Babies

. . . So this is my first attempt at putting pictures in this blogging thing so here we go. Look!! WooHoo!!! I got a new car!! I love it and it's awesome. I had a sad moment today though. The odometer officially rolled over to 1000 miles. It was a little sad. She's officially broken in at 600 miles, but reaching that four digit moment was hard.

. . . I have another baby too, but the pictures I have didn't show up very well here. I got a puppy last Saturday. The plan was to go look at the humane society to see the ADULT dogs. I wasn't really planning on bringing one home on Saturday. Just looking and figuring out what kind and what size and all that good stuff. And again, we were only looking at ADULT dogs. 2-5 years. ADULT. So anyway, we go to the humane society and look at the dogs. Find one we really like, and take her card up to the desk. Well, the lady there just wasn't a very pleasent person. She said to come back the next day cause the dog we wanted wouldn't be gone. So Amanda and I decide to go to the PetSmart by our house cause they usually have pictures of adoptable pets there. Well, we walk in, and there's a sign up that says adoptions today. Needless to say, we brought home a dog. No no. Correction. A puppy. What happened to the whole thing with wanting an adult dog?? I have no idea. She was the last one they had there. Everyone else had gotten adopted. There was only a $50 adoption fee and she came with 6 months of heart worm medicine plus puppy classes and a few toys. Over all, I made out since classes alone are $100. So far, things are going okay. It's a lot of work with a puppy. We're her third home so she has a bad case of separation anxiety. We kennel her so she doesn't destroy the house. She cries . . . a lot . . . when we leave and piddles in her kennel. Can't get mad though. If I got passed around 3 times in my first year, I'd be scared too. I thought getting her a dog bed was a good idea but I don't know why I wasted the money since she sleeps with me. She's brown all over with black eye liner around her eyes. Her name is Mimi since that means ears in Japanese. Her ears stick straight out like airplane wings. They don't know whether they want to stand up or sit down or what. It's so rewarding to have a dog and at the same time, it's such work. I'll put a picture of her up when I take one with my camera. The pictures from my phone just aren't working out.

. . . That's pretty much all that's been going on lately. Doesn't sound like much, but with school and work, I'm busy busy! Hope anyone who actually reads this is doing well!

Challenge Accepted

. . . I find that I've reached another turning point in my life I think. I'm scheduled to graduate next May. Everyone cross your fingers on that one. I was chatting with an old friend last night and they asked me if I was going to move home anytime soon. When I told her that I didn't think I was going to, she asked me what was here, that wasn't there. She said that if all I wanted was opportunity, I could find that anywhere and at least at home I have a tried and true support system. I don't know. This may just be a phase and I may find something here that I love. But I just want to put it out there, that for those of you who have been asking me since the day I got on the plane when I'm coming home, it's not totally out of the question. Just ask me again at graduation. We'll see.

. . . School is going okay. It's a lot to read. A lot to write. I guess everything that's to be expected.

. . . Work is eh. I think I may have to drop hours. I was told last week that I could no longer do homework while I was there. I don't see why since all I do is sit at intake or even if I am on the unit, sometimes have nothing to do. But it's okay. It's their rules and I have to go with it. But the problem is that there aren't enough hours in the day to go to school, work, study, and sleep. Something's gotta give.

. . . I got a new car!!! It's a 2006 Civic Coupe in Atomic Blue Metallic. I love it. It's awesome! And in one more mile, I will have officially reached 600 and she will be broken in. People have asked me if I've named her yet. The only thing she's really said to me is to notice how pretty she is. Well, Sophie, Amanda's cat says the same thing. So as of right now, her name is Sophie. Who knows though. Things may change.

. . . So I was reading a friend's blog and I noticed that my name was in it! WooHoo! So I've decided to accept the challenge put forth by Krash. I was actually gonna do it the day I read it, but procrastination is my specialty. Anyway, here goes. Challenge Accepted.

. . . Seven things to do before I die

1. Read and actually understand Shakespeare. Not the story, the words. And not the popular stuff everyone knows.

2. Own a house

3. Travel to distant lands

4. Experience fairy tale love even if just for a moment

5. Pay off all debts

6. Not have to live pay check to pay check

7. Have a family

. . . Seven things I cannot do

1. Let someone puke alone

2. Think about or be around frogs without shuddering

3. Eat just one (rugala, bite, chip)

4. Make dinner and have all the food ready at the same time

5. The splits

6. Pass up girl scout cookies

7. Or a good cup of coffee

. . . Seven things that attract me to blogging

1. I'm much better on paper than I am in person

2. I'm terrible at keeping in touch

3. This is an easy way to update a group

4. I type much faster than I write

5. It's quick

6. Only the people you want to read can

7. It helps with that whole procrastination thing I mentioned earlier

. . . Seven things I say most often

1. Seriously

2. Okay!?!?

3. I'm not tryna hate . . . I'm just sayin (How do you spell that anyway? I think it's southern)

4. Dude

5. For real though

6. Thank You

7. Hey!

. . . Seven Books That I Love

1. Watchers by Dean Koontz

2. The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

3. Shutter Island by Dennis Lehane

4. Angels and Demons by Dan Brown

5. The Berenstein Bears . . . cause they taught me many lessons

6. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day . . . cause we've all had those

7. The Guardian by Nicholas Sparks

. . . Seven Movies That I Can Watch Over and Over Again

1. A League of Their Own (Anyone ever tell you you look like a penis with a little hat on?)

2. Overboard (Roy? No! Travis! Sweet Trav?)

3. The Princess Diaries 1&2 (As if I wasn't enough of a freak, let's add a tiara)

4. Hope Floats (Beginnings are scary, endings are usually sad, but it's the middle that counts the most. Remember that when you're at the beginning. Just give hope a chance to float up, and it will)

5. Boys and Girls (Love is exciting and it's thrilling and it drives you so insane you think you're going to explode)

6. While You Were Sleeping (Life doesn't always turn out how you expect it)

7. Anything in the Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan collection

. . . Seven people I want to join the fun

Um, I don't really care. If you want to answer and don't have a blog, feel free to use the comments.

. . . That's pretty much it for this update. I feel I've done a fantastic job of procrastinating for one night. I hope everyone enjoys!!