Hey, y'all!

I just wanted to drop in and tell you about the sponsorships I mentioned earlier! The ads are up over at Pardon My Ffrench:

Jaelynn was gracious to do this for me at no charge, which was SO NICE of her. I plan to send her some goodies in exchange before the week is over; I hope she likes them! 

And Windshield Diaries: 

Go check em' out :)

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I have some really fun Bloggin' Ladies lined up for you guys over the next few weeks! I can't wait to share them [or read them, for that matter!]. I hope you guys love.

Tonight, we went shopping for the week and then Nick made us dinner, and I made the guac! I have featured this recipe a couple of times, but you can find it here to make on your own! 

I have tons of papers to grade (grrr) and a puppy + boyfriend to cuddle. Hope you all had/have a fantastic Monday! <3 S

Sunday Letters and a Halloween-y Update

Hey, all! Happy Halloween :)

Today was pretty fun. Nick and I got to sleep in (YUM!) for most of the morning with Guillermo, and then we had lunch at Chipotle (for you, Ilene!). Then we went to Kroger to buy Guillermo some hip & joint biscuits, some adult dog food (he finally graduated!) & some puppy ice cream for when he comes home from the hospital on Thursday afternoon. I know it's going to be a rough couple of days without him at the apartment following us around, but it will be worth it when we can hear the pitter patter of FOUR puppy feet on the ground instead of the hippity hop of only three! I am sure you guys are going to hear a lot more about this over the next few days, so bear with me. <3 (Also? THANK YOU ALL, so much, for the kind words you have been leaving in the comments. This really means so much to us, you can never know. To have so many people thinking about us and our little guy is so great.)

Guillermo went with us tonight while my mom, aunt, Nick, & I took my little sister, Cate, trick or treating (she was a Hello Kitty princess :] ). She had so much fun and got lots of awesome candy :) I am realizing now that I should have taken pictures today, but honestly, blogging has been far from my mind recently!

Now, Nick, Guillermo, & I are going to curl up on the couch with a fuzzy blanket and watch Paranormal Activity in honor of Halloween! But before I go...

Sunday Letters...*

Dear Stranger,

I like you when you are nice. I don't like you when you are unpleasant. Try to have good days so that you are nice, & I will do the same. It's nice when someone you don't know does something nice to/for you. Don't you agree? So, let's make a deal. You be nice, & I'll be nice. 

Love,

Stephanie

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I have had a little obsession with Sylvia Plath lately, so I am excited about telling you guys about my plans for my next tattoo, & for this week's Wednesday Wonders! <3 

Happy Halloween! 

S

First of all, I love Molly Ringwald.

Today is starting off pretty well, save for a few minor blips! Nick was supposed to work this morning from 8-12, but they ended up calling him to say he didn't need to come in. So, we slept in for the better part of the morning, and then got up to head to his dad's house. That's where I am now with Guillermo while Nick and his Dad are fixing Nick's car (I swear this boy ALWAYS has car problems; he's a magnet for them). I have some exciting news at the end of this post, so read to the end! ;)

Last Friday when we took Guillermo to the vet, she gave us a liquid anti-inflammatory for his leg. Until a couple of days ago, he was responding well. He has thrown up three times, and occasionally has diarrhea. (sorry for tmi) The instructions with the medicine say that this is normal for small dogs, but I am still kind of worried about him, and also feel sad that he feels so yucky :( Keep thinking good thoughts for the little guy, please! <3 P.S. We got him a Halloween costume the other day:

While they are working on Nick's car outside, I am hanging out on the couch under a blanket (it's FREEZING in his dad's house!) watching one of my favorite movies, Sixteen Candles! Let me just say that I LOVE Molly Ringwald, and I haven't watched this movie in so long. I love it :) Here are some screen shots from the movie.

Also, in other news, the two interviews I had the other evening? I think I got BOTH jobs! For sure the PetsMart gig, which I had to take a drug screening for yesterday (annoying) and I haven't heard back for sure about the gift shop one yet, but I will be sure to update you all when I hear :) I talked to Joe at FV and he said that I can totally keep my one night a week there while I am working at the new place. I realize this is a lot to take on while I'm student teaching, so I am going to see how it goes for the first few weeks and see how I feel. I think I can probably make it work for only 7 more weeks?? I hope so!

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I have some exciting news! For the month of November, I will be sponsoring both windshield diaries and pardonmyffrench blogs :) I am so grateful to both Crystal for offering the opportunity at no charge and Jaelynn for being so considerate about our situation with Guillermo and coming to me to offer a spot - I am so flattered! I will definitely keep my readers updated for when the features/buttons go up to check out. Thank you, girls! <3 

I hope you all have a fantastic weekend! We'll probably be staying in with Guillermo for most of it to keep an eye on him since he's been feeling yucky. I highly suggest you all check out Sixteen Candles as soon as possible! <3 S

Lucky Girl

Today at school was particularly awful. It was the first time that I have ended up in tears and had to leave the room. I never fathomed how hard teaching could be. Obviously, the first person I talked to about it was Nick. And this is what was waiting for me when I got home from work today:

Just one question: Why can't you cuddle roses?

After the week I have had, this post goes out to my awesome boyfriend. Thank you, THANK you for making it this much better! <3 S

Fingers Crossed!

Next Wednesday just keeps getting closer and closer. It's been pretty easy not to think about it for the last week, but now that we are down to just days before Guillermo is due for surgery, I am a little freaked out. For those of you who don't know, my Chihuahua puppy, Guillermo has Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease. You can read the post I wrote about it and him here.

I know that the surgery is what's best for him, and that he is young and his leg is getting stronger and stronger, but I have a terrible fear that something will go wrong during the surgery. (It doesn't help that I expressed this to Holly and she replied "I have had dogs die under anesthesia.") On top of that, I am pretty ridiculous about my pup (and animals in general). I don't want to be away from him for two whole days, and I don't want to see him in pain afterwards. I would appreciate it if you could send us your warm thoughts and prayers! The surgery is next Wednesday, November 3rd. [fingers crossed!]

P.s. It's almost time for my second intierview!