Leap Day

I saw this on Pinterest today and I think it's so cool!!! The only thing I don't appreciate is that they left Bentonville out. How could you leave the home of Walmart out? Silly. And whadya know, El Dorado is in purple. Perfect coincidence. Look Jake, even Marianna made it on there! Too fun.

Yesterday was a little odd for me. I don't feel like talking about it though. Just writing about it could potentially exhaust me. Needless to say, I fell asleep immediately after I wrote my blog around 9:30 last night and didn't wake up until 6:45 am. I'm sure I'll share all about that crazy day soon. Right now I just don't feel like it.

Since I did wake up so early and very refreshed, I accomplished quite a bit today. I started my day off at the gym. I love working out in the morning and getting it over with for the day. I'd love to do it every day and when I get good sleep I always do. But as you know, good sleep runs few and far between for this girl.
I also washed Holly's little bed today. I wash it every week so it's a fluffy and smells good for her. She loves when it's clean but becomes quite impatient waiting on it to get out of the washer/dryer. She LOVES her bed!
I've got some really fun news to share. No it's not about the email. I decided to wait to share that for Friday (probably). Scott is taking off Tomorrow, Friday, Monday and Tuesday. Yay! I could use a buddy.
It's just 9:20 but I'm sleepy. Maybe I can get on one of those patterns that I'm dying to be on where I go to bed early and wake up early. Happy Leap Year!

Weird Day. Weird Tree

It's been a long and weird day. It's 9:30 and I'm in bed. I can hardly hold my eyes open. Was hoping to deliver a way more interesting post today but I think I may have to cut this one short. I think I'm about to fall asleep as I type!! I just hope I stay asleep until I see daylight tomorrow. Fingers crossed!!


On a totally random note, I saw this tree at Westwood Gardens today and I really, really want it! Ive never seen such a strange and awesome tree like this before. Have you? Too cool. Night!

Anxiously Waiting

How was every one's weekend? Mine was great!! Scott is officially done with his relay at work so he didn't have to open his laptop one time all weekend! It was so nice to just hang out together. We didn't do anything too eventful but just being able to spend quality time together was nice and very needed.
What did everyone think about the Oscars? I thought it was a great show. I was really pulling for Viola Davis to win though. Brad Pitt too. I like to root for the people who've never won before but get nominated a lot. I've not seen The Artist or The Descendents so I can't wait for them to come out on DVD. Scott and I usually don't go to the movies. We typically wait for it to come out on DVD so we can rent it because we really love staying in, curling up on the sofa, and watching a movie. I've decided I'm not capable of giving up Diet Coke for Lent. It's so strange how much I love Diet Cokes because I used to never drink anything but water. I've realized how much I love them in these last 4 years and I just can't stop. I have one a day at lunch and it just tastes so good to me. I am going to try to not have one every day though. It doesn't make sense to give that up for Lent anyways. You're supposed to give up something that distracts you from spending more time with God. That's not really the case with a Diet Coke.
I've been waiting on someone to send me an email all day long. Don't you hate when you're anxiously anticipating something? If you're anything like me, I check my email about every 10 minutes hoping it will pop up. Maybe I'll be able to blog about the contents of that (hopefully exciting) email tomorrow. I was wanting to share it with you guys today but since they haven't emailed me back yet I can't. Boo! It's killing me I tell ya! Until then....

