Saturday 9/3, We woke up early, though I was up even earlier at like 6:30. Ugh. Eric took off for his 8 mile run at 8:00 so while he was gone I went online shopping and found a dresser finally. I picked Eric up at 9:30 and asked if he wanted to go with me and he agreed. At home we got ready and took off in the truck for Macy’s but were told they don’t stock anything, just a showroom. We drove down to Southcenter and waited for the dresser at will call, finally got it and headed home. Eric relaxed while I ate lunch and called Chrystol to see if she wanted to go to an estate sale. We had to hurry because it ended at 3 and it was 1. I drove into Ballard and picked them up and off we went to West Seattle via the viaduct and had a lot of laughs on the way. We found the place fine and I almost bought some stuff but ended up deciding I didn’t need any of it, as well as C&S. We went down to California and walked around to find some sweet treats. I got a delicious cookie at Bakery Nouveau and they got treats as well and we sat outside on the bench. We walked up and down CA and stopped in several antique shops and Easy Street and I didn’t buy anything until Super Supplements. From there we went to see CC’s house because Chrystol was curious then over to Kassie’s house where we peeked in the windows and I found my bucket. Couldn’t find a key, however, to get in. We headed back to their house and where C showed me a Ryan Gosling interview while we sat in the front yard. I wanted to go to dinner with them but knew I needed to get back and feed the dogs. I went home and fixed dinner for the dogs and myself and watched Cops or something waiting for Eric to come home. I had ordered some shoes and a gift for Kass by the time he got home. I think I stayed up late-ish and maybe with Eric.

Friday 9/2, Peggy let me off work early and I headed home, happy about the three day weekend. Eric was finishing up the little porch out front and it looked good. He told me C&S were going to come over and Justin and Maelen were coming over after 6:30. We went to the art walk, the last of the year, in Issaquah and I almost bought a painting but Eric talked me out of it. We walked around for 45 minutes or so then headed home so we wouldn’t miss anyone. On the way home we stopped to get a couple of pizzas and home. We cleaned up a little then C&S arrived. C helped Eric finish up the painting and gave him some instructions. We put the pizzas in and C and I ate dinner while watching Jeopardy. Next we watched 48 Hours or whatever and J&M showed up with Dora. We let the dogs out one by one to meet Dora and we all talked. It was really fun and we shared anecdotes about the dogs and talked about their plans and Eric pooping in his little bedroom (because he’s turning it into a bathroom). They left maybe an hour later and we sat on the couch with C&S and watched tv until 11 or so then they left and we went to bed. Lucia is super freaked out by Dora so they all have to be separated again. Great!

Thursday 9/1, Eric had the day off and I think he worked on things or cleaned or something. I probably took the dogs for a walk but I don’t remember. I know we messed around, however, per my promise the night before.

Wednesday 8/31, When I got home Eric was getting ready to go for a run and had fed the dogs so I couldn’t take them on their walk. He persuaded me to run to the high school with him so I reluctantly got my clothes on and we took off, running the whole way. We walked over to the track and I stretched with him for a few minutes then headed back home and left him to do his 40 minutes of sprints and stairs. I ran home about 95% of the way and was surprised I could do it. Just when I ran up to the house Mom and Dad pulled up and had been at a picnic for Dad’s new job. We talked about the yard a bit then inside to chat. Dad loves Clancy and was impressed with Brizo too with how far she’s come. We went in the backyard to see the fence then back inside and they left. Eric showed up about 10 minutes later and we tried to decide on dinner. We went to the store and I picked up ice cream while he got the nacho fixings. We didn’t eat until almost 9. I had a small bowl of ice cream. I showered and climbed into bed with Eric making advances. I told him the next day. Updated this thing more then fell asleep watching Frasier.

Tuesday 8/30, Eric was closing so I had the dogs for the night. I took C&L on a walk to the master garden again and also took B&N around the block and they seemed to enjoy that. I made them dinner and also for myself. I did some cleaning, vacuuming, etc. Did stuff online until Eric got home, we talked and I continued updating Mexico entries and Eric wanted me to turn the tv and computer off.

Monday 8/29, Had a dream about Ian. Dream about exes time! Justin R. asked if I would watch Dora so we’re on for that for a week. Wrote to Stef and Janell about dogsitting. Looks like Stef is in, yay! Eric left shortly after I got home to go to Sky and Chrystol’s to play with Sky and Austen. Took C&L on a walk when I got home down to the master garden then took Brizo and Nyx around the block and put Brizo in her harness and she was killing me with not wanting to walk so I carried her for part of it. She finally figured it out and we finished our walk, made them dinner then made myself dinner. Called Kass and talked with her for awhile about more wedding details. I got some stuff around the house done and was glad the dogs had all been walked. I was catching up on my Mexico entries and Eric finally got home just before 11. We went to bed not long after.

Sunday 8/28, Had a dream I was making out and rolling around in bed with LPC while Eric was in the other room. He was ok with me being in bed with LPC but didn’t approve of the physical stuff so then I stopped what we were doing, but the making out was good. I didn’t get up until almost 9 and Eric had to leave shortly after I got up. I fed the dogs then headed into Issaquah to get gas and Eric called to say he was getting off at 3. I gassed up then stopped at FM to get some groceries and back home. I ate breakfast, took the dogs out and started cleaning up my room. Went outside and picked up crap and took some time to intermittently socialize the dogs. Back inside and cleaned the shower while I listened to music. I had some lunch and discovered LPC is now dating St*ve Unkl*s’ sister, WEIRD. So random. That was hilarious and I was dying. I pulled out my yearbooks from middle and high school and read his entries which had me laughing. I laid down and looked at stuff online for a while then hopped in the shower. Eric came home while I was in there and asked what I wanted to do. We got the screen up and the fronts to the fence posts in the back. There was broken glass all over the side of the house so I spent a long time cleaning that up while Eric sawed the extra fence post height. I was really frustrated that there was glass all over, seriously everywhere, on the side of the house and all the way out to the street and apparently it had been there for weeks. We got into an argument over it. I went into the backyard and cleaned up the branches then watered the plants back there and some in the front. Brought the dogs out and Eric came out after Lucia went after Nyx. We sat on the stoop and talked for a long time about how we work together and how to improve it, but I was feeling really pessimistic about the future of it and us. He reassured me and said he would work on it and how he communicates while we work on projects and we pretty much made up and went inside. I cleaned up the kitchen and started dinner while he went to the store and got some chicken and pesto to add to the pasta. I steamed the veggies. We had dinner and watched tv then some 20/20 about some “Catfish” movie / documentary about a lady who fabricated an entire fictional life.

Saturday 8/27, I got up early and started getting ready while Eric went for a run. I went over to Mom and Dad’s and said hi to Carie, David, Maddie and Adrien then Mom and I took off and followed Dad to temple. Izzy’s bat mitzvah was 2 hours long but very nice. We enjoyed lunch afterward and took off by 1. Dropped Mom off after sitting in a lot of traffic (520 was closed for the weekend). I went home and Eric, Chrystol and Schuyler had just arrived home so we all hung out in the dining room and talked. I tried on my dress for them and the shoes I’d bought but wasn’t sure about. I determined neither was going to work. C and I went to Barnes and Noble so I could get Izzy a book and then to the little chocolate shop and got her some of those too, and one for myself. We went home after and Eric then had to leave to go walk dogs and I hung out with C while S went outside and sunbathed. I realized I needed to get ready so I painted my nails then got dressed and C kept me company. She helped me pick out my shoes (the sole was jacked and I had to thumb tack it – ghetto) and soon I was on my way. I arrived right on time (Future of Flight) and walked in with Mom and Jake. We hung out and eventually Katie arrived and I hung with her for most of the night. She spotted S*ndy Ch*plin and knew he’d been on Scrubs so she asked David and he confirmed. He is much cuter in person than in his imdb photo. We went down and sat at our tables and had dinner while watching videos to Izzy from Chr*s N*th, J*n Cry*r and J*sh Ch*rles, who was supposed to be there but Irene prevented him from making the flight. Later in the evening David came over and said “A certain actor, who shall remain nameless, asked me if the “hot nieces” were going be here” and I excitedly asked “Was it JC?!” and he confirmed. I told him I had been looking forward to seeing him too. Oh well. We did some dancing and got a ton of candy from the candy bar and Katie went up to SC and asked him if they were related and he told her he was her father then she took a picture with him. He’s an awesome dancer and I was dying watching. He looks like Hugh Grant. People started peeling off so we left around 10:30 and I was home by 11. Eric seemed to not be in a great mood but he said he was fine. I called Kass to give her a bat update. I didn’t tell her about JC but I will later. I went to bed afterward.

Friday 8/26, P let me leave really early so I called Eric and he met me at Issaquah Cedar after going to the bank. We picked up our stuff and headed home. We set the posts for the screen for the new patio then I took the dogs for a walk and Eric worked on the split rail fence in the backyard. The dogs did well and back at home I looked at the fence and it wasn’t exactly what I was expecting, but it works. We went back into the front yard to work on something but I don’t remember. I don’t remember the rest of the night. Probably hung out and relaxed in preparation for a crazy next couple days.

Thursday 8/25, Eric and I went to Home Depot after work to get some split rail but they didn’t have any so we headed over to Lowe’s and came up empty there too, but did buy chicken wire. Eric wanted to enjoy the outdoors but we went home instead and ate stuff we had in the fridge (pulled pork). He wanted to go to BB&B so we went up to Crossroads and got what he needed then over to Silver Platters where I saw Jeremiah and bought a couple cds (new FF and Moondoggies EP) and some movies that I had on VHS. Apparently Richrd and Jen broke up and he’s now living on Capital Hill. We went down to DQ and waited in line for a while, got our blizzards and sat and people watched. We went home and relaxed for the rest of the night and watched a little tv in bed.

Wednesday 8/24, Dropped Clancy off at the vet for his exam before work and Eric picked him up. Got the run around at work and had to pick up tons of stuff and almost lost my shiz when the beer I got wasn’t good enough. The party was fine, talked to Sherri and a little with Scott and ended up rolling out the same time he did. Driving through the neighborhood I saw Eric returning from his run and picked him up. He started dinner when we got back and I played with Lucia and took the dogs out. I talked to Dad earlier in the day for a minute about Harry Potter and he wants to see it. We ate dinner and talked about the day. Showered, climbed into bed, called Mom and listened to her rant about Kass and having to change Jake’s flight because he has to be at the rehearsal which is scheduled unusually early on Friday. Finally got off that call then Eric wanted to show me Brizo was in the cupboard again then wanted to hear about the call but I didn’t have the energy. Updated this while half-watching tv.

Tuesday 8/21, When I got home we took the dogs for our walk and practiced doing twirls for Lucia when other dogs went by and she did pretty good. Eric wanted to see a movie so we got ready, fed the dogs and took off to go down to the Landing where we ate at that Five Guys burger place or whatever then our movie. Texted with Dad then the movie started, which was very good and we both enjoyed it (Harry Potter). On our way home we stopped at Whole Foods to pick up beer for the work party. At home we took the dogs out and got ready for bed then to sleep by 11.

Monday 8/22, When I got home Eric wasn’t there, out on his run. I was relaxing and checking emails when he came in and apologized, I accepted, showered, he made me dinner and I ate it while getting ready. We were soon out the door and on our way to the Okkervil River / Decemberists show at Marymoor, despite the rain. We were walking up right as OR started playing. I enjoyed both bands very much, but hated the idiot fat drunk girls next to us talking and sloppily falling all over everyone next to us and trying to dance with random guys. I was so irritated, but Eric kept it cool and blocked me, even though I was ready to push them over at the very least. One tried to dance with Eric and I was pushing her away and swearing at her but she was so wasted she didn’t even notice and Eric told me to calm down. I had a bad case of concert rage. We left during the last song to beat the rush and still got to listen on our way out. We made it out in no time, drove home talking about the show and home to the pups. Everyone out and into bed.

Sunday 8/21, We got up kind of late and went into Issaquah to get gas then over to the condo to replace the battery in the garage door opener pad but had to run up to the store to get the right kind of battery. After that we went into Redmond and drove around looking at the shops and decided not to stop anywhere. No bakeries. On our way home we stopped at Fred Meyer to get groceries. At home Eric made breakfast burritos while I ran around watering the plants from the rain barrel. After breakfast I made the brownies then cleaned most of my bathroom. Did some laundry and Eric went to work. I didn’t want to piss the day away so I took the dogs for a walk but it was really hot. Time to piss the day away: watched Hangover when we got home and worked on organizing credit card bills. Eric made turkey stroganoff and mashed potatoes for dinner while I watered the front yard plants. Dinner was very good. Relaxed in bed then we had a blow up because I said I wasn’t impressed with dog and horse racing and that upset Eric because I made a blanket statement. It’s more about the dog not being a companion pet but instead a money making endeavor. He stormed off and said he would sleep on the couch. But he didn’t and was back after I fell asleep.

