January 19, 2010

So Honey the dog thought it would be funny to wake me up 30-minutes before my alarm went off. I didn't think it was funny at all and it was not a fun way to start the day. I wish my Husband were here to help me with her. And the day after he gets back is the surgery so he won't have to tough it out with me at all.


It snowed this morning in the mountains and rained in the city and the snow on the Sandia's was beautiful this afternoon. I couldn't get a great picture but I love the way the mountains look. I can't imagine living somewhere without the beautiful views we get. Makes you so happy to be alive!





Another attempt at the mountains. So pretty!









Went to Happy Hour with Jess and David. Savoy has 1/2 price bottle wine night on Tuesday's and it was totally worth it. I need a break and a glass of wine and it was amazing! Their baked goat cheese is also an amazing appetizer. So great! I love this restaurant, well the bar anyway!








I was taking pictures of the house and Nacho didn't understand why I was in the tub. So he climbed up to get a better look. He really is a super cute dog! I feel kinda bad for him this time of year because its so cold and he is so little, but his jacket keeps him warm!

January 18, 2010

Can't believe its Monday! I was not excited to go to work...I know how much I have to do! Clarence is still gone and Honey is still not sleeping well. I normally don't miss Clarence when he is gone. Its nice having some time on our own. BUT this time I really miss him! I think we have been spending too much time together since we have gotten married and now I can't stand to spend time away from him. ;0)


Oy, trying to get organized is tough! That was probably the toughest part of my day. Its hard when you know you have so much to do to and can't set time aside to get everything together. But I now feel prepared and ready to hit the ground running. (That doesn't mean I don't have a TON of stuff to do still)...





While cleaning out my bathroom (yes the house again) I took all the drawers out of the bathroom, emptied them and put them on the floor. Nacho is so nosey and is constantly in everything! Including drawers. He climbed into this empty drawer and just hung out there.

So I have been trying to eat healther but hate giving up all sweets. I went to the store in search of something yummie and realized that I love Skinny Cow desserts. They have these cones, that are like drumsticks, and are delish (and only 150 calories). Anyway, if your dieting and need something sweet I would suggest these desserts!

January 17, 2010

Woke up this morning and realized that I still had a lot to do around the house. I feel like this house is going to be my obsession for a LONG while! Well at least until it sells. I guess we could be surprised and it could sell quickly (fingers crossed) but I don't want to get my hopes up!


Our master bedroom. All clean and sad. I cleaned all the rooms and then ran around taking pictures for the listing. Its hard getting good angles in all these square rooms. Hopefull the realtor likes some of the shots. The realtor also came over today and we created the listing. We listed it just from today to Monday so we could get the pictures loaded and will officially start the listing Friday. The sign is sitting in my front room and I'm so excited to put it in the ground Friday morning! I'm sure we will take a picture of that!!

AHHHH!!! Its that time of year AGAIN!!! The Supernational's are in two weekends and I cannot believe its already here. Spent the evening at my Mom's, not working on carshow stuff, but Dad was in full swing. I really admire his ability to manage life and this HUGE show. And as much as I hate this time of year, I really love this show. Its as much of a part of this family as my any of us.

At first glance, this looks just like a blue bag, but it holds my shots and shot supplies. I've changed my Autoject pen several times but NEVER the bag. And its been 6 1/2 years since I began my shots. While I do them every night, I still cringe right before I inject. I understand how important they are...but I DO NOT enjoy them. So while this looks like a little blue bag, it is so much more. It reminds me that for the rest of my life I will have this disease. HOWEVER it does not have me!

January 16, 2010

Fun filled, Saturday. We were throwing Leanna a baby shower (had to be rescheduled due to the early appearance of Zach in December). It was so nice seeing all the girls and just spending girl time all day!

RuthAnn came and spent the night. We went and had dessert at Flying Star and then watched Julie & Julia. We always fall asleep on the couch! So that is what we did last night too!

Melissa made a diaper cake for Leanna - she is super creative. Can't imagine how much time that took!! I'm going to have to try one of those one day!

The cake we bought for the party. It was from Smith's and they did a great job! I would order a cake from them again anytime!

January 15, 2010

Lots to do today. Woke up with the worst sinus headache ever (just when I thought this cold was going away) so worked from bed all morning long.

Took Honey to the Vet for X-rays, she was still feeling bad. Turns out she has a stone in her bladder and has to have surgery right away. We are taking her back next Friday for the surgery, hopefully all will go well. It should make her feel better though, poor thing is not doing so well right now.

Went and talked about our 10-year reunion and what we need to do to plan the event. Can't believe we are at that point!!

Hein's Birthday party was tonight. Devin and I decorated the house and everyone showed up at 9. It was fun but I missed Clarence being there! Can't wait for him to come home!

