Junebug

Boxers. I love them. My little affair with boxers started when I worked at a doggie day care center during college. It was there that I met my soulmate. He was handsome, charming, and had the gentles soul I'd ever met. It was love at first sight. He had a knack for wooing the ladies and his charm hit me like a truck. He'd always give me these big, sloppy kisses that would put any other man I'd known to shame. I'm sure it's obvious that this guy I'm talking about is a boxer dog. It was because of him that I grew to adore the breed. They are so funny and cute. With their little stubby tails moving a mile a minute and their butts shaking like a polaroid picture, they're perfect. I'm so glad I got Junie. She's the love of my life.

Checking in

Hi there blog, I haven't seen you in awhile. Let me update you on what's been going down.



1. went to Disney World for New Years. One word: AWESOME.
2. ToeEater, my wonderful, little ferret who I've had for 5+ plus years passed away the following week. RIP.
3. I just bit the bullet and let the hubby buy his dream car today.
4. Still working a ridiculous amount of hours at work and am going to be happily spending all that extra cash on frequent shopping trips ;)

Check-in

So yes, I've been slacking. I've neglected my little blog & cast it aside. I'll admit to it, and admitting is the first step. The second step would be to actually blog... let's check that off the list NOW.

I don't have much to report on at the moment even though there's been a lot of stuff that's been going on, but right now, after a long day of work, I don't think I can think of anything to blog about. So instead here are a couple of pictures of my new flowers that have invaded the sun room. Grant it that they're fake but that's besides the point. The point is, they look awesome & I love having them in the room. From someone who loves flowers but can't stand that they die, these two guys make a great addition to the room. Thanks in part to Ikea... but mostly to me for buying it and displaying it so beautifully in my house :)

Fabulous

Wildlife adventuring in the city

Last week, I had a chance to go on a photo meet-up with other enthusiasts from Katy (suburb of Houston). I've never done meet ups before so this was a first. I've never really been into those kinds of things. Truth is, I'm a social moron. I feel too much pressure to talk to people & entertain them. I know, pathetic. But my flaws isn't what this post is supposed to be about. Back on topic again, so I went to this meet-up not knowing what to expect. I was just excited to get out of the house and do something different for once. The meet-up took place at a wildlife park called TGR Exotics. The little outdoor cabin-ish type building was where we first started. This is where I meet the unofficial official welcome wagon, a cat named "The Enforcer". I couldn't get enough of the little guy. He was a natural born model and I made sure he got his 15 minutes! From there, we did a 45 minute tour throughout the park and saw lots of cute little fuzzies, from anteaters to kangaroos, it was a delight to my animal lover self :)

It was super fun and I'm glad I stepped out of my comfort zone and tried something different. I must admit that it was nice to be around other people who share the same passion as me. All the "nerd speak" was nice ;)

Let's do something new & exciting...

I woke up pretty excited today. Like a kid on Christmas day, I jumped out of bed looking forward to what the day would bring. Of course, it sounds silly now what I was excited about; regardless, it was nice to have something to look forward to... besides the usual: getting out of work. Well back to the story, I was excited about hitting up the park in downtown Houston, Discovery Green. Because it's located in the heart of downtown, I rarely ever go there because of parking issues as well as dealing with all the one way streets. Today they had the farmer's market (which by the way was pretty pathetic... there were like 6 stands total. Only one of which had any fruits/vegetables) and the outdoor ice skating rink. It was fun walking around, taking pictures. I wish there was more stuff though. One of these days I'll make it to a REAL farmer's market. I just somehow got to convince myself that it's worth waking up at 7am on a Saturday. Good luck to me.

Too busy to do any shooting.

I'm getting my last few days of work done. Thursday is my last day at my job. I'm very happy about leaving. But until then, I just gotta suck it up and keep trucking and telling myself:

Two more days... just two. more. days!

Winter wonderland of "snow"

I love my Tuesdays!