Saturday 8/20, Eric went to work and I went outside with the dogs to pick up the crap then had the idea to lay out and work on my tan. I had to clean my chaise because it had bbq ash all over it. I laid out and tanned then talked to Kass about her video and shoes and all that. I went inside and looked at shoes and sent some to Kass for approval then put in my order. I also ordered some non-animal testing razors online (Personna). Eric came home and we talked before going to bed.

Friday 8/19, I got off work early and came home to walk the dogs. I had leftovers for dinner and fed the dogs. I watched Project Runway on my computer then half-watched tv in the living room for a while. Eric came home and we went to bed earlyish I think.

Thursday 8/18, When I got home I took Lucia and Clancy for a walk together and it went very well. I fed the dogs when we got home and started making my dinner: HH. I also cut up a ton of carrots to pair with some hummus, cherry tomatoes and the leftover zucchini as well. Watched tv and caught up on my gossip and hung with the dogs. Eric came home late and went on his run and I went to bed after 11.

Wednesday 8/17, I went down to Factoria and met up with Susan at the Rack. She helped me with my shoe shopping but it was a bust. Next over to DSW where we were equally unlucky though I tried more shoes on and sent a couple to Kassie. She nixed the yellow ones. We were hungry so we went to Ricardo’s where the old Billy McHale’s was and had dinner. We laughed a lot and talked about our bosses and bfs and the related craziness. It was a lot of fun. I got nachos and ate almost all of them. I dropped her at her car and called Mom on the way home. Apparently the door people brought the wrong trim piece and Eric’s phone wasn’t working so I knew something was up with that. I took the dogs out and Eric got home from his run. He’d had a terrible day with identity theft, phone turned off, no vaccs for Lucia and wrong trim pieces. I listed to him rant for a half hour or so then had to turn off and get ready for bed. Took a shower and climbed in and updated this. I made Eric watch some Cinderella clips on youtube then agreed to watch one Pinocchio clip because he wanted me to even though I hate that movie. I was updating this when someone got amorous so we went into the guest room and did all that then back in bed. We took the dogs out one more time and to bed.

Tuesday 8/16, Talked to Kristel about DON and his rant on the radio and she totally thought it had to do with her. We made plans for her to come over after work. When I got home we took C & L for a walk up to the master garden and back. I called Grandma Dixie when I got home to tell her about pee pads and crate training, it was helpful I think. We went to the store to get some dinner fixins and when we got back Eric started apps and dinner and eventually I fed the dogs. K hadn’t shown up by 7 so I texted and she showed up. I ate a lot of hummus and veggies and also guac and salsa. Eric served dinner, salad with grilled chicken and fried breaded zucchini rounds, and we watched tv and talked, listened to the DON rant online and Eric said he wanted to call and tell him to go eff himself. After dinner they talked about running and then we talked about sex and adventurous stuff so that was funny. She stayed until 10:30 then took off. We situated the dogs and went to bed after watching some Frasier.

Monday 8/15, At home I took Lucia and Clancy for a walk together and it went well. Consistency is key. When I got home later in the evening I received an app for Lucia and responded immediately to the girls and said I didn’t like it and it’s not right for Lucia. They all agreed and it was off my plate after that. I talked to Mom and Dad and updated them about the weekend and also about Eric working and the reunion. Dad was glad to help. Eric got home while I was out with the dogs and wrapping up my call with Dad. When we went inside I was still giving him the freeze a bit, so he called me out and we talked about it for a while. I told him he hurt my feelings and abandoned me and he was frustrated too that I was still upset. I got ready for bed and watched tv in bed while he watched in the den.

Sunday 8/14, I had a not so great night’s sleep. We woke up to get going and get some things done before the reunion, including going to Fred Meyer for poster board and groceries then the French Bakery for snacks for everyone. Got a dozen and they threw one in for free, yum! At home we were doing stuff and my neck was feeling so much better. Eric came in and told me that work had called him in. Of course. I was pissed and told him no and that I needed his help. He still left and I was really mad. I sulked for a while then talked to Mom who came over with the table for the event and left when I needed to hop in the shower. I got everything ready and packed up Lucia and hit the road. Luckily it’s a super short drive. I introduced everyone to Lucia but she wasn’t having any of it though she sniffed Julee and initially took a treat from Janell before spitting it out. We hung for a little bit then I took her home and picked up Clancy and back to the park. We helped set up and there were a lot of people showing up, though there was a boston terrier meet-up at the same time, but they left soon enough. Pretty soon there were ratties everywhere and tons of people. I met the people who adopted “Foxy Man”, Brizo’s mate or brother when we adopted her. Unfortunately he doesn’t look very good and needs to lose some weight. I showed them pictures of Brizo and we exchanged stories about their respective journeys. I talked with other adopters but mostly stayed close to Genie and Karyn at the raffle table. I was used as the “stretch” for the raffle tickets. Nicole arrived with Sadie Mae so it was fun to see her again and she’s doing great and Nicole has already taught her how to army crawl. She’s doing great. I won one of the raffles that included Chauncey Bites. We cleaned up, totaled the amount raised ($650+) loaded up the cars, said our good byes and I headed home. I took the dogs out and spent some time with Lucia. Mom came over to pick up the table and show me her new outfits. Lucia took a treat from Mom when she was over which was a pretty big deal. She didn’t want her to touch her or anything but she got up on the couch and sat next to her for a few treats. Eric came home and I was in no mood to talk to him and he got the drift pretty quickly so he left me alone in the bedroom and I followed up to emails with the NR girls. Went to bed but was awoken at 2:15 by some idiot down the street blasting their stereo with eminem or something. I was so irritated and it was loud I couldn’t even imagine what being next door sounded like. I went out in the driveway to try and figure it out. Back inside we saw a cop drive by and the music turned down for a couple minutes then right back up. I called the cops and complained and told them someone was just in the neighborhood but the music was back up. Eventually it turned off or I fell asleep, I don’t remember.

Saturday 8/13, I got up and took care of the pups then called Eric who requested 45 minutes before I come pick him up, which I did at 9. At home we got ready and hit the ground running. I couldn’t figure out how to get the Dunn lumber thing to happen so we went to Cedar in Issaquah and got our screen materials. Back home and Eric took off for MI to walk the dogs and while he was gone I laid down and rested. When he came back I went to get up so we could go to Dunn and couldn’t get up because of some neck spasm. He helped me up but as the day went on it got worse and worse. Eric tried to massage it but only ended up making me cry because it hurt so bad and I was so frustrated. I laid around for the rest of the day and it felt like a real waste. I snoozed, read, went online, etc. Eric had to stay on MI again so he went and got a pizza and put it in the oven for me and took off. He ended up coming home about a half hour later because the people came home. I was glad he was home for the evening. I think I watched Tropic Thunder in bed and Eric watched the end with me. Went to bed early because I was tired.

Friday 8/12, Eric emailed me at work and said he wanted to take me out to dinner and he wanted me to think of a place. When I got home I wanted to do a few things but Eric told me to speed it up a little. He’d already walked and fed the dogs so I didn’t have to worry about that. He had some suggestions but I thought Salmon House walk up fish and chips bar sounded good so we decided on that. We headed down and stopped on MI to let out and feed Horatio and Toby. We made it down to the SH and found great parking and sat and waited for C&S. They arrived and I showed C some pictures from the family reunion. The boys went and ordered the food and when we were all sitting down we chatted and looked at more pictures. We decided to go get dessert and loaded up in my car. Drove past Molly Moon but it was packed so we went to Tutta Bella for dessert instead. We talked a lot more about Nasty Boys and their opinion on porn, other dudes, videos and all other nasty things. There was so much laughing and we stayed pretty late. I got some salted caramel with chocolate chip gelato. Yum! We packed it in, dropped them at their car, said good bye and went back to MI where I dropped Eric off then headed home. Took the dogs out and went to bed.

Thursday 8/11, I talked to Susan on the phone for a while when I got home and again wouldn’t see Eric that evening. Took Clancy and Lucia for their separate walks. Ate some noodles and veggies for dinner and watched WoF and Jeopardy. Eric didn’t come home because he was staying on MI dog sitting.

Wednesday 8/10, I stopped at the store on the way home then took Lucia and Clancy for their separate walks. I had a hot dog for dinner and was thoroughly satisfied. I took care of adoption stuff and got Lucia’s bio written and sent to JB, JA and GF for review. I uploaded pictures to the image event and by the end of the night sent everything off to the NR bios for uploading. Went to bed after Eric got home.

Tuesday 8/9, I went home after work, took the dogs out, fed them and had enough time to eat half a banana then scoot out the door to my hair appointment with Sean. Found awesome parking then called Dad and Mom because I’d received emails and texts asking how the weekend went. I chatted with them for 10 minutes and that was cute, then headed in. I had to wait for a little bit for him to finish up with someone else then it was my turn. His opinion was to leave it long-ish since Kass’ wedding is coming up and it’s better to have more hair options. We chatted away and had a lot of laughs. It had been so long since I cut my hair (December?). He likes my farm idea and said he would tell people who wanted to get rid of their dogs to email me. Great. We reminisced about the conditioner being shot onto my head and showed me his movie trailer or whatever. It looks good. I was done by 8:45 and took off. When I got home I laid on the bed doing stuff and by the time Eric got home my hair was completely dried and he liked it. It was a lot more full, though I’m not sure it looked all that different. Went to bed shortly after.

Monday 8/8, I took both Clancy and Lucia on our new regular walk, separately. Lucia is super nervous being out on a walk, people approaching and especially other dogs. It will be a lot of work. I fed the dogs when I got home then made myself dinner: hot dog. Hebrew International. I did not watch Bachelor Pad, instead opting to watch something else and probably didn’t really pay attention. Eric was working late, again, of course. We probably talked a little before bed and I’m sure he stayed up late, maybe with Lucia.

Sunday 8/7, We went up to the dog park with Lucia and Clancy then home for breakfast (even though I’d eaten a donut before we left). Lucia was not happy about being off leash with Clancy and snapped a couple times so at least we knew where she stood on that. We ran around the yard getting measurements for the patio, gate and fence. Eric left for work shortly after and I hopped in shower. Mom came over and met Lucia then we went to the mall to look for wedding garb. I found a dress and it was the first one I tried on, also the cheapest. Mom got some stuff too, but the right sizes all had to be shipped. We went to Chipotle for lunch by my house then headed home where she dropped me off. I took the dogs out then managed to get Lucia to eat some Natural Balance, yes! Up to this point she wasn’t really eating, not even the stuff she’d come with from her prior home. She gobbled up the Natural Balance and I’d decided that we would do all hand feeding for a while until she got more used to us. The house dogs hung out on the deck in the sun while I tethered Lucia to me and picked up dog crap in the backyard. Relaxed for the rest of the day and when Eric got home he made me a birthday dinner: chicken marsala, mashed potatoes and broccoli. We watched tv and I think we locked the dogs away and spent some alone time together.

Saturday 8/6, We woke up early and took Lucia and Clancy to the park for a walk together and they did really well, though I think it was mostly due to Lucia being super stressed that she didn’t even pay attention to Clancy. At home I got ready and we waited for Chrystol and Schuyler to show up so we could carpool over to Mom’s for the blue angels show. We ended up not carpooling and took separate cars and dealt with some traffic and questionable navigating on my part. Dro*hv and Ak*mi were there with A’s mother and aunt. I think Michelle was already there. I dug into the food and we hung outside. The weather was getting nice, thankfully, but before long it was time for Eric to head to work. Nuts. We watched the show and some of the commentary was funny, then lunch which was good, but T talked too much and dominated all the conversation. We had cake and presents and A’s Mom gifted me the cutest little bunny ceramic containers from Japan. Adorbs. The party wound down and I hung for a little while before heading home, but first stopped at Mud Bay to give Eric an update. Back at home I watched Dirty Dancing Havana Nights and reminisced about how much I used to love that movie. I looked at stuff online during the movie. Eric was home late and I don’t remember what I did for dinner. I’m sure I went to bed at a reasonable hour.

