*It's been a very busy week. It will be busy into the weekend.
*I hope I get some sleep and relaxation soon.
*We had a meeting of the moms for the wedding. It went well, despite my bad directions. (Sorry again Mom.)
*Dessert and good conversation goes a long way for mental well-being.
*Babies are great.
*I'm glad I don't have one right now.
*We are getting married in less than 90 days. Say what-what?
*I hate money.
*Also, cramps suck.
*William and I both had terrible. horrible, no-good, very bad days this week.
*Please, please let it stop snowing.
*The sun is sort of out when I get out of the shower int he morning now. And sometimes the sun is still out for a few seconds when I leave work. I count every second as important.
*There are a lot of details to be wrapping up. I hope to be blogging regularly, but As you can already see, it's been spotty.
*Looking at photos of Hawaii makes me happy.
*Molly's sweet darling personality melts my heart afer a long day, her little stumpy tail and butt wagging.
*I feel really lucky that the person I am marrying is someone that I can argue with and in the same sentence laugh. I can cry and make jokes. We can stay up late into the night talking. That security is such an amazing feeling. I am so lucky.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
matters of the heart
so, our lil mo went to the vet on saturday to brave her yearly shots and exam. she was a trooper, even if mama was not.
i maybe should have known when the vet took an extra long time to listen to her heart. after all, i did notice it took her an extra long time.
after doing all the other stuff—shots, prodding, talking. . . the vet told me that mo has developed a heart murmur. really, i know that heart murmurs can be ok and nothing happens for a long time, if ever. and it's not like she's showing symptoms--no unusual amount of lethargy or breathing heavily that is out of character(she's a snuffly, snorty sort naturally). .. of course my worried mind says that it's a symptom.
but the vet explained that for many of her breed, they are fine for years, but can progress into congenital heart failure...that the valve that is not properly closing in her heart (which makes the murmur-whooshing sound) can eventually fail, which leaks fluid into the lungs. this can often be treated with drugs. some though, fail rapidly after the murmur is detected.
she's supposed to have an ultrasound but people around me are talking me out of it. supposedly it's not THAT big a deal, and it won't reveal much more than they are 90 percent sure they already know. and most likely, they wouldn't even medicate her if that was the case, since it's early stages. it's very expensive for the ultrasound.
as if you haven't figured out things are slightly tight around here for the wedding, so it's an extra stress we're hoping to be able to put off for awhile.
now i know you science and nursing experts reading this are shaking your heads, thinking it's not a big deal and everythign will be fine for now. and it probably isn't and will be. but i am a worrier, it's my job. and mo is my little fur-baby. so i'm going to worry. but i will also think happy little heart-health thoughts for her.
i knew when we adopted mo that we had no idea where she came from, what kind of care she got, or how long that we would have her (she just celebrated her 9th--we think--birthday with some chicken and a new furry toy). but she is a small breed and 9 really isn't that old. i knew that i would have to prepare myself for health problems and aging from the moment we brought her home. i thought her first brush with death--smack dab in the middle of the animal food-poisoning scare last year around this time--she had put in her dues. the emergency vet had told us that night that she could be having multiple organ failure. but she made it! i figured that had ot be it for the rest of ever. you don't get a horrible life and health problems, only to have things look up and then get something else. it's just not fair.
it's not fair that animals have to suffer. all dogs do is love, and love, and love--sometimes to the point where you want to ring their little necks because they get underfoot, put their paws on your laptop, follow you into the bathroom while you pee. but even if you get mad, or in molly's case, even if you put her in the dreaded kennel and leave her alone, she always wags her tail when she sees you again, a completely fresh start.
if i cry, molly is on my lap, rolling on her back, tossing her paws in the air, trying to look cute and be a distraction. never one to lick faces, she licks the tears off and affects her most muppety poses to elicit a giggle. if i yell, she takes my side, back to me, defending me. if i laugh, she wags her tail. if i screw up as a dog mom, she forgives me. (i consequently look the other way sometimes when she pulls kleenex and toilet paper out of the bathroom garbage). or when i sneak her an extra treat because she's just a good friend.
