Thursday, November 18, 2010
Blogging
I'm not sure what is wrong with me but this whole blog thing has just seemed to be a pain lately. I feel guilty for not updating it, but I feel like it's just so time consuming. I know that I love looking back on what has happened but lately I just feel like facebook has been a lot easier to update with pictures. I know that I need to write down what actually happens in our lives because those are the things that I forget. I have had an amazing summer and I know that I need to get back on the bandwagon and document all of the fun things that we've been doing. Things are still the same in the Lemon household. Shawn is working (15+ hour days) and going to school (not sure how he does it all!). I am still working and going to school as well. Hurley is wonderful and we love him more and more everyday. Life is great! Hopefully I will get most of these things documented before the year is over...oh and about that...where has the year gone?? Yikes. Anywho, hope that everyone is doing well! Happy Blogging!
Monday, September 6, 2010
Skydiving
Ok this is back from September when I actually went skydiving but better late then never! Luckily I wrote this out but never got around to posting pictures or actually posting this...so here you go!
I have been majorly slacking when it comes to my blog....sorry folks. Summer has been crazy and I have been having way too much fun to sit down and write on my blog...but I know that I have to write about this or I will definitely forget! Today my dad, Shawn and I all went skydiving. It was incredible. The best way to describe it is that it is indescribable. There is just no way to describe what it feels like to fall out of an airplane. The adrenaline is amazing. My mom bought Shawn and I gift certificates to go. My dad and I have been talking about going since I was 18 and somehow we just never got around to doing it. My mom got sick of us all talking about it and so she finally just bought them. We all kept trying to find a day that worked and all of our schedules are so crazy that I told my mom we should just go on Labor Day. My dad wasn't a fan of the idea since he thought it would be packed but we decided to get there when the place opened and it wouldn't be so bad. We got to the Parachute Center around 8:30 and we were pretty much the first ones there. You sign your life away and "watch" a video on safety in skydiving. Going the first time is really nice because your instructor does everything, you don't have to worry about anything. I was actually fine pretty much the whole way through. There were probably about 20 people on the whole plane. We were crammed in kind of like sardines. The time when I really started freaking out was when they opened the doors and people started jumping out. I told my instructor that I changed my mind and we could just go back down. He said ok and turned around and then he pretty much lunged me out of the plane backwards. It was incredible. The first couple of seconds it was just so crazy. You're trying to catch your breath and figure out what the heck is going on. Once they pull the cord it's kind of crazy because you're so high up and you're just floating. I free fell for about 1 minute at about 120 mph and then once we landed I think I was just so relieved that I survived. I would definitely do it again and I am so glad that I got to experience it with Shawn and my dad. It is something that I will probably never forget.
I have been majorly slacking when it comes to my blog....sorry folks. Summer has been crazy and I have been having way too much fun to sit down and write on my blog...but I know that I have to write about this or I will definitely forget! Today my dad, Shawn and I all went skydiving. It was incredible. The best way to describe it is that it is indescribable. There is just no way to describe what it feels like to fall out of an airplane. The adrenaline is amazing. My mom bought Shawn and I gift certificates to go. My dad and I have been talking about going since I was 18 and somehow we just never got around to doing it. My mom got sick of us all talking about it and so she finally just bought them. We all kept trying to find a day that worked and all of our schedules are so crazy that I told my mom we should just go on Labor Day. My dad wasn't a fan of the idea since he thought it would be packed but we decided to get there when the place opened and it wouldn't be so bad. We got to the Parachute Center around 8:30 and we were pretty much the first ones there. You sign your life away and "watch" a video on safety in skydiving. Going the first time is really nice because your instructor does everything, you don't have to worry about anything. I was actually fine pretty much the whole way through. There were probably about 20 people on the whole plane. We were crammed in kind of like sardines. The time when I really started freaking out was when they opened the doors and people started jumping out. I told my instructor that I changed my mind and we could just go back down. He said ok and turned around and then he pretty much lunged me out of the plane backwards. It was incredible. The first couple of seconds it was just so crazy. You're trying to catch your breath and figure out what the heck is going on. Once they pull the cord it's kind of crazy because you're so high up and you're just floating. I free fell for about 1 minute at about 120 mph and then once we landed I think I was just so relieved that I survived. I would definitely do it again and I am so glad that I got to experience it with Shawn and my dad. It is something that I will probably never forget.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Patience
I saw part of this talk on a friends blog (thanks Amy!) and it really made me think. I have become so impatient lately just wanting life to hurry up and move along! This talk came out a while ago but I think I am just now understanding how important it is to have patience and that I don't have enough of it! I am posting this mainly for myself so that I can look back and reflect on it. But if some of you get something out of it...then kuddos to me! Just kidding.
