Friday 1/31, Kass and I played a joke on Eric about her wanting the troll back for the Superbowl and he totally bought it. She was sending me her text correspondence with him and I was dying. I had my PT after work and it went well. I was really punchy when I got home and was giving Eric a hard time and really laughing it up at his expense. He was a good sport. I think he made me a chili mexican thing that was a little spicy. I ended up going to bed by 8:30. I was exhausted.

Thursday 1/30, Eric worked late so I was on my own with the pups for the evening. I put on Drive and worked on my taxes. Eric came home and I got ready for bed not much later.

Wednesday 1/29, More dog stuff while I was at work and trying to get everything figured out and scheduled with Ruby. When I got home I got the guest room put back together and got some stuff cleaned out of the closet and ready for goodwill. We got the second bedroom cleaned up a little and made up the bed. I found a bunch of pillows I need to buy covers for. Eric and I went up to Michael’s so I could return a frame. We went to the French Bakery afterward and I got a blueberry turnover. We went home and I did my exercises and played with Ruby. I showered then got into bed to take care of my farm for the rest of the night. Went to bed by 11.

Tuesday 1/28, I had to leave early to go to my annual and was home right around 5:00. Eric already had dinner ready and it was the veggie lasagna! Yum. We took Clancy and Nyx for a walk and I put Ruby in the sling and she came along for the ride as well. When we got home Eric dished up my dinner and it was good. I showed Eric how to use the foam roller and he loved it. I did some more laundry and showered. I got into bed and then Eric and I had a “disagreement” about the second bedroom and I was thoroughly irritated and not even going to engage. He got over it quickly but I was so over it. He fell asleep and I went to bed a little while later.

Monday 1/27, I stayed late at work since my physical therapy appointment was an hour later than usual. It went well but everyone was really tired so I got the easy treatment. Sucia was supposed to have her surgery, but didn’t because she requires a more complex surgery so now we have to figure all that out. Great. Ruby needs surgery for sure too, though I needed more information. When I got home Eric had made bruschetta and a salad for me and also some pasta that was delicious. I did some farming and a couple rounds of laundry and put stuff away. Showered and into bed.

Sunday 1/26, I had intentions of getting up early, but ended up getting up at 9:00 instead. We got the new Virgin Suicides and Drive prints up, then got the new rug down in the bedroom. I started a ton of laundry, all the sheets and comforters from the master and guest bedroom. We were supposed to redo Eric’s bedroom, but didn’t. I got dressed and Eric made me lunch. I talked to Mom for a few minutes then took off for the auction at PacGal. I was only interested in one painting, but when I got there I didn’t like it as much in person. I gave myself a very low limit and it went for more than that, but I wasn’t disappointed. I went and cruised through the booths and saw some furniture I liked, but not enough to buy anything. I left by 2:00, I think, and headed home. I continued with the laundry then went in the bedroom and watched Big Fish and worked on my tax preparation. I tried to take a little nap after it was over but was thwarted. I got up and shuffled the laundry and did some of my exercises. Eric made me some bruschetta and I refrained from eating it all. Mary picked up Pop and that went fine. We took off for the store to pick up stuff for the week. When we got home I had some baguette with butter and an apple. I checked in on my farm and Susan joined to play as well. I showered then into bed.

Saturday 1/25, Eric worked early, I spent the morning cleaning and organizing Ember’s stuff. The whole crew came to pick up Ember and it was a little chaotic but it went well. I went to Susan’s til 3:30 to help her move into her new place. It’s super nice and so sunny. I’m jealous. At home I laid down and napped. Eric made dinner reservations at the new Tutta Bella. We got a caprese and shared a pizza. It was all very good. We walked to Sports Authority for tennis balls (to make a PT peanut) then hit Bartell for athletic tape on the way home. Eric taped up the tennis balls for my neck exercises. I got into bed and watched 48 Hours and farmed. I couldn’t stay up for SNL.