it's astounding how quickly a little furry heart becomes such a huge part of your life, worms it's little way in, with a little head-butt under your hand for a pet, trains those sad brown eyes on you when ice cream is present. (life is too short not to give her a lick.)
so....
i go up and down, worried sick and happy we've had the joy to bring her home with u, to sure that nothing will happen...after all i didn't know before i brought her in for a routine checkup. funny how your expectations are... you think "rabies shot" and the vet says "heart problem". and i don't mean to sound doomsday. i'm sure mo will chug right along through her life, whatever it brings her. i just hope we make the right decisions and mo stays healthy and happy and knows that many people love her very, very much, most of all, her human mama and dad.
ps. it frightens me, and william, how much we are like jon and kate on jon and kate plus 8.
i maybe should have known when the vet took an extra long time to listen to her heart. after all, i did notice it took her an extra long time.
after doing all the other stuff—shots, prodding, talking. . . the vet told me that mo has developed a heart murmur. really, i know that heart murmurs can be ok and nothing happens for a long time, if ever. and it's not like she's showing symptoms--no unusual amount of lethargy or breathing heavily that is out of character(she's a snuffly, snorty sort naturally). .. of course my worried mind says that it's a symptom.
but the vet explained that for many of her breed, they are fine for years, but can progress into congenital heart failure...that the valve that is not properly closing in her heart (which makes the murmur-whooshing sound) can eventually fail, which leaks fluid into the lungs. this can often be treated with drugs. some though, fail rapidly after the murmur is detected.
she's supposed to have an ultrasound but people around me are talking me out of it. supposedly it's not THAT big a deal, and it won't reveal much more than they are 90 percent sure they already know. and most likely, they wouldn't even medicate her if that was the case, since it's early stages. it's very expensive for the ultrasound.
as if you haven't figured out things are slightly tight around here for the wedding, so it's an extra stress we're hoping to be able to put off for awhile.
now i know you science and nursing experts reading this are shaking your heads, thinking it's not a big deal and everythign will be fine for now. and it probably isn't and will be. but i am a worrier, it's my job. and mo is my little fur-baby. so i'm going to worry. but i will also think happy little heart-health thoughts for her.
i knew when we adopted mo that we had no idea where she came from, what kind of care she got, or how long that we would have her (she just celebrated her 9th--we think--birthday with some chicken and a new furry toy). but she is a small breed and 9 really isn't that old. i knew that i would have to prepare myself for health problems and aging from the moment we brought her home. i thought her first brush with death--smack dab in the middle of the animal food-poisoning scare last year around this time--she had put in her dues. the emergency vet had told us that night that she could be having multiple organ failure. but she made it! i figured that had ot be it for the rest of ever. you don't get a horrible life and health problems, only to have things look up and then get something else. it's just not fair.
it's not fair that animals have to suffer. all dogs do is love, and love, and love--sometimes to the point where you want to ring their little necks because they get underfoot, put their paws on your laptop, follow you into the bathroom while you pee. but even if you get mad, or in molly's case, even if you put her in the dreaded kennel and leave her alone, she always wags her tail when she sees you again, a completely fresh start.
if i cry, molly is on my lap, rolling on her back, tossing her paws in the air, trying to look cute and be a distraction. never one to lick faces, she licks the tears off and affects her most muppety poses to elicit a giggle. if i yell, she takes my side, back to me, defending me. if i laugh, she wags her tail. if i screw up as a dog mom, she forgives me. (i consequently look the other way sometimes when she pulls kleenex and toilet paper out of the bathroom garbage). or when i sneak her an extra treat because she's just a good friend.
it's astounding how quickly a little furry heart becomes such a huge part of your life, worms it's little way in, with a little head-butt under your hand for a pet, trains those sad brown eyes on you when ice cream is present. (life is too short not to give her a lick.)
so....
i go up and down, worried sick and happy we've had the joy to bring her home with u, to sure that nothing will happen...after all i didn't know before i brought her in for a routine checkup. funny how your expectations are... you think "rabies shot" and the vet says "heart problem". and i don't mean to sound doomsday. i'm sure mo will chug right along through her life, whatever it brings her. i just hope we make the right decisions and mo stays healthy and happy and knows that many people love her very, very much, most of all, her human mama and dad.
ps. it frightens me, and william, how much we are like jon and kate on jon and kate plus 8.
