Don't Make Me Use My Teacher Voice

1. I hate Guinness' e-collar (aka "The Cone") just as much as he does. Mostly because he's already a clutz and he's crashing into EVERYTHING with that stupid plastic cone. Including me. My shins have the bruises to prove it.
2. I really need to get a job. I've totally given up caring about my appearance for the most part. Most days are either a sweatshirt and jeans day or a sweatpants and t-shirt day. I do little with my hair and lately even that involves a headband. I feel like a slob.
3. My stomach is revolting against me from last week. Bob was gone for several days on business so I purchased all of the things that I like to eat but he does. It turns out those things are greasy as hell. Maybe thats why he doesn't like them. Lesson learned.
4. A Jehovah's Witness rang my doorbell today. Luckily, she scampered off before I could wake up to get the door. However, I did have a pamphlet shoved through the crack and had a hearty laugh after looking at it. Apparently, by the look of the painting on the pamphlet..Jehovah's Witnesses think that Jesus looks exactly like Kevin Costner with a beard. Hmmmm...I doubt that!
5. I've figured out that I can push our huge grill in front of the steps on the deck and then shoo Guinness outside. He's got the whole deck to run around on and I get a break. Sometimes thats really nice!
6. McDonalds is truly of the devil. I tire of the temptation of fries or cheeseburgers or nuggets. Now they have Sweet Tea.....Damn you, McDonalds.
7. Bob is driving me nuts with the wedding planning. I feel like this is TOTALLY not the wedding I wanted and we've waited until the last minute to plan everything. Now we sit down to make reservations and he feels like the cabins are too expensive. Bite the freakin bullet. Please!
8. I watched "The Bridges of Madison County" today and was totally turned off. Clint Eastwood is so unattractive. And squinty. I don't like squinty.
9. I ordered my cap and gown today from IPFW's bookstore. I've had to call 3 different times to get a manager because I was told that he was the only person that could approve a purchase over the phone. The girl today answered the phone and when I explained what I needed she got snotty and said, "Um.. You just need to come into the store." I said, "UM...I've relocated to North Carolina. Let me speak with your manager." She was like 'Oh..." Honestly..they all act as if its totally abnormal to not live right in Fort Wayne and be able to come to the store. People do move you know? Get real.
10. Dog tongues are just so unlike cat tongues. Guinness has a slimy tongue. My cats have rough little tongues. I prefer the cats.
    

Had to wake up early today. Not really my forte as of late. I've really gotten out of the habit since I moved down. Its not like I have a job to make it to. I told Bob last night that he was going to have to make sure to get me up. He was apprehensive about doing this because I'm not always the nicest person to try and wake up. I've told people a million times...I can't be held responsible for things I do or say, or decisions I make when in the half-asleep mode. So he can't sleep..kinda like what I did ALL night, and he gets up earlier than usual, this being about 5:30. I'm finally feeling like I'm sleeping well. Then he comes back in and he's going to leave for work early too and he tries to get me up and I'm cranky. Now, wait a minute. You're leaving at least 20 minutes early for work and you don't have the time to wake me up patiently? Give me a break! I can't help it if I'm a heavy sleeper. I always turn my alarm clock off in my sleep unless Im working or teaching. Nothing registers in the back of my mind that I shouldn't do that.

Anyhow, flash forward a couple of hours. Its now 8:30 am. I had an appointment at the Spay & Neuter Clinic here in Greensboro to get Guinness neutered today. Poor puppy...bye bye balls! Anyhow...I've been trying all over creation and my nav system is now saying "When possible..make a legal U-Turn"...I do and head back the other direction. Then it says again, "When possible..make a legal U-Turn." HUH?? So its sending me in circles and I'm going all over the place.

In the meantime, Guinness..who isn't always thrilled with being in the car for longer than it takes to get to the park..starts puking all over my back seat. I'm calling the place and they're giving me bogus directions and they practically sent me to High Point before they said.."Oh...We've got you going the wrong direction. You need to turn around." I'm freaking out, I'm late, and Guinness is in the back seat licking his vomit off of the seat. Thats Awesome, Guinness..thanks for your help. Now its really ingrained in the fabric. I even stopped to try to clean it up. All I was able to do was ascertain that he had puked a lot and that if I opened the door and tried to clean it up he was going to dive past me and make a run for it. Thats not exactly what I needed at that point.