Friday 1/24, I had my PT appointment after work but I wasn’t sure it was still going to happen since there was a power outage in Issaquah. I also had a massage later that night and I know they were affected as well. When I got to PT the power was back on so no worries there. Austen worked on my pec minor a lot to try and figure out why I get the pulling / strain in my arm when I’m on my stomach. She worked on it for a while then I flipped over and no pain. It was so great. The rest of the appointment went well and I was out of there right at 6:00. At home Eric whipped up some dinner for me and I took Nyx and Ember for a walk around the block. Pop was over for the weekend so we were up another dog. What did that put us up to? Seven? When I got home Eric brought me my dinner then I showered and got ready for my massage. I took off and got down there right on time. I told Corey what I’d been working on in PT and told him both Kass and Jen recommended some fascial work and pec minor. He got to work and it was the best massage I’ve had yet. I was so relaxed when I came out that I had to wake myself up a little in the car before heading home. I went home and was looking at some of the other therapists and I think my little Corey might be married. Or he’s got a sister or cousin working there. I was still feeling tired so I pretty much got into bed and was ready to call it a night.

Thursday 1/23, Susan came over after work for an episode of X-Files. It was a good one (Darkness Falls); only one more disc of season one. Eric brought out dinner just as Susan was about to leave, so we sat back down and ate and chatted. A little while later she took off and I hopped in the shower. Eric told me he has to work Saturday so I’m on my own for the Ember hand off. Arg. I climbed into bed and got some emails from Sue on the pups and that was a relief. The same surgeon doing Sucia’s surgery on Monday is going to be doing Ruby’s; insanely small world. Watched some Seinfeld in bed.

Wednesday 1/22, Eric took Ruby to the vet and we got bad news on her leg; she has a major problem with her leg, hip and the femur. It will require surgery and taking off her femoral head and cleaning out the socket. When I got home Eric filled me in and I had to write some emails about the leg to Janell, Sue and Bridget; all separately. Eric and I took Nyx, Clancy and Ember for a walk and Ember loved it. Eric is now calling her Meatloaf. The vet said she has very dense muscles. She’s a little tank. We also found out today that Ruby was hit by a car, so now Eric is calling her Speed Bump. When we got back from the walk I worked on emails while Eric made dinner and fed the dogs. I got to work on the vet invoices and reimbursements for both puppies. I had to send some additional emails as well. We talked to Chris about Ruby so we’ll see if they still want to adopt her after it’s all said and done. I showered and climbed into bed to do some research and other stuff online. Genie wrote to me about Kiki’s drop off and how she’s so sad because the people smoke and it was so much worse when they dropped her off than when they went for the home visit. I feel bad for her and Dave especially since she’s such a sweet dog and after all she’s been through. We went to bed around 10:30. Called the Brown’s Point vet office to set up a consult for Ruby and have to wait to hear back on a date.

Tuesday 1/21, Ember’s adoption was going through, but Ruby would have to wait a month to be adopted by the same family. I went back and forth between Genie and the app getting everything squared away. After work I had a PT appointment then had to rush to my appointment with Sean. I hadn’t had a haircut for a million years (actual time, like 10 months). We had a good time catching up and I told him about my LMP crush. He gave me a few tips on how to ask the questions I wanted answers to. I was done by 8:00 and headed home. Eric was heating up dinner for me while I got Ember’s medical information gathered for the contract, which went out shortly after. I got ready for bed and updated this as well as sent out some emails and cleaned up my inbox. Eric was watching some JD Salinger special on PBS.

Monday 1/20, I was up early so that I could pack and see Dad before he had to go to work. I packed up everything, had some breakfast and chatted with Dad before he left. We were getting ready to leave and Mom came home so I got to say goodbye to her too. Aubrie and I took off for the airport and I filled her in about my internet discovery the night before (CC) and we made jokes all the way down. She dropped me off and I had plenty of time to get to my gate. I didn’t get upgraded to first, but I was on the bulkhead so I had plenty of room. I watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. I got my bag and Eric picked me up and we went home. I was a little tired, but powered through and unpacked my bag. The tile guy came over and looked at the bathroom to give me a quote. We went to the store so that we wouldn’t have to do it later and Eric made me a salad for dinner. I got the dogs ready to go since we were doing the home visit for a family in Seattle. We took off and it went really well and we liked them. They still wanted to adopt both pups so I said I’d check and see what could be done. I talked to Janell and Genie when I got home and Janell was going to ask Jena. Genie and I chatted and she was excited at the prospect. I did the HV form and by the time that was done it was pretty much time for bed.

