Yay!! All prayers have been answered! A friend of ours is going to take kitty, we just have to take care of the vet bill (yikes!) But, honestly it will be worth it to know she is going to a good home.
I can't express how stressed out and sick this was making me. I am so glad we have found a great place for kitty to grow up in.
Things happening today/soon:
Today I am making some sort of concoction in the crock pot. (Have I mention just how much I love the crock pot? Also, have you all discovered the beauty of crock pot liners? Virtually zero cleanup- it's amazing.)
- Crock pot concoction consists of: 2 chicken breasts, 2 hearty slices of delicious provolone, one can of cream of mushroom soup mixed with about a 1/3 can of milk, diced tomatoes, chives, Greek seasoning, pepper, and all topped with those yummy crunchy french fried onions. Voila'! Insta-meal. Well, you know, after like 7 hours of cooking on low heat :) If it turns out well I will post a picture tomorrow.
- I am also planning on trying my hand at making homemade biscuits. We'll see if that turns out edible as well.
- I am STILL waiting for my last 2 books to arrive. One of which shipped out August 5th!! Are you kidding me? It should not be taking this long. Yeash.
- Mine and sweetness' anniversary is coming up on Tuesday :) Three wonderful years together on the 23rd. I can't wait for our wedding on October 8th and to and start living our lives as husband and wife (sorry I got all sappy on you all there!)
-Today is also the 3rd anniversary of one of my best friends from high school's death. Lisa was a beautiful soul and always had the most upbeat spirit of anyone I knew. She was taken from this world too soon, but she will never be forgotten. Her memory will always serve as a reminder for me to live my life as full as possible, and to not sweat the small stuff. Life truly is too short to go about being cranky all the time (as I like to think in the wee hours of the morning when I wake up, pre-caffeine).
I'll leave with one of my favorite quotes that my bestie, Katie posted, (Katie, Lisa and I were inseparable during 9th grade):
"Perhaps they are not the stars, but rather openings in heaven where the love of our lost ones
pours through and shines down upon us to let us know they are happy."
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Friday, August 19, 2011
Lots O' Thoughts.
I have a lot of thoughts sprinting around in my head these days and it has been longer than forever since the last time I posted, so I figured, Hey- let's just type it out here.
I found a stray kitty in my backyard yesterday. Or, rather, the kitty found me. I came home Wednesday afternoon and discovered approximately 3 trillion ants trailing their way along my kitchen floor to infest Squirt's bowl of cat food. So I busted out the raid and went all Orkin Man on their tiny selves. After they all stopped wiggling I took Squirt's food and dumped it outside in the grass. Well, lo and behold, I done found myself a stray.
So, in the meantime I have just been bringing food out to her about every 1-2 hours and keeping her in full stock of water. This whole situation has just been weighing so heavy on my heart though.
On an unrelated note (I told ya'll, lots o' thoughts) School is starting back up for the year.
* I am excited and also SUPER, let me spell that out for you- S-U-P-E-R, stressed out about it.
* I'm taking 3 classes this term (same as last), planning a wedding for October, and trying to work enough to pay all the bills such as electricity, water, gas for my car, etc.
* I know for a fact that one class in particular is going to be excessively challenging. I was asked to go ahead and take a 2nd year class as a 1st year grad student because my advisor/teacher thought I could handle it. While that is very flattering it is also nerve-wracking because I feel like a baby guppy swimming around in the big bad ocean. I've never been one to make things easy on myself so I guess this is really no different from my everyday life.
On a side note: Can we PLEASE talk about the ridiculous expenses of books????! It makes me want to throw something, seriously. I get a stipend check every term for the program I am in, and this term I am not even sure I will have anything leftover after I calculate in the price of books. Un-freakin-believable. That's all I'm going to say for now, except having to buy 9 textbooks for the term (with almost all of those going into the triple digits in price) is a bit excessive, don't we agree?
On a fun note: I also recently had my bridal shower/bachelorette party with all of my ladies and had a blast! I was actually pretty nervous for the shower because it is all about you, with all these people staring at you and expecting you to keep the conversation flowing and all that jazz. I can hold a conversation, sure, but when I am nervous I tend to think I have suddenly become a comedian. What? Laughter is known to break the ice! Duh! But after the initial awkwardness I loosened up and had so much fun! I can't believe so many people got together and put in all that effort to make something so special for me!
Alright, I think that's all I've got in me for today. If anyone out there is reading this feel free to pipe in on the kitty decision. I'll take all the advice and words of wisdom I can get.
I found a stray kitty in my backyard yesterday. Or, rather, the kitty found me. I came home Wednesday afternoon and discovered approximately 3 trillion ants trailing their way along my kitchen floor to infest Squirt's bowl of cat food. So I busted out the raid and went all Orkin Man on their tiny selves. After they all stopped wiggling I took Squirt's food and dumped it outside in the grass. Well, lo and behold, I done found myself a stray.
(Again, I found her in my backyard but couldn't catch a picture of her then, she was too quick)
I have a real soft spot for kitties in my heart so I pretty much immediately took her out some food- and before you say anything I know that once you feed 'em they're yours- and slowly coaxed her out from her safe spot underneath this car.
Once I got a real good look at her I knew she was in desperate need for food. She's about 6-9 months old and probably only 3-4 pounds. I burst into tears pretty much immediately and they are still going. She is literally once of the sweetest and most loving cats I have ever come across:
So cute! I wish we could keep her, but for financial reasons (among plenty of others- taking into account how much I travel, Squirt's quirkiness, and how much we have on our plate right now) I don't think we are going to be able to, and that just about kills me. I've been on the phone all day trying to find a no-kill shelter in the area. Sadly, most of them are full and won't take her in. I've got one place left that needs to call me back and if they can't take her then I'm not sure what I am going to do. She needs a substantial amount of medical attention and a copious amount of TLC.
On an unrelated note (I told ya'll, lots o' thoughts) School is starting back up for the year.
* I am excited and also SUPER, let me spell that out for you- S-U-P-E-R, stressed out about it.
* I'm taking 3 classes this term (same as last), planning a wedding for October, and trying to work enough to pay all the bills such as electricity, water, gas for my car, etc.
* I know for a fact that one class in particular is going to be excessively challenging. I was asked to go ahead and take a 2nd year class as a 1st year grad student because my advisor/teacher thought I could handle it. While that is very flattering it is also nerve-wracking because I feel like a baby guppy swimming around in the big bad ocean. I've never been one to make things easy on myself so I guess this is really no different from my everyday life.
On a side note: Can we PLEASE talk about the ridiculous expenses of books????! It makes me want to throw something, seriously. I get a stipend check every term for the program I am in, and this term I am not even sure I will have anything leftover after I calculate in the price of books. Un-freakin-believable. That's all I'm going to say for now, except having to buy 9 textbooks for the term (with almost all of those going into the triple digits in price) is a bit excessive, don't we agree?
On a fun note: I also recently had my bridal shower/bachelorette party with all of my ladies and had a blast! I was actually pretty nervous for the shower because it is all about you, with all these people staring at you and expecting you to keep the conversation flowing and all that jazz. I can hold a conversation, sure, but when I am nervous I tend to think I have suddenly become a comedian. What? Laughter is known to break the ice! Duh! But after the initial awkwardness I loosened up and had so much fun! I can't believe so many people got together and put in all that effort to make something so special for me!
Alright, I think that's all I've got in me for today. If anyone out there is reading this feel free to pipe in on the kitty decision. I'll take all the advice and words of wisdom I can get.
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