Sad Baby

This is the face that will get Auntie Neenee to give Ethan anything he wants:

Look at that pouty lip action. Ethan wins.

I know I love them too much

Don't you just want to take her on a date?

Summer Things and Relocation

I love Ethan. This picture was taken on the 4th of July at Louann and Steve's house. I had a great day visiting with Jenny's family and eating some delicious food. I'm going to miss this baby when I'm gone in Seattle.

Yes, you heard correctly. Auntie NeeNee (that's me) is "moving" to Seattle. I am leaving the first week in September. A friend just moved up there for work, and he said, "Hey! Vaness! Come hang out at my house if you want!" The rest is yet-to-be-made history.We'll see how I do without my mom and my dogs.

On with summer pictures...

A cousin's wedding:

A trip to the beach to scope out my cousin Bev's wedding venue and meet with the officiant. 

Went to go see The Mumlers at the Blank Club with Kavita

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That's it for now. My plans for upcoming life include Las Vegas, concerts, singing and moving upwards, state-wise. I'll keep you posted, lovahs.

Open up that Golden Gate

I had never walked across the Golden Gate Bridge.

Now I have (I look good when I'm cold).

Stevie Nicks

One of my bff's sent this to me on Facebook. I love it, so I'm putting it here.

Stinky Petes

A couple of weeks ago, my mom and I got home from my cousin's wedding around midnight. As we walked into the house, we caught a whiff of something that smelled like an electrical fire. Worried, we ran all over the house checking our appliances and making sure nothing was burning. We found though, as we opened the door from the house to the garage, that the smell was much worse out there. The dogs ran past us into the house, while my mom and I investigated. The smell was so strong and so awful that our eyes were tearing up and, I'll admit, I allllmost showed the neighborhood what I had eaten for dinner on the front lawn. Dig?

It was then that our neighbors came over. They had almost smelled the same pungent smell, and were worried about us. They couldn't find anything wrong in the garage, or in the house. One of the neighbors then mentioned having seen a skunk earlier that evening. It slowly dawned on us. Our dogs had been sprayed, and were now running all over our house. Awesome.

Today marks the final skunk bath we are giving them, and Maddie still stinks. We think she got the worst of it. When I ran inside to get them that fateful night, she was all yellow and shaking like a leaf. I threw her in the tub and scrubbed, but it didn't help with the stench. It took lots of scrubbings and plenty of time outside airing out to get them smelling even halfway normal. By the way, tomato juice doesn't work. 2 quarts hydrogen peroxide, 1/4 cup baking soda and a tsp of dish soap. Mix, soak dogs in it, and scrub, followed by a baby shampoo bath.

Here is a video of Maddie drying off after her bath. I filmed it because the noises she makes are outrageous. She not only does this after a bath, but every morning upon waking.

Molly's view of Maddie in doggy jail while she dries.

Guess who's next, baby dog?

Day One, Month of Motion

Well, for my first day of the big month of self discovery, I didn't do much in the way of being productive in a conventional sense, but what can you expect? It was a Saturday! 

Here's a song I love. I wish it would get played out in the real world, in front of real people again.

A Month of Motion

A friend once told me to declare my intentions. I've usually decided against it. I always "make up my mind," then find a better route, thus ditching the first plan, and the people who don't understand just get the impression that I'm wishy washy (well, I may be a little of that, as well, but I'm working on it). 

I'm going to declare my intentions now. I intend to keep moving this month. Every day will be an effort in finding something new or enriching to experience. Maybe this will give me a jumping off point into finding a path to follow. Basically, I have no ultimate goal to declare, so maybe declaring a declaration will be a good stand in for now.

On repeat

I'm on a kick with this one. I get in a groove and I'll be darned if I know how to shake it off. I love Linda Ronstadt. Long Long Time.

Love will abide, take things in stride
Sounds like good advice but there's no one at my side
And time washes clean love's wounds unseen
That's what someone told me but I don't know what it means.

Cause I've done everything I know to try and make you mine
And I think I'm gonna love you for a long long time

Caught in my fears
Blinking back the tears
I can't say you hurt me when you never let me near
And I never drew one response from you
All the while you fell all over girls you never knew
Cause I've done everything I know to try and make you mine
And I think it's gonna hurt me for a long long time

Wait for the day
You'll go away
Knowing that you warned me of the price I'd have to pay
And life's full of flaws
Who knows the cause?
Living in the memory of a love that never was
Cause I've done everything I know to try and change your mind
and I think I'm gonna miss you for a long long time
Cause I've done everything I know to try and make you mine
And I think I'm gonna love you for a long long time.

A snack

Doesn't this look delicious?

 

I turned it into this:

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

Found some pictures

I call this one "Covered in demons and loving it."

Wheels are turning

I took Nyquil last night. Let's pretend I have a cold or whatever one has when they take Nyquil. My dreams were superb. Anyway, I'm  a little groggy. Hence, I am in my robe at 1:10pm. You know, though, I'm okay with that. 

All these questions spinning around my head

Pulled out a million old notebooks.

Read what I had written.

What I'm going to do now is:

1) Go to Seattle for a while. See my dad, visit friends, a month or more.

2) Read more books about actual events.

3) Remember what moment I am in more often. 

Maybe then my books will be filled with topics other than the ones I've currently exhausted.