Friday 8/5, My 31st birthday. Eric made me breakfast in bed and that was the highlight of my day. It went downhill from there. I got off work a titch early, headed home and talk to Mom (K) about my day feeling kind of anti-climactic and uneventful as I got ready to take the dogs on a walk. As I was talking to her Lucia puked on bed. Greaaat. I took Lucia on a walk first and brought my phone to try and get some pictures of her but couldn’t because she was super nervous. When we got home I quickly swapped dogs and took Clancy on the same walk (down to the master garden). As I got closer to the house I realized my phone wasn’t in my pocket and I was really hoping that I had left it at home during the swap, but didn’t remember leaving it there. Really hoping I didn’t lose it on the walk, but I would have noticed it falling out, right? Wrong. It was no where to be found at home, I couldn’t deal with it being lost so I fed the dogs, had no real appetite but went and got some gyoza anyway and after I got back I decided to go online and see if anyone had used it. I got several emails from family members saying some guy had my phone and to call him (can’t, duh, don’t have a phone) but AL got his address, so after finishing my dinner, emailing with Eric who proceeded to piss the guy off, hung up on him and called him a prick, I went over there to attempt to retrieve my phone. Luckily he was really nice and it was actually his mother and friend or aunt who found it and I totally remember passing them on the trail. I gave them $20 and went on my way. Just as I walked away from the door Jess called with updates from the wedding and to follow up on our texting from earlier that her and Fran had broken up. I talked to Day for a minute then Jess a while longer. When I got home I talked to Mom and she figured I’d be feeling depressed. Then I noticed the dogs had gotten into the salad I had left on the coffee table for Eric and there was lettuce and carrots all over the floor. Of course. Felt defeated, Eric came home and I told him I was just ready for bed and wanted the day to be over. Glad I got my phone back though, that would have really been really awful.

Thursday 8/4, Eric was home for the evening and it was the same day Jess was coming down to go to dinner and a movie. She arrived shortly after I got home from work. She changed and we were hungry so we were going to try and get something to eat before the movie. We decided to go to Earl’s and there were some guys there, but nothing to write home about. All the waitresses were very pretty though. We had dinner, split a salad, each got the tacos and I got some kind of pudding cake dessert that I couldn’t finish. We checked out the few decent guys that were there and soon we were off for the movie (Crazy, Stupid Love.). We got good seats and I was impressed with RG but we were disappointed he wasn’t in more of it. Cue major RG obsession in the works. After it was over we went home and found the pictures from Mexico so we could see how enormous Jess’ boobs used to be and Eric agreed they looked like beach balls. We sat around the dining room table for a little while and talked and she held Clancy who was enamored, then she took off. We went to bed not much later.

Wednesday 8/3, I got a call from Kass that all the drama is done, everything is fine and it’s all good. I went for a walk with Lucia then Clancy after work. Lucia was freaked out and really nervous on our walk but we just kept going and she stuck super close when she saw other dogs and people. No growling or barking, thank god. By the time I was home, fed the dogs and sat down to eat dinner it was after 7. Watched Jeopardy and relaxed.

Tuesday 8/2, Sadie Mae was picked up in the morning then Eric went and picked up Lucia (formerly Bella). It was a little rocky and he warned me that I had my work cut out for me. I came home to find Lucia terrified and defensive. She growled a lot but I let her out and avoided making eye contact and just talked to her calmly. I locked her in the bathroom because I was too afraid to touch her to try and put her back in the crate and took Clancy for a walk. Back at home I managed to get her into the bedroom and called Kass and got an update. No answers yet but things were better. Lucia was pretty stressed and frantic so I didn’t even bother trying to feed her.

Monday 8/1, I got off work early even though we’re not doing the early August days anymore; nuts. I went for a long walk with Clancy for the beginning of my August “get in shape” campaign. Monique called and asked if Dane could bring some girl to the wedding. I told her probably not but he wanted Kass’ number anyway. I called Kass to give her a heads up but she was not in the mood to talk about it. I can’t reveal the contents of the conversation but it had to do with Mexico and things were looking a little uncertain. We talked for a long time then Mom pulled up and eventually came in so I hung up with Kass. We went and got Chipotle for dinner then went outside to look at the patio area to look at spacing and size. She left after meeting Sadie Mae and saying hi to the other dogs. Eric came home and I filled him in and he agreed with me and Kass and offered to talk to Sky. He was home late so we talked for a while then went to bed.

Sunday 7/31, Woke up around 9, talked in bed for a long time, Jess broke it off with Fran via text then he didn’t respond, up and dressed, had pancakes for breakfast then went for a walk to and around the park talking about relationships and how to make money. I took off and it was almost 1. I went straight to All the Best in Redmond for the adoption event. Nicole never came but that was ok because Genie and Dave did and they got to see Sadie Mae again because they loved her so much. It went well though not too many interested people. We left by 3:30 and went home. We were home a short time before going to Fred Meyer to do grocery shopping. Eric invited Sky and Chrystol over and we made a bunch of food. Burgers, chicken, corn on the cob, fried potatoes and green beans. We ate outside and talked a lot and laughed at the dogs. They liked Sadie Mae. Inside I did the dishes and we talked about our future endeavor and Chrystol is going to be my marketing executive and came up with “Nyx’s Picks”, “Clancy’s Clubhouse” and I can’t remember what Brizo’s was. Damn. We sat in the living room watching Shark Week and talking about the idiot narrator. They left after 10.

Saturday 7/30, Woke up, sunny day, ate eggs and bacon, Billy came over for breakfast then took off on his jet ski. We laid out and Jess texted with some boys while I checked emails and facebook. Saw Brad relaxing in his rooftop lay-z-boy setup. Jet skis were not operational though Billy and Day were trying. We stayed there all day then went over to her Dad’s for Linda’s bday party which was a luau theme. Had fun chatting with Rod and he gave me a great idea to add to our business, though he says I have to change my name to “Sarah”. After the party we went back to Day’s, texted Billy, but there were no firefighters at his house, nuts. We went in the hot tub for a while and into bed. Fell asleep during Jessica’s story.

Friday 7/29, Peggy let me off early so I headed home to relax before going up to Jess’ Mom’s. I talked to Kass and there was drama with Mom and Auntie Lauryn. I went between talking with all and looped Eric in. I packed my bag, showered, fed the dogs and headed up to Lake Goodwin. We had dinner and did lots of talking then Day wanted to go over to Billy’s. Jess didn’t want to go but she was overruled. She asked if I remembered the text he sent last time about his “wee wee trick” so then I made up songs about it. Slap it, swing it, wee wee trick! Lookin forward to that wee wee trick. That dog has a wee wee trick. We were laughing hysterically all the way up the lane to Billy’s. Day peeked in his windows to make sure it was the right place, it was and we were all thankful he wasn’t masturbating or doing something gross. We hung for awhile, told stories, asked about his wee wee trick and Day cleaned his kitchen. Things were weird a little, then we took off and went back home and got into bed. I was tired and didn’t want to go in the hot tub. Plus Billy didn’t show us his wee wee trick.

Thursday 7/28, Mom and Dad came over and got the electrical fixed in the back bedroom and organized to get my birthday present. I met them at Jak's for lunch and Kass and Sky came too. We had a nice lunch and talked about electrical, the wedding and trailer (it went back). I had to go back to work, said goodbyes to everyone since they were all leaving the next day and headed out. I rushed home, took the dogs out and started in on dog stuff. There's a dog in LA that will be put down unless NR has a temp spot to hold the dog until he can be flown up to WA to a permanent foster spot. This is a cruelty case and this dogs muzzle must have had a rubber band around it for months, at least, because there is no hair and the skin is all pink. It is so sad. I called Alishia, talked to her for a bit, then Kass to get Chels' number, then Jess pulled up with her Mom so I had to jump off that. Jane called about Coco's shedding so I said I'd ask for her. I fixed the dogs' dinner, changed my shirt and we were out the door. We went into Issaquah and went to the bank then to Pogacha for happy hour to eat. The food was ok, I liked their old artichoke dip better. We headed up to the Tree House around 7:30 and made it during the first song. It is a beautiful venue, totally hidden. The music was good (Staxx Bros) and we walked around with Megan and met people. We stayed until their set was over (10) then drove back to my house to drop me off. Told them I'd see them tomorrow and went in. Eric and I talked for a long time and I showed him Filbert (the LA dog) and tried to fire off some emails to finish up the adoption stuff. Still need to write to the woman who is surrendering our next foster to arrange the time for picking the dog up (Lucia).

Wednesday 7/2, At home I took the dogs out and Sadie Mae took off the up the side yard and wouldn't come back. I finally spotted her down the street when I saw a flash of white go behind a burm. I squeaked her tennis ball like crazy and she came running, thank god. I was frazzled after that. Fed the dogs, worked on dog stuff and relaxed. I had cereal and vegetables (delicious combo) for dinner. Waited for Eric to get home from work and chatted with him for awhile before going to sleep.

Tuesday 7/26, I went to the store on the way home. Eric had taken Sadie Mae to the vet so we were all set there. I emailed everyone a video he had recorded from the dog park and everyone loved it. Genie was really missing SM. I looked at bridesmaid dresses online, and the one I really like is pretty much sold out so I’m effed there. Eric made dinner, pesto chicken and pasta, and we watched Office and Jeopardy. I looked at more dog stuff online, showered and into bed, updated this, watched Friends and went to sleep.

Monday 7/25, No drama at work, in fact had a good day. When I came home Clancy was still having diarrhea and I noticed the house smelled awful so I checked his crate and there was shit all on the inside. I immediately called the vet and took him in. They ran some tests and put him on some meds. Went home, fed the dogs, gave Clancy his meds, ate some dinner, showered and sat down to update this and watch Bachelorette. Eric wasn’t feeling good in the morning and continued not feeling good throughout the day and didn’t take Sadie Mae to the vet for all her stuff.

Sunday 7/24, We got up early with the dogs and tried to get them out of the loft so people could still sleep. Breakfast was going and we started getting ready and packing up. We all ate breakfast and people soon started peeling off after pictures were taken. I said my goodbyes, packed up Clancy and headed over to Genie and Dave’s. I made good time and found their place easily. They have a beautiful property and all their dogs (5) were very sweet and got along with Clancy. I met Sadie Mae and she was sweet but independent and not at all clingy. G&D really loved her and I could tell it was hard for them to let her go. I packed up the pups and headed home. We really didn’t do introductions other than just letting them meet in the backyard. Brizo ran right past her and didn’t even notice there was a new dog. Luckily Sadie Mae is super easy and wasn’t fazed at all by the other dogs and Peach barking at the fence. Don’t remember what we did for the rest of the day but we may have gone to the store or something. I don’t think Eric made dinner because there may have been a late lunch.

Saturday 7/23, It was lady day. Eric and the boys got up early and were out by 7ish. Clancy wanted to be up with Eric but I managed to get him to settle back down and go to sleep. When we all got up Kristel and I went to the hardware store for coffee. Kass was mad when I got home that I didn’t get her any. We checked our facebooks and emails and headed back. We got ready and headed into Leavenworth in two separate cars. Kristel and I found great parking and went over to Pavz, were early so we sat on the bench in the sun then back over to check out the little shop. In for lunch and it was delicious. I had a salad then we all shared two crepes but mine and Kristel’s was better, though I don’t remember what it was. Something with chocolate. We left to go to the store and picked up the flowers and headed back to lie in the sun. I only laid out for like 20 minutes then took the dogs down to river since they had been upstairs for a good part of the day. I ended up going up early and showering and getting ready for Grandma and Papa’s surprise wedding. Dad had them telling stories about their wedding, anniversaries and marriage in general. They never saw it coming and Mom and Auntie Heidi came out in costume and told them. It was a bit of chaos from this point for the next half hour or so, but in the end the whole thing went well and they were so surprised and happy. There were a shit load of mosquitoes which ruined it for me but the look was good. Kass, Kristel and Aubs helped with my hair. Grandma said I looked like a supermodel. Afterward Sky, Eric and Kristel went and got the pizzas while the rest of us changed cleaned up. We took a bunch of pictures and ate dinner. We watched Grownups or whatever and it was ok, we brought the dogs down and watched it together. Once upstairs we did some mad libs and finally went to bed.

Friday 7/22, Got up and Clancy was being loud and wanted UP! Finally took the dogs outside and Dad made pancakes for breakfast. The day was going to be nice and the sun was already hot. We headed into Wenatchee and were behind Mom and the ladies. We stopped and dropped off Christian at the skate park, stopped at the fruit stand for some lunch and the girl was still so nice she gave Aubs a discount on her treat and gave us a big sample of her apple oat bar. Kass and I shared lunch and off we went into Wenatchee. We hit all the cute shops, Kass bought me a candle and I convinced her to get a table cloth and some other stuff. We had a second lunch with apricots and goat cheese pizza at a little “public house”. I was supremely stuffed. We went to some antique shops afterward, Aubs had toilet troubles at a coffee shop and we booked it out of there. We stopped at Target to get a croquet set and instead took a detour and I got a new suit top because Kass was in the car. Aubs got some mags for Kass. When we walked out Kassie pulled out of the shadows and we laughed so hard. It was very covert. Next Walmart but they didn’t have it either. We went home. We hung out and waited for Hailey, Ryan and Kristel to arrive. Finally they all did and when dinner was ready we ate in the motorhome because the mosquitoes were so bad. It was the second dinner for K and my first but I was still stuffed from lunch. We had pork, potatoes, salad and some fruit. We stayed in the motorhome and had cookies for dessert and talked with Mom and tried to name songs. The movie started and K and I went upstairs because of the bugs. Alishia pulled up earlier than I expected and she watched the movie. Upstairs Kristel and I talked about friends we’ve lost touch with. Eric and Sky had big talks earlier in the day before picking up Christian. Kept talking until everyone came up and went to bed.

