My Balentime

I just love him soooo much. I wanted to dedicate a blogpost to him and our wonderful life together. I can't imagine a life without our relationship and his love. I'm so thankful. :)

Fat Cat in a Little Coat

My poor kitty has a cold. She has been sneezing a lot lately (which is not normal for her) and she has just sorta been in a bitchy mood...I've been kinda concerned. I was talking to my wonderful friend Emma Doupe about what is going on with Minnie because she takes very good care of her dog Lennon (you know...pet lover talks...) and Emma was sweet enough to bring a little doggy coat to me that Lennon had outgrown in hopes that Minnie would recover faster if she could stay a little warmer in this FREEZING weather. I tried putting it on her today. Here are the results:

So...I dont know if this thing shrunk...or if lennon was like a teenytiny little puppy when he wore it...but it was like trying to stuff queen latifah into size 0 jeans...not gonna happen. Minnie didn't really take to it either...it was too tight for her to extend her front legs all the way so she did this like hobble walk behind the couch to try to hide herself...Needless to say Trevor and I took it off of her, but not before a few minutes of rolling around on the floor in laughter...(my favorite part is that its so tight on top that it makes her have a little pooch down lower...just like girls that wear jeans that are too tight...) I hope I haven't seriously affected her body image...

$808!

I just finished counting my Italy money and it rang in at a whopping $808 (plus some change)! 

This might seem like chump change to some people, but to someone who didn't even break $6K with her yearly income last year it is a substantial amount of money, especially given the time period. I found out halfway through December that this was an opportunity I knew I could not let pass me by...so in a mere 2 months I have turned a dream into almost reality!

I'm really starting to believe the saying "You can do anything you put your mind to"

I know that all the scrimping and saving will be worth it in the end when I take my first luxurious sip of real Italian coffee...

That's one expensive cup of coffee!