Hello!

(I was going to post pics, but blogger is forever lame. I guess somethings never change. So, don't feel obligated to read this long, pictureless post.)

Well I know I said I was taking a break from blogging, but I still can't believe it's been over two months since I've written anything. I do have a good excuse this time. On July 31st, my trusty little computer decided to die. I thought it was the hard drive, so when I could afford it (about a month later) I shipped it out to California for my dad to take a look at. The hope was that he could recover my pictures from my hard drive, install a new one, and send it back to me.

He got my computer, got my pictures off no problem, then ran the computer for more than 2 minutes. It died. It wasn't the hard drive. It was just the computer, refusing to live. So sad. So, being the awesome dad that my father is, he bought Jake and I a new (to us) computer as an early birthday present! I got it just four days ago and I am in love, now that my fingers are used to the smaller keyboard.

It's such a blessing having my father get us a new one. There was no way we could afford a new computer anytime soon, so this was so exciting for us. Thank you Papa!!

Last weekend Jake and I went up north to visit his sister for the day. Knowing we'd be gone the majority of the day, we asked if we could bring Fala. She was very welcome. As soon as we step in and get settled, my sister-in-law announces that they have fleas!............

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Two days later my poor doggy is itching up a storm. It's my fault. I'm so stupid. I refused to believe she had any fleas because I didn't see them. It was late enough in the year that I didn't give her her flea meds this month because of the colder weather. I thought she was just itchy from dry skin. I kept looking on her belly but saw no signs of bites. Jake looked yesterday. I don't know if I'm just really unobservant, or if I had other things in mind when I was looking for the bites, but my poor Fala is covered in little red bites. All along her belly, up to the base of her tail, it's just heartbreaking. She can't stop scratching. Even our landlords who live on the level below us hear her scratching! So today, I finally got off my lazy, bad-dog-mom butt and washed the girl. What a relief to see dead fleas in the tub after we were done!

Enter Belle. Belle has just started itching, but neither Jake nor I have seen fleas. But we've learned our lesson (we = me). I quickly asked some friends this morning for flea shampoo, and tricked my innocent kitty into following me in to the kitchen. Now, she was harassing Fala the whole time Fala was getting a bath. Belle was rubbing up against the tub, darting in and out of the bathroom, just showing Fala that SHE was a free kitten. So Belle did kinda deserve it....

She's gotten a lot bigger/stronger/meaner since her last bath.

I survived with just three gashes on my arm, surprisingly. Once I got her wet, she lost all will to fight. It was just sticking her in the sink and getting the sprayer near her that was hard. But she got a flea bath and it will hopefully help her too.

The rest of the day I will vacuum everything, from the carpet to the couches to the bed. I will wash all clothes Jake and I have worn in the last week and a half, and I will wash all blankets. I don't know what else to do to properly kill the little blood suckers, but I'm pretty sure we caught them before they got too out of hand. Hopefully, this little fiasco will be good enough to rid us completely. My poor, itchy animals. It's really rather heartbreaking!

Correction

So I was re-reading my last post today and came across an error. I know, I apparently don't proof read before I publish it. Anyway! Jake and I are NOT going to Florida for my brothers wedding, we are going to California! And we leave tomorrow!

As always, I am anxious. I don't like planes. How did I survive a 9 month long-distance relationship where I flew once a month? Great question! But I'm sure I'll survive this weekend. And then my whole family will be married off and I won't have to deal with this anxiety again anytime soon! Thankfully, also, I know the Lord is in control and He will take care of me. AAAND I was able to secure seats for both Jake and I and we will get to snuggle next to each other the whole way to CA. :) Hahaha. My poor husband.

I'm so excited to see Camry tomorrow though, and to see my whole family. It's going to be so much fun! Of course, the week we leave is the first week of the perfect (albeit freaking hot) summer weather here! Oh well, how bad can California be??

Nothing to blog about

I know my blog is super lame. I know it, because I don't write it. But let's face it. There is not much to write about these days. I have no puppy in training, no babies of my own, no photography challenges and no artsy fartsy things I want to do. I'm a little housewife, loving the warmer weather Maine is giving me, while my hubs is off to work four days a week, thirteen hours a day. Such.long.days. But that's not where this post was going!

This post was going here: For now, I won't blog. I really have no reason to. I don't think I'll be getting rid of my blog, so this is really more of an I'm-admitting-it-to-the-blogging-world-so-I-don't-feel-guilty type thing. Hmm.. feels pretty good!

I guess now it's time to pry myself off the couch (three new library books and I'm supposed to be productive??) and go on my run. Yes, ladies and gents, my running is still going strong. Ish. If you can call what I do actually a run. It's moving faster than walking, so it's gotta count.

