Houdini Rudy

Remember that famous escape artist (the David Blaine of his time) named Houdini?! Yah - he apparently has come back in the form of a Jack Russell Terrier named Rudy! That dog that all of you referred to as "SAUSAGE DOG" has lost quite a bit of wieght over the last year and this weekend decided it was time to show off his svelte new physique.
We together visited Jeff this weekend at his house...and Jeff has a doggie door. So when we left on Sunday morning, we made sure the gate was locked and the doggie door was open. Now - anyone who has ever owned a dog (let alone met mine) knows that the joy of ownership is all in the grand "HELLO" when you come home. And when you DON'T get attacked the minute you walk in the door - you immediately begin to wonder what the HECK is going on. As did I when Rudy did not greet us at the door..at all. I was pretty freaked out....I'll tell you people. Fortunately, his friendly demeanor was not missed on Jeff's nieghbors and someone found him and called me immediately! THANK GOD! A near miss to be sure. BUT - once he was home..I needed to know how it could possibly have happened. So tested an impossible theory: that he slipped through the bars on the gate. I mean they are ONLY about 3 inches apart. But that little sh*t got through the bars...he has to squeeze and shimmy - but can you believe it?! If he hadn't lost all that wieght - there is no WAY he could have done it...What's worse - a fat dog..or a very determined skinny one name Rudy. I'm not quite sure...but I just gave him his third doggie treat of the day.

It's Official

You KNOW its for real because it took me over a week to post the news of Jeff's and my engagement. The reason its taken this long..is that the wedding has already taken over my life..I have a GIGANTIC binder already...complete with spreadsheets and comparisons..and ANGST. Let me lay it out for you: I planned events - but NEVER a wedding...for this reason: PSYCHO brides...of which I am on the brink of becoming..already! As a direct result of 3,000 discussions about said wedding, and one not so lovely "disagreement" my fiance' (I'm not used to that yet) is BEGGING me to hire a planner. AND - here's the kicker...I'm starting to see the wisdom...I think we can afford it if we could just get this guest list down.....this guest list, the bane of my existance aleady....as it includes, at least on my side, every single person to whom I have ever said the words "I am never getting married"..in other words, everyone I have ever met. Yah. Its staggering..and let me tell you people...its getting edited. So don't be offended because this affair can only be so grand..if we hope to actually BUY a home when its all over. What's TOTALLY got me freaked (about my own lack of discipline regarding the guest list) is that as it stands right now, Jeff's side of the list (including his 4 siblings, thier spouses and thier children [of which there are 11]) is STILL bigger than Jeff's. So the red pen will have to come out. And if ONE more person tells me "Oh, they won't all come" I'm taking them off the list FIRST...because you see...if I INVITE someone, I WANT them to come...not do the "Elaine dance" for every "No, Thanks" that I get. Yah KNOW?!
So stay tuned for bride-zilla updates and probably the opportunity to vote on a couple of things (like the spring pants, which I never bought). I am THINKING of even posting some wedding dresses...because after all - you'll be SO surprised to see me in white, let alone a DRESS...you'll never remember how you voted!
I'm already a nut job, aren't I? I need a planner so I can keep up the blog.

Mother's Day

A belated posting from Mother's Day when my sister and I surprised my Mom with a visit from her and Piper!




Updates:

1) Piper cut her first tooth on Mother's Day
2) She wants to walk SO badly..she barely even trys to crawl..she just wants to walk.
3) the best news of all: SHE SNORTS!

So to summarize - she is a LEO (like her Aunt T.)...she snorts...(like her Aunt T.) and she wants to walk before she crawls...yep...she is definately related to me!

She is totally awesome!! I can't wait to see her again! Hopefully for her 1st B-day!!

David Blaine and Barak Obama - What Do These Men Have in Common?

So...I was wandering through the halls of Yahoo entertainment images...and I ran across a picture of David Blaine..or was it? I'm not a gigantic fan of David Blaine, so my first comment outloud was "Huh, he looks an awful lot like Barak Obama (of whom I am a fan). The picture I spotted was the one at the left.

So curious about my oh, so smart observation, I did a search for pictures of David Blaine...whereby I found this picture (black suit). huh. I quickly went back to the image I'd found while ambling Yahoo Entertainment photos and realized...I hadn't made any wildly smart observation..Yahoo Entertainment had made a MISTAKE and used a picture of Barak Obama to describe David Blaine's latest failed stunt. I had to SEARCH the internet to find this other picture which most closely resembled David Blaine (white shirt).

Now mistakes happen. But it DID lead me to wonder...HOW IN GOD'S NAME did this happen? What DO these men have in common or not? Well - of course...I have to continue here..its just TOO rich.
1) Both of these men are men of "color" - whatever that means. (Perhaps the source of confusion for the white college intern who made this particular error?!)
2) I bet Barak Obama CAN actually hold his breath (or at least talk for) 9 minutes straight.
3) One you will be seeing alot more of on TV - the other's day's on TV are limited.
4) They both have really short hair.
5) One has a brilliant mind - the other is clearly a brilliant salesman. (Ask ABC which is which).
6) One I actually want to listen to..the other I can barely watch.
7) One of the them clearly has an eye brow stylist.
8) One of them is OFTEN photographed with an American Flag in the background.

So there you have it. I'm open to other comments you might have. In fact - I BEG of you to comment..I'm dying to hear YOUR observations!!