After THREE YEARS I have a laptop that is mine and that really works (with a full screen and no viruses!). Man, oh man. It feels pretty awesome. It feels even more awesome that I BOUGHT IT. Living in a world where a majority of the people I see are handed everything on a silver platter I have felt very discouraged lately. I work full time and have yet to really feel like I am making any head way. This is my first major milestone since getting my new job and it feels really, really awesome. Really, really, really awesome.New computer=more blogs!
Lucky you, out in bloggerland :)
On a completely different note, some very good friends of ours are about lose a key member of there family. Dakota, their 13 year old pup, looks like he is on his last leg. I remember going through this a little while back with our family's border collie, Rocky. Rock was the sweetest. He is the dog that I tried (and am still trying ;)) to model Monster af
ter. Awesome family dog, great listener, super smart. Dakota (Koda or CoCo) is the same way. He is such a chill dog and it's really rough to see an animal that was once so lively to struggle to get around. It's something you can only understand if you have a dog and especially if you've lost one. At 13 years old the Jones family is letting nature take its course and trying to make Koda as comfortable as possible and surround him with the family he has loved and been so loyal to. I think its such a beautiful thing and it makes me grateful to have two amazing pups in my life. I am going to try to remember this feeling whenever Monster or Oliver do something stupid, like get in to the trash (Monster) or spontaneously throw up from excitement (Oliver) or Dutch Oven us in bed (Oliver again). They are such amazing little guys and I am grateful to have them to come home to.
September 1st feels like it was just yesterday but we are already getting bills, guess that's just something to get use to as we grow up. Kinda stinks. Summer is coming to an end and there are mixed emotions about that in this house. Bran's a winter and I'm a summer, but we are both excited to see what this Fall holds for us.
-KayRae
Oh P.S. I have BLACK HAIR. Apparently in Garnier Fructis land "Dark Brown" is really "CHELLO BLACK HAIR". I'm dealing with it, though. I wish tanning didn't give you skin cancer, I am kind of resembling Wednesday Adams at the moment. Spray tan here I come!