Nightmares

I'm so ready for the weekend. Scott turns in all of his work stuff tomorrow which will officially end the crazy work schedule!! I'm sure he'll have a few tweaks to make to it next week but we should be done with the 80 hour work weeks. Glory Glory!! He's going to work into the wee early hours tonight so he can try to avoid working over the weekend. Hopefully he gets it all done. Fingers crossed!!I've been sleeping really great for about a week now. It's so exciting! I go to bed early, wake up only once for about 30 minutes or so, then fall back asleep and wake up feeling really refreshed early in the morning. I've also been pushing myself really hard with my running to help wear me out.
One thing I have started to notice about myself though is that I have a nightmare almost every single night. Last night I dreamed I was on a plane with terrorists. The night before that I dreamed bad things happened to my whole family. It was so traumatic that I immediately texted my Dad when I woke up to ask him if everyone was okay. I wonder why I do this so often? It's usually what wakes me up in the middle of the night. My heart is pounding and I'm scared and I scootch close to Scott so he'll protect me!! Sometimes I even wake him up to tell him I had a scary dream....like a 4 year old. This has been going on for a really, really long time now. I always have this reoccurring dream where I'm back in high school. That in itself is a nightmare but the bad part is I'm always searching for Scott and wondering where he is. I never can find him and the whole dream I'm so stressed out because I want to find Scott so bad. I dream this at least twice a week. Weird right? Does anyone else have nightmares a lot? I wish I knew how to stop having them. Can the food you eat affect your dreams? I have to learn how to fix this. The stress I experience from these dreams is bound to be taking years off my life!! Please help me if you have any advice!

Demanding Diva

Happy hump day! Anyone giving up anything for lent? I've never done that before since I'm not Catholic but I'm sorta considering giving up Diet Coke for lent. I have one with my lunch every day but I'm thinking maybe I should take a break from them?? We'll see. I can't decide yet.


I just tweeted this video but thought I'd share it on here too. This is Holly trying to get my attention and asking for a treat. She is so extreme!! I always say she loves treats more than any dog that's ever lived. She demands them. We keep her treats in a little bag and she knows that's her bag with fun goodies in it. It's kinda dark so in case you can't tell, she's scratching the bag. She also does this to your leg which means 'rub me.' She demands that too.This was the grand prize--A Busy Rollhide. I sometimes like giving her these because she can't actually chew it. It's too tough for her little teeth! She still tries though and it keeps her entertained for a good 30 minutes before she gives up.
She's a little diva sometimes but I love my little girl. She keeps me very entertained. Seriously, have you ever seen a dog demand a treat like that? She does this every. single. night. Sometimes it drives me crazy!!! Because not only is she constantly asking for treats but one treat isn't enough. She thinks they should be abundant. I try to tell her she can't only eat treats. She thinks I'm stupid for thinking that.
Today has been productive. I was up and out of the door by 8:45. I've got a few things to accomplish today. Decided to sport a fishtail braid while tackling those things! Have a great day friends!

Krispy Treats

I had such a great weekend!! Scott didn't open his work computer all day on Saturday! I literally can't remember the last time he didn't crack it open. So we enjoyed each other's company, like a normal couple, on Saturday and it was so lovely! We ate lunch out, ran around town, watched a movie....it was heavenly! Yesterday was a typical Sunday. Church, lunch after, Scott worked, I got some errands taken care of, then we watched our Sunday shows. I love Sundays. They seem to be very productive.
Holly is doing good! She's still taking her bladder infection medicine and I've discovered a genius way to hide her little pill--Rice Krispy Treats!! She loves them! The older Holly gets the pickier she is with her food. I've been dealing with it for quite a few months now. That makes it hard when it comes to giving her medicine. Peanut butter used to work great, or cheese, but she turns her nose up to those things now. She never turns down a Rice Krispy Treat so giving her the medicine has been easy. It's just so strange how picky she is with food now. Holly has always loved everything! I used to give her eggs for breakfast and she won't get near them now. She only ate a few bites of my leftover Ruth's Chris filet! Normally she would have gone crazy over it. She hasn't lost any weight and she's still eating her normal dog food but it's so bazaar to see her turning down special, yummy, human food! What dog does that?
I really want to buy a fireproof safe. Just a little one to keep important things in. Anyone else have one of those? I think it's a good idea. I may get one this week.
I really want to have a garage sale too. My neighborhood isn't a very good one for a garage sale though and I don't really have enough stuff to have one. I just really don't like clutter so I'm always getting rid of stuff--especially clothes. I usually take those to Plato's Closet and whatever they don't take I give to Goodwill. I have some furniture that's been sitting in our storage unit for forever that I want to sale. I may have to spend some time on Craig's List this week. I think I'm definitely going to do that.
Well this post was riveting huh? Enjoy your Monday! I hope it's a great day followed by a great week for all of us!