Some Things Makin' Me Happy Right Now

The Number One is definitely Eric (DUH), but he is always on any list of this nature.

Dude. This is probably the HAWTEST picture I have of My Eric. Yeah. Don't be jealous.

2. Earlier this week I decided I was sick of all the wasted space in our linen closet. This is the before, but I had already started before I remembered to take a picture, plus the photo makes it look cleaner. We just put anything we needed off of the floor into the linen closet, so it wasn't being used the way I wanted and I finally took charge.

And the result:

ShaBAM! Space to put things. You can't tell, but mostly I just moved things that could be organized in a better space-saving manner (like vertical instead of flat, silly) and took out a few things that do not belong (like a big tv antenna and a phone in a box how does that happen?).

When Eric came home I was so excited to show him. Yeah. I was esxcited about a linen closet. I am nuts.

3. Sonic Chillers!

Have you tried these yet? They are fan-freakin-tastic. Definitely get the bigger size. I've only had the strawberry, I want to try the regular lime next. Mmmm. Oh yes.

4. My camera. This is my "other love." Don't worry, Eric knows-- they've even met before.

Yesterday I did my first photo session with a baby. It was so much fun! Thank you Kathy for trusting me with baby Avery. I am super excited to edit these photos so I can show them off. Avery is a doll, so it was easy to make cute pictures ;>

And Oh My Goodness, thank you Mom Julie for the camera. I'm so glad me and the camera are finally friends. I am the boss now, no more automatic setting for me! I finally know how to work the settings on this thing. WooHoo.

5. The Wheel of Time series.

Hollar for Robert Jordan everyone. Eric has loved this series for I don't know how long and I started reading it after we got married. It is awesome. I am in book 4, (I am a slow reader people) but I definetly love it. Eric converted most of my family too: my mom has read the whole series at least 3 times now, my brothers Daren and Kenneth have read it, my sister Celeste is in like book 8 and my sister Jill is gonna read it soon. I think that's everyone. Casey will probably read it soon too.

I am not a crazy snake lady, this is a symbol from the book. It's The Wheel of Time. I pointed out to Eric once that that wheel wouldn't be able to move with those snakes and he said I was being nit picky. Oh well. Artist's mistake.

6. This Clock.

I have decided that I must have an obsession with clocks. I always love the clock row when I'm at target...or anywhere really. This one came from Home Goods, not in the clock isle actually. It is so way cool. I love how it hangs from that frame like a huge pocket watch, and that it's not centered in a square frame. It's still a rectangle and there is space under the clock. It's basically just awesome.

7. Green!

I found this random green ball at Ross for only 4 dollars a few weekends ago. I thought "it was totally WICKED!" (name that movie). I have a green wall in my living room, so on my bookshelf that is across from the green wall, I have been trying to make sure there are green accents. This little thing is the perfect green, plus it's shiny, and I couldnt go wrong with 4 bucks. I had been needing something to fill this space anyway. Boy was it perfect. It was the only one on the shelf and I'm so glad I found it. I have been kind of obsessing with it ever since I put it up....I should probably stop that....

We have an Announcement

NO, I'm sorry, I'm not pregnant. Someday I will be able to announce that.....someday. But for now Eric and I have a puppy. She is one year old and already house trained. =) We wanted to get a puppy after we bought this house since now we would have a back yard. But we had been worried what are we gonna do to train it becuase neither of us are home during the day to teach it. So my Aunt Joy one day called my mom and said she knew the perfect puppy for us. (Daren and Cindy got Bob from the same lady.)

There is a Schnauzer Rescue Service that has volunteers who take care of the dogs. And we got to take her home for only $150. That is a serious deal.

This is Lexi:

She really likes our bed skirt. Sometimes she gets stuck when she rolls over on her back and it takes her a few minutes to figure out how to get back up. It's pretty funny.

Lexi came to the rescue service with a massive 3rd degree burn on her entire back. Joy says the first time she saw Lexi her back looked like raw hamburger meat. (That was about a month before I saw her the first time.) The vet who took care of Lexi thinks that from th eshape of the burn, something very hot--probably boiling--was spilled all over her. Then the owner waited 2 full weeks before even seeking veterinary help, at which point the burn was very infected. When told it would cost almost $1000 dollars for treatment and pain medicine the owner did not want to pay for it. He had 2 choices: put her to sleep (which he would have had to pay for) or give her to the Rescue Service.

She is completely healed now, and hair has grown back on about 90% of the burned area. She is the sweetest dog and a big attention hog. We love having her around.