May 18th, 2010 Posted in Cali, Miscellaneous | one comment »
I counted three squirrel’s dead bodies on my way to work this morning. The first in the intersection outside my house; the second on the left side of the fast lane on the 101 heading South; the third in the middle of a back-road in Encino. I am writing this to all of you to make you aware of these Squirrely Suicides that have been increasing in frequency over the past few weeks.
All of these unfortunate deaths came to my attention while I was out on my usual week-day morning run with Cali in early May. There we were, trotting along and in the distance in the middle of the street, I saw a squirrel hunched over eating something. It was only seconds later when I saw two cars speeding down the street, quickly closing the distance between car and squirrel. Cali and I were both looking at the squirrel as we got closer, but the cars got there first and before I could shout out to warn the creature that its death was swiftly approaching – the squirrel looked at the car and – SQUISH.
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May 3rd, 2010 Posted in Miscellaneous | no comment »
This morning was my triumphant return to morning running. Cali was super stoked about it as well. For some reason she KNEW we were running this morning because for the last hour of sleep from 5:00am to 6:00am, she was restless. Under the covers – out of the covers – half way in – half way out.
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Apr 29th, 2010 Posted in Miscellaneous | no comment »
My Dad was feeling sickly the last day they were here for their visit so it’s no surprised that 24 hours later, I stared to feel the sick symptoms as well. It did not hit me until Sunday morning and it was so bad that I had to roll out of bed and drive to the Rite Aid in my pajamas to buy medicine. Ryan was away that weekend so unfortunately I had to take care of myself. Well, I did have Cali giving me kisses every third second, so I had THAT going for me.
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Apr 20th, 2010 Posted in Miscellaneous | no comment »
Mom and Dad’s visit was a total success! I picked them up from the Burbank airport Thursday night after I got out of work, then we dined on some lasagna at home that I prepared the night before.
Friday we had breakfast at the house, then made our way to my office so that they could see where I work and go to lunch with a friend of mine. Then we made our way to Downtown Los Angeles where we saw Date Night at the Regal LA Live movie theatre and had drinks at Flemings while we waited for Ryan to arrive. After dinner, Ryan and my Dad went home and my Mom and I went to Staples to see Taylor Swift in concert. Gloriana was the first opening act and then Kellie Pickler. We had a blast! My mom was taking lots of pictures and videos so hopefully she will post them online soon for all of you to see.
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Apr 15th, 2010 Posted in Miscellaneous | no comment »
Here come Mom & Dad
Here come Mom & Dad
Right down Mom & Dad Lane!
My Mom & Dad get on a plane headed to Los Angeles in T minus 75 minutes. I CAN NOT WAIT!!! I’ve been so pumped this past week that it has rubbed off on my basenji and she’s been bouncing off the walls with excitement. She likes entertaining visitors, but an over-night-visitor? She just LOVES those!
Apr 6th, 2010 Posted in Cali, Miscellaneous | no comment »
For the past few months I have been following this exercise routine:
- Monday – Run 1.5 Miles in the AM only
- Tuesday – Run 1.5 Miles in the AM & PM
- Wednesday – Run 1.5 Miles in the AM & PM
- Thursday – Run 1.5 Miles in the AM & PM
- Friday – Run 1.5 Miles in the AM only
- Saturday/Sunday – Long Walks, whatever I feel up to
But recently, I have been switching the afternoon runs for a 2 – 2.5 mile walk. Now that the sun is out an extra hour longer after I get home from work, there’s plenty of time for a long walk. Cali keeps me at a steady pace so while I speed walk, she has time to take in the surroundings and work on her tan.
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Mar 30th, 2010 Posted in Cali | one comment »
A couple weekends ago, the weather was perfect for a hike on the Wildwood trail. I rubbed on the sunblock, fitted Cali with her harness and after Ryan got back from watching soccer at the local British pub, we were on our way.
We had a few good stretches on the trail without anyone else in sight where we could take Cali off her leash and let her roam the trails like a wild beast. She loved it! The lagoon and waterfall were incredible.
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Mar 11th, 2010 Posted in Poetry | one comment »
DISCLAIMER: The information in this blog post may not be suitable for children under the age of 17. Please proceed reading at your own risk.
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Mar 10th, 2010 Posted in Miscellaneous | no comment »
In August, I am flying to Manchester, NH to spend a few days at home in Northwood. Then my mom and I are flying from Boston to Paris, where we will meet up with Ryan and his mom where our EuroTrip 2010 will begin. After a week in Paris, we are picking up a rental car and heading to Bruge for a couple of days and then off to London.
I am excited to be in Paris again. I went for two weeks during the summer after my Junior year in high school and obviously did not appreciate it like I will when we go this year. In high school, I was young and stupid and all I thought about on that Paris trip was how much I missed my high school beau. I did, however, go with my best friend at the time and we had a blast. We made a lot of great memories and when I think back to it now, in all of those memories, we were rolling in laughter. It is a shame that growing up sometimes means growing apart.
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