I feel like I have been completely MIA these past few weeks. However, I am really happy with my life at the moment.

I don't feel like blogging about my life though. I actually found an article on my friend's FB wall and I kinda want to blog about that. It is titled "30 Things Every Woman Should Quit Doing By 30". I still have a ways to go, before I turn 30, but several of these things are things that bother me about some of the military wives on this base. Some of them are the reasons why I have distanced myself from the environment (I still don't know if it was intentional or not.) I have met a few ladies like Morgan, Nicole, Ashley, Anna, Kim, Bethany, Alysa, Jessica, Katy, Courtney...I can't list them all so I am going to stop here (If you are reading this and your name isn't on here don't freak out on me lol)... that I love and am so thankful that I have in my life, but it really is just a small handful of people that don't drive me nuts. For example if I read one more post about getting mary kay products I am going to scream.

....But anyways....

Here is the link incase you want to check it out for yourself.

And here are my comments about things every woman should quit doing when they get married. Before let me share a disclaimer that I am not singling out anyone specifically. I am not trying to create drama. Just wanna share my thoughts. Feel free to disagree idgaf.

1. Buying clothes from the junior section.
When you get married I feel like you need to accept that you are an adult and stop dressing like you are a trashy HS chick. I understand that acceptance can vary from situation to situation and there is NO need to just completely change your wardrobe overnight, but when getting new clothes remember that you also represent your husband.

2. Forgetting her parents’ birthdays.
Eh, buy a planner. It's pretty easy. I don't think this is related to being married or turning 30, I think that is just something everyone should remember.

3. Making out with her BFFs at bars for attention.
No shit. You know that is cheating.

4. Making out with her boyfriend husband at bars for attention.
I don't really get this one lol.

5. Filling her bed with stuffed animals (really, even one is too many).
What is wrong with your sex life? Get yourself a bookshelf for those things with too much sentimental value to throw out. Other than that, your hubby is your teddy bear. Unless he is deployed, then I completely understand. :-P

7. Rebelling against her parents for the sake of rebelling against her parents.
Yeah... come on now.

8. Declaring an entire gender “all jerks.”
I just want to point out that I am glad this really isn't an issue, clearly we love the cock. LOL

10. Skipping regular gyno exams.
You are doing the deed (I hope for your marriage's sake) take care of your junk. :-)

14. Thinking she’s got it all figured out.
No one does. You can always learn from others.

15. Living paycheck to paycheck.
Shit happens. You need to have SOMETHING saved up. Yeah our hubbys don't get paid enough for what they do, blah blah blah. There was a huge freakout when we risked having a government shutdown, I think this was a huge wake up call for many people.

16. Aimlessly jumping from job to job.
This doesn't apply really for the rant I am going on. But I want to take the opportunity to point out that I am so sick of people saying "oh I need a job" "oh I have been looking, but no where is hiring" blah blah blah. I have TWO jobs. The first one took me 3 weeks to get. I applied to 25 places and got calls from less than half. I had it a little easier for my second job, because the connections were already in place. I interviewed for jobs I did not get, but I didn't give up. I can't imagine not having a job. I would go crazy. First off, I like buying my own things with my own money and not surviving off my husband's paycheck. Secondly, what on earth do yall do all day?? I would like to exclude those ladies going to school, who have children, or are pregnant. If I fit in to one of those categories I prob wouldn't have PT job either. Those who say they can't find anything need to look harder... or look at all. This isn't a movie where the scene where the main character is looking for a job only lasts two minutes. And back to my mary kay note, your at home sales company is a great hobby. The parties are fun to go to and a great way to meet new people. However, I really don't feel like that counts as a job. Someone please prove me wrong on that.

22. Expecting a man to do all the wooing.
Don't really have an issue with this in particular, but I think it fits this list very well.

Okay that is all the ones from that list that really fit my blog. I am just in a ranting mood, so I want to point out one more thing...

