Home Sweet Home

My mom and dad are coming here for Easter, and I want our place to look amazing. My mom hasn't been here since the weekend we moved in, so she hasn't seen any of my decorating, which is crazy ridiculous. We are BFF and she usually is always the one to help me shop for decorating items. I had a really hard time without her. I had originally bought some plants for our front porch that were part shade, thinking we got some sun in the morning. It quickly became apparent that we don't get any sun, and my flowers were dying. I had to move all of them to our back yard, and they are doing great. Our porch has been bare for the last couple of weeks, and even my landlord noticed my missing flowers, so I thought it was time to spruce it up again. I also realized while I was outside that I never posted a picture of the front of our place, so here it is. Eventually we want to get something to go in that random space to the left of the stairs, but we just can't figure out what. Any ideas? That are cheap....

I know it's only March (almost April!!), but I am already excited about decorating it for Christmas!! Anybody else see garland wrapping up the railings?!

Shabby Chic

I've always loved decorating, even as a kid. Until my senior year of high school I thought I was going to be an interior designer, and then realized the school I wanted to go to (Hardin-Simmons) didn't have an interior design program. That's when I decided to look into other careers. I know, lame reason for being a Biology major, but that's how it all started.

I have always had a very firm belief that there are too many beautiful colors to have white walls and white accessories. But lately, I've been looking at a ton of blogs and am loving what I see! There are so many gorgeous houses that are 'shabby chic' and I can't get enough. I don't think I could ever do it in my own house, but I sure wish I could. I just don't have the right personality or something... I don't know. But here are some pics of the amazing houses I've been keeping up with.



Check out Lola B's & Flea Market Trixie for more amazingness.

Poor, Pitiful Paisley

Some people think I am stupid or ridiculous for thinking of Paisley like my kid, but since I consider myself a pseudo-adult, she is my pseudo-child. We have gone through so much with this crazy 4 lb dog, and things got even worse last night. Let's start from the beginning and recap: she has a liver condition and has to take medication, has to be tested every 3-4 months, and even has had an ultrasound (which needs to be redone soon). She has separation anxiety in a bad way. She wakes me up 3-5 times a night (literally) because she sleeps all day and has a tiny bladder.

This brings us up to date this week. Thursday when I got home from school she threw up a couple of times and was just all around pitiful. You know she doesn't feel good when her huge ears are tucked so far back you can't tell how big they are. Then, she started having loose stools (I'm being polite), thankfully, outside. Jordan ended up having to sleep down on the couch with her so she could go in and out all night. She felt fine yesterday, until about 1 and then it all started back up. I ended up having to stay home with her all evening b/c she was so sick. I called the vet and they said if it continued I needed to take her to the Emergency Clinic. Having worked for a vet and knowing how ridiculously expensive that is, I decided that was the absolute last resort.

However, at about 10, she went and I thought I saw blood (sorry for the details). I kind of freaked out, but decided I wasn't 100% sure and she was playing and acting normal, so I would wait it out. Bad idea. 2:30 am rolls around and I get a stool sample (gross) and see there really is blood, so we pack up and go to the Emergency Clinic.

Oh.

My.

Gosh.

One vet + one vet tech + 3 dogs = a long wait at 3 am.

After the proposed $700 testing was widdled down to $400, we were ready to leave. Oh wait, that doesn't include the $75 worth of medications she has that I have to give 3 times a day (at different times of course, so really at 5 different times a day).

And that definitely doesn't include the trauma to Paisley or myself. Remembering that she's my kid, think of how it is when your kids are really really sick and you can't do anything to help them. Then add in them screaming/crying in a back room b/c the doc is poking them - - at 5:30am. I'm not a big cryer, but that just sent me over the edge.

We finally got to go home at about 6:00am and didn't get home until when I would normally be waking up for school. As soon as we got home it started storming like crazy! That kept us up another hour! So sad. My alarm went off at 7:30 b/c that was the time I was supposed to get up to go have breakfast with Jaime and Jill, my sister-in-laws, and have pedicures.

*sigh*

I really could have used some R&R after last night, but instead I slept until noon. I definitely got some practice in for being a real mom. Boo!

And even after all that, I still love her and feel so bad that she's sick, just like a mommy. So don't ever make fun of me for thinking she is a child, b/c she really sort of is one... At least until I have kids, and then she'll probably be a dog that is loved a whole heck of a lot.

Heating pads even make doggies feel better! So pitiful.

Brace Yourself

Although I won't be doing any super hard cases any time soon, I have been learning a little about orthodontics. This semester I completed a selective that will enable me to do Invisalign starting next Spring (2011). Here is our last project- I thought it looked nifty.

HAPPY ST. PATTY'S DAY!!

Things that make me smile/laugh:

So Proud!

I just wanted to let everyone know our good news!

Jordan got accepted into the Masters program at the University of Texas at San Antonio!!

He will start working on his Masters in American History this summer. I am so proud of him! Now he has somewhat of an actual connection to UT (at least that's what he's going to say) besides me being at the University of Texas Health Science Center. But UTSA does have a football team now, so maybe he'll become a fan of that instead. HA! Yea right. Go Roadrunners, right?

So Many Toys, So Little Time

I'm sitting here trying to study, and I feel a small thumping on the back of my chair and the sound of a soft growl. I look down to find Paisley shaking a stuffed dog, hitting my chair with it, trying to get me to play with her. I tell her 'no' and go back to studying. A few mins later I feel the same thing, so I turn around and of course, there she is, but this time it's a Care Bear. I laugh to myself and think about how cute she is, but I continue to study.

Then a few mins later I hear a heavier thudding sound coming from the guest room. The lights are off but I know she's in there, so I turn on the lights and find her with this teddy bear in her mouth. You can't get a sense of it, but this bear is as big, if not bigger than she is.
I look around the corner of the bed where there is a basket of all our stuffed animals, and this is what I find...

I guess she wanted to try them all out to find just the right toy to shake around. Silly girl.

Just for Laughs

Pretty Pretty Paisleys

This past week was my Spring Break, and I spent most of it at my parent's house. My mom and I did some serious shopping on Monday, so I'll post a few pics of my loot when I get the chance. Today I am putting off studying as much as possible, and in doing so I looked on Etsy and found tons of gorgeous paisley jewelry. I actually bought this first piece because I love it so much! There are some seriously creative and talented people out there!

I also found these ADORABLE boxes!! She had so many of them, and they were all amazing! I think I might try my hand at these at some point. So cute!