My "Change"

I donated over 10 inches of hair to Locks of Love and got a major transformation in the process. I didn't think I had enough to donate but told my stylist to "cut it off" if I did. She knows me pretty well so I gave her free reign to just make me look good. I told her I had also been toying with the idea of coloring; I was red all the way through college but have let it go natural for the past 4 years. She told me she thought it was a great idea and that she knew what would be juuuuust perfect for me. And she did! I loved the color and wanted to just go for it. I hadn't done something so bold in such a long time and I have to say that I was VERY shocked but absolutely loved the results. I loved long hair but the summer is just too hot and I think my hair was just a bit too long.

Yay! I'm a redhead again!

Service and Company = Exceptional

Rainbow Bridge Pet Crematory does an excellent job. Both myself and a friend have personally worked with this company and I could not have been more satisfied with the service as well as the professional and kind manner in which this company runs their business. The idea is sweet and comforting, if not a tad bit strange in some people's eyes. I think cremation is a smidgen weird but it was one of the first thoughts I had when I knew I would probably have to make the decision to put Shadow to sleep. I just didn't like the idea of leaving his poor little body at the vet; it just felt wrong for us. I would have buried him on our land if we had a house but we don't and I think cremation is a way to ease the pain that we have to go through after making one of the hardest decisions in our lives.

Rainbow Bridge made it such a thoughtful time and took the care to make every aspect as rewarding as possible. They are professional and really thoughtful from start to finish. I hope you don't have the need but if you do have to make this difficult decision, consider cremation and Rainbow Bridge.

It's Back! Whew!

Futurama is an all time favorite show of mine. I never knew about this little gem until I met Jonathan; he introduced me and I have been hooked ever since. It is absolutely hilarious and so cleverly genius. It was a four season show that surfaced again after its dismissal with several movies and has finally returned and is airing on another network (thank you Comedy Central).

The show was supposed to end after four seasons as it was created with the ending in mind; however, the response and love of the show brought it back and I hope it is around for decades to come.

Futurama is clever, hilarious, and ridiculously entertaining. WOO HOO! It's back! Watch it on Comedy Central every Thursday night at 9:00 PM Central time.

The Wheel of Time...

is AWESOME!!!!

It is the Robert Jordan series I have been reading and it truly is an incredible story. I am on book 3, "The Dragon Reborn" and I am so in love with this series. Ran read this awhile back and had mentioned it several times. One day Jonathan decided to start reading the series and I followed in his foot steps. I love science fiction and needed something that was ongoing. I hate the ending of a series because I really fall in love with the characters and the disconnect is always so hard; it is best that I read longer series so I have plenty of time with the story and characters.

Robert Jordan has passed away, may he rest in peace, and this series was actually left unfinished; it will be completed but by another writer using Jordan's notes and direction. It is so good, I wish Jordan could have seen the end of it, for myself and him as well.

The Wheel of Time series is incredible. Book 3, you're mine.

How Funny!

Remember how I said the scarf I am crocheting was a bit long? Well, turns out it's actually way too long to even be a scarf! HAHA!

Pretty flippin' funny now and getting funnier and funnier every second, however, it wasn’t very funny at the time of my brain’s acceptance. I am still in recovery mode so bare with me...

I just found out that I am crocheting a blanket, a bedspread-sized blanket!

I knew it was a bit long, hehe, but really had no idea I had measured so badly; I didn't really measure... it was more like a way-off eyeballing. I couldn't stop laughing when I realized just how long it was.

How amateur. How funny!

DO NOT MISS THIS!

8/27/10 - Mark your calendars right this second (I am serious... get up and mark them RIGHT now BEFORE you forget).

August 27, 2010 (less than one month away) - the whole world will be waiting for the night it will look like the earth has 2 moons. Apparently, Planet Mars will be the brightest in the night sky in August and it will look as large as the full moon to the naked eye. On August 27th, Mars will come within 34.65M miles of earth.

Be sure to watch the sky on August 27th at 12:30 am.!! It may look like the earth has 2 moons.

The next time Mars may come this close is in 2287. Share this with your friends as NO ONE ALIVE TODAY will ever see it again!!!!

DON'T FORGET!

Need to do: Smileys!!!

I need to take pictures of all my smiley collectibles. I also need more space so I can have a room devoted to these collectibles. I have a million gazillion and I would love to see them all displayed proudly. =)

Thanks to my entire family for years and years of helping me collect my beloved smileys. You truly out did yourselves. Thanks Mom, Aunt Lynn, Dad and Cindy! Your thoughts are still with me and the smileys!

P.S. This is a new topic. "Need To's" refers to all the little... and big things I need to do; those I think of randomly, those that I have been neglecting, those than are crazy and fun, etc. I'll probably need to add a follow-up topic to include all the wonderful accomplishments that will come from the "Need To's."

Quote of my Life (Quote of the Day)

”Maybe some women need to run wild, just until they can find someone to run wild with…” ~ Carrie Bradshaw, Sex and the City

I needed to run wild for a while and I sure did; college rocked! Then I found Jonathan and we are having a blast running wild together. Yay for true love.

Quote of the Day - July 19, 2010

"I want a cupcake." ~Me

"HEB has baked goods." ~Jonathan

Classic.

