My honey

Jason was looking at my Blog and pointed out that I only talked about my kitties, and not about my fiance. Sorry sweetie! I have just been caught up in taking care of my new babies! Here is a picture of us in Red River, NM. We went skiing there this past January with Amber and Kurtis, Marc and Alicia, my brother, Alan, and the Davids. We had a great time even though there wasn't much snow. This is the second year we got to go and stay in my mom and stepdad's timeshare condo. I am sad b/c I don't know if we will be able to go next year. I will be on rotations, and Jason will be working. Maybe we can work something out. The day after we got back (January 8th), we celebrated 6 months until our wedding day! I love you sweetie!

Look how cute they are!

I know that I am obsessed with my kitties! I just can't stop taking pictures of them because they are constantly being adorable! Here are a few from today. They are recovering nicely!

Recovering kitties

After MUCH contemplation and consideration, I decided that I needed to get Mia and Caesar declawed. Mia was doing okay when she was alone, but it is hard to keep two kitties under control. Neither one would purposely scratch the furniture often, but when they ran around playing, they couldn't help "hanging" on. I called several places and ended up taking them to MacArthur Blvd. Animal Clinic. I was really nervous because I didn't know if the place was reputable or not. Luckily, the morning I took them in, there was a little old lady in the lobby with her little dog. She was really nice, and admired the cats while I was waiting. She was very talkative, and told me that I chose a great clinic. She said that they would be well taken care of. That was just what I needed to hear, and I felt better about it. When I went to pick them up, both of the nurses told me how sweet they were! They were both very impressed that they were so nice to each other, and to people that they didn't even know! When I brought them home, they pretty much went right to sleep. They were probably tired from their long day on Friday. Caesar is recovering fine, but Mia is acting like one of her paws is a little sore. I almost started crying several times, but I know that this decision will be better for all of us. I will be a happier Mama, and they will be happier because they won't get scolded as much. I posted a picture of them comforting each other after they got home.

A note from Mia...

Hey guys! I want to introduce my brother, Caesar! He came to live with Mama and I yesterday. I went with her to go and get him, but I didn't have fun at all! It was so scary to ride in the car and to go to a house I wasn't used to. I didn't feel like meeting anyone!!! Well, Mama brought Caesar home anyway. I did not want him to be at my house, and I made sure he knew it. Even though I lived with him for the first three months of my life, I have changed since then! After a little while, Mama let him out of his carrier. I wanted to show him who was boss, so I gave him a hard time. He was so curious to investigate his new surroundings, so I just followed him and smelled him. After a while, I realized that he wasn't that bad. By bedtime, we were playing and having a great time. Here are some pictures of him. He is the one with the white nose and the black collar. We like to hang out together and keep each other company while Mama is gone. And look....he loves me too...he even gave me a kiss!

Meow, Mia

Another new cat!

Well, after much decision, I decided to get another cat. I really try to play with Mia a lot, but I really think that she is bored since I am gone all of the time. I got her brother (he looks a lot like her...he's an orange tabby, but doesn't have the extra toe). I was REALLY nervous when I went to go get him because I took Mia with me and she was NOT excited to see her brother and sister. They came running after her and she had her tail was extremely puffy! Mia hissed and batted at them. The foster parents said that it was because Mia was not on her home turf, and she wasn't comfortable with the surroundings. When I got home, I put him in one bedroom and let them sniff each other under the door. Mia was clawing at him, and I started getting really scared. I thought "What did I do!!!!" I called Tara, the girl who runs the shelter, and she gave me a lot of comfort. She said that any time you have more than one animal, they have to establish who will be dominant. Usually, that is the female with cats. It is very true in this case. Mia is DEFINITELY the boss. Tara told me to let them out together, she said not to keep them separated, so I let him out. He explored the house while Mia followed. Now everything is quite a bit better...we'll see how tonight goes!

By the way...his name is Caesar! (we wanted to keep with the Italian theme :)

New CVS store

Well, after 3 & 1/2 years at the CVS store in Norman, I quit so that I could work at a store closer to my new house. Now, I will be working at the store on 50th and May, across from a Target. I was sad, but I know that I will go and visit the Norman store a lot. Today was my second day to work at my new store, and it is so nice! It is 10 times slower than my old store and I love it! Also, there is no drive-thru which is a huge blessing. The customer population is mainly elderly, but they have been pretty nice so far. This store is also a rotation site for the OU College of Pharmacy, so there will be students there each month. It's kind of nice to see the familiar faces. Hopefully I will make many good memories like the ones I made in Norman.

...and this!

My bouquet will be a combo of this...

Wedding flowers!

For those of you who don't know, I'm getting married on July 8th, 2006! I am getting really excited, but I'm also realizing how fast this semester is going to fly by. Last Saturday, I met with my florist to decide what flowers I'm going to use in the wedding. I'm kinda going with a theme of Calla Lilies, so they are used quite a bit. My bouquet will be a mix of Calla lilies, pink and white roses, bear grass, and grape hyacinth. The bridemaids will have arm bouquets of white calla lilies, light pink gerber daisies, ruscus (a type of greenery) and bear grass...maybe some roses too...I can't remember. The candlelighters will have wrist corsages of roses with ribbon that will match their dresses. The rest of the flowers for the groomsmen, servers, guestbook attendant, mothers, fathers, etc. will be either white or pink roses. Hopefully everything will look good together...it's pretty hard to imagine it without seeing pictures. I did have some pictures to get my ideas, but I think that the flowers for my wedding will look different. Also, I am excited because I found a really good deal at Tom's Formal Wear. They were at the OKC Bridal Show, and had some specials going on. If we get our tuxes there (and they are very reasonable), we can get our invitations for free! (Any price...up to 300...I won't need nearly that many!). Also, we will get a free 3 day, 2 night vacation (hotel only) to one of 90 locations. It even includes Hawaii, Mexico, and Canada. We will probably save that for a getaway weekend.As for our honeymoon, we are still trying to decide between NYC and a western Caribbean cruise. I really want to do both, and we are trying to determine which would be a better "honeymoon" trip. Right now I'm leaning towards the cruise, but I don't want to be seasick the entire time. Well, that's about it for wedding stuff right now. I added some picture of my "inspiration" bouquets.

Mia helping take down Christmas decorations! 

Welcome Mia!

Here are some pics of my new baby! Her name is Mia, and she is a female, orange and white tabby. I got her from Safe Haven Animal Rescue in MWC. Some teenage boys found her and her sister and brother abandoned by Lake Overhulser. She is a polydactyl cat..meaning she has extra toes on each foot. She only has one extra toe on each foot (some can have 2 or 3!), and she looks like a little lion! She is so precious and very sweet. She was in a foster home when I went to look at her, and I picked her out because she was the runt of the litter, and she was more submissive. I think that she'll become more dominating now that she doesn't have any competition. Her favorite toy is one that Grandma Donna (my mom) got her for Christmas. It is a stick with a fuzzy ball on the end. She absolutely loves it! She sits by it a lot and "meows" because she wants someone to play with her. Her Aunt Ashley and Aunt Sarah played with her while I was in New Mexico, and she is very grateful! Hopefully she will meet Aunt Amber soon! She really wants to hang out with her cousin Zoe (Amber's cat), but we're not quite sure about that yet. We don't want them to have a bad introduction. :)

What are you doing? 

Awww...isn't she cute! 

Mia pic!