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Don't mess with me...or my dog will eat you!Monday, December 8, 2008
The pictures I promised - er...some of them
Our stockings, our stocking holders say "WISH"
Our tree, not exactly symmetrical, but it looks great from the other side!
Shelby with her antlers on
Hudson and Shelby with their Christmas attire
Looking for squirrels
Is this not the funniest thing you've ever seen?one more thing!
Here's the bridesmaid dress that I'm almost 100% on for the girls. At first, I wanted a short, periwinkle dress for them, but then I wanted a more formal look. Then I figured, my dress is ivory, not white (God knows I'm not that pure!) and thought that the darker blue would match better than the periwinkle. So far, everyone agrees with me. I've already emailed this to Korin and Nik, but since I'm waiting on Steve to ask his boys, I haven't shown Jami yet. But she's so pretty, she'll look good in anything.
This is the actual color I'm going for too.
Christmas stuff is up!
I know, I'm terrible about posting pictures, so I promise, tonight, I will post some pictures of our weekend. Steve and I like to get our tree right after Thanksgiving, and since Thanksgiving came so late this year, we really had to hustle getting our tree right away. So, conveniently, this past weekend was Steve's weekend off, so we went Saturday morning to the Christmas Tree Shop in Henrietta and bought a ton of Christmasy stuff. See, last year, we had just moved into our house, and didn't have a lot of extra cash to be buying our own Christmas stuff. So, our house went without lights, we didn't have the random, cute Christmas stuff strewn around our house...so I made sure this year we had plenty.
We made out like bandits! We got a ton of random stuff to put around the house....I love it! So, Steve and I were up on the roof Saturday to put up our lights (they look AWESOME!) and then we headed off to Wilbert's to get our tree. We made it there right around 4:15pm so it was starting to get dark out (ick). We trudged along...and it was FREEZING...waaaay colder than last year for sure...and we found it! And it only took us probably 30 minutes! I remember, last year it took us like an hour and a half to find the perfect tree....and we walked FOREVER...but not this year! It was pretty easy! So we got the tree home, put it up and then conked out on the couch. Steve's back was hurting pretty bad....and we had plans to see our favorite Korin, but Steve was in pain and didn't feel like going anywhere. So I stayed behind too and just hung out with him.
Sunday, we had to stop at my parents' house to get my medication, stopped at Wegmans to get stuff so I could make lasagna (mmmm) and then decorated the tree and hung out - lazy Sunday to say the least. But it was FREEZING outside and so windy - it was a good day to stay home.
Oh - forgot to mention our mailbox. Remember back in the summer when a drunk driver took out our mailbox? We went out and got a really nice replacement (thanks to the insurance of the drunk) and Steve spent a half day digging the hole etc. to put up our new mailbox. Well, Sunday morning, a freakin snow plow came through and took out our mailbox. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Took it out completely. Gone. The box itself is ruined. Fuck. Of course. This nice, new, mailbox only lasted 6 months. Fucking great. So the town will replace it, but it will only give us what they want to give us - post and plain black mailbox. I mean, I shouldn't complain, since they will replace it, but man....ours was so nice! UGH. So I guess we learned our lesson. Living on a main road - this is what we have to put up with. So we will never have a nice, pretty mailbox, we will go with what the town gives us and I'm sure it'll get taken out AGAIN at some point, so why bother? When we live in a nice neighborhood, we'll have a nice mailbox.
Hudson is scheduled to get his nails clipped today. I know, I know, you'd think someone who is a dog freak would know how to clip nails. Well, I have to blame Steve for this one. See....Shelby will just sit there or lay there and let you do whatever to her. She doesn't care. Hudson however, is TERRIFIED. As he should be. Steve tried to get him to tolerate it by holding him down and forcing him to accept it. I was almost in tears and I made him stop. So now, every time we bring out the clippers, Hudson freaks out. Steve's fault for not introducing it properly to him. So now we have to pay $14 every two weeks until the quick in his nails receeds, then we can try again on our own. Jesus. So, he has an appointment today to get his nails done, rabies and distemper.