Sunday 1/19, I was up a little bit early because I wanted to go to Barneys and get some new jeans. I had some breakfast and Aubrie got up not much later and we hit the road. I tried on a ton of stuff, but in the end only one pair of jeans really worked and of course they were the ones not on sale. There were so many cute ones but my f-ing calves are too big so those were all out. None of the shirts were great either. I did find some cute flats on sale so I got those too. We went to the Vans outlet but it was slim pickings. We hit the mall and had a little better luck but they’re phasing out all the fun slip ons, and only have serious ones. I wanted to think about it so we headed home. We both heated up leftovers and stuffed our faces. Dad and Mom were watching the game, but Dad said he’d go with us to get the shoes if I wanted them. We went to the mall again and I got a pair of black and slate checked slip ons. Then I learned you can do custom orders online. We went home and got ready for the game and Eric was texting and excited. We had some time so Aubrie and I started What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. We turned it off when the game started. Mom made potato skins and bought a bunch of fruit. I watched until the third quarter then Court came and picked me up and we headed to some restaurant where Alishia was meeting up with her book group before seeing Wolf on Wall Street. I got a sundae (exactly what I didn’t need after not fitting into any pants) and Court got some soup. Alishia and her friends left to see the movie and we stayed and talked for a little bit and learned the Seahawks won. Thankfully. We headed back home and Court came in to visit for a little bit. We all talked and recapped the game then she took off and Aubrie and I went back upstairs to finish the movie. She liked it and we looked stuff up online about it afterward. I did some packing and got ready for bed then lights out. Then I looked something up online and made a very interesting discovery (CC). I couldn’t believe I’d been so blind all those other times and now had some very important information, though I wasn’t able to really find anything on my phone.

Saturday 1/18, We were up before 9:00 and I was really looking forward to the continental breakfast but everyone wanted to go out to breakfast. We wanted to go to the place across from Copley’s but the wait was 45 minutes, so we headed south to go to some other place called, Sunshine Café, or something which had great reviews and no wait. The food was excellent and one of the best pancakes we’ve ever had. We took some pictures then headed out. Back at the hotel we put everything in Kassie’s room and changed into our suits to lie out in the sun. It was so beautiful. None of us wanted to leave. By 12:30 we all changed back into our clothes and packed up the car. We said goodbye to our adorable little hotel and hit the road to the visitor center. We wrote down a few houses we wanted to go see and hit the road for our architectural tour. Not before a guy with a gf made googly eyes at each one of us. At least he was cute. But probably not a great bf. We saw some amazing houses and stopped at some open houses on the way and I was the closest in guessing the prices. We eventually hit the road and headed home. We all relaxed when we got there and Aubrie and I chowed down on snacks. We all got ready for dinner at Aubrie’s restaurant. We left early and had a very nice dinner and my chicken was delicious. So was the bus boy. Garret, or something. So hot. Kass was getting antsy so we packed it up and headed out and down to the airport so she could get her rental car because she was driving to LA that night. We got her all settled then headed home. We were all exhausted and pretty much got into bed. I talked to Eric for a little bit then went to sleep.

