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Howdy folks (All three of you)
I'm back from a looooong break from Blogging. It's been in the 105 temp rance in the Valley and I'm about to drop dead from heat.
I've been sorta Busy. First off as you can see that little potato of a puppy I brought home is now quite grown. She's 33 pounds of Looove and I just adore her. The DSB....He loves her unless she's eating his favorite chair, then he refers to her and "Your Dog", but whatever he gets over it.
Also we've se a date for the wedding. Yes we're still engaged. No I haven't lost the ring yet, but we did get insurance on it because I have been known to lose important things.
We're getting married May 22 at a really groovy venue in SoCal and best of all we've already taken care of all the food, which being a giant porker is all I care about. Can you say Chile Rubbed Tri Tip?
Also I've managed to gain like 12 pounds in 3 months. I feel like a whale and No I'm not knocked up, just fat.
Seriously. Nothing fits and I feel like a jigglie blob.
Anyways I'm off to try and get milk for my coffee.
Cheers

and we said Aaaaahhhhhh

Took this one to the beach today

She had a ball I had a ball it was a freaing ball.
FYI the Huntington Park dog beach is worth checking out

So you say you fell in love

And we're gonna get Married.
Seriously.
The DSB and I are getting hitched.
He popped the question on a dock, on a small lake in Lake Oswego Oregon on July 4th at 8am because...yes we wake up early while on vacation.
Have we set a date? No but we're looking at three venues in the next month.
Honestly....I'm not the type to get all kinds of freaked out about girlie stuff....and I never in a billion years thought I would be getting married but......
HOLY CRAP I'M GETTING MARRIED WHAT DO I DO NOW!
Suggestions?
We are looking towards early May or late April.
ANyone got Venue suggestions in the Los Angles, Pasadena area?
Something that can handle about 180 people has their own sound system and won't cost a fortune...also that doesn't look like a banquet hall.
Also anyone know a good LA area dress maker?
Scrapper

My hair looks amazing today. I lost my camera....cause I suck so I'm rocking the webcam shots.
Enjoy.

In which I actually feel bad for my Nemesis

Betcha didn't know I had an arch nemesis?? No, it's not the stalker....the stalker is just some slag.
My Nemesis doesn't live here....I knew Nemesis back in my past life...we were friends but alas Nemesis had alot of problems, that coupled with a substance abuse problem made her impossible to be friends with.
I totally lurk on Nemesis' Myspace page...I know I know, that's both pathetic and sad but it makes for good entertainment.
But now I just feel sorry for Nemesis.
She always had this thing where she didn't feel validated unless she was with a man....she would THROW herself at pretty much any guy that gave her the time of day, date him for a few weeks, start going on and on about how they were soul mates and he's the one, he'd dump her and she'd freak out and go hysterical, then run around going on about how she's an independent woman that needs no man all the while trolling every dating site she could find until the next one night stand comes along...rinse, repeat.
In retrospect, she was a very insecure.
We went to Boston together and she ended up hooking up with some guy at a bar....two days later she's going on and on about how he's going to move her up to Boston and how they're soul mates. We get back to GA and guess what? Never hears from him again.
It was a sad cycle. Turns out now she's divorced from the guy she met on an internet dating site and is going on and on about how some guy she met on the internet doesn't want to move to her state and have babies with her.
I kinda feel bad for her.
I also feel lucky to be in the place that I am right now. Not to say that my past has been all healthy fulfilling experiences. I pulled some stupid stuff back in my day but I like to think I learned from my bad experiences.
In all reality I wouldn't be the person I am today without the Nemesis. She kinda made me look at myself and realize the kind of person I didn't want to be. She made me work on myself in an attempt not to be like her. I'm not perfect...but I'm working on it.

"Don't you know who I am???"

Seriously here is the situation.
My GF's and i are at a local hangout trying to get a good group shot of us all together with my friends camera...just cause when this guy comes up to us.
Him: Hey ladies!
Us: Ummmm Hey there
Him: Do you ever watch TV
Us: sure but not all the time
Him: Don't you know who I am???
Us: ......
Him: Ever see "Scott Baio is 45 and Pregnant"?
Us: .......
Him: Well I'm on that show...I'm the bad guy on that show!
Us: Ok......

It was random. I love LA.

Foto Friday

Cause all I take pictures of is my freaking puppy

Yes I walked in and she was alseep like that


She really hates her harness. I hate it too. She keeps trying to chew on it and then she gets her jaw stuck under it so she can't wear it....dammitt


Her and her big ol beef bone. She tried to bury it right after this picture was taken. Sweet!

The bad and the good

The good news is the puppy is getting in to a routine.
The bad news is that said routine involves waking up at 6 am and peeing in the doorway to the computer room every chance she gets.
I really want a glass of wine...but it's only 11 am...god dammitt