Puppies, Books, and Life

2010-06-22T19:03:00.000-07:00

My new camera is great!! I love it so much. I really think my pictures are improving.
Yesterday was our 2nd wedding anniversary. I got Ian a guitar pedal specially made by the artist and personalized. I think he likes it!! Dr Scientist even included a t shirt!!
And i got a cactus which me and the girls from work named Pretty Darn Prickly.. but he goes by PD for short.. Get pd as in pupilary distance.. eye doctors office never mindAnd....I know you are thinking i have way too many cameras already... But in my defense only 3 are in working order... But this one is a good every day camera, plus it has a screen on the front so we can take pics together and know what they look like as we are taking it. Which is a great feature for a couple with no one to take pictures for us. Besides aren't you glad it wasn't another pet... LOL Our zoo is full.

We are going to the flea market and junk yard on sunday and im thinking of bring the olympus. There could be some interesting photo opportunities there. I know every weirdo with a camera thinks they are an amateur photographer, but its fun and i needed a hobby other than just reading.

Oh ya i almost forgot i am trying to be more active so we are walking after work, and i also got some roller skates. It's funny to watch me try to skate but hopefully i will start improving soon. It's better than sitting on my butt all day right?? And i want to start swimming but i have never been a good swimmer. But i like being outside more than i used to. I am tanner this year than i have ever been in the last few years. Now i just need to talk Ian into letting me buy my canoe for the lake at new town...... Hint hint....

I got a new toy!!!

2010-06-05T19:47:00.000-07:00

Since we finally got our tax return, we used some of the money on a new toy for me. I am now the proud owner of the Olympus PEN E-PL1!!!

I have wanted to get more into photography for a while now. I couldn't decide on a camera at first in fact i bought this same one last weekend, and returned it. But going from the pictures i took with this and looking at my other photos i realized i missed it. So here it is again. I'm so happy it really is an amazing piece of equipment. It has a lot of features that i can't use yet, but as i learn i can use more and more of them.
I can't wait to take it to the zoo, and grants farm and really try it out. I'm really happy we were able to get it before our vacation too!!

Tomorrow we are going to Pointfest for a little while. I have been sick all this week, and the only two bands we like are playing 5 hours apart. So i think we are just going to see the Flobots and skip Coheed and Cambria :(. Which sucks because their new album is really good. But we have already seen them twice and never seen the Flobots before.

I was lucky enough to be able to participate in Reddit secret santa for Arbitrary Day. I received dog bones. 4 wolf sized bacon flavored dog bones. The dogs were very happy.
I got my person a usb powered mini fridge from think geek. It holds one can and keeps it cold. I really hope that he likes it. I tried really hard to find out what he liked, but he didn't approve my friend status until i had already ordered this. Plus his comment history was pretty empty. So i decided to just get him a generic gift...
Starting to get sleepy, so goodnight....

Hi Again

2010-05-18T18:59:00.000-07:00

I have neglected this blog for a few months.... And for that i apologize. Will you ever forgive me?

Been crabby the last few months.. I will blame it on the winter time. Sometimes i thing i have that Seasonal Affective Disorder.

Since it has been so long... I will bring you up to speed on what has been going on. We got a pug. We named him Seymour Chompsky. He's a little guy, hes seven months now and weighs about 7 pounds. I don't think he is going to be one of those giant pugs. This is him a few days after we got him, he is wearing a dog snuggie because we got him in the winter and he would just shiver and shiver.

And this is Seymour a few weeks ago Cinco De Mayo.

We also scrapped up enough money and had a fence put in. It's the best thing we have ever bought. Its great, when the dogs get to wound up we put them outside. And it makes the outside of the house look great.

We also put in a porch swing. I love my porch swing, i sit on the porch and read all the time. I also cut off my hair and dyed it reddish brown.It was a process first i went kind of short as you can see above. But then i went crazy and cut it all off. I love how easy short hair is. It's great because im super lazy. No laughing.My mom has surgery today. Nothing serious just repairing a torn rotator cuff. But to distract me Ian spent the day with me. We went to the zoo, and to the loop. We got to the zoo super early and had a great time. The elephants were really playfu
I'm really looking forward to this weekend. Gonna try and go to the Renaissance Fair in Wentzville. I have always wanted to go, we tried last year but waited till the last day and in rained. Plus the Shakespeare festival is coming up. And next weekend is the rubber duck race in new town. A few weeks after that is the Art Fair in the Central West End.

I will try to update on a more routine basis.... Till next time....

Been a while.....

2010-02-09T19:52:00.000-08:00

I got some friendly advice that i needed to update my blog. Maui was amazing.... Never should have left. Misha moved in with us when we got back. Just been working really.... Nothing really exciting to talk about. Got an Iphone, my birthday has come and gone... 25 now. Had a cold for a week. Planning on going to the Mall of America for our anniversary in june. Maybe i will have something new to post later........

It's beginning to look alot like a Christmas!!

2009-11-29T20:54:00.000-08:00

We hosted out first Thanksgiving this year. And i'm happy to say it was a success.. Even though both of us were sick. I have shingles, and ian has a cold :(. Lets just say shingles suck.. and im hoping the spots are gone before Maui... The pain lasts for awhile though.. I go back to the doc on wed. But back to turkey. We had 3 different kinds of pie pumpkin, cherry, and pecan, stuffing, greenbean casserole, homemade cranberry, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, and of course turkey!! It was all really good.. I am actually enjoying cooking. I made Turkey and Dumplings for dinner tonight with the leftover. And they were good.

