Happy Birthday Bobo!
Can you believe it? Our little Bobo is a year old today (ish, he was about 10 weeks old when we got him, so we counted backwards to the day).
He was little and really sick with kennel cough the day we picked him up:
Since then, he's thrived and has even done some travelling:
Like
Logan, he's picked up
some nicknames over the past year:
- The Bobo
- Beep Beep
- The Great Googly Moogly
- Smudge (for reasons I'd prefer not sharing, and yes, it's exactly what you're thinking)
- The Silver Fox
- Senor Poopin' in the House (yes, what you're thinking here, too)
- Little Brother (in contrast to Logan, his Big Brother)
Logan has even adjusted pretty well. He won't cuddle with him, but doesn't get as offended when Bobo walks over him, either. We can't imagine our life without him, although we recall that it was really peaceful once upon a time. We admit it... we love the chaos that Bobo brings us.
Labels: bobo, the fam
Bad, Bad, Blogger
Bless me interweb, for I have sinned. It's been months since my last blog, Christmas to be specific.
The last few months have been out of control busy, even for my out of control, busy life. A rundown:
- I took the week between Christmas and New Years off to have some quality time with The Boy before the craziness geared up. That was the last time I saw any peace.
- All, I mean all of my clients decided that the first two weeks of 2008 were the best time to start approving projects. I delivered a bunch of projects, and travelled to Indianapolis for a client meeting.
- One word: thesis. Once I get this bad boy done, I'll finally be done with my masters. More importantly, I'll be able to cross one major thing off my list.
- I also have to finish up a paper for publication. So, essentially, I polish of a 40ish page paper and then immediately jump into another one to deliver by June. The upside is that I will be published in my field, which rocks.
- I'm teaching again this semester. Same as before, two sections of the same course. I've made some great enhancements to the class, which I'm really proud of. I love it, but it sure is time consuming!
- All of this work and stress has left me extremely burnt out, and with that burnout comes lack of motivation and less than ideal productivity. Something had to give, and in the short term, that has been Sasstastic.
- I've been fighting a miserable cold and lingering cough for the past month or so, a direct result of all this stress.
- This summer, I hope to have some time to dedicate to working on this site. I've disliked the new design pretty much since I launched it, so I really want to put together a much cooler site. Plus, I'll be teaching a course next semester that deals more with internet technologies, so I need to brush up on my web/Dreamweaver skills. This site is the perfect playground for that.
I'll do my best to keep up with my posting, but quite honestly, I may not see the light of day for the next couple of months. You're all invited to my graduation come May, though!Labels: biz, blogging, the boy, the fam, the girl
Merry Christmas from the Sasstastic Gang!
Labels: bobo, moose, randomness, the fam
A new place to gather
Like we didn't have enough to do this fall, we will be hosting Thanksgiving dinner at our house this year. We'll have the fam over, a total of 14 people and as many as 4 dogs... a full house to say the least. We're excited to have everyone over, but were concerned about where everyone was going to sit for dinner. We have a table that was generously given to us by The Danza's before they moved into the city, but it's not nearly big enough and also pretty wobbly with the leaves in place. What to do, what to do...
Enter our good friend Mike, who makes custom furniture and promised us a table as a wedding gift. We talked styles and he went out and got the materials for the job. The Boy and I generally let the experts drive a lot of the creative process in situations like this, because they're the experts and usually come up with way cooler ideas than we ever could. We basically showed him a picture in a magazine that we liked, told him we'd like to bring the outside in, and cut him loose.
We went to visit him and the shop this weekend to check out the process, and were amazed by what we saw... speechless, actually He went out and bought a single slab of wood, essentially a cross-section of a tree. His design was inspired by a designer named George Nakashima, who was an amazing furniture designer and a generally interesting guy. My favorite quote that I read by him:
A tree is perhaps our most intimate contact with nature. Each tree, each part of each tree, has its own particular destiny, its own special yearning to be filled.
But I digress... we saw the nearly finished tabletop, and it is badass. It'll be done for Thanksgiving (in truth, we were told to expect it "late Wednesday night"), and I can't think of a better way to break it in than having a meal with our family. Did I mention that it's about 9 feet long?
Check out the tabletop as it was on Saturday night. If you look closely, you can see Mike and even Bobo:
Thanks, Mike. You (of course)rock and we love you!!
Labels: happenings, randomness, the fam
Tagged!
Okay, Kat... you tagged me, so here goes!
