I Love My Dogs

I wish I could see them more often! I hope that Zeus stays healthy. I was teasing Dad about Venus gaining weight. I wish I had a house so I could have a pet. Aren't they adorable?

Up

Matt and I decided to have a date night and go and see Up. I'd heard a lot of positive reviews about it and was really excited. Since we're thrifty, we went to the cheap theatre (that way it isn't ridiculously expensive if you get popcorn with your movie. Twelve dollars is just way too much for a ticket!).

I was given the task of finding seats while Matt stood in the popcorn line. I started scanning the theatre and climbing up the stairs to get a spot. Suddenly I heard my name being shouted frantically. I looked up and there were 2 of my work clients. What are the chances?! "Come sit with us hey how are you doing why aren't you at work today can we have some of your popcorn?". So date night was basically hijacked and confidentiality was out the window. Did I mention that I had just finished working two 12 hour shifts with them the previous two days.

The movie was fantastic though. I highly recommend it. It's funny, touching and makes you really think about the important things in life. It's a great date movie and good for all ages. My clients liked it too. Haha!

Fancy

Saturday I wore one of my new dresses that I had made in Vietnam for the first time. I think it's pretty cute although I am worried it makes me look a bit huge and like I lack a waist. I can't complain too much for something that was about $20 though. It was fun to dress up and pretend I was Audrey Hepburn for a day.

Fun at the Fair

It's been a long time since I went to the good ol' hometown fair. I had just started my new job (2 shifts worth) and then got the weekend off so that I could go back for the fair and to move our stuff out of storage and into our new apartment. We drove up in the morning and met up with Mom, Tom and Steph at the grandstand. They were watching the chariot races. Basically the entire day was spent eating, playing with cute animals at the petting zoo, walking around the fair and watching tractor pulls/various horse races. We went home to eat and Mom made amazing burgers and potato salad and we even had homemade rhubarb pie for dessert.


We spent some time with some of Steph's friends and I did see a girl I went to university with. Otherwise I felt sort of alien hanging out there. I had a few drinks at the beer gardens but went home early in anticipation of the grand move the next day. The fireworks were even pretty good this year! Oh and did you see the cool necklaces Mom bought us? They have our names on them. I have to fix the clasp on mine though since it keeps coming open. Here's a link to all the pictures.

New Dress!

Wednesday was a surprisingly busy day. I was really tense and stressed out about wedding stuff. We weren't totally prepared at that point and the day was coming quickly. I decided to chill out with some shopping therapy and bought this dress on sale. I felt very nautical but it doesn't photograph well. I should know better than to wear horizontal stripes. They are friends to no one! I also got a pedicure so my toes would be looking nice for the wedding. In the evening I headed out to the bridal shower. Anyway, what do you think of my dress?

Keeping Busy

I took some pictures of Venus playing with her ball. Since I like to have pictures on the blog I'm going to include them even though they have nothing to do with what I'm posting about.

Yesterday we went to Edmonton and had coffee with an old university friend. I had such a good time. We haven't had a lot of contact with friends since returning to Canada because we've been staying with my parents. None of my friends live in the same town as my parents. I am excited to move to Edmonton so I can rekindle friendships. This weekend we're going to the Improvaganza finals with Sev so I am really pumped for that. Should be hilarious!

Otherwise I have been shopping a little bit (nothing too exciting, some capris and more shoes that are cute but I don't really need- they were $5 though!). We bought some blank cds so I've been spending a lot of time making mixes for our car. I've never had a car with a cd player (yes, I am pathetic). Actually our last car had a questionable radio and didn't even have a tape deck. Haha! Matt and I are silly and are making theme cds. So far we have: Driving Songs, Karaoke Faves (1 and 2) and Silly Songs. Any ideas for other themes? I'm going to make a Korean Songs one too.

Today I am going to clean out the Kiester. It's pretty nasty because of dog hair and cigarrette smoke, among other things. I toyed with the idea of getting it detailed (so many people were encouraging me to do this) but I don't have a job right now and I am cheap so I may as well take some of this free time and put it to good use. Maybe I will post before and after pics. We'll see. Maybe you won't really be able to tell though.

I also need to do some planning for the two major things causing me stress: the job interview and Cindy's wedding. I have had anxiety filled dreams concerning both of these events this week so I should try and do something to help alleviate my stress. Okay, I guess I'd better get to work!

Must stop thinking about spiders, must stop thinking about spiders...

I need happy thoughts. Look! I found another puppy video- well I rescued it off of my memory card (which may be a little broken). Here's Matt and the puppies crossing the street and coming back to my Dad's house. I miss them so much!!!

The Other Dog

There's been a lot of coverage of the adorable puppies and of Venus, their mother. It's possible that no one knows that I have another dog who is at least as lovable and adorable. His name is Zeus and he's a poodle/shih tzu cross. Zeus has been around for a long time- we estimate he's close to 15 years old. We bought him for $30 from the family that I used to babysit for when I lived in Mannville. He doesn't have the same spring anymore so I fear that he might die soon. He's lost a lot of teeth too and his black fur is turning grey. I guess what can you expect? He still knows how to cuddle and while he may not be able to jump onto the bed on his own anymore, it is worth it to give him a boost. When we move into our apartment I will definitely miss having dogs around.

Goodbye Puppies!

The last two puppies went to their new homes on Friday. I guess this means that I have lots of time to send resumes out now. I wish I could have kept one.

Puppies in Motion!

This is on request of Carter who loves puppies almost as much as I do. In the final couple days of having all four of the puppies I took some videos of them doing cute puppy things. For your viewing pleasure:







There are a few more in my Photobucket.

Puppies!

Like I mentioned, we have four beautiful puppies in the house! They are purebred Jack Russell's and really sweet and spunky. They are all sold though and two have been picked up. The other two are going to be gone this week. So I clearly must get a job/apartment/car/life so that I will have something to occupy myself. Otherwise I am sure I will just spend all day in the fetal position crying and wishing I had a puppy to cuddle.

I really wanted to keep one of the puppies but obviously I am in no position to have a pet right now. That's practically like having a child! It was disappointing when my favorite puppy was sold (she was sold last so I was sort of hoping that she might not get sold and therefore my Dad would be forced to keep her). I had a cute name picked out and everything but then a person with an actual home and money evilly swept in and gave her the most horrifying, puke inducing name. She is calling her Duchess. Poor dog! All the other animals are totally going to make fun of her!

Here are some of my favorite pictures. All of them have names: there's poor Duchess (brown and white with smooth coat), Bella (white pup), Lexi (black, brown, white) and Daisy (brown and white with rough coat). Puppies are really hard to photograph but I managed to take a million pictures of them anyway. Go here to squeal at all the cuteness!