My Dad's heart surgery

Just a quick post since I know my Dad reads this blog. Dad, I hope you are gaining strength each day and I hope you come home from the hospital today!! I am thinking about you and hope your heart is as good as new!! (He had a defective valve which hopefully is working property now) And I hope your coughing has subsided a bit. Love you!

My annual girls xmas party

My new addition this year... Mister Bojangles!
Notice my icicle dessert tray on the table... it was quite a hit!
Everyone including Jules who made it back from Costa Rica to celebrate with us!
Presents from our secret santa gift exchange....

I had so much fun preparing for this year's xmas party. I baked all kinds of cookies and sweets which was a first for me. I love sweets so I am surprised this was my first year doing that. We got the house all decorated and put lights up outside. For dinner, Brandy and I made stuffed pork chops with a yummy berry glaze. So delicious! We had a great evening together.

Minnesota for Thanksgiving

Thank you Dad and Julie for a great trip up North!! Chris and I had a great time. Here are some photos.
Mall of America... the largest mall in the US!
After some shopping and a movie
Walking along the river by the cabin.


Swans!!
Their friend's cabin where we had Thanksgiving
Going to a play

Bojangles has company for 6 weeks

Zabie arrives from Texas!
Zabie is shaking here and won't move from my lap as we head home from the airport. The day traveling has him all nervous.
Look at Bojangles... he is NOT happy with this new visitor! His face says it all.
Eating time is interesting...they are curious about what the other one eats so they swap bowls halfway thru.All my furniture is now covered with slipcovers. Not pretty but its a must with these mutts!

My Mom's dog Zabie has come to stay with us for 6 weeks while she is in Europe. We weren't quite sure what to expect from Bojangles with this intruder in his puppy world. The first few days were terrible. Bojangles was very jealous by us giving Zabie any attention and he would start growling when Zabie got too close to him. Every movement was followed by a growl. We were afraid to leave them alone so we always put Zabie in his crate. But on day 4 we had a breakthru! I caught them rolling around on the bed playing and cleaning each others coats. I nearly died. We are now all getting along!!

Minor mishap

Bojangles has been accompanying Chris and myself to work. We bring him into our office and shut the door. We bring his bed with us and this guy can just chill for hours. He doesn't make a sound. When our door is shut, our coworkers come into our office to pet Bojangles and say hi. He really is a good dog. Well Bojangles was wingman to Chris last weekend. Chris had to go put up some for sale signs of new listings we got. Bojangles was in the car watching Chris put the for sale sign up. It was a chilly day so Chris left the car running with the heater on. Well, Bojangles is up on the ledge of the car window just watching Chris. He accidentally hit the car lock button!!! OK what are the odds of that first of all. Secondly, what are the odds Bojangles can do it again to unlock the car doors?? Chris tries everything to get our dog to step on the window ledge again in the exact place we need him too. No luck. So Chris calls me and of course, we don't have a spare key. Chris then calls On Star. While waiting for On Star, I decide to come help him try to get Bojangles to unlock the door. Oh what a funny sight we were getting Bojangles all excited and trying to get him to put his paw on the unlock button. Well 45 minutes later, he finally managed to hit a button that worked, the window!! He hit the right window enough that we could get a hanger thru it to unlock the running car. We gave Bojangles lots of loves since he saved the day. Oh we love our dog!! He just cracks us up. Everyday is an adventure with him!! We kept joking afterwards how Bojangles locked Papi out of his car.

Another fun weekend!

Chris has once again purchased Bojangles with cute puppywear.... a military coat to keep him warm! Look at the hood...

A huge poker game at our house!!! Chris won $75 for second place!!!
Another Ute win!! We have had the best football weather this year

Halloween Football game

Taco stand that is crazy busy around midnight. It was my first time going and as much as I hate to admit it, it was actually pretty tasty. These guys LOVE this place and frequent it often. I was making fun of it until we got there. I wont make my roasted rat jokes anymore.
A sick pumpkin :(
The black frosting turned my teeth gray for hours!
Another Ute win!
Candy was everywhere....I was in heaven.
My friend Leesa
What a great fall football game day!!! Perfect weather, awesome game with a Ute win in the 4th quarter, good friends, fun costumes, delicious food, what more could we ask for!!

