Alena and I booked our next-next vacation. We’re going to go back to Hawaii for our 3 year wedding anniversary. But if last time we went to Oahu and stayed in Honolulu, this time we’re going to to the Big Island.

We’re going to stay in luxurious Hilton Waikoloa Village resort. And the best part is that we don’t have to pay¹ anything for the hotel at all thanks to us being a part of Hilton Honors program.

What we do have to pay² for is the flight. But flights these days seem to be much cheaper than they were even when we went to Hawaii the first time in 2005. We’re going to rent a car and explore the whole island. I can’t wait to visit Hawaii Volcanoes National Park for example.

This should be a great honeymoon vacation. I can’t wait.

Friday, 11 p.m. Danya and I just finished watching “4400″, and I want to write a couple of words about the last few weeks.

After we got back from the vacation Danya caught a flu somewhere (had 39C fever one day), and was recovering for almost two weeks (he spent the first whole week at home). I was courageously holding up, but also had a mild fewer, running nose and other niceties of being sick for a couple of days. Both of us are much better now.

Last Saturday was the 6th anniversary of our fist date. I keep saying this, but — oh my — time just flies! I still remember how anxiously I was waiting for our 3 months anniversary — for some reason it was always a critical point in my previous dating experience. Now I can only laugh at my naivete. I got Danya a pajama pants (stole that idea from him) — or at least I thought that I did. He said that the design is not very attentive to male’s physiology… so now I have another pair at my disposal. He-he. But some other stuff that I got him fits — that made me happy.

Speaking of presents. When we were in Las Cruces, NM, we stopped by the older part of the town to take some pictures. On the side of a little deserted square we walked into a gift shop featuring some Native American pottery. Danya’s parents got us a present for our 2nd wedding anniversary — a very pretty wedding vase, which was made by Dee Nelson of the Tangle Clan of the Navajo Tribe. I really like this vase — both the design and the symbolical meaning. The vase has two necks and one body — it symbolizes two soles coming together and creating a new strong union.

On the other note — the economy seems to be getting worse, and people are worried. The thoughts of job stability cross everybody’s minds, and some of my friends’ friends are getting laid off. I hope that everything will come back to normal sooner rather than later, but in the meantime I am really happy to have a job. I got the first-in-my-life bonus today, and even though it is small, I still felt excited about it.

My friend Gurya sent me an audio book by Василий Аксёнов called “Остров Крым”. I listen to it on my way to and from work. The book was written a while ago (around 30 years if I am not mistaken), and it is some sort of anti-utopia. The emotions this books stirs in me are similar to those that I got from reading “1984″ by George Orwell, although Orwell’s novel IMHO is stronger. Good thing USSR collapsed when it did (I wish it happened earlier). I just hope that future (ha-ha, this word has a strong association with financial derivatives now) will be kind to us all.

Жена – мужу:
- Сегодня годовщина нашей свадьбы…
Муж:
- Ка-а-ак ?!!!!…
Жена:
- Что, забыл!
Муж:
- Нет, просто не верится…

Ну вот ведь любит народ прикалываться над забывчивыми мужьями! А я, наталкиваясь на подобные анекдоты, думаю, что Незабывчивость — это еще одно из многих достоинств моего драгоценного мужа.

Минут 30 назад в дверь позвонили. Даня искренне обеспокоился — кто бы это мог быть? Я, честно говоря, тоже не люблю неожиданные звонки в дверь. Оказывается, это был букет для меня! В честь 5-летия (ой, напечатала, а в голове сразу лозунги коммунистические :oops нашего первого свидания. С чем нас и поздравляю! Read more…

Отмечать годовщину свадьбы мы пошли в тот же ресторан, в котором состоялся свадебный ужин — Luxor Stakehouse. Всё же стейки там ну просто обалденные (даже я, не большой любитель мяса, это признаю). Мы с Данькой заказали шампанское, обменялись нашими новыми кольцами.

Дело в том, что Даньку осенила идея купить что-то памятное на годовщину. Ну, почему бы и не кольца? Мы остановились на 2х одинаковых, относительно недорогих, титановых, с золотой полосочкой. Хотели что-то на них выгравировать, но не нашли где. Данька будет его кольцо носить на смену — обручальное платиновое очень тяжелое, а титан суперлёгкий. А я своё ношу на правой руке — теперь и по американским, и по русским стандартам обручальное кольцо одето на правильном пальце. Read more…