Wishful Wednesday - Pets

I wish my pets could talk because I have been dying to know why they act like fools when other dogs are around.

It is hard to imagine them acting anything other than sweet and cute after looking at the above picture. Any time there is another dog around, Maribel get jealous that Jax is paying attention to another dog and she jumps on him and they start fighting. I so wish they could talk so I could hear what they are thinking. It is so embarrassing to take them walking. If we run into another dog on the street they immediately start fighting. I wouldn't say it is viscous fighting though. It is a lot of growling and in each other's faces. They also play like this too but not as aggressive. I would say most people in our neighborhood are scared of our dogs and they couldn't harm a fly.

I would just love to know what they think when they are walking, playing or begging for food. They constantly crack me up. Maribel is also obsessed with Dustin. When I come home from work and try to talk to him she sits between us and growls at Dustin any time he trys to talk to me. I would definitely love to know what she is thinking. If only dogs could talk.....

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Monday

Another Monday. I don't have much for my weekend re-cap. I did not feel good all weekend. Friday night Dustin was working so I came home and relaxed after work. I was really tired and didn't feel well. I went to bed pretty early.

Saturday I went and got my hair done and then came home and took it easy. Saturday night we were supposed to go to Dustin's best friend's bachelor party but he got stuck with mandatory overtime at work so he had to miss it. I was pretty bummed for him. His best friend Matt is getting married this Saturday and he and his fiance were having their bachelor/bachelorette party this past weekend at Pete's Piano Bar. Since Dustin had to work and I didn't feel well we didn't get to go. Bummer. I did watch some of the Texas Tech game against Houston on Saturday night. It looked good at half time but when I woke up Sunday morning and saw the score I was bummed. They lost by one point.

Sunday we had a busy day. I tried to sleep in but was up by 8. I couldn't breathe because I am all stopped up. Sunday afternoon we went to a surprise party for my co-worker/friend Stephanie. Her husband turned 40 this weekend. It was fun. He is also firefighter and his cake was too cool!

After we left there we headed to celebrate my grandmother's birthday with my family. I didn't take any pictures. I felt awful and I looked awful I am sure so I wasn't in a picture taking mood. I didn't get to watch Desperate Housewives or Brothers & Sisters last night. I plan on watching them tonight.

I hope you all had a good weekend. I hope this week goes by fast.

Happy Friday!

I am so glad it is Friday! It has been a long week and I am glad it is over. The past 2 nights Dustin and I have slept with the windows open and it was fantastic! Our room was so cold and I loved it. I think even the dogs were cold because they sure were quite the cuddlers the past 2 nights. The weather is supposed to be warming up so it might be a while before we get to sleep with the windows open again.

The dogs broke their dog door again. We have an electronic dog door and the door is plastic. They bolt through it at lightening speed and they keep breaking it. We are going to have to get a new kind of door. Does anyone who has a dog door have any recommendations? I think we are going to have to get one that has the soft plastic flap (kind of like a mud flap on a truck) instead of the hard plastic. We sure do love having that dog door though and we need to get it fixed soon. It makes it so much easier when we are at work knowing they aren't stuck inside for hours not being able to go out. We are lucky and that neither one of them tear up the house.

We have another busy weekend ahead. Tomorrow we have a bachelor/bachelorette party for Dustin's friend Matt. Dustin is the best man in his wedding on October 3. Sunday we have a surprise birthday party for my co-worker / friend's husband who is turning 40. Then that evening we have another birthday celebration for my grandmother.

Nothing too exciting going on in our household. I am ready for this cooler weather to stick around permanently for a while. Have a wonderful weekend!!

Thankful

I am pretty busy at work today but I wanted to write a quick post because I had a few things on my mind. Today has not been a good day for me so far and I was crying on the way to work. I got to work and just read Kelly's blog and it really put my problem in perspective. She wrote about a family who just had a baby and while the mom was pregnant she was diagnosed with breast cancer. After she gave birth to the baby she started seizing. She was put on life support and she passed away.

