Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving from our furry family to yours!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Love is not finding someone to live with, It's finding someone you can't live without.

- Rafael Ortiz

You may conquer with the sword, but you are conquered by a kiss.

- Daniel Heinsius

Self-Love Day

Ok, today (well, actually tomorrow since it’s Valentine’s) has been declared Self-Love Day (thank you Ilax and Hilly)!! So, I decided to participate this year…

The Rules:
1.) Post a banner on your blog and declare February 14th as the day you not only love your one and only, but the day that you love yourself!
2.) Post one nice thing about yourself……then ask others to post one thing that they really like about you.
3.) Enjoy yourself!

So I decided to participate now I’m having some trouble coming up with one nice thing to post about myself. Let’s see… I love that I am working hard to become the person that I want to be, that I’m learning to relax (about a lot of things!), that I’m no longer scared to stay “stuck in a rut” if something’s not working and am willing to try something new; I love that I discovered that being happy is something that everyone deserves and that I will take the steps I need to take to make myself happy!!!
I suppose all that came from everything that’s been going on for the past year… I’m learning a lot about myself and I’m really learning how to be happy. It’s amazing how much better life is when you’re happy!!
On a side note- I don’t want anyone to feel pressured to say something nice about me, I feel weird “asking”…

2009

Happy (Belated) New Years to everyone!!!! Here’s to hoping that everyone has a most excellent 2009!!!
Vacation was good and so far 2009 has been stellar!!! Over vacation dc and I went skiing in Colorado… we had a blast (gotta love credit card miles)!!
Other highlights, I found out that I got the one thing I was really wanted for Christmas, dc to move back!!! He hasn’t moved all of his stuff back yet, we’re going to go down one weekend and get it because his roommate is using it right now, but, he is back!!! YAY!!! I met all of dc’s family over the holidays and they were all really nice, not that I was expecting anything less… we got to play golf one day!!! I hit a 189 yard drive and got my first par!!! That was exciting!!! I can’t seem to find my motivation as far as exercising goes… it’s been gone and doesn’t seem to be coming back… I’m really ready for the time change and warmer weather… there is so much more to do outside… being cooped up inside the house all the time makes me not want to do anything… I had a whole ton of stuff that I was going to blog about but now that I’ve actually started blogging it has all just escaped my mind… so, with that being said I’ll post some pics of our Colorado trip... you can see the rest (actually, all) of the pics here.

dc and I at the Ore House in Vail:


Frisco: where we stayed






Me skiing:


dc skiing:


Looking up the mountain:


Looking down the ski trail (Wrangler):




And... borrowed from Post Secret....

Merry Christmas!

May this Christmas season fill your home with joy, your heart with love, and your life with laughter.

Maybe It's Not So Bad

As an update to yesterday’s post, things are better today… something else occurred to me though… I’ve had my “visitor” basically for the past 3 weeks… yes, I’m on the pill but it doesn’t really seem to be working as far as regulating goes… so my hormones could be (and probably are) completely out of whack…
dc and I went and looked at Christmas lights last night. That is probably one of my most favorite things to do. I love looking at Christmas lights. We used to go look at lights together, years ago. I honestly don’t remember the last time I went to look at lights though. anyways, back to the point… the Christmas lights were disappointing this year… I don’t know if they have been the past few years but as of last night there were only a few people that had lights up (I say a few- a few compared to what I remember). We were talking and we don’t know if the economy is the reason or if people are just being Scroogey… the ex brought all my holiday decorations over about a month ago and they’re all sitting in the 2nd bedroom… the only problem is, I have no place to put anything… I’m debating on trying to put out a little bit of stuff or just not doing it… last year I didn’t have anything out either due to the move… I love decorating for Christmas though… so, decisions, decisions…
dc’s working and I just finished cleaning… I thought I’d stop by and blog for a minute before I go get in the shower… here’s to hoping his last weekend here is a good one!!

Happy Thanksgiving

The kitties, dc, and I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Happy Valentine's Day

Merry Christmas

Santa Paws

Thankful

it seems that most of the time the holidays are a stressful time for me... seeing family that i only see a few times a year stresses me out... i always felt like i was meeting new people (and tht really stresses me out)...what i finally realized is that they're my family... and seeing them a few times a year shouldn't stress me out... yesterday was such a good day... thanksgiving was amazing!!! i can honestly say it was one of the best thanksgiving's that i've had... we weren't sure if daddy was going to be here but he got home right around noon... YAY!! we had a new addition to the family in july so precious baby bailey was there... she is too cute!!! and she's so good!!! (to be honest bailey had me stressed though i have no idea why)... and it's always so good to see my brother and his wife... i'm so glad they moved back to texas!!
last night we had a few people over and it was fun!!! normally this too would stress me out but it didn't... r's brother was here... as well as a friend that we've both known forever and then another friend of r's he's known forever and his wife... we drank beer and just hung out (well, mike and i drank red draws, i love a good red draw!!!)... it's good to catch up with people you don't see all the time...
r and i were talking and we both agreed this one of the best and least stressful thanksgivings we've had... i have so much to be thankful for and i need to "know" that... and i think i finally do... it's almost like i finally understand... my life is filled with good things and good people... i realize how lucky i am to have such great things in my life... and i need to continue to realize that... not just one day either, every day...

