its been a while

hello again...i know, its been a while! to my defense, i have had a lot going on this past month. i promised kevin that i would post once more before the wedding.

so, there are a few things that have happened since we last spoke. first and foremost, we (almost) finished the new kitchen floor. i absolutely loved it. personally, i think that it updates the kitchen about 10-15 years. honestly, i smile every day when i see it and think "thank god that blue, pink and i-used-to-be-white-but-now-im-grey tiles are gone". thank you kev for all your help!

old kitchen floor

bye, bye =)

placing the first tiles

front foyer

obviously, the floor is completely laid. i say that it is "almost" finished because, although we have laid all the tiles and grouted it, we still have to replace the baseboards and finish all the capping on the stairs. i will post pictures when it is completely finished (you shouldn't have to wait too long because jesse promises it will be done before wednesday evening).

emi has probably quadrupled since the last entry. jesse has made it his personal mission to teach her how to swim. so far, so good. she really only goes into her belly; as soon as she gets deep enough that she would have to swim she chickens out. jesse has actually gone to the extreme of carrying her into the river to a depth where he knows she cant touch and drops her in, giving her no choice but to swim back to me at the shore. needless to say, she doesn't love that tactic.

the older she gets the more in love with her ridiculous personality we become. currently, she is obsessed with plastic clothing hangers. she sneaks into our closet when she thinks we aren't looking and grabs them, chewing them in secret. the other day she actually got one stuck on her head and honestly, she couldn't have been happier.

she is basically the size of an average adult dog right now. she had an eye infection and couple weeks ago so we had to take her to the vet - obviously, the weighed her. she was 67 lbs. i would say that now, she is easily 75 lbs. it is ridiculous though because the way she acts, you would think she weighed 7 lbs 5 oz instead. all she wants to do is cuddle.

i tell everyone that she is a giant space cadet but truthfully, she is too smart. the other morning i wake up to her whining beside my bed. i get up to let her out to pee and in the 30 seconds it took me to walk to our closet to grab my house coat emi has already crawled into my prewarmed spot under the covers, all cuddled up next to jesse. what a brat.

i know, we have a sick obsession with our dog. honestly, we love her too much. i cannot wait for everyone to meet her. i just hope they remember that even though she is bigger than most adult dogs, she it still a puppy. i promise, we are working on her training. she is actually getting a lot better. today, at the dog park, we were incredibly impressed with her. i would say she is obedient about 65% of the time which isn't too bad for a crazy, excited puppy.

so, this time next week we will be married. hopefully, i will have time between now and then to post another entry, if not, please forgive me! i promise i will post about the wedding after all the excitement is over!