Yaaaaaaay!

Paul is finally home *insert cheesy smile* I stopped by Tar-Jay before heading to the airport to surprise him with Transformers....little did I know he had a few surprises for me :)

First off he bought me a new book. YAY! It's Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons. The novel opens with, "When I was little I would think of ways to kill my daddy." I love how he knows me so well. I'm super excited to read it tomorrow at work. Then the Crème de la Crème, he brought home our personalized Disneyland brick replica. Double YAY! This was our wedding gift from Pauls brother, his wife & two nieces. My now brother, sister-in-law & nieces :) Apparently his brother had it for quite some time but never mailed it out :/ Oh well, que sera, sera. The point is we have it now. Here's a few snapshots of it, in all it's glory. I can't wait to see the real deal installed at Disneyland next month.

Our mini bricks new home is on our coat rack. The porcelain statue was given to us by my awesome brother Richard a few years back for Christmas . He said it was us. :) Yay! I love you Richard MUAH!

Archive

So I fried my work computer. If you've ever fried a computer you know how scary it can be. All of a sudden smoke started to come out of every vent & the smell was ghastly. After the initial shock & realization of what was going on I realized I lost not only work documents but alot of personal pictures that were saved. :( Since I'd rather lose the pics than ask the I.S. dept to rummage through the hard drive I began to search through old emails in hopes that I had something saved........I did :) I found the first pics of Sadie that I really wanted to include in her birthday post. So enjoy the Pet Harbor pic post & a glimpse of her rad Mohawk from her rebel days.

The Countdown Begins

Paul comes home tomorrow night. Wooo Hooo! I know. I'm a sissy la but hey that's me. I'd love to join a self defense class & learn the tricks of the trade on how to keep predators away. Not that I'm the most desirable person in the world but I do have a constant fear of being raped and/or killed. Horrific I know but it's true. So until I actually do something about my fear I'll continue to double check the locks & surround myself w/awesome friends & family :)

Diana came over on Tuesday to keep me company. It was nice to sit around & talk about boys, music, huge cups, our kids (ha!) & completely udder nonsense. The plan was to cook dinner & hang out.........well at least we hung out ;) We originally wanted to make Miso Soup. Some things.......you should really leave to the professionals. We bought the premade packets from St. Bros. Boil water & add contents. Easy right?

Well first off the water wouldn't boil. Why? Because we didn't have the stove on. hee hee Then apparently we added too much water & it tasted like water w/tofu & large leaves floating around :( As Paul would say, "it's ok baby! it's going to taste good. Mmm I can't wait to eat it!" Oh well. Thankfully we had a back up plan & made Mozzarella raviolis w/veggie rolls. Mmm soooo yummy. After admitting our defeat & giving Diana a cup that wasn't meant for a giant (don't spill!) we just enjoyed each others company. Oh & the poopies loved having Diana there :) The challenge of somebody not willingly petting their cute little head gets them every time. hee hee. So here's to good food, good company & knowing that you have awesome bffs makes Paul-less nights more bearable. MUAH! love ya Diana.......but not in a weird lesbo way. Don't touch my ass. :/

note to self....

#1

Do not watch The Womens Murder Club when Pauls out of town

#2

Eating dinner alone sucks

#3

Do not eat a Snickers bar for dinner :(

4 of a kind beats a Full House

Four Jobs I Have Had in My Life
(1) Neigborhood baby-sitter
(2) Customer Relations at Ross *gag*
(3) Opposing Counsel Clerk
(4) Finance Ass oops I mean asst.

Four Movies I Can Watch Over and Over
(1) Anything w/Julia Roberts
(2) Pulp Fiction
(3) Beaches
(4) Superbad

Four TV Shows I Like to Watch
(1) Greys
(2) The Soup
(3) Kimora : Life in the fab lane
(4) Private Practice

Four Places I Have Vacationed
(1) Vivaaaaaaaaaaa Las Vegas
(2) Catalina Island
(3) Santa Barbara
(4) Ensenada

Four of My Favorite Dishes
(1) Miso soup
(2) Fake sushi
(3) Portobello mushroom sandwich
(4) Pauls creative dish of the night ;) Ooo! or his awesome oatmeal.

Four Websites I Visit Daily
(1) The Knot/Nest
(2) Myspace
(3) Blogger.com
(4) Mmmm goes Gmail count?

Four Places I Would Rather Be
(1) In Pauls arms
(2) In Pauls arms
(3) In Pauls arms
(4) In Pauls arms....i'm officially freaking out :( thank you for diana for being an awesome friend :)

Four Bloggers I Am Tagging
(1) Brenda tagged everybody :(
(2) Ok non bloggers
(3) Juuuulllliaaaaaaaa
(4) Diana :D

Dedicated to Juuuuliiiiiaaaaaa

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Happy 3rd Berfday Sadiekins!!!

Ok, so technically Sadies birthday was on Oct. 3rd but I've been busy/lazy about updating my blog spot & OH! the updates I have to share!!!! But this is about Sadie not my awesome dates nights w/Paul, the hummingbird that flew into our condo or my adventures back to school.

So I'm a crazy dog person & I wouldn't have it any other way :)

Sadies birthday is actually the first day we brought her home & welcomed her & all the craziness (anti-social skills, pooping in the house, clawing at the bedroom door & lifting up the carpet because she wanted inside & who can forget....her chewing on my fav pair of Roxy moccasin style sandals among other shoes that I left out *breath brandy breath*) but through it all we welcomed, embraced & nurtured every part that was our Sadiekins w/open loving & very forgiving arms. She was already a year old when we first met her at the Moreno Valley Dog Shelter. She was an ugly little thing. On Pet Harbor she was listed as a long haired doxie but in person she was a rat w/a Mohawk. Then to top it off she was crazy. She was beyond paranoid & wouldn't sit in our lap for more than 2 seconds before running off in fear that we were going to touch her. So with that in mind we were getting ready to leave & I was actually the one who was hesitant. What if she didn't get along w/Oscar? What if she wasn't the "one"? What if she'd always be crazy & wouldn't let us touch her? So off we went to think it over......well almost. The employees asked us what we thought & we were honest. So they respected our decision........yeah right. Instead they told us Sadies horrible story. Sadie had been picked up by the pound TWICE before. She was picked up in the alley way & the owner picked up each time. Well this was Sadies third visit to the shelter. Her owner brought her in to be euthanized.

:( Don't cry. This story has a happy ending full of treats, doggy dates at the park, ball playing, beach trips, snuggling nights & loads of doggie kisses......

oh & a drawer full of doggy clothes ;)

Who could NOT super puffy heart love this face?!

Anywho, so the owners explained that their complex mgr found out they had her & pets were not allowed. So there they were.....dropping her off to be killed. Instead the employees at the shelter saw nothing wrong w/Lady (her previous name) so they put her up for adoption. The day after the picture was posted I logged onto Pet Harbor & searched doxies & ta da! Found soon-to-be Sadie :D In all fairness her face does resemble a doxie so I can see why they listed her as one. So we signed the papers, had her groomed (no more Mohawk or ticks/fleas) & took a trip to Petsmart. :D

Now here we are 2 years later celebrating the love, joy & craziness she's brought into our lives.




Wait a min....IIIIII don't have to wear the hat next...do I?!!!


As you can see Oscar & Sadie are best buds :D awwwwww can you feel the love?







Balls!!!!!!!!! Balls, balls, balls, balls, balls, balls, balls!!!

Mommy don't you know I'd rather PLAY w/the balls?!!!!

Was there life before the poopies? Ehh who cares ;)