snapshots of our life.

The other night I was paying bills and she crawled up in my lap for attention.  I can’t believe that she’s the same dog we brought home.  The same dog who would run from me when I went to pick her up.  Yep, she’s crawling up in my lap now.  Love it.  Nothing a little love can’t cure.  And she gets more than her fair share, that is for sure.

I am loving this weather!  Love getting off work and coming home and sitting out on our deck for awhile before the sun comes down.  The nights are getting longer and that makes me happy.  Very happy girl.  I can’t wait for Spring. 

Anyways, just had to share a picture of my little one. 

I was very productive this weekend.  I spent some much needed girl time with my mama.  We went and saw Music and Lyrics.  It was cute.  I studied for the LSAT.  It really is finally starting to click, which makes me feel so much better.  I still have a ways to go, but I feel like I’m managing my time with it fairly well.  So hopefully I’ll be prepared when June gets here.  Yesterday, Craig and I began “renovating” our bathroom.  It’s been a long time coming, but it doesn’t mean I enjoyed it.  I thought we were past all the painting and it wasn’t fun.  But it’s half way done and it makes SUCH a difference in that room.  It needed a little TLC.

And…… I painted.  And I have no idea why I am sharing this on my blog because it’s nothing special, but I like her.  I want to preface this with saying that I have never painted a picture before in my life.  But I got this idea out of one of my decorating magazines and this is how I spent Saturday night.  It was very relaxing and I’m ok with how she turned out.  Her lips are a little more pink that I wanted.  And her dress a little more lime green that I expected.  But I think she’ll fit in my scrapbook room- which is where I had wanted her to go in the first place.

I have officially started studying for the LSAT.  I have four months to prepare for the June 11th test. Most Saturday mornings from now until then will be spent doing practice tests out of my trusty Kaplan books.  And I’m taking up every free event Kaplan has to work towards getting as ready for it as I can possibly be. 

I’m tired of just talking about it.  I’m finally ready to do something about it, but I’m scared to death of failing.  And I know I can’t go into with that kind of attitude.  But it makes me nervous.    I realize I’m writing it on my blog and it may not make sense to say this, but I’m not telling many people.  No one from work reads my blog (that I know of) and that’s really where I’m not saying much.  It’s the atmosphere.  It’s what they all “do”.  The less questions I have to answer, the better off my nerves will be.   I guess it just goes back to my fear of failing.  The less people that know, the easier it will be if I do. 

I look at some attorneys I’ve met working at the courthouse and wonder how some of them even made it in, not to mention pass the bar.  And I realize it MUST be possible.  But this whole process makes me so incredibly nervous. 

I’ve kind of been studying here and there but not very serious about it.  I sat down today with a different attitude and things started clicking.  I got it.  And after feeling so freaking lost the past few weeks, the “clicking” made me feel so much better.  I feel motivated.  I want this badly.  It’s a HUGE goal and I’m going to spend the next four months devoted to making it happen.

End personal pep talk here.
P.S.  Craig and I watched The Guardian tonight.  Holy Crap!  VERY good movie, surprise surprise, I cried. 

Craig got home from work today as I was starting dinner.
Being the good wife that I am and all.
I’m telling him about this crazy case that we have in our division as he washes his hands.
He gets done washing his hands and wipes them off on me as I’m beginning to fill my pot up with water.

My pot was about a fourth of the way full and I turned and soaked him with it. 
Began filling it back up and he flipped it back up on me, then took off running.
Some point between now and when the picture below was taken we both decided it would be a good idea to get our own cups. 
I filled mine up in the kitchen with WARM water.
Craig filled his up with COLD water from the bathroom.  Very COLD water!
I hid behind the corner thinking I was so slick and the next thing I knew I was drenched and freezing. 
Oh, but I got him so good.

Kristen:  Craig that water was freezing!
Craig:  I didn’t have time to wait for it to warm up.
(He says this looking away.)
Kristen:  You didn’t even try to get it out of the warm side!
Craig: Yes I did, I didn’t have time to wait.
Kristen:  Craig look me in the eye and tell me which side of the faucet you got the water out of.
Craig: (looking me straight in the eye) The cold side. (followed with a smirk)

Thought I would post some of my pictures that I’ve taken lately.  A lot of them involve Sadie.  Craig and I are so surprised at how much she has come around in the last month that we have had her.  It’s hard to believe she is the scared little dog we brought home.  She’s becoming quite scrappy and very attached to us. 

Supervising Craig while he plays X-Box

Making sure I don’t get my hands on her toy.

Craig and I one night hanging out with Chas and Brian

Seeing eye to eye.

My scrapbooking buddy. 

Chas and I on New Year’s Eve

Craig and I on New Year’s Eve