1. Who eats more? The Boy
2. Who said “I love you” first? He did, although we had both been thinking it for a while.
3. Who is the morning person? The Boy. I could sleep until noon if I put my mind to it.
4. Who sings better? We're both pretty horrid.
5. Who's older? I'm two months older than him. We got married within that span of time, so our marriage license has me listed as a year older. He'll never let me live that down.
6. Who's smarter? We're both pretty damn smart, if I do say so myself.
7. Whose temper is worse? The Boy is the least patient man on earth and I'm probably a bit too passive.
8. Who does the laundry? We both do... depends on who runs out of underwear first.
9. Who does the dishes? Both of us... we try to do the one cooks, the other cleans thing, but with our schedules, sometimes one of us sometimes has to cover it all.
10. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? He does, although Logan and I hog the bed.
11. Whose feet are bigger? His are, but they are damn supple. Mine, not so much.
12. Whose hair is longer? Mine, although he's determined to have longer hair than me. Both or our hair is pretty long.
13. Who's better with the computer? Me, but he learns more stuff every day.
14. Do you have pets? We've got two dogs.
15. Who pays the bills? The Boy runs the finances and does a spectacular job of it. We do a good job keeping one another in the loop when it comes to finances.
16. Who cooks dinner? The Boy is the cook of the family, but I'm doing more and more!
17. Who drives when you are together? He does... he gets carsick riding shotgun in the MINI.
18. Who pays when you go out to dinner? Doesn't matter... the money all comes from the same place.
19. Who's the most stubborn? Hmmm... he's pretty stubborn, but so am I. But I think he's more stubborn than me... yeah, definitely him and not me.
20. Who is the first one to admit when they’re wrong? We're both surprisingly good at this.
21. Whose family do you see more? Mine... looong story.
22. Who named your pet? Logan came with me, and we both named Bobo together.
23. Who kissed who first? We kissed each other.
24. Who asked who out? Apparently he had been trying to get me to go out with him for three years, but I was oblivious. So, it was him.
25. What did you do on your first date? We walked Logan at the beach and went out for Thai. I, however, didn't realize it was a date until the next time we went out. I told you I was oblivious! Another thing that he'll never let me live down.
26. Who's more sensitive? Me... I'm a big baby.
27. Who's taller? He is.
28. Who has more friends? He's got a huge crew of friends that he's known since he was 14. It's pretty amazing, really.
29. Who has more siblings? I've got two brothers and he's got two half brothers... so I guess that makes it 2 to 1?
30. Who wears the pants in the relationship? We've each got a leg.
Okay, so I tag Krit and Christine!Labels: bobo, moose, randomness, the boy, the fam, the girl
It was bound to happen...
Bobo's obsession with everything his big brother Logan does has finally gone to a whole new level. Yes, Logan pooped on Bobo's head because he was being nosey and wandered too close to the danger zone.
Needless to say, Bobo got a good scrubbing once we got inside.Labels: bobo, moose, the fam
Call Me Professor
Well, adjunct professor...
This fall I have been awarded the position of adjunct professor in the department where I earned my undergraduate degree. I will be teaching Photoshop, Illustrator, and other graphics applications to underclassmen. It's a totally new thing for me, one I have never done before. I'm excited to embark on this new path.
In case you're wondering... no, I am not leaving my current job. The teaching gig is just a part time thing. One thing is for sure. Between The Boy and I, our jobs, the classes we take, and the classes we teach, it will be a busy, busy fall.
Some day things will slow down, right? That's the plan! All this effort is to help us accomplish our bigger picture goals for our life and family. I'm just going to do my best to enjoy the ride and try to stay sane.Labels: biz, happenings, the boy, the fam, the girl
A Dog's Life
In an effort to make Bobo be the most portable, well-socialized dog that we can, we've been bringing him out with us as much as possible. He still needs another set of shots, so he's been seeing the world from up in our arms.
Last night was no different. We took him with us to my neice's softball game. It was an unusual June night, cold and breezy. Poor Bobo was shivering, so I put him inside of my sweatshirt to stay warm. Within about 5 minutes, he fell fast asleep. Within 10 minutes, he was completely inside, snoring contentedly.
Luckily we were able to capture the moment:
Labels: bobo, randomness, the fam
Fond Memories
Yesterday marked our first wedding anniversary. June 10, 2006 was the best day of my life and one hell of a party. Boy, I love you and look forward to many more anniversaries to come!
A brief recap of the day:
Labels: happenings, marriage, the boy, the fam, the girl
Bobo
I had a few weeks' downtime between my spring semester and my summer course. The Boy finished up his semester and graduated with his Masters degree. What did we do to enjoy a short lull in our lives? Take a relaxing vacation? No. Spend a day at the spa? Not quite.
