Archive for February, 2006

My New Puppy

So, Rob got me an electric blue Nintendo DS for my birthday with Nintendogs and a couple other games. Nintendogs is so awesome. It’s basically a virtual pet ownership simulation game. Your puppy always stays a puppy and it doesn’t die or age. You have to train it and teach it tricks and take it out for walks. And to earn money to buy supplies like food and water and shampoo, you have to enter the dog in Frisbee, Agility, and/or Obedience Competitions. When you go on walks you can encounter other dogs that your dog may or may not like, and you can find presents, like accessories such as different colored collars or sunglasses for your dog. When you’re walking the dog, and he poops, you have to pick up the poop. It is so stinkin’ cute!

This is my Pembroke Welsh Corgi and only dog, Scooter. Isn’t he adorable? He loves belly rubs and playing with the soccer ball. I’ve taught him to sit, lie down, roll over on his side, and roll over on his back and give me his belly. he even won first place in his first frisbee competition!

Here he is sleeping and getting his belly rubbed
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Cool poster we saw at 20th Century Cincinnati


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  Originally uploaded by girlieleep.

So, Rob and I went to Cincinnati this weekend for the 20th Century Cincinnati show.  It was nice not have to look past butter churns and spinning wheels and other Cracker Barrel-type stuff to see stuff we were interested in.  They had about 50 vendors, and we didn’t buy anything, but had the price been more reasonable, I would have bought this Air India advertising poster from the 60’s as a birthday present to myself.  It was $2500 though, and I couldn’t come anywhere near justifying that.  I like art and all , and I really appreciate it, but i would have preferred to see it cheaper and unframed.

Rob almost bought an Astro Fighter table (it was in really good condition), but the attract screen (the screen that runs when no one is playing it to”attract” players to the machine) didn’t work.  Astro Fighter is basically an old-skool Space Invaders rip-off.

Good times had at the show, and our bank accounts were happy we didn’t buy anything. Although, I hadn’t planned on buying anything taht could be considered “collectible”. It had to have a function- like a lamp, dish, or piece of furniture- if I was going to buy it.

Wedding stuff.

So, this past week was a very productive week for me wedding-wise.  Not only have we officially secured the Indiana Roof Ballroom, but we booked our photographer.  Her name is Jessica Strickland and she does amazing work.  I can only hope to look as beautiful as all of the women she photographs. And she is so beautiful too!  In fact, it struck me today that she kind of looks like Celine Dion.
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We’re working on some other parts of the wedding right now, but until they accept my deposits and I have the dates finalized, I don’t want to say anything to jinx it.

Rob is going to want to strangle me by the time we get married, I’m sure.  He’ll be really glad when it’s over.  We have such awesome friends and family and we really like getting together with everyone.
I really can’t wait to spend the rest of my life with him.  We are so lucky to have found each other, and that we get each other, and that we respect each others’ independence and dreams.  I know…so sappy.

The Lego Suicides

This is a great Flickr photoset that gets really creative with Legos.

The Lego Suicides