Thursday 7/21, I was up early and had a donut. Dad said he would make us French toast or give us money to go to breakfast at the Saw Mill. I went up and told the kids but by the time they were ready to get out of bed (we talked for a long time) it was already almost 11 so we decided on french toast. We all had two pieces then went up and got ready. Aubrie and I decided to go for a drive and Christian wanted to stay put so we went off exploring. First into Ponderosa which we discovered is kind of the ghetto and everything is so close together. We wanted to find out how to get to the properties further down the river but weren’t feeling adventurous enough to venture. We went over to Lake Wenatchee to drive along the shore and look at the houses. We headed home, Aubrie upset Grandma about the sandwiches, we made our own for lunch and ate in the sun and waited for Christian to get back home. He had decided to climb the mountain and radio-d from almost the top. I couldn’t believe he went by himself and we started to worry when we heard Morey shooting off his guns. Finally he returned and was covered in mosquitoes but said it was awesome. Aubrie made him a sandwich, he ate it and we hit the road to get some ice cream. Aubs and me got a scoop and went out to sit in front of the store. We talked to one guy whose wife and her sister had different dads (who were brothers) but that it was a family secret and he could only tell people he didn’t know. We went home and thought Kass and Sky would be there but not yet. They showed up an hour later or so. Dinner was started and soon we were chowing down on grilled chicken and potatoes. Aubrie and I set up the other beds in the loft so we were all set when it was time for bed. We had smores with Kassie’s gourmet fixins. I stayed up late with the adults talking about the stars and them getting wasted and doing stupid stuff then upstairs. Everyone was still up so I tried to keep them all awake so it wouldn’t be so disruptive when Eric showed up. Unfortunately no one did so then it was chaos when the dogs and Eric arrived. Clancy cried for a while then we let him in the bed so he’d shut up and stop irritating people. We talked for a few minutes then to sleep. It was about 12:45.

Wednesday 7/20, I was up early with Eric and got the dogs situated. I picked up dog crap outside and knew A&C wouldn’t be up for a while so went and had my tires rotated and picked up the dry cleaning. When I got home the dogs woke them up so they started getting ready and we all headed up to Crossroads in search of food. We went to the French Bakery and all got a treat, yum. We went to the skate park and Christian couldn’t believe how big it was. We were there for a half hour or so but Christian didn’t want to stay by himself because he was afraid he’d kill himself with no one around to get help. We went down to Goodwill, got some stuff for Aubs’ outfit then back home where we packed up our stuff, loaded up the car and took off. We were all hungry and stopped in Sultan at the bakery for lunch. It was about 2. The lady at the counter was so rude, we had no idea what we did to piss her off so royally. We used pleases and thank yous and didn’t hold up any waiting customers while we made up our minds about what to order. So weird. Luckily the food was a lot better than her. We got some donuts for the road and made our way over to Plain. Aubrie fell asleep and Christian and I talked. When we got there we unloaded the car and hung out upstairs. Uncle Brad arrived a few hours later, then Heidi and we eventually had dinner which was burgers and chips. The mosquitoes were still bad so I tried to mostly stay inside and layer. I think we turned in semi-early for the night with the three of us hanging in the loft chatting before going to sleep.

Tuesday 7/19, Coco’s new owners were picking her up later that day after I got off work. When I arrived home they were there waiting and Eric was just pulling up with Christian and Aubrie from picking them up at the airport. We all went in and they met Coco and we sat and talked for almost an hour about everything with Coco. We took some pictures in the front yard and off they went with Coco wanting to hang in the backseat with Ted. After they left Eric started on dinner and we just hung out and chatted, took some pictures, etc. Dinner was delicious and we watched Wipe Out which Christian had never seen. A&C were very impressed with the enchiladas and being from So. CA that says something. We stopped by Kinkos so I could make a copy of Coco’s contract then to the movies. I got some licorice and we went in. Saw Horrible Bosses and it was funny but I didn’t pee my pants or anything. When we got home we said good night to the kids and got in bed and I was up for another hour or so messing about on the computer, til 1:00 am.

Monday 7/18, Only two days to get through until vacay. Eric was at work so I was trying to do some cleaning and walking the dogs. More sorting out of the spay stuff and finally late that night Debbie approved and finalized the contract and sent it out. Phew! Janell got involved and helped expedite. I think I just worked on dog stuff and got updates for Sadie Mae from Genie. Made up the bed for Aubs and Christian.

Sunday 7/17, I thought K&B were getting up super early but they were still there at almost 9. I got up and went in the motorhome. Mom made me some blueberry streusel toast and cereal. K&B came in and chatted with us for a half hour or so then took off. I went up to get dressed and got packed up. I hung out for a little while with Mom and Dad then loaded up the dogs and took off. Brizo threw up three times on the way home, neat! When I got home I couldn’t wait to hear from Janell about the HV for Coco. Everything went well and the contract was sent to me to fill out but hit a snag when it came to the spay. I was scrambling trying to figure it out then another email from Janell that she found a craiglist rattie and wondered if we were willing to take her. I told her my vacation plans for later in the week but if she could be temped until Sunday we could take her then. Genie stepped up and despite already having 5 dogs of her own, offered to take Sadie Mae. I think Eric was at work, but not late. I think we went to Home Depot for spray paint and window washing stuff then over to All the Best to see what they had going on and picked up two thundershirts, some blueberries and a harness for Brizo. We then went to Mud Bay to pick up some other dog stuff. Back home, worked on cleaning and Eric probably made dinner. Don’t remember the rest.

Saturday 7/16, Eric, Mom and Dad were up early and so was I because I couldn’t sleep after the dogs were awake. Mom and Dad took off for Plain after getting things packed up and I told them I’d see them in awhile. Eric left for work, I fed the dogs, ate some breakfast and went back to bed until 8:30. I got up, packed everything up, put Clancy away and headed East with Breezy and Nyx. Eric was catering that night so Clancy and Coco were on their own for most of the day. I left by 9:30 and traffic was eh. The drive over was eventful with Brizo puking twice and Nyx panting and trying to hang herself the whole time; in addition to the drive being rainy and when we arrived it really started pouring. Everyone was soaking and Dad just kept working. I put the dogs upstairs and soon we took off for town just Mom and me. We went to the dog store so I could get some travel anxiety meds for both dogs. We were hungry so we went out to the Little Spoon bakery and shared a panini and the girl remembered me and gave me a free peach and raspberry oat bar that was so delicious. We ran into Kristel and Bryan there and chatted with them for a few minutes before they left. I thought we were hanging with K but I guess not. We stopped at the store on the way back and headed home. We hung out and the weather improved mildly. Mom and I talked in the motorhome for a long time and had the little dogs in there and Mom gave them lunch meat and called herself the “meat lady”. It was time for dinner so we went to Headwaters and had pizza. It was a good dinner and it was fun. Back home and I was surprised K still wasn’t there. We said good night after chatting for a little bit in the motorhome and I went upstairs, it was about 9:15. K & B showed up at 10 and we talked for a while and he met the pups. We went to bed awhile later and it sounded like they were going to be leaving early in the morning. I was mildly annoyed.

Friday 7/15, Went to work early so I could leave early to be home when Mom and Dad and got off early and in time to go together with Eric to pick them up. It was great to see them, they were in good moods and we headed straight to Tap House for dinner. We had a good dinner and I’m glad they liked it. At home Eric showed off the yard and then inside to see the new doors. At this point we knew Coco would probably be going home in the next few days. I had to scramble trying to get the spay information for Coco and apparently Cindy was having a similar problem. We sat around and talked for a while in the living room then Dad looked at my car to see what the noise I was hearing was, and turns out it’s ok. I need a new belt, however. Not long after we were into bed for the night.

Thursday 7/14, We had a lot to do to prepare for Mom and Dad coming so we ran around vacuuming, bathroom-cleaning and we were a little short with each other. We shouldn’t have been rushing, but we were. Luckily I did some other stuff earlier in the week. I think we had dinner late.

Wednesday 7/13, Eric worked late and I don’t remember what I did. I may have worked on stuff around the house and taken the dogs for a walk. I’m too behind to recall.

Tuesday 7/12, I went to the store after work and picked up some supplies, then home and took Clancy and Nyx on a walk, then it was Coco’s turn. Eric was at work until 9:30. I popped a pizza in the oven and did some laundry and kitchen cleaning on the commercials of Jeopardy. I worked on Coco app stuff and it looks like we have a couple of good options, which is good news. Eric came home and we chatted a bit about our day then he went out to watch tv. I got into bed and we were both out by 11:30.

Monday 7/11, Eric was working late. When I got home the house was a mess and I needed to walk the dogs so I was frustrated. I cleaned up the kitchen, vacuumed, made the bed, worked on laundry, etc. I talked to Eric briefly and communicated my irritation. He apologized and I kept working. He was home by 9:30 and I was in a better mood by then. We chatted and I think I ended up in bed later than usual.

Sunday 7/10, We were up early and I wanted to go to the dump to get rid of all the window stuff and pile in the backyard. Eric was irritated and then we sat outside for a half hour discussing why we should or should not dump everything. He talked me into waiting and just breaking everything down and putting it in the garbage. We put stuff in the back of the truck and went off to Goodwill to dump. We went to FM to pick up groceries and things to make guac for the NR volunteer meeting. Back home we continued cleaning stuff and watering plants with the soaker hose we found in the shed. Pulled out the other two dining room chairs and some smaller mid-century tables as well. Just need to paint them. Back inside and showered while Eric worked on the guac and after I was ready we finished up. We headed out to Cindy and Andrew’s for the get together and we arrived early and went in. Met Rebecca and Cassie, then Genie and Karyn. I knew everyone else. We had a good meeting and plenty to eat. We were there until 4 and headed home. I felt bad because Eric is such a good sport and missed the Sounders game. He watched when we got home and I went around doing stuff, including cleaning off the chairs in the backyard. We hung out for the rest of the night and relaxed.

Sunday 7/9, Eric left early for work and I took the dogs out and back into bed for a while. Finally fed the dogs around 9 and got up and knew I needed to get ready and do something with my day. Watched Revolutionary Road, walked the dogs in sets while Eric was at work. Don’t know what else.

Friday 7/8, We talked about going to see Hangover but then decided against it when I was feeling too tired. I thought about watching a movie but ended up not and hung in the bedroom instead. Eric made us burgers (“Burger-me, babe!” cue eye roll) for dinner and we sat and watched tv while eating.

Thursday 7/7, Stayed a little late at work, Eric took Coco to the vet and they ran some tests but said to let it go through the weekend and see how she does. Eric and I talked for a little bit and looked at the new 5th wheel dad bought and checked email. Went to get pho for dinner then hit goodwill so Eric could get the rest of his costume for the family reunion. Texted with Aubs a little about when she'll be up here. It was about 8:30 by the time we took the dogs out and sat down. I made some cookies and Eric went for a run. I watched some Office and updated my house spreadsheet. Took the dogs out again, showered, put on my emu oil and climbed into bed. Eric watched tv out in the den until midnight.

Wednesday 7/6, Got home a little early and it was hot. I think I took the dogs for a walk around the neighborhood. Eric was already grilling dinner and made a ton of chicken and burgers. I ate a chicken breast then we went to Super Supplements where I got some emu oil for my burn. Back home and hung out then Eric went for a run. I started a spreadsheet for all the home floor plans so I can really compare them. Coco wasn't feeling good and was really freaking out because people were still lighting off fireworks. She had diarrhea and had to go out at least once an hour. I felt terrible for her. We tried to go to bed but she kept needing to go out so Eric slept with her in the 2nd bedroom and went out with her throughout the night when she needed to go.

Tuesday 7/5, I was pretty tired all day. Eric was working late so I had some makeshift dinner, like carrots and hummas, apple and chips. Yum! How gourmet. I watered the plants using the water from the rain barrel and kept the dogs all separate. People were still setting off fireworks and Coco was too freaked out to go outside to go to the bathroom. I had some ice cream. Susan called and was having a crisis so we talked for a long time and hung up around 10 after Eric had arrived home. We chatted for a little while and I think we went to bed somewhat late-ish again.

