Expose for today.....

.....i share my bed with my dog!!!







I know, it is way gross, but honestly it was SO cute when she was a puppy....and now that she is sixty pounds and quite large, she is too spoiled to move off the bed...plus look at that FACE!!! she has the puppy dog eyes down! Are any of you other dog owners guilty of this?? Or am I the only one with such a slobbery bed companion!

Oh and just in case you were wondering how izzy feels about her first winter.....here she is devouring a snowball mid air.....apparently she approves

BORING!

Alright, i am the first to admit that my blog has hit an ALL TIME LOW!!!!! really, honestly I am blogging about shopping?? FOR THE LOVE, AM I THAT BORING?!?!?! i think i am just in a funk over here, but I got a new camera for my birthday, so maybe my blog will take a turn for the best. Until that time, I am going to add A LOT of pics (because I know that is what makes every blog reader happy) of cute puppies/kitties....because let's be honest, we all LOVE cutesie pictures.


anyway, i decided I needed to resurrect my EXPOSE FOR THE DAY column....

so here it is....

I am incredibly good at doing really stupid things...i mean REALLY stupid!!! I am surprised to this day that I am even alive at times....

case number one: while running in DC, i run into an unknown park area, run smack into a drug deal, and then hop into a strangers car who promises to take me to my hotel....HELLO?!?!?! how DUMB AM I?

case number two: while in a river running and safety course, i am riding in an inflatable kayak with another girl, i decide in the spur of the moment that I am strong enough to pull us both upstream against rapids and grab onto a rope held by a man on land. I fly out of the kayak only to have the rope wrap around my neck and strangle me under water....i am not lying...this is how dumb i really am...i seriously thought that i could pull my body, this other girls body, AND the boat against rapids? HAHAHAHHAHA

and finally case number three: while in the middle of the forest in france with climbing friends, we meet some random english guys who invite us to go "sleep in the forest" rather than in a hotel room. we decide this sounds like fun, wander into the woods with a bunch of strangers and SOMEHOW end up NOT BEING MURDERED OR ROBBED!!!!


so it is time i do a bit of evaluating....i am DUMB, it is pretty obvious when i actually had ten to fifteen of these incidents i could have written on here, and had to narrow it down to three.......here's hoping the next 26 years of my life are full of smarter decisions.

Luck be a lady....

During a second whirlwind trip to DC for a conference, I decided to do a little shopping.
Sometimes you know you are simply in the right place at the right time when you wander into one of the few United Colors of Benetton stores in the country and......everything is 50% off that day!





I usually have serious buyers remorse, but honestly man....i just can't feel guilty about that splurge.

:) aaaaah men

good bye slc.......

.....GOOD BYE MY PEANUT BUTTER HEAD!!!

Mama is heading to capitol!!

One week in the nation's capitol is sounding more and more appealing, and luckily I have a reason to go. Mike is giving a talk at the international Neuroscience conference so I though I would throw on the ole cheerleader outfit and root him on!!! hahaha, ah not really, but i certainly threatened to quite a bit. anyway, I have a free place to stay, a bunch of free museums to see, and a nice boy to see them with...hopefully izzy wont have a nervous breakdown.

HAPPY HALLOWEENY!!

Right now I wish i had a kid because we all know kids are WAY cuter in costumes than sad, slightly pudgy adults....hahaha, well i guess i am not really sad, but if i had a kid, i think i would dress the little monster as an eighties rocker like the costume below (maybe the saddest thing about this pic is it wasnt even halloween, i was just trying to relive my childhood i guess).......aaaah, the many dreams I have for my unborn children (poor little darlings! i feel bad for them already)

Running with a puppy

So my extremely rambunctious puppy has gotten me running every night just to wear her out. We are slowly building to 5-miles (read SLOWLY). Turns out though, nine month old puppies dont really want to run unless they are chasing things, eating things, trying to hop on bicycles, trying to jump on their owner, etc. etc. Fortunately I don't have to plan any sprints, izzy adds them in whenever she sees a cat/squirrel/car/person/stroller/dog/leaves blowing in the wind/anything moving. Hey at least I am running(and a lot faster with a dog dragging me)!