January 14, 2010

Feeling better today. Overall was a pretty uneventful day. Clarence found out he was going to have to go to El Paso for a week last night so he left today for that. Usually it doesn't bother me when he leaves but I'm feeling sad he is gone this time. Oh well, I'm going to have to figure out a way to entertain myself!



Sunrise on the way to work.








My sad, empty kitchen. There are no pictures just empty counter space!







The only plan I've ever been able to keep alive! It needs to be repotted, I need to find a new pot for it. Any ideas on where to find a pretty one??











My dogs love to sun bathe in the corner of the back yard. I'm pretty sure that is where they spend most of their days.

January 13, 2010

Happy Birthday, Jimmy! We toasted for his birthday (anniversary) tonight! Miss you bunches but know are here with us all the time!

Back to work today! Starting to feel better but can still tell I have this stupid cold. Hopefully it will be gone soon!!


Another sunrise. Wish I could have gotten a better picture, the clouds looked amazing coming over the Sandias!!








This guys car was hilarious!! He had two bumper stickers making fun of Obama. A pride sticker. A disco ball hanging from his mirror and he was dancing in the front seat! I wanted to be dancing in his car with him. Looked like fun!

Nacho hates bed time! He will just sit there and stare at the bed until we force him to go to bed. I think he just always wants to be up and partying!!

January 12, 2010

Another day not doing anything. Just hung out in bed and tried to get better.

January 11, 2010

I stayed home from work today and went to the Doctor's to get something to fix this cold. He told me that I needed to just wait to get better. Just allergies or a virus. Hate that answer but I'm okay with not taking medicines if I don't need to.

Honey is also not feeling better. Poor puppy. So I went to the Vet and picked up some new antibiotics and pain meds for her to see if this will help whatever is wrong with her. Keeping my fingers crossed...

I have been trying to cook A LOT more and yummie stuff. Clarence and I made some pasta in the crockpot and this was the beginnings of the recipe. I love when you cook vegetables and they get brighter. Makes them look so good!!

January 10, 2010

Really nothing from today. Slept until Noon. Woke up and ate, went back to sleep. Felt really crappy...

January 9, 2010

So no pictures from today. I was sick but did go to wine tasting with the girls. Need to do more girls days out. It was great! Also started packing up my kitchen tonight (listing the house soon). It looks so empty and sad. Can't wait to be packing up to actually move!!

I also realized that in order to do this project well, I'm going to have to get over being embarassed to take pictures EVERYWHERE. I felt weird taking any pictures at wine tasting and I'm not sure why. I really need to embrace this project and feel comfortable taking pictures no matter what!!

January 8, 2010

First things, first....

Happy Birthday, Dad!! (Not a pic I took today but had to add one of Dad today!!)

Okay....Today was my Friday off and it was a good thing too b/c all I wanted to do was sleep. My cold starting hitting really hard today (and little did I know this would be a week long deal). Here are my pics from today!

Woke up and put the dogs outside and noticed the sunrise was beautiful today. I love the sunrises and sunsets in NM so I'm sure I'll post TONS of them as the year progresses...

Napped with Honey all day today. She is a very good cuddler and wasn't feeling well either. Hope she gets better soon!

Thought this was funny....We were watching some spoof movie and creepy Alvin and the Chipmonks came on all possessed and started singing crazy hard rock. It actually freaked me out just a bit.

Green chilie stew for dinner! Delish!!

January 7, 2010

So I'm behind already! Have a lot of blogging to do this morning! I caught a cold and spent this last week sick. Went to work and left 1/2 way through the day and went home and slept. It was amazing...

That about sums up my day....All I did was sleep, drink tea and eat Halls....

January 6, 2010

So I've decided that my blog cannot be exciting every day and some days the pictures are just going to be boring. Nothing fun or exciting happened today. I caught a cold and feel like poop. Clarence and I are trying to finish Dexter Season 3. I wish I could just watch the last 3 tonight without regretting my decision of staying up. Anyway, here are my boring pics for the day.... =0)


This was my attempt at getting a picture of the sunset but the light was weird outside. The clouds kinda looked like birds (which you also cannot see b/c of the weird lighting). BUT in real life it was really pretty. The sunsets are probably one of my favorite things about Albuquerque!




So I don't know if you have ever had to give a dog pills but it is always entertaining. Tonight I tried to give Honey one of her bigger pills and she was not having it. Anyway, I shoved one down her throat and she spit it up, all disintegrated and nasty. Clarence was laughing at me b/c it was nasty and I was gagging. Too bad they don't make all dog pills beef flavored!!

