Smudge.

It just dawned on me that we need to put pictures up of our baby!!! Smudge is our adorable, feisty, and loving pomeranian puppy that I bought last year on December 7th. She is, by all counts, my baby, and for awhile, I called myself a single mom before Jake and I got married! She is the apple of our eye, and for now, she is satisfying our need for a baby. In fact, I think puppies are great training for babies. You love them so much, but you have to clean up their poop, and they wake you up 3 times a night with their crying.

Our little girl, although sweet, is also sometimes a holy terror, running with the end of the toilet paper all throughout the house, stealing any sock she can find, and sometimes getting that naughty look in her eyes as she does things just because she knows they make me mad. However, she is the best dog ever because she is so playful, and she would play fetch all day long if possible, she loves anything alive, kissing to death any human that will let her and playing her heart out with any other animal she meets, and the best part is when she nuzzles her little head into your neck and sleeps, just like right now how she's laying on my cold feet, warming them up.

You may think I'm one of those crazies who loves animals more than people and treats her pets like a person, which may be true, especially since I call her my baby and have like 6 outfits I dress her in, but I love my puppy so much; she makes our little family complete!

Election.

So I'm lucky because the guy I wanted to win, won. However, I think it's horrible how many people are still bad mouthing our president elect. Though he may not have been their choice, and they may not even like him, grow up, people, we are all Americans, and in that, we all share a common ground, one that should bring us together and keep us hopeful for the coming months and years. Let us not forget the mantra that lives in courtrooms all across the country, innocent until proven guilty. Give our president elect the chance to prove himself, please, before already counting the next 4 years as a bust without even having lived them yet. I think this is unconscionable and pure ignorance where it happens, and we as Americans shouldn't stand for it, no matter whom we voted for.

Foodies Wanted:

Hi, I have a question. I know there are a lot of foodies out there, so maybe you can help me. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE food, but the whole cooking and creating thing is something I'm still trying to develop. So we're having a house warming party in 3 weeks (that you're all invited too, btw), but I need some good ideas for some munchies and appetizers to make and what kind of menu would be good. Any ideas????

HaLlOwEeN!!

Here are some pictures we have from our fun Halloween last night! I was a gangsta girl (or one of my students:) and Jake was the Joker (it was so fun putting makeup on him:)!

African Baby

We thought we'd try something fun today...making a baby! (Not what you're thinking:) So we put pictures of our faces into this website program that took our features and showed us what our children would look like. The funny thing was, the boys looked hideous, and the girls looked Mexican, which is odd, seeing how we're both white. Anyhow, the option came up to make our babies appear African with our features, and it turns out that we make much better looking black babies than white babies! This is perfect for me because I've always wanted an African baby. I'll cross my fingers when the real one comes!

Baby Bell!

What do you think about my little new baby Baby Bell?
MakeMeBabies.com - What will your baby look like?

Brownie Points

Jake is fabulous and scored some major brownie points today, even though he totally didn't need any since I already think he's tops ! As I was teaching my 6th period class, a surprise entered my classroom, a beautiful sunflower bouquet, my favorite candies, and a super sweet note from my lover. Even though Jake and I love to have fun and joke around, (hence my post the other day:), he still can be the kindest, most considerate person I've ever known. My whole class "oohed" and "ahhed" as I blushed and grinned from ear to ear, and the whole time I was thinking how I'm the luckiest for having the most considerate husband in the world. He's not only my husband, he's my best friend, my boyfriend, my lover, and my soul mate. I love you forever, Jake. Thank you for knowing me and loving me better than anyone ever has. Too good to be true IS true!