Friday, February 22, 2008
officially old
william and i just played guitar hero. and we ruled. for never really playing it before (well, he has). but i'll tell you what. two hours with guitar hero and we're both left feeling a bit sick to our stomachs. those moving notes on the fretboard... perhaps gave us mild motion sickness? kinda weird.
we are officially old.
we are officially old.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
open for business
my oh-so-talented almost-hubby has officially opened his etsy shop. you can check out his amazing photography here.
of course, i'm kinda biased, but i think you'll agree. i'm so proud.
running on reserve battery power now, so gotta run. go look!
of course, i'm kinda biased, but i think you'll agree. i'm so proud.
running on reserve battery power now, so gotta run. go look!
three wild and crazy mutts
i am currently the stand-in mother for three wild and crazy mutts. they are attention hogs, food hogs, joy hogs, bed hogs. in general, they live the most hedonistic lifestyle of any dogs i know. and one's still a pup, so he's extra wild. come to think of it, he really does kind of remind me of a young steve martin...shaking his head, jumping all over, flirty, and brown-eyed. the second night we were here, we didn't sleep a wink with his antics, but things have calmed down now, which is good. so needless to say, i've had my hands full, and have not had time for blogging.
my ring is in at the jeweler! i am having my engagement diamond re-set, and got my wedding band. now we just have to work on william's, and we need to get GOING on that.
invites are ordered. i may have said that already.
it's freaking freezing again. again. i can't take it anymore!
a pretty famous beauty guy here in town called me pretty today. yay! that's always nice to hear. and he likes my nose, which i hate.
also, i like the buena vista social club cd.
as you can see, i have been rather boring lately despite really feeling overloaded. and i haven't been doing any good writing/blogging for y'all which might account for my sad comments sections.
sorry. i will try to be back with something better later.
96 days to go.....
my ring is in at the jeweler! i am having my engagement diamond re-set, and got my wedding band. now we just have to work on william's, and we need to get GOING on that.
invites are ordered. i may have said that already.
it's freaking freezing again. again. i can't take it anymore!
a pretty famous beauty guy here in town called me pretty today. yay! that's always nice to hear. and he likes my nose, which i hate.
also, i like the buena vista social club cd.
as you can see, i have been rather boring lately despite really feeling overloaded. and i haven't been doing any good writing/blogging for y'all which might account for my sad comments sections.
sorry. i will try to be back with something better later.
96 days to go.....
Monday, February 18, 2008
monday, monday
yesterday, we ordered invitations (and paid for them, boo hoo). but they will be done! the act has been put in motion! one more huge thing crossed off the list! one step closer! approximately 567842567 more things to go! 99 days to go! shall i make up a bridal song, 99 days til the aisle we have, 99 days til aisle, .... ok, this is not working as i planned. mostly it makes me feel slightly akin to jessie spano. . . "There's never any time!" and i can really now see how it consumes people as they plan. because everything takes FOREVER.
hey, if anyone has ideas for dance music for the reception , please contribute in the comments section. i have a special request page on my wedding website, but not too many people have chimed in. i have lots of ideas, but i just want to keep people dancing.... let me know what was a hit for you or what has been a hit when you've gone to wedding dances.
also, william and i boxed each other on the wii (I am housesitting for my sister right now, we do not have a wii) and my right arm still hurts! it's been like two days! good lord. if that isn't the height of exercise shame, i don't know what is. however, i bowled a better game on the wii than i ever have in real life. nice. i managed to get through a few songs on guitar hero too.
also i have cleaned kennels and bathed dogs and gotten very little sleep. i had today off work, which was awesome, and i got to have lunch with a friend who i haven't seen in a while, also with her lovely, lovely little munchkin child who i wanted to keep for myself just thismuch. not that i don't already have enough on my plate, what with four dogs, one of whom is a lab puppy. you hate to quash their enthusiasm, but when it's 3:30 in the god-forsaken morning....it's time to sleep, buckaroo. also i am covered in dog hair.
