Been a little bit since my last post....

Well work has gotten very busy since I got transferred into a new department so I haven't had as much free time to post....

Anyways, let's play catch up here.

A couple weekends ago, I surprised Chris......well, I tried to surprise him, but he says I'm no good at surprises and he had already figured it out LOL.......oh well......I tried. He had never been horseback riding before and had mentioned wanting to try it out. So we hopped in the car and drove about an hour to a ranch up north. We had a very good time. Chris is a natural with animals and wasn't at all nervous around these huge horses. He cracked me up when they let us run on the horses on the trails and he pretended to be a cowboy......I think I'll always have that image in my head LOL. Here's some pictures from our horseback riding adventure:







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August 5th would have been my sister, Kellie's, 30th birthday.....wow.....I still can't believe she's gone. I would have been teasing her for getting old and hitting the big 3-0. I cried through most of that day. I feel robbed. I should have been making plans to go out and celebrate with her.......instead I miss her more and feel so alone without her. Happy Birthday Kellie......I hope you had a wonderful day....and I get a little bit of comfort knowing you got to spend your birthday with Mom again. She used to cry on your birthday every year......now she's hugging you. I miss you both so much. The tears just never seem to end......

This is a picture of Kellie and I on her last birthday........can't believe this was 3 years ago....



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Let's see.......what else is new........our "puppy" Atreyu just turned one year old on August 8th. I can't believe how time flies. I feel like it was just yesterday that my mom and I went to pick him up from the breeder and he rode home snuggled into her neck the whole 2 hour ride back. He was sooo tiny.....not so much anymore!







And this is him now, on his birthday:

He got a new Tough Dog Collar to match his big sister Kaybie's





And I took him to Petsmart to pick out his own new toy for his birthday present. He got a Kong Wubba and he LOVES it!



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Well I think that's a long enough post for now and I have to get back to work....lunch is over.

Our day at the beach

Chris and I packed the dogs in the car on Sunday and drove to the beach. We intended on going to the doggy beach but couldn't find parking anywhere near the place so we just parked and walked the dogs on the boardwalk for a while. Then we found a small beachy area so we let them run around there and chase us for a while. They had sooo much fun! We all did. It was a nice Sunday to just spend the day together with no computers/phones/etc. Just us and our babies.

Just a plain old Tuesday

It's just a plain old "why did I get out of bed" Tuesday. I overslept so that never starts the day out very good! I woke up and saw the clock and yelled "SHIT!!!" as I saw that I was at least a half hour late already! I woke Chris up when I yelled too....ooops.....sorry honey....go back to sleep. ;) Well let's see, we had a pretty good weekend. Friday we didn't do too much. Saturday,we went out for dinner and then went to the comedy club downtown in the evening and had a good time just getting out for some laughs. Then went home and stayed up chatting and playing on the computer in bed until around 4am. I woke up and the TV was still on but Chris was knocked out so apparently he crashed out sometime shortly after I did! Then Sunday I went to a Meet & Greet for the Boxer Rescue that I volunteer for and I took Atreyu with me. He was sooo well behaved and made me a very proud mommy. :) Afterwards, I headed home and watched Chris chase Larenz around the yard while they were soaking each other with the hose and throwing glasses of water on each other LMAO. They were both drenched by the time it was over LOL.....should have gotten it on video. Then after my dad and Larenz left, Chris and I made dinner and he was about to get ready for work but I told him I didn't want him to go......so he called in a favor and we started a movie. :) Always a happy night when my honey is home!

So I think I should introduce Chris and I's "kids" now since I've talked about them without any pictures.

This is our little family: Kaybie (boxer 2.5 years old) is the one with a black face; Atreyu (boxer 11 months old) is the one with the white stripe on his face and on his legs/neck; Gina is the calico kitty (4 years old) on the bottom right; and Onyx is the black kitty (2 years old) on the bottom left.



The babies all pretend to love me, but in all honesty, Daddy is their favorite person on the planet

Kaybie being a Daddy's girl




And Daddy's boy




And Gina with her daddy


Onyx hates the whole world so we'll probably never have a picture of her with her daddy LOL

So that's our loving little family. Hope you enjoy!

Newest member of the "family"

Awwww......Welcome to the family Mila (Mee-la)!!!! Chris's brother Macky and his girlfriend Heather are taking this little cutie home today.......but in the meantime, I get to snuggle her until they come to pick her up. Welcome home Mila!

Wonderful Weekend!

I had such a good weekend! Chris's brother, Macky, and his girlfriend, Heather, came up on Saturday and we all hung out and had a great time. BBQ on the grill, drank (a bit more than we should have LOL) and played board games until 4AM!!!! Chris and I kicked their butts at Taboo! LOL! We're ready for a rematch anytime! I really love having them over. I feel like we are already a family together. Heather is becoming a really good friend to me and I'm very greatful to have her in my life. I've always said that I wish I had more girlfriends to spend time with and now I've found a great one that I have a lot in common with and enjoy hanging out with and just chatting together. I wish they didn't live so far away or else we'd all probably be together everyday....and we'd all be about 50 pounds heavier as all we seem to do it eat!!! LOL! Watching Chris and his brother together is like seeing two of the same people in different bodies....they crack me up when they are together. It's nice to see the bond they have as brothers and I'm honored that they share that with me. Hopefully someday I will have the honor of calling Macky my brother-in-law.

Here's a picture of the four of us together from a couple weeks ago.

I miss him when he's gone

Chris left for work.....it's Friday night......and I miss him. I could be with him every minute of everyday, and yet, it's still not enough.......I still miss him. I feel like my other half is missing when he's not next to me. I never knew what being in love was like before Chris came into my life. I feel safe in a way that I can't put into words when he wraps his arms around me and holds me tight. I thank God for him everyday. He's my best friend. Thank you for just being who you are honey.....you make me a better person.

It's finally Friday!!!!

Man this week seems like it just dragged on and on. Probably because I had last week off.....makes this week go soooo slow. No big plans this weekend but hanging out with my honey, Chris. I feel so blessed to wake up next to him every morning and come home to him each day. He truly lights up my life in a way I never thought possible. Even his wonderful family has welcomed me. I feel so blessed. He's my best friend. And he's always fun to beat in Scrabble!