Wanna See What We Got??

So, sometimes Heavenly Father sees you struggling and gives you a little direction to bring joy back into your life. Here are the latest "directions" he gave our house! Meet Zoey and Sophie!! They are 9 weeks old and full of it!! They are so lovely and naughty and I am in love!! I miss my Jakey sooo much, but these girls definitely help pass the time and I am now convinced more than ever that I would have been a "Mrs. Olson" parent rather than a "Mrs. Ingalls". Are you ready?? I sang them to sleep the other night, because they were crying. I know. Sad. But, I am having fun being a "mom" and they can do no wrong in my eyes! (And they are aware of this) Here are a few more pics, to emphasize my cuteness factor of my new children.......stay tuned.

I need more fiber in my diet!

Napping with Gran.

Could I be any cuter??

I gotta chew man! It's this or your shoe!!

Meet my Daughter Sophie! OHHH!

Jakester Maniac.....Remembered.

My little wiener dog Jake. He was the cutest little guy and the best dog. He put up with all our drama and was a champ! We were really worried when his sister died last year that he would be lonely and sad. He was, for a bit, but recovered thanks to a lot of help from our lovin' and spoiling and of course.....LOADS of Pupperonies! He made it just shy of a year and other than the major fat deposit we created in his tail, just fine. Well, last Saturday he was his cute self, just a little winded. We thought maybe he had some allergies, or something. It wasn't and when it got a little worse, we took him to our beloved vet, Dr. Good (that is his real name by the way) and he discovered Jakey's heart had enlarged and he had thrown a bunch of clots and his lungs were failing. We were not prepared for this at all. We had to say goodbye that day and hugged and kissed him enough for a lifetime. He was so sweet and funny and it was a major blow for us, but I am so grateful he didn't have to suffer long and gets to go be with Sammy now. I picture him laying in my Dad's lap, or chasing tennis balls with Sam across an endless backyard. And, of course, unending treats day and night! So, this is a tribute to my Bub. He was one awesome wiener dog and I will miss him forever.

95 Days....and Counting!

So, my cruise is fast approaching and I am feeling the heat.....LITERALLY! So, I did something drastic! I went to the store and bought 3 (count em') 3 swimming suits that are clearly 4 sizes too small and they are now hanging up on my closet taunting me to not eat cheese fries and go to the gym. This is my new incentive for weight loss. I have now seen a DVD presentation of my cruise and I have picked my excursions and I AM GOING TO DO THEM in one or more of these bathing suits! (Frankly, I truly believe I have lost my mind, but, so be it!) So, here's a little preview of my torture suits, I mean new swimming suits that I will be wearing in 95 days, and counting.........Good Lord that is a lot of workouts! I tread on.........HELP!!

Option 1: CUTE! But the safest choice because it is nearly all black.

Option 2: The riskiest because it is a little on the revealing side top wise.

Option 3: Darling! And a little daring for those of you who know my usual color choices.

What to do.....what to do. I know get to the gym! UGH!!

Wanna See What I Did Last Weekend??

I went to the International Beauty Show in Las Vegas!


It was sooo much fun and soooo HOT!! I don't mean that in a good way! It was 109* and I am so glad people in Las Vegas don't care about the energy crisis---it was like 67* everywhere we went! ( I really do care....I meant that) But, after my first week at Elite Nail Studio, I ended it with a BANG! I had a blast and I made a new friend. Her name is Melanie and I love her! I told her that my sister Carrie would be jealous because she doesn't like us to share friends, because then she isn't the exclusive favorite and so Melanie did a picture show for her. Want to see it?? here we go.....

She is really silly and I had a blast with her and the four of us laughed all weekend! It was hilarious! I got to know Nasrin also, another girl I work with now and we had to kill some time at the airport on Monday (8 hours) so she and I bought some cards and we played Persian card games that she taught me. I thought I was going to pee my pants! I am pretty sure people thought we were drunk because we were laughing so hard, but I can honestly say that was just good clean fun! Anyhoo, I just wanted to share my joy. I can't help it. I am so much happier these days! (Thank God) Here are a few more pics I took on my fun filled girls' weekend!! I tread on.....

Our room was so nice! We love it!

Here is our pretty bathroom and our attempt to take a picture of the 4 of us together!

Brilliant eh?

Here is Melanie showing the ACTUAL size of our desserts at P.F. Chang's Let's just say they were a bit small and we were surprised! She was a little tipsy that night and we almost got kicked out!

Good friends.....good food....and surrounded at the show with really BAD hair!! Such Fun!!