The Vetters Vantage Point

sewing is fun...and I sound like a dork!

2006-04-12T12:39:00.000-07:00

I don't have a whole lot to say, but I just finished a pile of work...so I am wasting time by updating this site, even though I am pretty sure that no one really reads it anymore due to my lack of updates. So, my life has been busy. I finally did what I was supposed to do and got an internship for school. I now work 8 hours on Saturdays at a cute little fabric store and I make a whopping $0! Actually, instead of making money, I spend money. Going to school for interior design has been slightly dangerous for my wallet. I used to think that we had the most adorable apartment in the world. Now I go home and realize that there are way too many different styles going on and want to change it all so that it is perfect. (considering that it is three people's stuff, and it is just an apartment--it is really freaking cute--everyone that comes over really likes it).

While I was on the search for the perfect fabric for new pillows, well, I got sidetracked. I found some adorable fabric...and decided to test out my rusty sewing skills and make some fun summer tote bags. It turned out rather cute, and quite large...the perfect size for some beach towels and what not. So...I LOVE it, and have made two and have plans to make several more already. Anyway....here's what my new bag looks like....even if it is a crappy camera phone picture, I'll share it with you!

Truthfully, I have more exciting things going on in my life. Last night I went to a great Spurs game with Jason. We had a great time. It was a lot of fun to cheer them on. I unfortunately have not seen as many games this year as I would like to, but the playoffs are around the corner and you can be sure that I won't be missing those games! We have a wedding for a friend this weekend and I'm sure that it will be a blast...lots of friends, and they are always entertaining. Well, its back to work for me.

new post

2006-03-09T13:00:00.000-08:00

Today I received a voicemail, which simply said, update your blog, I am bored at work....well....I hate to disappoint, so here you go. I have been cheating on my blog, with my myspace account: check it out. My space is fun, and easy for that matter. You have lots of friends, they say nice things to you. It requires the attention span of say a text message, while writing a blog requires the attention span equal to writing an email. In case you've never emailed me, well, I don't respond very quickly if I respond at all. I am not sure why this is, cause I love hearing from people that I don't usually hear from. I think that perhaps it is the aforementioned short attention span.

So....I have a lot going on. Big projects at school, helping to remodel Joel's bathroom --and somehow ending up painting the kitchen too, helping Jason move and decorate, school, work....needing to find an internship for school - which I keep putting off b/c I am unwilling to give up my Saturdays..of course, I'm going to have to anyways. That doesn't sound like a lot, but I feel overwhelmed, so trust me, it is a lot. uh...I am tired...and I just drank some caffeine. I need to finalize my picks from my sisters wedding photos, so for now, I am out! Maybe I'll be back to you soon, hopefully :)

Happy Valentine's to you.......

2006-02-14T14:26:00.000-08:00

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! All that you really need to know about today is this: Grey's Anatomy Season One comes out on DVD today. Go buy it, fall in love with it, and hope like hell that McDreamy tells Meredith that he loves her and doesn't know what to do without her soon.....like, maybe on next week's episode.

the v-day gift

2006-02-08T09:40:00.000-08:00

so....it's that time of year, time to be stumped with the valentine gift. I think that I probably have one of the most difficult boyfriends to buy for. Seems like he doesn't ever have anything on his "want list" cause he always buys stuff when he wants it. I have one or two awesome ideas, but they are just too expensive. Then I have some creative ideas, but they seem on the verge of cheesy. Maybe I'll just buy him Season one of Grey's Anatomy, since that comes out on V-day....then when he doesn't want it, he can give it to me and I'll be very happy cause I really really want it :) darn...less than a week away...I should really start think hard so that I have a super stellar gift to give!

Parker

2006-02-01T21:07:00.000-08:00

My life update: Parker had surgery and all his shots on Monday....he's fine, I know that you were worried. We can also rest assured now that he does NOT have feline lukemia or AIDS. And Jason's little Miss Eva can rest assured that she will not have a teen pregnancy :) I think that he'd be embarassed if he knew I was talking about this....wow, I think that I just need to get some sleep.

In real life news...I stayed home from work sick yesterday. Feeling fine now, hope it doesn't come back again. Planning on going to good Ol College Station this weekend with the roomies....should be a fun time!

Tampa - the best surprise trip!

