Day 72

very proud of my first photo shoot in my finished home studio

Behold the sunburnt browless wonder.

Today I had a yard sale and a photoshoot.  I got a sunburnt nose and amazing photos of my aspiring model friend.  Rewarding day. 

Day 71

Sarah had to see her "history crush," Tommy J.  My legs almost fell of from all the walking we had done by that point, but Sarah was happy. :)

an elevator the size of my bedroom

ah the cherry blossoms

Vanna White-house...Get it? xD

I kept falling behind because I take too many pictures.  The cherry blossoms were gorgeous!

illegally taken snapshot!

brave birdies

Mark Rothko

silly in the sculpture garden

Did I mention I saw the president in DC?

The living hallway was so much fun!

FIELD TRIP!

Today was our class trip to DC.  I visited the National Gallery, the Hischorne, and the sculpture gardens.  I also walked in the freezing cold all day long, missed Buddy, and didn't get dinner.  All in all, it was a great though.  I got to hang out with my friends the whole time and look at art.You can't beat that!  The coolest thing I saw all day was a video by Sophie Greenberg called "Black Box."  It was about consumerism, and it was genius.  Look it up!

Day 70

Jelly Bellies are the devil.  They're delicious, addictive, and fattening.  At least their name is fitting.

Day 69

Have I ever mentioned that I live next door to my granny, who just so happens to be my B.F.F.?  Well, I do.  Today we painted our toenails.  She has an interesting approach.

Day 68

THE EARTH IS ALIVE AGAIN

Day 67

His & Hers

Day 66

Mia died.  It was horrible.  I finally had her euthanized.  I wish I had known that she wouldn't make it.  She suffered so much in vain.  I'm exhausted and heartbroken.  I was going to take a photo of her today as an update, but no one needs to see her that way.  The whites of her eyes were black this morning when I picked her up, and she was skin and bones.  She wagged her little tail when she saw me though!  She stayed awake and stared at me for about 2 hours on the way to the regular vet.  She used her last bit of strength to get her front half on my lap, and then she was unconscious.  I couldn't wake her up.  It was literally 1 mile from the vet that she lost consciousness.  I could feel her tiny heart beating on my leg way harder than it should've been and her breathing was labored.  Her nose had water coming out and she voided her bowels.  I couldn't let her suffer anymore.  I honestly think that she would have died within the next 10 minutes, but at least that was 10 minutes she didn't have to suffer.  It was so hard.  I stayed with her and talked to her while they put her to rest.  She still had the IV catheter in her leg from the emergency clinic so they didn't even have to stick her.  She didn't deserve to suffer like that.  She was only 3 months old.  I will never get another dog as long as  I live.  It feels like I have lost a child.   I am completely heartbroken.

Day 65

It is Sunday.  In other words, all of the veterinarians in the world are taking a day off-except the really expensive emergency one!  I won't even describe how incredibly miserable and sick Mia is. She has the parvovirus and hookworms.  We spent the entire day at the emergency animal clinic.  We had to get a credit card so we could foot her bill, and she is not looking good.  I am praying so hard that she'll make it.  I can't lose another baby.  Penelope just died in January.  We did everything right.  We got her shots as soon as we could, and she is spoiled rotten.  I want her home so badly.  She's in a quarantine room inside of a glass cage.  We couldn't even pet her before we left.  I am so worried she's going to die alone and scared in a little glass box.  My heart is broken.  I have to pick her up at 7:30 am, and then I have to take her to another vet so she can be monitored and treated for 48 more hours.  I hope she makes it that long.  Right now she's about 13 lbs.  I hope her tiny body is strong enough to beat this thing.  I don't think I'll sleep tonight.

Day 64

Today began well.  It was my first trip to a lake house- a friend of a friend of a friend's lake house.  It was nice pretending to be rich (haha).  The view of Smith Mt. Lake was gorgeous.  Our room was adorable, and we were with good friends.  I watched Buddy and his friends get a bit tipsy.  It was funny.  I caught them comparing abs. 

Unfortunately as the night went on my little Mia started getting extremely sick extremely fast. We figured she was just overheated or stressed from the car ride, but it was much worse.  She showed no signs of sickness whatsoever until now.

Day 63

OH MY GOD!  DO NOT MULTITASK WHILE WAXING YOUR EYEBROWS!

I cried a lot about this.  NEVER again.  I now have the wonderful drawn on left eyebrow.

Day 61

Today was Mia's first check up.  Buddy came home for lunch to see us.  They got some snuggle time.

Day 58

Mia's coat is so thick that when we brush her head her whole face pulls back.  How funny does she look!

                                        

My babies.  

Day 58

We have a new baby!  Her name is Mia, and we rescued her from going to the pound.  Its so nice to have a dog again, and I'm so glad she'll be here when Buddy's away for the Air Force.  We found out that he is leaving in July instead of May.  I hope he survives the Texas heat!

Day 55

The day began with a love note from Buddy!  He snuck out silently this morning and left it on his side of the bed.

I got up.  I started some homework.  Then me and my BFF, Granny Mona visited my great grandma Nieuwland this morning and helped her around the house.  We spent around 3 hours in Mottley's Emporium, and then Buddy and I made Japanese.

We also got some really bad news this evening.  I'm not going to be an aunt anymore.  I hope Kelly is alright.

Day 53

Fun fact: Buddy is obsessed with the Punisher- a comic book character.  AND

(drum roll please) I present the cutest smile in the universe!

Buddy and I decided to go out to dinner.  He left his good sneakers in his work truck, and had to choose between work shoes covered in sheet rock mud and rain boots.  Thank goodness he chose the dirty work shoes!

Day 51

After a photo shoot...fruits of my work on screen.

Day 49

 Here lies the incinerated pot roast.  May it rest in peace.

I almost burnt my house down!  I attempted to cook a pot roast on the stovetop, and I left it unattended for 45 minutes.  I don't know WHAT happened, but I was next door, and as soon as I walked outside I could smell burning.  I walked into my house and there was so much smoke that I couldn't see in front of me.  In fact, I could barely open my eyes.  Needless to say, my house smells well-done,  and I won't try pot roast again for quite a while!

Day 47

Buddy and I were woken up at midnight to the sound of people screaming across the road, and called 911.  The response time was literally 1 minute, and there were 6 police cars there.  3 people left in an ambulance, and a bunch were arrested.  I don't know what happened, but I'm glad I called!  

Day 45

All is well in Paradise!

  I frequent the Goodwill, and today I found an antique mirror for $3.99, and a lamp for $4.99.   They match my office perfectly!

 

When I'm frustrated, I get motivated!  So, my old office is now my "junk room", and my old junk room/guest bedroom is now my office.