Hello gorgeous!
One of the great things about working in the healthcare industry are the hours. I work 12 hour shifts, 3 days a week. This means I'm off Tuesdays and Fridays (hello 3 day weekend... every weekend!). Now I'm not gonna lie, working 12 hours is definitely draining, physically and mentally. Usually by the 3rd day I'm a complete and utter wreck. It also kinda sucks that I go to and from work when it's pitch black outside. My whole day is spent indoors. But hey, in the end, I love that I have 2 extra days off to do whatever I please. Like last night, when I stayed up until 2am and didn't wake up until 10am this morning. Sleeping in rocks my socks.

So today I was planning on going out to Hermann Park to take some pictures... but after realizing I slept in a little too late, I decided against it. I had too much shit to do and I already spent the better part of the morning sleeping. I had to run a few errands, including picking up a few plants for my aquarium. I wanted Mr. and Mrs. Bubbles to have a nice home so there's a few new additions to the tank today. Hopefully the plants will do well and start growing nicely in the tank.

Craving fulfilled :)

The hubby took me to eat some Korean BBQ for the first time a few weeks ago. I wasn't expecting too much except how awesome it was to cook our own meats at the table (hell yea!). Little did I know that that night would alter my cravings into a whole new system. It was that night that got me hooked on Korean BBQ. I can't believe I'd gone 25 years without EVER having eaten Korean BBQ. The food was amazing, life changing. It was since then that I've had a constant craving for some Korean BBQ. And tonight, I was definitely satisfied.

We ordered the variety platter. There was 4 different types of meat that we cooked and they were all delicious. There's this dip that's to die for. It has a nutty flavor and it goes great with the beef. I wish I knew what it was because that was heaven on earth. But unfortunately, there aren't too many pictures because I was too busy being a pig :/

I've found a new food obsession. Thanks a lot Korea.

It's the little things in life...

One of the best thing to come out of winter is drinking hot chocolate with loads and loads of marshmallows :) I'm one of those freaks who constantly add more marshmallows when the others in my drink have melted. I think one time I gave myself such a huge sugar rush from adding like half a bag of marshmallows into my hot cocoa. It was great!

So last night I made some hot chocolate and cinnamon rolls to go along with the relaxing I was about to do. It definitely felt great being able to kick my legs up on the couch, pig out on cinnamon rolls, and watch tv. Nothing beats it.



Today I did something I never do... I went out and bought fresh flowers. I was in a "domesticated wife" mood, I guess. I wanted some baby's breath but the store didn't have any. So I settled on some flowers that were actually used in my wedding a few months back. I wish there was a farmer's market or something by the house so that I can keep buying flowers from local florists and not have to pay out my butt at some franchise store. Oh well, having the flowers sitting on my desk makes me happy. I feel good about life every time I look at them. It's the little things in life that brings a smile to my face. Thank god for weekends ;)

Busy days of winter

It's so hard to keep up with blogging when I work full time. I don't see how people do it, it's EXHAUSTING. This week at work has been so hectic and crazy. I had a miserable day at work yesterday. I was beyond tired from lack of sleep and I had a throbbing headache all day. To make matters worse, it was a ridiculously busy day at work. I did not have a good day. No sir.

I'm super excited though. My 35mm film came in last night so today I'm gonna be testing out my Nikon EM. This will be the first time I shoot film so I'm pretty excited. I'm gonna try and just do some simple shots with the first roll so that I can get a hang of things before I do anything too serious. I'm excited!!

Here's to trying new things and trying to enjoy my days off :)

Relaxing with my babe

Field trip to see some fuzzy friends

I decided a few days ago to pay a visit to the local zoo. It's been awhile since I'd visited, mostly because Houston summers are blindingly hot so I stay as far away from outdoor activities as possible. But with the recent cold fronts that have been moving in, it was the perfect time to check out the Houston Zoo. Fortunately, it seemed like the animals hate the heat as much as I do so they were all out in full force that day. I managed to get more pictures than I usually do, yay! Be prepared for an onslaught of pictures.

PS- don't mind the repetition of some of the pictures. I was SUPER tired when I made them. Mistakes were bound to happen :)