I can't wait to post the pictures I have of Hudson wearing his elf hat and Shelby wearing her antlers. Fucking hilarious.
We made out like bandits! We got a ton of random stuff to put around the house....I love it! So, Steve and I were up on the roof Saturday to put up our lights (they look AWESOME!) and then we headed off to Wilbert's to get our tree. We made it there right around 4:15pm so it was starting to get dark out (ick). We trudged along...and it was FREEZING...waaaay colder than last year for sure...and we found it! And it only took us probably 30 minutes! I remember, last year it took us like an hour and a half to find the perfect tree....and we walked FOREVER...but not this year! It was pretty easy! So we got the tree home, put it up and then conked out on the couch. Steve's back was hurting pretty bad....and we had plans to see our favorite Korin, but Steve was in pain and didn't feel like going anywhere. So I stayed behind too and just hung out with him.
Sunday, we had to stop at my parents' house to get my medication, stopped at Wegmans to get stuff so I could make lasagna (mmmm) and then decorated the tree and hung out - lazy Sunday to say the least. But it was FREEZING outside and so windy - it was a good day to stay home.
Oh - forgot to mention our mailbox. Remember back in the summer when a drunk driver took out our mailbox? We went out and got a really nice replacement (thanks to the insurance of the drunk) and Steve spent a half day digging the hole etc. to put up our new mailbox. Well, Sunday morning, a freakin snow plow came through and took out our mailbox. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Took it out completely. Gone. The box itself is ruined. Fuck. Of course. This nice, new, mailbox only lasted 6 months. Fucking great. So the town will replace it, but it will only give us what they want to give us - post and plain black mailbox. I mean, I shouldn't complain, since they will replace it, but man....ours was so nice! UGH. So I guess we learned our lesson. Living on a main road - this is what we have to put up with. So we will never have a nice, pretty mailbox, we will go with what the town gives us and I'm sure it'll get taken out AGAIN at some point, so why bother? When we live in a nice neighborhood, we'll have a nice mailbox.
Hudson is scheduled to get his nails clipped today. I know, I know, you'd think someone who is a dog freak would know how to clip nails. Well, I have to blame Steve for this one. See....Shelby will just sit there or lay there and let you do whatever to her. She doesn't care. Hudson however, is TERRIFIED. As he should be. Steve tried to get him to tolerate it by holding him down and forcing him to accept it. I was almost in tears and I made him stop. So now, every time we bring out the clippers, Hudson freaks out. Steve's fault for not introducing it properly to him. So now we have to pay $14 every two weeks until the quick in his nails receeds, then we can try again on our own. Jesus. So, he has an appointment today to get his nails done, rabies and distemper.
I can't wait to post the pictures I have of Hudson wearing his elf hat and Shelby wearing her antlers. Fucking hilarious.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Thanksgiving
We had a pretty uneventful Thanksgiving this year. We decided to celebrate with my family this year but we stopped over Steve's parents' house for a little bit in between cooking. Nick stopped by too to say hello. Then, after dinner, like always, we stopped over Nick's mom's house for dessert. We swung back over to Steve's parents' house and dropped off some leftovers. I have to admit, my stuffing came out almost exactly like grandpa's and I am so proud of myself! I just have to adjust the moisture for when I make it for Christmas. It ended up having to cook a little longer in the oven because when we pulled it out of the turkey, it was still a little mushy. But, in the end, it came out fantastic.
Nick came over the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and stayed until Sunday. We normally go out Wednesday night, but Nick brought home a ton of work that he HAD to get done before the weekend, so we stayed in for most of the long weekend.
We went to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory Saturday night, then the boys went downtown. I went home, after 2 glasses of wine with dinner, I wasn't feeling like partying downtown like I was 21. So, I went home and passed out on the couch.
I'm excited for this weekend because Steve has the weekend off, so we're going to go get our Christmas tree, stop at the Christmas Tree Shop and buy some knick knacks for around the house. Last year, we didn't really decorate because we had just bought the house, just moved in, and didn't have a ton of leftover cash. So, this year, I'm begging Steve to put lights up on the house and decorate. I hope we pull it off!