Last night was Dads 50th bday party, and it was so great. It was a surprise party, and boy was he surprised!! I thought he would get mad but he didn't, not even when the belly dancer came out. And his present was perfect!! Heres a few pics
Our house is decorated for Christmas now.. The tree is almost done. Its up and the lights are on.. ornaments will go up tomorrow. The outside lights are up to, along with a blowup snoopy..
It looks a little different now, the top lights wouldn't stay up because of the wind.. But thats ok i still like it alot. I'm so happy that we have our own house to decorate how we want.. We saw santa at Kennelwood and had our photo taken as usual
And today we went to Petco and did pictures with the picture people.. That was fun.. Pics to come soon.... Oh and MAUI Here i come.. Almost time to start the countdown to paradise!! Can't wait.. .

Hello Again

2009-11-09T18:46:00.001-08:00

Been a while since i have blogged.. We had our Haunted Housewarming Party and it was great!! Thanks to the family and friends that helped our first party be such a success..
Well now that Halloween is over.. All i have on my mind is Christmas!!
Decorating, Shopping, Music etc... It's all i can think about right now. I don't know why. We have decided to put up our tree and decorations before Thanksgiving. So it will kind of be a mash of the 2 holiday.. Thanksmas... lol.. This year will be our first thanksgiving in our new house. My parents, my brothers family, my Granny D, and possibley Ian's sister will all be coming over for thanksgiving.. I'm so nervous.. But really excited because i will finally have a reason to use our wedding china, and silverware!!
I have already started Christmas shopping... Not buying a whole lot for people this year.. but some special people will not be forgotten. :) The have appointments to get groomed and have their photos taken with Santa on Nov 21. Hopefully they can behave.. we have little sweaters and santa and elf suits.. Most likely will put them in the sweaters for the pics.
Our Maui trip is fast approaching!! I can't wait there are so many things i want to do.. But it will just be great to have a week with Ian when we have nothing to argue about... I refuse to be in a bad mood in MAUI!! Not allowed.
I have also taken up a new hobby. My mom gave me my Christmas present early.. She bought me my sewing machine!! It's alot of fun, and a great way to spend my extra time. I made my first project and it turned out pretty well. I'm thinking i will try to make Christmas Stockings next... Wish me Luck
IN HONOR OF MY CHRISTMASY MOOD... ME AS A LITTLE GIRL ON CHRISTMAS MORNING

2009-10-11T19:12:00.000-07:00

Less then a week until the party. Have to finish cleaning the house, gotta get Ians costume put together. I guess i will start baking cupcakes, brownies, and other goodies on thursday night. A little more light decorating to do still, and going to Sam's to shop for food on Wednesday. On top of all this junk, have a busy week of work too. But im off wed, and saturday this week.

Saw another great movie this weekend. Capitalism a love story. It was really interesting, and i learned a lot of new things. I won't spoil them here, but you guys should totally go and see it, or at least rent it when it comes out on DVD.

Today was my nephew Alex's 8th bday party. I can't believe how fast they are all growing up. It makes me sad a little... they won't be my babies, and i won't have my own for a long time.. if ever at all. He had a nice party. It was at the Bowling alley where a good friend of mine works. It was also soccer themed.. Which is funny to have a soccer themed party at a bowling alley. But it made him happy.
After the party i went shopping for a little bit with my mom. Got a skirt, shirt and one of those little wrap sweater things. Then we headed over to Stuckmeyer's Pumpkin Patch. We got 3 Pumpkins to carve for the party, and at lowes i got one of those Dremel pumpkin carving tools, so we will see how much easier it makes it. We have to either go back to Stuckmeyer's or go to Rombachs, next sunday. They ran out caramel apples, and cider and we have a tradition in my family. Plus we didn't take my dad or the dogs.

Speaking of dogs, we have been tossing around the idea of moving Misha in with us. We decided today that we are going to try it after the Halloween party. We're gonna take her to the vet,and have a full checkup, take her to get groomed and get her a new cage. It's going to take some work for sure but she is getting older, and i really don't think she will have that much of a problem adjusting, and if it doesn't work out my parents have said she can come back with them.

For those that don't know or forgot Misha, she is our spunky little Corgi Ian got me when we were first dating..
Shes a great little dog, but she is very strong minded, and we had a hard time with her. But we are much more experienced dog people now, and i think she will be happy here. Anyways only time will tell... Wish us luck...

Oh almost forgot.. I was listening 105.7 the other day, and found out that The Flobots will be at Pop's the friday after thanksgiving. I really think we are gonna go, tickets are only 15 bucks. The only problem is the venue.. pops always smells really bad.

Anyways night

The dress is trashed!

2009-10-06T09:16:00.000-07:00

My dress is trashed. We had a great time we didn't have as much time as i wanted. We forgot about the stupid Rams game. We got stuck in traffic and took a wrong turn on a one way street. But we got some assistance from a friendly cop. LOL. Anways here is our preview. Have more pics soon i hope.

We saw Zombieland this weekend it was really good. Not your typical zombie movie, had a great storyline. And one of the most amazing cameos ever!! I'm not going to ruin it for anyone, but lets just say it was surprising.

The Halloween Party is coming up really fast. We the house decorated, its almost done. Just needs a few final touches. I got everything for my costume. Just decided to take the easy way out and be a Witch. We still haven't decided for sure what kind of food we will have. Thinking about having hamburgers, hotdogs, maybe chili, some dips, and sweet stuff.

Fall is definitely my favorite time of year. Most likely going to Stuckmeyers Pumpkin farm on sunday after Alex's bday party. We will get some pumpkins to carve for the party and then go again with the puppies after the party. It should be fun taking both of them at the same time. There is a alot of fall stuff going on in Newtown too. The day before halloween they are having a "Hoedown" , and Halloween there is a party and a craft fair. Plus we are going to another Halloween party the weekend after ours.

