Creatures that live at my house

Okay, so these are my babies. I am new to posting pictures, so George is on there twice as a baby, but I am trying to figure out how to remove one of them. I have George and Emmy that live at my house, and they are crazy dogs! Emmy is 13 and is the smartest dog in the world--no joke! She is old and moves slowly, but she knows eveything that is going on. She speaks dog and english. George is not quite six months old. He speaks dog only, but we are working on english. I cherish the day that he learns "down" and "Sit" and "no barking, please". He is a cutie patootie.

I am off to England tomorrow for a great trip. I am meeting up with some friends--hi, Sarah and Ed!--and then meeting up with some cousins, as well. I have opening night tickets to Guys and Dolls on the West End. Can't wait! My cousin Laura helped me find a stellar outfit to wear--creamy chocolate brown skirt, seafoam blue top and seafoam blue wrap (shawl). The shoes? Four inch stilletto seafoam blue crocodile (for all of you animal activists out there, not REAL croc, just pretend). The outfit is smart and snappy and sexy, but the shoes are the kicker. They say, "Oh no you didn't!" To which I say, "Oh, yes I did!" They are great. I am accesorizing tonight.

I have a lot that I want to do whilst I am in London (do you love how I threw in The Queen's English with whilst instead of while!?!?! Oh, yeah, I am getting into the groove.) Hope I have enough time to do it all! I know I won't but that will be a reason to go back again, right? It should be great.

My goddaughter Evans is having a birthday next week--happy birthday, sweet pea!

Joke of the day
(my sister Susannah told this one to me years ago, and I love it! It is one of my favorites)

Q: How much did the pirate pay to get his ear pierced?
A: A Bucaneer

I love jokes, so from now on I will try to include a joke with each blog.


Things that I have thought of today:
Sarah and Ed
London!
Guys and Dolls
The Tower of London
Covant Garden
Buckingham Palace
My pups
Crest White Strips (they are awesome!)
Outer space
finish packing for tomorrow...

What George looked like the day after I brought him home. 

What George looks like now. 

My dog Emmy, queen of the world. 

Oh, what a week!

Well, the LADY BEARS WON! They are now the NCAA Womens Basketball NATIONAL CHAMPS! Way to go, girls! That is really, really awesome. I went with 8,000 of my closest friends to the Ferrell Center at Baylor University to welcome them home on Wednesday. SO COOL! Lots of cheers, lots of songs, lots of great speakers, amazing team.

My friends just bought a great new house in Dallas that has a POOL! Way to go, guys! I will be up soon to visit. Can't wait to see the new digs! So grown up...owning a house!

I have a new puppy named George. He is a cutie patootie, but ENERGY OUT THE WAZOO! I also have a 12 1/2 year old dog named Emmy who is very kind to him, but doesn't quite understand why we needed a new baby in the house...

My great friend Jessica just got her MASTERS from Baylor. GO JESSIE! IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY! YOU'RE GONNA PARTY LIKE IT'S YOUR BIRTHDAY! Really, though, heartiest congratulations. I eagerly anticipate the par-tay this Saturday!

Thing that I have thought of today:
My sister, Susannah, who now lives in Austin (welcome back to Texas!)
My dogs
Spaghetti
Fever Pitch, the movie (going to see it tonight!)
Mowing the lawn tomorrow (ugh! but then it is done for a while)
Sleeping late tomorrow morning (mmmm....)
Jolly Ranchers, watermelon flavor
Hawaii

My first ever BLOG!

The world is great these days! Work is awesome. Homelife is good. Pets are spectacular. Family is excellent. I am just enjoying life! I have great trips planned for the foreseeable future taking me to Indiana, London, and beyond.
Of course I have to mention the AMAZING LADY BEARS basketball team. They are doing AWESOME, and have made it to the final four in the NCAA competition. I think I am going to the send off party tomorrow at Baylor. I am so proud of them! I feel like I am on the court with them, except of course I don't actually play basketball... Anyway, I know they will do great. GO LADY BEARS!

Some websites that I love:
www.fark.com
www.thesneeze.com
www.theonion.com
Check 'em out. Guaranteed laugh on each one.

Things I have thought of today while I should have been working:
My dogs, Emmy and George
My upcoming trips
Ewan McGregor
Star Wars Episode III
Pink lipstick
Hershey Kisses
Funny t-shirts
The Susan G. Komen breast caner walk--Do it! You will be glad you did.

More later!