My Pupster Baby is 10 Months Old TODAY!!!

I cannot believe that my sweet Locksley is 10 months old!  I've had him for 8 months (that's longer than 99% of my relationships!)  He is the most amazing puppy in the world!  He is stubborn and hard-headed (just like his momma), but he's also adorably loving and sweet.  He is a major snuggle monkey and radiates heat, which is GREAT on cold winter days....

He sleeps in bed with me every night and is kind of a bed hog....but, we just elbow each other and it works out.  He snores many nights and slobbers on the pillows a bit...(guess it's kind of like having a husband, except that I can put Lox in his cage when he is annoying me....that may not go over so well with humans)

I just can't believe that my sweet 8-week old puppy that looked like this...

.....is now getting so big and grown up.....like this...

He is just SO MUCH fun!!!  He gives me lots of hugs and kisses and loves to play with his toys....but, I think the funniest and most entertaining thing about him would have to be the wonderfully weird positions he sleeps in....here are just a few pics I was able to snap before he woke up....

He's so trusting....hahaha....

HAPPY 10 MONTH BIRTHDAY SWEET LOX!!!

Two Thousand Eleven.....or, is it Twenty Eleven???

I'm still sort of in shock that we are in the year 2011....it just seems so "futuristic" to me.  I feel like we should have flying cars and be able to push a button to teleport wherever we want to go...but, alas....we're still stuck driving on the road...and sitting in traffic.  Boo.

So, January has been pretty busy with friends and stuff...just the usual outings....LOTS of movies, brunches, happy hours and dinners....I love my friends.

For fun, my friend Eric decided to have a chili cook off at his place a few weekends ago...and asked if I wanted to compete.  Umm...lemme think.....HECK YES!  BRING IT!

Let me sum it up this way....with a pic...

Yep...that's me being crowned as the WINNER!!!!  (I, umm...may have brought the crown myself...from home...)  But, I just KNEW I was going to win, so I had to be prepared...hehe

Gosh, I can't even remember all of the movies I've seen in the past few months.....True Grit, The Fighter, etc, etc....Love them ALL! 

I've had several more birthday parties for friends....great dinners and good times as always....(although the dinners/drinks are not only taking away from my pocketbook, but ADDING to my waistline...EEK!)  So, I started a "cleanse" last Saturday.  It's a 7-day vitamin thingy that's supposed to jump-start your body and clean out your organs, blood, and everything in between.  We'll see....

Oh, and for those of you wondering how my sweet baby Lox is doing...................

He is 10 months old TODAY!!!!  I think I'll dedicate an entire post to him....

Peace Out.

Jolly Jolly Christmas & Hippity Hoppity New Years!

Christmas was, as always, wonderful....I spent both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at my parents' house and Santa was VERY good to me this year! :)  Instead of boring you with a bunch of stories...let me cut to the chase and show you the pics....

Decorating the tree....(and being goofy, naturally)

My adorable family...

Yep...Locksley has a Santa hat...hehe

My mom's famous (and I MEAN "famous") toffee....It is scrumdidiliumptious...fo realz yo

Opening my new watch...Let's just say I was VERY happy and surprised...It rhymes with "Bolex"...LOL

Lox sporting his new fur-lined coat...Yep, I've taken things too far.  There's no coming back either....

All in all...good times...good times...

Now, on to the festivities of New Years Eve.  My friend Joe had a huge party at his father's house and it was spectacular!  Just a few facts about the house...well, for beginners, it's 13,000 square feet and was featured in D Magazine as one of the "Most Beautiful Homes in Dallas".  Yep...it is beautiful.  We partied mostly in the guest house where he had a DJ and bar on the top floor.  There was also a room dedicated to a photo booth...Needless to say, I may have entered that booth a time or two....or twelve.

Here are just a few pics from the night (there were TONS, but I won't bore you with all...and some are not "kid-friendly"...hehe)

Host with the most in the middle of the gals...

One of the MANY photo booth pics...this one includes me, Joe (host) and Alex...

It was a great night and everyone had a wonderful time!

