Stella - OCD?

As many of you know, I am a self diagnosed OCD'er. I can not move past picture frames (hung or displayed) crookedly, same goes for unfolded blankets, potted plants etc. The biggest obstacle for me is pillows. Something about pillows being "out of order" drives me nuts!

Ever since Stella was a tiny pup, she has navigated away from messing with the pillows on the couch as well as our bed. Last night I found her here:



Notice that not one of the pillows on our bed is out of place (well maybe the one in the back, but whatevs)! Way to go Stella - you're a mommies girl - I knew it!

We made it!

As we celebrate our first anniversary of marriage this weekend, I reflect on the past year. Not unlike anyone else, we saw a lot of ups and downs, times of uncertainty and times of celebration over the past year. We are stronger for all experiences we have had so far and are loving the path we are on. We made it!

Loving my job!

I am one of those rare people in life who has always known what they wanted to do in life - event planning - and I am still doing it and loving it! I work for an amazing company that is thriving in this downturn - which makes things super fun! They have restored my belief in the workplace, in people and that you should do what you love and love what you do - no exceptions. What a difference 6 months makes! Here is video highlight of our latest project:

What a difference 8 months makes!

Stella at 8 weeks:


Stella at 8 months:

Stella looks...

Stella has an excellent way of making me feel very guilty for leaving her in the mornings (although she does go to doggie day care on Tuesdays and Thursdays). These are the looks I get on Monday's and Wednesday's:





And on Friday's when John is home, I get it from BOTH of them:

Also, Stella graduated from advanced puppy training last night. Sadly, my SIM card in my camera broke and I lost all of the pics :(

Stella really loves her bones!

Did I mention that Stella REALLY LOVES her bones lately!?

John's new ride!

Last month, after 307,000 miles, John's tahoe was finally ready to be retired. A bitter sweet situation as you will recall from my previous post when he hit 300,000 miles.

We searched high and low, compared and test drove many different types of cars, but we settled on another Tahoe. I mean, if they last for 300,000+ miles, why not?