Best Friend's Day (fiance version)

I'm really lucky. No, I mean super duper lucky. I have had a wonderful day with my best friend; we hung out at NASA On The Square downtown, we got sushi, and we traded in some video games for the Mass Effect series on xbox360. We've just been hanging out and gaming all day long, being our fabulous nerdy selves.

The best part? I get to kiss him between battles and I get to hug on him while we learn new tactics and derp around.

I've been a gamer girl my whole life, but my fiance has unleashed a monster in me. See, I wasn't allowed to have video games as a kid, but I could play tabletop games (i.e. Dungeons and Dragons, that sort of thing) and some computer games (Tomb Raider WAS my childhood, which might explain my love of firearms). I never had a gameboy, or playstation, or xbox.

So now that I'm an "adult" and have been with the fiance, I have access to allllll sorts of games. He even gave me his old gaming computer when he upgraded to a newer one. And a few years ago I bought my own xbox360.

Monster = me.

Do you know how many games I'm playing through right now? Oh good grief, it's too much. And I'm SO happy about it.

I'm an adult, yes. But my summer is consisting of: planning my wedding, getting a job (interview on Wednesday, fingers crossed!!!), learning music for my recital in the fall, and gaming gaming GAMING.

Here's a list of games and series I'm loving or have recently finished and wish I still were playing...

Bioshock (beat the 1st one, playing Infinite now)
Assassin's Creed series (I'm on Revelations)
Mass Effect
Battleblock Theatre
Red Dead Redemption
Tomb Raider (any/all of them)
Deus Ex
Half Life 2

yeah, it's a good summer so far :)

But I'm just grateful to get to spend my day of nerdiness with my best friend and true love <3

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What games are you playing?
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xoxo, alexandra anne 

Ideally

Day 3 of Lists

My Ideal day :) Follow, comment, see my new pages if you haven't yet!

My Ideal Day

v Free coffee and a cookie

vGetting to see a beautiful sunrise

vSpending the day with my closest loved ones

vI would do a craft from start to finish

vI’d go for a run outside and listen to a great playlist

vLots of hugs and snuggles

vCatching-up skype dates with old friends

 xoxo, Alexandra Anne

Doin' Alright

Today I am linking up with.... 

and 

The good:
My Daddy is home! It's so awesome to wake up, have breakfast, and just talk with my Dad about anything and everything :) He's the coolest, and as my friend Maegan says, he is a legit adult we like ;)
Also good, he met Michael! It's a little strange introducing my boyfriend of 9 months to my Dad....after the 9 months of dating. But I guess that's how it goes when your dad is deployed for a year and only gets a 2 week visit in the summer.
Quite good: I had an INTENSE voice lesson yesterday. A normal lesson for me is 45minutes to an hour. Yesterday I sang from 4:30 til 6:15; yowza! And don't be fooled, singing is definitely a workout of the body, mind, AND soul. (It's a really neat experience when I get emotional during an aria or art song).

The bad:
I am freaking out that my recital is this coming Sunday.
Dad leaves next Wednesday.
I have oral surgery next Monday (gotta get a tooth extracted, super bad evil cavity)
I'm feeling really guilty about my faith life, I haven't been seeking God regularly, and I have not been in the Word. I am, however, praying God brings me some new accountability soon. I am confident that He will, in His timing. :)

The ugly:
I need to shower, and right now I have ridiculous bedhead.
I need to be healthier...I need to eat better and exercise regularly.
I need to stop judging others, getting my feelings hurt easily, and being so defensive and mean. I've been working on that...but I really don't like how ugly I can get. Again, I am praying for accountability. On my own I am just a meanie poo and I don't like that person at all!


I've enjoyed this perspective post! You should link up too ;)
Have a great week!

What's in a name?
Here are some nicknames I've earned over the years (and some funny stories to go with!):

Alex- this is probably the most obvious nickname, and the majority of my family and random people in my life call me this. It's simple, logical, and I respond to it. (I probably respond to "hey you" as well =P). BUT, for years I detested this name because of its androgynous ways; I still remember being a little kid and hearing a kid at the pool tell me that "Alex is a boys name." Well, poo on you, mister. I will respond to this name, as I have no control over what people call me ;)

Allie- originally from the grandparents, who called me, from birth, Allie Bird. No idea why I'm a bird....perhaps they want me to fly? Well, if my family isn't calling me "Alex" they are usually calling me "Allie." Especially my siblings. (little kids can't really say "Alexandra," not to mention "Alexandra Anne;" it's too much for a kiddo!)
Allie Anne- this first came from two of my best friends, and now my boyfriend calls me this as well. I love it because it is special, and those three are the only ones who call me that. Plus I think it sounds cute. :)

Alejandra- from Jarrod, and random individuals across my life. People just like to say my name in funny accents, I suppose.

AAA- This is easy to type, and people DO indeed call me this to my face. "Hey Triple A, how's that coming?" Etc etc. If other people in the room don't know my full name, they look at me reallllly funny. But once I explain my initials, they think it's pretty cool (ok, I'm just assuming they think that ;) I think they are cool initials!)

Alee- From my Brazillian friends whom I met (funnily enough) in Italy of all places.
Alessandra (bionda)- what my Italian friends called me; in my class in Milano, there was another Alexandra (she was from Germany!) so she was Alessandra Marone (brown, because she had brown hair) and I...well. I think you can figure out why I was called Alexandra Blonde ;)

Boo- This is from my Daddy. Ever since I was little, he has called me that. He still does :) He's the best Dad I could ask for. <3

My full name is: Alexandra Anne Austin (please note: alexanDRA, not alexanDRIA; there IS a difference ;) I'm a girl, not a city)

What nicknames do you have?