2006-01-26T12:43:00.000-08:00

I mentioned the other day that I was going on a trip with Jason to Tampa, but that doesn't really explain much of anything. Now, any of you that are here already know the background, but this is for the hundreds of other readers that don't know....Ha, uh, right. For Christmas, Jason gave me a weekend trip, but he didn't tell me where we were going. All I knew was that he had everything taken care of and planned. So, he planned this weekend trip to Tampa, Florida for us...and he even managed to make sure that none of our friends spilled the beans. He had me fully convinced that we were driving and staying close to SA. The night before the secret was leaked, but it was still a whole month of surprise...and I was really excited to hear that he had the whole thing planned for Florida!! We got into Tampa late Friday night, just in time to watch the last half of the Spurs beating Miami. The next day was a long, full, fun day at Busch Gardens. We were there from the time the park opened til it closed, which honestly, I think surprised both of us! Now any of you that know Jason know that he isn't much for roller coasters and other rides that twist your stomach all up, BUT...he was so sweet that he rode the rides with me. Now, I on the other hand really like roller coasters and that feeling you get in your stomach when you are flipped in the air at extreme speeds, but let me tell you.....these rides were NO JOKE! This is the Sheikra...it STARTS with a 70 mph 200 foot drop at a 90 degree angle to the ground. So basically you are falling face first for 200 feet as you stare right at the ground that you feel like you are about to splat upon. We actually bought the picture that they take of you on the ride, cause Jason's face, it was priceless! If your interested, go check out the Sheikra. You can see all the pictures, and even do a virtual ride video thing.

Around noon we got to join the Anheuser-Busch Beer School for a beer tasting event. It was a lot more informative and interesting than I expected it to be. They had us pair the different beers with cheese, grapes, and even chocolate. I think that everyone in there was hesitant to try beer after eating milk chocolate, but it actually worked well with the ones that they suggested! It was the perfect break in the day for our feet and to relax a little bit!

Then we rode some other rides, watched a scary "4-D movie - basically 3-D with other special effects that scare the crap out of you if you aren't expecting them - water squirting you, rat tails brushing your leg, etc.... did all sort of the fun little adventure tours through the "African Jungle", feed some of the most gorgeous birds that I've ever seen in real life! These birds were so extremely vibrant in color. They would just fly around and land on whoever the felt like hanging out with. Some people were walking around with three or four birds on them. Jason had fun messing with a few of the birds, and it was pretty funny.

We went to a nice dinner that night. I could barely walk from the blisters on my feet, and Jason kindly walked very slow instead of leaving me in the dust by myself :) The next morning we packed up and headed to the gorgeous Florida beach. It was a perfect day, hard to believe that it is really January! It was a great trip, Jason did an excellent job, and I feel so spoiled to have him plan such a fun trip for me!

Which dog?

2006-01-20T10:07:00.000-08:00

My sister Ashley and I were talking about some of our "new" favorite dog breeds....now I've been googling pictures of them and am curious which one you guys like the best. To be fair, you should google image them yourself so that you can see more than the one picture. She likes the puggle and I've been liking the Tibetan Spaniel for the last year or two. Now there are more common breeds that we both like, but these are our more obscure dogs :) So...pick, which one do you like, or even what other fun breed? I don't care if you never comment on here, leave a comment darn it, cause I want to know about your dog preferences!!

Tibetan Spaniels
Puggle

PS. I am also going on a little weekend trip this weekend that Jason planned for us. It was a surprise up until last night...and I now know that we are going to Tampa, FL. I know that he already has stuff planned for us and I can't wait to find out what it is! Isn't he so sweet and cute and wonderful ;) I'll update with some pictures next week!!

Small class reunion

2006-01-10T11:23:00.000-08:00

Over Christmas we decided that some of us that all hung out in high school should actually get together and catch up with one another...you know, face to face and not just by reading each other's blogs :) We tried to have more people there, but in the end, it was a small gathering. We had a fun time catching up with each other...it was me, Catherine, Lindsay and her daughter Shelby, and Tim and his wife Stacy.