and that has been my day. now i will lounge on the couch.
hey, if anyone has ideas for dance music for the reception , please contribute in the comments section. i have a special request page on my wedding website, but not too many people have chimed in. i have lots of ideas, but i just want to keep people dancing.... let me know what was a hit for you or what has been a hit when you've gone to wedding dances.
also, william and i boxed each other on the wii (I am housesitting for my sister right now, we do not have a wii) and my right arm still hurts! it's been like two days! good lord. if that isn't the height of exercise shame, i don't know what is. however, i bowled a better game on the wii than i ever have in real life. nice. i managed to get through a few songs on guitar hero too.
also i have cleaned kennels and bathed dogs and gotten very little sleep. i had today off work, which was awesome, and i got to have lunch with a friend who i haven't seen in a while, also with her lovely, lovely little munchkin child who i wanted to keep for myself just thismuch. not that i don't already have enough on my plate, what with four dogs, one of whom is a lab puppy. you hate to quash their enthusiasm, but when it's 3:30 in the god-forsaken morning....it's time to sleep, buckaroo. also i am covered in dog hair.
and that has been my day. now i will lounge on the couch.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
theoretical to practical: three months to go
hello internetty friends. sorry i have been MIA this week. there has been something going on practically every night. but now it's sunday, and all i REALLY have to do today is go meet with our invitation lady to have our invites done.
i'm staying at my sister and brother-in-law's house this week since they are in costa rica. my sleep schedule is all screwy. i took them to the airport at 4 am yesterday, and their three dogs are ready to eat at 6:30 am and be let out....going back to sleep is kinda hard. yawwwnn....ok, i'm kinda tired again.
valentine's day was such a comedy of errors. william intended to bring me flowers and lunch, but he forgot his wallet and then got a flat tire, so that was a no-go. we did however get some thai takeout and open presents. i got him ugg boots; he got me this dress and another dress i can't find online. also from j. crew, and it's strapless, and you can wear it at two lengths or as a skirt. he also got me a darling orange-and-white zebra print umbrella. unfortunately, the wrap dress looked all wrong on me. so i ended up trading it in for this skirt and a blue-and-white striped t-shirt. i still have some money left to spend too. :) sorry about lack of pictures, i'm too lazy today.
thanks, babe! great ideas!
otherwise, it's been a flurry of appointments and run-here run-there. talked to a college class about getting a job in journalism. present buying. catching up. it's a good thing i have monday off. and tuesday i'm working from home. sweet.
right now i'm reading stiff: the curious lives of human cadavers, and it's fascinating stuff, although a little dark. she infuses it with enough humor to make it through. i should have probably skipped the section about crashing airplanes, but oh well. that's what xanax is for.
today is EXACTLY 100 days to go until the wedding ceremony. 100 DAYS. 100 days! wowww. it's getting so close. i'm starting to get a little nervous about getting everything done and on time and the actual idea of it is starting to become very, very real. it's weird because i have had nearly a year and a half to prepare for it, but it hasn't really hit me until now. it's gone from theoretical to practical. i'm going to be a bride in three months. three months.
three months.
i'm staying at my sister and brother-in-law's house this week since they are in costa rica. my sleep schedule is all screwy. i took them to the airport at 4 am yesterday, and their three dogs are ready to eat at 6:30 am and be let out....going back to sleep is kinda hard. yawwwnn....ok, i'm kinda tired again.
valentine's day was such a comedy of errors. william intended to bring me flowers and lunch, but he forgot his wallet and then got a flat tire, so that was a no-go. we did however get some thai takeout and open presents. i got him ugg boots; he got me this dress and another dress i can't find online. also from j. crew, and it's strapless, and you can wear it at two lengths or as a skirt. he also got me a darling orange-and-white zebra print umbrella. unfortunately, the wrap dress looked all wrong on me. so i ended up trading it in for this skirt and a blue-and-white striped t-shirt. i still have some money left to spend too. :) sorry about lack of pictures, i'm too lazy today.
thanks, babe! great ideas!