We adopted a puppy!
Meet Bobo, our (now) 12 week old pug. We've had him for about two weeks now.
We honestly tied to give him a more dignified name, but Bobo is the one that stuck.
We adopted him from a small dog rescue in upstate New York. He was rescued off the auction block at a
puppy mill auction. Had he not been rescued, he would have lived his life in a tiny cage breeding over and over again... or find himself in the window of a pet store.
But alas, he is with us. He came to us with
kennel cough, but is nearly all better now. Luckily Logan is vaccinated against the virus. Since he's been feeling better we've thought up some nicknames for him:
- Batshit crazy
- Bobolicious
- Bobofet
- Peabrain
- Psycho
The list goes on... but all in all he's the cutest, funniest looking dog I've ever seen. Logan is adjusting to his little brother better than we expected, so we're thrilled. Welcome home Bobo!
Labels: bobo, happenings, moose, the fam
Time flies when you're having fun
This past Thursday was the 11-month mark since our wedding. We're also approaching the 8-month milestone of moving into our house (it still feels new to us). The Boy and I are both in complete astonishment that time has passed so quickly.
Where did the time go, you ask? Here's a brief rundown of the the past year.
We:
- Got married.
- Backpacked around Europe for 5 weeks.
- Came back home with the idea of casually house hunting, only to make an offer on our current home within about 2 weeks of our return. We've decided that we're incapable of doing anything casually.
- Resumed grad school, me taking two classes in the fall and again in the spring, and The Boy taking his last class for his masters degree. The Boy will be starting working towards his Sixth Year Certificate this coming fall.
- The Boy working as an adjunct professor, teaching two freshman composition classes each semester.
- Juggled homework and work with packing up our house and dealing with impossible sellers who made us jump through insane hoops.
- FINALLY got all of our stuff moved into the house and put away in time to have our annual Christmas party.
- Paid off all of our credit card debt (we just made the last payment... yay!).
- Started clearing out the jungle that is our yard. This will likely take us the rest of our lives.
We hear all the time from friends that we're the busiest people they know. Now that it's all laid out like that, it's easy to see why they say it!Labels: happenings, marriage, the boy, the fam, the girl
Happy Birthday to Me!!
Yes, today is my birthday. And true to my narcissistic self, I celebrate by presenting pictures of myself as a tyke.
A few hours after I was born
The Racy Photo
With My Brothers
With my dog Benny
Ahhh... 70s Fashion (who am I kidding? I'd totally wear that jacket today!)
Another Birthday (I think maybe 6?)
Labels: the fam, the girl
A Year Ago Today
Was the one year anniversary of my engagement to The Boy. I can't believe that we've been married almost a whole year already!Labels: marriage, the boy, the fam, the girl
"Aren't I part of the family?"
Yes, you are Moosie... yes you are. Don't listen to a word your daddy says.
Labels: country living, moose, the boy, the fam
Home Sweet Home
Well, it's official... we're homeowners!!
We're finally in our new house and are slowly but surely getting things put into their place. We're so busy between this, work, and school, we're hanging by a thread. But we have the rest of our lives to settle in.
The move itself was very stressful, as they often are. We got our 26 foot U-haul truck packed up in about three hours (thanks, Vin!), and we on our way. Now, our house is on top of a hill and our driveway is pretty steep. The Boy successfully navigates the truck to our new house and we watch from our porch as he turns up the driveway. I can't even describe to you the awful scraping noise that truck made as it bottomed out on the road. The back axle isn't close to the tailgate, and the back wheels of the truck lifted off the ground. Did I mention that this truck is rear wheel drive? Yeah... Everyone up at the house was trapped since the truck was in the driveway... including 5 very bored kids. I stayed surprisingly calm, although I probably would have snapped if there weren't so many people around.
So, after many experiments and much swearing, a wrecker comes out and pulls the truck back to solid ground. I have to say that the local police department was extremely helpful. Anyways, after all of this, we call it a night and try to think of a plan B. We ended up parking the truck at the bottom of the hill and renting a van to shuttle things up and down. My brother was fantastic over the course of the two days. He coordinated the packing of the truck and also was able to get us a second van and a pickup truck, which made the going a lot quicker.
Our friends and family were fantastic through this all in general... It's times like these when you find out who truly loves you, and we're very lucky people.
All the aggrivation was worth it, though:
Labels: country living, the fam
