being sick is so boring.

So, as I sit here, sick for the third day in a row, I'm blogging again. I don't know if I'll ever blog when I'm well, but at least its entertaining for now.
Here's a problem with being sick: I had a huge list of things to to do this weekend...and how many did I check off? Zero. One of the many things I was supposed to accomplish this weekend was to find an outfit to wear on my Valentine's date. So instead of real shopping, I did some online outfit making, mostly at Anthropologie. I think this combo is my favorite. If only I were able to go drop hundreds of dollars on this next week.

Maybe this black, ruffle-hemmed jumper dressWith this ruffley, floral cardigan...very girly and Valentine's-ishAnd these 50's style, neutral pumps. And I am usually not a big into jewelry (I love the look, I just don't like wearing it) I wouldn't mind adding these earrings.

Now this little ensemble would cost about $562...yikes.

Oh well, at least I can pretend to be wearing it. And hopefully I'll find something similarly cute before next weekend rolls around.

the joys of parenthood.

I have taken care of babies for years....and Oscar is absolutely more of a challenge.

This is Oscar...

my 5 month old puggle (pug/beagle mix).

I love this dog very much, but he is a wild animal. Always jumping, always chewing, always playing with everything in my room except his toys. Potty training was honestly not as hard as I had anticipated, he got it down in less than a month and has been accident free since the end of December. But, his wild puppy ways have made puppy class at Petsmart a necessity.

I had been looking forward to puppy class for 2 weeks, and the day finally arrived. Thursday at 7:00, I drug Oscar through the store to the training ring where 6 other pups and my new favorite man in the world (trainer John) sat waiting for us. Oscar quickly became acquainted with the dog sitting next to us, a boxer named Jake. When I say "became acquainted" I mean, Oscar and Jake got into a fight so intense the instructor had to pull them apart and separate us in opposite corners of the room for safety. So obviously, we're off to a fantastic start. For the next hour, Oscar proceeds to run from one end of the circle to the other, doing flips and kicks, attacking every other dog, yipping and barking, pawing and wrestling, and just being a huge nuisance to everyone in the class. And I may have been embarassed and apologetic about this behavior, but I was ecstatic. Within the first 20 minutes Oscar was panting!! I have NEVER seen this dog be tired enough to pant. We take 2 walks daily and never walk less then 2.5 miles each time, but Oscar is just never worn out. All I could think about was how well Oscar was going to sleep that night, and with no school for me in the morning I knew we would be sleeping in. And we did..it was heavenly. I wish puppy class was every night.

Here are a few more Oscar pictures.

This was taken the day I brought Oscar home in November. He was so cuddly and sweet back then.Oscar modeling his Christmas sweater. adorable.And finally, a picture of Oscar with my sweet cousins from Montana. They loved him, but he was a little bit terrified.