Happy Thanksgiving

4th of July

sitting at the vet's office today, i had the chance to watch the news... first let me say, i love fireworks!!! well, the firework shows, i'm really not too big on anything but sparkers... last year the fireworks were kinda lame... the year before we didn't have any because "the city didn't budget for it"... which brings me to watching the news and what i found out... the city has cancelled the fireworks this year... because of the weather... they're saying everyone that does the fireworks is overworked because of all the weather lately... this is where i'm stuck... ok, yes, w.f. was declared a disaster area on friday because of all the flooding but not all of the city is flooded (as snobbish as that might sound! and i don't mean it that way either)... and yes, we have been getting rain every day, not all day everyday just every day, for the past 17 days or so... but at least for once we wouldn't have to worry about it being too dry!! and don't you think that the city could have found some (qualified) volunteers to set off the fireworks?!?! i mean surely they can't be that difficult!! i personally think this is just the city's way of getting out of the fireworks...

when i was little the fireworks were so good... i think our air force base used to do them... i could sit on the rooftop or in the swimming pool and watch them... we were so close to them too... it was like they were right above you... that is one of my most favorite peaceful happy memories... me, laying in the still pool, floating on my back, watching the fireworks explode right above me against the black sky... with no cares or worries in the world... just watching a magnificent show that seemed like it was being put on just for me... i know this is one reason why i love a good fireworks show!! it makes me think of being a kid again, it brings back that memory and that time of simple happiness... when everything was right with the world...

The Holidays

I’m not really sure it it’s the time of year of if it’s pms or a combination of both… this time of year kinda always brings me down and makes me sad… I love Fall… I love watching the leaves change color and fall, I love the time change, I love the weather getting colder… the holidays leave me feeling a bit blue and anxious though… my anxiety starts to kick in when I realize that the holidays are getting closer and that I’m going to have to see people (yes, even my family) that I don’t get to see that much… for some reason, seeing people that I haven’t seen in forever gets me all worked up… why? I don’t know, I haven’t delved into that issue yet… this will be r and I’s 6th holiday season together… Christmas stresses him out too… so you can only imagine how “pleasant” things are at our house around the holidays… just a tad bit on the stressful side even though we’re supposed to be enjoying this time of year… r and I have yet to have a “real” Christmas… I had a real tree in our apartment and then the first year in our house but unfortunately no presents to go under them… well, r gets “exciting” things… socks, underroos, a couple of shirts, stuff like that… last year I really made an effort to get him a few things… he has yet to get me anything except for the first year we were together… I’m not really sure if that upsets me or not… I guess it kinda does… it would be nice for him to surprise me one year (birthday, Christmas, anniversary)… knowing his family though, it doesn’t really surprise me… his mom isn’t sure when any of her 3 kids birthdays are… the holidays and family gatherings have never been a big deal to them, just another day… they don’t really celebrate birthdays or our anniversary either… his mom called one year on the wrong day to wish him happy b-day… that made me feel horrible and it really had nothing to do with me… my family is completely different though… santa still comes to momma and daddy’s house and leaves us gifts… birthdays , holidays, and special occasions are celebrated…. I realize that all families are different but I could just never imagine any family being the way r’s family is until I met them… I used to really love Christmas, it was my most favorite holiday… not for the gifts either, just to see family that I never get to see… I’m not sure what happened or changed except I know it was something inside of me… i guess I feel like r and I are starting to be like his family, not celebrating anything.. but i'm not sure if that upsets me as much as being so embarassed as i am when someone asks me what r & i exchanged and then they proceed to tell me all the wonderful things that they were given… i know i shouldn't compare myself to my friends, or anyone else, but it's really hard especially during the holidays when presents are such a big deal... that makes me sad and brings me down… actually, writing this has made me cry... on a positive note though, material things don't bring happiness, it's the immaterial things that count... and i know that r loves me...
Sorry, I’m just having a little pity party for myself… I’m sure in a little while (or even a day or two) my mania will kick in and I’ll be saying something completely opposite of what I’m blogging now… (gosh dang my blog is getting depressing)...

Happy Halloween!!!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

i just wanted to say happy halloween!! i've been trying to post a pic but my photobucket doesn't work on my work computer for some reason... (i sure hate pms-ing because it makes me so dang sensitive and it is so easy to hurt my feelings!!)