otherwise, it's been a flurry of appointments and run-here run-there. talked to a college class about getting a job in journalism. present buying. catching up. it's a good thing i have monday off. and tuesday i'm working from home. sweet.
right now i'm reading stiff: the curious lives of human cadavers, and it's fascinating stuff, although a little dark. she infuses it with enough humor to make it through. i should have probably skipped the section about crashing airplanes, but oh well. that's what xanax is for.
today is EXACTLY 100 days to go until the wedding ceremony. 100 DAYS. 100 days! wowww. it's getting so close. i'm starting to get a little nervous about getting everything done and on time and the actual idea of it is starting to become very, very real. it's weird because i have had nearly a year and a half to prepare for it, but it hasn't really hit me until now. it's gone from theoretical to practical. i'm going to be a bride in three months. three months.
three months.
Monday, February 11, 2008
monkey business
i want a chimp. i really do. i'm watching this animal planet show. and i want a chimp. i should not be allowed to watch animal planet. i cry almost every time. how can people do this to animals? i will never understand. if there's one thing that really, really gets my blood boiling, it's the mistreatment of animals. i mean... i know there are a lot of other things, a lto of things for humans, too. but there is something about a furry face...and their ultimate helplessness against crappy humans...i just want to rescue them all.
maybe i have mentioned this here before, but have you seen the commercial where sarah mclachlan's asking you to adopt a pet through the aspca? and after showing photos of one-eyed dogs and three legged cats or whatever...she's like "will you be an angel..." and before she can even ask the question fully, i jump off the couch every time, teary eyed, and yell "yes!"
ay.
william is turning into a softie for furries, too. he told me that yesterday while out shopping for my v-day present, he stopped by the humane society... what?? we are technically not allowed to have another pet.... but it's funny to me that he felt the pull!
maybe he got me a chimp.
also. we got stuck in a super scary whiteout this weekend. we were supposed to go to see william's family in sioux falls, but two hours into our drive, we had to turn around and come back. in the same craptacular weather that we went in. it was so bad. i really thought something bad might happen. in parts we couldn't see beyond the hood of our car. no lie. it made for a long, stressful day, ending in headaches. but at least we got home. so since i didn't die, i might need a chimp. it might be my calling.
maybe i have mentioned this here before, but have you seen the commercial where sarah mclachlan's asking you to adopt a pet through the aspca? and after showing photos of one-eyed dogs and three legged cats or whatever...she's like "will you be an angel..." and before she can even ask the question fully, i jump off the couch every time, teary eyed, and yell "yes!"
ay.
william is turning into a softie for furries, too. he told me that yesterday while out shopping for my v-day present, he stopped by the humane society... what?? we are technically not allowed to have another pet.... but it's funny to me that he felt the pull!
maybe he got me a chimp.
also. we got stuck in a super scary whiteout this weekend. we were supposed to go to see william's family in sioux falls, but two hours into our drive, we had to turn around and come back. in the same craptacular weather that we went in. it was so bad. i really thought something bad might happen. in parts we couldn't see beyond the hood of our car. no lie. it made for a long, stressful day, ending in headaches. but at least we got home. so since i didn't die, i might need a chimp. it might be my calling.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
the sundays
i am not good with sundays. especially in the winter. if i don't keep myself busy all day, i tend to slide into those sunday blues. i try not to, but it happens more often than not. today seemed worse than usual. i can't even explain why, and that's irritating. on top of already feeling out of sorts.
maybe i should go stare at some photos of hawaii. if i could accomplish something, i might feel better.
there's a busy, busy week ahead.
that is all.
maybe i should go stare at some photos of hawaii. if i could accomplish something, i might feel better.
there's a busy, busy week ahead.
that is all.
