Willie the Wimp

He's a mama's boy.
He's scared of his own treats.
And he shits in the corner when we're not looking.

But he loves to play fetch.
He's an excellent lap dog.
And he makes me laugh.

Also, I COULD blame him when I rip a nasty fart. (I could, but why would I?)

Back to Texas

Jessica is all moved in at 6230 Farrah Drive. We made the 16 HOUR drive this past Saturday dragging a U-Haul trailer that kept us from going over 70 mph the whole way. It was not fun.
But she's there now and I'm in Indiana for the last (work-related) time. Hopefully...
I'm really glad she made the move. It's the first time I've lived with a girlfriend.

I had a stone cold reality check the other morning when I woke up and looked under my sink... THERE WERE TAMPONS IN MY BATHROOM. Not just one or two, or even an empty wrapper in the trashcan. There was a big pink box staring up at me. That's when I knew it was for real.

So I said I wasn't getting another dog right away after Mak passed on. I had all these ideas that I wouldn't be able to replace the "Best Dog Ever". I didn't want to heal. I wanted to silently mourn him a good year or two.
But I couldn't just leave Jess at home all week completely alone... and I really missed having a dog around.
So we went to a couple of animal shelters Monday morning just to look around and see if anything caught our eye.

The first place didn't really have any dogs like she was looking for (small-to-medium, fun, housebroken). I was secretly only looking for one kind of dog -- old, blind, grumpy, and smelly. They just don't make them like that anymore.

The next place was just down the street and smaller so I didn't have high hopes. We walked in and asked if they had any smaller dogs.

The lady said, "We have some Chihuahuas" (I almost walked out right then.)
"... and a Schnauzer." (I peed a little bit.)

They opened the door and I saw him in his cage. I would've taken him right then but we decided to look around anyway. I didn't really even consider the other dogs, but they all deserved a chance right?

So we went back in and got him out to play with. Once Jess was sold on him I was so happy. Here he is -- Willie Mays Hayes.

things

THINGS I LIKE ABOUT 2007:
-the new girlfriend packing up her stuff and relocating to Texas to be with me.
-getting to live and work in the same city (June 18th start date)
-having extra money (finally)
-the Robert Earl Keen concert at Gruene Hall - it was great.
-the Guadalupe trip - even though it rained.
-Being able to plans trips to Crystal Beach, Lake Sam Rayburn, THE CAYMAN ISLANDS, and Vegas (and possibly Vegas again) this year.
-having time to post more (maybe)

THINGS I DON'T LIKE ABOUT 2007:
-my dog died (see below)
-my cousin died (I'll get to that later)
-my grandfather isn't doing so well - Alzheimers and poor health.
-Josh got shot in the head. amazingly, he is doing well and will end up being perfectly fine. that may end up being another post as well.
-I'm still not in Texas yet
-I'm still in debt