January 5, 2010

First day back to work after the break and it was ROUGH! I couldn't sleep last night (but did get to watch "He's Just Not That Into You" while I wasn't sleeping) and woke up at 5 am. Wish I would have made it to the gym!! Oh well, I'll have to be there bright and early tomorrow morning!

Can't wait to move back to the east side. I hate commuting more than anything else right now. I need to find something productive to do in the car. Maybe I'll subscribe to a fun podcast or something (anyone got any suggesstions??). Anyway, caught in traffic on Paseo...





My sweet Honey the Dog brought me a dead mouse as a gift. I opened the door to let Nacho and her back in and she was chewing on something. I yelled at her to drop it and she did....right on the porch. NASTY. Good thing I have a husband that can pick up nasty mice for me. =0)




Clarence and the dogs dancing to "Set it Off". This picture captured the moment perfectly! I love my little family. Can't wait to work on growing it!!

January 4, 2010

Pretty uneventful day - I knew I had to go back to work Tuesday so I wanted to just relax all day. We spent some time looking at selling our house and I think we are going to put it on the market soon. YAY!!


We did manage to get through most of Season 3 of Dexter. I think its my new fave show. I LOVE IT. Weird how we can relate to a serial killer. I seriously think that if there were such a person committing such crimes I would probably praise him/her. The justice system just doesn't work well (most of the time).




Honey was having issues pottying in the house. She NEVER had this problem before so I had to wake up early to take her to the Vet. She had a bladder infection (TMI, right). I didn't know dogs could even get such an ailment. They gave her a bunch of meds and $$$ later we were on our way home. Her painkillers pretty much knocked her out for the day.



Both of the Dogs at dinner time. They are so good about staying on the tile (when we are looking anyway). Nacho likes exploring the kitchen when we aren't looking. Bad news for him, his nails make noise on the tile so we catch him every time.

January 3, 2010

Took down the Christmas Tree and decorations today. I wish we could leave them up year round, the house looks so sad now.... =0(







Had friends over for Greg's going away "party". He's leaving for Japan at the end of this week for 2-years. We'll definitely miss him. Gives us a place to stay if we ever decide to visit Japan over the next two years!!

I love having people over. And I love that our group can weather just about anything. Its great having friends I can rely on!



We spent some time last night looking at old pictures. It was worth the laugh! I love pulling out old albums and spending time sorting through them. Now I need to print and album newer pictures!!

January 2, 2010

Wow, so I had some font issues in the first blog. Hopefully I can figure all that out as we go on.

The 2nd was pretty uneventful, had a super safe drive home from Phoenix and hung out and watched some UFC fights at Devin and Joe's. Here are my pictures from this day!


The chocking crow at In & Out Burger. As we walked out of the restaurant there was a giant bird sitting on this lap post with ruffled feathers, making a strange noise. Clarence & I were pretty convinced he was chockingn on something....




We had to stop there when we left Phoenix. Sometime I wish we had an In & Out in Albuquerque but then I realize that if we did, I would be like 500 pounds. Can you imagine an In & Out Cheeseburger with Green Chlie??? AMAZING!!


Stopped at the Car Wash on the way out of town because the car was filthy from our drive in to Phoenix. The cleaner on window looked really awesome so we took a picture.







Alison & I pretending to nap on our way out of town. She did a much better job than I did. We were tired and had to wait 20 minutes before we went through the car wash. Everyone in Phoenix had the same idea at the same time as us.





Messing with the camera on the way home. New Mexico is really beautiful. Didn't realize that until I've gotten older. The browns, reds, greens, blues, yellows are really beautiful!!






Devin & Joe's waterbottle stash! We opened the cabinet and there was water EVERYWHERE.

January 1, 2010

It’s the first day of my new blog so hopefully it will start off with a bang.

My goal for this year is to capture the year in pictures. I feel like every year goes by so quickly and we dont' take the time to really enjoy every moment. Something happens every day to catch our eye and hopefully (camera on hand) I can capture every moment on film (well memory card to be exact). Come with me through 2010 in pictures. So much is going on this year, can't wait to share it with everyone!!

January 1, 2010
We were in Tempe for New Year’s Eve celebrating with awesome friends.


My New Year's Eve kiss - Clarence and I celebrated our first New Year's as a married couple (and our 8th New Year's together). It was enjoyable every moment!

End of the night photo with the whole group (and Alison hiding). This was one of the best New Year's ever! Can't wait for what 2010 has in mind!!

Staying out until 4am was tiring!! David and I cuddled and asked everyone to wait on us on the 1st. It worked okay until people figured out that we were just being super lazy!!

Publish Post

Probably my favorite picture from the 1st. It pretty much sums up how everyone was feeling on this day. Casey, Alison's brother, and Chief, one of Jami & Zach's HUGE dogs, were taking a nap on the couch together. They folded up perfectly!