Pemberly

Brandon and I put an offer on a house yesterday.  More details to come.

Good grief!  It's been a long time since I updated my blog!

 

Summer is over...fall is here.  It's a school day, but I'm at home with Buster because I can't seem to shake my first cold of the school year.  It's only the fourth week and I'm already run down.

 

Buster is four months old now.  I can't believe how much I love him!  He is the cutest and sweetest dog in the world.  He got hurt one month ago while walking with Brandon around Green Lake.  Thankfully, he is completely recovered now.  He's even making progress at dog school!  We switched over from regular puppy class to a small breed puppy class - it's a much better fit.  He gets closer and closer each week to playing with other dogs.

 

Brandon survived the dentist yesterday and the show he's directing at Jet City is going well.  Next month is his 30th birthday - I don't know what we should do to celebrate....must come up with something good.

 

I thought that I would be so sad to see summer go...but now that fall is upon us, I am so excited!  Sweaters, hot cocoa, rainy days and the holiday season just around the corner - woo hoo!

 

I've been watching a lot of HGTV lately (while Buster sleeps in my lap).  I particularly enjoy Mission Organization and Design on a Dime.  HGTV has inspired me to clean and organize our cars, our laundry closet and just last night - our living room.  We moved the couch, chair and bookcases.  I really like it.   It's much more open now.  It gives Buster a bit more room to walk around.

 

On an unrelated note, Brandon took me to see Becoming Jane last night.  It wasn't good.  I have much higher hopes for Superbad, though I doubt that anything can top The Bourne Ultimatum.  Now that was a FANTASTIC movie.

I am 3/4 of the way through what has turned into Dental Month: four appointments in four weeks.  Yuck.  Luckily, I found a good dentist.  He makes it a lot easier to take.  And I've got a cute puppy to come home to, which also helps.

 

I went to the eye doctor yesterday.  It was a lot less painful than the dentist.  I got some fantastic new frames by Lulu Guinness (of London).  Since my prescription hasn't changed, I can still use the old ones, too.  Options!  I love options.  While I was waiting for my exam to start, I saw this woman in the lobby who had an awesome haircut.  It made me think about my hair.  I love my hair color, but I don't really get to "work it" since it's always tied back.  So, I'm going to get it cut at the end of the month.  Not too much...above the shoulders?  We'll see.

 

Less than two weeks of summer left.  Rats!

Summer is usually my time to make appointments.  I'm not a big fan of doctors, so I wait until school's out.  Somehow it's just better that way.  I took Buster to the vet on Monday.  I went to my doctor on Tuesday because I've been having abdominal pain since Saturday night.  Today I'm going to the DENTIST.  And later this month Buster and I will be going back to the vet...and I've got an eye exam.

 

You may recall that I went to the dentist for the first time in several years last spring.  It went as well as it could have, I guess.  The dentist was nice and he had all sorts of technological gadgets that made my experience better.  I couldn't afford to have all of the surfaces drilled and filled that truly needed to be addressed - not enough money - so I only got the right side of my mouth done.  The left side has just been waiting all this time.  My greatest fear is that I'll still have to get those done...and that more have cropped up.  I guess we'll just have to see.

 

Buster's doing great.  He doesn't like it when we sleep with the window open.  It took us two nights to figure that one out.  I think he gets too cold - and that keeps him awake.  And if Buster's awake...so are we.

I am sitting on the floor in our living room - home sweet home -  with a little pug puppy in my lap.  He is adorable.  He is a peeing and pooing machine.  He is getting much better at staying in his crate.  He is only two months old.  He is Buster.

 

The whirlwind part of our summer is over.  After coming home from Europe, we had less than a week before leaving again.  Brandon and I went to Sun Valley with his family.  While I am not necessarily "outdoorsy", I did enjoy the beautiful scenery, bike riding, swimming (in the condo's pool - not some sort of lake or river), and walking around in the hot, hot, Idaho sun.  I got burnt, of course, but luckily it wasn't that bad.

 

Now that Buster is getting used to his new home, I can start on my to-do lists.  We've got a vet appointment on Monday and we need to start puppy classes soon.  It would also be good if I could get in a dentist appointment for myself before school starts again.  Hmmmm.... I hate the dentist.

We arrived in Seattle last night.  I was doing well after a good night's sleep - I love my bed - but after having a delicious  breakfast at Vera's I suddenly started to feel very cold.  By the time we got home I had a full-on case of the chills.  They finally burned off after an hour or so in bed with the heating pad.  Now my body aches and I've got a raging headache.  Boo.