Then this past weekend we were able to get some of the people that couldn't be there the first time and it was me, Jillian, Missy - newly married, and Catherine and her sister Becca. Both times we actually went to Chuy's - and believe it or not, I had nothing to do with that choice the second time! Although I had my camera with me (as usual) somehow I didn't ever end up taking a picture this second time...oh well, guess that we'll just have to do it again. I had such a great time at both of these dinners, and am so sad that more of you don't still live in San Antonio. Missy...I know that you are here pretty often, so we really need to stay in tough better...I have so much fun with you and have missed you terribly the last few years. Catherine...Atlanta is a little further away, and law school seems like a legitimate reason to be too busy to visit :) It has been fun getting together with you over the holidays, and we should definitely keep it up...and who knows, maybe one day you will be back closer to where I live and we can hang out even more. I'm glad that you update your blog so much, in some strange way it makes me feel close to you again and I like that a lot! Tim and Stacy....it was really fun getting to meet you Stacy and getting to catch up with you Tim. You guys make a great couple and I am so happy for you guys. Always call when you are going to be in town for a few days and have time after you have visited with all of the fam. Jillian....well, you're my roomie, so I see you. Congratulations on your engagement to Rick! I am so happy for you and so thrilled that I'm going to get to be a bridesmaid! Lindsay, well, you don't read this...but I love you and we need to make time to hang out more often. Love you guys all!

Shelby entertained herself by playing with Parker and then "going fishing" with Parker's little toy!
and here's an updated picture of Mr. Parker, he's definitely not a kitten anymore,

he just a sweet cuddle monster of a cat

Painting with Jello

2005-12-14T21:17:00.000-08:00

go and check out Jillian's new site where she has all of her awesomely adorable hand painted stuff that she sells. She has frames, wooden letters, and even great furniture. They are really cute....we have several frames in the apartment and even the some of the letters as decorations on our Christmas tree. She'll do special orders or some of it is already done and ready to go.

http://www.paintingwithjello.blogspot.com/

My Lovely Sister's Wedding

2005-12-13T22:13:00.000-08:00

I am really behind on posting pictures..so I figure that I should start with the most important first. Here are a few pictures from Britteny's wedding! It was absolutely wonderful, perfect weather, nothing really went wrong and of course the bride and groom looked beautiful (as usual ;) here are the pictures....in no particular order, cause I can't figure out how to get them in the right order on this darn site!!

Me and my boyfriend Jason
A pimp family (sis Ashley, cousin Toby, dad and me)
Mom Britt and Dad (for some reason this is the only picture I took that had my mom in it....what a freakin shame! At least the photographer has TONS)
Three of the bridesmaids
The Schaals enter the reception!!

Also...you can go view their real pictures here. (all 800+ of them!!) Click on Britteny and Chris wedding and the password is Schaal.

no internet at the casa

2005-12-06T14:02:00.000-08:00

one of these days I'd like to post some new pictures, but we have no internet at the apartment...seeing as I have the worlds oldest computer at work, well, I have no pictures here. We had a fun Christmas cocktail party at our apartment and have some fun pictures. It was a fun time and a good turn out! Well...I'll update soon, hopefully!

Missy got married!!

2005-11-28T11:13:00.000-08:00

I have been to several wedding since I have last posted, including my own sister's wedding....so needless to say, I have some pictures to post. I figure though that I might as well start with the most recent wedding since the other posts are very late anyways! And I am hoping that Tim and Stacy check this and see that I actually put their picture up :)
Missy is one of my best friends from high school, but we haven't seen each other in almost two years! It was wonderful to get to see her, and especially to see her so happy and beautiful. At the reception we had a miniature SACS high school reunion. I got to meet Tim's beautiful wife Stacy...and I had to admit that even though she didn't know me at all, I read her blog. They have the most adorable pet squirrel, Libby, that she posts pictures of though, so come on, can you blame me for checking it!! It was really nice to get to catch up with everyone that was there from high school. I also got to meet Tiffany's husband and hear about their lives in Houston. Jillian was also there with her boyfriend Rick so everyone got to meet him. I had to settle for showing them a current picture of my boyfriend Jason, he was in Colorado with family for Thanksgiving. Those that knew him in high school wouldn't even recognize him now! Lindsay also had pictures of Shelby to share, she has gotten so big and adorable...I'll have to get a picture of her to post on here soon.
Any of you guys from SACS that want to all meet up during Christmas, let me know and we can plan something! I think that it would be fun...
So....here are a few pictures from Missy's wedding..I just made the collage at the end cause blogger can be kinda annoying when you are trying to load more than 5 pictures. I am working on getting some "real" webspace so that I can post whole albums. Anyone that was there and wants copies of pics, let me know!