Monday 7/4, I kept waking up throughout the morning and finally woke up around 8. Stef and Peter were packing and cleaning up. B, K and me were all talking. I finally got up and helped them and soon they were off. B & K wanted breakfast so we all got dressed and we headed into Plain and hit the Saw Mill and for being 10 on a holiday the place was dead. We went to the hardware store first for coffee and to look at the trinkets. Breakfast was good and I talked to Dad about the lawn and the weekend's adventures. We headed back to the property and I started packing up and putting everything away. That took me almost an hour to get everything gathered and put away and locked up that needed to be. I said goodbye to B & K and hit the road. It was 12:08. I made it home in decent time with traffic in all the usual places. Eric had been laying out in the sun. He asked what I wanted to do for the evening and I preferred to stay home so he called C&S and told them to come over. I wanted to shower and after I got out I was feeling frisky so I propositioned Eric and he acquiesced. We went out to go to Super Supplements but they were closed so we went to Fred Meyer next to get supplies for our bbq. It was a gorgeous day. At home I relaxed and wanted to take a nap while Eric got everything prepared. C&S arrived and we hung out talking in the kitchen. We hung on the back deck, eating and talking. Coco was losing it with the fireworks but didn't want to be inside by herself so we were constantly running around with her and the other dogs trying to keep them inside and away from the noise. None of the other dogs were upset, but Nyx would bark every time one went off. We decided to go down into Bellevue to watch the show and parked at the mall and walked over. It was a great show and we were so close little bits of ash and debris were falling on us. We headed back to the car after the show ended and tried to race out of there but soon we were stopped and stayed that way for maybe an hour because there were so many cars trying to leave at once.. It was very entertaining because this prius had the most random music from the 90s playing: Nirvana, Daft Punk, Fat Boy Slim, other stuff that Chrystol was impressed I knew. Finally we got on the road and home. By the time they left and we got settled in bed it was after midnight. I knew I'd be tired the next day.

Sunday 7/3, There was some movement and stirring but I kept going back to sleep. Finally when I woke up there was a donut right at my head, yum! I laid in bed and ate it. K&B took off before I woke up to go rafting for the day. Beth, Bill, Riley and Nicholas took off to explore, then Stef and Peter left to go to Plain and I told them I’d see them later. I relaxed in bed for a long time eating blueberries and reading magazines. Eventually I got up, suited up and went down to the deck to work on my tan. Bill, Beth and Nicholas came back and we sat on the deck and talked for a while. B&B packed up their ride and headed home. Nicholas stuck around and contemplated going rafting but eventually decided to leave. We sat and chatted for well over an hour talking about jobs, relationships, sex, baby-mamas, make-out clauses and friends’ relationships. It was fun and nice to chat with someone you don’t know that well, plus I don’t think I’ve even seen him since Kristel’s 29th birthday. It was getting close to when I needed to get ready to go rafting and Nicholas took off. Peter and Stefanie weren’t back so I left a couple messages then they turned up. We took off for Cashmere but were told to hang in Peshastin so we got something to eat and I got another turkey sandwich. K called to tell us to meet them by the school. We go down but I’m to follow B back to Cashmere to drop my car, but I forgot to bring the keys and we were left car-less when we landed, oops. Anyway, we talked back to Peshastin then suited up and headed down. It was a wild ride and I don’t need to do any of that again. I almost flew out of the boat and we almost tipped because I couldn’t get up after being airborne and being knocked to the floor of the raft. No thanks! We hung on the grass and tried to warm up while waiting for B and Chris to get back with the cars. Finally we headed out and to Headwaters for dinner. Everyone was hungry except me. There was some interesting bantering about and we all had our fill of dinner. It was fun. We headed back and all went to bed. K, B and me talked for a long time then to sleep.

Saturday 7/2, I was up early and started the day but didn’t rush to head out the door. Kristel texted early on, but I didn’t feel like hurrying. Eric took off for work early and told me to have a good weekend. I started packing, did some laundry, loaded the dishes and got ready. Finally took off and headed over the mountains to Leavenworth. I went into town and picked K up on the side of the road. I was hungry so we went to Smallwoods and I got a yummy leftover turkey panini thing with a peach and feta spinach salad. We went around tasting samples and each bought some “corn pops” and headed back to Leavenworth. We hung at the park and worked on our tans and did a lot of sex-talk / gossiping. Eventually we headed to Cashmere and walked around, checking things out. I bought a little bird pair of salt and pepper shakers, metal turtle hot pad thing and a little picture of a girl that was super cheap. We got the call that Bill and Beth were at the bbq place so we walked over. K bought dinner and we shared. Bryan came over from his rafting and we all sat and chatted and ate. He looks like Uncle David (Q). We couldn’t get a hold of Nicholas but knew he was coming. We stopped at the store on the way back to the property then headed out. Peter and Stef were already there setting up camp. The mosquitoes were out in force so I hung upstairs mostly. The boys got a fire going and I finally came down after applying bug spray. We sat around telling stories and Nicholas arrived. K and B and Beth went to sleep and the rest of us talked about aliens, ghosts, supernova and other experiences. Oooeeeeeoooo. We were freaking each other out; especially Nicholas’ story about the figure in the bedroom when he woke up in the middle of the night. We went to bed around 12:45. It was just me, K and B up in the loft. Everyone else had tents.

Friday 7/1, I was so happy to be off work and got off a few minutes early. Eric had to work late so I was home with the dogs solo until he was done. I decided to go out on the deck and sun myself for a while. Looked at a mag, listened to music and hung with the pups. Lounged until Eric got home and debriefed with him when he arrived. I think I was exhausted and went to bed early.

Thursday 6/30, Stopped at OD on the way home and got a new camera. It’s about time since my other one takes the worst pictures and the screen is cracked from when Lena dropped it on a rock. I got home a little late but Eric had already fed the dogs so we set out for the Bellevue Farmers Market. I thought I knew where it was but I totally didn’t so we drove until we found it. It was a decent size and there were quite a few people there. Eric bought a bunch of meat and we headed home with the plan to make burgers. When we got home he started dinner (turkey burgers) and I answered NR emails about Coco and a prospective family (no go – cat). Dinner was ready and he put the bbq chicken into a salad and we had fries with our burgers. Dinner was good and we watched Jeopardy. We went outside and ran around with the dogs and talked to Cherry then I talked to P who was concerned she hadn’t given me a bonus last year (she had) and said she thinks she’ll start doing quarterly bonuses which would be awesome since technically I don’t think I’m supposed to get them anymore. I showered, updated this in bed and went to sleep.

Wednesday 6/29, I was home a little early and was excited to go for a walk because I wanted to show Eric the house with the black chimneys, which is what I want to do now since most of the accents are black already. We leashed up all the dogs and set out talking about his classes starting and financial aid and all that. We found the house, I snapped a picture, Eric liked it and home we went. When we got home we hauled bricks from one side of the backyard to the other to do a brick inlay in the ground under the last stretch of fence. We set them up but we need more materials so we put our stuff away, I scooped poop and Eric started the grill for bbq chicken. I called Dad to get the grilling deets and talked to Mom for a long time. The grilling went ok, took a lot longer than it should have because Eric is stubborn when it comes to grilling and learning how to do it properly. I was hovering and he got upset and told me to stop micromanaging. I was frustrated because he was doing the opposite of everything Mom said which doesn’t equal success. We ate about 45 minutes after. We made up, ate dinner, watched tv and I turned in. Did stuff online until it was time for bed.

Tuesday 6/28, When I got up Eric was already up and watering the plants, clipping roses for me (pink, magenta and yellow) and had my lunch and breakfast made. Eric was hoping I’d stain the doors but instead I swept up the courtyard, trimmed the magnolia and took the tape off the front doors because Eric had stained them while I was at work. The house kind of smelled, but not too bad. For dinner I ate an apple, oatmeal and some pudding. Nutritious! Eric was home by 10 and we talked for a while before I dozed off.

Monday 6/27, Eric took the pup down to the HS but they wouldn't take her because they were full so he brought her home and gave her a bath and introduced her to the dogs. I found a listing on craigslist and she is 13 (seems more like 8) then the HS called and said this woman had contacted them too so I had Eric call her and he returned her, Madison. It was kind of muggy, off and on sunshine. At home I took the big dogs for a walk through the neighborhood then fed everyone. Called Susan and we chatted for a few minutes then outside to work in the yard with Coco by my side. I worked on the beds and cleaning up the black spot on the roses. I was out there for a while and when I got back in Brizo and whoever else had been in the garbage from the bathroom and there was shit everywhere. I was so mad. Pieces of chewed up gross everything. I cleaned that up and had to get the vacuum out to get the little pieces. Ran the laundry through again, went through the plastic bag drawer cursing Eric and eventually worked on the kitchen. I made some dinner, Eric was texting me but I kept ignoring it because I was in a bad mood. Finally wrote back and relaxed. When Eric got home I told him about my day and we took the dogs out then I got into bed. He watched tv in the den and I flipped through a mag until I was too sleepy to stay awake.

Sunday 6/26, I was up at 6:30 and tried to sleep longer but finally got up at 7:30. I had some breakfast and didn’t walk the dogs. Eric left for work and I took a shower and was getting ready and Court called. We talked for a long time and caught up so that was fun. I worked on taping the doors, getting distracted by the dogs (Clancy came and sat in my lap every time I sat on the floor to tape at low levels), putting clothes away, cleaning my bathroom, etc. I ate some lunch, played with the dogs outside and back to work. By the time Eric got home I was just finishing the doors and Eric was not happy that I wasn’t further along. I called Dad to find out how to prep the doors and we needed goof off, tack cloth and acetone. We went up to Ace, got the stuff and I was full of piss and vinegar so Eric suggested we go to the Strawberry Festival so we did and he bought me a strawberry shortcake and I felt better. The people watching was decent. We headed down to HD because we had to get the acetone then back home to get going on the doors. We were working on the doorjamb when we saw a dog run by with no collar and no person. She was panting heavily so we tried to give her some water, but no dice. We took off for the HS to see if she had a microchip but first we drove through the neighborhood asking people if they knew her but no one did. We went down, they couldn’t take her and couldn’t find a chip. They told us to bring her back the next day to admissions. We took her home, talked to Cherry, clipped her nails, fed her and gave her a few beds to choose from and she finally settled down. We watched tv and relaxed and eventually brought her into the den to spend the night in there. She seemed tired and we were glad she was resting. We all went to bed and everyone was good.

Saturday 6/25, I was up at 7 and took Sadie and Molly for a walk and by the time I got home Eric was still there so he fed them and I took Clancy and Coco on a walk next. He was gone when I got home so I fed the last two pups and got dressed. I did some things around the house and all the dogs followed me. We spent some time in the backyard and Sadie and Clancy played a bit. Eventually they came to pick the dogs up, around noon and after that I took off to run some errands. I went to the bank then to Ace to get some paint brushes and compost. Back home and called about Clancy’s microchip and did some stuff but I don’t remember the specifics. I fell asleep and Eric got home after 4 and I was still napping. I was out for a long time. Dad sent three bags for the NR fundraiser, wahoo! He went to get some stuff from HD and started working in the courtyard so I finally got up. He finished his project then we went up to Ace to get some fertilizer stakes. We went to Super Supplements so I could get some shampoo then to Office Depot but didn’t get anything. We drove through Bellevue and detoured back to Fred Meyer to grocery shop. Went home and Eric made chicken burgers for dinner and fries. We watched Cops and I read. Not much else.

Friday 6/24, I talked to Eric who picked up Sadie and Molly, the golden and Havanese, to dogsit. When I got home I was bombarded with dogs. We took it easy with the and didn’t do anything except manage dogs. Eric had gone to Home Depot and picked up some things to do projects during the day so I admired his work when I got home. I hung with our dogs in the bedroom and Eric had the other dogs in the den. I believe it was an early night.

Thursday 6/23, I took the little dogs in for their 6-month and dental before work. Big meeting at work and got off at regular time and went to pick up the dogs. The report was good and I took off with super-out-of-it pups. When I got home we took them out and Eric made dinner for everyone. I bathed Nyx because she smelled super gross. Susan called and let me know she was ready and that she’d meet me up at Crossroads. I had to check something on my computer then I took off and met her at Michael’s where she was perusing posters. We went to BB&B so I could get a shower thing. We walked around and went to HPB and I behaved myself. We walked back to the cars, talked and decided to go back to the house. She snacked on crackers and Eric made me macaroni. We watched the Wheel and Jeopardy. She headed home not long after. I think I showered and got ready for bed and probably read.

Wednesday 6/22, I think I walked the dogs and fed them when I got back. I don’t remember what else only that they couldn’t eat after 8 because they were getting their teeth cleaned the next day. Don’t remember.