Just a few more months till Maui!! I can't wait. It can't come fast enough. It will be strange not being with my side of the family on christmas. But it hasn't been the same since Gramma died anyways. I need to start Christmas shopping soon. I have a few ideas for certain people, but others im just clueless.

Damn rain....

2009-09-20T18:55:00.000-07:00

Today should have been the Trash the Dress photo shoot. But since to the rain and overall crappy weather it is now rescheduled for next sunday. So we have to try to keep the dogs clean until then. They had their overnight stay at Kennelwood on thursday. They did really well, only problem is they wouldn't eat much, but hopefully they will get over it during the week stay. They also got a free grooming session. They look so cute now, they got Audrey all puffy.
We have made some progress on the house. Most of the Halloween stuff is up, and we got the living room almost done. I would like to get another set of shelves from the Container Store. Why is it there are never enough funds or time to get what you want done. The garage still isn't done being cleaned out. And we have to figure out tables and stuff for the party. But progress is progress right.
Still tossing around Halloween costume ideas. I am down to a final 3.

First up is Harley Quinn from Batman. Found one to buy online not too expensive and best of all fully covered.. but it is a little tight. Still i should be able to move around and host a party no problem.

Next has a few options.. A waitress, a devil... etc..
I used to have dresses like this in highschool and have been looking for them for a while. Found the red today at the dickies store. And still debating on ordering the black one. Still really easy to move in, and not slutty. But still cute, plus i will wear it after.

The last one is the first idea i had. A female version of the Scout from Team Fortress 2. I can't find a good copy of the pic. But i have a feeling someone who reads this knows who i am talking about. Also a pretty easy costume to make and everything purchased can be worn again. I would of course be on the red team, Ian is thinking the Engineer from TF2 or an old school white shirt black tie engineer. So any advice.. input or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

This week is the start of all our tv shows except Lost which doesn't start until Jan 2010. My dvr might explode. The Simpsons, Family Guy, The Cleveleand Show, Heroes, House, The Office, Law And Order SVU, Americas Next Top Model, Bridezillas, Modern Family, and Spongebob. All of those shows will now record on a regular basis. I love getting back to the fall lineup. Its why i hate summer nothing on tv... Plus we will have another season of Dexter, and we need to catch up on True Blood.

We saw The Informant this weekend, it was pretty good. And now we are listening to the NPR radio show of it. Still need to go see 9. And can't wait till ZOMBIELAND comes out.

Following a few new interesting blogs. http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/, Much of this site is devoted to Bacon... http://www.fupenguin.com/.. A site with cute animals and a guy yelling at them...http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/.. Cake need i say more.

Anyways busy week ahead. Lots to get done, and not alot of time to get it done.

Home Improvements....

2009-09-07T17:11:00.000-07:00

I have been very much neglecting this blog, and i was recently called out on it.... Sorry.. Where to begin..... First of all... Kansas City was great. We spent some time with some friends, saw an amazing movie Inglorious Bastards, and ate the most amazing Cheeseburger in my life.... I wish i could have one now.. Damn... Now im hungry. We went to the Zoo, which is basically like take a 3 day hike and maybe seeing a few animals on the way. That Zoo is so huge that i didn't even get to see all the animals. I usually never leave a zoo without seeing all the animals... Heres a few pics we got before my camera died.

After the Zoo, we also went to a shopping plaza called Legends. It was pretty neat. They had some cool stores. Me and Ian both found the Converses we have been looking all over for. I got purple low tops that im gonna wear in part of my Trash the Dress session, and he got gray low tops. We also ate at a resturant called T-Rex, it's a lot like the Amazon Cafe but it's dino themed. I liked the atmosphere and i had a great Caesar salad and the coconut chicken strips were yummy, but it was all kind of overpriced. We also stopped by Dave and Busters so the boys could play video games. I convinced Ian to go in the photo booth and we did one of those pictures that combines two photos to see what your baby would look like.

That is a photo of the giant pink low tops from the converse store.. I almost forgot the best part of our little vacay. We stayed for free at the complex my dad works for. So it was actually a really cheap vacation. I wish we could go back for the opening night of Zombieland. But that isn't gonna happen. On the way home we tried to stop at the Russel Stovers store for some yummy treats for family at home, but they were closed. Jokes on them, they lost out on money.. i love chocolate. We did stop at a little diner on the way out of Kansas City. It was really good. I had French Toast, Ian had chicken fried steak, and we split a half order of biscuits and gravy. It was way too much food, and we were both stuffed afterwords.. It was all really good. I highly recommend it. I wish i could of had dessert though, they had one of those fancy cases, and it had a huge red velvet cake in it..
We have finally decided to have a housewarming party. We are having a Haunted Housewarming party October 17 stating at 4. We will have prizes for the best costumes, and a photo scavenger hunt so people can see New Town. So we have been preparing for this party. This weekend we painted the living room, and next week we will finish decorating it, and finish cleaning out the garage. We just got done painting a few minutes ago, but here is a picture when it was only half done.
And thats the creepy guy Ian painted with our demo colors. The next step is to hang empty picture frames, and pick the accent color. We also have two pictures, and two shelves to hang. We got some really neat gray paint we are going to paint the downstairs bathroom with. We are toying around with the idea of the pink and the brown for the bedroom. Still no clue what to paint the kitchen. But we will have a better idea once the new chairs come in... Oh i almost forgot the awesome table we got. Audrey chewed our old little wooden table to pieces so we got this one from the Warehouse of Dinettes in St Charles.
There is no way she will be able to chew threw the metal.. And it's perfect if we get stuck in a smaller place. I can't wait till the chairs come in.. Hopefully we have them before the party... Well thats all for now.. Ian wants to use my computer..

An exciting weekend for a change..

