Dog Sitting

This weekend was spent puppy sitting for Todd and Alissa's baby, Lexi. Lexi is a ten pound ball'o'fluff…so not what we’re used to! She’s a stealth like little thing. You never know where she is because she is so quiet and tiny…Tucker breathes louder than Lexi walks.

Lex was not a fan of Tucker, hey I totally know how that goes! And Tucker was super jealous of Lexi’s lapdog status and was moping around every time we held her…get used to it dog!

And in classic Tucker short-bus-behavior, we told our dog to kennel up and the closest kennel was Lexi’s, so he crawled in. Yeah, we’re mean parents…but it was hilarious.

1/2 Year in Review

Wow! Where did the first half of this year go? I suppose it’s time do a little assessment of how the 2010 resolutions are coming.

1. Start blog. Check. Actually, I started two!

2. Keep blogging. Check. I’m trying to stay on top of the blog scene. I don’t always have the most entertaining stories to report, but I try.

3. Tip more. That’s a work in progress. Again, trying to figure out the tipping on take out situation. I mean, car side to go, definitely. But when I have to walk in and my food is waiting at the bar, I don’t know.

4. Stop saying I’m tired. It worked for a while and then I fell off the bandwagon. But I’ll try harder now, no caffeine is tricky.

5. Finish the project I started over two years ago. If you didn’t know the project, that would be project baby. And with 14 weeks under my belt – I’m definitely on my way!

So that is my half year in review, I hope the rest of the year brings more miracles and much happiness!

*This is going to remain my “non-baby” blog…until well, life excitingly becomes baby. If you’d like the link to my other blog that will have all the baby details, bump photos etc. just send me a message!

This is not my first 'I love beige' post

I’m a sucker for white and tan.

Cases in point:

My house: white trim, tan walls. In basically every room in the house…and I love it.

My outfit today: white pants, tan heals. I could wear this bottom combo with probably every top in my closet.

My husband: he’s tan, I’m white. And I really like him.

So far, it’s been a winning combination that hasn’t steered me wrong.

So when we were just window shopping for new vehicles and a white Honda Pilot with tan leather interior looked my way, I guess I should’ve known that hours later it would be mine. I truly didn’t even want to buy it at first…but it just fit too well!

You're gonna be jealous!

Grinder, taco and vat of white sauce - and it's all mine!

This post really doesn’t even need words; that’s how spectacular the photo is.

I live in Fargo. Red Pepper lives in Grand Forks. You do the math.

And don’t judge me.

With Andy on another business trip (for the last time thankfully), I have no adult supervision to halt my irrational, impulsive, and magically delicious decisions.

When you want the Pepper, you want the Pepper. If you don't know the deliciousness I speak of a) you're not really living and b) we probably shouldn't be friends.

And do I have another grinder and taco waiting in the fridge for round two? Of course I do silly. Driving to Grand Forks for just one meal would be a little foolish, don't you think?!

Isn't that just typical.

Again I didn’t know I needed something until it found me!

What the latest non-necessity to find its way into my life? Just another pair of black open toed shoes to add to the collection. They look like the rest...just a little different...but isn't that the story of all shoes? And because there is absolutely no reason I need to add another pair of black shoes to the wardrobe, I decided to wait for a sale!

So proud of myself I waited and waited…and finally a shoe sale! An extra twenty bucks off must certainly prove these shoes are a necessity.

So I stand, patiently waiting for the shoe girl to get my size…slip those bad boys on…and…they’re like daggers on my feet. I’ve had my fair share of painful shoes, like I’m just going to wear you out and have a handful of cocktails so I don’t feel my feet bleeding, kind of shoes. But these shoes took the cake, sad!

I guess that’s the shoe guy in the sky saying I really didn’t need these shoes after all – or maybe a helpful life lesson to try things on before waiting a month to buy them!

Playin' hooky

I played hooky from work this afternoon and it was AMAZING!

I made the decision over lunch that the remainder of the day stuck in my office was just not going to happen. It was 80 degrees out and sunny with just a little wind. And I was feeling a little Vitamin D deficient.

I headed to Target to buy some new sunscreen. You know how every year you just bust out the same thing of sunscreen you’ve been using for, oh I don’t know, ever…and last year it was a little chunky? Well it was definitely time for new SPF this season. I also bought myself a new sundress only because I didn’t want to stop by home before I went to mom’s to tan (for those of you who don’t know, we live about 2 miles away from mom and pop and yes that’s how efficient lazy I am).

Mom’s house has two great things going for it. A fence to block any wind and no Tucker. Who wants to take an afternoon off to lay out just to have a dog breathing his dog breath all over you? Not this girl. Oh and third bonus, mom’s house has treats.

So after two hours in the sun, an apple and this delicious strawberry frozen thing, it was time to head home. Oh if every afternoon could be this wonderful!

The grass isn't greener...

I don’t think anyone ever loves their neighbors…but you miss the ones you had when worse ones move in next door.


The couple that moved out had a really annoying little dog that barked whenever Tucker was outside, but he was adorable. They didn’t know how to take care of their lawn, but they were quiet…and they recently sold their house.

The new neighbors are here…in full force. It’s a family...with 4-6 children…I can’t quite tell how many yet. And not toddlers, we've got rambunctious kids that run around yelling all the time. Oh and great, they’re the backyard fire pit kind of family, who like hang out all night, right near our bedroom window. I get it, it’s finally nice outside…but when I smell burning wood and s’mores at 2pm on Sunday afternoon and it’s like 75 and muggy out, that’s where I draw the line.

Oh and new neighbors, they have an even more annoying little dog that barks whenever ANYONE walks by…and he’s not even cute.

So, the grass isn’t always greener on the other side – and when mowed by what looked like a 10 year old - the grass doesn’t look good either.