I can't even imagine what her husband is going through. I have so much to be thankful for and my problem doesn't even compare. I am healthy and I have a wonderful husband and family. I also know God is watching is over me. I just pray that God will be this family as they grieve and just love on their little baby girl. They really need him right now and they could also use your prayers.

Seriously?

Who's bright idea was it to bring back 80's fashion? I don't know much about fashion but I think the fashion trends of the 80's are ones that should not be revived. They are just hideous and I don't know why anyone would want to dress like that unless maybe for a costume party.

I was watching E-News tonight and they were talking about how 80's fashion is a big hit right now. They are even making the military style jacket (minus the shoulder pads) inspired by Michael Jackson. Honestly, who would want to wear something like that? I hope I don't offend anyone who likes this new craze in fashion. It just isn't for me, but again what do I know about fashion.

Just walk through the junior department at Dillard's and it looks like 80's prom threw up in there. Yuck! I just had to rant about this. It just baffles me.

Exhausting Weekend

Whew! I had such an exhausting weekend. I am so tired today and I will be going to bed early.

Friday night we went out to eat to celebrate my sister's 21st birthday. She turned 21 yesterday. We ate Mexican food. Yum!

The birthday girl and her boyfriend Clark.

Sisters, even though we don't like it.

My sister opening presents. I am so jealous. Clark gave her tickets to the Taylor Swift concert this Friday. No fair!

Saturday was not too busy. I went to lunch with my mom, sister and Clark. Then my mom and I went shopping. Then I came home and watched the Tech vs. Texas game. I am sad to say that the Red Raiders lost but we sure played hard. I was afraid the game might be an embarrassment but Tech has a lot better of a team this year than I thought. I am excited for the rest of the season.

Sunday Dustin got home from work and we had lots to do around the house. I walked the dogs while he washed his truck. Then the dogs and I helped him wash my car.

Okay well the dogs didn't help much. All they wanted to do was drink the water out of the water hose. Then Dustin mowed the yard while I pulled weeds out of the flower beds. Needless to say it was not a very fun morning. Then we went to the grocery store and then came home to relax a little before leaving for the Cowboy game.

We really didn't tail gate before the game. We got lucky and one of the couples that we went to the game with has a family friend that lives close to the stadium. We were able to park in their driveway so we didn't have to pay to park. The stadium is as big as everyone says it is. It is huge.

Here is our group before heading over to the stadium. Dustin and I are on the far left.

Here is the gigantic stadium.

Please excuse the way I look in this picture. It was pretty hot before the sun went down.

I bet you can't guess who took this picture?

We had a good time at the game. We were among the 30,000 people who didn't have seats. We bought the party passes because honestly who can afford a regular seat? We couldn't see the field at all from where we were. We had to watch it on the big screen you see above. The field is underground. When you walk in the stadium at ground level the field is way below you. There were way too many people for me.

I did enjoy the half time show when the unveiled the ring of legends. Lots of old Cowboy players were there like Randy White, Tom Landry, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin. Like I said, I had fun but I would have been just fine staying at home and watching it on my TV. We would have saved lots of money too!

I hope you all enjoyed your weekend!

Very Exciting Weekend

So glad today is Friday! It has been raining here for a week straight. I am so ready to see the sun. It isn't supposed to rain this weekend thank goodness. I have a very exciting weekend ahead!

Tonight we are celebrating my sister's 21st birthday! She turns 21 on Sunday. We are going out to eat. I can't believe my baby sister is turning 21. Time sure does fly by.

Saturday is also a very exciting day. Texas Tech and Texas are playing Saturday night. This is a huge Big 12 rival game. I am very excited for this game. I will be cheering on the Red Raiders!!!

Sunday we are going to the Cowboy's game at the new stadium. I have never been to a Cowboy's game before and I am excited to see the new stadium. We have a pretty busy weekend ahead and I will be sure to take lots of pictures to share.

