A dog park for Brody

Brian decided he was going to the last baseball game today at UNCW and I figured I would take Brody to the off-leash dog park. I didn't think there would be anyone there, but there were several people and their little dogs. They have the park split up, one side for the little dogs and the other for the larger dogs. When Brody entered the fenced in area, several dogs came to him for a greeting. The poor little thing was terrified. He had his little tail tucked in and his ears were down. He was not use to an encounter with so many little dogs all at once. Brody loosened up just a little, but mainly kept to himself. We stayed there for about 30 minutes and I figured I would bring him home. I think it will a few more times going there before he will get use to it all. I'm just happy they have something like that were he can run free without his leash.

oh, no it didn't...

Yesterday, my trainer and I were sitting outside at Oceanic at the beach having lunch. There were sea gulls flying around and I told her that I had always been afraid that a bird would poop on me. She told me that she was scared that would happen to her as well. Well, Brian came to the restaurant later on and he sat down and got him something to drink. We were sitting there talking away and Brian looked down on his shirt and a bird pooped on him. It was the funniest thing I have ever seen. I had to go and get him a wet rage and some club soda so it wouldn't stain his shirt. They say if you get pooped on, it should bring you good luck...we'll see if that's true. Here's the pic I took for proof...hysterical.

Goodbye my love

Tomorrow, Brody will have to leave his first girlfriend, Bella. They have been a couple for a little over a month and now he'll be leaving her forever. I know he will be sad. I'm sure Bella will be even more sad since she will still be here and Brody will be gone. I know he will find a new love in Wilmington. He's such a good looking little boy, so it won't be hard to keep the lady's away from him.

Packing Complete....excluding 1 box.

After 5 days of packing, I have finally finished...hallelujah! Well, I do have one more box for a few bowls and glasses that I have left out, but that will be completed Friday morning. We are leaving Friday for Brian's parents for the weekend, then Sunday we're off to Wilmington. I start my new job Monday.

I had an hour long phone orientation this morning and another 30 min one-on-one orientation on Friday. We covered pricing, our questions that we had to answer and our distribution centers. Friday, I will have to say my sales presentation and I will be critiqued. We will also discuss the two towns that I will be traveling to next week. I'm really looking forward to this job, I think everything is going to work out.

Brian will be looking for a house to rent next week and I just pray that he will find something. I told I'll be happy as long as it has a fenced in back yard for Brody. It will be nice not having to stand outside with him while he goes potties or worry about him running out into the road. I'm so afraid that he'll get hit by a car. Brody loves to chase squirrels and birds, and at his new home he can catch (at least attempt) a little critter. I'll get back to you next week to let you know how everything been going. Hopefully, I'll have wonderful things to say.

All in a days work...okay, maybe two...

Sunday morning I began packing up the apartment. I started around 10 am after watching church on television....I needed to listen to the gospel before my long day of work. First attempt, the kitchen. I wasn't planning on cooking any this week and I knew it would take the most time packing, I figured...what the heck. I started throwing away food I didn't want to carry with us and spices that had expired. After a several hours, I packed 5 boxes with a few more items still left out ...the majority is done though. Only things left are a few bowls and glasses. I need something to use for my daily cereal intake and diet coke consumption.

Next, the guest bathroom. That bathroom needed some TLC. We bathe Brody in that shower instead of using our shower. I bought some Kaboom...I LOVE IT! It took the soap scum right off without having to scrub with a Bristol brush. I think the bathroom is the cleanest its ever been. The new tenants won't have to worry about cleaning that bathroom. You could eat off the toilet...that's how clean it is. I know your suppose to say "It's so clean, you could eat food off the floor" but I haven't' moped the floor yet.

Okay, moving on to the outside of the washer and dryer. Now, that was disgusting. Dust and lent covered all over. It's so clean now...they look brand new :) After that, I took a little break to eat some lunch. By the way, Brian hadn't helped any at this point. He didn't get out of bed until 11:30 am. What am I going to do with that boy??

Later on in the afternoon, I started in the living room. That wasn't so bad. I had a few vases, picture frames and a few other home decor. After the living room, I was done for the day.