2009-08-17T17:27:00.000-07:00

Friday night after work we saw District 9. I had mixed feelings at first when Ian said he wanted to see this at the theater. But then he went on Rotten Tomatoes and saw the rating it got. It was really high, so we saw it. I loved it.. i must say maybe one of the best movies i saw all summer. I never thought i would get teary eyed in a Sci Fi flick. But i almost did, i really cared about the Prawns. Especially the little kid one...

Saturday had to get up and work as usual. But Saturday night we went out with some people from my work. We went to Fast Eddie's first which was ok. The drinks were good, and really cheap, but all the food except for the french frys were to spicy for me. Plus it was really crowded, we had to fight for the tables we had, and then you have to defend your chairs the whole time. We stayed there for a while, and then headed to the Holiday Inn for Karaoke. It was the most fun i have had in a while. A couple people from our group sang, and were really good. I sang a few times but wasn't really taking it seriously i was just goofing around.

And then something really scary happened yesterday. Ian was driving to Dierbergs, and i asked him if he wanted to go to Petco too. Well he took the turn a little fast, and came close to a guy on a motorcycle who failed to yield at the sign. We kept driving and parked at Petco, and then the guy parks next to us, gets off his bike and tries to open Ian's door. Luckily it was locked then the guy started banging on the window telling ian to roll down the f####@# window, and ian said no, the banged a little mirror yelling at him to slow down in bleeping parking lot. Finally he left, and went somewhere else, we were afraid the guy might come back, and do something to my car while we were inside.

This weekend is gonna be great.. i can't wait. We are driving down to Kansas City after i get off work for the weekend. The plan is to see "Inglorious Bastards" with one of our good friends. It's really the whole reason we are going down there is to see it with him. All 3 of us having been waiting for this movie all summer, so it better not disappoint. I think we are also going to go to Crown Plaza, and maybe the zoo. We will see what happens, we won't get in until really late friday night. Hopefully they have a really late showing. We are staying at a hotel on friday, and staying in the guest apartment at my dads work on sat. So i just have to clean the house, and make it through one week of work.. Who knows maybe i will get my new tattoo this weekend too. I have been kind of wanting it before i do the Trash the Dress picture shoot. The problem is that i have decided what i want and were to put it, but i can't decide on a color. I am going to get a heart shaped peace sign on the inside of my left wrist, but im not sure if i want it to be bright and colorful like purple or just black. Ian says i should get in rainbow, but that might send the wrong message.. What do you think????

Trash/ Celebrate the Dress

2009-08-11T12:38:00.000-07:00

I have finally found a photographer i love for our Trash the dress/ celebrate the dress session. I met and talked with her today. I took all 3 wedding albums down, and we discussed ideas and locations. We decided that my fancy st louis wedding dress is the one i am going to "trash". But i am not really going to trash it much. We are just going to do alot of stuff with water, and thats the one i decided to get wet. My other dress we are going to be a little more careful with. We decided to do alot of pictures here in New Town, and we are also going to do some at the graffiti wall downtown at the riverfront. Ian is going to be in some of them too, they are going to be pretty causal. He's just going to wear dark jeans, a white button down shirt,and maybe a tie. I'm just going to have my hair down, and do my own makeup, and might wear the veil in some. We are even going to have the dogs in some.. I am so excited!!! Right now we have a tentative date of Sunday Sept 30, but we might do it sooner... PICS TO COME SOON!!!

2009-08-08T19:08:00.000-07:00

Well, we have a new addition to our furry family. We are now the proud parents of a Dwarf Nether land Rabbit named Milton Hershey. We got him last weekend, and he is very friendly and starting to do much better with his litter box training.

The Netherland dwarf is the smallest of all the rabbit breeds, he will only be about 2-3 pounds tops... We got him from a really nice guy in Farmington, I originally wanted a Hedgehog but they are really hard to find. So maybe in a few years.
My job is going really well, i had my 3 month review the other day, and now i am officially an employee. Yay!!
I have really been considering going back to school lately. On Thursday I went to Sanford Brown, to learn more about their Vet Tech program. I think that is something i could be pretty good at, considering i own a small zoo at my house. Unfortunately it's not going to work. They require class on mon wed and friday from 8 am to 4 30 pm. There is no possible way i could work full time and have that kind of school schedule. Which really sucks, and the worst part was the lady interviewing me was really pushy. She accused me of not being ready to commit to my future, which i thought was a harsh statement. I am totally ready to commit to my future, I did it once already just a year when i married Ian. The problem now, is with the house mortgage and, everything we just can't afford me not working. So Ian had made another suggestion of maybe going to business, and finishing up my associates degree. I really need to call Meramec and get a copy of my transcript, to see how many of my credits would transfer. I guess i just really want to finish school so i have something i can be proud of myself for.. Don't get me wrong, i have a great job that i love, and i am very lucky to have fell into a career with no education like i did. But i have really gone as far as i can. I have been in the Optometry field for almost 10 years, and am i getting a little bored. I have always had the dream of opening a small used book store, and now that we are in New Town i might be able to. At least Business school could give me an idea on how to run it. It's so funny, i already have it all planned out. I want to open a pet friendly book store, that sells used books, magazines etc, but also dog treats and toys. I will call it "Happy Tales" get it, it's kind of cheesesy i know. But so am i.. Well gotta go, i have a hot fudge cake in the oven calling my name

2009-07-26T18:20:00.000-07:00

Last weekend Ian accidentally left my car unlocked. Well some asshole who lives in New Town decided to take advantage of the opportunity. When we woke up the next morning my glove box was open, and my beloved TOM TOM was missing. Called and reported it, and believe it or not i actually got it back. Pretty lucky right. well don't worry who ever did it, got whats coming to them. We heard that they broke into ten cars that night. They got two guns that we know of, and rumor has it they are being evicted from New Town. Pretty harsh, but they shouldn't be messing with other peoples stuff.

