Crafts n Ros the Boss

It's tome for some more pictures on here.

Don't you love this one of Rosco?

I do.

Especially this one-

Tell me that doesn't make you smile?

I call him Kermit because he's usually sitting like a frog.

(He is wearing a 1.5 inch wide collar in this picture- his fur is just too long for it to show now.)

He now has his rabies shots- so he's all up to speed. :)

I just need to get his darn nails clipped now...

I've been up to a few crafts lately.

Reorganizing rooms and giving shabby pieces of furnifture face lifts.

(I've been following this website/blog lately: CherryMenlove.com.

It's done by a woman who lives in London who has 7 week old twins.

She cooks, crafts, gardens, sews, photographs- the whole 9 yards.

And she's practically a pro in every realm.

She's my current hero.

She motivated me to make these two item look cuter. :)

First there's this cabinet/rolley shelf deal that Jes, my old roommate, left for me. :)

It's not horrid- but it's also not the cutest thing you ever saw.

I used some left over fabric from the ottoman I made last year to cover the top shelf.

I just hot-glued it on.

I plan on getting the second shelf, too, once I de-clutter it.

Still makes it more appealing on the eyes, in my opinion.

Then this post of Cherry's motivated me to attempt this project.

I found this mirror at Big Lots for 10 bucks.

I forgot to take a picture of it before I started sanding it.

I just couldn't wait tog et that horrid gold off.

This is what I have now:

I still have more to do with it.

I have layer of black paint underneath the white to sand down in areas and antique it.

I'm excited.

I have a few more projects up my sleeve.

One includes this mirror and the rest of the red wall space. :)

Have a great weekend!

Dream

I was a little girl alone in my little world who dreamed of a little home for me.

I played pretend between the trees,
and fed my houseguests bark and leaves,
and laughed in my pretty bed of green.

I had a dream
That I could fly from the highest swing.
I had a dream.

Long walks in the dark
through woods grown behind the park,
I asked God who I'm supposed to be.
The stars smiled down on me,
God answered in silent reverie.
I said a prayer and fell asleep.

I had a dream
That I could fly from the highest tree.
I had a dream.

Now I'm old and feeling grey.
I don't know what's left to say
about this life I'm willing to leave.
I lived it full and I lived it well,
there's many tales I've lived to tell.

I'm ready now, I'm ready now,
I'm ready now to fly from the highest wing.

I had a dream

-Priscilla Ahn
(Listen to it in my playlist at the bottom. It is splendid.)

Posting Funk..

Man, I haven't posted didly squat for a few weeks.
My apologies.
I'm preparing to post, if that makes a difference.
I have a bunch of pictures that I took specifically to blog about.
It just hasn't happened yet.
I'm pretty done with Denver's lil laptop. It's a frustrating piece-o-technology.
So. I'm waiting for it's lovely replacement to show up next week to bother with pictures and everything else computer related.
(I got an iMac!!!! Isn't that the most exciting thing you've ever heard!!!? We're pretty excited for it.)

So. I'm just in a bit of a blogging funk.
I'm sure it'll be back in full force once we install our precious lil Maccy-poo.

Did I mention we're pretty excited for it? Look at how sexy that thing is.
The computer IS the monitor.
Wireless keyboard and mouse.

It's going to be awesome!
(maybe we can say this is my half birthday present. :) Which is today, btw.)

New York, New york

I'm really missing New York for some reason today. I just want to be riding trains and busses and subways around town. People watching with Denver. Staring up at sky scrapers. Wandering major museums. Drinking coffee at any of the millions of Starbucks. Laughing at the amount of taxi's and pigeons. Buying 3 dollar umbrellas on the street when random storms sneak up on you. Holding Denver's hand through Central Park...

Here's some pictures that are going to have to suffice for me for now..
(also, be sure to check out the pictures from D's and my's hike on Sunday to Dog Lake on my earlier post, The Weekend)

Tell me this aint cute...

Right, right?

I made it myself.

I know.

Thank you. :)

(humble, much?)

I just think it's adorable.

And one day when I get married this will somehow be incorporated.

In potentially different colors.

On another note:

boo work.

I'm not feelin it today.