"In the 1960s, a professor at Stanford University began a modest experiment testing the willpower of four-year-old children. He placed before them a large marshmallow and then told them they could eat it right away or, if they waited for 15 minutes, they could have two marshmallows.
He then left the children alone and watched what happened behind a two-way mirror. Some of the children ate the marshmallow immediately; some could wait only a few minutes before giving in to temptation. Only 30 percent were able to wait.
It was a mildly interesting experiment, and the professor moved on to other areas of research, for, in his own words, “there are only so many things you can do with kids trying not to eat marshmallows.” But as time went on, he kept track of the children and began to notice an interesting correlation: the children who could not wait struggled later in life and had more behavioral problems, while those who waited tended to be more positive and better motivated, have higher grades and incomes, and have healthier relationships.
What started as a simple experiment with children and marshmallows became a landmark study suggesting that the ability to wait—to be patient—was a key character trait that might predict later success in life.
Waiting can be hard. Children know it, and so do adults. We live in a world offering fast food, instant messaging, on-demand movies, and immediate answers to the most trivial or profound questions. We don’t like to wait. Some even feel their blood pressure rise when their line at the grocery store moves slower than those around them.
Patience—the ability to put our desires on hold for a time—is a precious and rare virtue. We want what we want, and we want it now. Therefore, the very idea of patience may seem unpleasant and, at times, bitter.
Indeed, patience is a purifying process that refines understanding, deepens happiness, focuses action, and offers hope for peace.
When I was 10 years old, my family became refugees in a new land. I had always been a good student in school—that is, until we arrived in West Germany. There, my educational experience was a significantly different one. The geography we studied in my school was new to me. The history we studied was also very different. Before, I had been learning Russian as a second language; now, it was English. This was hard for me. Indeed, there were moments when I truly believed my tongue simply was not made to speak English.
Because so much of the curriculum was new and strange to me, I fell behind. For the first time in my life, I began to wonder if I was simply not smart enough for school.
Fortunately I had a teacher who taught me to be patient. He taught me that steady and consistent work—patient persistence—would help me to learn.
Over time, difficult subjects became clearer—even English. Slowly I began to see that if I applied myself consistently, I could learn. It didn’t come quickly, but with patience, it did come.
From that experience, I learned that patience was far more than simply waiting for something to happen—patience required actively working toward worthwhile goals and not getting discouraged when results didn’t appear instantly or without effort.
There is an important concept here: patience is not passive resignation, nor is it failing to act because of our fears. Patience means active waiting and enduring. It means staying with something and doing all that we can—working, hoping, and exercising faith; bearing hardship with fortitude, even when the desires of our hearts are delayed. Patience is not simply enduring; it is enduring well!"
-Dieter F. Uchtdorf
My friend Jodi sent this to me and it is the video (newer version obviously) of the marshmallow experiment. The kids are too cute!
"In the 1960s, a professor at Stanford University began a modest experiment testing the willpower of four-year-old children. He placed before them a large marshmallow and then told them they could eat it right away or, if they waited for 15 minutes, they could have two marshmallows.
He then left the children alone and watched what happened behind a two-way mirror. Some of the children ate the marshmallow immediately; some could wait only a few minutes before giving in to temptation. Only 30 percent were able to wait.
