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Sunday, March 29, 2009

Bad Dog

Last night, Brian and I went out to dinner and a movie. Every time we leave, Riley gets excited and thinks he's invited to come along...EVERY TIME. He's so cute and anxious to get in the car and then I'm sure his world is crushed when we leave him. Yesterday, though, I spent 80% of my day with him playing and cuddling...so I thought he'd gotten enough attention....but apparently NOT.

When we got home at 11, we started to go up the stairs and one by one there was a chewed up, ruined mate to some of my FAVORITE pairs of shoes....as we discovered what he'd done, he ran back downstairs and refused to come back up. BAD DOG.

The evidence.

Pair 1: Not too big of a deal, these shoes gave me blisters, but they still are semi-new and weren't cheap.

Pair 2: I love these shoes. They are my "go to" black dressy-casual comfy wedges. Now they are gone.

Pair 3: My #1 favorite pair of shoes. So sad. I wasn't ready to say goodbye.

Saturday, March 28, 2009

Blizzard (really?) 2K9

(Our front yard at about 5pm on 3/26/09)

Three Christmases ago we had a REAL Blizzard here in Denver. In fact, said blizzard almost ruined our trip home for Christmas.

So, you can imagine how my memory flashed back to 2006 when the news said that the Winter Storm Advisory on Thursday was now a Blizzard Warning....

Outside the windows by my cubicle, it looked a train full of cotton balls had exploded - that's how thick the snow was that was falling. I left work at 12:15 and got home at about 2:30 - the worst, said the news, was to come between 5 and midnight.

But, alas, the "blizzard" passed and we just had light snow for the rest of the night......oh well.

Monday, March 23, 2009

Happy Dog

I've heard that a dog can be called a happy dog if he plays by himself with his toys....

I must have the happiest dog in the world because he spent at least two hours this evening entertaining himself with his plethora of toys...

Tossing his ball

Throwing his tug-a-jug down the stairs (he put a dent in the wall)

Destroying his hide-a-treat football

Ripping his rope toy

Chewing his bone

Swinging his ball on a rope back and forth

Gnawing on his hurley

Nosing his huck around the carpet

Oh, how I love my Chicken McGee!

Sunday, March 22, 2009

T Minus 2 Months

2 months from today, Brian and I will be in Rio de Janeiro on Copacabana Beach hopefully enjoying some sort of tropical drink and looking forward to a dinner of bbq'd meats galore.....

Our three vacation destinations while we're in Brazil...

Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro

Iguazu Falls (Brazil/Argentina)

The Amazon Jungle and River

Private Practice Fan?

I am a religious watcher of ABC's Private Practice but I did miss the episode on 3/12 due to a DVR miscommunication.....I was, however, able to catch this week's episode and when did Violet go from 3-days pregnant to ready-to-pop-7-months pregnant?

Spring is Here!

With the week from hell that I had at work, I knew I wanted a relaxing weekend and the weather forecast was going to work in my favor. On Saturday, I slept in, read my book, ran some errands, baked brownies, made Corned Beef, Cabbage, and Potatoes for Brian, ran to Nordstrom for the free gift with purchase from Kiehl's, read my book and went to bed.....

On Sunday, I slept in, ran to Petsmart for a new leash and then Brian, Riley and I embarked on a 4 mile walk from our house to the dog park and back....Riley had a dream day - a long walk, a swim in a pond and playtime at the dog park. The sun was shining, temperature in the low 80s and the sky was as clear as could be....

The views from our walk....