Missy and her husband Hootie
The Merkins, Tim and Stacy
The SACS girls with the beautiful bride
Roomies: me and Jillian

oh yeah, I am back from Vegas

2005-11-07T21:26:00.000-08:00

Its pretty obvious that I don't really keep up with my blogging. I have been back from Vegas for a week now and am just now thinking to update with a post-Vegas report. We had a really good time, and it was a good preview of the city for my first time. We saw a Cirque show, went dancing at RA, toured the hotels, played a few slots, drank some free and some overpriced drinks, Jason took me to a wonderful steak dinner, we shopped, ate a buffet, rode rides which dangled us thousands of feet in the air at Stratosphere.....and lots more I am sure! You can find the beginnings of a recap at http://www.blogbyborris.blogspot.com/ and ALL of our pictures at http://www.joelschutz.com/. If I feel so inspired one of these days at work, I may recount some funny stories from the trip. For now, I leave you with a few pictures!!

Jason and I at the Wynn...what an AWESOME hotel!!

Ashley is finally 21!!! Life is going to be a lot more fun now!
Kevin only played one slot, luckily I got a picture of it.....
Ashley and Kevin MAY have convinced some people that they got married.
The ONLY picture of the whole group, at Mystere.
The ride at the top of the Stratosphere...who knew that swings could be quite that frightening?!?

VEGAS D-day

2005-10-28T09:38:00.000-07:00

It is finally here.....the day that I first visit Las Vegas. I am really really excited about going! Actually I am pretty much really excited for any vacation, but I think that this should be a guaranteed good time. Joel swears by this city....and now that he visited New Orleans with us (one of my favorite vaction spots) its my turn to "do Vegas" so....tonight, I'm off, off to the land of lots of food, slots, and what not! Pictures from the trip to follow I am SURE of it!

Kristen needs.....

2005-10-20T08:37:00.000-07:00

So, I am borrowing this idea from Catherine
Fifteen Things Kristen Needs:
(this list was created by Googling the term "Kristen needs")

1. Kristen needs gra-ti-fi-cation!
2. Kristen needs book money for class but has no skills besides....(well, I'd rather not say what this Kristen's one skill is!)
3. Kristen needs the stability of a marriage to a man like Donnie.
4. Kristen needs an angle for her story.
5. Kristen needs someone to be at the clam bake while she is in class.
6. Kristen needs friends right now and 'cease and desist' orders run contrary to our community of Kristen Friends
7. Kristen needs help to exit her wheelchair and weighs too much for her aunt...(see, this is why I started working out! It had really gotten that bad :))
8. Kristen needs to learn to pay more attention in class.
9. Kristen needs to find more things to do that make herself happy.
10. Kristen needs a little break. I'm gonna get her some wine and she'll be able to talk in a bit. (Alright!!)
11. Kristen needs a bra. (this is true, I do...and am going to try to go today :)
12. Kristen needs to take the costumes back (see Joel, maybe I shouldn't get a costume for Halloween in Vegas!)
13. Kristen needs to shut her yap about your taste in a car.
14. Kristen needs a healthy red blooded boy, not a drama queen like Stephen. (haha, Laguna Beach maybe)
15. Kristen needs to wash her socks because she will need them on Sunday morning

I have to say that MANY of the "Kristen needs" references were about Kristen on dear ol' Laguna Beach...here's one of my favorites from that: "Kristen needs to choose who she wants, because she changes who she wants like every five minutes. If you dont want to be with Stephen, tell him..." Yep...I agree, that girl has let this show go to her head. Ok, I'm out of the closet as a LB fan now though :)

haha, good one Catherine, that was funny to search. I must say, I did find a "Kristen needs to die..." I decided I didn't want that to be on my top 15 list!!

