i went bowling the day after we got back from georgia, and then my parents came over to the house for second christmas. it was really nice - very low key. i got a lot more maternity clothes, some jewelry, etc. and evan got some little things for his camera and a turntable to rip lp's to mp3's. our big present is a gliding rocker that we're going ( Read more... )

( super long update about our trip )

today was our first wedding anniversary. i stayed home from work. i met krystle at the mall to get her a new phone and browse for anniversary presents. i didn't find what i was looking for, and we headed over to applebee's for lunch with my mom. afterward, krystle and i checked out another bookstore, and i got evan a kurt vonnegut novel, a ( Read more... )

i think the reason i haven't posted about my trip to alaska (or anything else, for that matter) is because i have been suffering from a terrible case of post vacation blues. 2008 has not been a very good year. our trip to alaska was a bright spot on the horizon and in the months leading up to it, i clung to it like a life raft. i had a wonderful ( Read more... )

he started at cmc not long after and i did, and leigh ann and i quickly nicknamed him tube socks. his white athletic socks were always peeking out from under the cuffs of his work pants. i have to say that i didn't like him much at first. he was nosy, always blatantly checking out what was on my computer screen. his grammar skills were almost ( Read more... )

i spent more money than i planned at kohl's last night - i didn't even look at the price tags. thank god for my mom's 30% off coupon. we had an excellent dinner at cpk afterward, and then i came home and watched tv all night while evan was at a friend's house ( Read more... )

may 2 - dinner at the philadelphia tavern in old town manassas with krystle and gavin. they hung out at our house for a little while, and after they left evan and i stayed up until about 1 AM watching the rest of season 1 of dextermay 3 - evan and i went to charles town races and slots in west virginia. we got there around 8 PM, just as the ( Read more... )

on friday, miles' condition steadily worsened until he could not stand up long enough to pee because his back legs were giving out on him. he didn't thump his tail when i came to open his crate, or jump up and push his way out. he was no better on saturday morning, so we headed back to the emergency vet with heavy hearts. they informed us that ( Read more... )

i noticed last week that miles wasn't acting like himself. he wouldn't jump into my arms, onto the sofa, or onto the bed, which he normally does about 50 times per day. he was also walking slower than usual on our daily walks. i figured he had hurt himself and he was taking it easy until he felt better. on saturday morning, he woke evan and i ( Read more... )

georgia - april 5,6,7 ( Read more... )