I am currently up to my ears in Girl Scout cookies. I've done two interviews so far this week and I have two more coming up. In between interviews I'm begging more people to give me more interviews or to please just print my story.
In other news, Lexi had worms or a tapeworm or something like that. Ross took care of it (such a good puppy-daddy) so I actually don't know all the details. Ross went down to Sam Bass to start the paperwork for volunteer firefighting. He's also been studying like mad for his EMT exam which is on Thursday. And he's been a great house-husband, cooking for me each night and running around with the puppy.
I spent the weekend in Houston for my aunt's baby shower. This is a great story. I must tell it. My Uncle Bob (yes I really have one. someone has to have one for that joke about everyone's Uncle Bob to work) and his wife, Kendall, have been married 10ish years. They are 50-something and 40-something respectively. Well Kendall is now preggers with her first, and probably only, baby. A little suprise baby. Know what they are naming him? Isaak, like the son of Biblical folks Sarah and Abraham who had babies very late in life. I think its the funniest and cleverest thing I've heard in a long long time.
Jan 13, 2009
Jan 1, 2009
New year, new friends
It took some time but McKenzie and Lexi are buddies now! Once they decided to play nice it was rolling and tumbling and chasing and jumping and more rolling, tumbling, chasing and jumping.
I don't think either of them has ever slept so well.
Other new year's highlights include the beginning of Rick's singing career, some silly hats and one cute picture of Ross and me.
Happy new year!
I don't think either of them has ever slept so well.
Other new year's highlights include the beginning of Rick's singing career, some silly hats and one cute picture of Ross and me.
Happy new year!
Dec 31, 2008
Good vibrations
Christmas morning we got a text from our good friend Matt saying he and his girlfriend, Erin, were engaged. Yay! They are sweet and fun couple.
Later in the week we found out that Christmas evening Matt had a seizure. They took him to the hospital and a brain tumor was discovered. He's only 27.
Fortunately we can report that Matt had surgery and is doing very well. The tumor was a low grade cancer (so not too serious in terms of cancer) and its all been removed. They are still waiting for the test results to see if there is any other cancer. But so far everything looks great.
Matt's family started a blog to keep everyone posted on his condition. Though I don't know if I would have thought to do that, its been great for answering our daily question of "how's Matt?"
Even though you probably don't know Matt, if you have some extra good vibrations you need to find a home for, send them to Matt and Erin.
Later in the week we found out that Christmas evening Matt had a seizure. They took him to the hospital and a brain tumor was discovered. He's only 27.
Fortunately we can report that Matt had surgery and is doing very well. The tumor was a low grade cancer (so not too serious in terms of cancer) and its all been removed. They are still waiting for the test results to see if there is any other cancer. But so far everything looks great.
Matt's family started a blog to keep everyone posted on his condition. Though I don't know if I would have thought to do that, its been great for answering our daily question of "how's Matt?"
Even though you probably don't know Matt, if you have some extra good vibrations you need to find a home for, send them to Matt and Erin.
Dec 27, 2008
You and me and the puppy makes three
We brought her home! This is our new puppy, Lexi.
We got her from Town Lake Animal Center. She's 8 months old (they estimate her birthday is April 16) and is a pointer mix. She weighs about 35 pounds and is super cute and friendly.
She's also a handful. We took her to Ross' parents' house today...which was probably a mistake on our part. Too much on her first day. She got carsick on the drive, started barking at Russell and then got carsick again on the way home. She's also peed on the carpet twice today. It's only been four hours!
And we think she's schizo. She barks randomly at nothing. Bizzare-o dog.
But she's cute and we're sure that once she gets used to her new home some of these things will improve. I'm really glad we're both home every day for the next 8 days to help her adjust.
Welcome to the family Lexi Black!
We got her from Town Lake Animal Center. She's 8 months old (they estimate her birthday is April 16) and is a pointer mix. She weighs about 35 pounds and is super cute and friendly.
She's also a handful. We took her to Ross' parents' house today...which was probably a mistake on our part. Too much on her first day. She got carsick on the drive, started barking at Russell and then got carsick again on the way home. She's also peed on the carpet twice today. It's only been four hours!
And we think she's schizo. She barks randomly at nothing. Bizzare-o dog.
But she's cute and we're sure that once she gets used to her new home some of these things will improve. I'm really glad we're both home every day for the next 8 days to help her adjust.
Welcome to the family Lexi Black!
Dec 23, 2008
Ross thinks I'm nuts
And he laughs and nods as he reads that title.
I started thinking about how the wedding day is going to run. Like when are the chairs going to be moved from the ceremony site to the reception site and who is going to do it? Who will do the table settings while I am being made pretty?
So my inner OCD person said it's time to start a timeline! Which, for the record, I have been told by multiple sources is a good idea for keeping the party rolling. So create a first draft timeline I did. And he saw it and thinks I'm nuts.
"Is there a scheduled bathroom break for me?" Ha ha ha. Isn't he clever? And no there is not one scheduled but with the exception of 4:30-6:30, go for it. (That's the ceremony and photo time.)