And the countdown has officially begun: 3 weeks until Steve and I have a WEEK off for Christmas. I had to take a couple of vacation days, but it turns out to be Steve's 5 day weekend and he gets an extra day due to Christmas Eve. So I'm soooo excited that we'll be able to hang out more during Christmas. He had to work Friday/Saturday this past week so it wasn't even like a long weekend for either of us. I was bored at home, Nick was working on his computer, and Steve was at work most of the time. Christmas will be much better and we'll be able to spend some real quality time together.
I haven't done much Christmas shopping. I know. I'm terrible. I know some people who are done already! I only got Steve a couple of things. He doesn't read this, so I can say what I got so far. I got him a new Kawasaki Ninja Hoodie and a Kawasaki motorcycle cover. He's been wanting one for a while...so I know he'll be excited. It should be coming in the mail this week!
On another note - we have confirmed our photographer, so I'm going to be putting down our deposit tonight after work. He's letting us pay in thirds since our wedding is still 18 months away. So we'll put our deposit down tonight, another 1/3 60 days from our wedding date, and the final 1/3 15 days before our wedding date. It will feel good to cross this off our list too!
Nick's mom, Fatima has offered to do all our centerpieces, (she does it for a hobby) so we're going to go after the holidays when there are big sales...this should also save us some money too, since we won't be using real flowers. Besides, her work is amazing. And the fake stuff looks real! It'll be fun. Mom and I are going to go to Pittsford Wegmans to book them and poke through their stuff, I don't know what I want my centerpieces to look like, so I'll get some ideas from Wegmans and bring them over to Fatima.
Other than that...not much else new going on...
Nick came over the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and stayed until Sunday. We normally go out Wednesday night, but Nick brought home a ton of work that he HAD to get done before the weekend, so we stayed in for most of the long weekend.
We went to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory Saturday night, then the boys went downtown. I went home, after 2 glasses of wine with dinner, I wasn't feeling like partying downtown like I was 21. So, I went home and passed out on the couch.
I'm excited for this weekend because Steve has the weekend off, so we're going to go get our Christmas tree, stop at the Christmas Tree Shop and buy some knick knacks for around the house. Last year, we didn't really decorate because we had just bought the house, just moved in, and didn't have a ton of leftover cash. So, this year, I'm begging Steve to put lights up on the house and decorate. I hope we pull it off!
And the countdown has officially begun: 3 weeks until Steve and I have a WEEK off for Christmas. I had to take a couple of vacation days, but it turns out to be Steve's 5 day weekend and he gets an extra day due to Christmas Eve. So I'm soooo excited that we'll be able to hang out more during Christmas. He had to work Friday/Saturday this past week so it wasn't even like a long weekend for either of us. I was bored at home, Nick was working on his computer, and Steve was at work most of the time. Christmas will be much better and we'll be able to spend some real quality time together.
I haven't done much Christmas shopping. I know. I'm terrible. I know some people who are done already! I only got Steve a couple of things. He doesn't read this, so I can say what I got so far. I got him a new Kawasaki Ninja Hoodie and a Kawasaki motorcycle cover. He's been wanting one for a while...so I know he'll be excited. It should be coming in the mail this week!
On another note - we have confirmed our photographer, so I'm going to be putting down our deposit tonight after work. He's letting us pay in thirds since our wedding is still 18 months away. So we'll put our deposit down tonight, another 1/3 60 days from our wedding date, and the final 1/3 15 days before our wedding date. It will feel good to cross this off our list too!
Nick's mom, Fatima has offered to do all our centerpieces, (she does it for a hobby) so we're going to go after the holidays when there are big sales...this should also save us some money too, since we won't be using real flowers. Besides, her work is amazing. And the fake stuff looks real! It'll be fun. Mom and I are going to go to Pittsford Wegmans to book them and poke through their stuff, I don't know what I want my centerpieces to look like, so I'll get some ideas from Wegmans and bring them over to Fatima.
Other than that...not much else new going on...
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