Our Story Begins...

Yesterday morning Jeff came over for us to go on a little adventure. I've been wanting to go geocaching for a while, and today was the day!

We went to a couple of places, to no avail. But we had fun, and got some nice pictures along the way.

 At our last stop, we looked a while, and neither of us could find it. Jeff crawled into this huge entanglement, and I thought he was ridiculous...Until he said "FOUND IT!"

 Now, that got me to crawl in after him, and see what we found. It was a tupperware container, with a couple of trinkets. I went to open the log, to mark ours down. It said "Congrats! You found my Geocache, open my letter for a TOP Secret message..."

When I opened it...

He took out the ring, and asked if I'd marry him.

 I said yes!

We are tying the knot April 13th, with the reception later that weekend, which you are all invited to! 

More details to come.

:)

And We Have a Winner!

The One World One Heart Door Prize goes to Maggi! You can see her blog at Just Add Glitter and Stir. Thanks to everyone who participated! I'm sad this is the last year for this. 

Later this week I'll tell you what I won :), give you the ESP Journal template, and tell you why I have butterflies.

Yikes!

Butterflies

 

Jeff and I had a great Valentines, filled with fun and sweet times...

I'd say very sweet. Pictures will come. But until then, you get this old picture of me with butterflies...

And they aren't just in this picture.

They're in my belly...

And not because I ate them.

.Guess.

.............

It's Only Tuesday???

Public Service Announcement

For Dog Owners

 

I was just about to write about what a long week it's been...when I realized we aren't very far into it! Things are going really well, only...my poor puppy. After a very sickly weekend for her, I took Sally to the vet. I did a little research to try to figure out what she had, but it really could have been anything. The one thing I hoped most for it not to be (and the only reason I decided to go ahead and have her checked out) was what she did indeed have: THE PARVO.


It's a very terrible, and often fatal virus for puppies. But all is not lost! Sally is a tough little puppy, and seems to have made it through the worst! It will still be a couple of weeks before I'll feel she's totally in the clear, but today she is feeling like her old self (just a little slower, skinnier and not as hungry).


Parvo pretty much sucks. Not only does it cause havoc to a poor pup's body, but it can be quite terrible to deal with on it's own. I had to embarrassingly tell the neighbors my dog just infected the entire yard, and that I'd try my best to clean it up(not fun in freezing weather). I'm slowly trying to decontaminate my house, and bleach is apparently the only remedy. Sally will be slowly getting better over the next couple of days, then about a month or so after that she will finally stop excreting the virus. Then a MONTH after that! the virus typically dies off indoors...and not for another 7 months (after the cold is over) will it be safe in the yard again for dogs. Sheesh. 

But even after everything caused from Sally having it, it still isn't nearly as bad as most puppies who get it. Get your dogs' shots!!! She had her first round, and that's more than likely what saved her life. It's a rather common, and easily transmitted virus. I also caught it early. If your dog shows signs, go to the vet! Better safe than sorry. And if you catch it early, recovery could be faster (meaning less in vet bills). Also, I was fortunate enough to have gotten her from a shelter who took responsibility for her condition, and assisted me in providing vet care. I've heard of most people adopting a puppy, and only a couple of days later learning they had parvo, and ended up spending over a $1000 on vet bills for a dog they barely even got to know.

I'm just grateful my little puppy is recovering, and that it can't be passed to humans.

Everything looks bright.   

Refresh

Although I don't have a shower, if I got to choose, 

I'd still choose a bath.

The bath is my refresh button. 

Clears my mind, and helps me start over on imperfect days (like today). Now I'm more than ready for tomorrow. 

Eight Below

It's freezing today, and I have no desire to leave the house.

It's going to get to -8 degrees tonight. 

Sally's face says it all.