Yes, it's a little detailed. It includes of course the big things like "Groom arrives" and "Ceremony begins" but it includes some little details like "flower pails moved inside" and "Grandmothers seated." I know these are little details and they don't need to happen at the exact scheduled time but I swear we need a general time frame. Right? It has to be important to know that the flower pails will be moved inside during formal pictures (and by people not in those pictures but on hand to help). And I know seating the Grandmothers, the Queen Mums if you will, is important. They have wheelchairs so we need to designate people to wheel them. Yes they are little things but I swear if I don't write them in schedule they won't happen smoothly (or at all) and I'll be left saying "Where is Grandma!? It's October; I know she did not get run over by a reindeer!"
So girls and in-the-know men, do me a favor. Support me in my timeline building. Help me convince Ross that I am not nuts...at least not in regard to this thing. Other things...OK fine, I'll admit to being nuts.
I started thinking about how the wedding day is going to run. Like when are the chairs going to be moved from the ceremony site to the reception site and who is going to do it? Who will do the table settings while I am being made pretty?
So my inner OCD person said it's time to start a timeline! Which, for the record, I have been told by multiple sources is a good idea for keeping the party rolling. So create a first draft timeline I did. And he saw it and thinks I'm nuts.
"Is there a scheduled bathroom break for me?" Ha ha ha. Isn't he clever? And no there is not one scheduled but with the exception of 4:30-6:30, go for it. (That's the ceremony and photo time.)
Yes, it's a little detailed. It includes of course the big things like "Groom arrives" and "Ceremony begins" but it includes some little details like "flower pails moved inside" and "Grandmothers seated." I know these are little details and they don't need to happen at the exact scheduled time but I swear we need a general time frame. Right? It has to be important to know that the flower pails will be moved inside during formal pictures (and by people not in those pictures but on hand to help). And I know seating the Grandmothers, the Queen Mums if you will, is important. They have wheelchairs so we need to designate people to wheel them. Yes they are little things but I swear if I don't write them in schedule they won't happen smoothly (or at all) and I'll be left saying "Where is Grandma!? It's October; I know she did not get run over by a reindeer!"
So girls and in-the-know men, do me a favor. Support me in my timeline building. Help me convince Ross that I am not nuts...at least not in regard to this thing. Other things...OK fine, I'll admit to being nuts.
Dec 21, 2008
Modern Bride + Christmas Music = Perfect Sunday
GREAT DAY. I read Modern Bride magazine, called my mom several times to consult about ideas and listened to Christmas music. I even got a little Martha Stewart-y and made a holiday Chex Mix. (It's only "holiday" because Christmas is one of the few occasions when I will make Chex Mix in the oven as opposed to just buying a flavored bag.)
In my perusing of Modern Bride magazine I read a fun idea: to make every table different so as to avoid the mass production feel. We're not talking one is flamingo themed and another covered in Tiffany's blue. Not That different. But, for example, some use orange table cloths with white runners and others are white with orange runners. There is a part of me that loudly says "What fun!" But Mom pointed out that it might get hodge-podgey. I see how this could be a real issue. So that's my challenge, making the tables each fun and unique but keeping the whole thing connected.
I realize to the non-bride, non-event planner, non-OCD decor person this seems like a ridiculous thing to be debating. You say "dang girl, throw a white table cloth, some plates and a flower arrangement on the tables and move on!" And maybe that's exactly what I'll do when it comes down to it. But I have 10 more months until the wedding; more than enough time to evaluate, re-evaluate and re-re-evaluate the merits of matching vs. not matching but coordinated reception tables.
So what do you think? Keep the linens matching but add some personal touches to the other things (centerpieces, favors, table marker things)? Or try the mix-and-match linens in persimmon and white?
Oh the debates of a bride! Life is so hard (back of hand to forehead, head flung back in an exasperated expression).
In my perusing of Modern Bride magazine I read a fun idea: to make every table different so as to avoid the mass production feel. We're not talking one is flamingo themed and another covered in Tiffany's blue. Not That different. But, for example, some use orange table cloths with white runners and others are white with orange runners. There is a part of me that loudly says "What fun!" But Mom pointed out that it might get hodge-podgey. I see how this could be a real issue. So that's my challenge, making the tables each fun and unique but keeping the whole thing connected.
I realize to the non-bride, non-event planner, non-OCD decor person this seems like a ridiculous thing to be debating. You say "dang girl, throw a white table cloth, some plates and a flower arrangement on the tables and move on!" And maybe that's exactly what I'll do when it comes down to it. But I have 10 more months until the wedding; more than enough time to evaluate, re-evaluate and re-re-evaluate the merits of matching vs. not matching but coordinated reception tables.
So what do you think? Keep the linens matching but add some personal touches to the other things (centerpieces, favors, table marker things)? Or try the mix-and-match linens in persimmon and white?
Oh the debates of a bride! Life is so hard (back of hand to forehead, head flung back in an exasperated expression).
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