{pieces and parts of ME}

Look what followed me home!!!!

the car. . . not the guy :) :) :)

it's my new car. . isn't it cute??!!! ?? it's a 2006 Toyota Rav-4

i'm SOOO in love with it!!!

it just needs a name now :)

posted by {Amanda} @ 5:20 AM 6 comments

John did good (aka my Valentine's Day)

I got home last night and john still wasn't home. .but he came home soon after

he's like. . close your eyes. . . so i did. . and he put my present in front of me. . .
it was a giraffe from build a bear that he (obviously) built for me :)

so i was all excited. . .but i opened the box and i saw that lovely giraffe above :)

she is wearing a red sox jersey (and had a hat but john lost the hat :( ) . . around her neck is a coach ponytail scarf in purple:

http://www.coach.com/aspx/content/product.aspx?product_no=8020&category_id=187&easyask_id

attached to her hoof is a coach box with this inside:

http://www.coach.com/aspx/content/product.aspx?product_no=7515&category_id=187&easyask_id

apparently john took the giraffe into the coach store and asked the girls there to "accessorize it" for him :) :)

he's so good. . . .


oh and i got an itunes gift card and 4 godiva truffles. . plus 2 beautiful cards - one from him and one from belle
:)

he did good :)

posted by {Amanda} @ 4:33 AM 3 comments

Happy {heart} day!!!

I love Valentine's day - seriously. I think it's because I always enjoyed it as a child. .my parents were always my Valentine's - VERY reliable they are :) :)

I loved the parties in school, the little cards, the cupcakes. . all of it :) :)

I love red and pink. .. and what other day do they go together so well???

I also love that Valentine's day {to me anyway} isn't just about my relationship with my husband. .it's about my relationship with EVERYONE in my life - my parents, my friends, and yes, even my cat :)

So, even if you don't have a Valentine celebrate this special day with those you love and who love you unconditionally in return!!!

:)

posted by {Amanda} @ 5:41 AM 3 comments

my good deed for the day

this afternoon john and i ran to the grocery store and then went through the mcdonald's drive thru on the way home

we're sitting there and john goes "look it's that cat"....there's this little teeny cat (probably an adult but severely underweight etc) who's always sitting under the cars in the parking lot....today she was meowing and looking at every car and person who went by herso i made john pull into a space...he's like "what are you going to do". . i just wanted to see if she would come over and she did.. she was VERY friendly....so i picked her up and got back in the car...john's like "what now?? we can't keep her..."

i didn't know what i wanted to do..but once i had her in my arms i knew i couldn't just let her go. ....she was all skin and bones and she was meowing and sounded like she had pneumonia or something. .she was VERY wheezy..and her nose was VERY very pale and dry s

o we came home. .john came in and got the carrier that we use for belle and some food. ..i felt awful but we got her in the carrier and left her in the car (if she was sick i didn't want to expose belle to something ). . we came in and started calling places. . . the MSPCA would not pick up their phone. . the police told us that animal control in this town doesn't work on sundays... and the humane society never answered the "emergency" page i sent.....at this point i'm hysterical thinking. . .i made a mistake b/c now what?? we CAN'T keep her. . and we can't just let her go

john had the presence of mind to call my friend . . .we were heading to her house this afternoon for dinner anyway. . she called her local police who said animal control would come right out and pick the cat up. . so we took her to my friend's. . and animal control picked her upthe whole time we were driving the kitty was laying the carrier mewing a little but she just wanted to be petted. .. she was filthy dirty. .but when we were almost there she finally started bathing herself. ..

john's lecturing me the entire way "we can't keep her. .dont' get attached. .etc etc etc". .. i, meanwhile, was hysterical. . just sobbing. ...

animal control said they don't usually keep cats b/c they pretty much have just one room. . so she'd probably stay the night but then be transferred over to the MSPCA and stuffs

o..that was my day. . .rofl. .it might seem stupid to some. . but VERY trying for me i know i'm not going to be able to get her out of my head. . (she's a gorgeous long haired calico with green eyes.. i named her penny lane )

posted by {Amanda} @ 6:51 PM 4 comments