It was a mildly interesting experiment, and the professor moved on to other areas of research, for, in his own words, “there are only so many things you can do with kids trying not to eat marshmallows.” But as time went on, he kept track of the children and began to notice an interesting correlation: the children who could not wait struggled later in life and had more behavioral problems, while those who waited tended to be more positive and better motivated, have higher grades and incomes, and have healthier relationships.
What started as a simple experiment with children and marshmallows became a landmark study suggesting that the ability to wait—to be patient—was a key character trait that might predict later success in life.
Waiting can be hard. Children know it, and so do adults. We live in a world offering fast food, instant messaging, on-demand movies, and immediate answers to the most trivial or profound questions. We don’t like to wait. Some even feel their blood pressure rise when their line at the grocery store moves slower than those around them.
Patience—the ability to put our desires on hold for a time—is a precious and rare virtue. We want what we want, and we want it now. Therefore, the very idea of patience may seem unpleasant and, at times, bitter.
Indeed, patience is a purifying process that refines understanding, deepens happiness, focuses action, and offers hope for peace.
When I was 10 years old, my family became refugees in a new land. I had always been a good student in school—that is, until we arrived in West Germany. There, my educational experience was a significantly different one. The geography we studied in my school was new to me. The history we studied was also very different. Before, I had been learning Russian as a second language; now, it was English. This was hard for me. Indeed, there were moments when I truly believed my tongue simply was not made to speak English.
Because so much of the curriculum was new and strange to me, I fell behind. For the first time in my life, I began to wonder if I was simply not smart enough for school.
Fortunately I had a teacher who taught me to be patient. He taught me that steady and consistent work—patient persistence—would help me to learn.
Over time, difficult subjects became clearer—even English. Slowly I began to see that if I applied myself consistently, I could learn. It didn’t come quickly, but with patience, it did come.
From that experience, I learned that patience was far more than simply waiting for something to happen—patience required actively working toward worthwhile goals and not getting discouraged when results didn’t appear instantly or without effort.
There is an important concept here: patience is not passive resignation, nor is it failing to act because of our fears. Patience means active waiting and enduring. It means staying with something and doing all that we can—working, hoping, and exercising faith; bearing hardship with fortitude, even when the desires of our hearts are delayed. Patience is not simply enduring; it is enduring well!"
-Dieter F. Uchtdorf
My friend Jodi sent this to me and it is the video (newer version obviously) of the marshmallow experiment. The kids are too cute!
Monday, June 21, 2010
Lone Star State
Back in April Shawn and I took a weekend jaunt to Texas. I know it's kind of random but Shawn was taking a fire test there and I didn't want to miss out on the fun so I decided to tag along. We left EARLY Friday morning out of the Sac Airport and were going to go to Denver for a quick layover and then make our way to Texas. The first flight was perfect, nice and quick and then we landed in Denver. That's when the disaster started. I thought we were never going to escape! Our flight was supposed to leave around noon and around 12:30 an airline attendant gets on the intercom and says that our plane is having technical difficulties. Now granted, I never want to get into an airplane that is having technical difficulties, but at this point I was just ready to get on an airplane! Well the lady tells us that they are going to take a look at the plane and see if they can fix it, move us all to another airplane or cancel our flight. Up to this point in my life I have been pretty lucky in flying, i've never had a flight cancelled, moved or anything like that. I had no IDEA the nightmare this was going to be. So...long story short about an hour later they tell all of us that our flight had been cancelled. It was a mad dash to the customer service counter, across the airport. (If you've ever been in the Denver airport you know that it is gigantic. Oh and if you ever need a tour, let me know. I'm pretty sure I have the whole place memorized.) Needless to say they put us on 3 stand-by flights and the next flight they had confirmed seats was for 8:30 that night. We got to see a whole lot of the Denver airport. When our names actually did get called for the 6 o'clock flight they only had one seat left, trust me I was tempted to just hop on that airplane and never look back. Of course I didn't because unfortunately I'm not old enough to rent a car and it not cost me an arm and a leg...so I had to wait for Shawn...but if it hadn't been for that, let me tell ya! We finally make it to Dallas. I don't think I have ever been so happy to get out of a airport in my entire life! The trip was really short but pretty fun. I honestly think the "fun" was kind of sucked out by the whole airport fiasco...but oh well. Good memories. HAHA.
