We got tickets.....

This Saturday we went to the gun show. We want to get a gun for home safety and decided that the gun show would have a wide selection for cheap. We got there and were sadly disappointed. There were two large buildings filled with guns but most of them were rifles and then a bunch of collectible paraphernalia. We found about two cases filled with hand guns and only a few of them were 45 caliber, which is what we want to get. We did find one that was in our price range and the caliber that we wanted but we didn't know much about the brand. We asked our parents (dads) if they had idea if Ruger was a good brand for a gun and they each said yes. We decided not to buy it though because we still weren't sure and then we left the gun show.

We still wanted to look for a gun though so we went to another place that sold guns and they said that Ruger is a great brand and that they have them on order but because of the democratic take over in office, people decided to stock up on their guns and replacing them is taking a long time. So, we went to another gun store that had a Ruger but it was still more expensive than the one we saw at the gun show. We decided to have a family meeting and figure out wether or not we should go back and get the gun we saw in the first place. We decided yes and took off back to the gun show.

We got there and the gun was gone. Someone bought it and they didn't have anymore. We were disappointed but I guess it just wasn't meant to be. My dad is going to try and get us one, the same one we were going to get, in Arizona. Apparently California is a pain when it comes to buying guns and the paperwork and laws are ridiculous so Arizonia might be a little easier. Dom and I both hope that my dad pulls it off and that we will be the proud owners of a new Ruger P 345 single, double action gun soon. :) If not then we will continue to be on the hunt.

Psycho Puppy

Now that Scramble is getting bigger he is getting a bit more rambunctious. He freaks out whenever Dom is trying to get ready in the morning to go to work. He follows him around everywhere, which is normal I grant you, but when it comes to tying his shoes or hugging me goodbye Scramble is all over him.

During the day while Dom is away he now tries to attack me while I try and do anything. I was knitting a scarf on the couch the other day and he decided to lay on the scarf while trying to chew on the knitting needles. Also, now that he is getting bigger he can reach things better like the counter. He still can't get his head on top of it to grab anything but he does like to sniff so when I am cooking he is sniffing away.

When Dom gets home then he is just a whole different dog. He jumps up all over Dom, which is something that we need to control, and then he starts barking if we don't pay attention to him. He'll jump on the couch and try and play with you. Then, if he is just too frustrated that you aren't playing with him and aren't listening to his barking then he will just start doing laps around the apartment at top speed. This is extremely entertaining but also nerve wrecking. I always think he is going to eat it big time but he has been lucky so far.

Now I know that all of this sounds more like our fault, that we are being neglectful owners and not teaching him right but seriously, I think he is moving into the puppy equivalent of the terrible twos. He is still absolutely adorable and has a sweet side it's just that he doesn't like to show it as much these days. :)

Six or Eight Legs?

On Monday Dom and I went to Grassvalley to have dinner with some friends. We saw their adorable new Jack Russel Terrier puppy and Scramble had so much fun playing with their mom's older Wippet mix. We had some delicious barbeque and ate it outside so we could watch the dogs play. It started to get a little dark and when I sat down at the table outside I felt my feet and legs go into a cobweb, I moved over a little and didn't see a spider so I thought I would be ok. Later on my foot started to itch all over and when we finally went inside and had some light I saw that I had been bitten a few times and one on the only toe that had a toe ring. I thought that maybe there were a couple ants and I would be itchy for a little while......

Once my toe started to swell I thought that the creature that bit me might have had eight legs instead of six. My toe ring started to get a little tight but I figured the swelling would go down soon enough. I was wrong. It just continued to get worse through the night and the entire next day. I turned our closets upside down looking for wire cutters but couldn't find one. Dom saved the day by bringing home a ring cutter that sawed through my toe ring with no problems. Taking it off felt so much better, however, it made me sad since I have been wearing that ring since 2004 without ever taking it off. It was a gift from a close family friend. Dom is fixing it though so it is only a matter of time before I have it back on again.

Now, there is a line from where the ring used to be on my toe and above it my toe is purple. I have three bites on my foot that I can see that have now turned into itchy white bubbles. I know this is extremely gross but I am not oozing or anything and I have all the hope that this will clear up soon enough, at least I hope it will heal before Dom and I go on our three day backpacking trip this weekend.

Current Hobbies

Lately I have been wanting to read a good book and something that I know I'll get caught up in. Well, a couple of friends suggested the Harry Potter books because they loved the whole series and I thought that I should finish it up. I have read the first three but couldn't get past the big Quiditch match at the beginning of the fourth. I know that I may sound like a nerd to you but I like them and I have started to read them again. I am on the second book and I am determined to read the entire series this time. Dom gives me a hard time about reading these. He says it hurts his soul to see his wife reading these books. I am hoping one day he will just give it up and read them too. I got him to read Twilight but he says Edward would kick Harry's butt any day. Whatever.