I want to be home with my puppy and boyfriend.

The weekend

In my previous post, I'd mentioned Denver's and my weekend plans.

(Refresher-

Visit the farmers market downtown;

Go see 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo';

Take Rosco to hike to Dog Lake (6 mile hike);

Maybe make some more ground flower firework bomb thingys.)

 

Of the activities listed, we:

Did not go to the Farmer's Market. Denver crashed too soon. (He works night shifts- 10pm-6:30am and can usually stay up for a few hours when he gets home. Not that particular Saturday. Oh well- maybe this Saturday.)

 

We did go see 'The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo'. It was really good. We both agreed that a LOT of the content seemed to be irrelevant to the main point of the movie, but it was all still really good. Subtitles and all. We went to teh 9:30pm showing of it, which didn't get out until midnight. After that we were starving so we hit Village Inn and after that we watch a few episodes of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. It was a fun late night. :)

 

Yesterday we took Rosco on that supposed 6 mile hike. Denver accidentally led us off the correct trail- 3 miles off on a very steep and tiring trail that took us another 3 miles after that to correct that mistake. Luckily the corrective 3 miles was on a beautiful, level, shaded trail where we could actually breathe enough to talk to each other. Once we got back to the right trail, it was another steep, tiring mile to Dog Lake, but it was worth it. It was fun to watch the other dogs swim after sticks. We made Rosco swim a bit, but he hated it. We had to get in to make him swim, and we soon after discovered that there's a ton of leeches in that lake- at least where we were, so the wading ending then. :) Leeches REALLY creep me out... ew. It was another 3+ miles back to the car after that. All in all- we hiked about 10 miles- 7/10 all uphill. We decided we are both in horrible shape and are going to try to go hiking every Sunday morning. We'll see how that goes. :)

 

We didn't play with fireworks, but there's always this weekend. :)

 

 Pictures of the hike:

There were TONS of gorgeous wildflowers

Rosco took a nice dip. He didin't like it too much.

(I didn't either once we discovered teh leeches in the lake...)

How silly is it...

that the 2 flowers blooming on my chive plant make me feel more accomplished as a patio gardener?

haha.

They really do.

I'll take some pictures of mine when they open up. :)

Happy Friday!

This weekend Denver and I plan to:

• 
  
  Visit the farmers market downtown
• 
  
  Go see 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'.
• 
  
  Take Rosco to hike to Dog Lake (6 mile hike)
• 
  
  Maybe make some more ground flower firework bomb thingys. :)

Boy how my puppy has grown.

When Denver and I first got Rosco 3.5 months ago, he was but a wee 4 lbs.
He almost died 2 days after we got him.
That was a tough night for Denver and I... We both kidded we couldn't have kids with how upset we were over this sick puppy we'd known for less than 48 hours... What would we do if we had a child in that position? I guess that life, right?
Anywho, our trooper made it and has grown to be a heavy 30 lbs.
Today is his 5 month birthday and I just wanted to post a few pictures to display the awesome growth he's covered over such a small amount of time.

Way back when:

Today: (he was quite the little model)

I love his little white go-tee. haha

Rosco's list of tricks:

sit

stay

lay down

shake/high five

paly dead (bang bang)

He's completely potty trained as well.

He's a pretty smart pup- especially for only being 5 months old.

Denver and I are both very grateful Rosco lived through that scary night and has come this far.

Love you, Rosco!

Rosco's First Swim

Yesterday Denver and I took Rosco over to Murray Park with intentions to make him play in the water.
I've been itching to see if he'll be a water dog and enjoy swimming.
We took him over to where Little Cottonwood Creek opens up and shallows. It's so shallow now that there's a pretty big island in the middle of it and you can get out to it at a few parts without even getting wet. I walked down to the middle with Rosco and then started wading in the water. He was just concerned with keeping close so he didn't fight the water. It was cute to watch him try to hop through the water like a rabbit. He's a splasher, that pup.
We eventually made our way to deeper waters once he got used to walking around in it.
It amazes me how natural swimming can be for certain breeds. Once his feet no longer touched he didn't even seem uncertain when he transitioned to doggy paddling. Again, he was mostly concerned with keeping by my side- afraid I would abandon him in the foreign water. My legs are all sorts of scratched up from him paddling right by me. He was swimming faster than I could wade through the water. I eventually was in up to my hips, and he was doing great.
My Dad's probably going to be mad at me for making my 5 month old puppy swim- if you're reading this Pops- I was sure to not have him in the water too long and we dried him off entirely afterwards- he was never very cold.
I'd like to think he enjoyed the swim. I'd also like to get him into slightly warmer, stiller water to play with him in sometime, but as for now, he deserves some more land time. :)

I'm just stoked he swam!