I think this was after we had been in the airport for about 6 hours...I was over it.
This was the amazing view!! (Insert sarcasm here)
The other amazing view!
The next day, Saturday, afer Shawn's test we decided to go try out this hamburger joint. We have heard about it from a radio stadion that we listen to. The guy on the show is from Texas and he is always talking about Whataburger. I have to say it was pretty good, but then again I am not a huge hamburger person...but I would probably eat there again.
Anytime Shawn and I go somewhere we drive around forever just looking at different areas. Fortunately we did that in Texas and came across this little gem. Catfish Corner. It was the stinkiest place ever!
The Dallas temple. I was amazed at where it was located. Most of the time temples are on hills or somewhere that they can be easily found. This temple was hidden in a neighborhood, but it was really pretty regardless.
I am so mad at myself that I didn't get a picture of the old Dallas Stadium. After we got home I was watching the news and saw that they had demolished it. I was so bummed that I didn't get a picture!
So pretty much we didn't get pictures of crap. Oh well...better luck next time!
All in all it was a fun trip with my hubby!! I love him so much and we have such a good time together...even if it is in an aiport!
The moral of the story is...just get a direct flight!!!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Mad Hatter's Tea Party
Like I said in an earlier post I have decided to write more about work since that's where I spend most of my life. Luckily I have a job that is pretty entertaining and has events that I can actually blog about and hopefully not put everyone to sleep. Last Friday we had a new event called the Mad Hatter's Tea Party. I was so excited for this event and I had reason to be. It was a great event and one that I hope we continue for a long time. Our office was basically in charge of the whole event so pretty much everything that you see was created by us! I am in no way creative and the only thing I can really take credit for is the painting! A lot of the characters were drawn by my good friend Kelli. Her artwork was recently published in a journal and I couldn't be happier for her. She is an amazing artist, but don't take my word for it, look at her blog and you will see for yourself!
Ok back to Mad Hatter, I will just get on with the pictures I guess.
The schedule of events for the evening. And yes it really was only an hour and a half! All of that planning and the event was so short!
The check-in table where I spent most of the night!
The amazing cake! I actually had an opportunity to take a cake decorating class from Aileen, the one who made the cake. She is incredible!
The roses after everyone painted them red
Me, Kelli and Jenn at the end of the event
Overall, great event and great people. I really am one lucky gal to get to work with people that I consider friends. Yep, life is good!
Ok back to Mad Hatter, I will just get on with the pictures I guess.
The schedule of events for the evening. And yes it really was only an hour and a half! All of that planning and the event was so short!
The check-in table where I spent most of the night!
The amazing cake! I actually had an opportunity to take a cake decorating class from Aileen, the one who made the cake. She is incredible!
The roses after everyone painted them red
Me, Kelli and Jenn at the end of the event
Overall, great event and great people. I really am one lucky gal to get to work with people that I consider friends. Yep, life is good!
Monday, May 10, 2010
Special Olympics
Since March I have been working with the Special Olympics Swim Team here in Elk Grove. I have been wanting to volunteer ever since I can remember but for some reason I just never have. I saw a shout out on a local website that said they were needing swim coaches and so I decided that this was the time! I worked in Adapted PE and Aquatics before I got my full-time gig with the Parks and Rec Department. I LOVED it and have missed the people that I was able to work with. It has been an amazing experience. This weekend the athletes had their State Qualifier Meet up in Roseville. It was so fun to see all of the different areas in Nor Cal represented. In June we have the State Games which are being held in Davis. So needless to say now the training really kicks in. I am so fortunate to spend time with such an amazing group of people and the other coaches and parents are awesome! Here are some pictures from this weekend. I didn't take any of them so all of the credit has to go to my friend and fellow coach Gigi. I am hoping to get a new camera this week so hopefully you will see a lot more pictures up here...and maybe a lot more posts!
