Monday Things, some White Whines, and an Ad Sale!

I'm beginning to think I can't be held to anything other than random lists on Mondays. Maybe it's because I feel like the last three weekend recaps have sounded the same - moving, getting settled, hospital, blah blah blah - and I feel like it's just getting repetitive. And boring.

I also think I've been hesitant to gush about how awesome it is to finally be able to live with Garrett because I don't want people raining on my parade. I've gotten plenty of "of course it's good NOW, you just wait until <insert arbitrary amount of time has passed>. You'll hate each other by then." Super encouraging. And hello? Stop projecting your awful relationship on me. It ain't my fault, so pipe down.

But seriously? It's pretty great. I was expecting there to be a few more growing pains, I guess? Garrett and I are both pretty set in our ways, so there are always going to be bumps when you combine lives like that. But we've both been making an effort to not get hung up on... anything, really. This is what we've been waiting for for a year and a half, and we're both committed to making it as awesome as possible.

So that's what's going on with that.

In other update-y news, if you don't follow me on Twitter, you may not know that I've been TV-less since we moved in. I know. I KNOW. It's been a nightmare.* Especially since I MISSED *NSYNC LAST NIGHT.**

*It really hasn't been that bad, but that's not the point. We're going for theatrics here. 
**This part really was a nightmare. I MISSED IT.

We're both pretty committed to NOT going with Time Warner Cable, which is the only cable provider around here. Their customer service is THE WORST, and it is way too expensive. Their $50 BASIC CABLE package was going to cost over $100 a month once they tacked on all the fees, and taxes, and equipment, and all that. I'm sorry, what? No. Go away.

So we made an appointment with DirecTV to come out on Saturday to hook us up. Double the channels TWC was offering for literally half the price. AND whole house DVR. Exciting, right?

NOPE: Apparently our apartment doesn't face the right way. Other apartments in our complex do. But not ours. No DirecTV for us. Whomp whomp.

Naturally, I handled it in a totally mature, adult way:

So Dish is coming out this afternoon to see if our apartment points the right direction for THEIR satellites. So we'll see. It blows my FREAKIN' mind that it is 2013 and we can put a man on the moon and make a hologram of a dead person to sing to us at Coachella but my satellite has to be pointed the EXACT RIGHT DIRECTION for me to be able to watch the Real Housewives. I mean, come on.

And finally, some exciting news: I won a year of Passionfruit for free from a giveaway on Hey Love Designs, so to celebrate, I'm offering 50% off all ad spots for the next 48 hours! Just use the code helloawesome and scoop up any spot. I added a "Friday Happy Hour" option, where you and your blog are featured on my Weekly Roundup. Those are usually my favorite posts of the week, and I'd love to have you on there! Hop on over to my sponsor page and get your spot! (and then check out the new graphic I added. I think it's pretty adorable, don't you?)

So anyway, that's what's going on around here. How are things with you on this lovely Monday afternoon?



Check out one of the sweetest (literally! get it?) bloggers I know, Leslie!