Tuesday 6/21, It was beautiful – the longest day of the year. At home Eric wasn't there because he was taking TJ home so I took the dogs out and fed them. I talked to Susan who had some news about Andrew and we chatted about getting together Thursday. Eric was home shortly after and looked so tired, we sat on the bed and talked. By 6:45 I was making some ramen-ish noodles and we watched Office. Took the dogs in and out a few times to enjoy the weather. Into the bedroom and called Kass and we talked about dresses and the drama with Alishia. Cathy called, dog owner, about dog sitting and we talked for about 20 minutes about dogs and all that so we're set there. I got ready for bed and started reading. Eric came in and watched tv for a bit and we both crashed.

Monday 6/20, It turned out to be a really nice day. Eric told me TJ's owners called and wanted to know if we could watch him for the night. We drove down and picked him up and back home where Clancy was excited to meet a new dog. He settled in fine. We sat in the living room and Eric made me some dinner. We watched Jeopardy then he left for Maple Valley where he was working a night shift from 9pm to 7am. After he left I showered and climbed into bed with all the dogs around and tried to watch Tropic Thunder. The dvd wasn't working then I talked to Susan for a while and caught up. I tried calling Court too and left a message. I played on my computer and read for a little bit then lights out by 10:30 in anticipation of having dog issues throughout the night. It went fairly well except Nyx trying to sleep on my arm.

Sunday 6/19, Eric was up at like 6:30, and I got up at 8:15 and helped with the pups. Eric took off not much later for work and I got ready and went to the store for some things. Back home, ate breakfast, took care of Coco's bio and image event, sent them off, kept up with laundry, and finally into the shower where I scrubbed the hell out of it but it still looks gross. Got out, only had a few minutes before I needed to leave and out the door to the theater. I met Mom there and got popcorn. Previews were funny and the movie had some very funny parts and I loved the policeman (Bridesmaids). After the movie we said bye and I headed home where Eric was hanging out on the couch with the dogs. We talked in the bedroom for a while then we took 3/4 pups for a walk. We got ready and left for MI to go to Mud Bay where we got a lot of treats for the dogs, a new toy for Clancy, a jacket for when it gets cold and some bones for the little girls. Next over to AJ to walk an old lady's dog for her, Emma. Did that for 20 minutes then home. We fed the dogs, kept going with more laundry and Eric started dinner: stroganoff. I called Dad and Mom to wish happy father's day and happy birthday. No one had heard from Alishia and she was late to dinner, not answering her phone. We ate our dinner then found out she still wasn't answering her phone and missed dinner. Dad and Aub went to her house and her back door was open, car gone. They left and Eric and I started calling her and sending messages on fb and finally she answered the third call from Eric. She was wasted and had a million excuses. I called Dad and told him, they were calling the police when I called. Dramatic end to Mom's bday and father's day. Eric was all pumped up and feeling good that he'd done detective work. We cuddled and messed around and by 11:30 it was lights out.

Saturday 6/18, We were up by 7:30 or so, with Eric up first. When I finally got out of bed Eric was making blueberry waffles, yum! I ate mine with a ton of syrup then felt sick. He got the day off so then we were trying to decide what to do. Mom called and I talked to her and we decided to go to Mutual Materials to look at patio surfaces. We hung at home first for a little bit talking about design options. We left, found what we want (the cheapest!) and went to the new Uwagimaya. I did some shopping and picked up a few things for Eric to make a stir fry for lunch. Back home, Mom dropped us, Eric made me mozarella, basil and tomato then started on the stir fry. We sat in the living room watching tv and ate. We relaxed for the rest of the day with Eric taking a nap and watching some Rick Steves. We left the house early to go to Cost Plus to pick up some goodies for Dad then went over to Mom's by 6 for dinner. D&A were there too and we had a lot of fun conversation. Dinner was excellent and the apple cobbler for dessert was too. We stayed late talking in the family room, 10:30. Headed home, got the dogs ready for bed and all got situated in our new sleeping arrangement.

Friday 6/17, The new doors were going into the master bedroom and the guys were there by 7:15. Half day at work, went home, paid the guys, looked at the new doors and they are amazing. There is so much light in the bedroom now and they are absolutely stunning. Also, Mom got a ton of free plants from AJ because they were replacing some and just tossing them. So the front yard had a distinctly different look. The guys left and we took off back to Issaquah so we could walk Dakota (behemoth) and get my windshield ding fixed. While we waited we walked across the street to the Issaquah Visitors Center and talked with the very nice gentleman and picked up some stuff about Whidbey Island. Stopped at the watch and clock shop next and got the battery in my watch replaced then back over to get the car. We decided on XXX for lunch and went over. We stuffed ourselves but we haven't eaten there in a couple years so it's ok. We headed home and Eric started cleaning right away. I tended to the dogs, started some laundry, changed the sheets and helped him hang the rod and curtains back up. He was having some trouble but we got it. I laid down because I was sleepy but didn't actually sleep. Just hung with the dogs. It was beautiful outside and I couldn't stop staring outside. We skipped dinner because we'd eaten so much for lunch and Sam's party was that evening and I wouldn't have minded going but Eric was tired from our big day so we stayed in and took it easy. I guess that's what we always do. I think we went to bed early.

Thursday 6/16, P went to Walla Walla so I was in office by myself most of the day. At home Eric had been cleaning and him and Dad had established a solution for the power and Eric had moved almost everything out of the bedroom in preparation of the new doors going in. We did all the dogs nails, except only got 1.5 of B’s feet. I looked at acreage online and found some good ones and thought we could really make that work. I started researching housing options and found some awesome ones and am going to order a booklet. I answered some emails, took pics of Clancy and Coco to post and sent to Julee, respectively. Julee suggested the same family from when we first got her and suggests we meet up. Eric and I got into another semi-argument about house design and execution and ideas. It was resolved fine as we watched Community. Shower time where we continued to talk about what we would offer and how we would set it up. Got into bed, updated this, ready for the new doors tomorrow and a half day on P, yay!

Wednesday 6/15, When I got home Eric was over at C&M’s doing yard stuff and I took Coco and Clancy for a walk at the park. They hadn’t had a chance to interact for the last few days so I figured this would be an ok way to reintroduce. The walk went fine except that both are terrible on a leash. Coco is fine in the neighborhood but at the park she is awful, and I think having another dog there makes Clancy worse. Eric didn’t get home until after 8, I ate leftovers by 7:45 and did a little bill cleanup while watching tv. I showered and talked to Eric for a long time in bed before he went off to make dinner and I read then went to sleep.

Tuesday 6/14, I had some ideas while at work to get us moving in the right direction on this new project. On my lunch break I told Eric I had plans and he wanted to know but I wouldn’t tell him. At home I told him and instead of being pumped he got all offended and said he didn’t want my help and all this stuff. I was upset so I took off to the park with Coco, even though he insisted I stay so we could finish our conversation. I left anyway. Had a nice walk, when I got home we didn’t talk for a few hours. He brought dinner in to me in the bedroom. I went out to talk to him after I ate and we continued our conversation but I was still frustrated and did not understand at all where he was coming from. I went back in the bedroom, mulled everything over a bit then went back out to talk to him and told him I wouldn’t rely on him, I would do it all on my own, just like everything else I’ve ever done. He thought I was being snide but I wasn’t. I really can do this on my own and my intention is to go into it like I am doing it solo and that way I’m fully prepared. He was upset, not with me he insisted, and said he was going to sleep on the couch, but then I went in after an hour and told him I didn’t want him to so he said he would come into the bedroom, so that was good. I went to sleep soon after because I was exhausted.

Monday 6/13, I went home and took Clancy for a walk because he needed it and Eric stayed behind. When I got home I showered and got ready and took off to meet Kristel at Lot 30 or whatever. She was upstairs but we ended up moving downstairs so we could have a real table. There was a super annoying group of people; the girls were especially irritating, screeching while watching a hockey game. Luckily the game ended quickly. We ordered a bunch of stuff: popcorn, mac and cheese, salad, broccoli florets and the jar cake. I told her about my new ideas and she filled me in on her boy stuff. We were there until after 10 then headed home. Eric was still up when I got home, went to bed not much later.

Sunday 6/12, I got up to get gas while Eric made a quiche with zucchini, tomato and bell peppers and it was very good. He went to work and I went to see Midnight in Paris at Bella Bottega, had popcorn and loved the movie. Back at home I went out in the backyard to pull weeds and brought Coco out with me. It was a warm, sunny day and she hung out next to me while I worked in the dirt. Eric came home but was not feeling well. I told him to go in and relax but then he was back out 5 minutes later and wanted to finish the fencing. He did that then we went inside. I don’t remember what else we did because I forgot to update this day. Seems to be my track record lately. I think we reintroduced the dogs with Coco in her crate and giving everyone a lot of treats and they did ok but Brizo is still terrified of Coco and avoids her at all costs. Slow introductions. Maybe I took the dogs on a walk? Don’t remember.

Saturday 6/11, Eric and I were up early and doing yard work, and more specifically pulling weeds in the new beds and Eric was pissed because the battery on the mower was lacking and he didn’t want to weed. I told him to go inside and I’d take care of it. We got into an argument, which usually happens in the front yard so I’m sure our neighbors love that. No screaming or anything, but we’re very short with each other when it comes to yard work. As we were arguing we heard horrible screeches from inside and ran in to find Coco attacking Brizo who was pinned on the ground. Eric separated them and I took Brizo out and started inspecting her. There was blood but I didn’t know where it was coming from. She had about 5 or 6 open bite wounds on her head, her right eye had a broken blood vessel and she was limping. We cleaned her up and cleaned up Coco’s chin since she had one little nick. We were both shaken up but Eric was way worse than I was and got chocked up and kept telling Brizo he was sorry. We kept the dogs separate and I emailed the NR ladies to fill them in and get suggestions. Eric went to work and I was home on my own with all the pups. I worked on my credit card statements and sales tax exhibit for a few hours, watched Cops then Eric came home. Coco slept in the hall outside the bedroom in her crate and behind the baby gate, door open so she could still see and smell us.

Friday 6/10, When I got home Eric was ready to go, go, go. He had the upstairs all set for me to see so we climbed up the ladder and up into the attic space and navigated over to the area over the living room. I was really disappointed to discover it wasn’t as big as I thought it was going to be. I took some pictures, figured out if we were to do something what our options would be then we climbed back down. Next we went to Home Depot where we got some chicken wire but managed to get into an argument about how to put it on the back side of the fence. By the time we got home I think we were better. I think we relaxed for the rest of the evening.

Thursday 6/9, I don’t remember what we did this day. I’ve really been slacking on this lately. I know I took Nyxie and Coco for a walk at the park and everyone was fine with that. Dinner, tv, shower, bed. The usual I think.

Wednesday 6/8, I had bad dreams all night and one was that Ginger said no about the lowered adoption fee. I woke up, no email, I checked again at the post office, finally after I got into the office she had responded and said yes, enthusiastically. Yay! I texted Eric who later in the day told me he’d already bought him a new collar and made him a new name tag. It was cute. I arranged for us to meet Ginger at her restaurant at 8:30. When I got home we chatted and I answered some emails, one of which was from a woman in the NR group who offered to help us with Clancy’s adoption fee if G wouldn’t lower it. It was so sweet and unexpected, I couldn’t believe how generous an offer this woman and her husband just offered up to someone they had never even met (Genie and Dave). Eric ran to get a pizza, I hopped in the shower, ate dinner while watching Office and soon were on our way into Seattle. We got there and waited, Ginger arrived and we ended up chatting for over an hour. It was really fun and the funniest parts were when she said to get a good picture to heat up a hot dog and put it in your mouth because then the dogs will look at you and the second was about collecting dog food at the restaurant for disaster response and how people would associate it with her place. It was funny and she totally laughed about the sterotype. We finished up there and headed home and I called Lauryn when I got home since she’d been writing, calling, messaging me. We talked for a while then I got ready for bed. More looking at houses / properties and showed Eric a few places I found and he really liked one of them. Went to bed late, as I’ve been doing all week. Grandma’s birthday. She would have been 96. I still miss her and it doesn’t feel like she’s gone; feels like she’s just not here.

Tuesday 6/7, More house perusing, I’m addicted! Came home after work and Susan was there chatting with Eric. I got an email from Julee about a potential adopter for Coco or Clancy but had to put it away until later. We hung out for a little bit then went to Robinswood so I could take some pictures of the small dog corral for the annual New Rattitude reunion in August. Sent them to Janell and she loved it so that’s where it’s going to be, yay, close to us! Next we headed up to Chipotle with a stop at Petco first and I almost bought Clancy a Seahawks jersey, but trying to save money. We picked up our dinner and headed back and put on Somewhere. I really wanted to like it, but I just didn’t really. We talked through some of it to keep ourselves occupied. It was almost 9 when it was over. Susan packed up and took off but it was still light out, nice! After Susan left I made Eric read the email and he had concerns and said if he had the money he’d adopt Clancy and I told him if that was the only obstacle I’d talk to Ginger. I wrote to her and asked then waited, waited, waited. Usually she writes back right away so then I was nervous she would say no. I looked at houses online, did some real estate license research and some other stuff and finally went to bed after 11.