Friday, February 8, 2008
tee gee eye eff
ok, so:
i have less than four months to get everything done for the wedding. that's nothing to freak out about, right?
also, bill clinton did a q & a in body+soul mag. do you know how much i love the clintons? for all their goodness and all their foibles? as a pop culture matter as much as politicians? well,i do. i think obama's great and all, but there is just something...i think i feel about the clintons the way some non-creepy people feel about the royal family...there's just something kinda captivating about them.
gonna be cold and crappy this weekend...oh wait, that's not news!
also, a couple of busy weeks coming up. can y'all just think some "you can do it!" thoughts for me?
also, i love thai food, old photos, my flufferton molly, william, my ugg slippers, sleep, and a good book.
can you tell i'm trying to focus on the positive? like, really hard?
it's friday!
i have less than four months to get everything done for the wedding. that's nothing to freak out about, right?
also, bill clinton did a q & a in body+soul mag. do you know how much i love the clintons? for all their goodness and all their foibles? as a pop culture matter as much as politicians? well,i do. i think obama's great and all, but there is just something...i think i feel about the clintons the way some non-creepy people feel about the royal family...there's just something kinda captivating about them.
gonna be cold and crappy this weekend...oh wait, that's not news!
also, a couple of busy weeks coming up. can y'all just think some "you can do it!" thoughts for me?
also, i love thai food, old photos, my flufferton molly, william, my ugg slippers, sleep, and a good book.
can you tell i'm trying to focus on the positive? like, really hard?
it's friday!
Thursday, February 7, 2008
quick one
yays:
1. i don't know what it is about grilled cheese and tomato soup, but it always hits the spot. i like to eat it with spicy pickles and tomatoes.
2. i hate waking up to the perfect temperature bed. i mean, i love the perfectly-perfect feel of it, but i hate having to get out of it.
3. to wannabe: yes, molly has been doing the butt-scoot. it cracks me up every time, even though i know i'm supposed to not allow her to do it.
4. i have to say that subscribing to daily puppy's daily updates does make me smile, every time.
5. i love getting new magazines in the mail. i just got a sub to body + soul, and i'm loving it.
6. i made orange and lemon bars from the latest rachel ray magazine and they turned out, despite my craptacular hand mixer that only goes at one speed: bat out of hell. there was a flour floof-cloud.
7. dog show!
8. today, i took three separate times to take a deep breath. it worked!
boos:
chapped lips
templates in word
the feeling that time is flying
wanting to be prepared on many fronts
lots of details
...but really... there were more yays than boos!
1. i don't know what it is about grilled cheese and tomato soup, but it always hits the spot. i like to eat it with spicy pickles and tomatoes.
2. i hate waking up to the perfect temperature bed. i mean, i love the perfectly-perfect feel of it, but i hate having to get out of it.
3. to wannabe: yes, molly has been doing the butt-scoot. it cracks me up every time, even though i know i'm supposed to not allow her to do it.
4. i have to say that subscribing to daily puppy's daily updates does make me smile, every time.
5. i love getting new magazines in the mail. i just got a sub to body + soul, and i'm loving it.
6. i made orange and lemon bars from the latest rachel ray magazine and they turned out, despite my craptacular hand mixer that only goes at one speed: bat out of hell. there was a flour floof-cloud.
7. dog show!
8. today, i took three separate times to take a deep breath. it worked!
boos:
chapped lips
templates in word
the feeling that time is flying
wanting to be prepared on many fronts
lots of details
...but really... there were more yays than boos!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
all the small things
Hm, let's see.
There are a lot of changes afoot that I kinda choose not to talk about here. And that's kinda consuming at the moment. I don't mean to be coy or keep anything from y'all. Just, a better idea not to.
I'm feeling better, thanks for the well wishes. I haven't checked out the hive register but it was fading as of this morning. if I think about it, I let it drive me nuts.
Molly, however, got into the trash big time last night while we were off caucusing. Normally she doesn't do stuff like this, so that sucked to come home to coffee grounds and various and sundry other things we'd consumed over the week. The really bad part was that I could tell she ate a LOT. So there was a lot of puking that happened. Poor thing, she kept walking around with her ears down, and breathing loudly (nearly whining), and shifting around on the floor uncomfortably. I felt so bad for her! I kept telling William we should do something, but there was nothing to really be done but let it run its course. She did puke and have an accident today with my parents, but luckily they weren't toooo mad (Thanks, dad!). It helps that she looks like a walking teddy bear. And she got groomed this weekend and looks especially adorable (I can't bring myself to take the bows out of her ears). Tonight she was snuggled up with her bunny toy on the couch, using her sad cocker eyes to her full advantage.
