To The Best Dad Ever...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY PAPA BEAR!!!
I love you, Daddy!

Lazy Tuesday

This is all I wanted to do today. Just sleep! But since eating and paying bills are somewhat important, I had to drag my lazy butt out of bed and go to work. Being responsible is no fun sometimes!

So, my weekend didn't go quite as planned.  A pipe under the house Will is living at broke and semi flooded his room, so we didn't have our date night on Friday. I felt really bad that instead of going out and having fun, he had to move all of his stuff out of his room. We're going to have date night this Friday though, same plans that we had for last Friday. I'm excited :)

My massage on Saturday wasn't enjoyable for the most part. I went to a massage therapist that I had never tried before and it was not relaxing at all.  She was really rough and was massaging really quickly.  It seemed as though she was trying to rush through it.  I will give her this though; she gave a great scalp massage!  Even so, I'm definitely not going back to her again.  My mom on the other hand had a wonderful experience with her massage therapist and might be slightly addicted now. Uh oh! It was her first massage ever, so I was more concerned about her having a good experience than myself.  It made me happy that she loved it so much, she deserved it.  And especially with her hip replacement surgery quickly coming up next Monday, she needed a nice relaxing girl day!

Sunday ended up not being a "fun in the sun" kind of day for me and Will because by the time we got to Elsinore, everyone had already had their pool time. So needless to say, I'm still just as pale as ever. ;) It worked out though, I really wasn't in the mood to swim afterall and we all had a great time just hanging out.

Monday it RAINED!!  There was thunder and everything.  Oh, I was so excited waking up to a rainy day.  I threw on a long sleeve shirt and a pair of shorts and walked outside where I was greeted by a lovely wave of HEAT!  Ugh, it was so disappointing!  I want it to be COLD!  I'm so over it being hot and I'm tired of having to run my A/C constantly!  Oh well, at least it's already September, my season will be here before we know it!

Even though the weekend wasn't exactly what I had in mind, it was still a lot of fun and much, much needed.  I hope everyone enjoyed their Labor Day weekend as well!

Happy Three Day Weekend!

I am beyond stoked for this weekend!

Tonight after work, Will is taking me out to Laguna Beach where we are going to look at art galleries and enjoy the beach together. I've missed our regular date nights. With life being so busy though, it's easy to let things like that slip. Plus, we do see eachother almost every night. But, we have decided to bring it back and have one date night every week. Pretty happy about that!

Tomorrow, my mom and I are spending some girl time together and getting massages at Total Woman at 10am. I'm going to try and get up when Will gets up for work at 7am so I can get down there to work out and shower before the massage. (I'm finally back in my workout routine so I don't want to break it!) The rest of Saturday is going to be spent celebrating my Dad's birthday! It's going to be so much fun. :)

Sunday, Will and I will be going to Lake Elsinore to spend time with his family. Food and fun in the sun at the pool are on the agenda for the day! I have a feeling I'm going to be quite tan after Sunday! I'm very lucky, Will's family is wonderful and I love spending time with them.

Monday is Labor Day and I'm not sure what the plans are yet. My parents mentioned they might be barbecuing, so I might head over to their place for some more family time.

I've said this before and I'm going to keep saying it FOREVER...every weekend should be a 3 day weekend!!

Update on the doggies

Chisholm and Missy have been rescued!  It was made possible by everyone who donated, so THANK YOU to everyone who chipped in!!

Chisholm is on the left and Missy is on the right. :)

Donate to dogs in need!

We are trying to rescue two beautiful dogs that are currently on death row, Chrisholm (a 2 year old Siberian Husky mix) and Missy (a 1 year old Pit Bull Terrier mix).  A rescue has stepped up and will take them, however they need our help with the pull fees and a weeks worth of boarding fees.  If you are able to donate, please do, even if it's only a few dollars.  Any donation is greatly appreciated and will go directly to saving these babies. For more information, you can check out Pet Connect.US' facebook page.  If you are interested in fostering or adopting one of the doggies, please email Pet Connect at: info@petconnect.us
You can donate using the ChipIn I have attached below.  Just click the "ChipIn" button and it will direct you to the donation page where you can donate using PayPal or a credit/debit card.  Thank you all! <3

To New Beginnings!

