SUCCESS!!

So today I had my dear friend Annie over for lunch. She brought her little girl Sadie over as well which is always an added bonus for me since ya know, me and the 3 year olds get along QUITE fine. It was Cash's first experience with having a little person around and I was a BIT nervous to see how he'd do since, as a puppy, he enjoys jumping, leaping, licking and shedding all over the place. he. was. awesome. He did jump on Sadie BUT even when she was pulling at him or sticking her hands in his mouth he didn't BITE!:)I was SUPER happy since I was REALLY nervous about how he'd do. AND after last night's potty fiasco (peed in the house...TWICE in about an hour with a trip outside...) he did GREAT. Waited to potty for 3 hours. And now I guess the good behavior has ended because he found a pair of underpants and is chewing them as fast as he can. Ah, the joys of puppydom. I just had to share all of his AWESOMEness today. So proud:)

Also, I may start referring to string cheese as "skring cheese" since that's what Sadie kept saying and I thought my heart was going to melt into a big giant puddle.

these are a few of my favorite things...

It's friday...and we're in for a BUSY weekend. Let's see... Tonight's Cab Company, Tomorrow's a show, and Sunday's church...I'm tired just thinking about it. BUT to make me excited and geared up for the busy weekend... I'm making a list of a few of my favorite things...

i love red, orange, and yellow peppers... BUT i didn't know I liked them until i was 21. i eat them frequently to make up for all that lost time.


cheesecake factory cheesecake...SERIOUSLY...if one was closer than...ummm CHICAGO??!! I would eat there pretty much weekly and weigh 1000 lbs. Biaggi's in fort wayne serves cheesecake factory cheesecake...and yes, I didn't work there for nothing...see all the useful information i possess??



alright, this is one of my new favorite things... bluntcards. seriously, they're SO funny...and inappropriate... many many times... it's actually what i would WANT to say but i don't.



umm, so before we got Cash we looked for a few months to find one of these buddies but couldn't afford spending 800!!!! Dollars on one...so we opted for the 50 dollar puppy and he's great I would not trade him...but some day...someday i want a big boy like this...and i want to name him buckley



if you know me...you know he's one of my favorite things...i love his music, i love his lyrics, i love watching him live (because he's amazing), and i love his sense of humor. what a super cool musician and guy. dear ben, please take us on tour with you. thanks.



here's my favorite guilty pleasure... haha. oh the kardashians. this is their CHRISTMAS card...I've decided steve and i will send one out like this next year. you're welcome friends, family and SOCIETY! seriously though, guilty pleasure. also, i have a girl i went to high school with that works with them. it makes me happy. (and as many people that think scott is a d-bag [which i TOTALLY think] i hear he's not...)



ever seen the commercial for the "swagger wagon"?? if not check it here... and then prepare to pee a little. i've wanted a sienna ever since JUST because i can see Steve and I being these parents...don't like...you can too.



my cannon rebel...i literally can not WAIT to get one. steve was getting me one for christmas but we moved the house, the studio and one of our customers stole close to 2000 dollars from us...we couldn't afford it. BUT I'm learning to be patient and to not do things on my time. le sigh, i've waited for it for 5 years...what a little bit more:). HOPEFULLY i can get one by the 4th of July!:)

People who look like people...deux.

Whilst watching "That Thing You Do" with my husband tonight after about 5 minutes of it being on I looked at Steve and said... "Hey, does Steve Zahn TOTALLY remind you of Matt Hoskins right now?!" To which Steve replied "yeah, kind of"... which was proceeded about 5 minutes later with... "CRAP, now all i can see is matt!!" Haha, and the game of people who look like people continues!! If you know Matt at all you will know this is more along the lines of their senses of humor and their timing being more similar than looks...but still...



Then...while looking up pictures of Matt and Steve Z I started noticing ANOTHER celeb he looked like...while in personality they don't really remind me of one another... but in look...i guess SO! Well done Matt, you look like MANY famous people.



And here's Matt and his LOVELY wife Leah (not only is she gorgeous she's SUPER artsy too, creativeness is next to sexiness in my book [wink!])



it's just uncanny i tell ya!

fueled by soy...and an insatiable love for new tunes.

So...i LOVE new music. I used to get a lot more of it when i had 2 jobs (one that was rather lucrative) and i could blow my money on whatever i wanted...ahhh, those were the days...ya know, the days before i was a boring married lady who owns her own business and wants to start ANOTHER small business?? Yes, the lady with no money... that's who i am now. But every year for Christmas and my Birthday (and sometimes even for anniversaries!!) i get an itunes gift card and it's new music central for a whole 15 songs. YIPPEE! Here's a list of 15 songs YOU should be listening to. ps, I did say 25 but pussed out at the end because it's 2am and my Melatonin is FINALLY starting to kick in.


