Model Behavior

So, I have taken my first photo's with my new camera! Beignet was the best little model for me to begin my  photography hobby! Here are some really cute pictures of Beignet and thanks to the camera (and the pet setting), I am now able to get good pictures of my crazy puppy!! 

"Why are you waking me up for this?"

"As long as there is no light flashing in my face, I will lay like this for you all day!"

Hello Blog World... I'M BAAAACCCKKKK!!!

Okay, its been um well maybe lets just brush over the amount of time I have not been blogging. All that matters is that I'm back, and ready to reveal to the world all the new adventures of my life! I have bought some big ticket items recently, but the most recent will be the topic of this blog. I bought a really fancy shmancy camera, the (at least to me it is) Nikon D5000!!!  So, I will keep this short because I do not have any fun pictures yet... just words for now. I am going to track my status of learning how to use this new machine, on my blog. So, for day one: I opened the box and took a deep breath. For a girl who likes to think of herself as tech savvy, this camera was a bit... okay A LOT overwhelming. You have to kind of know something or other about putting a lens on, and well to be honest I was scared to brake it! I did get all the important pieces on the camera, and managed to get one of my lenses on. I did take a few snap shots but then turned it off and packed it back up until tomorrow. Sheesh, who knew trying to put together a camera could be so exhausting! Tomorrow I will break out the user manual... maybe even one of the teaching dvd's that came with it! Keep checking for new pictures... they will be coming soon!!!

Ways to beat the heat

With all these record breaking temperatures going on, Beignet has found multiple ways to beat the heat! Now, she can't divulge all of her secrets, she was only willing to share one in hopes of finding a cyber buddy! Calling all relative pups... wanna ichat or maybe even skype? Stay cool! xoxo Beignet

Richmond Renovation

Well, this weekend I've joined my parents along with my brother Scott, on a trip to Richmond to help Daniel and Laura with their new home renovations! We are right smack dab in the middle of it all, and it has been a lot of fun thus far! I will add more to this post after we are finally complete for the weekend, so get excited!  The running list of completion is as follows:
-Guest Room Painted
-Ceiling Fan in guest room installed
-Foyer ceiling painted
-Dining Room ceiling painted
-Outdoor lights up
-Dining Room Fixture installed
-Upstairs hall light installed
-Foyer Floor being pulled up as I type...

To Be Continued Tomorrow....

My Water Bug

This morning we took Beignet to swim at Falls Lake, and it was hard to keep her out of the water! She is just IN LOVE with the water! As soon as we got out of the car she was pulling at the leash to get closer to the water... when I let her off she just ran full speed into the Lake! I hope to bring her to the beach one of these days, because when a boat went by and made waves she was enthralled with the waves. She just ran up and down the "beach" of the lake chasing the waves. Here are the pictures we took while out at the lake this morning... enjoy!

We left with one HAPPY and TIRED Pup!

Finding and Following New Blogs!

(I couldn't find the owner of this cartoon to give credit, but its from google images)

So fitting for today's generation :)

I love reading other peoples blogs, probably more than I like to blog myself. So I was blog hopping, and welp I tell ya, some people are just plain cool! This woman's blog was so fun to read and browse that I just kept going and then happened upon her daughter-in-laws blog as well! While I feel a bit weird about doing so, I am now followers of both women's blogs... no I don't know them but their blogs were just so fun! They also seem to have a large family and considering I am the youngest of five that is something I find pleasing!

Okay, so browsing along in many ways, makes me want to spruce up my blog or something... considering this is just my fun outlet for whatever I may be in the mood to talk about. This originally started as my "work" posting spot in college... and well I've transformed it into a journal of random topics!

There is a point to this posting I promise!

So scrolling along I was and I came across this awesome recipe for peaches that just sounds absolutely amazing! I am going to fix it over the weekend and I'm sure it will taste as good as it looks! So, I think you should check out these blogs for yourself and see what you think! I will also link to the recipe, for peach bombs... I mean really the name just sounds cool! So if you get a minute, take a look at their blogs they are pretty neat! Oh and by the way... TGIF!!!

(again google images)

                                                  This cartoon seems fitting for my Mom... :)

The word/woof on the street

I know I talk about my pups an awful lot, but they are so special to me. Over the weekend, Pop and I took the pups to the vet... both of them at the same time in a 10x10 room... yeah! Well my one year old "puppy" is anything but a puppy these days. The massive dog we call Beignet, poor thing is allergic to just about everything.... no really who knew dogs could be so allergy prone. There is something in dog food that her body doesn't process correctly, causing her to gain weight. The vet has suggested a new dog food because they don't want us to cut down on the amount of food, but cut down on calorie intake. Now if thats not bad enough to have your food changed monthly, there is more. She is a wonderful dog for their new weight loss medicine to help her control this allergy. Okay, I know i'm going on and on, but after all of this I read many dog lover blogs, only to find Beignet is not the only dog with such allergies. So, we have set up with the vet to e-mail back and forth about her diet etc. and since Beignet has her own e-mail account, "she" will be talking with her Doctor directly. (Okay, I am a tad bit ridiculous with her, I know.)

Now adding to the stressful visit of hearing your beloved pup is being given a "chubby chart" which will help with the rapid weight loss plan. We also were given the upsetting news that she "most likely" has a blown ACL. I mean seriously pup whats the deal?!  So... time to save  up for a very expensive surgery for my one year old doggy... thank God I am head over heels for this big mutt. So, we are limited to walking and taking it easy (no book bag for her yet) until she is healthy again... or maybe for the first time in her life. She has had it rough since she was a pup, some of her fault and some just in her genes I believe. The vet said walking is fine (even though it probably is somewhat painful) because if her ACL is blown, well its blown. So the diet has taken off with a good start, and we should be starting doggy "ali" for her soon.

Oh and Holden (the 13. 5 old doggy) the one you would most suspect to have the major health news, well she is just doing wonderful. She is having a bit more trouble with stairs as of lately and a couple times she's not made it all the way up... ouch! The vet did give us a tip for slowing down her cancer though! In dogs, to slow down cancer you feed them puppy food because it is high in carbohydrates. The pain meds are helping her tremendously with the pain in her hips, and now we should be able to slow the cancer! Also, she did wonderful at the vet (other than one accident in the waiting room) with Beignet there to calm her nerves. So, happy to report she is doing well and truckin' along like an old gal should!