50 Things That Make Me Happy

50 Things That Make Me Happy

1- My lovely boyfriend of over 2 years

2- My awesome family

3- My adorable puppy, Rosco

4- Camping- anywhere so long as there’s nature and lack of urban noise

5- Early morning walks in the summer when the air is crisp and the sun’s just warming things up

6- Sunny D. I LOVE OJ. But when it comes to Sunny D, Tangy- I have no self control

7- Vacations that give me tons of time with Den and new places to explore

8- Philadelphia. I’m really missing Philly right now. This will be my first 4th of July NOT there in 4 years…    I love the city and the trains and the diversity and seeing Marcy and Chris.

9- Marcy and Chris. They’re hilarious. I miss them lots. (I sleep with fans on in my room despite our central air because it reminds me of the window units in their house and makes me happy.)

10- The way Rosco looks with a bandana tied around his neck. It somehow makes him 3 times cuter.

11- Columbian coffee with Irish cream creamer… mmm…

12- Or if I’m in the mood for a cold coffee (usually the case) an iced Irish cream soy latte. Mmm….

13- The cute apartment Denver and I have furnished rather well.

14- The way Denver and I sign ‘I love you’ when we part ways.

15- Playing by lakes or rivers

16- Throwing Rosco in shallow water to see if he likes it. (He doesn’t seem to hate it)

17- Not being at work

18- When Denver grabs my hand to hold it.

19- And when he sticks his elbow out to make a hole between his arm and body for my arm to go through.

20- People watching. Oh boy do I love people watching.

21- People watching with Denver- he and I are so similarly judgmental.

22- Buying toys and treats for Rosco. Denver and I both get a kick out of it. He says it’s ‘fantastic!’

23- Making good meals at home

24- Cute babies who are just happy campers.

25- Photography- I would love to take some classes and obtain a nice camera one day.

26- Prego bellies. I LOVE prego bellies and maternity in general. It’s such a beautiful thing.

27- Good music. I love such a wide variety of music and I thank my Dad for having such good taste to pass down.

28- The fact that I’m named after a song.

29- My Dad’s laugh when it’s for real and not a courtesy laugh.

30- The way my Mom and I say the same expressions in the same tone for the same situations.

31- How delicious a good meal is when I haven’t had one in far too long.

32- The way Rosco plays dead now every time I try to teach him a new trick and he gets confused

33- Christmas morning breakfast with my fam.

34- The way Ethan (my 8 year old nephew) carries his arms/hands like he’s a raptor

35- Big potlucks when everyone puts a ton of effort into their contribution

36- Campfires.

37- Fire in general.

38- Stargazing.

39- Orion- that’s my favorite constellation

40- Gardening. I have basil, spinach, chives, oregano, mint, and lavender growing on my patio.

41- When Denver and I sing to each other in good humor.

42- No bake cookies… mmmmmm…..

43- The fact that Denver and I have such similar tastes in music.

44- How compatible Denver and I are, period. I forget how crazy it is sometimes now that we’ve been together for so long- but we really are.

45- When Denver talks about what names he’d like to give our future children.
(and they're all actually good names)

46- A good massage. Mmm. That sounds good right now.

47- Cemeteries. Weird, I know, but I love wandering cemeteries and contemplating the amount of history lying beneath my feet. (This feeling might fade once someone I am very close with is buried in one... not sure.)

48- Vintage bikes. I really want a cute turquoise one. With a basket, too!

49- Movies that make me laugh so hard I forget there are other people in the theater, too.

50- Crushing egg cartons with my bare feet. It’s fun- and feels good.

*Bonus* The fact that I could go on and on with this list.