1. Poison and Wine- The Civil Wars: This song...ugh...absolute deliciousness. To enhance the listening experience of this song...seriously, watch the music video on youtube. It will make you want to go and make-out with your significant other. promise.

2. Girl in the War-Josh Ritter: If you have been around me and my ipod or my computer in the past 3 weeks you will have already heard this song...because i make everyone listen to it... yes, against people's wills... it's music, if you don't want to listen to it... you probably shouldn't hang around me.

3. White Blank Page- Mumford & Sons: love the sincerity of his voice. just sounds SO earnest. love the build up in this song...and the banjo.

4. Cosmic Love- Florence and the Machine: Alright, honest moment...i LOVE them recorded... i can't listen to them live. It's terrible. I mean i have actually TURNED OFF the tv after listening for a bit. I mean, wonderful performer... not great with actually being on pitch. So while I may NEVER go see them live...I will definitely continue to buy her recorded music...cause it's bomb.

5. Belong- Cary Brothers- Oh hey, haven't ripped my heart out in awhile...guess i'll listen to this song...oh.my. definitely the definition of making you want to smile and cry at the same moment.

6. Head or Your Heart- Mat Kearney: Wow, i love this guy. And the starting lyric is "baby choose one your head or your heart..." phew... come on now mat. I also REALLY like the guitar tones used in the guitar solo. I had a LONG discussion with Steve about it tonight. Apparently it's got a clean boost, played in the middle pick-up, with an analog delay just a second behind the original note and the reverb cranked... see how smart i am??!?

7. I'm a Criminal- Paul Reddick and the Sidemen: Canadian classic. Also, wanna feel like a total bad ass...hello, just turn on this baby. Sometimes when i listen to this song i feel like i should be walking out of a bank vault with just a brick of cash in one hand, a bottle of cheap whiskey in the other, and a cig in my mouth...ta dah indeed.

8. Hurricane Waters- Citizen Cope: I truly try to reserve mr. greenwood for the first warm days of summer when you can legitimately drink a corona without looking like a total douchelord. BUT this song seems to transcend the wintery mix coming down outside right now and makes me cozy and warm from the inside. i guess i better remove my snuggie right now...

9. Snow (hey oh)- RHCP: Of COURSE you should listen to this song... first of all... you really can NOT go wrong with RHCP and also, i try to listen to this song when it's freaking COLD outside...it makes me feel better.

10. Joker and the Theif- Wolfmother: See #7 when i told you to listen to this and feel like a BAMF (Samuel L Jackson style??) this song also applies...like as soon as that distorted electric pops in on that quarter note beat...shoot...i better go paint my fingernails black...and learn to play some kickass drums so i can play this song.

11. Skinny Love- Bon Iver: mmmm... this makes me want to live in the hills of Tennessee or in some dirty town in Alabama and not wash my feet and listen to this on a porch coming out of some old victrola...i've painted you a word picture...you're most welcome.

12. Desire- Ryan Adams: This song makes me want to play the mouth organ. period.

13. All of my days- Alexi Murdoch- Best song to end a mix cd with...just sayin.

14."F" You- Cee-Lo Green: I'm basically in love with large black men in general. I am also in love with black men with crazy amazing voices. I am also in love with people who use the "F" word too frequently... shockingly...i love this song...

15. People Get Ready- Joss Stone and Jeff Beck: LOOOOOVVVVVEEE Joss Stone, I basically love anyone british who sings...yes, shut it, even amy winehouse. I heard this song over the summer and it just blows me away. I'm fairly sure she's high when she's singing it in the video but Jeff Beck plays this little riff that gets stuck in my head for DAYS and best of all...his bass player is a girl...and Mel, I think she should be Trey's next girlfriend.

pukey puppy...

poor guy...
he's been sick all day. here's what we think...

Karyn: I think he's just sickie. He's been a little sluggish since yesterday and this morning i looked up at him and was greeted with a puke. neat. this afternoon he has slowly been eating his food and drinking water. and then about 15 minutes ago he threw up EVERYTHING he's eaten all day. i am completely unsure about HOW he got all of that out of him.

Steve: He's eaten some kind of material...it's making him sick.

Karyn: alright, i think steve's probably right...

hope our guy feels better soon.

Here's little red snuggie hood...

Bucket List...

