I don't know a thing about uploading pics here....

Do you ever feel like you're really late for something important. And you promised a bunch of people you would be there. But you got delayed and the whole time you are just fretting knowing people are going to be like, "where is she?" "she said she would be here?"

Well that's how I feel right now. I did, in fact, have all last week off, (except of course for my second to last day of indentured servitude) but most of that was filled with pre-Christmas and some MUCH needed Ahhh-time. Thennnn, the day before christmas eve when I was finally ready to blog - the internet went out. Yep. I wish I could say I was surprised. And of course, since Matt and I are the only couple left in Rexburg right now, not to mention our dinky apartment building, it took FOUR DAYS to get someone over here. Granted it was Cmas and all, but still. It sucked. So I'm sorry for the unseen delay, but here I am.

In other words: It's not my fault. Frank.

Speaking of internet. Ours sucks. Its slow. It only works 65% of the time. And worst of all, we can't connect to the Playstation Network!!!

I know! No movie downloads. No PS store. No online game play, which in turn means no Little Big Planet. No Netflix. *sniff*

One day, a couple of weeks ago, they (meaning whoever-the-heck runs the internet here) decided to update the internet and were lazy about blocking all the game networks so everything ran smoothly for about two days. During which, I got all excited and went out and bought Matt CoD: Black Ops and a blutooth headset. When I got home, they had gotten around to blocking the ports. sigh.

Oh well. Four more months.

Any way, Christmas was great! I got a camera. Along with tons of other cute stuff. Like a key necklace that has "Matt" & "Connie" engraved in it with our birthstones. So pretty! So here's a bunch of pics of Denzil and Cmas morning. I hope I do this right.

Nope. Turns out I can't do it right. Aubrey I need your help!!!

So I'll have a significant amount of time off next week. (Imagine that) so a post will be coming to you soon. Mostly about black friday, Denzil, and the funny things kids say.

Yay!!

At last! I has a kitteh :)

Denzil is in my lap as we speak and has been since last tuesday. He is a siamese mix, five month old kitten. The story of how we chose him is kinda funny. There is a cat shelter in rexburg that my friend volunteers at every week. She set up a time where matt and I could go in and look around.

The only way I can describe this place is by calling it the House-o-Cats. It doesn't look like a shelter at all with one giant room full of shiny cages and scratching posts in every corner. It is literally a house. O cats. But I love it! You walk up to the house and scurrying across the porch are cats. You walk in the door and the fur and cat food just hits you, almost as hard as the swarm of kitties that prance up to meet you.

Denzil was the first little guy that came up to me. His dark ears perked up when he saw me and I was mesmerized by his bright blue eyes. As soon as I reached down to pick him up he jumped up into my arms and nuzzled his face under my chin. His creme colored coat was so soft. He was colored exactly like my beloved childhood stuffed kitty, Cappuccino.

"Oh he's purring!" I said dreamily. "Look Matt, he likes me."

"I knew this would happen," he replied with an eye roll. "You would fall in love with the first one that came up to you."

Realizing his point, I reluctantly set Denzil down and walked with Matt over to the kitten room. He really wanted us to get a little kitten, so we could train it sooner, and Denzil was practically half grown. He already had his shots and was neutered, so he had graduated from the kitten room.

The kitten room was great. Just what you think it would be. You sit in a chair and watch all the kittens play and half of them jump up into your lap and demand attention. A little black kitten took claim of Matt's shoulders while a sweet little polydactyle kitten curled up in his lap. I could tell he liked her too. Polydactyle means that the cat is born with an extra digit. So they kind of have a thumb, but really it just looks like they are wearing mittens. So from now on in this post I will call her mitten kitten.

I liked mitten kitten too, but I had my heart set on a boy. With all my experiences with cats, boys tended to be more affectionate. So I played with an orange stripped kitten named Scout and a multi named Gage. I liked this other fluffy grey kitten but Matt was worried about the long hair shedding, so I put him out of my mind. Both Gage and Scout were really cute and fun. By the time we left Matt and I had it narrowed down to those three, (Mitten, Gage, and Scout) but I just couldn't make a decision and since Matt said I had the deciding vote, I thought it best to sleep on it.

I thought about the cats all the next day. Mittens was so tiny and she really seemed to have a thing for Matt. Gage was so sweet but not very playful. Scout was sweet too, but I noticed he was kinda sick and I just didn't want to take the risks right off the bat. But then I still couldn't get Denzil out of my mind. I told Matt this and he said the same thing. We decided to bump off Scout and add Denzil to the runnings.

That night we went back to House-o-Cats with a kitty carrier. We were going home with a kitten.

We put Denzil, Gage, and Mittens all together in a room to help us decide. After sometime I narrowed it down to the two boy kitties but in the end chose Denzil as a tribute to Cappuccino and for his pretty blue eyes. But to Matt I justified that it was because he was already neutered and had his shots.

My friend gave us some food and a little folder with all of his information and vet dates in it. Denzil walked right into the kitty carrier and didn't meow at all on the way home.