Monday 6/6, I was not excited to be back at work but ended up working an hour of OT. At home by 6 and Coco was a little worked up but Eric got a happy traveler in her. Mom called to tell me the doors are ready and will be delivered next week. We took it easy all night and Eric heated up some leftovers and brought them into me in the bedroom while I looked at houses and did more research online. So many things to check out – real estate license, real estate prices by area, getting a license in Bellevue for the dogs, etc. Mostly it’s fun to look at houses. I sent some to Dad and we corresponded back and forth about the properties. We watched tv and read later in the evening and I didn’t go to bed until after 11.

Sunday 6/5, I was tired and slept in until almost 9. Eric asked if I would drive him to work and then pick him up after work. We did the dogs’ nails and everyone was good except Brizo. Off we went to his work, then home where I looked online. I finally got up and did some stuff like finally cleaned the shower in my bathroom and put some dishes away in the kitchen. I did some more stuff online and Mom came over. We went to see the peony tree then she took off. I went to pick up Eric and we stopped at the bank then Walgreens for cards. We went down to Seatac and waited for Janell. Soon she emerged with Coco who was very reserved. We chatted, gave J the card, talked about the dogs and potential adopter for Sebastian and took off for home. We got Coco settled and she was pretty growly with the other dogs. Eric made a good dinner with turkey and tons of veggies, but like a ragout. We ran to the store for some things and I got some cookies. Back home I snacked and did more looking at houses online then showered and we shut the dogs in the den and had some adult time. We went to bed at almost midnight. Coco had us up several times in the night with puking once and needing water the next time. Poor thing, and I knew I’d be tired in the morning.

Saturday 6/4, I was up somewhat early and intended to take Clancy for a walk but didn’t. I ate breakfast and got ready and waited until it was time to leave. We went down to Southcenter for the adoption event and considering we were there 5 hours it went by pretty quick. We kept Clancy out of the cage for most of the event and chatted with people. It went better than the other events and found one person interested in him, but it didn’t pan out. We left at 4:30 and at home I fell asleep and was exhausted while Eric started dinner and got everything ready for S&C to come over. I found some houses and was getting more and more excited at the prospect of changing the direction of my life; our lives. S&C showed up and we chatted for a bit before heading out to the back deck for dinner. It was still super nice out and we stayed out there for a while talking after dinner. I relayed stories from Mexico and we looked at pictures inside. My chevre idea didn’t go over too well but I still think it’s good, if I could figure it out. They took off around 11 and I was tired. We crawled into bed and I showed Eric the houses I found and he liked them both but definitely liked the lesser priced one on more acreage (20) better. We watched a bit of SNL then went to sleep.

Friday 6/3, I was really glad it was Friday even though I’d only been back to work for 2 days. I was feeling a lot better and the weather was wonderful. Eric wanted to take Clancy up to Rattlesnake Ridge for a hike but I suggested a walk to Phantom Lake and the Issaquah Art Walk instead. We took off for our walk and talked about moving to Woodinville to some acreage to board dogs and have goats and chickens and ducks. We also talked about Eric’s career and school options. We’ll see, but the idea is pretty exciting. We hung out at Phantom Lake for a while talking and went back. We had a little dinner and I changed and we left for Issaquah, got gas and into town. I saw Margaret from the post office and she was laid off in October which is why I haven’t seen her forever. We walked and looked around, I saw a couple pieces I really liked by one particular artist but now I can’t remember the name. I got a cupcake and it was really good, though I’m not crazy about all the frosting they always put on, I’m more about the cake. We walked back to the car and headed home. I think we just relaxed for the rest of the night. I talked to Kass either Thursday or Friday and gave her an update on my health and heard how she was doing. Went to bed.

Thursday 6/2, Back to work. Had an ok day but was still was feeling really tired and drained. I went home and laid down for a bit and that really helped. We had leftovers for dinner and watched Office. I continued to play catch up with the Den posts, emails, gossip news and relaxing. We went to bed fairly early again.

Wednesday 6/1, I woke up early because Eric was up but drifted in and out of sleep. I finally got up at 8:30 to let the dogs out and fed them. I ate a little something but still didn’t feel good. I stayed in bed most of the day and only got up to go to the bank, store, and Super Supplements because I didn’t want to be far from the toilet. I got some salsa in hopes the acidity would kill the bacteria in my stomach. I felt better as the day went on but still not 100% and very tired. Eric came home at 4:30 and went to the store to pick up groceries and things for the week. He made dinner after we’d talked a little. Tater tot casserole which I wasn’t sure how my stomach would handle but it was fine. We both went to bed fairly early after reading for a bit.

Tuesday 5/31, Woke up at 5:30 when Aubs and Alishia were getting ready to take off and totally had the runs. Got up again when Alix was up at 7:45 and had more bathroom fun. I felt like garbage and wondered how the hell I was going to make it all day while traveling. Alix and Lesley were heading out to do some shopping and I asked her to pick up some meds. She brought back Pepto which made me feel much better but only temporarily. I went down and had breakfast by myself and had some fruit and bread. Alix came back and I helped her get down to her transport and off she went. Three sisters down, one to go. I hung out with the girls in their room since mine was now so empty. It made me feel sad as I walked from room to room. So empty. I gave Kass some of my Pepto since she was worse off than me and hadn’t really eaten in two days. Pretty soon all those girls left and it was just Meghan and me. We called Daniel up to get our bags and we went to check out. Settled the additional charges and headed out to do some shopping. We both got a couple things and I was pleased to have found a small skull for Aubrie and a cute magnet for myself from the fat lady series. We went back to the hotel to lay out a bit more before leaving and while in the office met some guys that were just checking in and we gave them some suggestions. We saw them eating while we laid out too. We had a bit of time before needing to catch our shuttle so Daniel took us over to the health club so we could shower and freshen up before our flights. We got back just in the nick of time. Our shuttle was fine, though I started feeling sick again on the ride to the airport. Meghan and I split up and I got in the long line to check in. After getting that settled I found a tucked away bathroom with no one in it and used the facilities again. Made it through security (they took my almost empty tube of toothpaste, which I got into the country but couldn’t get it back out) and tried to find Meghan but no luck. Found another bathroom, changed and poked around some shops and read my magazines. I saw Meghan just before our flights were to take off, talked for a minute then parted for the last time. I boarded my flight and it went fine except the descent made my stomach feel not so great. Made it through immigration then to the new concourse. I tried to find something to eat but mostly came up empty and settled on trail mix. I called Eric and we talked and I told him how shitty I felt. I had a lengthy layover, like a couple hours, or 3 or something. Finally boarded and the second flight seemed to take a long time. Landed late, went straight to the curb and Eric arrived shortly after. We drove home talking the whole way and I told him to step on it because I wasn’t feeling good again. Felt better at home and took it easy and went to bed.

Monday 5/30, Aubrie and I got up early and went walking down 5th Ave all the way to the end and stopped in a lot of shops looking for presents and things for ourselves. It was super hot so when we got to the end we got some water and sat in one of the cool mega stores. We found some cute skull ornaments and each bought a couple for us and the sisters. Back at El Taj we got our suits on and relaxed on the beach. Pearl got a massage from Coco and highly recommended we all do the same. I thought about it for the next day but ended up not because of unforeseen digestive issues. Carlos was paying extra special attention to us and calling all of us “mis corazon” and making all the girls swoon and cough up the tips. Earlier in the day we all had all decided on a time to be ready and go out for dinner for our last night in Playa. We went in the pool for the last time and laid out some more before going upstairs to start getting ready. I thought it was going to just be us girls but Kass invited stupid C&P again. As a group we all us girls set out to 5th Ave and did some shopping around and one of the girls didn’t want the others buying the same stuff she had. We were waiting for C to find us so we could eat and it was getting later and later and we were getting crabby. We walked down a new way and found some cute shops where I hit the motherload and got a new oven mitt (handmade with a giant ice cream cone stitched on), some art work (with a giant heart) and some other small stuff. C arrived and we started walking to find dinner and walked pretty far down before C realized we were walking the wrong way, so we went the other, then realized that was the wrong way and he was right the first time. We were all uber cranky by now. We walked forever and finally found the restaurant like 20 blocks down and they had a huge table set up for us and all I wanted to do was sit down and eat. It was maybe 10:00 by this point, two hours after we’d planned on eating. The food was very good but I wasn’t interested in hanging with C&P. C just dominated everything, sat next to Kassie, didn’t say please or thank you once and was rude to the wait staff. Why are we hanging with these guys again? Oh yes, they bought dinner for all of us. Thanks, but I’d rather have paid for my dinner and not spent it with you. Pepe was ok, stayed quiet mostly, and after Meghan said “Where are our ‘please’s and thank ‘you’s?” Pepe stepped up his game. At dinner Kass said she wasn’t going to catch an earlier shuttle to the airport with Alix and that she was on her own for getting to the airport. Geez. So then I got to deal with that. After dinner we all walked back to the hotel and went upstairs to Kass’ room and Alix brought it up again and was upset that Kassie was being a bitch about it. I was irritated because she just wanted to look cool in front of her friends and Chris or something so I took Alix and went and dealt with it. I called Eric and he was railing about Kass being a bitch but I had to go actually deal with it. We went down to the office and talked to the night guy and he called their private service but didn’t know if he’d have a response by the morning but that he’d help us get it figured out. I believe the girls went out or maybe they hung with C&P. I don’t remember. I didn’t hang out with them and probably stayed home with Aubrie and Alix because I was irritated with how the trip was ending. Aubrie and Alishia had to get up super early the next morning to catch their shuttle to the airport.

Sunday 5/29, Slept in until 10 but didn’t want to miss our breakfast so we got up and went down. We were all out of it and probably should have just kept sleeping. I think it was just me, Alix and Aubrie. Alishia was probably still sleeping since we went to bed so late. We were going to have just a relaxing day, which I was glad about. We went down to lie out and at some point Kass had made plans to meet up with Chris and Pepe and I didn’t want anything to do with either of them, but especially Pepe. Kass was upset that I didn’t want to go so I finally relented and said if just for the swimming option that I would go. They went ahead and Aubrie and I followed a while later, walking down the beach in the water toward the private beach club. Lots of weddings on the beach. Kass saw us wandering and ran down to get us. We got a bed and relaxed for a while and went in the water with Chris. He seemed nice and we talked out there, but soon he was itchy and went in. Some kind of bug, gross. Several of the girls left with Kass and Pepe so it was just me, Aubs, Lesley and Chris hanging at the bed and he started showing his true colors with ordering around the waiter and didn’t once say please or thank you, then he started name dropping how his daughter is best friends with Jay Z’s niece and all this other stuff. He doesn’t buy his wife flowers anymore “because it doesn’t get him anywhere” and doesn’t help with cooking or cleaning because they have maids for that. Charming. I was becoming less and less impressed; however, there was a group of young men at the bed next door that looked very Euro and they were definitely interested. Soon they were roughhousing and wrestling with each other, showing off perhaps? They were like 21. We all picked out which one we liked and giggled. We were done because the club was closing and headed home to start with dinner and Kass invited C&P, ugh. Alissa was crazy busy cooking and setting up. We invited Quickie but he sent some nephews or something instead and Kass told them they had to leave even though they were nicer than C&P. And cuter. Middle America cornbread boys. We waited for the guys to get there then set up the tables on the balcony and had dinner. Chris made several offensive (or un-PC) comments and Lesley and I started counting and by the end of the night I think we were up to 8. The most offensive had to do with the Jazz festival and watermelon. I cleaned up quite a bit then it was time for Kass to choose who got her which outfit and time for penis cake. The guys awkwardly watched while she tried them on and I was annoyed. It was weird. We had cake upstairs on the roof deck. Everyone went out but I stayed in for the evening, I didn’t want to go to Pink Elephant. I think Aubrie and I stayed in with Alix and hung out for the rest of the evening. Real party poopers, but it felt great to go to bed and read.