Puppy's new outfits for the snow

Bojangles sleeping like a human with his body under the covers on his back and his head on the pillow! I took this photo at 4 am after I woke up. This is the norm. He is at our pillow or under the covers completely. What a funny dog!!

The preppy look
Orange jacket
Lounging in his green jacket

His new hoodie!
The booties are a little big. We are going to return them for a smaller size. He does hate those so maybe I'll return those altogether.

Winter has come to Utah! :( We had our first snow storm this week unfortunately. Darn early winter. Anyway, one thing we remembered after it snowed, is that poor Bojangles doesn't have fur like most dogs. Yorkies have human hair. This is why they never shed. So to stay warm, Chris and I bought him his first reversable jacket, a hoodie, and some foot booties to keep his paws warm and protected from salty driveways. So we have outfitted him in some new grubs. He hasn't gotten used to the booties just yet. I am not sure he will. He doesn't seem to like them too much. But he loves his jacket. He prances around like a king.

U of U Game & Halloween gets spicy!!

On Saturday, we went to the U of U Game. Go Utes!! I had my first experience of tailgating in the official tailgating lot. It was nuts! So much fun. There was a smorgasbord of food and fun. Here are some photos of that:


The motorized cooler! They sell for around $500.
We had to test it out of course!

This year for Halloween, the theme was... be a rock star from any genre. My girlfriends decided to go as the Spice Girls! We went as far as ordering stuff off of Ebay, spray painting our hair, going to tattoo parlors, painting a shirt-literally, and buying a British flag. It was a blast! Here are a few photos. Hopefully you can tell who Posh, Scary, Baby, Sporty and Ginger are. Chris went as Garth Brooks. He makes a darn cute country singer!

Garth Brooks and Sporty Spice
I wish I could cut me out of this photo.

My new pilates reformer

Ahh what an amazing moment when you get something you have longed for for years!! I am so excited. I found a brand new pilates reformer listed in our online ads here in Utah for only $50. This is an incredible deal. Most new reformers can range in price from $300-$3000 plus you have to pay shipping. This is not a top of the line reformer but perfect for what I need. I haven't done pilates in years and so this gets me back into the swing of working out again. Oh how I love my new pilates reformer. They lady selling it was a real ditz and she had no clue what she was selling. I am grateful for this! I snagged it up instantaeously. I have dream boards with a pilates reformer on it dating back from 2006. Crazy how this happened now when I wasn't even thinking about it.... I love when little surprises like this happen!

Bojangles hygiene update

Taking care of Bojangles has become a daily and weekly activity that we find so amusing!! Bojangles is like most dogs, not a big fan of grooming. But we are determined to have him be one of those dogs that smells good and looks good. We give bi-weekly baths, daily grooming and gum/teeth rubbing. I can't say teeth brushing yet. He only licks the toothpaste and lets us put our finger only on his gums. Hopefully soon we will upgrade to brushing! But for now, here is Chris and Bojangles.

He doesn't mind brushing of his hair....

Getting comfortable with his paw on the table....

Bath time! This is my favorite because he gets so sad at first and then after he is done he turns so happy!!
He is quite good once he is in the tub with Chris!
This is hysterical.... Chris bought Bojangles a toy that is supposed to clean your dogs teeth while they play with it. You are supposed to add toothpaste in the middle. The only problem is.... Bojangles doesn't really play with toys. And especially this one! He suspects something is not right and he stays clear away.
Chris getting Bojangles to lick the toothpaste...

Bojangles assessing.....
And Bojangles ultimately deciding no he would not play with this new toy! Ahh we tried.