Friday 1/17, I was up before 8:00 and showered, packed, etc. We were trying to leave by 8:30 but ended up not leaving until 9:30. We went to Rite Aid before leaving so I could get contact solution and I had déjà vu at the register but Kass didn’t believe me. Aubrie did. Back at home I realized my cds and dvds weren’t in the car door where they were the night before and we thought maybe they had been knocked out in the parking lot the night before. We threw all our stuff in the car and took off for the restaurant. Luckily it’s on the way. Thankfully the case was there and I didn’t lose any of my stuff. We drove over to PS and made it there in a couple hours. We parked and found a place to eat right away and ended up at Tyler’s, which is a delicious burger place. After lunch we went to our hotel and checked in early. We were staying at the Movie Colony Hotel. It was the cutest little hotel and so charming. We all loved it. We decided to suit up and go sit by the pool. We all got some sun and took a dip in the pool and rested after our big lunch. We were out there for a few hours before going back to our rooms to change. We walked down the street to another Colony hotel, which was nicer and more lavish but had a more Moroccan feel. We sat in the bar and had fun drinks and I ordered panna cotta that was delicious. We walked back to our hotel and changed into warmer clothes then drove down to the downtown area so we could pop into shops and look around. I found a large Marilyn painting that I could have taken home, but didn’t. We walked up and down the strip and stopped in some shops and people watched. We stopped to get some booze then headed back to the hotel room. I called Eric then Liz and missed some drama down by the fire during happy hour. Mom put her hand in some guy’s face and said “Whatever. You’re rude. Whatever.” after he made several derogatory comments to Kassie. I went and hung out in Kassie and Aubs’ room after getting ready. Alishia showed up and we got her stuff into our room. We walked over to Copley’s for dinner and the food was excellent. We had a nice time and sat out on the patio under the heaters. After dinner we went back to the hotel and Mom and Dad went to bed. We got our suits on and headed down to the hot tub. We were down there for about a half hour and it was so nice. We said goodnight to the sisters and headed to our room for bed. We talked in bed for a while then fell asleep.

Thursday 1/16, We slept in until about 9:00 then got up and talked with Mom while she folded laundry. We showered and got dressed then Kass and I headed out to Old Carlsbad to go to the Daily News for breakfast. The food was good and one of the waiters was hilarious asking all the patrons where they got their sunglasses and asking other random questions about where people were from or how long they vacationed somewhere. After breakfast Kass called and found a place that had openings for us to get pedicures. Her treat. We were a couple blocks down from Spin and the place was nice. I got a regular but Kass got some fancy crazy pedi. The lady who sat down next to us wanted to tell us all about her waxing, anal bleaching and experience with stalking her LMP (he had a gf and she followed him home after he led her on). We were in hysterics and reviewed the details on our way home. Mom and Alishia were there when we got there and we decided to go to lunch in Cardiff at Ki’s. I got a pear salad and it was very good. All the food was good and I drank most of Kassie’s smoothie. We headed home because we knew Dad would be home soon and ready for dinner. The sun was still shining in the backyard so we all went and sat in the rays and gossiped. Mom had some “warning, warning”s for Alishia but she’s not concerned. I think the fact that there’s no dialog is a big problem. Oh well, not my problem. Dad came home and we sat in the living room for a little bit before taking off to go to the Wokery. Aubrie had to work so she couldn’t join us. The six of us went to dinner (Christian filling in for Aubrie) and we had a nice time. I asked Dad to tell us stories about life with Grandma Rose and he told us all kinds of wonderful stories. We had a really lovely dinner. Aubrie was home when we got there. I did my exercises in the living room while we talked. We were up for a while but didn’t go to bed too late because we were going to Palm Springs the next day.

Wednesday 1/15, I had to leave work early to go to the airport. Eric was home and ready to take me. I changed and threw a few last things in my bag then off we went. I got all checked in, through the slowest security line in the history of security lines (luckily I was over two hours early) and walked around. I called Kass and she was running late. I got a beechers’ sandwich and ate it at my gate. I talked to Aubrie and filled her in. I was looking at something on my phone then they called my name up to the desk and I got upgraded to first class and I knew I’d be sitting next to Kassie since she told me her seat number earlier that week. I boarded and when she came around the corner she was so surprised. We had a good flight and talked the whole time. Alishia picked us up and when we got to Mom and Dad’s, Christian and Pete were waiting for us. We sat in the dining room and talked and Christian opened the presents that Eric had sent with me for him. Not long after Lish and Pete took off and the rest of us went to bed.  Aubrie would be joining us the next day some time.

