Bare Escentuals / Bare Minerals

A few weeks ago I won a $100 GC to BareEscentuals.com via rethinkwhatmatters.com. I was pretty darn stoked because I was trying to win that IWG for so long, but never managed a win til the 2nd to the last week! It would've been sweeter if I won the following week's $250GC prize, but I'll take it!

I had to use my GC by 4/2 so the items below are what I ordered. I got an extra (ordered TWO!) blendable collection so all in all, I just had to pay $10.80 out of pocket, which isn't too shabby at all. I figured it would be worth it :) So pretty much...

1 liner shadow, 13 eye shadows, 1 blush, 5 brushes, & 2 samples = $110.80

Retro Lounge Eye Kit

• bareMinerals Retro Liner Shadow (black coffee)
• Full-Edged Liner Shadow Brush

Blendable Eye Collection: Fruit Smoothie (x2 - I got 2 of these!)

• Banana Smoothie Eyecolor (icy yellow sheen) (size: small) 
• Ginger Peach Smoothie Eyecolor (honey coral sheen) (size: small) 
• Mango Smoothie Eyecolor (sunglow apricot sheen) (size: small)

bareMinderals Candy Cocktails

• bareMinerals Strawberry Daiquiri Eyecolor (icy pink shimmer) (size: extra-small)
• bareMinerals Mojito Eyecolor (icy clover) (size: extra-small) 
• bareMinerals Long Island Iced Tea Eyecolor (vintage copper) (size: extra-small)
• bareMinerals Kir Royale Eyecolor (deep plum) (size: extra-small) 
• Mini Eye Quickie Brush 

Get Started: Eyes Cheek Lips: Medium to Tan

• Lemon Zinger Eyecolor (a light peach gold matte shade), size Extra-Small 
• Noble Eyecolor (a copper leaf glimmer), size Extra-Small 
• Patio Party Liner Shadow (a bronzed bark shade), size Extra-Small 
• Joyous Jennifer Blush (a bronzed pink shade), size Small 
• Mini Buxom Big & Healthy Lip Polish in Ginger (a cognac shimmer) Double-Ended Contour Shadow & Define Brush Eyeliner Brush Angled Blush Brush

Dress Me Up

I stumbled upon @lulusdotcom Twitter account by happenchance.  I did a search for contests and their page happened to come up.  I suppose it was serendipity because ever since then, I've fallen inLOVE with everything on their website. 

I've taken a liking to dresses over the years (perhaps I am growing up after all?) and I just wanted to share a few that I absolutely adore from their website.

Myriad Dress - $39

Class Reunion Dress - $36

A Very Important Date Dress - $39

I hope I win a gift card from them soon so I can buy some really cute stuff. Haha :) Anyway, I just wanted to share. I really like this store. There's a great mix of affordable clothing and other high-end items. It was love at first site for me once I laid eyes on that Myriad dress.

Visit Lulu's today: http://www.lulus.com

Sleep Talking Man

It's almost 4AM, but because I am cracking up so much right now, I need to share this with everyone.  This couple was featured on Yahoo news a few days ago and it was just so full of 'WIN' that I had to go check it out for myself online.  I found their blog and have been cracking up with every single entry.  No joke.

• http://sleeptalkinman.blogspot.com

A British man, a voice activated recorder, & a plethora of dreams make for some great entertainment.  He talks in his sleep and oh man you simply can't make this stuff up.  The best part is that they put up some actual audio of him sleep talking.  It just adds so much more when you hear it.  I know I'll have to share it with peter in the morning.  

I don't know think I could ever sleep if Peter talked like this in his sleep.  I would be laughing so much, I just wouldn't be able to contain myself and relax enough to get some sleep.  So go check it out!  I've had many many laughs thus far.

Lastly, I read this article tonight and it's just so super cute I have to share it :)  I have a soft spot in my heart for dogs.

• Off-road racing dog has skill and a need for speed

December Wins & some of January.

