I'm Engaged!!!!

Alex and I went out to breakfast on Friday morning and had some delicious omlettes :). While we were eating Alex mentioned that he thought we might go for a walk later, but it seemed too cold outside. So I kindly suggested that we could have a snowball fight instead. He wasn't too interested in a fight though. So we left the Hawks Nest and Alex asked me on the way home if I knew of any place scenic around the area that I would like to go to. I couldn't think of anything, so we kept going... and took a wrong turn on the way home and ended up going down a bunch of back roads and all around our neighborhood, and then around the block... (poor Alex was trying to figure out how to do it!) and finally we went back to Mom's house. We were talking to Mom and the kids when the phone suddenly rang. Well, it turns out that Alex's parents knew he was going to propose, so they were calling Mom to see how I like my ring. So Mom went running off to a quiet spot where she could notify them that I didn't HAVE a ring yet ;), and Alex went downstairs to the basement. I thought he must be going to check out our new TV, so I went trotting along behind, and started babbling about the marvels of our new TV to the poor guy (it really IS marvelous though... you can watch an entire movie and not have to jump up even ONCE to thump on the side of the TV!). And suddenly Alex knelt down and asked me to marry him!!! Now I have the most incredibly gorgeous diamond ring you EVER saw in your whole entire life!

The End.

Wanted... no, Required:

A dog sitter. One who will speak with the dogs every night, who will hold the phone to the dog's ear when the owner calls it. One who will allow it to sleep in bed with her. One who will take it for kayak rides every evening and respond to any midnight crisis that may occur. One who is willing to leave work early to respond to any canine emergencies. One who is dedicated to giving quality care to the Canine Americans in this nation.

Does that really sound like me? Apparently there must be something about me that gives the impression that makes people think, "Aha! Finally here is the dog sitter I have always been looking for!" I now have 3 dogsitting jobs pending. This weekend I have the privilege of watching Lawrie's dog Blaze (this also includes her cat, who's name I can't remember). And two of the nurses at the clinic have suddenly decided that I am the ideal person to watch their dogs when they go on vacation. Deb's dog is completely spoiled and yes, she really does call her dog on the phone while she is gone on vacation. And she takes him for kayak rides. And Chris says her dog will sleep with me :P. So this could be an interesting new occupation that I have acquired!

Credits:
Thanks to Ginger for being my model. She had a miserable time, but decided it was worth it when she was rewarded afterward, and is now considering modeling for a living.

Also a special thanks to Andrew for directing the photo shoot, his wonderful costume and make up, and props.

4 days left!!!

Only 4 more days till this handsome dude (the one on the right) comes back up to good ol' frozen MI for the weekend! He's my date for the church Valentine dinner!!!

A New Picture (so Anna won't kill me)

Well. Now Anna does not have to get even with me because here is a picture of me........ and I'm almost BLINKING!!!!! Actually, I look like I'm about to fall asleep :). But I'm really actually wide awake in this pic.

Only 10 days left!!!!!!

Only 2 Weeks...

Check out that tongue! And just think... it'll be back in the good ol' USA in just two more weeks.