Trying to feel justified...

This is not the first time I have had this thought, so I am thinking that means I need to act on it.
I have worried that Teddy/Lola could get lost some day (shudder at the thought!). I remember that the back gate was left open by contractors and they got as far as 2 houses down on the sidewalk before I found them. That happened twice.
So if they dug out of the yard, are staying with someone and get out of their yard, etc, I have to trust that the person who found them would call the number on the tag.
The next thought is - if they decided to be horrible people and keep them (i could cry right now thinking about this) - they would feed them Purina Chow and wonder why they are puking/pooping everywhere and maybe not take care of them.
So I have decided that I should get them each a second tag to put on their collars that says "Requires Special Food." That way, the horrible person would decide it is better to return them. I also put the vet's name/number on the tag, so at least they could be taken there as a last result.

My fellow pet owners what are your thoughts on this?

Sweet Face

Who could resist this face?That poor toy she has. That was Sheep. Sheep has been gutted and torn and flopped around. Lola has this habit of putting the toy in your face (much like this) and then staring at you (as you see) until you throw the toy. If you ignore her, she sits down on the floor and barks at you. But when you grab the toy, she grabs it too and makes you tug with her.
She did this for about 3 hours last night. I have the same arm as a major league baseball pitcher at this point.
Teddy, on the other hand, was happily chewing on a rawhide. I went to get a picture but he figured me out and moved.
That is totally NOT an ice cream bowl on the table. I swear.

These are my gorgeous flowers from Lee for our 4 year anniversary. That is my desk, which has been in various states of dishevel this week. See those M&M's? They are evil. And now that my coworkers have found out my extreme addiction when they are around, they are multiplying on my desk like bunnies.
Not that I complained much.

Today I played with the Dyson some more, even though Lee had to pause his video game multiple times while I took my time vacumming in front of the tv. That makes up for having to wear ear plugs to bed to drown out machine guns and such while I tried to sleep at midnight last night. When he came to bed and saw them he said "oh. that bad huh? Sorry..."
Take a wild guess what awesome noise is filling my house right now?

More cleaning to do, possibly bike ride, then an inventive trip to the store since I will be alone all week for dinner. I think I might try Central Market or the big HEB's "ready made" case of foods.

Getting lost..

Lately, my life has been a little hectic and unsettling. I guess I should say that the hectic is at home and the unsettling is at work.
Lately, I have focused all my literary time on vampires, murderers, and generally scary topics.

I decided that I needed to switch to something that would be a little more light-hearted. Something to lose myself in for a little while and get into a different state of mind.

Where did I turn to find this?

The man who knows true relaxation...

Buffett.

So when daily life brings me down, you will find me getting lost in Key West, Havana, and the Caribbean in general.
Drinking a Landshark or a margarita.

Important Competition

A few nights ago, Lola would not stop barking. Yipping may be a better word to use because she would just "BARK!" and then look at you. I could not figure out what she wanted. Finally, I observed the following situation.
So I figured out that she was barking at HIM and then looking at us like "Aren't you going to do anything about this?"

And people say we don't have kids.

D-I-V-I-N-E!

Yesterday was our 4th Wedding Anniversary and I have to say, with all honesty, it just keeps getting better with us. We are so happy together, we do everything together, we have similar interests, and just get along so well. We hardly fight, and if we do it is usually more like a bickering because something else is bothering us.

Anyway, Lee really pulled out all the stops this year! He ordered a dozen long stemmed red roses and they were delivered to my office in a gorgeous vase.

He made reservations and didn't tell me where! So I didn't know until we pulled into the parking lot. The funny thing is, it is right next to a jewelry store so I was thinking "um... " then I looked further and saw Perry's Steakhouse!!! We have never been there but heard wonderful things.

When we walked in, they were like "Happy Anniversary!" and then we are brought to our table (right next to the wine room so we could see all the wine, really cool) and there were rose petals on the table. Then our waiter comes up "Happy Anniversary!" and i was totally overwhelmed. I got all teared up and was so touched. It was just a wonderful experience all around.
They are famous for this huge pork chop, so that is what Lee ordered. I ordered Chateaubriand, which is a filet minon, sliced into 3 portions, with a sauce poured on each one. The sauce I liked the most was a truffle merlot. MMMMMMMM... Divine.
They then brought us a white chocolate cheesecake (on the house) for dessert.

All in all, this was just a wonderful experience. We will totally go back there, even for other occasions than anniversary. We were treated like royalty and loved every minute of it.

Another attempt to get a picture...

Construction is frustrating! Towards the end it feels like it will take forever before all the little stuff will finally be done!
Today I went back for a few more photos and was sad the big wall logo wasn't up. But my office will more than likely have the project professionally photographed, as well as the client. So eventually I will get my photos! I also do alot of work in this building so I will be back!

Here is the Reception Area - you will see why I wished the logo was on the wall...
I also took a photo of what the entry doors look like, right off the elevator. Apparently I can't hold a camera straight....I love that you can see the pendants and the red (this company's custom color) like "BAM!" Once the stainless logo is up it will be perfect. That is the photo I was hoping for today....
One more of the back open work area...Please ignore the little folding chairs. The rest of the furniture had not come in. See? The little things will KILL you!
I am proud of this project and the client is happy too.