Can you imagine?

This is a portrait of Elizabeth the First, the Virgin Queen. Can you imagine dressing like this every day? Or even just for state occasions?

Soda-Coke Recap

Well, for months and months I didn't have any and my cravings were gone. Then I went to Olive Garden with Chris and he insisted that I have a Coke. I can now drink Coke without relapsing. I drink other soda's too, but the main thing I crave is water. :)

Yay me!

Gus

Well, we got a new dog. A chihuahua. I've been bugging Chris since we got married to get me a chihuahua, they are all over the place down here, you would think it was California...and now I have one.

One of Chris' friends friends is being deployed and she had an 11 year old male named Gus that needed a place to go. She talked me into it, not hard, and I got Chris to let me have him. He is HUGE, about the size of a cocker spaniel. Chris said that if he was as big as a normal chihuahua...or I should say as small as one, that he wouldn't let me have him. It also helps that he is "on his way out".

He growled and snapped at the other dog Sonny the first night, but now they are ok with eachother unless Sonny goes by his food. He still growls at Luna though. If he hurts her ever he is out the door, but his old mom assures me that he will not.

So now that is another dog to include in the Christmas card...and to take with us when we travel. He is cute though. Long haired. I love having a little dog in the house. I like little animals much more than I like big ones. Though I do love my Sonny.

Christmas Cards

Yes it is a tad early for a Christmas post, but my friend Kristin has been after me to put something on here and the only thing that I can think of is Christmas.

Normally I would just get the box of cards from Walgreen's and then pick one for each person based on the picture on the front. My mom thought that was cool, that I wouldn't just pick random ones for everyone, that each person would get a "special" one.

Last year was mine and Chris' first Christmas together as a couple and I drew our card. (See below.) The only thing about it is I was working at the time and I am at my most creative when I am supposed to be working. So I am having a very hard time thinking of what to draw for this years card. I also have to include the dog this year cause he is living with us. Last year only Luna (the cat) was with us. Also...if I am pregnant by Christmastime, I want to include a "baby on the way".

So, I'm at a loss, no idea what to draw for our card this year. Seems rather pointless to get a job I don't want just so I get creative. :)

Also, Chris thinks it's stupid to include the animals at all, cause they are just animals, but I have to. I also don't know how we are going to take a family picture cause the dumb dog is scared of camera's and takes off each time you try to get a picture.

Oh well, for my two lovely readers if you have any ideas, send them my way.

I had to steal this from my friend Kristin.

The big cat, looks like my cat Luna. Isn't this just adorable?!

Soda Coke Rewind

Just an update on the very first blog I ever posted. The one regarding giving up Coke (the soda not the drug).

I didn't end up giving it up for good until 2-16-10 Fat Tuesday was my last. I have not had a coke in over 5 months. I recently had my first soda period, an Orange something or other. It was quite a shock to the system that first sip.

I lost at least an inch around my waist just from giving that up. Not bad I guess, wish it could be more!!!




Oh and word to the wise. DIET is far WORSE for you than regular is. Regular soda has real sugar in it which the body turns into energy. Diet soda on the other hand has fake sugar (sugar substitutes) which the body is clueless when it comes to using. So it stores this lovely stuff as fat. So when you go to Mc'D's and get your #1 Super sized with a Diet...I hope you don't think you are saving yourself some weight issues. That said, fat doesn't make you fat...sugar makes you fat. So yes, real soda will also make you fat, just not as quickly as diet.

Enjoy!

Wedding Cake Fiasco

OK, so in the previous post I told you that the photographers sister did my wedding cake.

Here is a description of what I wanted and a picture of what I got.

I wanted a two stack cake, ROUND, WHITE, with crushed candy canes just around the BOTTOM EDGES of the tiers. Chocolate on the inside.

This is what I got.



COMPLETELY CHOCOLATE inside and out, SQUARE, with crushed candy canes COVERING the SIDES.

When my mom picked it up she didn't know what to do. She wasn't exactly sure what I had ordered, but was pretty sure this wasn't it, but as it was the day before the wedding...not much we could do about it. "Oh well."