It's more than half-way through January already!  Where does the time go? Well, as I said before I had a pretty good December.  With my brother & his girlfriend being here and all the traveling that we did, it was a really good time.  I'm glad they finally got to see snow!  What also made December great was all the wins that I managed to get even with entries dwindling off while my brother guys were here.  


In December, I started a separate Twitter account for sweepstakes.  Twitter has been VERY good to me sweepstakes-wise.  Here are my wins for December (a majority from Twitter) @ symbols denote Twitter wins and who they are from.

• 12/1 - $15 BestBuy GC - MCR
• 12/3 - Pantech Impact cell phone - @PantechUSA
• 12/4 - DJ Hero game XBOX 360 - MCR
• 12/4 -  $5 FYE GC - @fyeguy
• 12/7 - $100 GC - @Ticketmaster
• 12/12 - SRS iWOW Premium - @MyBellaMia
• 12/14 - $100 FYE GC - @fyeguy
• 12/14 - Avatar Thrill Pack - @McDonalds
• 12/15 - $50 NFLshop GC - @shopcybermonday
• 12/17-  Mario Kart Wii - @GamerHotline
• 12/23 - Official NFL Football - @SportsAuthority
• 12/29 - Swatch watch - @SwatchUS
• 12/30 - Dell Mini 10v Netbook - @ChaCha

The best part about Twitter wins?  They come SO fast!  I've already received everything EXCEPT my Ticketmaster win.  I need to check up on that and see what's up.  I figure I'll give them a month before I contact them again?  We'll see.


January started off really slow for me sweeps-wise, but it finally started picking up last week!  In less than a week I managed to win 2 iPod Touches (!!!).  I know, I've won all my iPods (and I got the one I won replaced less than 6 months ago with a brand new one for free!) .. someone loves me up there ^^^ really.


Anyhow, I was REALLY stoked to find out I won an iPod via @SRSLabs on Friday.  It was a random drawing so that was cool.  BUT I was already entering another iPod contest via @FIRE_Music.  I felt I had a really good chance at it.  They mentioned to *be creative* about WHY you should win and also hinted that giving them ideas for album names may have something to do with you winning (they have since deleted that Tweet though.. lol). I took it to heart & provided album names for them everyday until closing day.  I came up with 70+ album name ideas, wrote haiku poems.  I even downloaded their album and have been listening to it since.  


I thought people would catch on to what I was doing.  I figure if they really wanted to win they would get creative.  No one really did.  I just kept seeing my "original" tweets regurgitated all over the Twitterverse.  I had a good feeling about my chances of winning once they started following me.  They even replied at the same exact time I sent them a message (it was really strange. our msg's matched so well I thought they replied to me REALLY quickly) ... could it be fate?!  Haha.  Anyway, I spent HOURS thinking & researching possible album names.  I got a lot of my ideas from previous bible lessons I've had & just knowledge I already possessed.  I'm hoping they were able to get some ideas. It would be even cooler if they used one for their next album!


Overall, I felt it was a well deserved win & I really don't care what the others thought.  I saw messages being posted & then deleted.  Silly people.  It's funny how petty people can be.  They never said it was going to be random, dears.  They blatantly asked, "why do you deserve to win?"  Haha. Take your haterade and move along.


My hard work paid off and above all, I found a Christian band that I really honestly do enjoy listening to.  I took the time to visit their website, listen to their music, & do my research.  I know I'll continue to listen to them and I'll even sing one of their songs at Church this summer :)  [take note, I am not a singer].  I'm really excited to receive their signed CD (!!) and the iPod Touch.  It'll be an upgrade at the very least :)  


So, thank you FIRE for the CD & iPod and allowing my creative juices to get going.  It really hasn't been used in a long time.  I needed that.  Also, thank you for your music and spreading His message.  I watched your video, don't worry, you've definitely found a fan :)


Check out FIRE!