We are registered the three places we are supposed to be registered! Hooray! My wedding bands are bought! Double hooray! William's cooking on some ideas for his.
I'm reading a super interesting book called The Chemistry of Joy. This doctor has married Western biochemistry and medicine with Ayurvedic and Buddhist practices to make a diet (no, it's not really a diet fad book)that helps your brain and serotonin function optimally. There's a lot of personality analysis, and it's especially geared toward people with depression, but I think there are a lot of interesting tips and tools, and I also think it increases understanding of mental illness, thus releasing the stigma, and that's a good, good thing. If you are interested in wellness at all, it's a great read.
My adorable yellow coat came in the mail today. I got it on a super awesome deal (even better than what's currently posted.) Check it out.
Also, I ate the best grapefruit in the world tonight. I just sat and read my magazine and savored every little juicy, red, pulpy bite. And as you may know, grapefruit is one of those superfoods that's so great in every way, so the fact that it tastes like candy is just a huge bonus. And that was a nice little moment in my day.
Also nice moments: William carrying my dirty laundry up to the laundry room to help me out, pulling warm laundry out of the dryer. Leaving work while the sun was still out. Giggling at William's jokes on the way home. watching American Idol and Project Runway.
Today was a rough day, but I'm trying to look on the bright side. Not bad, right?
There are a lot of changes afoot that I kinda choose not to talk about here. And that's kinda consuming at the moment. I don't mean to be coy or keep anything from y'all. Just, a better idea not to.
I'm feeling better, thanks for the well wishes. I haven't checked out the hive register but it was fading as of this morning. if I think about it, I let it drive me nuts.
Molly, however, got into the trash big time last night while we were off caucusing. Normally she doesn't do stuff like this, so that sucked to come home to coffee grounds and various and sundry other things we'd consumed over the week. The really bad part was that I could tell she ate a LOT. So there was a lot of puking that happened. Poor thing, she kept walking around with her ears down, and breathing loudly (nearly whining), and shifting around on the floor uncomfortably. I felt so bad for her! I kept telling William we should do something, but there was nothing to really be done but let it run its course. She did puke and have an accident today with my parents, but luckily they weren't toooo mad (Thanks, dad!). It helps that she looks like a walking teddy bear. And she got groomed this weekend and looks especially adorable (I can't bring myself to take the bows out of her ears). Tonight she was snuggled up with her bunny toy on the couch, using her sad cocker eyes to her full advantage.
We are registered the three places we are supposed to be registered! Hooray! My wedding bands are bought! Double hooray! William's cooking on some ideas for his.
I'm reading a super interesting book called The Chemistry of Joy. This doctor has married Western biochemistry and medicine with Ayurvedic and Buddhist practices to make a diet (no, it's not really a diet fad book)that helps your brain and serotonin function optimally. There's a lot of personality analysis, and it's especially geared toward people with depression, but I think there are a lot of interesting tips and tools, and I also think it increases understanding of mental illness, thus releasing the stigma, and that's a good, good thing. If you are interested in wellness at all, it's a great read.
My adorable yellow coat came in the mail today. I got it on a super awesome deal (even better than what's currently posted.) Check it out.
Also, I ate the best grapefruit in the world tonight. I just sat and read my magazine and savored every little juicy, red, pulpy bite. And as you may know, grapefruit is one of those superfoods that's so great in every way, so the fact that it tastes like candy is just a huge bonus. And that was a nice little moment in my day.
Also nice moments: William carrying my dirty laundry up to the laundry room to help me out, pulling warm laundry out of the dryer. Leaving work while the sun was still out. Giggling at William's jokes on the way home. watching American Idol and Project Runway.
Today was a rough day, but I'm trying to look on the bright side. Not bad, right?
