Times two

Two is typically better than one, right?

I'm happy I have two hands and two eyes (I would hate being a cyclops).  Doublemint gum built an entire product and campaign on the idea that twice the mint would double your pleasure and your fun.

And let's not forget that Noah rounded animals up by-two onto the ark, which segues nicely into the idea of having two dogs.

I have decided two dogs would be better than one.  Not because I don't love my one dog, but because I love him so much I want him to have a playmate.

I am completely stuck on this idea.  When I first started talking about it Todd said he agreed, but now I think he was just humoring me.  When I told him today we needed to call on some dogs this weekend he balked.  But I'm not giving in.

Rigby's a social puppy and I think it would be good for him to have another dog around when Todd and I are gone to work all day.  I also think it would help socialize Riggs with other dogs, something he's still not very good at.  Everyone I've mentioned this to just happens to have two dogs and they agree - two is better than one.

So, our little household may be expanding...if I can pester Todd into being completely on board.

Lost!

LOST!

My Trailheads running hat!

Last seen: In my coat pocket as Todd and I were grocery shopping on Sunday.

I have looked everywhere (except the laundry basket) for my beloved hat and it's nowhere to be found.  I am very upset about this.  This hat is PERFECT for long(er)-haired ladies who want to enjoy the outdoors and still stay warm - without the ponytail bump caused by other, ordinary hats.   

Oh, Hat, wherever you are hiding, please come back!

Viva Las Vegas!

Last week I went to Vegas for a few days for work and Todd came with me.  While I'm a Vegas veteran, he's never been.

We didn't get out much during the day because I was busy at a trade show, and frankly, Todd was too.  It was SHOT Show, the biggest trade show for the shooting, hunting and outdoor trades, and for a game warden it's like being a kid in a candy shop.

The view from our hotel window at night...

The view straight out of our hotel window...

Our first night we were so tired our group canceled our reservations at the fancy Tao restaurant for something more laid back.  A cabbie told us to go to Ellis Island for the best ribs in the universe.  We tried that and it was a DIVE!  That alone doesn't bother me, I love trying local divvy places, but this place just wasn't going to fit the bill that night...particularly with the sign, "BBQ closed due to weather."  Who knew it could rain cats and dogs in Vegas for a week!  I took this through a chain link fence as we walked to the opposite end of the spectrum - the Bellagio.

After dinner at the Bellagio Cafe we strolled through the gardens, which is one of my favorite things in Vegas...

The next night our group remade our fancy Tao reservations, which by the way, is a delish place to eat!

The table ordered the giganto fortune cookie for dessert.  Each side is filled with a different flavored cream...

And what outing isn't complete without a photo of Brandon with an abnormally large arm/hand...

Todd and I stayed out - until 4 a.m. - that night!  Some late night pizza at New York New York was definitely in order...

Todd in front of the strip.  Don't mind my finger in the photo...

Todd showing how "small" Lady Liberty is...

For some reason there was an invasion of Star Wars characters on the Strip...

Todd waiting for the Bellagio fountains to start up...

I love this show.  It's one of my other most favorite things in Vegas...

Todd and I in front of the Paris fountain on our last day there!

Viva Las Vegas!

Playing footsie

These are not my feet, but that's how my own tootsies felt after indulging in something I haven't since leaving D.C.:  pedicures.

That doesn't mean I've let my feet go nasty and gnarled - I've been keeping up at home.  But nothing compares to going to the salon to get your toes done.  Nothing.    

I love pedicures. L.O.V.E. them - in a way that just can't be expressed completely in type.

I love the choosing of a color (something I take as seriously as if I was picking baby names).  And sitting in a massage chair reading trashy magazines with my feet relaxing in hot water, while ladies who speak another language chat with one another as if their customers aren't there.

Divine.

So, why haven't I done this since D.C.?  Because I just couldn't justify the extra expense. 

But I'm going to Vegas this week for work and Annie, my friend and coworker who is also going, and I decided we wanted to get pedis before heading out.

It was, to say the least, pedi perfection.

And something I won't go this long without doing again.

Ahhh............. *sigh*

I'm an aunt today!

After having three boys, my youngest sister Stacey had a girl last night!

Tess Virginia Coffey.

Can't wait to meet you!