• Download FREE album: http://www.rockyourfaceoffforjesus.com
• Website: http://www.firefules.com
• Myspace: http://myspace.com/fireyouthrules
• Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/FIRE_Music

Everybody Loves Raymond Episode

This is just a side note... an afterthought of all things I've been wanting to post about these past weeks.  I just never come around to actually finishing a post and hitting "publish."  I've had many adventures over the past few weeks and many great lucky days I'd like to post about.... I will get to those eventually.  Haha.  What I really wanted to post about at the moment.. 


Have you ever watched that "Everybody Loves Raymond" episode where Debra finds a tape that Ray kept from 1982 with a recording of his then-girlfriend breaking up with him?  Then this whole ordeal blows up where Ray wants to share all the things they've kept from past lovers.  


Yeah, so I watched that episode the other week and I was just thinking about all the things that I have kept that past boys of interest have given me.  It's just a funny thought.  I wonder what Peter would say or think if I told him who certain things were from and their significance.  LOL.  I still wear & use some of those things and so does PETER!  Unknowingly of course.  Ahahah.  


Watching that episode also made me want to open up my own box of past memories.  Sadly, it's tucked away in my closet in Hawaii.  I honestly don't think it would bother Peter knowing that blankets, stuffed animals, etc. once had a significance.  As long as it doesn't mean anything anymore right?  I'm just kind of sentimental and like to keep those kinds of things.  Not that it means anything to me anymore, but it certainly does humor me and reminds me of some things that I may have forgotten :)


Here's to bigger, better 2010!  Just 2 more years until the end of the world. I keeeed! Do you really believe that?  Haha.  I must say, 2009 managed to pull a full 360 on me though.  If you know what went on my life in 2009, you know what I mean.  It went up, down, up, down, down down down, down, up, up, up.  Shall I call 2009 the essence of the Konami Code (*shows inner nerd)?  It certainly tested my strength and spirit.  THANK YOU to those that stuck with me & listened.  I don't go to many people about my life, so consider yourself lucky ;P 


Everything considered, I couldn't have ended 2009 on a higher note.  I was just extremely blessed and continue to be blessed everyday.  Needless to say, I was/am very lucky sweepstakes wise :)  I'll post more about those wins later. <3

Wishlist

This is mostly for my brother's reference.  Haha.  I HAVE to do this every year 'cause well, I have different taste ;)  I guess you could say, I'm hard to shop for at times. This I really want have asterisks ***


SierraSnowboard.com
Use coupon code: Extra 10 (get 10% off)

• Foursquare Polo Scout Belt - $5.99 ***
• Special Blend Checkmate Bandana - $2.40
• Special Blend Scout Belt - $4.79
• Coal Dubai Hood Womens Beanie 2009 - $5.00
• Arbor Saigon SS Tshirt (Red, Sz S) - $11.99 ***
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Photojojo.com

• Ultra Wide and Slim Camera + 24 exp - $32.00 ***
• Magnetic Photo Rope - 2 for $20.00 ***
• Fotoclips (110 pcs) - $10.00 ***

TKBtrading.com

• EZ Eye Shadow Kit ***

Steppie's Shop @ Etsy

• Flying Panda T-shirt (Sz S) - $25.00 ***
• Panda Bums Tunic (Sz +1) - @28.00 ***

Lovely Charm's Shop @ Etsy

• Big Sweet Kawaii Monkey lovers toy Phone Charm Strap - $18.00 

Ebay 

• Panda MEDIUM Hand bag - $43.00 ************

Shadows Fall.

"Turn your face to the sun and the shadows fall behind you." 
Peter took this photo of me the day we went pumpkin picking @ Tigges Farm. I post processed it in Photoshop. Have a great weekend!

Winners Circle.

I took a break from sweepstakes & contests when my life started going haywire and I basically lost interest due to all the background noise (drama) going on.  I got back into it end of September-ish and I'm glad that I did!  I've had a steady stream of wins and it's pretty amazing.  Just a recap of what I've won over the 2 months:

those that I won under peter's name are in red.

