January 13, 2010

Oh, 312, I have missed you.

Myself and 4 fantastic ladies went for a drink after work tonight. The 5 of us sat in a booth, all wearing red and khaki. A gentlemen came up to us and asked what was with all the red shirts. I told him it was like the purple hat society, but we were the red shirt society. Lori told him he wasn't allowed in the club because he didn't have a red shirt on. Julie convinced him that we were in a moped club, and that we all rode to the bar on our mopeds. I told him that it was difficult to drive a moped in the winter, but we were very dedicated.

January 12, 2010

Woo Hoo!! I love me some Reese's hearts. Not as good as the eggs at Easter, but will do in a pinch. :-)

American Idol started tonight! I'm excited. Jon and I went to dinner tonight and then went grocery shopping. We were originally going to go to Chick-Fil-A, but quickly changed our mind when we pulled in. Tuesday nights are Kids' Night and the place was packed with kids. Sitting in the parking lot looking into the restaurant, all we saw was a ton of kids, a big cow walking around entertaining them, and one little boy running through the restaurant with his mouth wide open and his arms flailing about above his head. I didn't even turn the car off. We went to Taste of Asia instead. We promptly got home in time to unload the groceries and sit down for American Idol. I miss Paula. And we're gonna miss you, Simon.

January 11, 2010

Duke absolutely loves to play outside in the snow. His only issue is that he can't find all of his toys and balls right now. They are buried in at least a foot of snow. When I snow blowed yesterday, I snow blowed a path for him across the deck so he can easily get to the other side of the yard. I also snow blowed a small section on the grass near the fence where he usually goes potty. I'm sure it's not easy for him to squat and go number one, when the snow is literally up to his... When I went over the grassy area near the fence, I flung some poo with the snow blower. It put a smile on my face.

And yes, he is a boy and squats to pee. He's so lady like.

January 10, 2010

Today was a long day. I got up at 3:30am to go into work and set ad. When I got home, I shoveled and snow blowed the driveway. Jon and I decided that we didn't really want to make a big dinner tonight, so Jon made sausage balls. (Bisquick, sausage and cheese) They were super yummy. Jon wanted to just make one big sausage ball, but we ultimately decided that they would cook better in the oven if he split it up into smaller, more manageable balls.

January 9, 2010

It is so wonderful to have my Duke waiting for me when I get home from work. He's very bouncy. No matter how good or bad of a day you've had at work, it's always comforting to come home and see a smiley, waggily good boy waiting for you.

January 8, 2010

It was Cam's last day at work today. He's going back to school and transferring stores. He was super excited to punch out for the last time at the old 1445. After work, a few of us went to Wings for some beers. Jon (another guy's last day) bought everyone's beers. How nice.

January 7, 2010

After being without my wedding set for a little over a week, I finally got my rings back. I had to have the diamond reset with new prongs. Not sure I like the new prongs, they are bigger than they were before. Which I understand means it is stronger, but I think it makes the diamond actually look smaller.

I am so over this snow. I know we still have months of it, but I'm ready to get out and shoot outside. Of course, there are plenty of beautiful pictures to be captured out in the snow, but I just don't want to. Some upcoming pictures will be showcasing my (novice) Photoshopping skills. And I'm trying to come up with a good Custom Bokeh project. (Google it.)