New Years Eve 361/4

The last night of this lousy year. Bout damn time. I am ready for a new year.

I didnt take any pictures tonight. Instead I lounged around in my pajamas with Travis, Kevin and Liz. We ate dinner at the house, drank, played board games, drank, play xBox games, drank, watch the ball drop, drank.

It was fun and a great way to end a not so great year.
Come on 2011!!! I'm rooting for you to be great!!!

Don't let him fool you 360/5

Sometimes when I wake up and see this face, I forget that he is a crazy neurotic, stuffing chewing maniac and instead think he is a warm snuggly kissy little puppy. I know I will be happy when he outgrows the puppy stage, but I think i'll miss those little puppy grunts and kisses.

Camera Shy 359/6

Momo loves having his picture taken. He know he is gorgeous and wants the entire world to benefit from his beauty.

Crazy Dog Lady 358/7

This dog situation has gotten ridiculous. Where the hell am I supposed to sleep? I fear that I have become the "Crazy dog lady" I'm waiting for the neighborhood kids to start riding their bikes by my house and pointing and laughing.

Ollie vs. Indestructible dog bed 357/8

Ollie likes to chew. He LOVES to chew stuffing out of things. He especially loves to chew stuffing out of dog beds. I have seen him actually chew the stuffing out of a bed while Jack was sleeping on it. Poor Jack went to bed on a fluffy dog bed and woke up on the ground wondering what the hell happened!

I figured some genius out there had to have come up with a dog bed that was chew proof. I did a little bit of research and lo and behold there is such a genius. According to their website, dogs rarely find themselves able or willing to chew through one of these hi denair fabrics. Even if they do chew through the outer cover, they rarely keep chewing the inner piece that holds the stuffing. Should your neurotic dog be able to accomplish such a feat they will either refund your money or send you a new cover or bed. They offer this holy grail of dog chewing beds for $135!!! Considering I was on number 4 of the $20 variety from costco, I figured it would be a long term investment and hauled my self up to Roseville to pick one up.

This is what is left of it after about 10 days. Ollie did manage to chew through the outer layer...but miraculously, he stopped chewing and didn't drag the stuffing around the yard (although it did make it look like it snowed and we had a white Christmas from the last time). I called up the maker and they said no problem, and offered me a new cover or my money back. I figure this bed has been the strongest we have tried so far and chose to go with a new cover. Lets just hope he has lost interest in seeing the inside of this bed.

Red Red Wiiiiiiinnnnee 356/9

You make me feel so fiiiiinnnnneeeee.

Movies and Red wine. I am pretty sure that would be an appropriate few words to describe my sunday.

Christmas 355/10

I have to upload these pics from my camera. Pics and journal coming soon!

Christmas Eve 354/11

The best Christmas gift I could ever hope for. Having this man to torture for the rest of our lives.

Merry Christmas Eve my little chicken!!!

Snowmen/Seal Pups/ Zombies 353/12

I have already posted my thoughts about these little beauties on facebook so there really isn't much more to say. I will let their beauty shine through for itself.

Lids 352/13

Check out one of the new lids I got for Titan. I figure that since its been so cold and rainy we would get some beanies in addition to the baseball hats we normally give out. So far they have been a huge hit.

Mud 351/14

My life revolves around mud these days. I am always slopping through it, falling in it or trying to avoid it. Oh how I wish the concrete path fairy would stop by my house tonight.

Alien Horse 350/15

Travis calls Churro the illegal alien because of his mexican name. I call him an alien horse because of this pic!
Actually, Churro is super sweet and I like having him around. I figured it was time to introduce him.

You work on commission right?? 349/16

Today I headed up to the Galleria with the rest of Northern California the weekend before Christmas. I wasn't really planning on doing Christmas shopping. All I really wanted was to pick up an indestructible dog bed. I've decided to invest the money into a life time garuntee rather than keep spending money on dog beds that Ollie eats.
Anyways, after I picked up the dog bed and loaded it into the truck I decided to wander around a little bit and see if I could pick up one final Christmas gift.
I knew that I wasn't decked out in my finest evening gown, but I felt like I was decent enough in a pair of jeans and a sweatshirt. OK, my boots were a bit on the muddy side, but it wasnt like I was wearing my pajamas or my hooker outfit.
I walked into the first store and the sales lady puckered up her face like she was sucking on lemons when she saw me. Then she asked if there was anything she could help me with in a very not so subtle way that indicated I was too poor and trashy to afford her clothes. I told her that I was just browsing. Ok, I guess I should admit that I was getting a kick out of her obvious rudeness so I had to play the role. I started smacking my gum, talking like a country bumpkin and pretended to have sticker shock when I saw the price of the scarf. She was on my ass like white on rice. It was quite entertaining.
Eventually I got bored and went to the shop next door where I bought a beautiful scarf (not the one pictured above).
I wanted to stop back by the first store swinging my bag and tell her off the same way Julia Roberts did in Pretty Woman.