Does anyone have any exciting plans for the weekend? I hope you all enjoy your weekend!

Funny of the Day

I got this video e-mailed to me this morning and you have to watch it. I was laughing so hard that my eyes were watering. It is hilarious!



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I am very excited that Jenna Bush is going to be on the Today Show! They are broadcasting live from the Cowboy's Stadium in Arlington tomorrow!

I don't talk politics on my blog, but I have always been a fan of the Bush family and I still am. So please don't judge me. I am excited to see how her role on the show is going to play out. I watch the Today Show every morning while getting ready.

I don't know about yall but I am so glad tomorrow is Friday!!

Wishful Wednesday

I wish I could be Julia Roberts!!!

I heart Julia Roberts. She has always been my favorite actress. My favorite movie of hers is Pretty Woman with Steel Magnolias coming in as a close second. Not only do I think that she is beautiful but I love her smile. She also has a very distinctive laugh. You would know her laugh anywhere. I want her hair. I envy her hair. Basically, I'm in love with her. I just saw her latest movie Duplicity this past weekend. I liked it a lot. The ending was not what I was expecting.

If you want to play along, head over to Kelsey @ The Seattle Smith's to play along. I am a new follower of her blog. She is from Texas but now lives in Seattle. Go check out her blog!

Happy Wednesday!

200th Post

Wow! 200 posts! Technically yesterday was my 200th post but we will pretend today is. No one blogs on the weekends anyways. I am sorry to disappoint you but I still don't have anything exciting for my 200th post. I have a few ideas in mind for a giveaway but I still can't decide. I am thinking I will do a giveaway in October. That is only a few weeks away. Crazy!

It is still raining here today. I like the rain but I am ready for it to go away. One more week until all the new shows start!! So excited! Today I went to Ann Taylor Loft and got two new shirts. I love shopping and I had a coupon for $25 off....even better!

I got this shirt in green.

Can you guys believe Kanye West??? Actually I can. I CAN'T stand Kanye West. I am not big on the kind of music he sings anyways but I for sure don't like him. I have disliked him even before he pulled that stunt last night on Taylor Swift. I didn't watch the VMA's but I heard all about it this morning. Way to go Beyonce for letting Taylor have her moment. I heart Taylor Swift.

Since this post is complete randomness anyways, I have a funny story about my sweet baby girl Maribel. Whenever Dustin or I come home both she and Jax are always overly excited to see us, like any dog I'm sure. Maribel always has to have something in her mouth like one of her toys or a bone. Well today she greeted Dustin with one of my 3 Ibs hand weights in her mouth. I so wish that he could have gotten a picture. I can just picture her with that weight in her mouth trying to shake her hiney. She always dances for us too. So cute!!

Happy Monday friends!

Relaxing Weekend

As I said in my last post, we didn't have any big plans for this weekend. It poured down rain here the entire weekend. It was very relaxing and it is cool outside. I love when it rains on the weekends when you don't have anything to do.

Friday night we did absolutely nothing. We stayed home and enjoyed the storms and watched TV. Saturday we went to run a few errands. I went to Hobby Lobby and found a few decorations. Hobby Lobby is so overwhelming to me. I love the store and I get so excited when I walk in but then I quickly become frustrated. I see all this cute stuff but I have a hard time piecing it all together. I see something that I like but then I think what could I do with it or where could I put it. Does this happen to anyone else?? So frustrating. I found a few decorations for my table.

I also found this cute sign.

I know it is a little early to be decorating for fall but I don't really get into decorating for Halloween. I'm a little early with the fall decorations. I just think it is wishful thinking. You should of seen the aisles of Christmas decorations already up at Hobby Lobby. I wanted to go crazy but I resisted. I love Christmas decorations. I will be going back soon though. I did buy one fireman Christmas ornament for my tree.