10/13 - Snow White Blu-Ray Deluxe Edition - Fandango.com
10/17 - Snow White Blu-Ray Deluxe Edition - thedvdlounge.com

10/24 - 2 movie tickets - Coke
10/30 - NCAA Football '10 game Xbox 360 - Wendys
11/4 - Michael Jackson PEOPLE Tribute Book - People Mag
11/13 - DodgeTag toy - @FamilyFun
11/13 - Madden Football '10 game Xbox 360 - KFC
11/13 - Adidas Superstar shoes - Dew Green Label Gear
11/16 - Bayonetta Demo Early Access Code - Sega
11/17 - $10 BestBuy GC - MyCokeRewards.com
11/21 - $10 HomeDepot GC - Wendys
11/22 - NBA Live '10 game PS3 - GamingShogun.com
11/23 - New Era Hat - Dew Green Label Gear
11/24 - $25 Pizza GC - @ComcastSports
11/24 - $5 Home Depot GC - Wendy's
11/26 - CSI Drawstring Backpack - deadlyintentgame.com
11/26 - 2 oz soy-based candle - Glade
11/26 - $10 HomeDepot GC - Wendys
11/26 - $15 Best Buy GC - MCR
11/28 - 200 Microsoft Points - @getxboxcodes
11/29 - $25 BeautyTicket.com GC - @stylebakeryteen
11/29 - South Park XBL Download - @Xtival09
11/29 - 600 Microsoft Points - Doritos
12/1 - $15 Best Buy GC - mycokerewards.com
12/3 - Pantech Impact smart cell phone - @PantechUSA
12/4 - DJ Hero game XBOX 360 - mycokerewards.com <3333
12/4 - $5 F.Y.E. GC - @fyeguy


I also won a box of Little Debbie's cupcakes and probably some random other things.  I am pretty damn super stoked to start receiving all of these things in the mail.  LOL.  DJ HERO!  You can't even imagine how stoked I am for that.  Man.. I hope I can get those video games in time for Christmas!  Peter is going to be so so happy.


I have been quite lucky indeed.  I am definitely blessed by The Man Above ^^... I won 2 big ticket items in the past 2 days.  WOW.  Is this what you call GOOD Karma?  Maybe I should go pick up more children's names off of the angel tree?  Haha, just kidding!  Here's to hoping December will bring lots of luck and blessings.  Tis the season :)


Oh & Lastly,  if any one of you could be so kind to do me a tiny favor:
Can you please vote for my photo (http://twitpic.com/s1zzs) @ http://bit.ly/50iJcA -- It is #13 London Shenanigans. I'd greatly appreciate it!

Suspect.

It's 4:30 am, but I just have to blog this.  I am becoming more and more paranoid by the minute.


On Tuesday it snowed overnight, which was awesome because I LOVE snow.  On Wednesday, there was a beautiful white coat of snow over everything.  Peter let the dogs out in the backyard as usual.  Aside from the snow, Peter noticed that there were FOOTPRINTS on our deck that led to our kitchen window.  WTF.  They were fresh footprints because obviously, the snow would've covered them up and who the f&ck would go in our backyard!?  It's OUR private backyard.  It was obviously a boys/men's footprints as well.


Now, I was up the whole time till 8AM Wednesday morning (I can't sleep at regular hours these days and usually sleep only 4-6 hours a day).  I didn't hear anything except these new people that moved downstairs alive and kicking til the early morning.  I didn't think anything of it until Peter told me what he saw.


Now tonight, I fell asleep in the living room and I suddenly start hearing BANGING noises coming from downstairs.  It's 3:30AM what the f&ck man?!  I listen closer and I can hear the dad, an older teenager, and their young son who doesn't seem any older than 6 years old.  It's now 4:30 am and I can still hear them downstairs.


