CSI: Cat Scene Investigaors

Matt and I are both workaholics. We've talked about joining a support group- but the meetings would take time away from work! I'm currently in the middle of a 13 day stretch. So between work and vacation planning, and if you're Matt NCAA tournement and bracket planning, etc no time to post.

But I thought I'd get a quick on in tonight so that you could all look into our glamorous lives!

Matt and I have noticed the house was smelling funky- but we'd clean litter boxes, clean dishes, run the dyson, etc. Well today it was unbarable and very identifiable. Cat urine. Yes. Cat urine. Just the works make your eyes water, don't they?

I got off work at 6- made the 35 minute drive home, only to be greeted by the worst ammonia smell on the face of the earth. So Matt and I ran to PetSmart to purchase a black light and natures miracle.

We stopped for dinner at Callahans- watched the end of the Butler game (as a Drake girl I put down Butler to win) and came home. **Matt will review this dining establishment when he can peel his eyes away from the tv**

Upon coming home- and having our faces pucker up from the smell- we turned the black light on. Lets just say the office appears to have been on big litter box. We used 3/4 of a bottle of natures miracle tonight and I am going to be calling Stanly Steemer in the morning to see when we can get here ASAP.

Part of me thinks we may need all new carpet- I'm sure its soaked down to the padding- and part of me hates to invest in new carpet if they are going to continue to pee there.

When I was little I would go to the nursing home and my dad would spray Libby and myself with his Calvin Klein so if we felt it was stinky we could smell our hand where he had sprayed his cologne. As a pharmacist I still have a bottle of perfume at my counter so if someone comes up who smells I spray the perfume so I smell it instead of the perfume. Know that when I go to bed tonight I'll be covering my pillow in perfume.




**in other news we are going on another crusie as previously posted. Not going to say when because that makes matt easy to rob---- but we are going on Carnival again. (despite the infamous tequila incident  of 2010) their rates are so much cheaper we get more cruise for our money. But someday- we promise ourselves we will go on a grown up cruise**

: )

its official

we are going on a cruise. and i'm excited. more to blog when/if i get a day off! : )




YAY CRUISE

Date Day and New Bathrooms!!

Long time no update! As you can see from the last post- I had a really bad week. I was so sick! My throat is still raw this morning, but I feel a little less like death every day. (*so being sick and having to work means that nothing worth posting happened. I promise you didn't miss anything but wallering and nose blowing)

I have every other Friday off. Yesterday happened to be a Friday that I had off. So Matt surprised me and took yesterday off too so we could have a day together! (isn't he sweet?) We had a really rough start to the morning, as the Jetta check engine light kept coming on as we tried to leave Edwardsville, but finally at about noon we made our escape from the city limits and headed to the mall.

I got Matt a new pair of sunglasses for Valentines day and he went to pick them out. He ended up with a pretty snaz pair if I do say so myself! Then, on kind of a whim, we went to 2nd Wind Exercise equiment store. I have wanted a weight set for awhile now, especially since my gym membership is now officially over. I found a super duper awesome one on sale and bought it. We don't know when we are going to pick it up or how we are going to get it into the basement- but we got the Hoist V Express. (Feel free to google and be jealous!)

Matt and I have also talked about his bathrooms and how they really need a clean start. We had stopped at Macys at the mall earlier that day and looked at bathroom make over things. We decided since we had time before "surprise dinner" to stop by Bed Bath and Beyond. We were DELIGHTED to find that Amy Butler has a line there! AND its ADORABLE! 

Here is our guest Bathroom before. It had my old shower curting but was just too blue. We needed to brighten it up and break up the blue. (Thats Scully- isn't she precious?)

After! Please ignore the tape on the floor we need to get it up. It held the old rug in place.

Master bathroom Before- beige and blue and again- not very bright or exciting

Master bathroom after!! 

