New Dress A Day

Do you ever read the New Dress a Day blog? It's pretty fun and in its second year of renovating old, bad dresses. Maybe I should have a blog for renovating old, torn up dog toys.

Cute Puppy

Look at my Little Angel sleep with his foxie. We met a friend and her dog at the dog park after work (so happy it's been light out later) and the doggies ran around like mad animals. Now he's pooped.

I made Giada's whole wheat spaghetti and salmon for dinner. It's a really easy, healthy dinner. We did follow it with ice cream, but that's okay!

A Normal Tuesday

It's been a pretty quiet start of our week. As usual, I am already daydreaming about our weekend. We are heading to the KLCC Microbrew Festival on Friday night, which should be tones of fun. On Saturday I am taking my Little Sister to Darwin's Birthday party at a museum on campus and then I am hoping she'll want to read to the doggies at the library again. And Sunday is the Truffle Shuffle! My friend and I have been jogging twice a week together and will be running the 4 mile run together. I'm excited and hope it gets the word out about how wonderful Committed Partners for Youth/ Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eugene is! I am actually meeting with someone on Feb. 20 to talk about joining the Leadership Board for CPY/BBBS, which is a group that helps with fundraising, recruitment, etc. I think it sounds like a good cause and will be another way to meet people and be active in our community.

A Lovely Weekend

We were so lucky to do quite a few fun things this weekend! On Friday after work we went to an Art Walk in downtown Eugene. I think there's one the first Friday of the month. The weather was pleasant and people were everywhere. Most galleries had drinks and snacks, but we had no cash with us. We called it a night early due to hunger, but it was a really nice walk. Hopefully we'll do it next month.

On Saturday, I had a really positive day with my Little Sister. I took her to the Cascades Raptor Center, which is such a neat place. They have dozens of rescued birds. There were four bald eagles, a bunch of falcons, hawks, owls, etc. My favorite was the Snowy Owl. I forgot my camera, but I'm hoping to go back with Jim. It's in the South Hills and it was so nice to be outdoors. After, we went to the public library. I've been wanting her to participate in this program where kids read to therapy dogs, but she's been shy about it. So I asked her if she'd listen while I read to the dog. And she did! I read a Sponge Bob Square Pants book to a small black pug named Ricky. She even told me we could do it again next week! I was so proud of her for having an open mind about it.

And last night was our big Date Night! We'd ordered a PF Chang's gift card with our bank account rewards, so we went there for a really tasty dinner. Then we saw Legally Blonde a the Hult Center!! It was so cute. Jim saw quite a few fellow law students too.

I took Trooper to the dog park where he ran around like a crazy dog. Now we are getting ready to head to a super bowl party. I made some really decadent cookie bars. They include coconut flakes and butterscotch chips among other things. I may post the recipe for you all. Jim's making Giada's white bean dip, sort of like an Italian hummus. It's really good!

Happy Sunday readers!

Snow Jealous!

Although I may feel differently if I was living in Illinois, I was rather jealous all week of the fun blizzard pics I kept seeing on Facebook. I love snow, especially early in the season. By February it gets old. The college that I used to teach at part time has been closed since Tuesday. I loved snow days! I loved baking and watching the big white flakes fall out of our large living room window. Jim's response to that is the he remembers having two hour commutes and scraping off the car. I do too, but I'd still like one or two good snow falls. I do not miss driving in the snow and ice or the biting cold winds of February. But when March arrives you are so thankful for spring and daffodils and robins and all those fun spring things. I've already seen daffodils poking their heads out here. It freezes a bit at night but by the end of February we may have spring flowers. We've also been so lucky to not have rain for quite a few days. I rode my bike to work three times this week which feels great. I especially love it when I leave work and can get some fresh air. I'll have to post a pic of my super cute pink bike that Jim bought me for my birthday last year.
Another busy weekend is in store. Last night I watched Grey's Anatomy with some gals. We are hoping to get some major relaxing in tonight. I love those Fridays when we put in a movie and fall asleep early! Saturday is my day with my Little Sister. I'm on the fence about what to do with her, especially if it rains. I was thinking about visiting a raptor rescue center, but we'll see. Then we are going to dinner and to see Legally Blond The Musical! And Sunday is the Super Bowl. Puppy classes have been postponed just for the game. We'll be watching it at a 1L's apartment.
In other news, Trooper seems to be doing well. He's still on steroids (which I hate to give him, but he does get some short term relief). No news of our couch delivery. I can't wait to get it! Jim's working hard (he had 150 pages of reading last night!) and is searching hard for a summer job. He's also doing stuff with a Green Building club and I think he's going to a conference or something in Portland in the beginning of April. An overnighter. Trooper and I will miss him but will probably stock up on wine and Hugh Grant movies while he's gone.
So TGIF readers! Hopefully I'll have some new arts and crafts to blog about this weekend!

Change Purse

I made myself this change purse with the Cash and Carry pattern I blogged about earlier. It's great for beginners. I just need a rotary cutter to make sure I cut straight lines when I cut out my fabric.

Can I tell you all I love getting comments on my blog? Thanks for leaving them :)

Last night I met up with four other gals and tried B2 (B squared) in Crescent Village. The wine was good but we didn't realize they close at 8:30pm on Tuesday. They were really nice and stayed open later just for us. Jim met up with some guys at the Bier Stein. We have been so lucky to have met nice and interesting people since we've been here.

I don't know if I've posted that on Feb 19 I am taking my Little Sister snowshoeing with BBBS! I will keep you posted and let my readers know how it goes!

If anyone would like to run, Big Brothers Big Sisters is hosting the Truffle Shuffle on Feb 13! I am running the 4 mile run. You get a chocolate truffle at the end from the Euphoria Chocolate Company! And it benefits a great program!

Doggies

I finally finished this painting for a friend in Illinois!

Jim took Trooper to the specialist and we don't have a lot of answers. We are doing another strict food test (only venison for this dog!) and changing his flea and tick medicine. She said he's healthy otherwise. We'll be strict with his diet and if that doesn't work we'll try allergy testing.
I finally rode my bike to work again. The weather has been so nice and I had previously made a goal to ride at least once a week. I especially like it when I leave after sitting inside all day.
We are going to see Legally Blond this Saturday at the Hult Center! I am really looking forward to it.
Another day at work then drinks with a few gals. It's nice to have that to look forward to :)