STOP GETTING DOGS IF YOU AREN'T GOING TO COMMIT TO THE RESPONSIBILITY!!
I am so unbelievably pissed at the number of wives who get these animals and then turn around and give them away when they start acting like dogs. Or when they realize they don't have the time for them, blah blah blah. Most every reason could have been evaluated BEFORE getting a dog. Now this innocent creature has to deal with the stress of moving or being abandoned. The worst story I heard was about a couple who just let their dog run away, because they wanted to get rid of it anyways. Ugh. Another thing, puppies are babies. They don't come preprogramed to sit, go potty outside, walk calmly on a leash, exc. You WILL have to work WITH your dog! Your dog won't get things right away, it will make mistakes without having ANY clue they made a mistake. Don't punish the dog for being a dog.

I am done. Time for bed. :-)

I have had a really fun past two days off of work. They have been filled with my favorite four legged animal. 

On Wednesday I went to get Panera with Nicole and Rachel. It is always nice to have some girl time. I still like McAllisters more, but I really liked my food at Panera. 

After we went to Panera we went to go get some puppies!!! They were ADORABLE! I love puppies they are so cute and sweet. Sometimes I wish I could have gotten a younger dog, one that still looks like a puppy. But then I remember how difficult puppies can be to housebreak and train. Plus I love my Jasper so very very much. But anyways... Here are their new babies:

This is Zillah. Rachel's pup.

This one is Summer, Nicole's pup.

Aren't they precious!!?? If only they would stay that small! We spent some time trying to give them names. We were naming them funny body parts, stripper names, random household items, just whatever came to mind. :-)

I hung out at Nicole's place for a bit and watched them introduce the baby to their kitties. This is my favorite picture of that experience.

One happy family <3

--- Thursday ---

Jasper and I started obedience classes at Petsmart yesterday. He did REALLY well. We started learning how to work with a clicker, "watch me", and "sit". He just knows that if I have the clicker in my hand he should sit. I think he is missing the point. But he is really eager to please so hopefully this will make training a lot easier. He doesn't get the command "watch me" very well though. I need to work on that. He just knows if I have the clicker he should keep an eye on me in case I drop a treat on the floor. Hopefully he will get better before our next class.

After petsmart I had a fun playdate with Kim and her pup Kalua. You may remember, Kim is the one who told me about Jasper! We had a little family reunion! It was a lot of fun. I have never seen Jasper play with another dog so well. You know, if you don't mind the fact that he kept trying to hump his sister... for real Jasper?? He has been fixed though, so I actually think he was just doing it as a dominance thing. 

I wish I had gotten a picture of Kalua in her super cute dress. But these are the ones I did get.

After all of yesterday's events were finished I had one tired pup. He likes to sleep on his back and I find it hilarious!

I don't think he liked me taking pictures.

He looks so awkward in this one!! lol

Totally forgot to publish this yesterday!

I gave my little Jasper a bath yesterday. He did so good in the tub. Just stood there (looking tortured) and let me do my thing. He didn't try to escape. He is so itty bitty under all of that hair! I wish I would have gotten a picture of him in the tub, but I didn't want to risk ruining my phone or camera. I guess I could have asked Rusty, but he would have just laughed at me and called me dumb. 

Sooo... here is the after-bath shot! He was hilarious. I wish this captured the full humor! He is still super cute though!

I didn't get an after picture, because I had to get ready, but here are a few shots that my friend Bethany took of him at the cookout yesterday!

This one is my favorite! :-)

If you ask me in private why I am making this face I will tell you. But for now let's just say the sun was in my eyes. 

Sorry yall, I am cheesing over this puppy. I am just so excited! He is awesome!

I posted earlier that the hubby was going to let me get a puppy for vday. I have been visiting multiple animal shelters, checking craigslist, petfinder, and other sites for a few weeks now looking for the right puppy. A navy wife posted on the group that she works at a kennel. I asked her if she had any breeders come in that she knew of. She didn't, but she did know that the brother of her pomeranian puppy was still available.

This is her baby. Super cute!!

