New Lamp

I just won this on E-bay. It's pretty much my favorite thing ever.
I don't really like the shade, but the lamp part is AWESOME!

Toad's Waco Vet

I had dinner the other night with one of my former college roommates, Kristin. Since college she has gotten her veterinary degree, and since her husband is a professional musician whose band is based out of Waco, she has moved back here. I found her on Facebook, and I was thrilled to see that I actually knew someone in Waco. She has a veterinary practice about 15 minutes from my apartment.

So, this afternoon Jonathan was looking for doggie daycare places for Toad, and we realized that he has not gotten a Bordetella vaccination in the last 6 months. Doggie daycares will not accept dogs without that vaccination, and Toad is with me in Waco right now, so we kind of thought we were screwed because I couldn't take him to the vet. I was like, "I don't know any vets in Waco!" But, then, I remembered, I actually do!

I called and they fit me in within 30 mins of my phone call. I drove him over there, Kristin herself actually gave him the shot which took all of 15 seconds, and we were home within another 20 minutes. Easy! And she didn't even charge me for the visit, just the medicine. Sometimes it's really nice to have the right connections!

I Hate That I Haven't Posted

But really, I've just been doing school stuff. Well, that's not true. Last weekend we bought a ton of crap for our house. We bought new bedroom furniture - we totally bought a KING bed. Can you believe it? We are jumping from a full to a king. And my fantasy is that we will never fight over the sheets again! That necessitated buying new mattresses, and we got the pillowtop kind. Seriously, I feel like we're gong to be in the lap of luxury. No more 20-year-old mattress! And I am not exaggerating. My parents bought our current mattress for me when I was 11. I am now 31. Count'em - that's 20 years! No wonder my back hurts.

We also bought a new comforter and sheets, and Jonathan bought us a living room rug this week. We also found a "fainting chaise" for the reading room. I am going to come home and faint on it everyday until I get on my own nerves.

Other than that, I have nothing really to report. My classes -both kinds - are fine, and I won't bore any of you with the details. I am staying in Waco until Saturday this week which is kind of sad, since I'm lonely. But I just couldn't stomach driving to Dallas and back again to attend the silly Parents' Weekend coffee I have to go to on Saturday morning. In even more boring news, gas in Waco is $2.95!

One good thing is that Toad is here with me. He is being pretty good. I think he likes this apartment - it's harder for him to lose me here than at home.