Tuesday 1/14, Packed and did stuff around the house to get ready to leave the next day. I had some last minute things to finish up before I left so I did that stuff, too. I called Alaska to find out about an upgrade but I was out of luck. Off to bed.

Monday 1/13, Susan came over after work and we watched the rest of the X-Files episode from the day before. We watched another one afterward then Susan went home. I talked to Genie about the interview for Ruby and Ember. We had an app that wanted both puppies but NR said no. We agreed to take both over and see which one would be a better fit. It was going to have to wait a week, though.

Sunday 1/12, We were up early and I was off to take Ember down to Kent for her spay surgery. Eric was still home when I returned and Susan came over shortly after. Eric left for work and we watched X-Files. We had to cut the episode short because I had to go pick up Ember. She was pretty out of it so I crated her and had her rest all day. I fed her every couple hours in between chores. Eventually I put her in my sling and carried her around and folded laundry. Eric came home and he was tired but I was really proud of all the stuff I got done. We hung out for the rest of the day and later that evening Roxy’s people came and picked her up. We went to bed not long after.

Saturday 1/11, We were up early and Eric had the Comcast guy coming. I went and picked up the new puppies (Ruby and Ember) down at the regular meetup spot and met Julee. Genie was there too and we chatted about the dogs, including Roxy. When I got home Eric was bathing Roxy and since the puppies stunk and were dirty they also got baths and ears / eyes done. We were both so tired but tried to get things done and ready for the Seahawks game. Eric cooked while I vacuumed and did other dog stuff. I called and made an appointment for Ember the next day for her spay. Sky and Chrystol came over and it was puppy-palooza and zombie dog. Eric made tortilla soup which was delicious. The game was good and we won so Eric was happy. It was feeling a bit late after the game so they took off not long after. We were so tired. I walked Roxy two miles hoping that she would be more tired for sleepy time. I called Roxy’s people and chatted with her for a while and she let me know the barking was not normal but gave me some tips for that night. We went to bed early and expected to be up by midnight. I woke up at 3:00 am and realized she’d not woken us up. I was so happy and she continued to sleep until about 7:00.

Friday 1/10, We were tired, but glad it was the weekend. I think Eric did some prep work for the food prep for the game. We tried to go to bed but Roxy was up practically all night barking. We got to sleep for about an hour until 1:00 am, then a couple hours from 4 until 7-ish. Yikes.

Thursday 1/9, Alix’s birthday. I don’t remember what happened this day, but I know Roxy spent a while barking in the middle of the night.

Wednesday 1/8, When I got home we went up to the GO and picked up a few things. Eric made dinner while I walked Roxy and she did great. I booked our hotel in Portland for Eric’s birthday (Heathman). I had my dinner which was a white-trash delight of chicken tenders and tater tots and it was delicious. I did my exercises then talked to Mom about going to Palm Springs next week when Kass and I go down there. She has to see if someone can cover her classes, but I’m sure we’ll get there one way or another. I showered then got into bed, wrote some emails and updated this. I had to get up early the next day so I went to bed early.

Tuesday 1/7, Eric was in a terrible mood when I got home. I tried to cheer him up by being goofy, but I wasn’t all that successful. We went to the store for a few things and when we got back he heated up some dinner for me. I ate my dinner then took off for Mom’s. My last xmas present had been delivered and it is a new rug for the entry way but it’s really light so now I’m worried about people walking on it with their dirty shoes. I really like it though. I hung out and talked with Mom and Dad for a while and headed home at 8:00. Eric was still in a bad mood so I did my exercises and showered then got into bed. I did a few things then went to sleep.

Monday 1/6, Susan showed up at the house shortly after I got home. We put on X-Files pretty quickly so we could get through two episodes. Eric went for a run and we dished up our dinner and Susan had some cake for dessert. We watched the second episode. “Lazarus” and “Young at Heart”; I think I preferred Young at Heart. She took off pretty quickly after our episode was over, but not before we talked about Neighbours and Damon and guys being into other guys. I took Roxy for a walk around the neighborhood and she did great. When I got home I did my exercises then showered and got into bed. Roxy did better with going to sleep and we brought Brizo in to sleep with us so we wouldn’t get a 5:00 am wakeup call from the den.

