Happy Early Birthday to Me...

My birthday always falls around Thanksgiving, so most of my friends are out of town or with family. On monday a few of my close friends and I went to Tucano's (amazingly good Brazilian grill!) and then back to my house for a delicious cake my roommate made. Fun times with good friends!

Christmas is Here!

At least at my house it is. (So I decorate before Thanksgiving...sue me) I'm so excited! I have all my decorations up. Tis the season!!

I have joined the ranks...

of the annoying pet owners who dress their little purse dogs up in human outfits. See? Here is Zoey modeling her new winter coat. Doesn't she look thrilled? What you can't see is the darling fur-trimmed hood. In my defense, however, she is small and delicate and does not have much fur and I don't want her to get cold when she goes outside. Now, I just need to find some little booties and she'll be set! :-)

Halloween Funtivities

So I don't really get into Halloween, but this year was fun! I dressed up as a horseback rider and went to a few parties around Salt Lake City with some friends. It was a good time!

Sketchy

Back when I had a real 9-5 job, I had a cubicle neighbor who happens to be an excellent artist. He has a degree in fine art from BYU and is always painting and sketching and such. Well, he drew me! I think it's a pretty good representation!

I'm so excited!!

After waiting until the last minute last year and paying for it in more ways than one, I decided to get my plane tickets home for Christmas earlier than usual and I'm glad I did! I got nonstop flights there and back without having to spend a small fortune. I'm so excited now! It's still two months away but I can't wait!

(And on a side note after my flight home was cancelled after spending almost all of Christmas Eve standing in line at O'Hare, I called Delta and complained...a LOT. As a result I got a $350 credit towards a ticket. So remember folks, sometimes it pays to complain!)

I'm boring...

That's why I have not updated my blog in like a month. (In case the 4 of you who read it were wondering.)


Regardless, can I tell you how much I love my little puppy?! She is so smart...She knows "sit," and "wait," and she walks on her leash pretty well already. It's seriously like having a child in the house, or how I imagine that would be, because she puts everything in her mouth, cries and barks for attention, is more interested in garbage and cast off shoes than the toys I buy her...you know. But she is so sweet! She has helped me through a rough month and I love how excited she is to see me every time I walk in the house or get her up in the morning! She is my little shadow

These are some recent pictures. She just went to the groomer for the first time, which explains the darling bows :-)

Introducing...

MY PUPPY! Isn't she cute?! She is a maltese and I just love her already. I got her tonight...kind of unexpected but I have been wanting one and waiting for the perfect one to come along and here she is :-) She's very sweet and cuddly. I don't have a name for her yet so if you have any suggestions, let me know!

So she now has a name and it's Zoey. I don't know why, but it suits her :-)