Puppy Breath

I went to visit the puppies today! They are so big, I can't believe it. They were all being squirmy and they all look really healthy. I counted 6 girls and 2 boys. Maia is such a sweet girl! She was so happy when I showed up. She was being such a good momma, taking care of her pups. I'm excited to watch them grow up!

Kayaking Down the Colorado and Puppy Alert!

mrrph. so tired.


I went kayaking with Casey and her crew today! We drove over to Webberville to a place called Cook's Canoes. The place was like a tiny, broken down house. It was a little sketchy at first, but the man (Mr. Cook I'm guessing) who met with us was very nice. It turns out he is an Aggie - class of '67. He even gave us a discount! After the initial scare the place was pretty interesting. The front of the house was bordered with a bunch of deflated soccer balls as if they were some type of flower arrangement and there was a big, huge - like 3 inches huge - spider on the mail box. (It was possibly a yellow argiope; it looked like this.)


It was scorching hot, which isn't really surprising for Texas in July at 2:00 in the afternoon. We couldn't get into the water fast enough. Casey's mom & dad were in one canoe, and her sister (her very pregnant sister) and her sister's husband had the other. The rest of us - Casey, myself, and Casey's friends, Alyssa, Joel, and Fro - were in kayaks.


There was a little mishap starting out as Joel seemed to be too big for his kayak. He immediately flipped over, lost his glasses, then his paddle, and was then swiftly pulled under a tree where he lost his kayak too. Casey grabbed the paddle, I rescued the kayak, and Fro rescued Joel. We mourned his glasses. Alyssa switched kayaks with Joel and we were good to go.


It felt so much better in the water and we paddled a relaxing five miles down the Colorado. At one point we stopped and did some swimming and had some snacks. Alyssa gathered some sea shells and I flung mud around using my paddle (I'm very mature). We also bypassed some very loud cows and an army of little, chirping birds. At the end of the trip we were picked up by Mr. Cook and his gang, wherein it immediately started raining. Good timing! Fun was had by all and I got a funny souvenir.


It's for when someone says, "I'll get around to it." And then I guess you hand them the token to show how clever you are. :D

As soon as a got home I got a text from my cousin Dana that read, "Just had the first born!" with this picture attached:

I didn't even know Maia (momma) was pregnant until a few days ago. My uncle asked me to visit tomorrow while he is at work to check on the pups. (Me, "okay!") As of now I am watching facebook updates. So far there are 8 pups. Grabbed this picture from Dana's facebook photos:

Stories of a Mundane Life

Nothing new is going on here, except for the fact that my face is peeling. This is not wanted!

On Friday I went to the DMV. I got there 10 minutes after it opened and that place was packed! Apparently, the DMV is the place to be. I had to change the address on my drivers license since we moved uhm... three years ago. Man, time got away from me on that one. I know I could have changed it online but I didn't like my 16-year-old-self's picture, I wanted to change my height from 5' 5" to my real 5' 7", and I wanted to be an organ donor. Watching all of those medical shows like House and Grey's Anatomy has helped me understand how valuable organ donors can be. (Having said that, I rather hope I'm not ever in the situation to donate my organs. :-/) The guy at the counter next to me had to get a new drivers license because he had lost his old one. When he was finished he walked away and left both his wallet and cell phone on the counter. He rushed back a few seconds later with a, "This is exactly how I lost my license!" It was funny.

That night I went to bed at about 8:30 so I could read and get to sleep early. I probably stayed up until about 12:00. My book kept getting interesting! I would be like, "Okay, I'll read to the next chapter." And then my book would build up to this cliff hanger ending after every chapter! Anyway, so now I'm pretty tired today. Even so, I did do some shopping. When I was in a dressing room a little kid was singing that song from a mop commercial or duster or something... you know, "Who's that laddddyyy? *who's that lady* Sexxxxyy lady!" And her mom was all, "You can't say 'sexy' you're only 3 years old." And the little kid said, "I can see your boobies!"

I need some aloe!

What was yesterday? Wednesday? Geez, it felt like a weekend!

My two BFFs and I drove over to Hamilton pool to go swimming, but it was closed due to high bacteria levels. (eww!) It's a shame because the place looks really pretty. Fortunately there was a river close by at Milton Reimers Ranch Park where we could swim. We had lunch on the river bank and then spent a couple of hours swimming and hanging out. It felt so good in the water, but it was so hot when we got out! I think we all got sunburned. :( But it was worth it, I had a lot of fun.




Group Picture! (I had the camera timer on - it was set to take 3 pictures. Good thing too!)



We hung out at Casey's house that evening, ordered in some pizza, and watched Juno since Stephanie had never seen it. Casey is dog sitting two Bernese mountain dogs this week for her neighbor so we watched the movie with them. They were soooo pretty! And big! We played a little in the backyard before it got dark.

Stephanie making friends with Casey's dog Pyro on the stairs:

Gretchen and Anja, the two beautiful puppies:

I love summer.

Wordless Wednesday

Geography Binge

Okay guys, I think I just spent the last hour and a half at this website. I was originally looking for a US map quiz where you have to label the states, which is where that link goes. (See how well you do! I had them down after a couple of tries.) But then on the right there is a "Try another quiz" option, and ohmygosh I am having so much fun! I can now get a perfect score on the Europe, Middle East, and Asia maps. Next I want to try Africa! I know I sound like an absolute dork, but for some reason my brain is enjoying the memorizing. I forgot that I needed to get to bed early tonight. I also forgot to snack all night long, or to put my sheets in the dryer. School has been boring me lately, and couldn't even get myself to study for longer than a couple of hours yesterday. But this! This is fun!

Speaking of not studying, my nails always get painted the day before a test.

High fives for procrastination! *slap*

i iz blind!

hmmm... I think it may be time to give Teddy a haircut. :P