Dustin refuses to go to Hobby Lobby with me but I was able to talk him into going with me this time because there was a sporting goods store right next door. After that we headed to the mall to get a birthday present for my sister. She is turning 21 next weekend. Saturday night we met Eddie, Dustin's Lieutenant at work, for dinner. His wife was out of town and he lives really close to us. He brought his 13 month old son and he is such a cutie. We had fun playing with him at dinner. Then we came home and watched college football.

Today I have done nothing but clean this dirty house. Dustin is working today. It is raining outside and all I want to do is finish watching the Cowboy game and then curl up with my book. Like I said, I love the rain.

We have a busy weekend next week so hopefully my posts will be a little more interesting. I hope you all enjoyed your weekend!

Fall Is In The Air

Today we kind of had our first bit of fall weather. A rain storm came through and cooled everything off. Now I can't wait for it to actually get cooler. It hasn't rained around here in a while either so that was nice. I even walked the dogs in the rain. I do not like the heat and I can't wait to pull out my sweaters. I also can't wait for those cold mornings which call for trip to Starbucks. Love it!

I am trying to find more fall decorations for my house. My favorite season is Christmas and I have lots of Christmas decorations but not many fall decorations. I think I am going to make a trip to Hobby Lobby this weekend. Any recommendations on where I could pick up some cute but budget friendly decorations?

Not only am I working on getting my house decorated for fall, I am trying to just get it decorated in general. If you know me, you know that I do not have one crafty bone in my body. I always see lots of cute things but have a hard time visualizing it in my house. We have lived in our house for a little over a year and there is still so much I want to do. Obviously money has a little to do with it. I can only do so much at a time. You may remember a while back that I bought new bedding for our bed?

Dustin has been threatening to put foil up in our bedroom window because he thinks it is too light in there at night. He finally threatened me enough that I am working on getting curtains for our room. So, I think I have finally found a fabric that I like and a bonus because Dustin actually likes it too! Here is the fabric I picked....

I think it goes great with the bedding.

What do you think? I am just trying to picture full panels across our window with this pattern. I think it will look okay. Hopefully. See, I was definitely not born to be a designer. For the record, I didn't even pick this fabric out. The interior designer at my dad's store did. I just hope it isn't one of the more expensive fabrics.

Next up after we finish the curtains for our bedroom is cornice boards for the living room windows. After that I want a new dining room table. It never ends.

Today is September 11. I can't believe it has been 8 years. My heart still goes out to all the victims and their families who lost their life 8 years ago today. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. We don't have any big plans for the weekend. Thank goodness. I want to curl up on the couch and watch football. Go Red Raiders and Go Cowboys!!! Cowboys have their first game this weekend against Tampa Bay. Yea!!

A Post About Nothing......

Did anyone watch Primetime "Family Secrets" last night? The first half of the show was an interview with Jon Gosselin. I haven't watched any of the Jon & Kate episodes since they announced they were getting a divorce. I am done with the show. I also don't read the tabloids but I have seen bits and pieces on the entertainment shows such as Access Hollywood. I do have to say that after seeing his interview my perception of him has changed a little. You can't believe everything you read in the tabloids and he genuinely cares for his kids. Every time they talked about his kids in the interview he would break down and cry. Also, I do believe that he was verbally abused by Kate, it was very clear by watching the show. He did say that things were much worse off camera. He also said that Kate was the one who ended the marriage and he had tried for several years to get her to go to marriage counseling but she refused. The interviewer asked him if his relationship with Kate was fixable or if she came to him wanting to work on the marriage would he? He said absolutely not, he was 100% done. That made me kind of sad.

Anyways, enough about that. I finished sTori Telling by Tori Spelling. I really liked her book. For one it gave a lot of behind the scenes stuff about 90210, my all time favorite show. It also told a lot about her relationship with her mother. It made me very sad for her. If you like Tori Spelling I recommend the book. It is an easy read and isn't very long. As soon as her Mommywood book comes out in paper back I will be reading it. For now, I bough Lipstick Jungle by Candace Bushnell. I never watched the show on NBC and the book sounds really good. Did any of you watch the show or have read the book? She also wrote Sex & The City. Hopefully it will be good.