Rainy Saturday 348/17

I think someone has the right idea. This is about the only thing a rainy saturday is good for.

December Musings 347/18

I'm a holiday girl. I will admit it. I love planning, it feeds my severe OCD. I like to make lists and get a giddy little feeling seeing things crossed off. I like having something to look forward to.

Unfortunately, this year, I am not a holiday girl. I am a barely functioning girl. I tried to get in the holiday spirit. I ate turkey on Thanksgiving, went to a local Christmas parade and have shopped for and wrapped presents. Thats about all I can gather the gumption for.

I am that annoying person that pops all of my Christmas cards in the mail on December first, yet this year, I didn't even send cards out. Nor have I decorated the house...not even a tree. The only thing I put out were the Christmas cards that we received from everyone else.

I have basically been in a fog for the entire year. Lots of major life altering changes going on. I won't bore you with the details.

I think the biggest reason I cant get into the holidays this year is because I took a short break from reality (I said reality people not sanity. Lets not start calling Betty Ford just yet). This plus the fact that all of the major events that mark the passage of time leading into the holiday season didnt happen this year. I am still patiently awaiting the halloween party to take place, so there is just no way it can be Christmas.

So here is a little toast to you 2010. Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.

2011, I'm expecting great (ok, at this point I would settle for mediocre) things from you!

No Explanation 346/19

There is truly no sane explanation for this.

We had this brilliant idea to do a photoshoot to make Ne jealous that he was working while the rest of his friends were "working" on a bottle of booze.

I'm not sure what scared me more, seeing this take place, laughing so hard I almost threw up on Sadie, or the text message Ne responded back with.

My Illegitmate Child 345/20

I have an illegitimate bastard child...Mouse.

I guess I should start at the beginning.

*Greg loves chocolate
*Kelly loves chocolate
*Greg and Kelly dedicated one entire drawer in Gregs tool box for chocolate
*After halloween, Greg spent nearly $100 stocking said drawer FULL of chocolate and candy
*Work got slow, Greg was sitting home for a few weeks
*Kelly tried to stop gorging on chocolate
*Greg came by the shop to pickup some tools
*Kelly was sitting on tool box chatting with Greg while he picked up his stuff
*Greg opens the large bottom drawer of his tool box
*Big fatty mouse with a pot belly and chocolate mustache looks up at Greg and Kelly
*Mouse JUMPED out of the tool box
*Greg and Kelly scream like little school girls

Fast forward a few days

*Kelly notices mouse poo in her office
*Kelly calls Greg to inform him that his bastard son needs to be cared for
*Greg tells Kelly that thier bastard son is in her custody mon-fri
*Kelly hangs up on Greg

Fast forward a few more days

*Kelly walks out to the shop to grab something
*Kelly sees that her bastard son has moved back into his fathers tool box
*Bastard son must have been cold because he has started shredding papers and crap into the lock slot on the top drawer of his daddy's tool box
*Kelly texts a picture of thier childs new home to Greg

Kelly goes Nerdy 344/21

I like to change it up and keep Travis guessing as to who will be waiting at home for him.

Where is Sammy? 343/22

I got up this morning and did my quick survey of the sleeping dogs in my room. Tazzy always snuggles his mommy and was cuddled up under my pillow like normal. Ollie insists on sneaking into the bed with us no matter how many times I have informed him that he belongs on the floor and Tazzy bites him. Then I looked over at Sams mini couch that he sleeps on and he was missing! I thought that was pretty weird because he NEVER gets out of bed before me and is always in the same spot.
Then I glanced back at the bed and saw a little white leg sticking out from under the blankets. Sneaky little mutt!!!

Happy Birthday to Me!!! 342/23

After our lightning fast ride home from L.A. (we left at 10 and were home by 3:15, including two stops and a quick trip by the post office when we got back to stockton) we decided to meet up with the fam for dinner. I am never one to miss a chance to have people celebrating me,so we met at the Rosewood. I only hoped they didnt recognize me from mine and Cody's most recent trip that involved Four Loco.
After dinner we met back at Mom's house for presents and birthday cake. And what a birthday cake it was!!! Jen is a pretty amazing baker and whipped up this cake from scratch (as opposed to me, I think making it from a box is from scratch. Its not like I bought it already made.) She also knows that I absolutely love the ooey gooey funfetti frosting. So in an effort to make the ultimate birthday cake for me, she combined my two favorite things, a scrumptous white cake made from scratch and covered that bad boy in super sweet gooey funfetti frosting.
You may notice that fabulous candle. Since mom just moved she didnt have any birthday candles, but a little oakie ingenuity and waaalaaa! Instant birthday candle / tealight.

Happy Birthday to Me!!!