Sunday 1/5, I slept alright and woke up at 9:30. Jess was already awake and we talked and did stuff on our phones. I looked up stuff on Greece and we might actually do it this summer. I got dressed and Day started making breakfast. We really hogged down and stuffed ourselves. I had to be out of there by 12 so I packed up and said my goodbyes. I made good time and got everything put away and ready for Roxy to be dropped off for a week. She was a little scatterbrained and all over the place and had several accidents so I kept her in the den and kitchen. I hand washed the last of my delicate items then cleaned up dog poop in the backyard. I watched Ace Ventura and did my credit card statements and balanced my checkbook. Roxy was barking it up so I finally pulled a big crate into the living room and put her bed in it and gave her a bully stick. She finally settled down and Eric came home. I vented about Roxy and he took care of the dog stuff for the evening. I showed him the stuff about going to Greece and he thinks it’s a great idea. Eric heated up my leftovers then I had some cake. I showered, updated this, watched Friends and texted back and forth with Jess about going to Greece in June and all of that coordinating. Eric brought Roxy in for the night and I wasn’t sure how that would all pan out since she had yet to settle down and lie down since she’d arrived at 1:45. She was up and barking and scratching to get out of the crate, so we eventually put her in the bathroom with her bed and she went to sleep. It was like midnight.

Saturday 1/4, I woke up a little before 8 and got up, dressed, packed and had breakfast. I hopped in the car and let Jess know I was on my way. I went up to her Dad’s and we hung there for a few hours. We took off to head to her Mom’s house for lunch and the rest of the afternoon. We stopped at Bartell’s on the way and we got some crackers and other snacks. We got to her Mom’s and we relaxed and chatted until it was time for her to leave to run errands. Jess and I hung out and talked until we got hungry and decided to go get something to eat. We went down to Marysville to go to some Hacienda Mexican restaurant. The food was good and I only ate half so I took home the other half. We went back to her Mom’s and we watched two stand up comedy things on Netflix then Day went to bed. We went in the hot tub for a half hour or so then showered and got into bed. She wanted to watch “I Give it a Year” or something like that. I actually stayed up for the whole thing but I thought the main characters were terribly unlikable and thought they should both end up alone and not with the nice people in the movie. I turned everything off and went to sleep.

Friday 1/3, I talked to a new prospective dog sitting job and Eric met with him that afternoon. I had my PT appointment after work and that went well. I had a new girl and I liked her. I went home and I had some dinner then showered and got ready for my massage. I got there right on time and Corey came and got me. I told him I’ve had some PT sessions so he had some questions about that and we got started. We chatted intermittently throughout the massage but the funniest parts were when the oil slipped out of his hand and hit me on the arm and the second was when he was doing the neck pinching and he pinched my airway and I burst out laughing because I couldn’t breathe. He finished with neck work that was amazing even though my neck was a little sore in two places from the pinching. It was okay though. I didn’t mind one bit. Anyway, I got dressed and he was waiting outside the room, walked me out, wished me good luck with the PT and I took off for home. By the time I got home my stomach was not feeling good so I got into bed and relaxed before going to sleep.

Thursday 1/2, Susan came over after work. We chatted for a while then dished up some of the mac and cheese Eric whipped up and turned on X-Files. We got through two episodes and I had some questions after watching both. We had some cake for dessert. Susan took off after the second episode and it was raining pretty hard. Eric had made an appointment for some nasty time and we did it up. By 11 we put the dogs to bed and went to sleep.

Wednesday 1/1, I slept in and Eric got up with the dogs. I made myself get up and out of bed then went and sat in the living room and went through some magazines. I hand washed some clothes then sat down and watched Before Midnight. It was good but not as good as the first two; however, I long to go to Greece because it’s so beautiful. We went to the store so Eric could make gyros and when we got home I worked for a little over an hour. Jojo’s people picked her up after 8:00 so we were down one dog. I updated this and watched tv in bed.