Fun Times

Todd had a get together at his house on Friday night. It was a very mature, meeting of the minds.

MB's nerd shoes...Yes, velcro.

Jello shots, every colour of the rainbow...One of the girl's brought over 100 shots.

Fun in the kitchen...

I think this is about the time that the alcohol kicked in...

Matt ate a dog treat...MB is using a kitchen sponge to clean his mouth out! Ewww...

Jeremy kept the dog treats for himself...

The boys decided to moon Jeremy as he was coming out of the bathroom.

Todd was dancing with anybody and anything.

Needless to say it was a lot of fun, and we all had some good laughs.

Sunday Drivers

Front is ok.

The side that hit the pole...

Right bumper where she hit me...

Matt and I went shopping on Sunday. It started snowing. Virginia doesn't see much snow.

OMG a snowflake, call the Army!

So we were on our way home on Hwy 66, and a lady lost control of her car. She spun around, and smashed into the right side of my truck. The impact pushed the truck to the side of the highway, and the left side hit a pole. Our joy ride ended in a ditch.

She had some damage to her car too. A Trooper came, and filled out a report. After all was said and done, the lady was charged with failure to maintain control of her vehicle. She was liable for the whole thing.

Thankfully we all walked away in one piece.

I went to the doctor today. He said I have trauma to my lower left side of my back. He gave me a prescription for pain killers which also acts as a sleep aid. I need those 'cos I haven't been sleeping. I have to go to see him again next week.

I'm more traumatized by the whole thing than anything. I keep thinking about what I could've done but there was really no way around it. Everything is getting taken care of by her insurance but I still feel like crap.

I have a rental now, and they are taking my car away to be fixed. Who knows how long that will take. I'm also meeting with someone from Nationwide Insurance regarding the Injury Claim.

That's pretty much the extent of what's been going on.

To make matters worse, Marc's truck was broken into last night! There wasn't much to steal. They got away with some sentimental stuff, and they even stole his shovel. Wow, I hope they're enjoying that shovel. Maybe they will shovel our driveway. Oh wait no. I hope that they don't. They might slip and fall, and smash into my rental.

I miss Montreal.

One more funny one...

I couldn't help but put this one up. Matt sent it to me this morning. Look at his face! LOL
Where is his hand?!? I don't remember that!

The Four Agreements

I've just finished reading this book. In a nutshell, it is a book about human potential.

There are four topics that are touched upon in this book, that are meant to show you how to happily live your life, and to challenge your current beliefs.

• Be Impeccable with your word. Words are like seeds, and our brains are the fertile ground. He discusses how we must avoid negative thoughts (especially towards ourselves!), as well as the negativity of others.
• Don't take anything personally. If someone says something negative toward you, or about you, you musn't take it personally. It's really about them. The same goes for compliments too! Since we have to change our beliefs about ourselves, that means no negative thoughts, so then we already know that we're wonderful! That one would be tough, since I'm a sucker for a compliment!
• Do not make assumptions. We make assumptions about people, and situations in many cases. We often misunderstand, take it personally, in turn creating conflict. Speak clearly and express what you truly want from others. This is a common problem in marriage! People get involved relationships, and forget/avoid to talk about what they really want!
• Always do your best. There will always be days when you are not at the top of your game. Nevertheless, you must always do your best according to the circumstances. This will eliminate many negative feelings, such as regret. You must do your best to follow all four of these agreements, to have the best life possible!

This book made some good points regarding abuse, the way we beat ourselves up (we are the hardest judges on oursleves!) and allow others to do the same. He also brought up the fact that we probably would never let someone abuse us, more than we abuse ourselves.

I think this book might have been better, if he had given examples on how to retrain your thoughts. You have to undo all that you have learned, how you were raised to think, opinions etc...! One day at a time I guess... I liked this book but how hard would it be to follow those agreements? I guess I'll just have to do my best.

I didn't intend for this post to turn into a book review, and had to stop myself from going on and on! Anyway, I guess its worth reading then.

I give it 3 paws out of five.

Vegas Moment

Funny thing Vegas did today. Vegas is slowly but surely starting to lift his leg when he pees. Well, today Vegas decided to pee on a tree. The tree was on his left, so that means that he should have lifted his left leg, right? Anyway, you can see where this is going. He lifted his right leg, and peed on the inside of his left leg.

That's my boy.

Moving Target

Back to work today. Steve, our sales guy, was away for 2 weeks with bronchitis. Now MB is sick, Marc is sick, and so is our other sales guy. So far so good for me. I'm waiting for something to kick in. Must think positive!

Wish me luck.

Sushi Time!

Sushi Is So Colourful!!!

We had a nice dinner with some people at Bamboo on Saturday night. I had Saki for the first time, it was pretty yummy. Matt had a little too much Saki, it was kind of like the Christmas party all over again. He was "That Guy" again.

Good times.

Saturday turned out to be a beautiful day. I was in a T-Shirt! I went to the Battlefield with Vegas, while Marc played paintball. We walked along the horse trail, and saw so many nice horses. Vegas just stared in awe. I spent Sunday with Matt at Tysons Corner, and helped him pack for his trip to Texas. Marc and MB played Paintball again in Maryland. He's pooped and very sore! Marc was also able to pick up Vegas' food from Oma's pride while he was there. It saved us a 4 hour trip there and back. There's a lot of variety there, tonight he had duck. They even sell ostrich! Anyway, I'm glad Marc found some food that Vegas actually enjoys, it took awhile to find something that appealed to Vegas' picky habits!

The Sweetest Dog Ever

Vegas llllloves the camera. He's a natural star. I just wish I could take better pictures.

He is a gift.

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Everyone!

This one is for you Cari! Here's what to expect next year in lovely Australia! Best Wishes to you Steve and Jessie J!

Dumb

This is Maggie. She belongs to our dumb neighbours across the street. She was howling and crying outside her door for practically the whole day. Marc finally went out and brought her inside. No one seemed to be home at their house. We called and rang their doorbell too.

She made a big poop beside our bed and numerous tinkles around the house. About an hour later, after listening to Vegas telling her whose house it was, I knocked on their door. By golly someone answered! I asked him if it was his dog. He's like, "Uh yeah it is, thanks". Then went to close the door. I was like do you know that you're dog has been barking outside all day?Apparently his wife forgot about him. Blame it on the wife.

Man Vegas is so spoiled. He doesn't even know how good he's got it. My other neighbour leaves her puppy out on its leash for hours. Then the dog gets loose and guess who hears it? Moi. I've brought her dog back twice in two weeks.

Some people are retards.

Long Weekend

We spent the afternoon at a Battlefield in Manassas. Picture a huge Angel Woods but you can't take your dog of their leash. I kept him on for the most part, didn't want to get a huge ticket.

It's a boy!

It was weird...As we were approaching a cemetery, Vegas suddenly drops to the ground and does that roll thing that he does, when he smells dead stuff. Something didn't quite make it to the grave.

Carter Cemetery. It was a big area enclosed by lots of stones. There were no grave markers just bumpy ground.

Vegas and I hiding behind enemy lines...

People are allowed to bring their Clippity Clops here...I can't wait to do it too!

They asked if they could bring their horses near Vegas so that they could get better accustomed to dogs. Vegas stared in awe, then started play jumping.