I can't sleep because I am so sketched out!  They were banging around something and then one of them goes outside and I can hear them walking around.  I can hear him poking around or doing something outside, but what?  I didn't hear their car start (it's loud and clear as day when they start it), it's 4AM, 7 degrees outside.  They're not smoking outside because they've been smoking inside ever since the fucking day they moved in!


I am getting freakin paranoid because something is NOT right here.  I'm a night owl and apparently they ALL are too?  However, who let's their young child stay up in the wee hours of the morning like that?  Does this kid not go to school?  I don't want to pass judgement, they seemed nice at first, but now I am just annoyed at everything.  


These people are heavy smokers and I don't know why, but apparently they are allowed to smoke in the house!  This REALLY annoys me, especially because we were asked if we smoked before we signed the contract.  There is nothing in our lease that blatantly states that smoking is prohibited in the house.  Therefore, Peter went down and nicely asked if they could smoke outside because our house shares a central AC/heating system.  Therefore, all the vents in the house are interconnected.  Unfortunately, smoke rises UP and even worse gets SUCKED THROUGH the vents when the heater turns on.  Moreso, because of the weather, the wood windows warped and we haven't been able to open any of our windows for MONTHS now (this may be a good thing I guess if someone tried to break in).  All the smoke gets caught in OUR house and is making our whole house wreak of the stench.  I've had to open my doors on 30 degree nights because I couldn't breathe.  I fucking hate smoke with a passion.  These people were good about smoking outside for TWO days.  I've resorted to covering our vents with Saran Wrap because they just smoke all freakin day.


I don't have a problem with people smoking.  That's your fucking business.  If you're around me and you're smoking, I'd just walk away and come back when you're done.  Unfortunately, I can't leave my own house and these people simply can't go outside and have to subject me to this poison.  I know it's like, "why should they bend over their ways because I don't smoke?"  But where the fuck is the common courtesy?  Obviously, I can't go outside in 10 degree weather everytime you're smoking.  You're doing it all day!  I don't smoke for a reason.  I could never handle the smell, my nose is incredibly sensitive, and I can't breathe around that stench.  Most importantly, second hand smoke is HORRIBLE for you.  


A call to my landlord will be going out soon.  We are getting out of our contract one way or another!  I'll have to site the clause in the lease "Refrain from activities and/or noise or practices which disturb other TENANTS or neighbors."  They are certainly disturbing my livelyhood.  Peter & I should not have to suffer because of my landlord or these tenants.  This place is overpriced, these people are using OUR driveway (yes it's ours. says so in our contract.), and I just want to get the hell out of here.


Goodness, I just really freakin` hate people sometimes.  The more annoyed I get, the more I'll give back a taste of their own medicine.  Good thing I have two huge doggies that like to run around a lot.  If only I could teach them to bite on command.


/end rant

Friendships.

I chatted with an old friend today.  He never fails to make me laugh, whether intentional or not.  I enjoy those kinds of friends.  He brought up the obvious past that we never truly confronted head on.  It was always blatantly obvious.  No one could be so naive to not notice a single droplet of that energy.  It was really hard to keep a straight face on during the conversation, without letting a smirk, smile, or bit of laughter slip through.  To dissect someone who in many aspects share many of your own traits is challenging at best.  It's hard to resist and maintain a perfectly good friendship.  It's also relatively easy to ruin a perfectly good friendship over things we selfishly desire.  We're an enigma in a riddle.  An unavoidable addiction I tried to avoid so well.  I love and hate him all the same.  

Louis Vuitton. Seriously?

Oh, I have been absent for my blog.  There's been numerous moments where I've attempted to write up a "New Post" but I never got anywhere with it.  FAIL on my part.  There were a lot of things that I wanted to blog about.  Unfortunately I just didn't.  I spent time with friends, Peter, my pups... amongst other things.