The next day, we all decided to meet up at a local restaurant/bar and rehash the past nights' funness...(yes, funness)  We all wore our pajamas and slippers...Hey, it was New Years Day...everyone was either hungover or still drunk, so it didn't really matter.  This place allows pets also, so we decided to make a monthly event out of this and call it "Puppies & PJ's".  (my idea...hehe)

OH, I almost forgot!  I got my grades from my first semester back in school....4 "A"s and 1 "B"....I was REALLY bummed about the "B", but I'll just make sure to get all "A"s this semester!

Alright...that wraps up 2010....Can't believe another year has passed....

Oops...

It's been over a month since I posted!  YIKES!

LOTS to update!!!  I'm a little tired right now, but I'll give you a nice, big, juicy post tomorrow!

Night night kiddos!

Birthdays, Birthdays, Birthdays...

YOWZA!!!  December has been a wonderfully crazy month filled with birthdays, parties and fun times with friends!  Now, all of this is also going along the same time I'm ending my school semester, so it's been kinda madness!  But, I will say...I did AWESOME this semester in my classes and I'm very proud of how I finished up!

My friend Joe rented a suite for the Stars game (hockey) and everyone had a blast!

Afterwards, we went out to J. Blacks...

Doing a shot with the birthday boy...

Me with the birthday boy...and yes...he is wearing a shirt that reads "Captain Awesome"...hehe

Then, two of my friends rented out the Foundation Room at House of Blues and celebrated their 30th birthday in MAJOR style!!!  We're talking ice sculptures, photographer, waitresses with champagne and canapes...the whole shebang!  There were about 150 people there and everyone had WAY too much fun!

So...needless to say...I was not only celebrating my many friends' birthdays....but, also the end of finals.  We now have 10 days left in 2010, and I'm looking forward to most of these being spent taking it easy and hanging out with friends and family.

December.....So far....

December started off with a BANG!  I've been spending lots of time going out with my dear friends and having a blast!  Lots of great restaurants and dancing!  (thankfully, my friends appreciate that I am a bit short on cash right now, and they are very generous with their funds...)

Some friends and I went to see "Burlesque" and we all really enjoyed it!  There was AMAZING singing and really fun dancing...and the plot didn't stink! ;)  I was surprised that I liked it as much as I did....

My Boys (aka Dallas Cowboys) are doing better and better!  I'm not a "fair-weather" fan, so I always love them no matter how wonderful or terrible they are playing....but, it's definitely easier to cheer them on fervently when they are playing with full hearts!

Went out for a friend's birthday last week and had a RIDICULOUSLY great time!!

Just a few nights ago, I had a blind date....(another mom-related set-up)  A coworker with my mom has a friend...yada, yada, yada....Needless to say, he was SOOO nice, but there was just no spark.  Oh well...you win some, you lose some.

Then, yesterday, my momma and her friends had a bazaar to sell their hand-knitted scarves, gloves and hats!  They make some REALLY cute stuff!

My mom is on the far right in all black....they had a fun time!

Of course, I snapped a pic of me in front of all the beautiful scarves...haha...

And, now...today...I'm preparing for next week.....Oh, did I not tell you what next week was????

FINALS WEEK!!!

Yep...so, I'll be holed up in my apartment studying until Thursday!!!  Well, I suppose I WILL get out to actually go to my exams...but, other than that...ONLY STUDYING ALLOWED!  I feel really good about all of my classes, but that doesn't mean I can slack off with the last test!

So...wish me luck!

San Francisco, Thanksgiving...Last Half of November....

Around mid-November, I went to San Francisco to visit a friend....I haven't been there since I was 12 years old, so I was excited to not only see my friend, but see the city!

Naturally...VERY excited to see this wonderful site!!!

Standing on Pier 39 in front of Alcatraz....

It was a really fun trip and I'm glad I got to spend some quality girl time with my friend.....

That following week was Thanksgiving!!!  I had several friends that were unable to go home for the holiday, so they joined my family!  It was a FULL house!  And, so much fun!  As always, lots of great food and even better conversation!

(We took some pictures with my mom's camera, but she hasn't downloaded them yet....so, unfortunately...no pics of Thanksgiving...)