Happy Hallo 'weiner'!

I normally don't like Halloween, but I find myself getting into it just a little bit this year.

Believe it or not, this was the best picture I could get of Jackson, the weiner dog. and the pumpkin. That dang dog just won't hold still!

This is about as festive as we plan on getting this Halloween. Tonight we are going to make our last stop on the October Urban Eats trail at Seastar and then see Paranormal Activity.

Ooohhh, scary!

Never thought I'd see the day

Ever since being a pet owner I swore that I would never be one of those people who treats their pets like they are their kids by dressing them up and taking pictures of them.

Well, it looks like I might be veering a little in that direction. And I don't like it. Not at all. But my friend tells me that it's happening, so I just need to embrace it.

While at Target I got talked into buying this pumpkin shirt for Jackson. At $5 I thought 'Why not? It'd be good for a laugh.'

Turns out Jackson loves it and doesn't like it when we try to take it off him. Total goober!

Then as I was walking him the other afternoon, I thought it would be cute (ugh, I know!) to take a picture of him in the pretty fall leaves.

At this rate, we'll be doing holiday photos with our pets wearing Santa hats. Don't worry, I won't let it go that far. I've got to put a stop to all this nonsense!! ☺

One camera, two camera

As we were leaving for our Vegas trip I was tearing the house apart looking for our camera.

Absolutely no luck. No camera.

Over the following weeks I searched and searched some more, with still no luck. I finally gave in and bought a new (cuter, I might add) camera.

And I kid you not...the day after I bought a new camera, guess what Rob comes across...

Yes, it was our camera!! Rob We'd put it in a little pocket inside Jackson's 'diaper bag' to take pictures of him at the dog park (gag, I know) and forgotten about it.

So, now we've got loads of cameras...and still don't really know how to use either of them. We are awesome.

Portland and back

On a whim, Friday afternoon my Robster and I packed our bags...and Jackson's 'diaper bag' (Rob's words, not mine), dropped our pup off at the sitter's house and made our way down to Portland for the weekend.

It was a couple days full of doing what we do best...going to the movies, staying up late, eating out, shopping and sleeping in. Oh, and our version of car karaoke.

It was such a great time! Rob went and saw The September Issue without so much as a groan. He also followed me around shopping all Saturday (and half of Sunday!), even carrying my bags. Have I got a winner or what!?!

Our movie night was actually a double. After the first show we decided to stick with the documentary theme and stay around (and out of the cold) to see Capitalism: A Love Story. Great movie, but definitely a different feel from the world of Vogue we'd just visited.

There was a Halloween convention-like thing going on in the hotel during our stay. This big scary guy (I thought was a statue!) caught me off guard and I nearly lost it when he lunged for me. Halloween is weird. ☺

After a great Chinese lunch in the Pearl District and then a few hours and few hundred dollars later at Powell's City of Books we were on our way back to good ol' Washington State. We ♥ us some Portland!

Vegas, party of 9!

I figured I ought to post about our Vegas trip before too much time passes and I forget all about it. I lost misplaced our camera right before the trip, so all of our pics are courtesy of my camera phone. Translation: they are all crap. But hey, they'll do!

Rob and I met up with my brother Ryan, his wife Melanie, my brother Tyler, his wife Lindsey, their son Lyndon, and my brothers Chase and Jordan down in Las Vegas last weekend. Or maybe it was the weekend before?? Time flies!

So many pictures warrant a slideshow if you ask me...

It'd been so long since we'd seen Lydon, so we were so excited to play with him. He was so much fun...can't wait until we see him at Thanksgiving. Oh, along with Tyler and Lindsey...of course!

We had such a great time with us all together, but we really missed the rest of our family that wasn't there. Jason, Courtney and their kids just moved from Las Vegas to TN, so we missed them lots! I would say it'd be fun if Mom and Dad had come down too, but I am sure they loved having all of us out of their hair and the place all to themselves. Who knows what they did!

We had loads of fun...can't wait to do it again!

This week...

My mane got a big chop last night. It makes me a little sad.

My bangs look like they were cut by a right-y kindergartner...with left-y scissors. I am trying to make do. :)

All I keep hearing from people is 'they will grow out soon'.

Thanks.

Oh, and I got walked in on by my boss while taking pictures of my new do.  He laughed at me.  Charming guy he is. :)

On a more positive note...we are heading off to Sin City this weekend to meet up with some friends and family and we are so stinkin' excited!!

Nothing big on the agenda so far...we're crashing at Caesar's and plan to take advantage of the pool.

I am hoping to convince Rob to take me to Phantom, but I am not holding my breath. Apparently, if you've seen it once, there is no reason to go again. I think that's debatable.

Oh, and a Happy Birthday to my bestie (and new neighbor!!!) who turns twenty-something tomorrow!!

Breakfast & Bowling

I am just a week late in posting...not too bad, right?

Labor Day morning we all slept in a bit and then headed to Doug & Emmy's for breakfast and found out that they are closing down next month along with Sills. Those two places bring back memories of many a mornings I should have been at school, but was fillin' up there instead.

That evening we headed over to Spare Time in Syracuse for a night of bowling. I am hit and miss when it comes to bowling, but I actually scored over a 100 this time and Rob wasn't there to see it...so of course, I had to take a picture to prove it!

The trip was tons of fun, but went by way too quickly...as usual. A bunch of us are meeting up in Vegas next week, so there's more fun to be had shortly. Stay tuned.

Just a taste for now

I had tons of fun in Utah, just don't have time to post lots about it yet. Time away from home and work has resulted in piles and piles of stuff for me to catch up on. A few little highlights for now...pictures to come soon...maybe.

• Game night!!!
• Work outs with Jordan
• Seeing UP at the Kaysville Theater with Mom and Alane
• Steak house family dinner
• Watching House on DVD with Ryan & Chase
• Girls' afternoon with Mom and Mel
• Final Destination in 3D - SO not good!!
• Red Robin and Build a Bear with just me, Erika and Bailey
• Finally going to Tai Pan
• The magic, healing hands of Dr. Dad
• Family breakfast at Doug & Emmy's
• Afternoon chat and laughs with Grandma & Grandpa
• Bowling at Sparetime...I broke 100!

Rob was missed. Really, really missed when

a.) He wasn't there to hold my luggage at the airport so I had to take it in to the bathroom with me...eewww!

b.) I had to third wheel it on Jordan & Anne's team during Cranium, then got ditched when they left half way through.

and

c.) Pretty much the entire rest of the time.

09.09.09

In honor of today's date, 09.09.09, I thought it would be fun for us to go and see the movie 9, but Rob said 'Nein'. Bummer.

Instead I downloaded from iTunes and started watching Season 3 of Ugly Betty while Rob entertained the dog...or vice versa. Yep, we're super cool.

Happy 09.09.09!

P.S. Did anyone actually see the movie? Was it any good?

Hooked

I’ve been doing the sick thing for the past week. A week of being sick, sounds crappy, right? Wrong. Believe it or not, it has actually almost been enjoyable. Not the sick part, but the staying home from work and watching Ugly Betty part.

I discovered Ugly Betty on day one of being sick and now it’s my new favorite show. I’ve been watching the DVDs so much I have started dreaming about being on the show. Sounds like I ought to cut it out, I know, but it’s so funny, I just can't stay away!

Now that I am back at work I just think that my job is boring compared to all the zaniness that is Betty's job. Sounds like I am jealous, which maybe I am just a little bit.