Today was Black Friday.  Peter was gracious enough to go with me to check out the deals.  I wrote out a list of each store and items that I wanted from that store.  However, some of the deals from the ads online clearly did not reflect the prices in store :( I want to go back today and see if there's any other deals out there.


Since Peter worked, I took to the internet to do some shopping!  I ended up buying a sweet new FourSquare snowboarding outfit for myself -- jacket and pants.  It was perfect since I've been eyeing that Jacket for over a month since I saw it at Zumiez!  I got the last one in my size so I am happy! I also bought Peter's "big" present which was a FourSquare Michalira snowboarding jacket for him.  I hope he likes the design... LOL.  I went with a semi-crazy design but with neutral colors to go with his FourSquare pants that he already has.  The reviews for this jacket was solid and he mentioned today he needed a new jacket :) 


I also bought him a family-sized Black & Decker griddle (hey, it benefits me too!).  I didn't realize how big it was soo I had to try and cover part of it up with my jacket and told him not to turn around the whole time.  LOL.  I also bought him "The Office" season 4 and when he put his stuff in the basket he was like "OoOoooo... I saw what you're getting me!"  I guess that evened out the fact that I saw him with "House" in his hands.  We're silly.  Who actually thought you could shop for your significant other when you're WITH them?!  Haha.


Conflict of the day: My brother calls me up saying, "Hey, what kind of Louis Vuitton bag do you want? We're at the LV store with mom." 


Long story short, I thought I almost got out of it when she settled to (and bought) me a bag from Guess.  && then my mom went and kept insisting I find a bag that I want from LV. She kept saying, "All the LV bags you have are my hand-me-downs.  You don't have a bag of your own."  I basically told her I'd rather have a "cheap" bag from Guess and cash to spend on stuff I am interested in like Electronics.  I think that hurt her feelings and she sounded mad at me :(  (man, I just can't justify spending THAT much on a bag!) She pulled the "Alright!  I'll send you the Guess bag and cash.  You and Dianne (my bros gf) can split all my bags when I die" card.  Oh boy.


Yeah ok, so I guess she really wants to get a bag for me because that's the one thing she LOVES.  I understand that.  It would really give her pleasure to get something for me that she really loves.  I can't believe I felt selfish denying her the pleasure by refusing a bag?  I totally think that's what she thinks.  Isn't that so backwards?!  After talking to my bro again tonight, I decided to just go with the dang bag.  I can't believe I got talked into this.  Hello Louis Vuitton bag.  


I don't know what my mom was on today (she bought herself and my bro's gf an LV bag)... but OK mom, be happy and buy me the bag.  I have to send my bro a style that I like tomorrow.  I'm eyeing the Totally PM in Damier Canvas.  At least this style is less noticeable than the monogram canvas.  Maybe I'll change my mind when I wake up...

I seriously don't need anymore bags than I already have.  Hmm..  is it normal to already know everything I'm getting for christmas?  That kind of sucks.  Where's the element of surprise these days?  Am I that hard to shop for?  Boooo.

Twitter Contests

I've been transitioning into doing more Twitter contests.  They're rather easy to enter.  Though my friends probably don't enjoy all the messages that I send out.  "SPAM BOT" .. sure.  Most of my friends rarely ever use Twitter anyway except to lurk and update every so often.  In any case, I've made an account geared towards Twitter related giveaways.  The first day, I managed to win a DodgeTag toy from @FamilyFun.  It looks like a game Peter & I will enjoy.  


