Long time gone...

It has been a LONG 2 weeks...

Work has been hella crazy, every time you turn around there is a new problem to fix or a question to be answered. I tell you, this is why I love my job! (the previous statement was not said in a sarcastic tone). It would be a lot worse if I didn't like the people that I work with though. They are awesome. It makes the day that much more enjoyable.

On a more personal note:
We may buy another puppy. Sabby might not be able to have puppies, but we have found a female who looks a lot like her and she is already knocked up by the stud we wanted for Sabby. I really want some puppies again, and it would be nice for Sabby to have a playmate around. She misses Missy every now and then.

Also, Adam and I are going to have some family pictures taken this weekend! Yay! We didn't have engagement pics so the only photos we have of us together are a couple taken when we were dating and our wedding pictures. While those are nice, they aren't exactly the pretty, professional pictures that I have always wanted. I am SOOPER excited for this. Now our only obsticle is getting Sabby to sit still for them. We will see how that goes.

Life is alright these days. I am able to find a pretty good balance between 'me time' and 'we time' for the most part. I mostly end up with 'me time', as Adam is gone a lot, but we have started spending more 'we time' together. It has been nice. It reminded me of what it used to be like when we were dating and I remembered why it was I fell in love with him in the first place.

Speaking of loving my man...I have re-learned a lot about him in the last couple of weeks.
1. He is an incredibly passionate person. When he believes in something or sets his mind to something, he usually accomplishes it.
2. He is very thoughtful (when he conquers his ADHD long enough to remember to be).
3. When he gets past the 'I am a BAD ASS' complex he has, he is very gentle, compassionate and affectionate.
4. He would never admit it, but he actually likes to cuddle. This comes in handy for me during the winter months as it is like having a little space heater in bed next to me.
5. He is very intelligent. He doesn't clam to be 'book smart' and don't tell him I said this, but he is full of common sence. He can really look at a difficult situation and find a reasonable solution to it most of the time. Of course, as his loving and intelligent wife, I am always there to guide him in the right direction, but for the most part, he gets there on his own.
Even though he drives me nuts most of the time, I know that he loves me and will always be there for me.

Anways, it is getting late (I know, I know, it is only 9:30 and I am still young, but right now I feel very old...).

Hasta la Pasta! And deep luuuuurrrrves!
xoxoxo

Look who's cooking 2

Just so everyone knows, the cake was awesome too. So awesome, I ate two follow-up pieces tonight when I got home. Yes, that's right people, two. It was a long day...

Look who's cookin'!

Tried a new experiment: bacon wrapped, parmesan crusted chicken and parmesan pasta. One word people: HEAVENLY! I am not kidding, I am the shit. Then, just because I felt like something sweet: German chocolate cake. I haven't tried that yet, but like I said above: I am the shit, no kidding...

Family, Salsa, and Shotgun Shells...

So, what a weekend. Adam was gone to Red Bull Rampage (more crazy bike guys, doing back flips off of cliffs, on bikes). So I decided it was time to go and visit the fam. Good thing too, because uncle Benny, aunt Julie, Damian, Mona, and Issac came over for the visit too. I got to play Guitar Hero with Damian and Mona, make salsa with mom, play acecy-ducey with Dad and uncle Benny, help aunt Julie dye moms hair and see Racquell off to homecoming. Oh, and Sabby spent a lot of time up on the pool table, don't know why but she loved it up there. And all of that was done before 6 o'clock. Busy, busy.

Funniest story I will take home from this:

When I was about 17, I went on a date with this really cute boy, whom I really liked. When he came to pick me up, my dad was waiting for him. He had a shotgun shell in his hand, which he tossed to this boy and then he said, to this really cute boy, whom I really liked these words: 'if you don't have her home by midnight, the next one will come a lot faster'. I thought I would die. Now, I told you that story so I could tell you this one. There my sister is, in her beautiful white gown, waiting in our living room for her date to arrive. There is a knock at the door, and my dad says to everyone in the room, which totaled about 9 people, 'I will get it'. So he walks to the door and he stares this poor boy down. He allows him to enter and walks to the opposite end of the room and leans against the wall while they pin flowers on each other. After this ceremony is completed, we all rush in with cameras, and get the picture taking done and over with. All the while, my dad is still leaning against the wall. I know that something is up, and I am laughing on the inside because I can already hear the words in my mind. After all the pictures are taken and they are getting ready to sit down and wait for the additional members of their party to join them, my dad starts to walk toward this kid. He asks him, 'to you play baseball?', to which the kid responds, 'no'. My dad says, 'well you can catch right?' the kid says, 'yes'. My dad then tosses a shotgun shell to my little sister's date and proclaims 'you better have her home on time, or the next one will come a lot faster...' This poor kid's eyes look like they might pop out of his head at this point. Then, my dad adds an extra touch of flair to this demonstration, which my poor date missed out on. He has placed a shotgun next to the door. He points at this and says, 'and I am ready too!' Oh my goodness people, I was surprised that the poor kid didn't pass out. Kudos to him for at least trying to keep his cool. But as he sat there on the couch, staring at my 220 lb dad and my 300 lb uncle, I could tell he was going to have my sister home on time. Oh, what joy my father got out of that demonstration. Made me very glad that I am no longer in the dating, bring a new guy home to the parents stage. He might have a stroke from all the glee.

Anyways, Racquell was home on time, and when I said, 'did he kiss you?', she said, 'are you kidding? If we had stopped to kiss, we might have been late!'. It is fortunate for my daddy that his daughters are good sports.

In Sickness and for Health (but mostly for the skinny jeans...)

So I did come home from work today. All the symptoms of yesterday morning only throw in a little bit of queeziness... It all adds up to just one word... YUK! That is just how I feel in a nut shell. Being sick sucks. Plus I would much rather be at work getting stuff done than sitting all by self at home. But at least I can be at home feeling yucky that at work feeling the same way. It's a little more comfortable, but not nearly as fun.

Sabby does provide a little entertainment, however. At the moment she is wrestling with her bone on the living room floor. She cracks me up. I bet as soon as I go lay down in bed, she will be right next to me. With her head on the pillow and everything (for those of you who don't know, Sabby is my puppy/child. Or at least she thinks she is...).

So my new goal is to lose 20 pounds by the end of the year. To accomplish this goal I have ordered core rhythms. It should be here tomorrow, so I had better feel better because I am going to want to try all of them! I figured to start losing weight I needed to do 2 things: eat right and exercise. At least that's what they tell me (I will never understand how it is sooooo easy to gain weight but soooooo hard to lose it). So I figured, the eating right won't be a big hindrance, it will be the exercising. Which lead me to start thinking about the kinds of activities that I used to LOVE to do and haven't done since I got married. And the conclusion that I came to was DANCING! I used to love dancing. So I got on amazon and searched came up with core rhythms. Yay!

Well, I think it is time for a nap. See if I can't get this awful sick feeling to go away so I can start dancing away the pounds tomorrow! Maybe more tonight...

Toodles!