Disneyland 341/24

This was the first time Travis has been to Disneyland in nearly 15 years! It was also the first time that we have ever been to Disneyland together. We had so much fun. I have never seen Disneyland decorated for Christmas before and neither of us could get over how ginormous the tree on Main Street was. I'm talking enormous! Of course that meant that the two crane nerds were trying to figure out the logistics of how it was assembled and whether they used a crane or a lift. Yeah, we are that cool.
I was surprised that the lines were pretty reasonable. I think that its partially due to winter break not starting until next week. Whatever the reason, it was pretty darn nice. Plus I had a super cool app on my iPhone that navigated the lines.
We hung out in the park and rode Indiana Jones, which I informed Travis was pretty similar to riding with him in the jeep on the rubicon. We also went on the Haunted Mansion, which was an entirely new ride for Christmas and of course there is no way I am leaving that park without riding Pirates and Buzz Lightyear. Travis loved Buzz Lightyear, no big surprise there and I totally kicked his ass on that ride!
Later in the afternoon we headed to downtown Disney for some drinks and appetizers. It was so nice to just relax and stroll around, not really caring if we had anywhere to be or anything to do. We went back to the hotel to sleep off our drinks and finally woke up around 8. There was a Bucca Di Beppos right across from our hotel so we walked over and had a great Italian dinner celebrating my last night as a 27 year old.

Santa Monica 340/25

Travis and I headed to L.A. for my birthday weekend today!!! We ended up getting in town earlier than we thought and had some time to kill while waiting for the Tour Guide aka Cody to get off work, so we headed over to Santa Monica to wander around. We had a really great time checking out the pier and the street performers. Then we bellied up to the bar at Bubba Gumps for some beer and shrimp!
Later we met up with Cody and Lauren for Pink Taco and Sangria. Everyone knows how I feel about my Sangria and I think Pink Taco is probably the best I have ever tasted. It is divine.

My heart in a suitcase 339/26

What is there to say about this?
I was packing for our trip to L.A. and I think someone was making it clear that they didn't want to be left behind. It will be the first time I have left him in a long time. We normally just go camping and take him with us.
I am pretty sure I have become one of "those" moms that whines constantly about missing her baby when she goes out of town.

A whole different kind of ring 338/27

This picture is pretty much a ridiculous inside joke between me and a couple friends. We all wore a simple black ring *cough* O-ring *cough* to represent our "gang" Seriously folks, its such an absurd joke I dont even know how to explain it without sounding completely insane. It was supposed to be temporary but we kept getting questioned about it and our story kept getting more and more far fetched so we kept wearing them.
Except for me, I got tired of the rough and tumble gang life and took it off. I was then informed that the only way out of the gang is to get jumped out. Definitely something I should think about.
This pic is proof that my co-founder sent me to declare that I am in fact the only traitor not wearing my ring.

Blingitty Bling! 337/28

Every once in awhile I will glance down and see my beautiful wedding set and think to myself how lucky I am that my hubby has such great taste. Well, in all honesty, he did pick me so it's not like he could have anything other than great taste.
Lets just say that I love my rings. I think they are stunning and I am so grateful that he picked the ones he did.

No Picture 336/29

I didnt have the time or energy to take a picture today. I am still having a hard time believing that I blogged every single day for almost a year. With a picture!!!

Energizer Goat 335/30

This is what happens when Cody has been drinking for approximately 12 hours. Unlike most people he does not get less energy when he drinks, he gets more.

Happy Birthday Rhonda 334/31

Happy Birthday to the woman that taught me about dancing on tables, tagging on buildings and big bangs.

Happy Birthday!!!!

Proof 333/32

Travis snapped this picture with my phone this morning as proof that no matter how much these two try to kill each other during the day, they actually snuggle at night.

Edit: I have no idea why this picture keeps uploading sideways. I have changed it and so I guess its just the dogs having the last laugh with me as usual.

Christmas in Lodi 332/33

Travis, Allyne and I went to the 15th Annual Lodi Christmas Parade tonight. It was cold, but really really fun! It was the first time Travis had ever been to a parade (not including the light parade at Disneyland when he was 3).

Squeeze Inn 331/34

The road to hell is paved with good intentions. Ain't that the damn truth!
I came home from work tonight and planned on making a nice healthy dinner of chicken fajitas. I decided to take a break after working on some billing for my other job and Travis came inside to declare that he absolutely must have a cheeseburger from the Squeeze Inn.
Now, up until tonight I had never actually been to the Squeeze Inn, but I have read the reviews online. I knew that this was not going to be a healthy endeavor. I tried (for about 2.3 seconds) to convince him that we should just stay home and eat healthy. Then I said screw it, lead me to the cheese!
I ordered the smallest cheeseburger they had and we shared a basket of fries, but when we left I almost had to roll myself out to the car. They call that fancy little heart attack waiting to happen the "cheese skirt" I took a picture of mine on the mini burger. The cheese skirt on Travis' jumbo burger was unbelievable, which might explain why he went into a food coma as soon as we got home.