Cutie

We weighed Marvin a few days ago and he was a whopping 68 pounds! Can't hardly believe it...when he first arrived, he was 14 pounds. I guess we can't say we don't feed him :-)

It's been a long time!

Wow...I've totally neglected this blog! Lots of exciting and new things happening! Thanksgiving and Christmas came and went and now we are in the year 2010! Unbelievable! For Christmas I had decided to undertake way too many projects and many of them are still unfinished. However, I was able to complete some card designs and made 3 of each and wwrapped them up and gave them as presents. It was really fun! I hope the girls are able to find some use for them. Some of the designs are below:

The Beginning

It is the start of a new beginning - is that contradictory? It's exciting to start a new phase in life. The planning hasn't quite taken place yet, but it has started. Lots of things to research and look through and choose.

I'm looking forward to it all.

Something that is needed...

Patience. It's something that is needed everywhere you go, but sometimes can be lacking... It's needed when you buy something online, when you help someone who doesn't know as much as you, when you make something, when you wait for someone slow, when you are cooking something new, when you listen to someone say something you don't want to agree with, when you are fixing something, when you want to buy something, when you need someone to help you...the list goes on and on...

Happy SysAdmin Day!

Today is SysAdmin Day! How fun...here's an interesting website that explains what a systems administrator is: http://www.sysadminday.com/whatsysadmin.html

Busy Bee

Lots of things happening this month...between work, marvin, events...there's definitely no dull moment. Our tomato and squash plants have been doing well and got lots of pictures.



They are all delicious and useful :-)




I'm hoping things will wind down a bit, but there's still plenty more things to plan, organize, and figure out. Hopefully all goes well. Now here's a picture of the pup now on his first trip...didn't go as well as I'd thought, but we all had fun. It'll be a while before we take him on a long car trip again, but hopefully this was not his last.

Softball

Today we start softball again. It was nice to be outside and run. It got warm pretty fast and by the end...I was ready to go back into the icy air conditioned office. I can't believe I just wrote that.

Update: Marvin is doing well...except he continues to have selective hearing when outside. He is growing rapidly. I'll post up some pics later on.

Summer

Today is the first day that S doesn't have school or camp...basically the summer has officially started. I wish I didn't have to go to work today and have a couple of months off in the summer too! I'll have to see when would be some good days to take off of work this month and next :-)

Growing large zucchini and Marvin

Our squash plant has finally started producing squash. There are supposedly 3 different kinds...zucchini, yellow squash, and a white zucchini...we picked a few the other day and one had grown to be quite large...I've posted a picture of the bush and of the squash we picked. They are actually a bit prickly to the touch...never knew that.

Other news...trying to train Marvin to walk nicely on a leash, he's learned to sit and kind of knows what down means. We've also been working on fetching and retrieving...hopefully we can get him to know how to do that outside...we shall see.

Blissful...

1. A hug just because from my special someone
2. A lazy weekend morning with a cup of coffee
3. A clean house
4. The smell of the morning air
5. The feeling you get after a good workout
6. Completion of a project
7. Conversations with close friends
8. Fresh flowers from farmers' market in a vase

What do you consider to be blissful?

Just an ordinary day

Today is just an ordinary weekday...nothing different is planned. Yesterday we went to the Giants' game...it was not super great just because it was kind of a blow-out...the gents lost 8-1...hopefully they can pull it together tonight. My bro graduated last Friday...unreal. It makes me feel old and then to top it off, the other day, S was talking about how he was squatting during camp and when he got up...his legs were shaky - the oldness is creeping in! :-) life goes on i suppose...

So behind...

It's been a while since I've posted...Our new puppy has kept me quite busy! He is very active and is in the teething phase...Unfortunately that means he bites and it really hurts! Besides that I've started to teach him how to sit...hopefully he catches on :-)

He's here...

I'm so excited and glad that he's finally here! What a day...i can't believe we have a little puppy in our household now. Hopefully he is not feeling sad and that he likes his new home. He looked super alert when we picked him up from the airport and was super playful when he got home. Now that everyone has gone home he seems pretty calm and is just laying near my feet. I'll be posting up pics for sure :-) I'm guessing when S gets home he will be a little more happier too :-)

TGIF

Yay, it's Friday! Plus it is a 3 day weekend, so I can rest up and do fun things :-) haha...now what shall we do for dinner?

Puppy continues...

So...today we put down a deposit :-) It's getting finalized! I'm so excited, and S as well. We both wish he would arrive this weekend, but I think next Wednesday is more realistic. Still lots of details and preparation...but sooooo exciting! I can't wait to post pics up...

Puppy continues...

Wow, so the Texas puppy is available again. Apparently the guy did not come through with his deposit and didn't call or email...so I got a call back from the owner.

We shall see...just need to check up on some references and asking for additional pics.

Looking for a puppy

This weekend, I found a really cute puppy...but he lives in Texas. By the time I called the owner, he was already sold. I was bummed...but this other lady who I had been emailing with, sent me updated pics of her pup...and he looks cute too. Who knew looking for a puppy would be such hard work. S said not to worry and that the right one will come along...just need some patience. I'm thinking...my patience is already spent on too many things.

Thursday Nite Fun

It all started out with an early train ride to work and then dinner at Jeffrey's...we started out our meal with Neopolitan milkshakes, which were delicious by the way. The food was good, but my stomach felt a little queasy...this is an isolated incident I'm sure. Then we continued on to the city to watch a little baseball.

The game did not end in our favor, but we both had a great time as usual. It wasn't as cold as last time either. The only downside is that today we are both quite tired :-) - a small price to pay for fun I suppose :-)

Mid Week

Today is only Wednesday...but we got Starbucks in the morning :-) Usually we do Starbucks Fridays, but this is the second time we ran out of either coffee or half & half...so Starbucks Wednesday it is. It's kinda like a quick break from the week, because it's something different and fun. At least it is for me :-) What do you do to have fun in the middle of the week?

Mother's Day Weekend II

Happy Mother's Day! The weather today was very nice. We are spoiled by living in this area. Today we spent some time with S's mom. I hope she enjoys the basil plant. This is the card design that I came up with for this weekend...Should I post this one up on Etsy...maybe I should make another one and post both up at the same time?