T-Minus 10 days and counting

Yesterday I went to visit Mr. Mouse and had a California Adventure. It's been a good 15 years since I last went to Disneyland, and I had never been to the other park. With my good friends Britt and Jen acting as tour guides, I got to hang out at the California Adventure theme park for a few hours. The park wasn't overly crowded, and I had a great time. The "rides" were a lot of fun. They were so creative and interesting, that I forgot that this place was created for kids.

After my Disney adventures, I went to visit my friends Brian and Laura at the Yard House for happy hour. It's been a long time since the three of us have hung out, so it was great to catch up.

Today was a very busy dog-centric day. The dogs are pretty happy hanging out at home and sleeping, but I thought we'd do something different today. We drove down to Huntington Beach to Dog Beach. Charlie frolicked in the surf while Annie sniffed around the sand.

After the beach, we all went to the Park Bench Cafe. The waitress was nice enough to bring some water out for the parched pooches.

After all that excitement, the pooches were pretty tired. They relaxed in the car.


What they didn't know was that we were going to stop off at the vet for a weigh in.

Charlie = 12.8 lbs
Annie = 14.2 lbs

You might be wondering what the title of the post means. Well, I got a job. That's right...no more unemployment for me! My start date is 2/23...10 days from now.

Thank goodness we have a hybrid.

It was a weekend of reconnecting with old friends...

On Friday I drove to Chino to visit Sarah.  Some of you may remember her from the wedding:

We had a big date to see the movie He's Just Not That Into You and grab some dinner.  We drove to Claremont to the new shopping center called The Village in Claremont, which has some great new restaurants and a movie theatre.  It was great to catch up with Sarah and hear all about her new exciting news about becoming a mom again.  I don't know how she does it.

Saturday was a very busy day.  I woke up early to drive to Winchester, CA to visit my other close friend from college, Michelle Thornton.  She was also at the wedding:

I was in the area for Cheryl's bachelorette party.  She and Brian will be getting married in March, and the girls were out to drink some wine and celebrate.  We hit five wineries, and had lunch in Temecula.  Some pictures from the day:

Chris was recovering from his cold at home, so after the wine tasting, I drove him to pick him up to go to my friend Kelly's 21 + 10 birthday party in Playa Vista.  That goodness it was close to our house because I was getting pretty tired of being in the car.  I was pretty pooped, so we only stayed for an hour or so before coming home.

I woke up on Sunday morning with a craving for some corned beef hash.  We drove to Roll 'N Rye in Culver City.  I read a nice review of their corned beef hash, but alas, it was freshly made.  I really prefer the canned stuff because it reminds me of Louie family breakfasts at Paul's restaurant in Cupertino.  Oh well...

Sunday afternoon was spent in Palos Verdes with our friends from our honeymoon, Rusty and Donna.

They were nice enough to show us around Palos Verdes including visits to the Interpretive Center as well as the Trump National Golf Course.  I really wanted to see the golf course because I am weirdly intrigued by the Donald.

Monday meant that Chris went back to work, and I went back to looking for work.  I woke up feeling pretty awful, and I am afraid that I maybe coming down with ANOTHER cold.  I don't know if I can take all of this illness.  

Unfortunately, the weather is not cooperating.  It is quite cold.  And when it is not raining, it is very windy.  The dogs don't like it, and I don't blame them.

For those of you wondering just how many miles I traveled this weekend, here is a log:

Round trip to Chino/Claremont: 118 miles

Round trip to Winchester/Temecula: 217 miles

Round trip to Rancho Palos Verdes: 45 miles

Total Mileage: 380

Dog days

Last Friday I woke up with a tickle in my throat. By the afternoon, the tickle had become a full blown cold. I was pretty miserable for about 5 days.

My parents were in town on Saturday so I surprised them with two dishes from my new Indian cookbook. They don't particularly like Indian food, so I didn't tell them what I was cooking until they came over. Muahahaha.

Monday was pretty rough. I woke up feeling awful, so I spent most of the day on the couch under a blanket. Thanks to the wonders of Tylenol, I feel much better now.

Tuesday started off as a pretty normal day. The dogs were calm and relaxed.
Charlie was in his normal routine.Annie's hip was still bothering her, but it didn't keep her from getting down to business. What she didn't know was that she had an accupuncture appointment later in the day.

3:00pm came quickly. Annie and I got into the car and made the trip to our fantastic vet, Dr. Shane. We were ushered into the back room with a couch, soothing music, and a big, comfy dog bed. Dr. Shane came in and took Annie to the back room. When she came back, poor Annie looked like a pin cushion.

She wasn't in pain, and actually laid right down on the dog bed to relax. After about 30 minutes, the nurse came in to remove the needles. Then we were on our way home. Poor Charlie was upset that he was left out of all the excitement, so I made sure to them both for a long walk. Since I'm still sick, even a walk out with the dogs makes me pretty tired. The dogs were fed, and I was back on the couch.

I'm starting to get cabin fever from being in the apartment so much over the last couple of days. The problem is that if I do too much, then I get tired very quickly. The good news is that I feel better every day. I'm sure in a couple of days I'll be back to 100%. The bad news is that Chris is starting to feel sick. Hopefully, we can nip it in the bud with some OJ and tylenol.