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Labor Day Weekend

Laura Burciaga — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 04:13:24 +0000

This weekend was wonderful! I did a lot of relaxing and managed to get a few things done around the house!

My husband and I love to eat out on the weekends. We have a favorite Hibachi place near our house, so eating there is near-weekly tradition. I managed to launder nearly every item in our house- okay, maybe that’s an exaggeration, but I did turn the house upside down washing our sheets, towels, mattress covers, clothes, and dog beds. I know laundry is not a glamorous job, but someone’s gotta do it!

We also went to church, and got to visit with several friends. On Sunday, my friend Tara and I went shopping at North Park. We had so much fun and I totally adore Tara! We were looking for new bedding for her, and in the shoe section of Nordstroms, I happened to find these little beauties:

When I came home with these shoes and showed them to my hubby, he loved them and was happy I bought them. He is seriously so good to me! Plus, every woman needs a touch of leopard. It’s the new neutral. :)

Today, we ate fajitas and mexican food with my husband’s family. Several of his aunts and uncles came over so there was a houseful. It was absolutely gorgeous here in Dallas today! The weather was so much cooler compared with the record-breaking 100 degree temps lately! So we took the dogs for a long walk, and then came home and gave them a bath. I tried to pose them for a post-bath picture, but getting 3 chihuahuas to sit still and look at the camera is impossible!

Haha, oh well! They are cute… and clean. That was our weekend. I hope you all had a restful and safe Labor Day weekend!

Stockings for the Pups!

Laura Burciaga — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:41:07 +0000

Two years ago, I ordered these stockings from Ballad for Ish and I. I love them! I ordered the red one for myself and the green one for Ish, and personalized them with our names.

Now that we have 3 dogs, I’ve had my eye on the pet version of these stockings. Gus, Dylan, and Rocket need their own stockings too! I ordered theirs tonight and had them monogrammed with their names (of course!). Better yet, they were on sale!

I can’t wait until they arrive and I can hang all of our stockings from the chimney with care! The boys (Dylan, Rocket and Gus) are excited too.

Friday Night Emergency

Laura Burciaga — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:40:50 +0000

Friday evening, my hubby and I went to the Client Appreciation Gala for Granite Financial. It was held in the beautiful Petroleum Club in Downtown Ft. Worth. The food was delish!! When we came home, we began to relax from our night on the town and from a busy work week. Now, our dogs have been fighting a lot– a lot! And it could be over food, a bone, my lap, anything can trigger it. Well, all of sudden I heard growling and then a fight erupted, before I could even get to them. I knew it was bad this time, and when my husband picked up Gus, I looked at his sweet little face, and sure enough, blood was pouring out of his eye!!! Oh, I just felt awful!! And Gus is so sweet and gentle, he never cries or whines, or initiates the fighting. He was just there in my husband’s arms, silent, and the pain was evident on his face. We threw on the nearest shoes (I, in my pj’s, grabbed my silver bejeweled sandals- this was not a time to worry about fashion–) grabbed Gus’ blanket, keys/purse and jumped in the car. We sped to the pet hospital which is open 24 hours, all the while praying that he will be ok and no permanent damage is done. He just looks pitiful. He is squinting his eyes and blood is steadily streaming out of the right eye. When we arrived, the wonderful people at VCA Pet Hospital whisked us back to a room. After getting everything checked out, turns out there were scratches around the eyelid and rim of the eye, and the eye itself had a small scratch on it. We were instructed to put eyedrops in, but no permanent damage was done!! Our Gussie was such a trooper! I just felt awful though, and responsible. As his mother I should protect my babies from all harm. Our dogs are like people to us! Anyway by the time we left at 11:30ish Friday night, his eye was looking much better although still red and swollen around the eye. Thank goodness he will be ok! Sidenote: We are getting them both neutered very soon to hopefully help with the aggression. We are also looking into doing Bark Busters for some behavioral training.