In other news, I am almost at 200 posts. I was going to do a giveaway but I can't find anything that I want to giveaway. I am thinking I might postpone the giveaway for a little later this year. I will keep looking for something spectacular!

Sorry for lack of a better post but nothing really exciting goes on during the week. Just work work work. Happy Wednesday friends!

Labor Day Weekend

It is so nice to have a long weekend but it sure has been busy. I was planning for an uneventful weekend but it quickly turned into a busy one. Which is okay because as much as I love to relax, I also love to be doing things.

Dustin was working on Friday and I got off a little early. I did come home and relax on Friday evening. That was nice. It was just me and the dogs. Dustin got off work on Saturday morning and then immediately had to go back to work. He works for my dad part time and he had to go work with my dad on Saturday morning. He got off about noon and then we went to go get his birthday present.

His present was totally unexpected. We are so excited that it all worked out. Oh your probably wondering what it is.......

He got a 2007 Chevy Silvarado. It is so nice. We were only going to look and ended up driving this off the lot. His other truck was a small truck and it had 100k miles and the cd player didn't work. It wasn't paid off and I told him we should just go look and see if we could find something with a lot lower miles for around the same payment. It all worked out and they gave him a good deal for his trade in and we ended up getting a little bit lower payment. Since it is almost his birthday I keep teasing him and telling him it is his birthday present.

The dogs were totally excited too. They had to check the new truck out.

I forgot how much I hate buying a new car. We spent all afternoon at the dealership and didn't leave until 5:45. It took forever and I was so glad to be leaving. Then we headed to straight to meet my family to eat for Dustin's birthday. We went to Babe's which is a all you can eat type restaurant. They only serve: chicken fried steak, fried chicken, chicken tenders or catfish. You choose your meat and then it comes with mashed potatoes, corn and green beans. It is all you can eat. It seriously is so good.

Nadalee and Clark being silly.

Dustin being silly. He stuck the chicken right in my face as my sister snapped the picture. Thanks Dustin. Ha!

Mom & Dad. I never could get a good picture of them looking at the camera.

After dinner we went back to my parent's house to have cake. I got 2 small cakes, one German chocolate (Dustin's favorite) and one white chocolate (since most of my family doesn't like German chocolate).

I think I have told you before that Dustin is not big on celebrating birthdays but in my family we are. So he did not like it when we all stood around and sang Happy Birthday and made him blow out the candles. Oh well, he got over it quickly.

Sunday we went to see our niece Cassandra and Dustin's family. We hung out with them for the afternoon and then headed back home. They live about an hour from us. The dogs had a great time visiting. They were so tuckered out.

Sunday night we went to have dinner at The Kerestine's. We had burgers, baked beans, creamed corn, salad and strawberry shortcake cake. It was so good! Thanks Kelsie for making such a wonderful dinner. She got all the recipes from The Pioneer Woman's blog. You should definitely check out her blog. I don't think we took a single picture. I hate when that happens.

Today I have lots to do around the house. The laundry has piled up and I desperately need to clean the house. Dustin is working today. So it is another busy day around the Wynn household. I hope you all had a wonderful Labor Day weekend!

It's Friday!!

Not only is it Friday but it is a 3 day weekend! Thank goodness! I know I was just on vacation last week but it was so hard getting back to my normal routine this week. I am sure having a 3 day weekend won't help any but I sure am glad.

Last night I picked up a pre-made dinner for 2 at Central Market and it was so good! Dustin didn't have anything at the house to make for dinner so I picked it up and it was so easy. It came with cheese enchiladas, spanish rice, beans and tortillas. All I had to do was put it in the oven. That is my kind of dinner. I also picked up a 7 layer dip and it was fantastic. I really with we had a Central Market close to where I live. The only one in our area is in Dallas near my office.

