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Yesterday was Bear's birthday, he's 34 now!

We did go to Benihana last night. Originally, I wasn't sure if I should go because I wasn't feeling too well, but Bear managed to convince me and I'm glad he did. But, DAMN, was it FANCY!

We took public transportation part way to the restaurant and we walked the rest of the way and I, of course, took photos of all the pretty Christmas lights (photos on Instagram) on the way. I haven't been to the downtown area of the city, especially not during the winter time, despite living here for almost five years. But that's not surprising since my "mom" would not let me go anywhere besides school and work.

When we got in the restaurant I immediately saw a big statue of a calico kitty cat encased in glass. It was super cute I had to take a photo!

We were a bit early so we sat down in the lobby until everyone else arrived and it was time for our reservation. I was curious if the walls had any decor so I looked back at the wall behind me and there were photos of CELEBRITIES that have eaten there before! I'm talking Michael Jackson, Jackie Chan, Shaquille O'Neal and so many others!

Once everyone else arrived and it was time for our reservation, we walked up some stairs to the second floor. We walked up to a large table with a grill fixed into it, which made sense since it was a hibachi restaurant. We sat down and ordered some drinks. After some time we ordered our food, I got two kinds of shrimp sushi rolls.

Before we got our food the waitress brought some onion soup and salads, both tasted pretty good. Bear's son was the first one to get his food since he ordered chicken tenders. It was a minute before the sushi came out and even longer for everyone else to get their food.

Bear and some others ordered off the hibachi menu so they had to wait for the chef to come and make it. And, OMG, when they did I was MESMERIZED that I didn't even touch my sushi, all I did was drink my grape Ramune. I mean, the tricks the chef did were amazing and the onion volcano was so awesome!

Before we ordered our drinks me, Bear's sister, mother and son told the waitress it was his birthday so he got a free scope of ice cream (hehe, pay back for my birthday). His son, nephew, sister and I also got ice cream (I got rainbow sherbet). When the waitress came out with the ice cream she also had a tambourine with her and she played it as we sang Happy Birthday to Bear.

After we were done with our ice cream, Bear's "uncle" (he was Bear's uncle though marriage but he ended up divorcing Bear's aunt) took us home. All in all, it was an awesome time. When we got home, we took a nap and a few hours after we woke up we went out with Bear's new telescope and looked for planets. We found Uranus and I managed to find Orion the Hunter without realizing it (I forgot three stars in a line made up Orion's Belt). We tried to use Orion's Belt to find Saturn but the telescope couldn't point straight up so we couldn't look for it, but we still had fun (even though it was freezing).

Anyway, I'm so glad Bear enjoyed his birthday and that I was there to celebrate with him.

Alright, alright, alright!

We got another Mr. Attitude story!

If you don't know who Mr. Attitude is (or you forgot) he's my shitty coworker that believes he can do no wrong and always wants to cop and attitude when people call him out on something he did (hence the name Mr. Attitude).

Anyway, I was in receiving tossing some cardboard with my other coworker (we'll call her T). The baler was full so we had to crush the cardboard down. As T was closing the door to the baler, a piece of cardboard fell and got caught under the door. So I had to have her open the door a bit so I can push it back in and the door can close all the way.

Well, Mr. Attitude's ass was back there throwing trash away. ALL he saw was me pulling my hand out so T can close the door and start the machine. Yet, he still had the NERVE to say, "you don't want to stick your fingers in the baler. That's not a good idea."

This is the SAME PERSON that put GLASS PLATES in the baler and then wanted to have an attitude when BEAR asked him about it!

ME putting MY hand in the baler to push a piece of cardboard back in the so the baler can start is only harmful towards ME. HIM putting GLASS PLATES in the baler because HE WASN'T PAYING ATTENTION is harmful towards OTHERS. He REALLY needs to learn how to keep his mouth SHUT!

In other news, today is Bear's birthday! He's 34 and we're going to a Japanese steak and sushi place called Benihanas with his family tonight. I hope enjoys himself!

Bear and I went out for breakfast with our former boss (let's call her S) on Sunday. We took the time to catch up and spill some workplace tea.

As we were talking, S asked if we had set a date for our wedding. We hadn't but we know we want it the summer. As S was asking questions, trying to help us figure out a date, I was looking in my Google calendar to find a date.

Originally, I wanted it to be in June but that didn't work. S tried to suggest May but 1) that's still spring and 2) the dates she was looking at were too close to Bear's son's birthday. We then looked at July and chose July 13th as our wedding day.

After we set a date, S helped me set a date to go wedding dress shopping. Since I don't want a big, fancy, froufrou wedding dress we decided it would be best to go to a store like JCPenney or Macy's for a nice prom dress that can be used as a wedding dress. Since we will be looking for a prom dress we decided the best time to go would be either January or February. I felt like January was too soon and besides S would be out of town most of the month. So we decided our best bet would be February. We looked through the calendar (again) and decided February 10th would be our shopping date. We extended an invite to one of my old coworkers so she will be going. We've also started a group chat with the three of us. Of course, I will extend invites to Bear's mother and sister, as well as, my new coworker at work that I've gotten to be great friends with.

Another thing we got settled during our breakfast together was the cake. Bear and I never knew S made wedding cakes. She offered to bake our cake as a wedding gift to us and we accepted. We looked through photos of past cakes she had made and selected the one we liked and made some changes that would fit our wedding. The cake is 2 tier white cake with flowers and ribbon. Since I wanted the wedding colors to be red and pink to represent mine and Bear's favorite colors (red for me and pink for him) we are changing the flowers to red roses and and some sort of small pink flowers and the ribbon is being changed to pink. I chose roses for a very specific reason. My grandmother, who raised me, had a beautiful small rose garden in front of the house I grew up in. Not only that but my older brother, who passed away at young age, was born in April and the April flower is roses. I chose roses so that I can feel like my grandmother and brother are there with me from mine and Bear's special day.

Well, that's that. Date: set. Shopping date: set. Cake: being taken care of. I will make more posts updating the plans for our wedding as they happen. Yay!

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Vampirewitch39
18:28 Dec 07 2023

Congrats!!!! Happy for you, its moving right along.

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rav3nb1rd
18:37 Dec 08 2023

thank you so much

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