Two victories in two days! These two young, adorable dogs were saved from the Devore Animal Shelter's death row! All thanks to facebook.

This sweet boy is only 11 months old and was just minutes away from being put to sleep when I.C.A.R.E. Dog Rescue saw the post about him on Pet Connect.US's facebook and stepped up to take him in! His new foster family has named him Chance and thanks to them and the wonderful people at I.C.A.R.E., he will be able to live a happy life full of love.

This sweetheart is only 2 years old and was originally scheduled to be put to sleep at noon today until a wonderful girl who saw the post called the shelter and begged for an extension.  The manager said he would give the dog until 5:30pm and if no one picked him up, the dog would be put down first thing in the morning. After a few hours of watching the thread on Pet Connect.US's facebook page (they post animals who are on death row in the hopes that someone will rescue them before it's too late) and helping to spread the word about this poor dog, a woman commented saying that she and her family wanted to adopt him!  Someone else had offered to pay for the pull fee and the neuter fee, so all she has to do is give him a loving home!  There was already a puller down at the shelter waiting to get the OK to pull the dog for whoever stepped up to rescue him. The newly saved doggie will be neutered tomorrow, then will get to meet his new family for the first time.  Such a happy ending for such a sweet baby.

Stories such as these make me so happy and restores my faith in people.  It's nice to know that in this crazy world, there are still kind hearted, loving people out there willing to help.

Just Another Manic Monday...

I think Mondays should just be a part of the weekend.  Work four days, then get three days off, I don't think that's unreasonable!

This weekend flew by, but it was a lot of fun!  I make sure to dedicate one of my weekend days to spending time with my family every week.  This week, Saturday was family day.  We ate lunch at Wahoo's and stopped by an adoption event the German Sheperd Rescue of Orange County was putting on.  Seeing all of those sweet dogs and puppies just made me want to start an animal rescue of my own even more.  And when I have the money to do so, I'm definitely starting it!

After drooling over all of the cute doggies and wanting to adopt them all, we purchased some baked goods from their bake sale and headed over to Kohl's to do some shopping.  I immediately went to the baby section and started shopping for Chanelle's little bun in the oven.  I LOVE looking at baby clothes, it's so much fun!  When I have my own kids, they're going to be the most stylish kids around, you can count on that! 

After picking out a few cute outfits for little Kylei and getting hit on by an older guy walking around with his teenage son while doing so (creepy, right?), my parents and I headed back to their place where we just hung out for the rest of the night and spent time together.  I love my days with my family. :)

Sunday started out with me getting up at 11am and cleaning the kitchen.  I'm slowly, but surely, cleaning my entire apartment.  I'm thinking tonight I might clean my bathroom...or just lay on my couch with Mellow while watching my box set of Friends, who knows! :P

Will's work was hosting a bonfire at North Beach in San Clemente in the evening, so I started getting ready for that after I cleaned the kitchen and ate some breakfast.  Mellow was being a little cuddlebug all day, which of course made it difficult for me to get anything done in a timely manner.  But, I managed to resist his unfailing cuteness long enough to throw my makeup on and do my hair in time for us to leave.

Will, his brother Seth and I all drove down to the beach together.  It was gorgeous down there and wasn't hot at all.  There was a really nice breeze and every time it blew, you could smell the salt water.  I love that!  There was tons of pizza and other food there.  Of course I filled up on pizza before any of the other food arrived and was so stuffed that I turned down s'mores and chocolate cake.  I know, a chocoholic turning down s'mores AND chocolate cake, crazy right?! 

The sunset was absolutely beautiful.  I haven't seen a beach sunset in years, so that was awesome.

 When I got home from the beach, Mellow was still being a little cuddlebug, so it of course took me forever to gather my stuff and mosey on over to Will's for the night.  I mean, come on, who could resist this sweet lovebug?!

Mellow snuggling with me last night. :)

I hope everyone has had a quick and painless Monday!