Currently, most of my focus is on winning Twilight related contests.  Hey, New Moon is coming out soon!  I have Twilight fever.  Nothing gets me going like a bunch of sexy vampires & werewolves ;) Here's some contests to check out:

• @twilightMOMs - New Moon Soundtrack Giveaway: http://bit.ly/4A1EXF (ends Today! 12PM PST)
• @twilightees - Free Twilight shirt w/ every 50 followers
• @Shakefire - Shirt worn on screen by Robert Pattinson or The complete TWILIGHT book series & Twilight BLU-RAY: http://twurl.nl/syvm1l

Twitter Name: @xriyah

Black Friday Deals

I'm not much of a shopper, but I do love getting deals anytime I can find them.  I'm currently checking out some of the Black Friday ads from various stores.  Currently looking at the Target ad and it's looking promising.  There's a few items there that I'm interested in/making a note of:

• $3.99 - DVD Movies: Kung Fu Panda, Nights in Rodanthe, Dark Knight, Madagascar 2 ($5.99)
• $12.99 - TV Seasons:  House, Supernatural, One Tree Hill, Friends
• $10 - $17 Board Games:  Balderdash, Catch Phrase, Scattergories, & Taboo
• Make this deal sweeter with a $5 off coupon on Hasbro games
• Appliances - $19 Griddle, $3 Coffee Maker, $3 Sandwich Maker
• Electronics - $149.99 Sony Blu Ray player w/ $20 GC + $10 GC on purchases over $100. $119.00 for player.  Not too bad.

I'm hoping the DVD deals & board games will be live online so I can get them via website instead.  Then I'll have to decide if it's worth getting up early in the morning to snatch up those other deals.  I've been wanting a coffee maker.  Haha.  The griddle would be a good present for Peter as well.  GREAT for breakfast! My bro was also in the market for a Blu Ray player soo, for $119 that's pretty good.

I'm currently watching "Ngayon Nandito Ka."  It's one of my favorite movies.  I really have a soft part in heart for sappy filipino movies.  Haha.  This movie brings back so many memories and flashbacks in the Philippines.  I really love it there... Although I didn't grow up there, I spent a good deal of my childhood there and a lot of good summers during high school.  Watching all these filipino shows and movies also helped me to relearn the language and appreciate my culture more.  

Man, I really miss the Philippines.  I haven't been there for over 3 years.  I love it there.  I love the simplicity.  I love living in the countryside.  I love the silence of the night.  One day.. I'll go back!

Scoots Magoots.

This little man is a purebreed West Highland White Terrier.  They are technically, Cairn Terriers, but white.  Imagine that.  He is a 7 month old puppy, 13.5 lbs, and almost fully grown.  He was sitting in a sea of puppies that were going crazy and not once did he bark.  He was very well behaved and cute.

Normally, I am against buying puppies from pet stores, etc.  I just like to visit the pet stores to see all the cute little babies.  This little guy was returned by the previous buyer and it seemed like the store owner was just trying to get rid of him.  Poor little guy.  He was going for a really good price and Peter got really attached to him, so I consented, said yes.  I can't turn down an opportunity for a new doggy!  I love dogs.

The guy gave us an "out the door" price with everything included-- dog + tax + papers (certifying he's a purebreed) + microchip + meds.  Not to mention, he's all up-to-date on shots except for rabies ($5 at the Humane Society!).  We figured we could take care of him and if worse comes to worse and we couldn't bring him to our new place (we're looking at places in Denver), we could find a really good home for him.  

This little guy is such a ... "feminine" dog though.  The only "small" dog I've ever wanted was a Boston Terrier (we couldn't get that one since she was $650!).  I'm not the kind of girl that dresses their dogs up and carries them in their purse.  He's kind of a scaredy cat.  He's trying to mark his territory all over our house, even our Siberian Husky, Zeus.  He cried when I put him in the bathroom to sleep, but he can't sleep in our room until he is fully potty trained.  He already had a poop accident in the house yesterday!  Thankfully, he pooped outside today.  At least he doesn't run away.

He does have a bit of temper though.  He gets really defensive when Zeus tries to play with him. Perhaps this is why he wasn't playing with the other pup's at the store?  Then again, Zeus is also a bit much to handle.  He's 70lbs and poking at this small 13lb dog!  I'm trying to work on that though.  Otherwise, he's a good dog.  He loves to be cuddled, pet, and follows you around everywhere.

Oh yes, we named him Scooter.