Oh and here's some happy news. Jake and I are going to Florida for my brothers wedding in three short weeks. I am thrilled, once I can get over the idea of being on a plane. AAAAND I get to see Camry and I may get to kidnap her for one and a half days of yellow-lab bliss. :)

Back!

Jake and I got back from vacation on Friday. It was sooooo nice. Warm and sunny basically the entire time we were there. Jake and I got scorched and we are still peeling, but all our Mainer friends still say we look way more tan and that they are jealous. :) Worth the pain! Maybe...

Of course, right before I left I had one of those moments of "I should bring my camera charger.... naahh... It won't die." And it died on the first day. So I have zero pictures of our trip which is heartbreaking. But I think most of my readers are friends of mine on facebook, which have pictures from my sister on them!

One of our funnest moments was renting a jet ski for Jake's birthday! It was SO MUCH FUN. If we hadn't been sharing one jet ski with Ali and Shane we could have easily spent all four hours out on the bay. But regardless we loved the time we had on it and my poor little feet have never been so burnt! Haha.

As for running...? *sigh*. We ran like good people the second day on vacation, but then we were dragged down by all the heat and humidity in Florida. HA! No running for us. As Jake and I get back into our routine here we WILL get back in to running. Of course, the week we come back is the week or two of steady rain. Grumble. But we have been walking Fala every night after Jake's work and hopefully that will soon morph back into running. I shouldn't say hopefully; I should just say that WILL morph back in to running. Positivity people!

Going strong!

Jake and I survived our first weekend of running! We've only been running every other day, giving our bodies a chance to recover. So it just happened that our weekend run landed on Easter Sunday. We were planning on going up to Machias to visit Jake's sister and bro-in-law for church and lunch, so we got up early. EARLY. 6am. And we ran! We ran the whole thing too! We were so proud of ourselves. :)

I really hope we can continue this on our vacation. I think we can. We are both really excited about this!

Me? Run?

Jake and I have been married for just over a year now. Throughout the course of our, albeit short, married life we have often talked about "getting in shape." Running, working out, and eating *gulp* healthier, are all on our list of things to do before our metabolism slows waaaay down. We're still young and at the moment that means we can stuff our faces with little to no consequences (more my husband than myself). However, we know what will happen in the next few years. All the father figures and mother figures out there say "Yep, I used to look just like you when I was your age. Then I lost my fast metabolism." .........

I hate working out. P.E in high school was pretty much the death of me every other day. I didn't like doing the sports besides soccer, and I hated Fridays cause it meant we had to run the mile. UGH. My working out consists of walking the dog on the days the weather permits it. Which, unfortunately in Maine, is not all too often.

But I think Jake and I are starting to see the bigger picture. We don't necessarily want to work out to look better, or to eat healthier to be thinner, we just want to take care of our bodies. We want to get into the good habit before things go downhill, so that it won't be such a climb to get back on top. Also, if I ever get pregnant, I REALLY want to have a good workout regime by that point so that I am still motivated to work out while pregnant, and especially after.

So, this week, Jake and I ran. I almost vomited, but run I did. Two whole blocks. Amazingly enough, we ran the next day too! And today I'm feeling a strong desire to get out there and run again. Well, I should clarify that runs actually means jog. I jog. I run at the very end, use my last spurt of energy. But I mostly jog. Slowly. But hey, it's better than walking right?

So maybe I will be able to keep this blog as an accountability blog of sorts. Of course, we're about to be tested big time by going on vacation next week for 2 1/2 glorious weeks. But it's in Florida. We'll wake up early, try to avoid the heat and humidity (who am I kidding?), and jog.

This was all mostly Jake's idea. I am so anti-work out that we had to compromise. If we go on runs, we eat at the dinner table instead of the TV six nights a week. We also turn the tv on later on the weekends to ensure more quality time spent doing quality things.

I really do hope this lasts a long time and becomes a habit. We will see!

FAIL

Well I'm a blogging failure. I have absolutely no excuse, except for writers block. What did I tell you? No excuses. Life hasn't even been busy, just the same ol' same ol'.

Fala and I celebrated our 9th anniversary yesterday which was a lot of fun. I can't believe I've had her that long! I never thought she'd be the dog I'd have forever and ever when I first started raising her, and even though I'm not entirely sure she is my "heart" dog, I love her so very, very much and would be devastated without her. She still drives me crazy just about every day, but that's what makes her her! In two weeks we leave to go on vacation to Florida to visit my sister and brother-in-law, and their two dogs. Fala will love re-uniting with Layla, the young and exuberant St. Bernard, and will I'm sure really enjoy meeting Bella, the adorable yellow lab.

Today is also Camry's 4th birthday. I can't believe it! To me she is still such a little puppy. She has about 2-3 more years left as a breeder and maybe then she gets to come back. Time will tell!