Thursday, March 31, 2011

bills, bills, bills


The two most stressfull days of the month for me are the 15th and the last day of the month... PAY DAY!
I have a good job for someone my age that hasn't gone to college.  Well thats what I have been told, but I just dont make enough! or.... I spend way to much.  I havent really decided yet.  I feel like I havent bought something nice for my self in forever!  It's always my mom or boyfriend buying me nice things. I hate it! I mean I appreciate it, but I wish I could support my self.  I'm 22, I should be able to support my self.  I get paid and that same day the money is gone within a blink of an eye.  It is so stressfull wondering if your going to have enough money to get you through the week for gas and groceries. My boyfriend always tells me not to stress out because there's nothing I can do about it.  But its so hard not to!  I found a couple quotes and they helped me feel a little better.


it isn't what brand of clothes you wear,where you live,the things you own,how much money you have..its about how many people you love and love you back


money..we all love it and we all need it..but what matters the most is that you have people to love and love you..money is not whats important

Wednesday, March 30, 2011

An Amazing Weekend....

Is it to late to talk about last weekend?  I had so much fun!  My mom, Winston, and I woke up Saturday morning and went to Toledo, Washington (about 3 1/2 hours away) to visit family and stay for a night. We decided to make a surprise visit for a birthday.  We all met at a little run down bar and celebrated.  There was karaoke and a lot of people that they knew. In Washington they have these things called pull tabs.  It's there way of gambling I guess.  So a few people chipped in and bought me a bunch to play. I won 70 bucks! I gave 20 to one of the people that chipped in but I pocketed that 50! :) We had a really good time with everyone... The next day we woke up and all had a delicious breakfast and Winston got to play with the CUTEST golden retriever puppy.  We wanted to leave Toledo a little early so on the way home we could take our time and have lunch and do a little shopping.  We drive through Portland and Woodburn so there are all kinds of malls.  We went to the nordstrom rack to check out some deals and SCORED! I got 4 shirts for 45 dollars! I am never that lucky.  After we left there we had a really good lunch at this place called Stanfords.  They had happy hour on a sunday and we took advantage of that! I had an amazing bowl of pasta and my mom had quesadillas and of course a few drinks. :) She's kind of a slow driver so I said DRINK ON mom and hand over the keys! And on we went to Woodburn and looked around at the outlet mall.  My mom got a pair of versace sunglasses for 60 bucks! I decided to be nice and spend a little bit of that 50 on Thai and buy him a few shirts and socks at zumiez... Then we went to the coach store. JUST TO LOOK.... thats it!  We walk in and the person at the door hands each of us a 30% off all invetory in the store coupon.  We look around and sales are EVERYWHERE! Half of there inventory is 50% off with the additional 30% off....  you cant walk away from deals like that!  So we didnt... 3 very cute purses for about 320 bucks.  Can you say SCORE!? It was a very succesfull weekend with my mommy and so much fun!  Her and I dont get to have very much one on one mother daughter time so it meant a lot to me!

just trying to look purrdy for the camera!
 Here are some pictures....



birthday girl!




karaoke

wintsons new frien lola


Wednesday, March 23, 2011

our fire place project....




Thai bought a house in December. He wanted a project house and oooh let me tell you, he got a project house! This was the first project.  Who ever had the house before us decided to paint the brick fire place a teal green with white sponge paint.  We wanted something that looked nice but was different, so he came up with this idea! Wood paneling, painted the mantel the same as the accent wall, and tiled the rest.  It took a lot longer than he expected but I think it turned out great! Sorry about the photography skills... the lighting was horrible.

Friday, March 11, 2011

Winston....

this is a couple days after I got him....

the first night i got him... 8 weeks old

10 weeks old

during the super bowl....

10 weeks old... he just got his first hair cut!

this is today at my work...















    
This is my baby... Hes a 5 month old tea cup yorkie... he loves all people.... if he could be with me 24 7 he would...  he likes to sleep under the blankets and lay his head on my pillow with me... he loves chew toys.... when he's on a leash he thinks he's a pit bull... he likes to bite raz's ankles... he loves walks.... he likes to play tug a war with the bottom of your pants... and he HATES baths... 

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Starting a garden....

Thai bought a house a couple of months ago and we love the house... but the yard is awful!  Its not even a yard.  One side of the house is gravel and then the rest is dirt and stumps sticking out of it.  We have no grass or plants at all.  Soooo... one of our projects to make the yard a little nicer is a vegetable garden. :)  Thai is going to build raised garden beds so its harder for Winston and Raz to get into them. We're going to put stone tile around the beds and plant flowers and plants around them too.  I have never had a garden so this might be interesting....  I went online and printed a list of what I want to plant, when to plant them, and what month to plant them but any advice would help so much!

some gardens I would LOOOOVE to have....












































Tuesday, March 8, 2011

My wish for you....

Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to escape your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, and Love to complete your life. 

Monday, March 7, 2011

My Family.....

Raz and Winston... Raz is a border collie mix and is my boyfriends baby.  Winston is a tea cup yorkie and is my baby.  He goes every where with me sometimes even to work.  They are both the best puppies ever and spoiled to death.
Dakota...  my boyfriends little girl.  She is so much fun and I love her sooo much.
My gorgeous little sister Delaney... shes one of my bestfriends. welll... most of the time :)
mom and dad... Julene and Dennis.. They are VERY hard workers and spoil me rotten. I wouldn't be the person I am today if it wasn't for these two. 

The boyfriend at his finest... Thai is my best friend in the whole world and I have so much fun with him.  He is also a very hard worker.  If he's not at work then he's at home finding projects to do around the house. He really is AMAZING.

MEEEE... this pic was taken a year ago in vegas!

I have many many more family members that I care about more than anything but these guys are my EVERYTHING...

A sunday full of sunshine....

An amazing weekend.... Saturday was lazy day.  We laid around and watched movies and did nothing.  Sunday my boyfriend, his daughter, the puppies, and I loaded up in our new pretty truck and took a drive to the coast. In town it was cloudy and looked like it might rain but once we got close to Florence it was nothing but blue sky and sunshine.  It was the puppies first time in the sand and they loved it. They helped my boyfriends little girl dig a big hole in the sand, they chased the waves, and they ate lots of sand.  They had a blast.... After our little beach adventure we went and ate at a delicious little restaurant and walked around and looked at all the shops.  It was such a good day!