Dirk Arthur Xtreme Magic

Well, I don't know about "Xtreme" but it was extremely funny. Not only did we get free tickets, thanks to my friend Ian, but he was in the show and showed off his mad tiger handling skills and even madder dance skills and we laughed so much. The magic tricks were fun, although thanks to my short stink with Criss Angel, I was able to figure out the secrets to just about every one of them. Thank goodness otherwise, I may not have had as much fun since magic usually frustrates me. It was a good date and a much needed night out for both of us before wedding chaos ensues. :)

Another Nephew! :)

Welcome to the world nephew #6! Hurray! :)
Jackson Joseph Loutsch
July 30, 2009 @ 6:53PM
9lbs. 10oz. 22 inches

Addendum To Wedding Etiquette Blog

DO NOT invite yourself to a wedding for any possible reason. IT IS BEYOND RUDE!!!!
That is all. Thank you.

Blooming!

Spencer's mom is growing some flowers in her beautiful garden especially for our wedding bouquets and this morning I got some pictures showing them blooming! So pretty and SO exciting! :)

Anthony and Drew

One of my best friends from Tampa, Anthony, and his boyfriend (aka: husband) Drew were in Vegas this week. We got to spend Tuesday with them. We hugged, caught up in person, visited the Las Vegas sign and a few hotels and casinos they hadn't been to yet, and ate a whole lot of gelato at Caesar's Palace. It was great to see them both!

She Won't Wear A Collar...

This morning I was rudely awakened by some loud noise in my living room. It sounded like someone bagging groceries in paper bags. I just figured that the cats got into something in the living room, rolled over and went back to sleep. Sure enough, when I woke up, I discovered they had gotten into a shopping bag that I left in the living room. I purchased a little stuffed animal yesterday to give to one of my nephews. I had left the bag by the front door. The stuffed animal was now laying in front of the back door. Half of the bag was laying in front of the entertainment center...and then Layla ran by me and I found the other half of the bag (sorry the picture isn't the best):Yes, that is the other half of the bag, hanging by the bag's handle around Layla's neck. I'm not sure how it got that way...my guess is she was trying to crawl in the bag and got stuck and then freaked out and ripped it. But if you've read any of my other blogs about Layla, you know that she doesn't like us to come near her, so everytime I go near her to try to get the bag off of her neck, she hisses and runs away. Luckily its loose so I'm not too worried she'll choke, but she can't be comfortable. Everytime I do catch her and put her collar on her, she immediately figures out a way to get it off, so I can't figure out why she's being so tolerant of her bag necklace...but whatever. I'll keep trying. Weird cat.

June 2009!