Bachelorette Weekend of FUN

2005-10-18T12:18:00.000-07:00

This weekend was the much anticipated Bachelorette weekend for Miss Britteny...and yes, I did say WEEKEND, not just night. I was a little crazy the week leading up to everything, trying to plan enough stuff to entertain the 7 girls that were there for the long haul. I think that in the end it turned out really well. Definitely thanks in part to Emily, she was a life-saver for me in planning everything!! Also, we had one, Miss Ashley, who is about two weeks shy of 21, so options of places to go were obviously limited. Friday night we had dinner, margaritas and a lingerie shower at La Fogata....yummy!! Then we all headed back to the cute little house that Britteny and Chris are renting to spend the night. Saturday morning was the best part (in my opinion)...massages at Massage Heights. WOW, that was probably the best massage that I have ever had! Then we ate some lunch, went home, cleaned up and headed to Boerne for some shopping. I think that everyone ended up with some really cute stuff. Clothes, shoes, JEWELRY!, and even some adorable home decorations for Britteny that Ashley bought. Then an emergency trip to HEB to print out pictures from the night before (Emily had the idea to make Britteny a scrapbook...everyone brought pictures, it turned out to be really awesome!) Then we headed home so that 7 girls could shower and get ready...2 hours later we headed to the Riverwalk for some dinner. Of course, we made the obligatory stop at the Alamo and then convinced the door guy at Pat O's to let Ashley come in. Actually, there wasn't a whole lot of convincing necessary... All in all it was a great weekend, more of a "girls weekend" than a typical bachelorette party...which is exactly what Britteny wanted, SO it was perfect :) I just hope that I have some significant recovery time before the next time that I have to plan one of these weekends!!

Vegas BABEEEE

2005-10-13T12:29:00.000-07:00

so, I am going to Vegas for the first time. It will mainly be to celebrate my lil' sis Ash's 21st birthday. Guaranteed to be a fun time :) Here is the tenative schedule that some over-eager people going on the trip made.....any suggestions from those of you that have been? I don't want to get back and then have someone say, oh...did you do ________. So tell me NOW people!!

Fri:
Eat
Unpack, Dress
Ra for FREE....or sightseeing
and then Slots-O-Fun?
Ellis Island

Sat:
In-N-Out
Sightseeing
Pick up someone
Downtown
Aladdin Buffet
Some show - Cirque!!
Pure-Light-Tabu-Rum Jungle-OPM-???
Ellis Island

Sun:
Buffet
BellagioShow?
Sightseeing
Get rid of two people.....awww, that includes me, so this is all of the schedule that I care about.

(and I actually LOVE the fact that you guys made this schedule, just messing with ya ;))

LOST

2005-09-29T08:43:00.000-07:00

As many of you probably already know, I LOVE the show Lost. I would say that I am obsessed, but I know way too many people that have already claimed that title....and comparatively, well, really I'm not even close. If you haven't watched this show, well, you're just missing out. You could start now and still enjoy it, but you can't join in when we dissect the show. I have to say that the premiere of season 2 only lacked one major thing, and that was SAWYER! but he's back, whoo hoo, all the girls that watch this show are very relieved!! I found a site today that is pretty funny, they rip on the cast of Lost... As much as I love this show, this was very funny and quite dead on for the most part! check it out...... For the guys, there is a picture of Shannon like you will NEVER see her on the island.
http://www.snarkywood.com/2005/09/snark_for_a_cau_1.html

Also for those other fanatic Lost fans....you must check out this site that Joel showed me. Quite incredible and dang...I can't believe the amazing amount of time that some people dedicate to this show and their quest to unlock its secrets. This is what I mean when I say that I can't even begin to claim that I am obsessed.
http://lost-forum.com/showthread.php?t=14883
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now I will leave you with a wonderful picture of my "Lost" love....the brooding bad boy, sexy, witty Mr. Sawyer

whooo hoooo

2005-09-22T14:08:00.000-07:00

a little camera phone picture post...seeing as I rely almost entirely on pictures, and I never have any pictures at work...you get camera phone pictures if you want a post right now. I know that all, maybe 2 of you are waiting with baited breath to see what I post next ;)

Jason and I with the tiny 8 oz beer on 6th street. Hey, they were 50 cents.....
haha, apparently this is my camera phone face.

This is also me being very excited that as of last night, I get to go to Virginia and D.C. to visit my family and Miss Bethany in November. I am extremely excited. It was definitely last minute, but it all worked out. Can't wait to see all of you guys up there. It has been almost 2 years since I was there last, and that is WAY too long! Don't worry Joel, this is not to take away any excitement from the upcoming Vegas trip. This was just so random and the flight was free, yes free, thanks mom for that travel voucher!!

unleash the MONSTER!!!

2005-09-14T14:00:00.000-07:00

working full time, school til 9:30 two nights a week and now I've added workouts at 7AM. I have a feeling that the MONSTER will be my new best friend....low carb monster that is. I wish that they had called it sugar free, I have an aversion to anything that advertises as low-carb.....oh well, what are you going to do?

a few late labor day pics

2005-09-13T20:33:00.000-07:00

So I'm falling a little bit behind on the good ol' blog updating. I'll go ahead and give you guys a few pictures from Labor Day on the lake. The lake is always fun, and this time was no exception.