I know he's the first one I saw, but I pride myself on the fact that I greatly considered other kitties before picking him. I'm sure I made the right match though. He gets along great with both Matt and I. He sleeps with us and follows us to every room. Its so cute to see Matt interact with him. When I got home today, Denzil was curled up in his lap while he as at the computer.

"Hi, how are you?" he asked.

"Glad to be home," I sighed.

"Well, we are glad you are home too."

"We?" I asked.

"Yes, we." He replied.

Denzil's shelter name was actually Cheif, but that...didn't fit at all. But we didn't name him for days because he hadn't come up with the perfect one yet. I asked my kids at work what I should name him, and I got suggestions everywhere from Marshmellow to Circle. *shrugs*

Finally Denzil just hit me. He looks like a Denzil, and it was also the first one Matt agreed too :)

What a week.....

This week I feel like I've been running around like crazy, between work, hanging out with friends, babysiting, and more work. But I guess it was all worth it because this morning I called in for the weekend and am currently lounging on my couch watching my favorite movie eating black berries. I think I deserve it.

What Matt and I also deserve is our trip to SLC tonight to go see Say Anything, Saves the Day, and Motion City Soundtrack. We are going with a group of friends but after wards we are going to IHOP (tradition) and then Matt booked us a room at the Anniversary Inn!! Since it is a friday night, the only thing left in our price range was the log cabin themed room, but it will be nice and cozy with the fireplace and gold speckled waterfall. (can't wait to see what that is) There was actually a choice between that and the Train Car room, which was nice but I just couldn't get over the fact that they made the hot tub look like it was in a train tunnel and the train was coming right for you! Yeah that's relaxing....

So anyway. Super excited for my trip/weekend off. Not much word on the cat yet. My landlord called us on Wednesday, but left us no message. We haven't been able to get a hold of her since, but I know she is crazy busy. This is why I didn't want to get my hopes up, but we'll see. Meanwhile, Aubrey is being the bestest friend ever, and maybe later I'll explain what that means.

Hope everyone's weekend will be as fun as mine :)

I Can Has Kitteh!!???

At this point in time, I can't really get into the details but.....

We might be getting a cat!!! Dream come true! (Of course, now that I said it, I just jinxed myself. So we'll see)

But I'm so excited and we will find out for sure in a couple of days. Our land lord has a no pet policy, but we've found a couple of ways around that. One being that we offered to pay an extra deposit and have the cat declawed. When we called her on Saturday, she seemed pretty optimistic but said she had to check with her husband and would get back to us on Monday.

With Matt and I being the animal lovers that we are, having no pets for two years seems like a decade. I just love the personality and humor they bring into the home. And Matt and I are at the point in our marriage where we are ready for a change, but still don't feel like it's quite time for kids yet. Maybe soon, but we don't see a BYU baby in our future :)

All in all, I'm not getting my hopes up. Right now I'm just feeling really anxious and nervous. So I'll keep you posted on the subject but right now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go research brands of kitty food and google how to make forging toys.

Hiya!

Wow. Its been awhile. Well, we are all settled into our new place and loving it. We are diggin' the urbany feel. And since our apartment faces the inside alley, I've been getting a lot more peace and quiet lately.

Matt's doing well in school, but struggling with OchemII. He says the teacher is different, and harder, and uses different words for the stuff...I don't really know what exactly what "stuff" he's talking about but he makes it sound like a big deal. He says the mechanisms are easier to grasp than he thought. Which is good, but I still don't know what he's talking about :) Since he's in school now, I don't see him much, except for when I take him to and from work, and when he crawls into bed at 2am.

Don't worry. He's the kind of person who can run just fine on only 6 hours. Speaking of which, I really need to get some if I'm gonna be at WM for 10 hours tomorrow. (only 8 actually working, but still)


I'll give more details before the weekend is up.

My Life In Boxes

Well, it's Tuesday - three days before we go on vacation - and not much progress has been made with our moving situation. Except that Betty went out of town until further notice.

So with a pounding heart no other choice, I googled the owner's name and called her directly. I'd heard through someone who use to live there that she was not a pleasant person and HATED to be called at home. But I was that desperate. I'm a planner. If I can't plan things, my gears lock up and I can't function.

She didn't really seem like she was upset that I called. She gave me her cell and said that she would figure things out and call me tomorrow. Shhheww! I may not be able to move on thursday but at least I will have an answer.

Meanwhile, to keep myself sane, I've been packing up all the crap I've managed to shove in this shoebox. Any time I start to feel anxious, I point at something and say, that can go in a box. After picking out the perfect cardboard container from our pile in the corner of our living room. I carefully wrap up my valuables in free newspapers we took from the grocery store, say a silent farewell and close the lid. The packing tape is loud and reassuring as it strips off the roll. It soothes me.

This method has proved effective since I am running out of things I can pack. We are pretty much down to the bare essentials now. Just for fun I will list them in order of importance:

T.V.
PS3 & accessories
DVDs and some books
Christmas lights that have been hung in the kitchen since '08.
Otter Pops
hair straightener
Kippy
work clothes