I managed to hold it together long enough to get to the clinic. I would have liked to have sent Guinness off in a better way. I also let the big "G.D." fly out of my mouth during the fiasco, which I now regret..especially seeing that I really want God on my side right now when my dog is going under for a surgery.

Poor Guinness..First I spin the car around in circles and he pukes all over the place, then I send him off to get put under and have his balls whacked off. Its just not our day, is it buddy?

Last night I rented "Marley & Me" and had a movie night with Guinness. "Marley & Me" was one of the best books I have ever read, especially being a dog lover. I knew what to expect from the movie then, but I still cried. I was crying from laughter and from sadness. The waterworks really began when Marley tried to go up the steps and was struggling.

Even though Guinness is only a puppy I dread the day when his time will come. I've waited my entire life to have a dog in the way some people wait for a child. As much as he aggravates and irritates me at times I love him to death. During the movie Guinness had been allowed in the living room so that he could watch it with me. He really did at times too. He likes to watch the TV and he was definitely interested in the barking and whining he heard. When Marley was put down I had to stop the movie for a little while because I was a mess.

I've always said that animals have a sense of when something is wrong with their owners. There have been numerous occasions growing up where I was sick and one of the cats would curl up on the couch with me and not leave my side. After I had to stop the movie, Guinness crawled up onto the couch with me and I just held onto him and bawled. I'm glad he was there.

All I can say is hold onto them while you've got them. That goes for dogs, cats, kids, parents, husbands, wives..you name it. I definitely recommend curling up on the couch with your dog and watching this movie. You'll need popcorn ( be prepared to share it!), soda, and tissues.

Enjoy!

Alright, so the original plan was for me and the Bob to fly to marry in Scotland. We were going to stay at a night Highland hotel, get married right on the highlands, and I even talked him into wearing a kilt. Yum yum! Then the dollar started tanking against the British pound and I started rethinking not being able to have any family or friends at our wedding.

Then we decided to do it in NYC. We flew to NY over Christmas and picked out a little garden park in the heart of the Village. At that point the economy worsened for everyone. People in my family started to lose their jobs. I had to have a serious heart-to-heart with everyone to see if they could come. I don't blame them..they couldn't afford it.

Bob and I decided on the Dominican Republic to honeymoon and even talked about marrying down there. It seemed like a pain though to try to do it in a latin American country. Afterall, where was I going to get my hair done? I then thought we had decided on marrying on a beach. Technically, I even picked my wedding dress out with the beach in mind. Coulda been a little clearer on that, Bob.

So here we are, looking at a late May, early June wedding and everything still isn't finalized. We're pretty sure we're getting a cabin in Tennessee at this place called the Preserve Resort. They happen to have a cute little chapel on site. We're all gonna stay in a cabin. Me and Bob, my parents, and maybe my sister. Thats it.

Can I just ask...WHAT happened to the wedding I always dreamed of? The one with all of my friends and family there. The one with the nice little reception afterwords with the grand entrance and the first dance and all of that. Could I please just win the lottery and fly everyone to Scotland so we can marry in the highlands and then Bob and I can fly to the Dominican Republic so we can still rot away on a warm, sandy beach.

Anyhow, the most important thing is that I at least have my immediate family there. That means my parents and hopefully my sister can come. Maybe down the road when everything straightens up for everyone, us included, we can renew our vows in a big grand wedding. For now I'll settle for the little chapel on the mountain. At least I got my dress.

I took it out of its garment bag today and snapped a couple of pics of it. Bob is forbidden to go near the dress. He can't see it until the big day.











And Now for the Daily Dog:

It's raining today so Guinness has that forlorned look about him. The one where he just sits by the door and stares out at the raindrops hitting the deck.




Well I guess I'd better find something to do on this rainy day. I'm starting to feel like we live in Forks. Yes..you know what I'm talking about 'Twilight' people.