Last Wednesday we were both off work so we went to the Zoo. I managed to get a few good pictures before my camera went dead.

We went down to South County last night to hang out with Kyle. We got there much later than planned, went to dinner, and bowling, and then Kyle was tired. So me and Ian went and saw 500 Days Of Summer. It was a really good movie, kind of sad but i still enjoyed it.

Today we got up early and drove back to South County. We had breakfast we my family. We haven't seen them in over a month. We went to Pet Smart and got some treats for the dogs, and then went to my parents house and played with the dogs for a while. OMG Cooper is huge, i wasn't paying attention and he knocked me in the stomach with a giant paw, and i think im going to have a paw shaped bruise. He's so cute though, i wish i could have a giant dog again. It makes me really miss Grady. Anyways here are some pics.

I'm thinking of playing games again... Any suggestions....

Vacation Approved, and Computer up and running!!

2009-07-15T21:06:00.000-07:00

Things are going great right now!! My vacation request is approved, and in five months me and my wonderful husband, and his family will be spending Christmas on the sunny beaches of MAUI!! It's so freaking amazing. We didn't think we would be taking a real vacation until our 5 year anniversary when we are going to finally go to Disney World. But thanks to my Wonderful In-laws, we will be joining them on their Christmas Holiday. I was really worried that i wouldn't be able to go, i just started my new job, but luckily they approved it. I'm not even really missing a whole week of work, the way the holiday works, turned out great for me, and of course Ian will be off that whole week after we get back he's lucky i know.

My new Bike came in. We try to ride at least a few times a week. I was really worried that i wouldn't remember how, but so far i haven't crashed. It's actually really fun.
Of course the other really great thing that has happened recently i am using right now. My new computer finally arrived!! I think i'm in love. It's so nice to be on the internet and not have to be in Ian's cave. My desk is perfect, now all i have to do is get my die-cut machine and i can start scrapbooking again. I'm even thinking of taking up sewing, but we will see about that. Anyways without further ado.. I introduce my new place to spend all my free time....

How beautiful is that monitor.. At first i thought 23 inches might be going overboard, but i decided to spoil myself. And of course Ian didn't argue, being married to a geek does have it's advantages. The only part you can't see is the actual tower itself, which is black and pink. But everyone knows what a computer tower looks like, just imagine it in black and pink. So many thanks to my awesome husband for putting together an amazing office and computer.. :)

So tonight we went to dinner at the Big Sky Cafe in Webster Grooves with Ian's parents for his moms birthday. It was really good, i had scallops and for desert Chocolate Bread Pudding.. It was so yummy and im still so full.. After we left we stopped at Walmart on the way home, and i didn't realize until we were leaving that it was the one where my brother works, so i stopped and had my picture taken with him. Well not him per say, but his picture...

Well, for some reason Pandora has quit working, so i supposed thats my cue to head to bed. I'm not tired though, and theirs so many things i want to start working on, now that i have a computer and printer.. But... Goodnight

2009-06-30T09:59:00.001-07:00

First of all, I apologize to the two people who actually read this blog for the lack of updates. I am once again without a computer, and am currently sitting in ians man cave on his computer. But i have one on order plus a charger for my laptop. I am going back to the desk top for a while. And with my awesome desk i got for our 1 year anniversary how i could i not. Here is a pic of the unfinished project.
I am making an office in the upstairs 2nd bedroom, so ian can have his cave, and i can have my nook.. I might even be getting a new friend just for my office. I am debating on getting a Russian Tortoise. The only problem is they live forever, and i don't know who i would will him to. This isn't the one i found but he looks alot like him.
I went to the bike store in Old St Charles and ordered a bike. I haven't had a bike since i was maybe 13, hopefully i remember how to ride and don't break my neck. We all know i tend to be accident prone. I'm really excited, maybe i can get my flabby body in shape..

This is my new ride.. I love how classic and old school it is, plus no hand breaks!
I found a very funny video online today.. http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1913584..

Might be going on vacation at Christmas time.. The island of Maui has been tossed around. And if i was anymore excited i might explode. I am just so tired of the same thing, get up go to work, come home, go to bed.. repeat. Just make it to the weekend. Have one day off, and then back to the routine. I just hope the trip works out. I'm not sure when im allowed to take vacation at work, so im going to go in today and ask. Well, better get ready for work.. I can't wait till my computer gets here. With its beautiful 23 inch flatscreen montior, and pink tower... Oh wait i almost forgot to mention our new phones. We stuck with AT&T , it was just to expensive to break contract. Still couldn't get the iphone, so we both got the blackberry bold. I was weary at first, i always thought blackberry was strictly a business phone. But i could't have been more wrong. I love it. The main reason is it can stream pandora. I love pandora.

One last thing, Happy Belated 1 year Anniversary to my hubby. Love you, we made it a whole year who would have guessed. Well, i guess it depends which wedding you count we have another anniversary in a month. :)

Also RIP Michael Jackson.. even you guys that are sick of hearing about him have to admit he was a damn good artist.

It's been a while since i have posted....

