickname and wants to read the blog. I've always known that I was going to let him read it, but I'm not really ready yet. I'm not sure when I will be. I know someday I will want him to read it, I think it will be an amazing thing to look back on when we first started dating. I am so thankful for the person he is though and he didn't push me to look at it right away, because for some reason I'm just not ready. After the "scandal" I had earlier this year when a friend saw a comment she didn't care for it really forced me to be careful of who I let IRL read my writing.

When he does read it, I hope he likes it! He absolutely loved his nickname and was grinning ear to ear. :D

Would you let your significant other read your blog? Why or why not?

Out of control shopping...

My shopping has been out. of. control. Seriously. I need to set a limit on what I can spend on myself for the next two months otherwise my family and friends are getting nada for Christmas!

Oh, and my limit I can spend on myself should be NOTHING! I do not need anything for the rest of the year. I'm a bargain shopper and couple that with being a fashion major and knowing the insane mark up on clothes stores have means I always find ridiculous deals because I'm willing to wait. But, those ridiculous deals add up.

A couple of weeks ago Payless Shoes had that 50% off sale and I went a little crazy buying shoes. I love name brands and would much rather be able to drop the dough on some Uggs or great shoes from Aldo, like these (which by the way, have turned out to be the most comfortable boots ever and I can wear them for 8 hours standing and not have sore footsies) but I'm not and I'm happy with shoes from Payless every once in awhile!

So, last night Cy and I were watching tv in my room and it was only the second time he had seen my bedroom (I am not that type of girl, it's just easier to lay down and watch tv there than the living room) and well, I had a mountain of shoes piled up against the wall. Including all the boots I have bought recently. Of course he noticed and asked me if I had enough boots... which of course I replied with a girl never has too many shoes...

It was funny, but a little eye opening. With only 50 days left to shop for Christmas I need to stop being so selfish! I haven't even started shopping yet, or made a list. Have you made your list or started shopping?

Today I'm off, so it would be a perfect day to get out there and pick up a few things. Tonight Cy and I are cooking enchiladas together. Should be interesting! I will let you all know how it goes...

Hope you're all having a great week!

Difficult, yet easy conversations...

I. am. so. tired.

I'm working alllllll weekend and trying to squeeze in as much time with Cy as possible so that is leaving me a very tired Amber. Our schedules are pretty different, he works M-F and I work weekends. Bummer! I'm so used to it though, I think I'm just feeling the fatigue because things are getting much busier with the holidays right around the corner. That means, more stress!

I'm not complaining though, I swear! I truly love my job, but wouldn't we all love to stay at home on the couch all day and watch trashy tv?

So, other than having to work I have been having a fabulous weekend with Cy! We have had the most amazing talks the past two nights. Simply, amazing. I cannot believe how similar we are. We agree on almost everything, which I know is not always interesting, but the way we think is very much alike and I really like that.

Since we've met we have had this ongoing game of 20 questions going. We take turns asking each other questions about one another. Sometimes they are serious, sometimes they are goofy. Just random stuff! Well, Friday night I asked him if there was anything he has been wanting to ask me but was afraid to. He immediately asked me if there was something on my mind, I said maybe but that I asked him first!

After a few minutes he asked me if I was seeing anyone else. I am not, so of course I immediately told him that I wasn't and I didn't want to see anyone else. Then I asked him the same question and he said no. Whew!

Then, of course he asked me what I really wanted to know by asking that question. Of course this turned into a very long conversation about what we want. And, I mean we talked about some seriouuuuuus stuff! Kids, marriage, weddings... etc! Usually, this stuff freaks me out but it didn't this time. This time it felt normal. There wasn't an ulterior motive, it was just... talking. Talking about someday. No games, no "Ican'tsaythisbecausehe'llthinkI'mnuts" feelings and boy, oh boy did it feel amazing.

I finally got the courage to approach the divorce topic. First, I asked him when his last relationship was. He said it was a year ago, and that was it. So... that didn't get me too far. Then I asked him if he was married before. I was so scared to ask him this. My heart was beating so fast, I was so worried he would think I was nosy.

He didn't. He said that he was glad I asked him and that he had been trying to bring it up with me for awhile now. I asked him what happened and he said he got cheated on. He said they got married too young. Of course, I couldn't resist asking him if was completely over her because I didn't want to be a rebound. He starts laughing, hugs me and says yes, he is completely over her and I am not at all a rebound.

I feel so much better. I had a feeling that it was something like that, her cheating that is. Her loss!!! My gain. :)

Last night we went to visit a friend of mine who bartends occasionally at this hotel bar in town. As we were sitting there we started talking about taking a trip down to KC sometime at the beginning of December annnnnd he asked me to go with him to some Decmocrats Ball fundraiser thing also in December (obviously I will find out of from him again what exactly it is. Ha!). I am so excited because I get to dress up and he gets to wear a suit and... my heart is already starting to pound and I get butterflies when I think about it. I can't wait!!! :)

So.... that is the story! I couldn't be happier. This feeling is absolutely amazing!

A case where persistence does NOT pay off.

The Boy is still around. Still trying. Still texting.

Yes, just texting. Which I am grateful for, it could be worse. But, is it annoying? Yes! My mom thinks I should just block his number but I think that he will eventually quit. He's got to!

Every week or so I get a text from him and usually it just says, "Are we still not talking?" Like we're this on again/off again couple that has been doing this for years. Yeah, right. About two weeks ago I got a text from him at 1am on Sunday saying how sad he is because he was in love with me. So, that's how you treat people you're in love with? Wow.

Well, last night Cy and I were sitting on the couch and had our Blackberrys out (we're both addicts) and was adding each other to our list of people to IM (or ping) and I noticed I had a regular text. I opened it, not thinking I shouldn't, right in Cy's eyesight and it was The Boy. It said, "Are we still not talking?"

I. was. so. pissed.

I felt like I had to explain. I am not even sure if Cy read it, but if he did I wanted to explain. I didn't want him to think that I could be seeing anyone else or am interested in anyone else. I told him the truth. Literally, that this guy was someone I was seeing earlier this year that will not leave me alone. He didn't say much, just that that must be annoying.

I'm thinking about emailing/texting The Boy to ask him to please stop trying to contact me and that we will not be seeing each other again. I figured this would stop but three months later and he's still at it.

Damn, this boy is persistent!