Well... I called the breeder and planned a trip an hour and a half away to the boonies. I even got tow of my good friends Morgan and Katherine to join me. It was a really fun trip!

It was in the middle of NOWHERE! 

The breeder had horses and this creature who seemed really interested in us.

I was just goofing around.

Smallest mailbox numbers ever. We had a hard time finding the place.

Here is her trailer. Ummm... yeah. 

We stayed for about an hour and I fell in love with the puppy. :-)

Well worth the trip! I came home and got the okay from Rusty to get him the next day. Sooo... Wednesday morning I woke up SUPER early to get everything for the puppy. 

Apparently there are seagulls at 6am in the Walmart parking lot.

I was there too. Yuck. I really HATE walmart. But you can't be too picky at 6am.

I spent so much time here. I didn't even get half of the stuff on my list!

Since Walmart did not meet all of my doggie needs, I later had to make a trip to petsmart. That one went a lot better. I was going to photo document the whole journey, but I was running short on time after Walmart disappointed me. 

I picked him up at a random exit off 26... which I missed the first time... oops.

He is so good in the car!

So far he has been SUCH an awesome little doggie. Potty trained. Well, he had one accident tonight, but I think that was just because the hubby didn't take him out enough while I was at work. But just once in three days is good enough for me! He is super sweet. 

Last night I learned he is better with humans than other dogs. I went over to Jessica's house and we tried to get our dogs to play together, Mine wasn't so good at it.... Bailey (her dog) was soooo good though. Even when my dog was being a little brat and snapped at him.

Awful picture, but the other one I took was worse.

It was hard to pick a name for him. I had several ones that almost made the final cut: Samuel Adams, Klondike, Lance, Nevil, Kodiak, Fritz.... the list goes on... but I ended up with Jasper and I love it!

It has been really expensive. Today we got a fairly large vet bill. Totally worth every penny. My life just feels complete now that I have a dog. :-) Things are going great!

Well, my day didn't turn out anything like I expected. It was pretty great though! I went to a navy wife's PartyLite party. It was pretty fun. Product parties are always so awkward to me, but this was my favorite that I have been to so far. The hostess also has her own cupcake/bakery business in her home. She made us cupcakes, which were awesome. Very pretty too, I took pictures. :-)

We were supposed to go out to lunch afterwards for her birthday to Olive Garden. Buuut, by the end of the PartyLite party she had changed her mind. That sucked.

Luckily Morgan was there to save my afternoon! We had a fantastic lunch at Smokey Bones and then she went with me to the animal shelter to look at dogs! :-) That was so much fun!

I knew that any dog I fell in love with there would be gone by the time Rusty and I could get one. Even if we wanted to risk going a few weeks before paying the pet deposit, I wouldn't want to get a dog and then work 12hrs every day for 6 days in a row, leaving Rusty to take care of him/her. So it was a completely harmless visit. I did find one that I LOVED. Her name was "Gigi" which really doesn't matter since they are all just given a random name. 

Don't worry... I took pictures...

I promise I wasn't torturing her lol

I love those ears!

She would just curl up in my lap.

Were you worried? :-) 

She was a total sweetheart. Adopting a dog from a shelter is way more expensive than I thought! I may look in to breeders. That is what my mom and I always did for our dogs back home. I just expected it to be a lot cheaper to go to a shelter. 

I really want a puppy, preferably under 6mo old. (Gigi would have been an exception) After talking to the worker at the shelter, small breed puppies and small dogs in general go to homes really quickly. That eases guilt about going to a breeder. If I wanted a big/medium dog I would, without a doubt go to a shelter. They are cheaper there and THOSE are the kinds of dogs that sometimes just don't find a home. ;-( 

I also went to another shelter, but they wouldn't let me take pictures. I wasn't crazy about the facility, staff, or selection anyways. I'll keep an eye on their website just in case, but I don't think I will make another trip. 

Overall a pretty great day. Now to study some Gloria Jean's drink recipes.