I was thinking about this tonight and started pondering over some things that are on my bucket list...decided to list a few


1. Get Married- Done, to my best friend in the whole wide world. What a lucky lucky girl i am

2. Travel, alone and with my family- This has been accomplished for the most part with myself BUT i would love to travel more with Steve and our future kidlets. Here are some places I would like to go/return to... Ireland, Scotland, London England (again), Italy (rome, venice, triste), Egypt, France, Belgium, The Philippines 100 islands (again), Kitty Hawk, NC , The DELMARVA penninsula, Florida with my hubs, and NYC

3. Along the same lines I want to visit really epic places ie: The Easter Island Heads, The salt fields, Angor Wat, Alaska, Mt. Ranier (DONE IT!!), and Stonehenge (specifically to sing the song from Spinal Tap)

4. Have a few babies with Steve- In the process of making them!:) yep, all about too much information here folks

5, Go on a television program- I would like to be in the audience for these shows... The Colbert Report, Chelsea Lately, and Oprah's favorite things show (too late for that one i fear), and Ellen... Secretly, i have always wanted to actually be a guest on The Colbert Report...which is why i keep asking santa and God for better song writing abilities...

6. Finish my book- That's right...no one may ever read it...but i'm writing it down.

7. Stick my toes into two different oceans within 24 hours: I've actually accomplished this... TWICE already. South China Sea and the Pacific (still counts) and the Atlantic and the Pacific. BOTH within a 24 period...rock.

8. Have an unusual pet- Always wanted a vietnamese pot bellied pig.

9. Eat at Morimoto's Restaurant

10. Hug famous people- So far... I've hugged Reba McEntire and shook Gary Sinese's hand.. in my defense...I met Gary on a plane.

11. Own my own business- HELLOOOO, doing it.

12. Say important and influential things

13. Lose Weight

14. Learn as MUCH about places that i visit as I can and TRULY appreciate all the historical places my mother showed me as a child

15. Play as MANY musical instruments as I can and play most of them somewhat decently:)

All I can think of for now...sure I'll add more later:) What's something on YOUR bucket list??

The Dog...

This is my baby...i know he probably looks different than the pink and squishy ones you're all used to but my baby nonetheless. Steve and I got him right before Halloween and he's amazing. Cash is my first dog...ever. Actually...I think I may be able to classify him as my first pet. I mean I had a goldfish once...that was killed by my brother. I had a hermit crab that lived for an unbelievable 6 years (even though I'm fairly sure I only fed him...7 times in the 3 years I had him and I'm certain that my little brother fed him 2 times in the following years and then I had my bunny french toast that I snuck into my parent's house when I was 22... that's right...I had to SNEAK an animal into the house when I was 22. So I think it's safe to say... Cash is my first actual pet.

Here are a few fun facts about my Cash.

-It's possible that he's confused on his own name. Here are some names we call him: Cash, Casher, Casher-Bear, Bear, Boo-Bear, Boo, Bubby, BoBo, and Bohby. More often than not I only call him Cash when he's running off to the neighbors house or when I need him to come to where i am.

-He's never really bitten me...(only on accident) when he "fights" he just opens his mouth...never closes it...just opens it.

-He's not comfortable with linoleum. He's fine on our kitchen floor and on my parent's (could be because it's covered in papers...) but even now he's still a little unsure anywhere else. When we first brought him home he wouldn't eat since his bowl was in the kitchen on the linoleum.

-He LOVES pillows and blankets...not to chew them...no, to LAY on them. I think he feels luxurious

-He likes laying ANYWHERE it's cold. There's a small hole in my parent's floor (he lays there) Our front door has a crack that lets the cold air in (he sleeps there) at the apartment he would lay right on the sliding glass door because it was FREEZING... WHAT...a weirdo.

-Music of any kind mellows him out. Even when the kids are singing loudly in lessons he just lays down on the floor and falls asleep.

-He loves underwears. If he could he would only play with underwear and empty two liter soda bottles.

-He loves empty 2 liter soda bottles.

-He likes to eat cheese, pretzels, carrots and ice-cream (he ESPECIALLY likes peppermint)...again, i submit... WHAT a weirdo.

I better get him to sleeps. One of my favorite times of the day when I pick him up and he wraps his front legs around my neck (LITERALLY) and lets me carry him into our room. Where he sleeps on a quilt and a large pillow that he commandeered from our bed. He's lucky he's so freakin cute.

EDIT: tonight cash rolled over for steve to rub his belly and steve said, oh no...he's got his balls... crap... i now officially live in a house full of boys.