Jason and I being some lake bums...it was SO nice out!
The lovely Miss Ashley with Joel and Jeff

Ashley hitting on my man Jason ;)

The Whole gang

I suppose that I don't really have a whole lot to say. Parker, my cat, is sitting here watching me type and following the cursor across the screen, it is quite funny actually.

Oh and for those of you who have never watched the TV show Lost...I have to say that it is a MUST. I watched this show religiously when it was on, and now that the DVDs are out, I'm enjoying it just as much the second time around. I can't wait for Sept 21st when season 2 starts. See, that gives you a whole WEEK to watch all of last season...better hurry up and get on it ;) Gotta go, have to squeeze an episode in before bed!!

Glad not to be in New Orleans THIS weekend

2005-08-28T20:28:00.000-07:00

So I've fallen behind on the updating....I'll let you guys see a few pictures from New Orleans :) We had a great time, nice long weekend get away. I think that it took me a full week to catch up on my sleep though!! Guess it was just a little build up trip for Vegas though, then I'll really know what it feels like to get no sleep! For those in our group that had never been to New Orleans...well, lets just say, I'm glad that they got to see it while it was still standing and not 15 feet under water!

a little New Orleans decoration...you don't even want to know about getting THOSE beads, haha, yeah right :)

Jason launching that hand grenade!
What a pimp :) We actually ran into two friends that we didn't even know were going to be there! Made it very fun to go out with them!
Thats a good look for you John....very sexy!
Gotta get a picture with the hand grenade....

I'm ready to go on another trip...Is Vegas the next trip?

New Orleans bound

2005-08-10T20:48:00.000-07:00

I'm going to New Orleans baby!!! A couple of us got together, checked our schedules, and it has all actually worked out for us to take a little trip to New Orleans this weekend. I AM SO EXCITED!!!! This will help to satisfy a small part of my travel desires............... WHOOO HOOOOO, can't wait for us to hit the road! As of now it is me, Emily, John, Joel and then Kevin and Jason are meeting us there on their way back from Florida :) YAY!! Stay tuned for pictures!

A Little Camera Phone Fun

2005-08-08T09:30:00.000-07:00

I guess this is what happens when you have a camera phone, two friends and a four year old. Camera phone photo shoots are always a sign of a good time! Well, at least Lindsay, Shelby, and I had a fun, lots of laughing and being silly girls :) Trust me, this is only a few of the pictures that were taken!!

Hollaback Girl

2005-08-03T08:56:00.000-07:00

Sitting here at work, listening to the radio, and that BRAND NEW song, Hollaback Girl is playing....anyone heard this song? Why do they insist on ruining a decent song by playing it 25 times a day, EVERY DAY?! Since this song first came out, I've asked myself many times, what exactly is a "Hollaback Girl?" No one else seems to know either, so its time to google it (when in doubt, google it) Just thought that I'd share my findings with you guys...this is from a site called Urban Dictionary.

A girl that is willing to be treated like a doormat or booty call. She is a girl that will allow guys to do whatever they want with her and will just wait for them to 'holla back' at them.
Jermaine fools around with Aisha. Thinking he likes her, she waits around for him to make contact with her again.

There are 20 different ideas of definitions for Hollaback Girl, but this one seemed like the most promising definition and received the most positive votes. So there ya have it, add it to your vocabulary knowing full well that you know what it really means......

Oi...back to work, I think its time to change the station before I hear "Don't you wish your girlfriend was hot like me...."

Little Mr. Parker

2005-07-28T21:25:00.000-07:00

So, I did it, I took the big plunge! I have a new little kitten living with me, and his name is Parker. He's a litter mate and brother of Jason's cat (Timmy), so they can be friends. haha, I'm so sure that cats really have thriving social lives, but hey, its a nice thought! Technically he's here on a trial basis. Just in case he and Mojo don't get along, or he is the devil incarnate, I can take him back and they'll find him another home. I think that I'm going to like him a whole lot really quickly though, so it may be a tough goodbye if it needs to come to that........we're not going to think about that though, only happy thoughts about Parker. I've decided that he may not be that photogenic, but I'll give you a picture to check out anyway. In case the picture isn't clear and you are DYING to know what he looks like, he is white with an orange and white striped tail and faintly orange ears and big blue eyes (which I still need to clean around, I think that he has some allergies.)

