It's FINALLY Saturday.

I just need to take a second to acknowledge the huge sigh of relief I had at the thought of this week finally being over. For some reason, it just seemed like everything that could possibly go wrong this week, did. I am so happy it's Saturday and that I get to spend the weekend with my boys!

Yesterday, my best friend, Lauren, brought her puppy, Penny, over to have a play date with Guillermo. Lately, Guillermo has been really lethargic and depressed, and when he's not, he's shredding tissues or chewing socks, or stealing the unopened box of toothpaste that was not-so-safely stowed on the bottom shelf in the bathroom... and I really think this all comes down to being lonely! He's really not alone too terribly much, most of the time between 6-8 hours a day, and that's even in pieces. He needs constant attention and does whatever he can (see above) to get our hands and eyes on him! So, I decided to start getting him out more + around Penny to get some of that energy out. Here are some pictures from yesterday :)

I think they spent a good three hours tumbling around the living room, chasing each other, and wrestling. And when Penny went home? Guillermo STILL wanted to play tug... At least he's cute :) 

In other news, I FINALLY began Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and I am most excited about this one because the first time I read it, I was borrowing the book from my mom, so I SPED through it, and hardly remember anything that happened. [spoiler alert] And let me just say that I shed tears when Hedwig died..... tears. 

Unfortunately, and although I am trying my hardest to savor the HP books while I am still in the mood to re-read them, I am itching to read the many books I got for Christmas. I have so many sitting on my bookshelf just waiting to be opened, and about 10+ more that I have planned for my Kindle. I honestly cannot WAIT to read some of them, and I plan on putting a post together sometime soon about my Kindle plans :) 

Also, remember this boy? 

Well, he's amazing. Last night was pretty much a culmination of a pretty crappy week for both of us, and when I got home from work at midnight, of course all we could think to do was have a stupid argument. Then, he woke up with me at 7:30 AM and drove me to work, and then went and got brand new tires for my car without even telling me. Seriously. What did I do to get so lucky? And his birthday is coming soon! I have big plans :) shhh...!*

Happy Saturday! 

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

Weekend Updates and Sunday Letters!

So. I realize that I have been ridiculously lax and not so present in the blog world over the past week. I realize that I have done what I said that I would try not to do and posted mostly features all week. I realized this and I am sorry. Do you forgive me? I hope so.

I have tons of things to talk about in my absence, including but not limited to: Guillermo, weekend, school, Sunday Letters, and recent reads. I am excited about all of the above!!

• Guillermo: He has been doing so well, lately, and we are dreading his surgery next week, but also looking forward to it because we know that it’s for the best. My only concern is how expensive it’s going to be, and whether or not his recovery will go smoothly. I know that he is in good hands at this new vet, and that the doctor he has will take great care of him.

• Weekend: This weekend was crazy hectic. I worked Friday night, had a meeting at work on Saturday morning, and worked Saturday night, also. In between all of that, Nick and I got to hang out just a little bit. Then on Sunday, we slept in, and then I spent most of the day with Lauren and Ashley. Followed by pumpkin carving with my family!! I chose to do a Hello Kitty pumpkin, which turned out just OK. My family all told me how awesome and just-like-HK it looked, but I am still skeptical. Although, I appreciate their kind words :)
  
  Also, over the weekend, Nick and I got into a terribly stupid, and ridiculous argument. There are extenuating circumstances and I don’t want to go into the entire situation here, but let me tell you. There are lots of things that I have thought about and that have happened over this weekend to let me know that I should appreciate my amazing, loving, caring, and gentle boyfriend. Stupid fights don’t matter, and I can stand to let go of the little stuff.

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Sunday Letters...*

This week’s letter goes to: My dreams.

Dear Dreams,

Lately I have been having some very interesting, and often times confusing dreams. What do you mean? I would appreciate more straightforward, happy, and not so confusing dreams. And if you refuse? Please try to not stick with me for the rest of the day. I really have nothing else to say to you besides this.

Love,
Stephanie

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I'll be back later tonight with my recent and projected reads! Please check out the blog buttons that are new to my page to the right of this column, and leave a comment if you snag one! I would love to check out their new homes and your blogs :) xox Stephanie

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Heart.

Nick: "Taste this! It tastes like our first fall together."

Me: "AWWW!!!"

<3