Something else that I have been up to is Dom and I have started to watch Lost. He was sucked into the fourth season when his roommates were watching it and so now we are starting at the beginning. It's so weird but they have a knack for leaving you wanting more. Cliffhangers are their specialty. There are 25 episodes in the first season alone and they aren't short episodes either. I don't know what we are on now but I am sad to say that I am actually getting into it. I think that I should be able to use this as leverage to get Dom to read Harry Potter with me but somehow I just don't think it will fly. Anyway, this is what I have been up to lately.

SoCal

I got back on Friday from a wonderful trip to SoCal where I saw family and friends. Dom and I got in late on the 7th and just kicked back on Saturday with the family and their amazing pool and then on Friday we went to a beautiful wedding by the beach. I don't know if any of you Biola people know the couple, Allison Remmington and Joey Ross. It was really fun to see all of Dom's old roommates and their girlfriends. We had a really great time. That Monday Dom and I spent some more time by the pool and then it was time to say goodbye to my wonderful husband. He had to go back home that day in order to be back to work on Tuesday. As a special treat though my dad, who is getting his pilot's license, flew Dom to the nearby International Airport in Ontario for his connecting flight. Dom said he had a lot of fun and was only nervous in the beginning. He is a brave man.

That night with the husband gone, I had some of the girls come over for a sleepover. Taylar, Stephanie and Brooke all spent the night. It was so fun staying up late and talking about our lives and friends and Twilight. That next morning was filled with doughnuts and hugs as I said goodbye to the girls. The rest of that day was so lazy. Wednesday morning was a movie with mom, The Proposal and then she dropped me off at Brooke's house. It was so nice to hang out with her all day. She was leaving early that next morning so this was the last time we would get to hang out until she comes and visits me in September.....hopefully she comes to visit. That Thursday was shopping with mom which was amazing and the pool. Friday we left early to take me to the national office of my parents company for me to see first hand the products I order for our patients and then I was off to the airport to go home to my husband.

Now when I would come and visit Dom while we were dating It would just be heaven when I saw him and we would try and stay out as long as we could so we could be alone together before we went back to his house. It was so nice to be able to be alone the whole night. I was so happy to see him again and to be able to have a whole night alone with him. When we got home I opened the door to a super clean apartment. The night before, after we got off the phone at midnight, he vacuumed, cleaned the kitchen and took out the trash. He is just too good to be true.

That next day we went to the river with some friends and then we picked up my baby. :) He is so big! I could hardly believe how much he had grown in only a week. I was so happy to be back with my little family even though I had such a wonderful time at home. Everything is better with Dom around though. :)

Homeward Bound

I am visiting home tomorrow!!! I am so excited about it. Dom and I leave tomorrow night and he comes back on Monday and I come back the following Friday. I am hoping that next week is filled with visits with friends and time with family. I can't wait to be on my home turf. I has been a little difficult for me being here, so far away from everyone I know and in a "foreign" place. It will be nice to be by the familiar and such great people that I love. :)

Even though I am just going back home, I am excited to pack up and get away. I love packing for trips. I am a weird packer I guess but this is how my mom packs and so I learned to do the same. I pack in outfits. Funny right? I always pack too much and usually stay up late trying to figure out what I want to wear for the next week or so. I am thinking it might be a little easier this time since it is just home and I don't really have anyone to impress. I also need to pack up for Scramble like he's my kid or something. I have a list of what he needs and what I have to take to my In-Laws for him. I even typed up instructions for how to take care of him. I could be going a little overboard but I like going that route rather than missing something and having a problem.

All in all, I am stoked to be going on a trip home!

Follow Up

So, as a follow up to yesterday, I actually got most of my list done and in good spirits. Scramble was pretty calm and it was nice to have his company when I did my chores. I gave him his medicine in the morning and there were no problems. He swallowed it all right up and didn't squirm. I ended up not needing to call the doctor's office because I received a letter in the mail that gave me all the information that I was going to ask for. I really lucked out on that one. :) It wasn't the best news but I was happy not to have to make the call. I cleaned the whole apartment, even more than I was planning on doing and in good timing too. Scramble was out of his crate and just follow me around. He got a pretty decent amount of NOs yelled at him but for the most part he was a champ. All of the pieces are cut out for my friend's bag and the letters for Scramble's bed are cut out as well. I am very happy with what I accomplished yesterday and I am hoping that by the end of today one of the sewing projects will be done. :)

P.S. Emily- Thank you so much for your suggestions. I love that you give me advice. :) I was thinking I was going to do a little something more for Scramble's doggy bed. I wanted to put a space of fabric in between the top and bottom layer. This is what is intimidating for me but I think I might just do what you suggested that way he has a nice bed that is done this year. Thanks again.