bats

So I finished every single announcement today and went to mail the last batch. I asked for the stamps with the hearts on them, but all they had were the pollination stamps, one of which is a bat pollinating what looks like brussel sprout-cactus-daises. Hopefully you will be the lucky recipient of a bat stamp.

I'm currently working in a flower shop part time for Valentines day and I have a job interview for an Independent Living Specialist on Wednesday. Hooray for an interview! I'll keep you posted.

Rocky + Road = bad idea jeans

I got up bright and early to head to New Orleans on Sunday and met some great people in the disability field that gave me potential job leads. David remembered late that he had to go to work, so he couldn't go to the Dog parade. I was like, that's cool, I'll take the dogs, it'll be fine. Bad Idea, Chandle. Boomer, was cute in his little polo shirt and mardi-gras beads. Rocky, broke all his mardi gras beads from pulling and stepping on them as he proceeded to pull me all over the street with his mighty shoulders and knock people out of the way so he could get to other dogs. He also tried to pee on a baby stroller. After 20 minutes we were out of there and I needed a nap.

This week is pretty open for scheduling as I still don't have a job. I go to the grocery store every day to buy new ingredients for whatever crazy meal I plan on cooking that night. I've also been watching a lot of "The Wire" on dvd. Isabella is walking; Jed is using the potty, and Ashur lost his two front teeth. This weekend I'll be headed up to Siloam Extravaganza Wedding Celebration/ Superbowl fest and can't wait.

P.S. King cake is soooooo good.

Brrr, Barks and Boo

So, I keep thinking, you really need to post, Chandle, but then I remember that I don't have much to say. Mostly, I look for jobs on ten different websites and cook and clean. I cooked three meals yesterday and made 2 chocolate pies from scratch.

I haven't gotten ANY callbacks yet on any of the 30 or so jobs I've applied for. I also can't seem to get people to call me back when I leave them voicemails. In lieu of this, I tried to make money taking surveys online and earned like 50 cents. I am also going to deliver flowers on Valentines Day. I might give Plasma, but I have those rollie-pollie veins. If all else fails, I will apply to work at a bookstore. I'm not ashamed. David is taking 18 hours so he's really busy.

Mardi Gras is coming up, but David and I will be headed to Siloam Springs for a reception thrown by my family on February 3rd from 2-4. I'm sure I'll have lots of pictures. I'm bringing a King Cake so stop by and hope to get the baby. This Saturday there is a Doggie Mardi Gras parade, be there or be square.

The Ninth Annual CAAWS Mystic

Krewe of Mutts Mardi Gras Dog Parade

Sunday, January 27th, 1:30PM in Downtown Baton Rouge

Viva Paws Vegas, What Happens in the Kennel

STAYS in the Kennel

The pictures are from last year.

Mardi Gras is CRAZY, apparently there are like these krewes and clans of people who have been throwing balls for like a million years and they all get dressed up like crazy and have weird traditions like begging for a chicken and then chasing it around a yard for gumbo.

Louisiana is turning out to be way colder than expected. It doesn't help that our house has about 100 windows with a killer draft.

My new best friend

Oh what would I do without you, GPS. You help me find the grocery store, the post office, and all the various places I need to drop off job applications. I've been pretty busy for someone without a job, but most of it is just, buy a refrigerator, buy groceries, mail wedding announcements and thank you cards, clean clean clean. Our house looks great, David's busy with 15 graduate hours, and my full time job is finding a job. Basically, I'm a housewife. Tomorrow we're throwing a bbq at our new house and I'm making food, very domestic.

Rocky has taken to pooping in the far room every day, this must be stopped.

I got on David's sweet health insurance so I don't have to order sketch antibiotics from Thailand. Hurray for being a spouse.

Freemont street and the strip

Here are some pictures of all the fun we had....enjoy

Let it snow

The first picture is the truck last night when we were forced to stop in Flagstaff. The second two pictures are this morning. Right now no one can get out of the Days inn parking lot, so a snow plow is coming. Hopefully we'll be home tonight, but I doubt it. On the bright side, we're enjoying married life, despite the blizzard.

Some of my favorites

These are some of my favorite pictures from the wedding. I uploaded a bunch to my facebook album if you have an account. We are stuck in Flagstaff b/c of a bad snowstorm, but hopefully we'll be home soon. We can't wait to see everyone.

We're Married!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We got married yesterday. The internet cost is really high here so I'm just going to post how to get on the photo album and wedding video site. It probably won't be up untilo 5:30 pm your time. I love you all and wish you were here. It's a little confusing so here goes:

go to http://www.thelasvegasweddingcompany.com/
click on the Photo/Video link on the main menue
Enter the following code
Users name: ourweddingphotos@thelasvegasweddingcompany.com
Password: photos

this will take you to a website, click on member sign in

The photo album password is User Name TLVWC

The password is 0204dc and the video code is 0204dc

I hope that works. Love ya

P.S. my hairdresser was an hour and 20 minutes late and showed up 15 minutes before I left for the wedding. That was crazy.

Lost

David and I went to Arches national park yesterday. We were finally feeling better, so we went on a few hikes. The most famous arch in the park is delicate arch, the one on the Utah license plate. We wanted to see it at sunset so at 1:30 we went on what we thought was a 4 mile hike up to the top of a mountain, and thought we'd catch it later. Cut to David and I sliding down a steep ravine into a crevice 7 inches wide and me yelling " I really don't think this is the way." 3 hours later we find another couple, who is also desperately lost and back track our way to the real trail, not the one delinquent highschoolers started with their skater shoe footprints down the cliffs. We got to the car just in time to see the last sliver of sun setting over the hills. We ended up celebrating the new year with Pizza and Hefienweisen and going to bed at 10pm thankful we weren't sleeping in a crevice.

P.S. it's supposed to rain in the Valley of Fire on our wedding day, go figure, so expect pictures of one cold and wet bride and groom.