Boxer and Baby

This video is so sweet. I love boxers!

This and That

It's been awhile, I know. I want to start out by saying congratulations to B on her new baby boy, Josiah! He came on January 11th and he's doing great! I can't wait to see the little bugger. I'm heading home the first weekend in Feb to see him.

This weekend I got a car starter put in, so I'm very happy about that. It is much needed when you live here. And I know all you Bismarckians and GFers can relate. Yay for car starters! We've been getting some more snow around these parts. This morning we woke up to a beautiful snowfall that lasted through the morning and afternoon. We didn't get any pics of that, but these are from the snowfall before it:

See Bear back there sitting by the fence? I think he's waiting for
the neighbor's dog to come out. They love each other.

We're still trying to decide what color we want to paint our bedroom. If anyone has any suggestions that would be great! We've talked about a light brown but it would have to be just right. We want to brighten it up a little in there without going too overboard.

We had a dog specialist over here on Friday cuz Bear's been having some on-leash issues. He gets very growly when he's on a leash and he sees another dog. Also, he just tweaks out on walks, like he's constantly on edge. It seems like he can't enjoy a walk cuz he has to be on the look out for other dogs or animals. Anyway, she told us a lot of good things and reasons behind his behavior. He's had a couple of significant life events that have created some anxiety issues. She also gave us some strategies to try with him. We've used them this weekend and we've already noticed a change in him. He's much calmer, just in general. I think it's gonna work and I bet he'll learn fast - he's a smart boy, not to mention cuter than hell.

Last weekend we went to Justin's employee Christmas party. We started at Oak City at 3:30 with drinks and some apps, and a shot. We headed over to Sofitel around 6. We only got one drink ticket, so that was spent on a mixed drink. The rest of the night it was $6 Amstels. Yep, that's right, $6. We spent a shitload of money on mediocre beer, but what can you do? They had a casino so we played some Blackjack. Justin didn't wind up winning anything in the raffle, but it was a good time. After that, we headed back over to Oak City (not necessary at this point in the night). But we drank and ate some more, then I flipped off his boss, but not in a bad way, mind you. It was all in good fun. He still wants to go for sushi with us, so that's a good sign.

This weekend we watched a couple of good movies: Tropic Thunder and Mongol. Watch Tropic Thunder if you want a good laugh. It's got some great actors in it and Robert Downey Jr. is awesome. Mongol is the story of Genghis Kahn before he became known as that. Very good movie if you ready for a serious, pay attention movie. But I recommend it. If anyone has any suggestions for some good movies, please let us know! We're always looking for something to put on our Netflix queue.

Peace out! Have a great week everyone!

I'm back!

Hello again! The holiday vacation has been great. We have really enjoyed the time off. We had a lot of fun in good ol' B-town. I got in the Monday before Christmas; my flight was delayed about an hour. Justin got in on Christmas eve, only a little late. We opened presents, played games, and ate and drank a lot on the eve. And as most of you know, yes, I puked that night. That's about all that needs to be said. We enjoyed a wonderful prime rib dinner on Christmas (which I luckily got to eat despite feeling horribly hungover that am). Justin and I sat in the hot tub that night too. We played a lot of Wii and just relaxed for most of the weekend. We got to see our friends: Justin hung out with Nute on Sat. night and I saw Mel quite a few times over the week. And it's always a good time hanging out with the fam! Dealt with a couple of snow storms and driving from Mandan to Bis in some nasty weather. Thanks Dad for letting me use the truck!! And thanks to Mom and Dad for another wonderful Christmas! I have an album up on Facebook of all the Christmas pics and I think most of you can access those. If not, sorry! Here are a few more:

Ready for game time! Don't look too excited.

Got a lot of good stuff this year: a UNC shirt from J-wad, $ from the 'rents, awesome storage containers, a little vid camera, and more. Thanks to everyone! I also got a sweet ass jewelry tree from Melissa! It's awesome, I love it! Here's a pic:


We came back to the cities on Sunday (after another delayed flight) at about 2. Watched the end of the Vikes game - we're playoff bound! Woohoo! Justin and I enjoyed a quiet New Year's eve. We vegged out on the couch with the dog, watched Prince Caspian, and had some drinks. I made an interesting concoction called Hpnotiq Heaven: champagne, Chambord, and Hpnotiq. It was really good. It looked pretty funky when first poured; take a look:

Bear checking out the Chambord

Bear now enjoying a little bit of said Chambord

A pretty good New Year's line up, I must say.

Couch time on New Year's. Both Dad and Mr. Bear have a question.

It was a good New Year's. I can't believe that 3 years ago today I got engaged! It doesn't seem like that long ago. Now back to work tomorrow, but then the weekend's here! We will be taking down the Christmas decs and watching some football, provided the Vikes sell another 8,000 tix by tomorrow so they don't black out the game!

So here's to a wonderful 2009 for all of you! Happy New Year!

Peace Out

Just wanted to let you all know that I'll be signing out for at least a week. I'm flying to B-town tomorrow evening and be there till Sunday. Don't think I'll be doing much blogging. Had a good time at both of my holiday parties this weekend. The food at our therapy party was great: meatballs, chicken wings, bacon-wrapped water chestnuts, cheese dip, spinach and artichoke dip, taco dip, veggie pizza, deviled eggs, kuchen, and another dessert. It was all delicious. At the employee Christmas party the night before, I won a bottle of Hpnotiq. So I mixed that with champagne and that was my cocktail last night - good stuff. Oh and we had jello shots too, yum!