2009-06-09T05:02:00.000-07:00

Well, i haven't posted in a while.. haven't done much really worth posting about. We both have been working alot lately, and it pretty much has us both burnt out. We would love to take a vacation.. but it's just not possible right now, i have only been at my job for a month so i have to build up some vacation time. We are debating moving up our Walt Disney World Trip to next year instead of 4 years from now. We did go to the zoo a few weeks ago to see the Sting Rays, we got up early on a sunday and everything was free the 1st hour. It's the best way to go. Not that i am against supporting our amazing free zoo.. i am actually thinking of becoming a zoo friend. I just think it can be pricey for some of the things. Anyways heres some pics
It was really hard to get a good pic of the stingrays, they were fast. It was pretty cool petting them, but you can't pet them if you are allergic to shellfish, thats what they eat. They have a sign stating this but i figured i would post a heads up public announcement.
We rode the carousel too, also free...
Enough of the Zoo, the other topic today is UP!!
I cannot believe how much i loved this movie. I won't ruin it for everybody but it had a little of everything. One of the most romantic love stories ever, comedy and some suspense. I think it might be a little scary for real young kids, but it's something both parents and kids can enjoy. I really cared about the main character, and the plot was full, plus the talking Dog was a great addition. We didn't see it in 3d but maybe we will see it again in theaters. Well i need to go to work.. might add more to this tonight if im not too tired

Bark in the Bark and other things

2009-05-18T19:11:00.000-07:00

So work is actually going great, I'm really excited. I think I'm picking things up fairly quickly and easily. Saturday morning we were headed to Jens house for Bark in the Park, and stopped at McDonalds. We got hit sitting in the drive through.... I was so ticked, luckily Ian was driving. We took the guys info, it's not very bad but he did break my reflector. So we might get it fixed not sure yet. But we finally made it to Bark in the Park and it was great.. So so much fun. Dogs were everywhere, every kind, size, and color. And they were all so friendly. I was in heaven. They had some neat stuff to see too. There was a sea world exhibit and they brought penguins.

I got to meet Charlie the Tortoise who escaped from his petstore last year.
They had a wall up sponsored by Purina, and both dogs got to put their paw prints up on it. Raphie didn't really like it very much. He doesn't like to get his paws dirty. They even gave us mini ones to take home, which are now hanging on the fridge. Neither of theirs really look like paw prints though.
Jen, and Chopper went with us too. Poor Chopper he was so tired by the time we were ready to leave, and poor Jen carried him all the way to the car.He's so cute though, he was Mr Popular at the park, everyone loved him.
After Bark at the Park we had some time to kill before going to a college grad party for my neighbor so we went and visited Sarah and her dogs for more puppy hilarity. I love living in New Town i just wish it wasn't quite so far away, I mean its not horrible, but 45 minutes for the drive home isn't the greatest. Enough whining though, back to the puppies. We had both our dogs, and Sarah brought out Niblet and Freddy. They all had so much fun together. And Freddy is just so damn cute i can't stand it.. The pics i took of them all are really funny because Audrey is all black and in contrast Freddy is all white.

Of course its not really easy to get a good picture of any of them. They are all too fast. After all the fun at Sarah's we went to my parents house for a much needed mini nap, and then went to Lisa's party. She just graduated from College which is weird because two-three years ago we went to her high school grad party, and we had just gotten engaged. LOL. This is her and her yummy DQ Ice Cream Cake.
The picture is her horse with a graduation cap on. Oh i almost forgot my brother Cooper came to the party too. He is getting huge, i almost can't walk him he's so strong. And he's nowhere near done growing.
But he's so cute, i can't resist that face. Sunday was a pretty low key day. Ian had Piano lessons, and then we had lunch and went to Lowes and Petsmart. It's funny we used to spend our money on video games and dvds and stuff like that. But now we buy lawnmowers and weedwackers and hanging plants and get excited about it. I guess thats part of growing up and buying a home. The yard and front of the house look so good now, i will take a pic of it later today. I also cleaned the house sunday, and Kelsey and Tom came over sunday night, and we had dinner at Beatniks. I love that place, i got a sandwich called Euro Clubbin. Its a club sandwich with turkey, ham, applewood bacon, mayo, and a fried egg, it also has veggies on it but i got it w/o, plus they have sweet potato fries!!! And i almost forgot desert, C rem Bruelle cheesecake sorry not sure how to spell it, but it tasted amazing. I really hope they stay in business. That's all for now, off to work!!

Happy Birthday RALPHIE!!!

2009-05-12T05:06:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my baby boy is a year old already!! Ya, i know he's just a dog but anyone who knows me and Ian know that he means alot to us. Here he is as a little puppy
He was the biggest out of his litter. I originally wanted a little bitty guy, but it was love at first sight..And it wasn't just me, Ian loved him too.
They are always so cute together. Ralphie went through all 3 courses of dog training at Petsmart, and is so smart. I wanted to have him be a therapy dog, but we want to wait a while so he can calm down, anyone who has met him knows he can be a bit hyper..

And now Ralphie has a sister named Audrey.. We have been really proud of him, his trainer thought that we would have to be a one dog household, and he proved her wrong.. Look how much they love each other....

Happy Birthday BABY BOY!!!

Happy Belated Mothers Day!!!

