Brandon's Puppy

Many, many more to you, my friend. Besitos y abrazos!!

Posted by Amanda at 9:59 PM In Birthdays, Friends
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- Hilarous!

- I could never wear heels that high.

- Wow, Sandra Bullock looks great.

- Oh my, that Ryan Reynolds is H.O.T. There's a reason he's on my List.

- The woodsy scenes reminded me of Forks. (as always, Twilight on the brain)

-Rob Base and DJ Easy Rock...how amusingly random!

Posted by Amanda at 8:57 PM In Movies
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There's a small chance a little girl will join our family soon. She's about a foot tall, weighs about ten pounds, and walks on all fours. Her name is Sassy. Isn't she adorable?!
My friend C came by last night and brought this little darling with her. C and her hubby have three dogs, and unfortunately economic hardship has determined that they have to give one of them up. She knows we are considering a small, playful, kid-friendly dog to join our family, and Sassy definitely fits that bill! C and Sassy were here for about half an hour, and the boys totally fell in love with her, as did I. We're still working on hubby, who is a cat person, but I think this will be a case of majority rules.
The good thing is that I know her medical history, since she's been my friend's doggie since she was born. No high-risk anything on the horizon, and all her shots are updated. And, C will give us all her gear, inlcuding a bowl, leash, collar, an almost-full box of Frontline flea control, even a hair trimmer!
Hubby and I still need to discuss, but I'm so excited. I can already picture her living with us.

Posted by Amanda at 8:16 PM In Animals
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- Annoyed: I signed up for "affordable" health insurance for the kids through the state, and it's less affordable for us than what I paid for all of us at my previous job! I guess it's my own fault for actually being honest on the application.

- I'm listening to Darius Rucker on some channel hubby put on. Just realized I haven't heard Hootie and the Blowfish in a long time!

- I'm in terrible-wife mode. I got home from work and just sat on the couch for two hours reading. Hubby reminded me at 9:30pm that I didn't make anything for dinner. I made him and Brandon a sandwich (Matty's been asleep since 8pm). I guess I forgot to actually vocalize what I was thinking when I walked in the door tonight: I've got a headache, and I'm not cooking.

- I'm a little sad regarding the latest news about Jon & Kate, but I can't say I'm surprised.

- I met up with an old friend from high school for coffee yesterday evening, who happens to live inside my community, two blocks away. I foresee many playdates in our future.

- To Twitter, or not to Twitter: That's the question I've been asking myself for the last few days. On the one hand, I do not have internet anything on my phone, so it would be futile to sign up. But on the other hand, I feel left out. What to do, what to do...

- Might be going to the movies with The Three Cs tomorrow night to see The Proposal. Yum, Eye Candy!

Posted by Amanda at 10:37 PM In My Crazy Life!
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Our satellite service is down. It's no fun to watch TV if all you can watch is an infomercial channel airing weight loss pill reviews for the latest one on the market, commercials for yet another unnecessary kitchen gadget, and a CD collection of the best love songs from the 1970's. I guess this will be the weekend we catch up on all the stuff on our DVR.

Posted by Amanda at 9:51 PM In TV Junkie
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The week I started my FNJ, I tried on this dress. It fit me perfectly, but as I had just started having an income again, I couldn't justify spending $25 on it. About two weeks ago, I decided that it was an investment, since I could easily wear it to work as well as "off-duty", and I've looked for it every time I've gone to the store since then. Wouldn't you know it, now it's nowhere to be found. No, not even online, the only sizes available are extra small, extra large, and extra-extra large. I need a medium. So if any of you see it, get it for me and I'll pay you back kthxbye

Posted by Amanda at 9:55 PM In Shopping, Target
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So I've mentioned we're going to my cousin's wedding in July. I've been busting my brain trying to figure out what the boys are going to wear. My sis lent me two really cute mint-green stripe ties that her boys wore recently, and I think they would look adorable with tuxedo shirts and slacks. Or is that too formal for an early afternoon wedding? In the middle of summer. In Florida. Any other ideas?

Posted by Amanda at 9:18 PM In The Boys, Thinking
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I want to wish my girl Kikita a wonderful, fabulous, exciting, very Happy 26th Birthday!! I love you, my almost-relative! ;-)

(And how cute is Marti's post about her baby girl?)

Posted by Amanda at 11:25 PM In Birthdays, Friends
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I'm reading New Moon. Again. For those of you keeping track, it's the fourth time.
I'm so excited about the movie, I had to do something while I waited for November.
In case you haven't seen it, here's the trailer.

Posted by Amanda at 11:03 PM In Twilight
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So I missed my BIL's birthday celebration last night because we couldn't get a sitter (and I had a headache, and hubby was half asleep by 9:30pm, but the top reason was the sitter), and we missed a family party for him at my dad's house today because of my spa day, but what a spa day it was!
The place is amazing! I so want to buy a condo there when I win the lotto. (That's the only way I can afford it, a weekend stay there costs more than three Vegas vacations combined!) Can you imagine waking up every day to this view, or this one? And that's just the view, I don't even have the words for the rest of the place. It's so calming and serene, and just pretty. I wasn't able to take pictures of the spa because I left my camera in my friend's apartment (since it's not waterproof), but if you ask nicely I'll send you the link to the place, and some more pics we took on the grounds. It was a slice of heaven!
I only feel a little guilty about leaving hubby with the boys all day, and missing BIL's birthday celebrations. After all, a girl needs some "me" time every once in a while, and who can say no to a spa day?

Posted by Amanda at 10:13 PM In Cool Stuff, Happenings, My Crazy Life!
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