Saturday 5/28, We were up early, as always and went to get our breakfast. Back up to the room to get ready and relax until it was time to go to the monkey refuge. We were regaled with stories of Alishia’s shit show the night before. Alix, Aubrie and I went up to the roof top deck and read for a while, except Alix fell asleep. It was so nice up there with the wind blowing and the temperature just perfect, with the sound of waves and super relaxing. Ahh. We went back down to get ready to leave, the front desk called to say our ride was there and I alerted the other girls and off we went. The driver got lost on the way and it was understandable because this place was waaaayyyy off the beaten path. It was a gorgeous place with 40 acres of jungle, huge 3-story tall monkey enclosures connected by suspended tunnels and ramps. It was very impressive. There were multiple jungle houses set on the property. It was really beautiful. We talked with Heidi for a while and met the baby howler monkey who was dumped in the driveway then they gave us snacks to take in and gave us all the rules. I was seated right in the doorway for the monkeys to go in and out of where we were. Great. I was terrified of Luna because she is a brat and thinks she is entitled to everything, so we all just stayed out of her way. We were in there for quite a while, petting and interacting. Kassie fell in love with Lady and massaged and kissed her the whole time. It was really sweet and I know she felt very connected plus Lady is the alpha of the group. We wrapped it up, talked some more with them before taking off. We were all starving so when we got back they all went to get fish tacos but I wasn’t interested and stayed put and was going to order room service but since there was a wedding that evening they closed the damn kitchen at 4. It was 4:15. Terrific. I think I went down to the little corner store and got some yogurt and ice cream. I relaxed and may have taken a nap, talked to Eric, read, etc. Later in the evening the festivities began with tons of decorating, party favors, games and everyone got dressed up. We took pictures and put our suits on and went down to the pool with Kassie’s giant inflatable penis, mind you the wedding was about 30 feet from the pool. We were laughing, dancing, then Kass and Aub went up to the hot tub, where there is see through glass, and started rubbing their asses on it and doing the splits with their crotches up against it and people were coming out on their balconies to watch, the staff, the people from the wedding were pointing and laughing, it was ridiculous. Pearl recorded the whole thing. We were all laughing so hard, but I was afraid we were going to get kicked out. The bride, according to Carlos, was not amused. We stayed down there for maybe 20 minutes then back up to the rooms. The boys across the way continued to look in our direction for the rest of the evening hoping they’d catch more of the show. We all got ready, took pictures, got our games and took off. I was starving so we went to a little taco place and I got one, but it was teeny. Oh well. Kass was wearing a vibrator around her neck so whenever anyone would try and recruit us to their club she would go up to them and put the vibrator on their chest and the reactions were varied. Some were shocked and like “Whoa!” and others laughed and were, like, intrigued. It was hilarious to watch. As we left the taco place a guy wanted us to come in and said the club would buy us a bottle of champagne and would play the music we wanted; we agreed to go in. The Pink Elephant. All the girls loved it and Kass and Aub danced in a cage up on the wall, we had our own waiter and VIP table. It was fun and the cute waiter brought me virgin drinks even though I never asked for them. Roberto was his name I think. There was dancing, drinking, laughing, we had a good time. Soon some of the girls were talking to the guys seated at the next table over and it turns out it’s the club owner and friends. One thing leads to another and we’re all up in the VIP lounge which looks out over the dance floor, has it’s own bathroom, bar and stripper pole, which Alissa ended up breaking, etc. Hilarious. I was not so impressed with these guys, I could care less if they owned the place; I didn’t want to feel indebted. Pepe, the owner, wanted me to blow my penis whistle but I did not do it how he wanted and he left me alone for a while after I told him that was as much love as it was going to get. A while later he tried to kiss me and I put my hand in his face and “Eh Eh”-d him, just like I do the dogs. He didn’t come near me for the rest of the night. I was over it and ready to go but no one else except Alix was at their limit so we left. It was 3:45. I was in bed when Aub came home and we talked about an incident that had occurred that I’m not going to write about and she was mad at how she had handled it, but it wasn’t her fault and I’m not sure why everyone was so upset and concerned about me and my reaction. Whatevs. We didn’t go to sleep until almost 5. Yawn. Sun was coming up.

Friday 5/27, We had to get up early and down to breakfast before meeting our shuttle. Breakfast with Alix, Alishia and Aubrie then back up to get ready for the day. We met the transport at 9 which took us to meet up with Quickie (Cuitlahuac) at a super market and he was such a funny guy, also, awesome guide. First we went to a cenote where we all got in and swam around and stood on what used to be the ceiling of an underwater cave. We took a tour, saw fossils then headed out to go on our snorkel trip. It was awesome, but we had to wash off all the sunscreen first because of the fish and habitat. We were snorkeling where the salt and fresh water meet so it was hard to see at times because of the effect of the two mixing. Kass gave me her mask because I was having problems and it was much better. We saw the biggest file fish Quickie had ever seen and toward the end a turtle so close up I could see the detail of the markings on his face. I was so happy. Lastly a sting ray, but only one, not like Grand Cayman. Kass, Aub and me kept close the whole time. I saw the labia of one of the girls but I’m not saying who. I couldn’t stop looking at it, like a real pervert. Mostly I was just shocked I could see it so clearly. We got out and took the van to pick up food and out to the beach to board the catamaran. We took a little dingy out and the boat was f-ing huge, 82’. The largest in the Caribbean. There was a staff of five for the eight of us and some cute Aussies when we boarded who had swam out and took a break. There was music, food and all the drinks we could handle (I had a lot). We ate and soon took off and it was awesome. So beautiful. We danced, did sight seeing and had a lot of fun. We picked up the lobster guy and it was his birthday and he also had a shark, tuna and grouper. The captain was having so much fun he took us for a longer sail. We docked at 6 maybe. Disembarked and back in the van to go home. We showered and used vinegar because I was fried on my back from snorkeling. Aubs and I took off for the store with a stop at concierge for directions. I loved that guy, he was so friendly. We found the store ok, finally found vinegar, Advil and Palmer’s coco butter (not tested on animals, the only one). We headed home and doused our burns. We got dressed and headed out with Alix to find fish tacos but couldn’t find them so we went back home. Onto the computer, relaxed but started falling asleep and climbed into bed, read for a while and passed out.

Thursday 5/26, I got up at 7:45 and started the day. Aubs and I got ready and Alishia and Alix joined us for breakfast. We had a big breakfast and tons of food, all complimentary. Yogurt with various fruit and nuts, pastries, cereal, cheeses and meats, a selection of breads, fresh fruit, then there were the items on the menu. Stuffed. We went and got our suits on and laid out all day. There was a kind of cute guy who came and asked us if we wanted to go horseback riding, jet skiing, etc. No thanks. Aubrie asked if there were any animals in the water and he said “No, only on the beach. Nice to meet you” and put out his hand. It was very funny. The other girls came down and we stayed out for hours, mostly covered for me. We went in the water and in the pool multiple times to cool off. We eventually went up to get out of the sun at 4 maybe. Showered and applied tons of lotion and took ibuprofen for my burned legs. DAMN. All the other girls all went out to explore so Aubrie and I went and got magnum bars and went back to the room before relaxing more then decided to get some food. We went to Mi Madre with Alishia and Alix in tow and I had soup and enchiladas. The soup was good but the enchilada was ehh. We walked back and hung out there. I talked to Eric and he gave me permission to make out with someone but that I just couldn’t tell him. I couldn’t get on board with that, he needs to be ok with it and I have to be able to tell him about it if I want. We got ready to go out and went down to the Blue Parrot because some rep guy from the beach was there and hooked us up, but not really. We were seated by the dance floor and were ready to dance but the music sucked. Carl from TX came over and he was very cute and I would have made out with him but we were a group and not ready to dance. He tried again and left after the fire show. Alix and Alissa went home because Alissa was mad and wanted special service. I was fine. The fire show started and was really cool. After we had our picture taken a guy put it on a beer bottle which made us all laugh. We were so sweaty and danced for a while then left. Everyone was watching us and it was hilarious and guys kept asking to take pictures with us. Aubrie and me went home and got into bed and read. The other girls came back shortly after.

Wednesday 5/25, Landed in Chicago and found my next gate, charged my phone for a while (took forever to find a damn outlet in that airport) then got a donut and ordered a bagel for later. The donut was incredibly disappointing. I bought a couple mags knowing I’d be in Cancun forever by myself. At the gate I boarded and talked and texted with Eric, Aubs, etc. then sat next to nice couple who were going on vacay without their kids. She looked like Kacey (or Kaci?) from Q13. I fell asleep while we were on the ground for 20 minutes maybe. I woke up and we were delayed for lightening storms, which was fine with me because the longer we were on US soil the better, in my opinion, and just meant less time sitting in the Cancun airport. I talked with my neighbors for a while and fell asleep again. I watched Tourist when I woke up, listened to music and we talked more. We landed two hours late so now I only had to wait 3 hours. Immigration took 40 minutes and I went through with my friends then said bye and plopped down to wait and read my whole Glamour. Alix came out first then Meghan, then Alishia and Aubrie. It was good to see everyone and off we went. Got the luggage, made it through customs (no red lights!) and out to find our ride. Nice transport to the hotel with the driver laughing at the vulgar convo talking of underwear (also saw him looking at us in the rearview as we described, ha). Checked in to the hotel and it was so nice I can’t even describe. Daniel showed us everything and the rooftop decks, how to work the safes, the amenities, etc. It was so nice. I showered and we all went down to the corner store for snacks and drinks. As we left Aubrie was like “Adios muchachos!” to the guys at the store and the bottom of her bag dropped out and her beer went everywhere. We laughed so hard and it was our tagline for the rest of the trip. We hung out in the rooms until Kassie arrived with Alissa and Pearl. We ordered some guac and snacks and went to bed early after visiting. I was exhausted, it was 9:30. I woke up in the middle of the night and Aubrie was in bed with me. I had nightmares about Eric dating Chrystol’s friend who had brown hair and CK. (Who is CK? Wrote this entry right after it happened and now I have no idea who CK is.)

Tuesday 5/24, Stressful day at work but ended up being ok and I was out of there at my normal time. Eric ran C for me so I didn’t have to. I took my time packing and showered, fed the dogs and left to meet Kristel and Josh at some Mexican place at 7. I found it ok and went in. The food was excellent and our conversations were full of sex and relationships (most of it was on their end). We were out of there by 9:30, I called Meghan when I got home and discussed transportation plans and she was having Ryan take her so Eric and I didn’t need to pick her up at 4am. I called Dad right after and as we were talking my phone beeped so I asked if he would hold on, which I normally wouldn’t do, but it was almost 10 at night and it was an 800 number. I clicked over and it was an airline recording telling me my 7am flight had been cancelled due to the tornados in TX and that I wouldn’t arrive in Mexico until Thursday. Yeah, no way. They asked me if I would accept the alternate itinerary and I all but yelled, “No!” and I was transferred to a person. I talked to the rep for 30 minutes and was told I could get on a flight leaving that evening at midnight – it was 10 and Eric wasn’t home to take me to the airport. I hung up, threw everything in my bags and took off calling Eric, no answer, called Mom and rushed over to her house going 80. She was ready when I arrived and I threw my stuff in her car and we took off for the airport. I continued to call Eric over and over, called Meghan to tell her I was leaving that night, then Mom and Alishia. I finally called Chrystol and she got Eric on the phone who gave me attitude and told me to have a good trip (sarcastically), then apologized via text after we hung up. We made it to the airport, I checked in with no line at the counter and got my flights changed so I didn’t have to have two layovers via Florida, and instead routed through Chicago. I ran to security even though the guy said I was fine and don’t worry. It was 10:35. I got through security with no problem and to the gate, talked to Eric again and we made up and I felt better. I talked to Aubrie and Kassie and let them all know what was going on. I was going to be on the ground by myself the next day at the Cancun airport for like 6 hours. Suck. Got a good seat on the flight but couldn’t sleep because of a snorer, turbulence and crying babies. There was a Justin Bieber movie on and I half-watched with no sound in the middle of the flight. I slept for probably 20 minutes total.

Monday 5/23, P was gone all day and I had a good day. I didn’t want to run at home because Eric ate my lemon bar. I was pouting. I think Eric made a yummy dinner and I knocked off the attitude. Watched tv and maybe took the dogs for a walk? We watched Whale Rider because Eric had promised me a night like that, sweet. He liked it. To bed at 11.

Sunday 5/22, I was up early to get gas and went to Target and got some new stuff. Sky called and asked if I wanted to go to breakfast but I had stuff to do and Eric was working. I went home and Mom showed up and I rode along to take Dad to the airport. We dropped him off and went to Kassie’s and it looks really good then back to Mom’s for lunch. We stopped at the store and I got some yogurt. I went to the hardware store then home and sat for a few minutes then Mom left. I took Clancy and Nyx to the ranger station for a walk. I relaxed at home and Eric came home and told me C&S were coming over. Eric went and got some stuff from the store, they arrived and we had pizza. We watched tv for a little bit then walked to the master garden with all the dogs. They left shortly after and we went to bed. I was still sad about Quincy and had to refrain from writing to Rose to see how he was doing.