Our athletes warming up
The volunteers that were timing the events
Our RELAY team
Me and Gigi and Zach over to the far right
Just as a side note: The kid behind us in the plaid shorts was so funny. He was so friendly and outgoing. Throughout the day I think I learned more about him then I have most of my athletes. He thinks Gigi is beautiful and told her that about 20 times throughout the day. He would smile the whole time he was swimming. He kept asking us if he was doing a good job and at the end of his swims he would say "A+ right"? And we would always say of course! He wants a girlfriend, he wants to go to college full-time and he wants to travel, a lot! To places like Utah.
It was a great day!
Our athletes warming up
The volunteers that were timing the events
Our RELAY team
Me and Gigi and Zach over to the far right
Just as a side note: The kid behind us in the plaid shorts was so funny. He was so friendly and outgoing. Throughout the day I think I learned more about him then I have most of my athletes. He thinks Gigi is beautiful and told her that about 20 times throughout the day. He would smile the whole time he was swimming. He kept asking us if he was doing a good job and at the end of his swims he would say "A+ right"? And we would always say of course! He wants a girlfriend, he wants to go to college full-time and he wants to travel, a lot! To places like Utah.
It was a great day!
Monday, March 22, 2010
Working Hard or Hardly Working...
I'll let you decide. This blog has been pretty boring lately. YOu would think it's because nothing exciting is going on and you would be mostly right. Life is funny that way, it kind ebbs and flows and we have definitely been in the flowing stage, which is good I guess, but it makes for a pretty boring blog. LOL. Just to give a quick update, Shawn is on the downhill for school and will be done in May. He has had quite a few tests and interviews at fire departments and we're kind of playing the waiting game to see how things play out. I have been keeping pretty busy with work. We kicked off the year with our annual Father/ Daughter Dance series and let me tell you, it brought tears to my eyes. Something about little girls and their daddies just warms my heart! Our office was put in charge of pretty much the whole event. It was a lot of fun to see the pieces coming together and then seeing the finished product. There were 3 Friday dances and by the 3rd night I think all of the decorations had probably had better days. But the people loved it, and that's what it's all about right? The theme was Tiaras and Tennies. Hand decorating 25 pairs of shoes is not an easy task, but we pulled it off and everything looked great!
This picture is my first ever experience with Photoshop. I can't believe all of this time I actually just used what the camera gave me. Photoshop is amazing...this picture is so much brighter and clearer then what I had originally took. And of course I had to blur our faces...don't want anyone getting angry!
The second event that we were gearing up for just happened on Friday! It was our 2nd Girls Night Out event. It is a HUGE event that girls of all ages come out to. It is so wonderful that we have events that brings families and friends together. It's always kind of nice after the first event because then you find the kinks can fix them and just have more fun all around. This year we decided that all of the Special Events team would make tutus. I found a tutorial on-line and couldn't believe how easy they were! So we all went out and bought tulle and made our tutus. Some of us went a little out of control ($80.cough. cough) out of control. And no that was not me! It was funny, our office looked like a fairy had died from all of the glitter. I'm pretty sure people think we are nuts, but it was a ton of fun!
Remember the 25 shoes we had to decorate for the Father Daughter Dance? Well we couldn't let the shoes go to waste so we had an auction to recoop some of the money that was spent on them. We didn't sell all of them, but it was a cute display and I can now say that I at least came up with one creative idea!
The gymnasium filled with vendors and participants. And yes, we had to blow up all of those balloons. Luckily I didn't have to blow up too many but it did look cute. In case you can't tell it's supposed to look like a pearl necklace...or bracelet or whatever you want it to be!
The girls in our homemade tutus
More decorations...Perfume, Lipstick and Eye Shadow Palette
All of the fabulous people and I work with (notice the guy in the back?) Poor guy, he works with special events and somehow got dragged into the picture.
More decorations in the lobby
Me, hopped up on chocolate and so happy the night was over!!
