Friday, October 28, 2011

Date Night at Medieval Times

I always give Rob grief about all of the events he goes to after work, especially since he gets home so late on multiple days throughout the week. I was finally able to join him at a recent event hosted by Medieval Times - marking my first visit to this castle plopped in the middle of Lyndhurst.

Although not using utensils took some getting used, it was a pretty cool experience. The horses were my favorite part; they were absolutely magnicifent and performed quite a show. I would have taken pictures of them but due to confidentiality agreements I couldn't use my cell phone. Luckily, the girl sitting next to me really didn't care and was able to snap this shot.

I don't think I'll rush down to one of his work events again but at least this one was entertaining.


Our Leaf Peeping Adventure

I'm not a huge outdoors person but was looking for something to do with Rob where we could be outside and enjoy the foliage. He wasn't crazy about the idea of hiking at the Delaware Water Gap but after some pleading - and threatening that if I went by myself I'd get eaten by a bear - he decided to come along. You can tell in the pictures he wasn't crazy about it, but funny enough by the end he mentioned going the following weekend and bringing Buster to another pet friendly trail (unfortunately, N.J. is supposed to get 6-10 inches of snow this weekend, so we probably won't go).



 The views were beautiful!

There were tons of little streams running down the mountain. I was waiting to see a little deer drinking from the water - like they depict in movies - but didn't come across any.

Stopping along the way for a photo. Doesn't he look SO excited? haha

Rob trudging up the mountain. Wasn't he such a good husband for protecting me from the bears? ;)

We hiked up this side of rocks and then decided to turn around since it would be getting dark soon. It's much scarier trying to get down the mountain, especially with lots of slippery leaves.


Way to go, Joe!

So my little brother is a freshman in high school and decided to join his school's football team. I'm so proud of him and was excited to finally catch one of his games last week. Check it out!





Tuesday, October 11, 2011

My Chubby Wubby

Buster has several nicknames, one of which is Chubby Wubby. I'm not exactly sure how he got it, but I'm guessing it came about when he's fluffy he looks a little chubby.

Either way, we had to take our little Chubby Wubby to the vet on Saturday for his annual exam and shots and found out he lives up to his nickname. My poor little guy gained three pounds this year! And considering he was on the slightly heavier side last year, that's not good. The vet said that based on his body proportions that's the equivalent of us gaining 50 pounds. Ouch!

So effective immediately, Buster is getting barely one treat per day, absolutely no people food, and is getting in more walks per day even if it kills us in the process. I don't think he likes his health kick so much, but considering what a hard time I'm having with him turning 7 and being about midway through his life expectancy, I'm going to do whatever it takes to get my little buddy back in shape.

Monday, October 3, 2011

Close to Perfection

Every once in a while you have a weekend that manages to be near perfect and this past weekend was just one of those for me - without even planning for it.

It kicked off on Friday night when my niece slept over. Despite my exhaustion at the end of a long week, we had a pretty entertaining bathtime for her and then Buster got a bath, too. We also managed to play beauty parlor - curlers and all, made a homemade pizza, she tried on almost every pair of shoes in my closet and we watched a Disney movie. I know every kid is special, but my niece continues to surprise me with what comes out of her mouth at only four years old. A perfect example was during our walk when she noticed the landscapers put new plants in this one area. Not only did she notice the minor addition of new plants, but she said "These new plants look beautiful. Fullerton does nice work." I kid you not.

The next morning we enjoyed some cartoons and studied the American Girl doll catalog before going to see Sesame Street Live with Rob's family. It was pretty cute how she wanted me to drive in the car with her and she had to sit next to me at the show. The one downside: I could have lived without the fact that I was up at 6:30 am and the show was in full force by 10am.

For lunch we went to It's Greek to Me, a restaurant Rob and I really enjoy. Then we did a little shopping, which included Rob finally getting his snowboard, and then went to catch my cousin's ice hockey game. We followed that up with a romantic, delicious dinner with just the two of us at the Melting Pot and then went to hang at a friend's house for a few hours before coming home to pass out after an extremely long day.

Since Saturday was so busy I was up early on Sunday to get my errands done, but in the middle of all of that I got a text from my one brother, who wanted to come by to say hi with my sister, and another text from my other brother who said he was able to get some designer dresses - and specialty cupcakes - for me and our cousins from his company. Everyone ended up coming by throughout the day, but when Dominick came with the dresses we had a little fashion show and some quality time to catch up. I topped off Sunday Funday with two of my favorite TV shows and a walk with Buster to a festival going on by our house, where everyone commented on what an adorable dog he is :)

All in all, shopping, good food, romantic dinner with my hubby, family time with both sides, new clothes and other people seeing how special my doggie is. I definitely can't complain about this past weekend!