Today, I started around 8:30 am. I bagged the clothes that we donated to Goodwill. We had 4 large bundles and a box with some wall pictures, drinking glasses, pizza pan, comforter, sheets and drapes. I'm glad we aren't carrying unnecessary things that will just be in our way. I'm trying not to be so much of a pack-rat.

I finished the living room, both bedrooms and boxed my winter items. I'm glad we finished the majority of the packing because I know Brian wouldn't pack everything properly. He would have just thrown everything in the boxes without bubble wrapping....you know men. Anyway, I'm sick of moving...it's NO FUN!

Just Because...

Since Brody has been a very good boy, I decided it was time for some new toys to come into his life. Brian and I were having dinner at Ruby Tuesdays and I told him that we need to see what they had to choose from at K-Mart. He went earlier this week at Wal-Mart and Brody already had all of their toys. We walked into K-Mart and finally found their pet section and they had several cute toys to choose from. So, which toys did we choose?? A long wennie dog and a hippo with rope attached to him. When we got home, we each had a toy to see which one Brody would choose. He played with the hippo for a minute because that was the one I gave him, but he's attached to the wennie dog. He hasn't let go of him yet...WAIT, he has the hippo now...YEAH! I knew he would like that one too. I'm so happy :)

My New Addiction...Jelly Belly Beans

This past year, I had been selling promotional products for a company based out of Miami, FL and different vendors would send me samples of their products. Well, one company sent me a box of small packages of Jelly Belly's. Well, I'm no longer working for the company and I get to keep the samples of everything they have sent me. I have loads of Jelly Belly's at home and I've been bringing them to work with me everyday for my little snack. I know, your thinking "What kind of snack is that?" You never know what flavor you are getting with a Jelly Belly...it's a suprise in every bite. You could have a strawberry flavor, popcorn flavor, root beer flavor and the list goes on. They actually have 50 different types of Jelly Belly's! That's right ladies and gentlemen, 50! Some are ReAlLy good and some are just plain NaStY. I don't know what they were thinking while creating some of these flavors. For example: licorice, cafe latte (who would want to eat anything that tastes like coffee?), cappuccino (another coffee flavor), coconut, chocolate pudding?, jalapeno (your CrAzY if you like this one), peanut butter?? and there's some yellow one that is just NaStY...blah. Anyway, I thought I would share this with you and a list of the different flavors :)

ps- boredom causes you to do really random things...I apologize

1. A&W Cream Soda
2. A&W Root Beer
3. Berry Blue
4. Blueberry
5. Bubble Gum
6. Buttered Popcorn
7. Cafe Latte
8. Cantaloupe (I couldn't image how that would taste)
9. Cappuccino
10. Caramel Apple
11. Caramel Corn
12. Chocolate Pudding
13. Cinnamon
14. Coconut
15. Cotton Candy
16. Crushed Pineapple
17. Dr. Pepper (for you DP fans)
18. French Vanilla
19. Grape Jelly (for the child in you)
20. Green Apple
21. Island Punch
22. Jalapeno (nasty!)
23. Juicy Pear
24. Kiwi
25. Lemon
26. Lemon Drop
27. Lemon Lime
28. Licorice (need I say more)
29. Mango
30. Margarita
31. Orange Juice (I bet that doesn't have the Vitamin C that you need)
32. Orange Sherbert
33. Peach
34. Peanut Butter (That one is questionable)
35. Pina Colada (Non-Alcoholic)
36. Pink Grapefruit
37. Plum
38. Raspberry
39. Red Apple (An apple a day will keep the doctor away...sorry, I had to say it)
40. Sizzling Cinnamon (for the bad breathe you may have)
41. Strawberry Cheesecake
42. Strawberry Daiquiri (Non-Alcoholic of course)
43. Strawberry Jam
44. Tangerine
45. Toasted Marshmallow
46. Top Banana (why is it call that? why not just banana??)
47. Tutti-Frutti
48. Very Cherry
49. Watermelon
50. Wild Blackberry