Only a few more days until Lake Break '08!

I had the fortune of living on the lake in high school, and as a result I hold lake homes in high esteem. Fortunately my parents have not relocated, which means I get to enjoy the lake whenever I visit them. Nothing is more relaxing than sitting on the dock watching the sun set.

One of the best times of year to go is for the 4th of July. The country club has a huge fireworks show, which you can watch from your boat. It is SO much fun to enjoy fireworks on a boat - no crowds, no trying to keep people from stepping on your blanket, no screaming children, no smokers. B says I have a personal space issue, perhaps he's right. But why pile onto a lawn when you can watch fireworks on your own boat? Or better yet, floating in the water? It's just better, and if you haven't tried it you just wouldn't understand.

Anyway, we head out there in a few days, and we're taking the dogs. Bear LOVES to swim in the lake, but Bella hasn't really gotten the swimming bug. Bella does love to play with my mom's labrador/poodle mix (aptly named Rascal). Rascal has learned to jump off the dock, it's pretty funny.

We get to spend 4 days floating in the water, drinking beer, boating, playing croquet, and stuffing ourselves with hot dogs, hamburgers, deviled eggs, and fabulous southern fried chicken. Don't be jealous!

Bloody nipples: urban legend or dirty secret?

I find this topic disgusting yet intriguing. As B and I continue to increase our mileage, I have a growing concern for his comfort. Is the bloody nipple thing really true? From my searches online, it appears to be true, and I find this horrifying! Who wants to smear themselves with vasoline or body glide, or run with bandaids on their nerps?

The movie of the summer!

Oooh, I almost got to see the movie tonight, but didn't make it. I am so disappointed, but B has promised to take me to see it this weekend. I feel awful making him take me to such a chick flick, but all of my friends have already seen it. And I just can't wait for it to come out on DVD.

I am a running monster!

Temptation thy name is JCrew

I <3 these shoes, but B would die if I spent that much on a single pair of shoes.

::sigh::

Foods to avoid feeding to your dog

Just a friendly reminder of what foods you should avoid feeding your dog.

http://www.peteducation.com/article.cfm?cls=2&cat=1661&articleid=1030

This is a link to a helpful chart.

We escaped Texas!

I've been MIA for a few months, sorry about that. The big news in the McHousehold is that we have moved to the land of pleasant living! My new job is great, and I am finally starting to feel like I know what the heck I am doing (which took a few months). We moved into the "beautiful rental house" that turned out slightly different from the pictures, but everything is fixed now so it's not a problem.

The dogs L O V E the backyard (well at least Bella does, Bear just wants to be where we are) and we are keeping Frankie the stray cat.

The move was a calamity of errors - our POD got delayed, so we enjoyed sleeping on a deflating air mattress every night (and woke up on the hardwood floor every morning). Instead of driving my Jeep across country, we shipped it, and the shipping got delayed. I was afraid that my Jeep had been stolen, but we did eventually get it (after about 3 weeks).

Now we are finally settled, and have the essentials unpacked. We are starting to enjoy the area, as we are within walking distance of a great park. B has been running a lot, and I've been running with him, and life is pretty good right now!