I worked today, for about 6 hours. Then I also work Monday, Karin the other SLP (my boss) will work Tues and Wed, and neither of us have to work on Friday, since I worked Sun. Pretty sweet deal! I finished packing tonight, now relaxing on the couch with husband and dog. Bear gets to go to Dog Day Getaway this week while we're gone. And he gets a special lil treat Friday, cuz his BFF Guinness is gonna be there over the weekend too. They will be so excited.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

I'll leave you with these pics of Bear, cuz that's what I do best!

I'm crazy, bitches!

Dad and Bear hugging. Apparently Dad bores Bear.

Happy Holidays to everyone! Hope you are safe and merry. POB

Done, bitches...

...with my puzzle. And here it is.

It was a lot of work, but it was fun. Now that I've had my puzzle fix I'm good for prob like another year.

So, ever since Steven and Erin's wedding, I have been addicted to UV Blue. Thank you, Erin, for introducing it to me! It's cheap as hell too, so that's a bonus. Anyway, I had it first with lemonade, which was great. When I ordered it at a bar here in the cities, they only had pink lemondade and that was delicious! So I've been drinking a lot of those lately. This weekend I decided to do a little experimenting. We had some Red Bull from when Justin worked late the other weekend. So I mixed those, with a splash of pink lemonade, and this is what I got:

I love the funky ass green color.

It was really good. Then I did some random mixing with Sprite, red bull, lemonade, reg vodka. They all turned out good. I would always make Justin try each one - he pretty much hates 'em all - too sweet for him.

Here is just a cute picture of the pup I took the other night.


I must comment on the poll. 3-way tie between Christmas Story, Rudolph, and Other. But, since one of the two voters for 'other' has failed to announce his/her choice, 'Other' will be disqualified as an answer. Therefore, it is now only a 2-way tie. Surprisingly no votes for the Grinch! All quality movies, I must say.

Have a great week, everyone!

Note: I left all the religious songs off of the poll; there are just too many.

Odds and Ends

Hello! Well, we got our first real and lasting snowfall of the season. It's snowed 3 or 4 times since. We probably have about 5 inches total. Bear was outta hand when he first got out in it. It's almost impossible to walk him after a fresh snowfall - he just wants to run through the drifts and piles. It's kinda cute, gets pretty annoying after awhile.

So I'm working on a puzzle. I don't care if that's gay or not, I like it. Justin makes fun of me, but that's ok. It's good for the brain. Soon, mine's gonna be so big my skull will hardly be able to hold it. Anyway, this is what it looks like. I started it this past week.

I found this kuchen recipe in my new Taste of Home mag, so I decided to try it out. It's pretty good! Not bad at all for my first attempt. There are a few things I would tweak next time. Justin really likes it, so that's good. Here's what it looks like, it's cinnamon peach.


We decorated for Christmas today! We actually decided to get a big tree this year. It's a 7.5 footer. It's really pretty, I'm so glad we finally shelled out the cash for a nice one. It really gets me in the Christmas spirit; I can't believe it's coming so fast.

Pre-decorations

Decorated!
Lit up!

So, after the Vikings game last Sunday, Justin slammed his finger in the car door. The next day it swelled up so bad he had to go to the dr to have them drain it. I suppose many of you have read about it already on his blog, but I'll post a few pics on mine as well. He said the pain has started to go away, but I'm sure he'll lose the nail. Eeewww.

Justin in pain as he pulls the bandaid off, Bear thinking Dad has something for him

The damage - this was one wk ago, now the nail is completely black

Tonight we wanted to get the dogs together to play. Well, Justin and I were both feeling lazy, so we thought "I wonder if we just opened the door if he'd run over to Guinness' house?" So we called up Kelly and had her stand at her door and call him over. He bolted right over there! We then wondered if we could get him to come back over here after they were done playing. She let him out the door, we called him from our porch, and he came running home like a good pup. We're proud of our boy - he's growing up so fast - going over to his friend's house all by himself. ;)

Oh, one more thing: Bear fell asleep on my laptop on Friday night. It was really cute; here are a few pics.

Happy Holidays! See you soon!

POB

Bird, Bird, Bird, Bird is the Word

Happy Turkey Day everyone! And Happy Birthday to my wonderful hubby! We had a nice Thanksgiving here in the Fox household. We slept in, then I made Justin's carrot cake, then we got the rest of our fixins going. Justin got the turkey and green beans ready, I made up the stuffing and garlic mashed potatoes. When all that was done, Justin made the gravy and I whipped up a cream cheese frosting for the cake. We sipped on some wine and sat down to our fantastic dinner. Here are some pics of our day:

Butter, onions, celery sauteing for stuffing

Justin checking the turkey

Our lopsided turkey

Potatoes and garlic boiling up

Bear longing to chase after some furry creature in the yard

The finished product!

Justin carvin' it up
Bear waiting for his share

Bear now scarfing down his bits o' turkey

The complete meal

Dessert: carrot cake with cream cheese frosting



Bear needs a big stretch after a long day

Sleepy nappy time after turkey time

Justin did a great job on the gravy, it was delicious! Everything turned out well, we were proud of ourselves. The carrot cake was intense, very dense. Justin liked it a lot; I thought it could have been a little lighter, but not bad for my first attempt! The cream cheese frosting was awesome. Overall we had a good day and I think Justin had a good birthday. This evening I gave him his present, a new black 16 gb IPod. I think he was happy.

A Turkey Day pic of us - I am sans makeup :(

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! See you at Christmas, or if you're Mom, Dad, or Brenda, see you tomorrow!! Love you all.