Parker and Mojo's first meeting....it actually went fairly well, 'til the little growls and hisses
Here is the little Mr. Parker chilling on my bed, which he must currently be napping underneath, or else I've already lost him......haha, lets hope that he's napping!

Kittens and Penguins and Food, OH MY!

2005-07-27T10:58:00.000-07:00

For quite some time now, I've been considering getting a kitten. Now Jason got a new kitten and I think that it re-ignited all of my desires to have my own little kitten! He is the most adorable little fellow that you ever did see (the kitten that is, although Jason's not so bad either ;) I just wonder how a kitten would fair at our apartment with hyper Miss Mojo (Jillian's dog) Hm....lots of decisions to make! I'll be sure to keep you guys updated of course if I do in fact get a little furry fellow of my very own, cause I'll probably need some help naming it too!

Come to think of it, I think that yesterday was quite an animal filled day for me. I decided that it was time that I see my THIRD movie this week and went to see The March of the Penguins. For those of you who have no idea what this movie is, it is a documentary about the Emperor Penguins of Antartica. It was a fantastic movie! The photography was beautiful, the story was touching and the ways of nature were unbelievable. I also learned a few truths about life....even female penguins get in fights over males. Now I tell you what, I'm not sure if this was encouraging or just a little bit depressing. I guess that it just means that chicks fighting over dudes is a way of the world and we better get used to it, cause looks like its here to stay! (Not that I've EVER had a part in any such activity, its just something that I've observed over the last 24 years)

In case you're wondering about the food.....as some of you may know, I've been attempting to get in better shape for my lovely sister Britteny's wedding in November. And, they say that losing weight is 80% about what you eat or something crazy like that. Now, its been five weeks since I started this little regimen and sometimes there are just foods that you really really miss. I'd like to let you guys know what it is that I often daydream about these days. Not only is it lovely and appealing to the eye, but WOW it was the most delicious thing that I've had in....well, maybe ever?!? Keep in mind folks, this was at a fondue restaurant, so all of this yummy goodness was dipped into a chocolate, caramel fondue! Nuff said....I'll just let you drool over it on your own!

Well, that was a fun little daydream that I just had....time to get ready to work out, haha :)

PS...For those of you who asked or cared, the little tool from Africa is indeed a bottle opener, not only for beer though Catherine ;) I know some of you already talked about it on IM, but for the rest of those curious minds.....there ya have it!

Africa....safely home with an interesting gift!

2005-07-25T21:36:00.000-07:00

So, my dad just got back from a two week mission trip to Africa! I'm very happy that he is home safely. It is always a bit scary to know that someone that you love is that far away, especially when it is a potentially dangerous situation! Never underestimate the power of prayer though, the Lord is always there to listen and to protect those that we love. While in Africa, my dad and the team that he was with were able to serve the Lord and many adults and children committed to Christ. The Lord really is amazing!

Here is my dad and some of the other people that were there sharing the word of God...(for those of you who don't know, my dad is the one in the tan hat!)

My dad also brought me back a gift from Africa.

When I got to his house he hands it to me and says, here you go, any idea what it is? Well, to tell you the truth (and I don't think that you'd be surprised) I had no idea at all what it was. I'm not sure if you can see it well, but in the center of the round part is a screw. The screw sticks out very slightly and is nearly flush with the lip. I'll let you guys see if you know and give you just a few of the clues that he gave me.

1. The screw is a necessary part

2. This is a tool that they use very often.

3. It is something that we can put to use here in the United States, however we do not have as much of a need for it as they do.

So....any ideas what it might be? It makes a whole lot of sense once you know.....I'll be sure and let you guys know later. Comment with your guesses if you want to, or else, maybe I won't ever tell anyone what it is :)

P.S. Jillian figured it out amazingly quick, she is one smart cookie!!

and......goodnight all, those pictures proved to be tricky for some reason, so this took way longer than I intended for it to!!

A few pictures from 6th Street

2005-07-24T21:28:00.000-07:00

Well, I'm not really sure that I have anything to blog about, well I may, but I'm not sure how exciting it will be to read......I'm just setting this up to check it out and see if I like it to share pictures :) SO.......here's goes nothing

even number of guys and girls.....prob a first!!!!

(well, at least for a little while it was....wish you would've stayed Jess!!)

Now, tell me that this isn't a good looking group of guys :)