New Year's Resolutions

My New Year's Resolutions:

1. Blog more, don't slack off like last year!

2. Chronicle past adventures while plotting future

3. Try to get less frustrated with Sancho

4. Join a gym, and be Alyssa's workout buddy

5. Be more aware of what I am eating, resulting in eating less processed foods

That sounds like some good ones. Now let's see how long they last!

So this was New Year's day last year (2009), it seems to be quite different from the snowy scene out my window right now! Last year I was in Oviedo Spain - a far cry from Pittsburgh PA, I know... It was crisp, clear, and decidedly not white. The wonderful thing about Oviedo is that just blocks from the downtown with its beautiful old buildings and cathedral square filled with varying nativity scenes, there is a plaza and in that plaza there is a fountain, and looking away from town past the fountain, is an awe inspiring view of the snow capped Cordillera Cantabrica mountain range. When I close my eyes I can still see those beautiful mountains off in the distance.

So here I am MONTHS later.... (sorry...)

This has been a crazy time. I have a job, I have a house, and now I have a neutered dog. So, poor Sancho will not be helping to further the line of awesome bloodhounds, and that's probably a good thing. Since he's staying with my parents I had every plan to paint my kitchen and or dining room, and have I done it? Nope, not at all. I do need to clean the living room though since the couch is getting delivered Saturday and it'll be helpful to have a place to put it.

Cookie marathon is coming up this weekend... Alyssa and I are baking, baking, baking all day Saturday. I hope to have some pictures from that up, but seeing as I have misplaced my cable to connect my camera to my computer that will have to wait until said cable is found. Oh well such is life.

They grow up so fast...

He's only 12 weeks old, but...

He's already 33 pounds!!!

Nap Time for Puppies

When he's not busy terrorizing the whole house, Sancho likes to sleep.

In the car:

On the floor:

On his pillow:

And in his crate



(But only if Kori's right next to him napping too)

(And only if he has Ramone to cuddle with)

Teaser

Consider this the teaser trailer of puppy photos:

He's awesome.

Cupcakes

I've been meaning to post these pictures for some time now

These are lemon cupcakes, frosted and filled with a buttercream frosting with a bit of marshmallow fluff added too

They were special requested by Mom

I was really adventurous too and dyed half the frosting yellow - risky - I know

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And here's some in honor of the 4th of July, although I actually made them for Memorial Day, but... whatever, they're still Patriotic