I am so fortunate to get to work with such creative people. They always have such great ideas to make the events bigger and better. I am also equally lucky to work for such a great organization that lets me explore so many different avenues. We still have tons of events to go. Our next BIG event is in about a week, Easter event, and then our next one is Mad Hatter Tea Party. It's a brand new event that will be a Tea Party based off of the movie Alice in Wonderland. The Special Events Department actually went and saw the new one with Johnny Depp. It was pretty interesting. Good...but interesting....definitely not the original.
And for those who are wondering, this isn't a "new job" or anything like that, I just never blogged about work and then finally one day I wondered why I didn't. I guess I always thought it had to be about personal life or things that were really entertaining. And then I realized that most of my life is work and my life really isn't that entertaining. So there you have it...until next time!
This picture is my first ever experience with Photoshop. I can't believe all of this time I actually just used what the camera gave me. Photoshop is amazing...this picture is so much brighter and clearer then what I had originally took. And of course I had to blur our faces...don't want anyone getting angry!
The second event that we were gearing up for just happened on Friday! It was our 2nd Girls Night Out event. It is a HUGE event that girls of all ages come out to. It is so wonderful that we have events that brings families and friends together. It's always kind of nice after the first event because then you find the kinks can fix them and just have more fun all around. This year we decided that all of the Special Events team would make tutus. I found a tutorial on-line and couldn't believe how easy they were! So we all went out and bought tulle and made our tutus. Some of us went a little out of control ($80.cough. cough) out of control. And no that was not me! It was funny, our office looked like a fairy had died from all of the glitter. I'm pretty sure people think we are nuts, but it was a ton of fun!
Remember the 25 shoes we had to decorate for the Father Daughter Dance? Well we couldn't let the shoes go to waste so we had an auction to recoop some of the money that was spent on them. We didn't sell all of them, but it was a cute display and I can now say that I at least came up with one creative idea!
The gymnasium filled with vendors and participants. And yes, we had to blow up all of those balloons. Luckily I didn't have to blow up too many but it did look cute. In case you can't tell it's supposed to look like a pearl necklace...or bracelet or whatever you want it to be!
The girls in our homemade tutus
More decorations...Perfume, Lipstick and Eye Shadow Palette
All of the fabulous people and I work with (notice the guy in the back?) Poor guy, he works with special events and somehow got dragged into the picture.
More decorations in the lobby
Me, hopped up on chocolate and so happy the night was over!!
I am so fortunate to get to work with such creative people. They always have such great ideas to make the events bigger and better. I am also equally lucky to work for such a great organization that lets me explore so many different avenues. We still have tons of events to go. Our next BIG event is in about a week, Easter event, and then our next one is Mad Hatter Tea Party. It's a brand new event that will be a Tea Party based off of the movie Alice in Wonderland. The Special Events Department actually went and saw the new one with Johnny Depp. It was pretty interesting. Good...but interesting....definitely not the original.
And for those who are wondering, this isn't a "new job" or anything like that, I just never blogged about work and then finally one day I wondered why I didn't. I guess I always thought it had to be about personal life or things that were really entertaining. And then I realized that most of my life is work and my life really isn't that entertaining. So there you have it...until next time!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Feathers and Dear John
I've been a lame blogger lately...but I guess that really isn't anything new...and not that I have anything important to write because I don't...but this weekend was especially entertaining. Shawn has had some time off work so this week he put in some new light fixtures that we have both been wanting to replace the ones in our kitchen, dining room and entry way. They look so nice..but of course no pictures.
We have been trying this new thing with Hurley. When we leave the house for a little while we will leave Hurley inside, especially since the weather has been so rotten...I just hate leaving him outside...I know it's just a dog...but still! Well I did this on Friday, knowing that I would be home early from work for lunch. He has been so good lately that I figured this was just going to be another good day. Yeah I guess I thought wrong. When I came home from lunch the house looked just like I had left it, except one of my pillows in our living room was off of the couch. I was really suprised since usually he doesn't go in that room. It's the "nice room". The one that no one ever goes into unless well, in our case we just never go in there. So I put the pillow back on the couch and do my chores around the house, play with the dog, hopefully get him tired for when I leave again for work. Well when I came home from work that night this is what I found...
