Morning View

Thanks goodness for flash so I could capture the view I had as I woke up just now. Nobody tell Cosmo I put this picture of him on here, ok?

Bunny!

This morning Bunny and I were playing, and she took her bad leg with the prosthetic elbow piece and pushed my hand with all her might! Go Bunny! I swear, she is making new progress weekly with the leg. She's almost completely paw down when she walks now.

Awake Again and New Hair

Ear pressure, such a lovely thing. It's 4am and I woke up with itchy ears that feel like I am up in an airplane, only the popping phenomenon that gives relief is not going to occur. May as well blog to pass the time!

So this is the 4am bedhead version of my new 'do:

What do y'all think? See what I mean about it being very blunt along the bottom? Quinn doesn't love it, and I am still debating. It's definitely not a look I am used to. My neighbor, Donna, loves it, and so did the lady sitting next to me at the salon who kept saying "She is so cute, I love that haircut, it is so cute!" over and over and over again. She was sweet, but I felt kind of awkward after the 5th comment! I think either some highlights or lowlights are in order. I had this exact same hair cut several years ago with blonde highlights and it looked kick ass. Jeff is begging me not to get ANY blonde in my hair, but I really like how it looks! I always said I would never be one of THOSE women who cares what her boyfriend thinks because it is MY head. However, I have asked him to go with me to get a new haircut when I get back to Houston, because he never tries anything different. So if I am asking him to experiment with his hair, then it is only fair that I stay a brunette! I think any form of highlight will kick it up a notch, though. Maybe a dark caramel, or even a chocolate low light. Bring on the suggestions!

Speaking of blondes, I am pretty sure our realtor is one. I love her to death. She listens and is able to pick out perfect houses based off of one phone conversation. She's seriously amazing. I felt like I was sending her out with Jeff as my surrogate through the whole home selection process (though he says he would have rather shopped with me- very sweet). I'd watch videos of these houses they were viewing, and hear her chime in "Oh, these cabinets are white. She hates white cabinets." She made it a hard decision by only showing stuff we would really like, in a neighborhood that we would be very comfortable in based off of my narrow minded west coast standards for neighborhood demographics and schooling. I think I am going to send her some flowers once we close because she really had a difficult task trying to work with someone out of state. I was really worried about not being able to see these houses, but with her representing what I like, and Jeff there with his opinion (and he is an amazingly good house shopper... I just keep getting happier and happier about having this great guy), it was like Jeff and Tavia shopping and I think we settled on a house that Jeff and Tavia would have settled on had we been shopping together. Her blonde comes in with the paperwork. All I can say is LOL, and thank goodness Jeff and I both own fine tooth combs.

Alright, off to bed now. Or I should say back to bed now. Not looking forward to the day ahead, with a trip to the orthodontist for Quinn AND an appointment at the high school to get his class schedule straightened out. It's going to be a busy day, and I just don't feel up to it.

Ear infections suck. Who gets ear infections at 29 and 2 years old, anyway? Here I lay, though. In bed, with the heating pad on my head, exhausted, but not tired. And for the first time in about a year I want my mama. Hahaha. That's definitely not respectable at my age, but since I have an illness that brings back memories of my childhood (I used to get 2 or 3 of these a year, I had horrible ears) I feel justified in admitting it!

Life goes on, though, and today I had to go to work, so I also slipped out and got a hair cut. I got a hair cut 2 weeks ago at the place I normally go out here, but decided I'd rather go chin length again. I keep trying to grow my hair out, but really long hair doesn't look that great on me. Since I didn't want to pay full price for a trim, I went to the Paul Mitchell School (which I am also trying to sign for work!). It came out pretty good! A little blunt along the bottom- I am used to lots of layers and texturing. It works, though. I think I'll go back there for color next week. I don't think I'd go there regularly for cuts, but it was the right price for a trim at $12.95 and the kids have some talent.

And now ending blog, because Quinn came to hang out with me and I like to take advantage of that!

Life as always

Not too much new going on, but I feel like I haven't blogged in a very long time.

The past couple days I've been sitting home with an ear infection. I haven't had an ear infection since I was about 5, but this one has been trying to get me for the past couple months and finally did. So I have my pink Amoxicillin (no, not the bubble gum flavored kind that goes in the fridge, unfortunately) and lots of orange juice, and my beloved heating pad that gets me through many an ailment.

Jeff and I found a house that we're making an offer on. No pics until it's official, because it is just a contingent offer, which means my house actually has to sell first. They also have to accept our offer, which being contingent may not happen. We'll see. I am really excited about the house, though. It's a cute 2 story with a lot of charm on a quiet looking street, that goes to the right school. Crossing fingers that all will work out!

I am very, VERY excited that Jeff is coming to visit in a couple weeks. 15 days, to be exact! See blog below.

Quinn is going to be starting his next semester of school in a couple weeks. I am happy that he'll be back in regular school with kids that live in our area. I think it will be really good for him.

And we're going to the dog show this weekend! Very excited to see everyone! I'm trying to get Marcy/Bunny's nails short enough that nobody will be too horrified. They grow like weeds and she gives me drama over having them done.

Upcoming Trip!

We all know that I am incredibly big dork, but in my defense, before ever reading Twilight I was dying to go the Olympic Peninsula. The only thing holding me back is that the part of the peninsula I knew about is only accessible by ferry, and the only accomodations there are either your own tent, or ridiculously expensive resorts/hotels. I hate driving my car onto ferries, and I won't pay over $100 a night to sleep. While reading the books, however, I was falling in love with the scenery and began wondering if this little town called Forks really existed. Well, it does... about 2.5 hours away from my house, in fact! Washington never ceases to amaze me. If you can get out of the city, there is no better state to live in.

So, I got very lucky this year. I was quasi considering renting a cabin in the woods near Forks for my birthday. I was also really wanting to see Jeff for my birthday. Well, for some reason the stars aligned, and plane tickets for the weekend of January 30th took a nose dive. Jeff is coming to town, and we are all going to Forks over my birthday weekend! I am so excited!

I just rented the following cabin:
It is right by the entrance to the rain forest, and only 20 minutes from the beaches. We may go up into the mountains, too, which I hear overlook the ocean. I'm also hoping we see elk. I think I could probably live someplace like this forever, and will most definitely be grabbing a real estate book while I am there so I can fuel my "2nd home" dreams.

We'll take lots of pictures and post them when we get back.

A girl's dream car

I need a Volvo c30. A few months ago I posted a blog about my goals, and one of them was to have a sports car that was not exactly practical, but not spend too much money on it. With a base price of $22k I think this fits the bill. I saw one, and it was love at first site!