I also watched Project Runway! I am so loving this show! I haven't watched it too much over the past few seasons.

We don't have any big plans for the weekend. We are going to go out to eat on Saturday night for Dustin's 26th birthday! His birthday isn't until September 10 but we are going to celebrate this weekend. I will post pictures this weekend. Dustin has to work on Monday. Boo! I know he loves his job but I sure do hate the fact that he has to work every weekend and or holidays.

I know I have said it before, but I love this time of year!!! I came home last night and put a college football game on TV. I can't wait until this weekend. It will be full of college football. My Red Raiders play on Saturday night but I am not sure if it is televised.

Bring on the weekend!

Super Cool Moment of the Day

Today I shared an elevator with

Taylor Hicks!!!

That's right, he was in our building today to do an interview with one of the radio stations and I happened to get on the same elevator as him. I didn't speak to him because there were other people in the elevator with us but I wouldn't have known what to say anyways.

I know he isn't an A List celebrity or anything but he's still a celebrity! That is my super cool moment of the day or I should say month!

Fall TV

I am so excited for fall TV! I am a TV junkie. I hate to admit it but I am. I love coming home from work and curling up on the couch and watching TV. I especially love when it's cold outside.

My summer time show Army Wives is still on. It usually overlaps a little with all the new fall shows. Does anybody else watch Army Wives? I love it! I wish wasn't just a summer time show.

My favorite show is Brothers & Sisters. I absolutely love this show.

It comes on right after Desperate Housewives. I have watched Desperate Housewives from the beginning and I still love the show. Even Dustin likes to watch with me. I am looking forward to this season. Last season was really good and of course it left us hanging.

I think one of every one's fav is Grey's Anatomy. I am so glad that Izzie is returning. I was disappointed at the end of last season when it was speculated that Katherine Heigl was leaving the show.

This year Private Practice comes on right after Grey's. Yea! I love Private Practice.

I am so excited for Biggest Loser. Dustin and I are huge fans of this show. We can't wait until this season starts.

I can't wait for this season.

Other shows on NBC that I love are Law & Order SVU and Friday Night Lights. I am not sure if I should admit this but I have never watched The Office. Gasp! I know there are so many Office fans out there. It just never looked like something that I would like. I should try watching an episode because you never know. I also don't watch 30 Rock either. I know I know.

I'm not done yet! I also watch 90210 on CW. I am going to give this season a shot. I can't say that it is one of my favorites but I still watch it in hopes that more of the original characters will make appearances.

I also like Project Runway. This season is pretty good so far. I am pulling for the girl that is from Richardson, TX. She attended UNT which is here I graduated from. She won last weeks challenge!

I am pretty big American Idol fan as well. Not too sure how this season is going to go without Paula but I know I will still watch.

I told you I was a TV junkie. I may have even left out a few shows. I watch so many that I can't keep track.

What are you favorite shows? I always love finding a new show to watch!

Reviews

I finished reading A Summer Affair by Elin Hilderbrand and it was an easy read. It didn't really require much thought when reading it. I didn't really like how it ended but I still like the book. I think most of her books take place on Nantucket Island which was the setting of this book. I want to read her other books Barefoot and Cast Away.

Before I read her other books I picked up sTori Telling at Target today. I like Tori Spelling because I love the show Beverly Hills 90210. I also watched Tori's reality show on Oxygen. I also want to read Mommywood when it comes out in paper back. I am excited to start reading her book. It shouldn't take me long to finish since it isn't very long. I will let you know if it is worth reading when I finish.

I posted a few weeks ago about trying Pantene's Full & Thick shampoo, and I don't really notice any difference in my hair. So there you have it, on me it doesn't work. I have pretty much always used Pantene so I will probably keep using it but I don't think there is any magical shampoo out there that works wonders on hair.

On a side note: While I was at Target today I glanced around at the clothes and they had some really cute things for fall. I really like this gray sweater. I am really liking the colors gray and deep purple for the fall.