Congrats, Elaine and Mike!

Bryce Stephen is due on July 30th but he may come into this beautiful world a tad bit early. For Elaine and Mike's sake, I hope he does! Mommy and Daddy are SO excited to meet him and I am too!

Congrats you two! You're going to be greeeeeeeeat parents! Enjoy every second and make sure, as my Dad always says, to have fun every single day; as long as you do that, you're going to do juuuuust fine.

Woo hoo! This is the last stretch! Have fun and I can't wait to see you three. =)

OMG! They're All Sick!

Yep. All of them. All 3 of our little sweetie's have colds, thanks to Jon and me, and of course Winslow. We tried to keep them as separated as possible but little Winslow couldn't be shut away from them all day. We would separate him at certain times and he would just meow and meow... and meow and meow and meow... I am serious; he wouldn't stop and we just couldn't take it. And now look what we did.

Grrrr. 3 sick little kitties and 2 freaked out parents.

Happy 80th!

Happy Birthday, Nana! My Nana turned 80 on July 9, 2010. I couldn't be there but almost everyone else in my family was. I was very sorry I couldn't make it but they had an awesome time and Nana really enjoyed her very special day. =)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HOORAY! We love you Nana.

He was the coolest

I wanted to share some memories of Shadow. He really was the coolest cat EVER. He was a cat for sure but I always said that he was borderline dog; he loved for his belly to be rubbed and would fall over as soon as you walked in the door. He'd always pull himself across the floor, flippin' over here and there to enjoy the belly rub more. He was awesome.

I had Shadow through middle school, high school, college, and marriage. He saw a lot with me and was there for me one hundred percent. When I had my own apartment (only once in my entire life did I actually live alone) Shadow was my roomie and we had a frikin' blast. I would come home and flip him over in my arms and rub his belly. Then I would drape him over my shoulder and we'd dance to my favorite album; he would just chill and dance with me. Awesome...

He started standing up to see us when we came home; he would stand up as we went to pet him like he just couldn't wait another second. It was so sweet. He also slept at the bottom of my bed for forever. It didn't matter, come hell or high water, he was going to be at the bottom of that bed.

He was just as cool when it was time to send him off to heaven; he sat on my lap the whole car ride there and just looked out the windows and purred. He was cremated and the vet gave us a sweet memento with his paw print. He went out in style.

He was and still is the coolest. =)

Did You Know?

Cats get contagious colds...

I feel like a moron but I had no idea. I guess I have taken pretty good care of my kitties because I never knew they got or spread colds.

Winslow has a bad cold and has been fighting it for over a week. This morning his little nose bled because he has been sneezing so much. Unfortunately, it is contagious if he sneezes on the others cats which has been hard because they really want to learn about each other!

Poor baby... poor kitties... I thought they were immune. Silly me.

We Did it Again!

We couldn't help it. The weeks have been hard without Shadow and we really felt like the other two kitties were lonely as well. So, we did it again; we got another little kitty! His name is Winslow and he is a super cutie. I will have many pictures to come because he is absolutely adorable. Also, he matches both of the other kitties; he is a dark colored tabby but has a lot of white like Peaches and has really cool stripes like Jefferson.

YAY! He is a cool cat and a very welcomed addition. The first night he was here I woke up on the couch and went to the bedroom to find Winslow curled up on Jonathan's back. =) Hehe

His birthday is 4/20/2010 and we got him on 7/11/2010; he's a lucky kitty! He had a cold when we first brought him home but he didn't have it the day before; he has been on meds for more than a week and is slowly but surely getting better. =)

HOORAY for Winslow!

"Cut it off!"

I did it. I finally cut my hair!

I started growing it a while back to see if I liked it long (I haven't had it long since I was 10) and then kept it so it would be long for the wedding. In the past few weeks I started getting tired of it and really needed a change.

Well, a change is what I got! Pictures to come soon. It feels so much better and I love the color. You'll see soon...

=) HOORAY!

We're Frikin' Done!!!!

Applied Business Research and Statistics, you can suck it!

We're done. Whew! YIPPEE! HOORAY! TYG!

Happy Independence Day!

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY IT IS! We are sooooooooooo very blessed and I am so thankful for this day. This is also a very special day for me in that it was my Grand Dad's birthday. I will be drinking a beer in his honor today. =)

Happy Independence Day everyone. Take a moment to say a prayer for those who have made and those who continue to make this a safe and wonderful country. Thank you all!

Happy 4th! Be safe!

Dreams of Shadow

Boo.

I woke up so refreshed with this awesome feeling inside. Then... I realized it was because I had a dream about Shadow last night; one where he seemed so real. The whole dream made me feel all weird today because it was like Shadow was back. Back from the grave is kinda creepy but it just seemed so real.

I woke up with the feeling that he was here. I know he is with me in my heart and that he will always be apart of me, but I was so hoping he would pop up on the bed like nothing had ever happened.

I know.

I am stopping now.

11 years and 12 Seasons

BIG BROTHER IS BACK!

We obviously didn't make the cut this year but we are SOOOOO ready to watch the awesomeness again.

Can't wait, can't wait, can't wait! :) Big Brother 12 here we come!!!