2009-05-11T20:56:00.000-07:00

I had my last two days at work. Friday it was just me and the doctor all day. I think it went really well, i hadn't been there all week. When i got there, my desk was covered with things for me to do, on top of everything i had to do to run the office by myself. But just about everything got done. I was really proud of myself, i just left a few things for the girls to do monday. But i would rather have things done right to begin with then have to fix it later.. That's always kind of been my moto. Saturday it was the doctor and i and one other girl.. And we were busy... the whole time. Plus it was my turn to clean the bathrooms, we didn't get out of there until 1 20 and we close at 1. Oh well no big deal, im done there and i like to think it ended on good terms. I expressed to the doctor how much i liked working for her, and that the main reason i left was i didn't feel comfortable or respected, and she said that it would have gotten better if i gave it time... Saturday we gave the house a much needed cleaning, and Ian's family came over and then we went to dinner. It was really nice we went to Texas Roadhouse.. I'm happy i married into a family that likes a good steak as much as i do... Lol.. We gave Ian's mom her Kindle 2, and i think she was really surprised, i hope she likes it as much as i do. Sunday we got up early and saw Star Trek!! That movie was amazing, i was really surprised. I have never been a Trekkie, but i think i am going to get some of the old episodes off netflix. Then we went down to South County, and i met up with my Mommy, and my Sister in Law Jen for some much needed mani pedis. It felt so good, and now my nails, and feet look so pretty. I think mom even liked it. She never can relax enough to enjoy it. Then we had dinner at Pasta House and we gave mom her present. It wasn't much, we just got her a New Town shirt, and it was orange like the house. But i think she liked it. Today was a big surprise.. Ian got off work at 10, so we could spend the afternoon together...So now he has to work for a while on friday. So we practiced driving to my new work, had lunch, got a birthday present for Ralph mouth, and got a push lawnmower. Afterwards we came home cut the grass, and i pulled weeds and went for a really nice walk with the dogs.

Look at that view, we are so lucky to live in such a beautiful place. And the Organic Farm has animals now...Cows, chickens, and donkeys they are so cute...
So tomorrow is my first day at my new job. I have my scrubs in the laundry now, but i won't get to wear them long. They supply my uniform.. Oh boy. Wish me Luck!!Oh, and please keep my Mother In law in your thoughts, she fell today and busted her nose, and dislocated, and broke her shoulder. She should be going home tonight, but it will most likely be a long and painful recovery.
And in honor of our moms

THANKS FOR EVERYTHING!!! You guys do so much for both of us and ask little in return. We love you both very much, and thanks again for the most beautiful wedding, reception, and second reception ever!!!!

Being sick sucks....

2009-05-05T13:20:00.000-07:00

It's a good thing i was off today, or i would have had to call in sick... When Ian left for work at 5 30 today he woke me up, and i have been sick ever since. I guess i have food poisoning, im not sure. My last day at work is on saturday, which i am very grateful for. Things haven't been going well at all. I ordered Ian's moms mothers day gift.. i would post what it is, but i have a feeling she reads my blog. So she will just have to wait till sat or sun. My mom couldn't think of anything she wants so i am just going to spend the day with her, we are gonna get manicures and pedicures, and lunch maybe go shopping we will see. When i ordered his moms present, i ordered something for myself. I couldn't resist, my camera has been getting worse every day, so i am getting a pink sony cybershot t-90. I was going to get a more expensive complex camera, but i will wait till i get some more money. Speaking of pictures here is a pic of the gargoyles Ian got for the porch.
We just noticed the other day that Audrey's ears are starting to go up. It makes me sad, she won't be my little puppy anymore. See look how much she's growing...

Happy friday

2009-05-01T17:30:00.000-07:00

We are finally done at the apartment. We turned in our keys Wednesday night. We haven't gotten any phone calls about owing any money, so hopefully our deposit covers anything they find wrong. The carpet cleaned really well, except for one spot where i think something has been leaking the whole two months we have been gone. But it doesn't seem like anything is getting done there at all. All of our neighbors have moved or are moving soon. We did take one final picture in front of our door.

You can also see both of our new haircuts. Ian is currently having band practice in the basement.. Man are they loud... the animals are freaking out. I didn't know that when i got Ian his drum set.. which is his 1 year anniversary present, that we would have practice at our house. I went and sang with them for a while, but i couldn't even hear my self think, much less sing. I guess im just not used to garage/basement bands. He went to lowes and bought a wedding gift for Eric, and he bought me a Gargoyle for the front porch. I will take a picture of it tomorrow, hes so cute. So tomorrow i work, and am leaving an hour early so we can be at Eric's wedding in time.... hopefully Andre goes.... I have one more full week left at work, and then im done. It is kind of bittersweet, because i love the dr i worked for. Just not really a fan of the rest.. Oh well. Hopefully i am making the right choice. I have heard really good things about the new place, and they were all really friendly during my interview. I think we might actually be getting neighbors next door. I hope so, its kind of strange living next to an empty house. Well, im hungry hopefully ian will want to go get food after band practice... Ooo I finally got my VW Bug back, im so happy! That rent a car sucked... Thats all for now....SO LONG APARTMENT..... Honestly i won't miss you that much....

2009-04-27T07:08:00.000-07:00

I haven't been able to post for a while, my adorable puppy dog Audrey decided to use my laptop cord as a chew toy. So now i am borrowing my moms laptop. Tuesday night i went and stayed at my parents house, since i had class on Wednesday at midland. My car is at the repair place right now, and i have this stupid rent a car. It smells really bad, and is not nearly as nice as my Bug. Oh well. We are almost totally done at Hunters Ridge Apts, i can't wait. I have been thinking of having a house warming party for friends and family, maybe the 1st sunday in june... I had a job interview on friday, it apparently went really well, because they called me last night and told i got the job. Which is amazing, but today i had the task of giving my two weeks notice. Not so fun, it turns out they will actually need me to work the two weeks, so i will start my new job May 12th, which is Ralphie's first b-day. I am really excited i found something so quick, i haven't felt comfortable where i am now since day one. But i gave it a good shot, I started there march 1. The new place has offered me a front a desk position, they matched my current pay, and will give me benefits. They are only about 5 further away from the house, so it shouldn't be to bad of a drive. Plus it's near Ian's work so on really bad weather day, maybe we can carpool. So i am going into this with the most positive attitude i can. Being an adult sucks. I liked it alot more when the most important thing i had to worry about was homework. It's funny how that seemed so big back then, but compared to jobs, and bills to pay its nothing. Speaking of school, i really want to try to take at least one class this summer, it all depends on the hours i will have at my new job. But i might at least try an online course through UMSL.
Friday night we spent some time with Kyle, we went into town and listened to the Navy band play. We got dinner from Rudy's Ribs. I cannot tell you how much i love Rudy's Ribs. It's so delicious, i have been waiting for them to open since we moved in.
Saturday we went to Sarah's house and i met her new baby who they named Freddie. Well not so much a baby as he is a puppy. He is so cute, hes a Westie, and she got him Flaw Dogs the same place we got Audrey.
Sunday night we went to dinner at the new restaurant Beatniks. It really colorful, and the food was great. Right now they have a half menu I got French Onion Soup, and Ian got Potato Skins with pulled pork on them. They also gave us a sample of a dish i was curious in. Its a stuffed pastry crust, its stuffed with Brie, and it rests on top of raspberry sauce, with a piece of mint. It was really good, i was surprised since im so picky i didn't expect to like it. We have been looking at new laptops. Ian wants to take over mine, and im looking at a new dell. So hopefully soon.

