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My new pen holder! Pretty stylin' right?



I don't drink coffee & my beloved Diet Coke just tastes wrong in a coffee cup...so in the pens go!

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Vivi's Bday Weekend Recap

The birthday party was a huge success!  Vivi was very excited for her bday dinner....McDonalds hamburger & fries of course (green beans were only in Doc's diet).

Howie was super excited for dinner too!

After dinner, Vivi got to see her prezzies...she got a stuffy, a wubba kong & some bones to share!

She was very happy!

On Friday morning, Vivi & I headed to Des Moines, IA for a 3-day show!  She didn't win any points, but each day it was a really big class & she placed 2 of the 3 shows!  Yay Vivi!!

We got to have lots of fun with our bully friends Fiona & Silvie

and Phin...he's so handsome!

Vivi also made new friends in the ring

Of course, she enjoyed her time at the hotel too...just chillin'

Phew!  So much happened since Thursday!  Hope you all had a great weekend too!

Two Special Days Rolled into One...

I'm sure I've mentioned it before, but I'll say it again.  I'm a date freak.  I love dates that add up (02/03/05), I love dates that are in order (08/09/10), I love dates that may mean good luck (07/07/07) & next year I may just have to have a party on 11/11/11---I mean 11 is my favorite number, but wow...I can't even think about how fun that day will be...but anyway, you get it, right?  I love dates.  I remember birthdays of people I went to grade school with...yes, I know I have issues, but again, I love dates.

So it was really no surprise that when Steve & I got engaged (12/11/98--it's my bday of course I'm going to remember it) & started thinking of wedding dates, it meant a bit more to me than other brides....cuz I love dates.  I once thought we could do 08/08/98 but that came & went; and 09/09/99 was a Thursday....plus, we knew we needed a bit more time than 9 months to plan the wedding & get a house.  So it was soooo meant to be that 09/09/00 was OUR day!  It was a Saturday...perfect...the date is easy to remember...perfect...and of course I love it 09/09/00...nice!!

Happy 10th Anniversary Babe!  Love you!!

So fun that we went from this:

(1992)

To this:

(now)

Now, you have to fast forward to 2008 & September 9th is once again a great day at our house!!  

It's somebully's birthday!!!  Here's a hint...she's smushy like a marshmellow

is a cuddler

loves her momma 

& is as cute as a button!!

Happy 2nd Birthday Vivi!!  We love you lots!  Can't wait for your birthday party!!!

My Helper

Here is Sassy, she's my sewing helper lately!  She's quite proud of her projects!  Thanks for the help Sass!  And sorry the flash is so bright baby girl!  hehehehehe 

Bully Life Lesson #17

Bully Life Lesson

~by bullies, for bullies~

by Howard

Life Lesson #17

Be the welcoming committee to your new friends!

 If you do, they will feel more comfortable & be themselves!

(Thanks to our guest bully, Bailey, for being part of our Bully Life Lesson)

Great Minnesota Get Together

So Labor Day ends the 12-day stint of the Great Minnesota Get Together.  What's the Great Minnesota Get Together you ask?  Why our state fair of course.  I've always been a huge fan of the state fair & think we have the BEST one in the country...sure, sure, I've only ever gone to one other (Texas)...but hands down ours won!

This year I only made it to the fair 1 (GASP!) day; but it was fun & today I'm going to show you some photos of the fair & how bulldogs are incorporated to even my fair going!!

Ahhh such a fun sight!

You have to visit the farm animals when you're at the fair!

Baby farm animals are born everyday at the fair!  This baby was only a couple hours old!

You also have to eat foods you'd only eat (& pay those crazy prices for) once a year!

In addition to the foods & animals there are always some politicians at the fair.  This year one politician had a HUGE inflatable Vivi on top of her stand!  Of course I had to take a photo...or two.

You also have to go with friends who enjoy going & having fun like you do!  Mary (not Bulldog Mary, but St Bernards--both dog & school--Mary) & I go every year on the first day of the fair...it's the cleanest!

This year, it was super duper nice out on the first day & it seemed no one in Minnesota was working...they were all at the state fair!  Just a regular random Thursday afternoon!  Fun, fun, fun!

Another part of the fair you have to look at are the giant pumpkins!  This one was over 1,000 lbs!  CRAZY!

To prove bulldogs are the universal symbol of all things good:

Lastly, my treasure purchase from the fair this year...

He's a cast iron bulldog figurine that I got for under $10 at the Bazaar (shopping section of the fair).  He's awesome!  Had I been thinking, I would have gotten 2...one for me, one for next year's specialty show auction!  Oh well...

I hope all of you enjoyed the Minnesota State Fair 2010 highlights...until next year...

(Butterhead of Princess Kay of the Milky Way....no lie)

Ok, you KNEW I would blog about this right?

How could I not?  I mean, my two passions colliding together once again!  Disney & Bulldogs!!  Yay!!!

While Walt Disney World has always had kennels throughout Disney property for guests to bring their pets, they now have a Luxury Pet Resort that looks so fun, the humans will be jealous!  Ok, maybe not jealous, but it does look pretty awesome...and of course magical!

So of course I HAD to share these magical videos with you...not only to show you how great this looks...but I mean...I can't help if they used a super cute white bully in their promotions can I?  Gotta show the love to the bullies!!

Ok, so I know this will make me sound crazy, but I do wish I could bring my bullies with me to the Magic Kingdom...we say Howie would LOVE Big Thunder Mountain,

 Doc would LOVE to just bake in the sun at the entrance & welcome everyone as they arrive & 

 Vivi would LOVE the Tea Cups like her Momma!  

 

(yep that's me...all alone in the tea cups!)

But really, I would love to be able to bring them into the Magic Kingdom if for nothing else, but to get a photo of Steve, me & the bullies walking towards the castle....can you picture it?  I can...ahhhh...Magical! 

Anyway...I digress...check out the cute pet resort!!