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
sick, day 2
hi friends. still sick. it's weird. my stomach is up and down, although today less so, but last night i broke out in hives!? i don't know if i ate something that i was allergic to (i have wracked my brain and can't think of anything) or if it's just some weird virus. stupid winter viruses!
so i took some benedryl last night but that didn't help much. eating is a slightly dangerous adventure. sleeping is fitful. how annoying! i'm just flat-out annoyed, and want to feel better. i hate skin things, and as i age, i find hives are my body's new symptom when i get sick. it's just upsetting.
so today i'm going to... lounge on the couch, probably get all cloudy with benedryl, hang with molly (she's so loving sick days), and maybe, just maybe, do some laundry. at least then i'd feel productive.
but tonight is the CAUCUS! this i will make it outdoors for. so excited!!!! i love the political process, despite how messed it is.
i also was interviewed for my opinion on the caucus by a freelance writer friend. it's going to appear today on the national magazine's website. i'll link when i see it's up.
so i took some benedryl last night but that didn't help much. eating is a slightly dangerous adventure. sleeping is fitful. how annoying! i'm just flat-out annoyed, and want to feel better. i hate skin things, and as i age, i find hives are my body's new symptom when i get sick. it's just upsetting.
so today i'm going to... lounge on the couch, probably get all cloudy with benedryl, hang with molly (she's so loving sick days), and maybe, just maybe, do some laundry. at least then i'd feel productive.
but tonight is the CAUCUS! this i will make it outdoors for. so excited!!!! i love the political process, despite how messed it is.
i also was interviewed for my opinion on the caucus by a freelance writer friend. it's going to appear today on the national magazine's website. i'll link when i see it's up.
Monday, February 4, 2008
home sick
i have had major tummyaches since yesterday, and i am not sure why. it's irritating though. so today i got all ready for work.... and realized i just couldn't go through with it. i haven't taken a sick day since last winter (!) so i guess that makes it ok to have a day off, right?
wow, the big wedding push continues. this weekend, we shopped for wedding bands. i found mine! we placed the order saturday. i'm just waiting to hear when it comes in. i'm actually getting a new engagement band, too. it's not that i didn't like my engagement ring, i really do. but i couldn't find a band that looked right with it. it's just a plain white gold band right now, and i'm changing it to something with a little bit of sparkle and shape to it. i will post photos as soon as i have some. it definitely has a vintage feel to it. william found a couple rings he really liked and wanted to think about.
we also FINALLY started our last registry, at one of our favorite stores, target. they were in the middle of turning over a lot of merchandise when we stopped in, so we'll have to go back, but at least it's started and ready to go! now we just need to get invites underway, finalize food with the caterer, get a couple travel arrangements set, rent tents and such for the reception. those are kind of the next-on-the-list things, i think.
today i'm going to try to be as productive as possible from the couch. of course i'll probably watch martha and oprah, but maybe i can find enough quarters to do laundry and straighten out some wedding things by email. i'm starting to feel sleepy, which is a good thing. i was really restless last night and woke up several times this morning, probably from the aches. so maybe i'll take a quick nap first. molly looks like she's willing to join me.
be back later.
wow, the big wedding push continues. this weekend, we shopped for wedding bands. i found mine! we placed the order saturday. i'm just waiting to hear when it comes in. i'm actually getting a new engagement band, too. it's not that i didn't like my engagement ring, i really do. but i couldn't find a band that looked right with it. it's just a plain white gold band right now, and i'm changing it to something with a little bit of sparkle and shape to it. i will post photos as soon as i have some. it definitely has a vintage feel to it. william found a couple rings he really liked and wanted to think about.
we also FINALLY started our last registry, at one of our favorite stores, target. they were in the middle of turning over a lot of merchandise when we stopped in, so we'll have to go back, but at least it's started and ready to go! now we just need to get invites underway, finalize food with the caterer, get a couple travel arrangements set, rent tents and such for the reception. those are kind of the next-on-the-list things, i think.
today i'm going to try to be as productive as possible from the couch. of course i'll probably watch martha and oprah, but maybe i can find enough quarters to do laundry and straighten out some wedding things by email. i'm starting to feel sleepy, which is a good thing. i was really restless last night and woke up several times this morning, probably from the aches. so maybe i'll take a quick nap first. molly looks like she's willing to join me.
be back later.
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