Matt says Success!! : ) Notice all our vitamins in the background? Yes Mom I take my vitamins! : ) 

We ended our mega shopping day with a surprise dinner at Portebellos in Clayton. This is where Matt and I had our first date! We hadn't been back there since, and Matt made reservations for our Valentines day dinner. It was WONDERFUL! From the bread to the meal to the dessert, everything was awesome! It was so sweet of him! I think we need to eat there more often because it was excellent! 

Now today I have to wash all our new towels, and Matt and I are DETERMINED to finish the basement closet. All puddying is done- we just have to sand one more time and paint today! 

Super Bowl? Super Sick :(

We are excited about the Super Bowl and Chelsea vs Liverpool today (well at least I am) however Callie has been hit hard by whatever she has, now just waiting and hoping she does not have to go into work today, because she needs the rest

So I had to take the worlds ugliest photo off our blog. Thanks Matt! : ( 


Not much to update. I miss the ability to breathe out of both nostrils at the same time and I feel like the blood vessels in my head could burst at any moment. But don't worry. I will be going to work today because as a pharmacist I am not allowed to be sick ever! : (   (*but i'm clearly not bitter or anything!) So hi ho hi ho its off to work I go! 

Blogger app for Android!

Just testing out the new app, Android is awesome, iPhone not so much ;-)

Our Furry Family

So due to the need to post- (i know we're off to a great start aren't we?) and due to the need to learn how to upload pictures, I am posting about all of our fur babies. : ) Matt and I are "those cat people" and by "those cat people" I mean the cat people who have 4 cats and who base their plans around how much at home time we've had with the cats this week. We love our cats! 

First Up: Scully! Shes my baby. I got her in pharmacy school as a study buddy/roommate. Shes the most vocal cat- she will talk your ear off if you'd let her! (mainly raw raw noises). She is a little near sighted and has a hard time jumping on things or over things, but it makes her all the more adorable. She is the cat that purrs me to sleep every night.

This is Baby Cat! His name says it all! He is a big sensitive baby! He is Matts cat and Matts shadow! Baby loves to eat. Its become kind of a game in our house- what will Baby eat! Cheetos, Cheese-its, mac and cheese, bread, so far the only thing he hasn't eaten is when Matts niece was over and gave him asparagus. That is the only thing he has said "no thank you" to! The problem is though he has a sensitive stomach and pukes! So you can't give him as much food as he'd like! Baby cat also enjoys cuddling and is the purr bucket who purrs Matt to sleep every night. 

This is Deuce! She is also Matts cat, and is from the same litter as Baby cat. (they're siblings!) Deuce is "too cool" for her own good. Deep down she wants to be pet and hugged and loved, but she likes to play tough, independent, cat. Every now and then, if its on her terms, she'll come in for a cuddle/attention, but I can't make her just hang with me without getting clawed or growled at. Matt can, because shes Matts cat. Deuce is a great cat- she sometimes poops on our kitchen floor (sigh) but is a good girl! : ) 

Behold the newest addition to the bunny muffin clan. Skeeter. Skeeter was from a previous relationship Matt had, but she could no longer keep him, so we now have him. He is our tazmanian devil. He runs, bites, jumps, antagonizes, and tests all boundries, but we love him! He loves to drink from the sink and do whatever the other cats are doing. (literally!) If baby cat is laying somewhere, skeeter wants to be in that exact spot! If scully is eating, skeeter needs to eat! We have only had him since December so he is still adjusting to his life here with us, but every day gets a little better. 


So there you have it!! : ) I learned to do photos, and you got to see our cats! : ) Yay!!


I'll leave you with the closet pics. Note its not done due to the fact #1. matt was sick, #2. i was snowed in at my house 30 miles away and working. I work this weekend and its Super Bowl so I don't think it will get done this weekend, but heres what we have so far!

Night at the Jess and Brians!

Tonight we get to see the delight that is Madison, pics to be attached later!  Been a busy busy week so finally a night to relax with the family and spaghetti it up!