Yeah I swear...Devil Dog my friends. Retainer and now this...well I guess I can't expect much he is just a dog...and what was I thinking? Yes, I know I should have seen the pillow and thought to myself, hm..if he gets one pillow down he might got back for it...but NO...I think Oh I tell him not to do it and he won't. Yeah right!Luckily I have a wonderful husband that cleaned it all up. You can barely see the bag but I thought it would be a good idea to scoop them all...yeah not so much. Shawn got home and pulled out the shop vac and had them all cleaned up in no time. Well of course I couldn't only have one nice pillow on the couch so we had to go to Target to get a replacement pillow. Which prompted me buying this book...
Shawn always laughs at me because I buy a book and usually have it read within a day. Well this time was even worse. We went to the store at 9pm and got home oh around 9:30...I had the book started and finished by 10am the next morning...but it was so worth it! I can't wait to see the movie. I was a little disappointed by the ending...because I obviously love the happy endings but still good none the less. The previews alone make me bawl so I might have to wait for it to come out on DVD. Not sure if I will have the patience but it's better then embarassing my husband and sobbing through the movie...I guess we'll have to see.
We have been trying this new thing with Hurley. When we leave the house for a little while we will leave Hurley inside, especially since the weather has been so rotten...I just hate leaving him outside...I know it's just a dog...but still! Well I did this on Friday, knowing that I would be home early from work for lunch. He has been so good lately that I figured this was just going to be another good day. Yeah I guess I thought wrong. When I came home from lunch the house looked just like I had left it, except one of my pillows in our living room was off of the couch. I was really suprised since usually he doesn't go in that room. It's the "nice room". The one that no one ever goes into unless well, in our case we just never go in there. So I put the pillow back on the couch and do my chores around the house, play with the dog, hopefully get him tired for when I leave again for work. Well when I came home from work that night this is what I found...
Yeah I swear...Devil Dog my friends. Retainer and now this...well I guess I can't expect much he is just a dog...and what was I thinking? Yes, I know I should have seen the pillow and thought to myself, hm..if he gets one pillow down he might got back for it...but NO...I think Oh I tell him not to do it and he won't. Yeah right!Luckily I have a wonderful husband that cleaned it all up. You can barely see the bag but I thought it would be a good idea to scoop them all...yeah not so much. Shawn got home and pulled out the shop vac and had them all cleaned up in no time. Well of course I couldn't only have one nice pillow on the couch so we had to go to Target to get a replacement pillow. Which prompted me buying this book...
Shawn always laughs at me because I buy a book and usually have it read within a day. Well this time was even worse. We went to the store at 9pm and got home oh around 9:30...I had the book started and finished by 10am the next morning...but it was so worth it! I can't wait to see the movie. I was a little disappointed by the ending...because I obviously love the happy endings but still good none the less. The previews alone make me bawl so I might have to wait for it to come out on DVD. Not sure if I will have the patience but it's better then embarassing my husband and sobbing through the movie...I guess we'll have to see.
Monday, January 4, 2010
I've Got a Feeling...
That 2010 is going to be an incredible year! 2009 was great, we definitely had our share of problems but I still feel like we have so much to be thankful for. I don't feel like catching up on everything but our anniversary was awesome..still can't believe it's been 4 years! Thanksgiving was great! Christmas was so much fun and I love having family so close by! Shawn and I both had time off so we got to spend almost 2 weeks together..no work or school to interrupt us. It was heaven. So to update we did get a new car...I will post pictures of that eventually. My wonderful friend Kelli took some pictures for us, since it's been a couple of years since we got those done. Check out her blog here, she is an amazing artist...and a great photographer to get all 3 of us (yes the dog included) to look pretty decent. We were joking that she is the dog whisperer. No seriously though, she helped me potty train Hurley. But I am so excited for 2010 and all of the new adventures that it holds.
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