Happy Birthday!

I just want to give a big happy 5th birthday to my furbaby Capone! I know you hear a lot about Dillinger because he is so naughty, but Capone is his mama's baby.

Capone is a true man's man.

Capone is a lap cuddler... and just incase you didn't know. If he had the choice Capone would leave his Mom and Dad in favor of Grandma and Grandpa... I think its all the good food Grandma gives him ;)

He is a thug.. aka guard dog. 

'He's a chewer.

He's a lover of belly rubs.

 

Happy Birthday to Capone!

Things I am grateful for...

It's officially Thanksgiving! Happy Gobble Day!!

On Facebook this year many people were doing the 25 days of thing they are thankful for and though I didn't participate, I think it is really important to take some time out and think of the things I am thankful for.

Here are a few things I am thankful for this year...

1. Family. All of it. Every single person. We are blessed with wonderful parents and siblings, grandparents, cousins, and aunts. Not everyone is lucky enough to have such a great support system!
2. My Husband, Andy. Even though he is the one person that literally makes me want to bang my head into the wall sometimes, he is also the guy who will make me laugh when I have had a bad day and loves me despite all of my quirks
3. Capone and his silly face that makes me smile. The way he cuddles up to me on the couch. The excitement he has when I walk in the door.I am thankful that he is such a good big brother to Dill as he tries to enforce the rules and keep his little bro out of trouble.
4. Dillinger and his spunky personality. I am thankful that he reminds me that I need to wake up to each day with excitement. I don't know what I would do without all the hugs he gives me.
5. My job and the company I work for. I have been provided many wonderful opportunities to grow within my career this year and I am thankful that I work for such a great company that treats its customers and employees like they matter.
6. My Friends. I am grateful for those near and far... I am thankful that I have people in my life that I could trust under any circumstances
7. I am thankful to those in the military who serve our country and make this a safe place for me to live.
8. One word. Siri. How would I ever know what the temperature is, or when I should wake up from a nap without Siri.
9. Books and the people who write them. I am thankful for the places they take me when I need to escape the real world and the characters I meet along the way.
10. I am thankful for all of the people who read the garbage I write on here. :)

Fall TV-- What are you watching?

I realize that it is a Saturday night and I am sitting around watching DVR's TV in my pajamas alone, but I can't confidently say that this has been a pretty perfect night! I have been feeling a little under the weather lately, I think it is allergies or a cold or something, but whatever it is, I NEEDED a night like tonight.  The hubby is gone up north and so I can watch all of the amazing shows that he thinks are terrible (without listening to him complain) If you have met my husband then you know that he can be quite the whiner if he isn't getting his way, or if he feels sick, or if the TV is tuned into anything other than ESPN or those stupid survival shows. OK. I am ranting... anyway, here is what I am watching (and loving) this season

• New Girl
• Up All Night
• X Factor
• Bones
• House
• Glee
• Big Bang Theory
• Greys Anatomy

Just to name a few! Thank goodness for my DVR!

WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING AND LOVING THIS YEAR?

Swimming Dudes

The forecast for today ( and the rest of this week in Wisconsin) is HOT. Flippin hot! Luckily, I gots me a pool!

Ok. I admit, its a kiddie pool... and when I say kiddie, I mean baby. Its tiny... but i can dangle my feet in it, or sit in it (as long as no one is watching!) However, my furbabies got one look at that pool and they all but pushed mama out! Being the good mom that I am, I gathered up all of their balls and frisbies and nylon bones and threw them in the pool. One by one my pups dragged each toy out until the pool was empty and they stared at me... basically begging me to do it again (which of course, I did!)

At first Capone wasn't too sure about this...

The water is fine!

Dill needs a pair of sunglasses

Look what Capone found in the pool!

Call me sentimental, but this reminds me of when I was a kid. My little brother and I made up "tv shows" that we made our parents watch for hours... they normally starred my brother and I accomplishing impossible feats such as holding our breaths under water for 10 seconds or crossing the swingset without ever touching the ground. We not only thought up the shows' concepts and starred in them, but we also directed them, named them and came up with rocking theme songs. I still remember them just as well as I remember the "Saved by the Bell" theme song! Seriously, we should have won an Emmy or something!

Basically, I just wanted to show off pics of my babies playing in the water. Yup. I am sick!

Curly Girl

I love Curly Girl Design. It is probably my most favorite art of all time. If you've been to my house you will see many displays that prove my love. She is just releasing some of her new spring things and I LOVE this one. I love many of her pieces.... they speak to me and I feel like they say the exact thing that I am thinking. Take a look at Leigh's beautiful art and become obsessed too!

Happiness is... A new playlist

I love making new playlists... it is one of my very favorite things to do.  But today I created a playlist that is all of my old favorites. This is the kinda playlist that sounds really good with me singing along at the top of my lungs. It the kind of playlist that every song evokes a memory. Its the kind of playlist that reminds you of who you are and where you've been. It makes me think of some very special people who have played important roles in my life. This playlist is wonderful and fantastic and I can't stop listening to it....here are a few of the picks!!!

1. Far Away- Nickelback
2. She's Everything- Brad Paisley
3. Chasing Cars- Snow Patrol
4. Gravity- Sara Bareilles
5. I'm Movin' On- Rascal Flatts
6. In Terms of Love- SheDaisy
7. The Older I Get- Skillet
8. Stay- Lisa Loeb
9. Marry Me- Train
10. You're That Way- Jon Troast
11. People Change- Rockapella
12. Stay With You- GooGoo Dolls
13. There it Go- Juelz Santana
14. Smack That- Eminem
15. Tim McGraw- Taylor Swift
16. Remember When- Alan Jackson
17. So Far Away- Crossfade
18. Prayin' for Daylight- Rascal Flatts
19. Bad Day- Daniel Powter
20. Goodbye My Lover- James Blunt
21. Best Days- Matt White
22. Take Me or Leave Me- Rent Soundtrack
23. Defying Gravity- Wicked Soundtrack
24. Low- Flo Rida
25. Watch Me Shine- Joanna Pacitti