2009-04-18T15:31:00.000-07:00

Wow, I worked alot of hours this week, between that and my cold no wonder i look so tired lol. We went and got the car inspected yesterday and learned some very interesting information. One of my back taillights are totally cracked, and two of my airbag sensors have been triggered. So we called Keiser Iszu and we are supposed to take my car there next week. I am just really happy we got the warranty, but im not going to pay the 100 deductible because i am not the reason for the damage. We have company in from out of town this weekend Ian's best friend Willy from West Virginia. We went to Joe's Crab Shack with ians family thursday night and i couldn't resist getting a picture of Ian in his crab bib.
We had planned to have Willy airbrush one of the walls in the spare bedroom. We couldn't decide what we should have him do, my only rule was that i didnt want any naked ladies on the wall. So you can imagine my surprise when i came home and found a copy of a piece by one of my favorite artists BANSKY.
He did it freehand, and its really close to looking just like the original, im really impressed, and excited about. The only problem is now i actually have to do something with that room. It would be a waste to keep it closed all the time. So now im thinking of turning into an office area. I would really loved to get one of those great desks from Ikea or Pottery Barn. But now i have a color scheme, black and red something different lol. Well we have company so gotta go. More later

Happy Belated Easter

2009-04-13T19:05:00.000-07:00

Easter has come and gone. Not to exciting this year. Went to Ian's parents and had Lamb BAAA.. I still feel guilty. I love eating at two houses every holiday. No really i do, and for a very strange reason. Both of our families eat some sort of sweet potatoe. It's one of my favorite things to eat. I still tease Ian that I married into his family for the "orange stuff" his mom makes every holiday. I have had 5 servings of sweet potatoes in the past 48 hours. Honestly if i turn Orange we know why. We stayed with his folks for a few hours, and then went over to my brother dons house. We brought both dogs with us, and there was a total of 5 dogs at the house. LOL.... They all got along pretty well, all except for Harley who was put in timeout. This is chopper.

We got a pleasant surprise, my other brother, his wife, and their two kids showed up. I was really excited because i haven't seen my niece or nephew in a while. I managed to get a pic of my two nephews being silly. I think they are on a skateboardAnd this is my niece Emma. She is very sweet but she just started being camera shy.
We got some candy from my folks, and my mom got us Marley and Me on Blu Ray. So know i can cry watching the movie at home, and in the highest of definitions. I have to work all week open to close, so i might not be blogging much this week. Plus I am really super crabby, starting to get a cold, and just frustrated with everything right now... ARGGHHH!!! I need to have some fun this weekend.. Any ideas?

A good day... of shopping anyways

2009-04-10T19:49:00.000-07:00

After a great breakfast of french toast, and biscuits and gravy at a diner by the house called Allens, we headed out for a busy day. Or so we thought... We met a guy and traded some musical equipment, then to Varitees bird store for an easter present for yoshi. We should have gone to the apartment and cleaned, instead we went to Petco and got easter presents for the dogs. Then to Garden Ridge were i found my chair. We went with black its really the only color that will match, plus we hope to get a fence soon, and it will most likely be black. It looks a lot like this.
We went to Target and got some stuff for easter, and they were out of reese's eggs...I have to look for some tomorrow. But at least i found some cadberry eggs, and some stuff for my nephews easter basket. Instead of getting him candy and junk, i got him some books, The Bernstein Bears, and a book about parrots my brother is getting him a parrot soon. We also went to the hostess store... I love the Hostess store, we got so many yummy snack cakes very cheap. Had dinner with my parents at Long Horn, mhmmmhmm.. steak.... Got to go bed.. work in the morning.
Managed to get Audrey to sit still long enough to get this..

I gave in

2009-04-09T18:56:00.000-07:00

I finally gave in and started a blog, I hope to learn a little bit about myself, and why i do what I do. I guess I will start with today, typical thursday off. The guy from design air came and looked at the air vents. Of course they won't make the noise that they normally make so the guy just took my word for it. He added a strengthening bar and said he could come back if it doesn't help it. I have learned that owning a house and renting an apartment are totally different. So many things can go wrong.. and we have to figure out how to fix them. At least most of it is warranted.. We haven't have that many problems, just funny sounds in the pipes and vents. After a long rainy day hanging out with the pups, i log onto my facebook account and find out an old friend died... It makes me so sad, we had lost touch and i haven't seen him in years but the memories are still there. I hope that wherever he might be now he is at peace. Tomorrow we are going to the old apartment to hopefully get it cleaned up and ready for the carpet cleaning guy. And maybe i can talk Ian into a trip to Garden Ridge, I really want one of those deck chairs and maybe a porch swing for our porch. There are so many different colors to choose from. Our house is Orange with cream trim... would black be too halloweeney???