11 posts tagged “sebastian”
It snowed for the first time in 3 years here in Wilmington today! I stayed home and enjoyed it. I took Piddles out to see his first snow and he loved it. He would have stayed out there all day but his little feet were starting to freeze so I brought him in. It was snowing all day and into the night, which is really rare for us on the coast. If it ever does snow it's usually a little in the morning and has melted away by noon. We had big fat fluffy clumps of snow coming down all day. It was the best.
Today was such a nice, relaxing day, I slept in and then later met up with Daniel. I hadn't been able to go earlier in the week so he ran me by the nursing homes so I could meet up with the 2 ladies I visit. After that I took Sebastian and Precious to the dog park for the first time. They had so much fun! I couldn't get any good pictures because they wouldn't sit still long enough lol. Thankfully all that running around wore them out so they actually settled down by the time we got back to my place to watch movies and knit.
I'm STILL working on my pink sweater as you can see... almost done with the back, then all that's left is the sleeves. I just may get to wear it this season haha.
I had meant to post this a while back, but these pics are from when I went to the local farmers market downtown a few weeks ago. They have it every Saturday here in Wilmington and it's so great, I don't know how I didn't make it sooner.
They have stands with all kinds of vendors; florists, bakers, local produce, free range eggs, goat cheese and other local food stands along with people selling crafts and gifts. Everyone is so friendly and proud of what they make and sell. I spent a good 2 hours just walking around and chatting with people while I picked out what to buy. Some people come from several hours away but they love traveling and sharing their products.
I brought Sebastian along and he had a great time! There were a few other dogs for him to meet and everyone kept asking if he was a Papillon, some people didn't even know that there are long haired Chihuahuas. He got kind of nervous around the band because they were so loud but other than that he was very well behaved.
Here are my goodies that I brought home, fresh peaches and apples, herbed goat cheese, local organic granola, local wine from Bannerman Vinyards, a bouquet of zinneas and a mini sunflower plant. That was also my brunch (except for the wine of course) Sitting at my breakfast table while reading Encore after a morning at the farmers market was so nice. I love Wilmington for reasons like this, it's large enough to have events that draw lots of people but you always get that everyone-knows-everyone kind of hometown feel. Especially at places like the farmer's market.
This is what Sebastian has been doing ALL MORNING LONG.
He cracks me up.
Ok.
I've felt pretty crappy overall the past week or so, hence the voxer's block and lack of posts. So here's what I've been up to.
1. Twice I've had dreams about meeting blog/vox friends in real life. In the first one I had a big dinner party with cutiebiscuit, Dav Yaginuma, Kokochi, CubistLiterature, MeeShell, SnuggleMuffin, and Spectrum. There were other people there too but I remember these the most because we've never met in person and I was so excited to meet everyone. The next was a dream where I went to NYC to CubistLiterature's new clothing store. It was awesome, and there was a secret entrance because so many people who wanted to buy stuff and they were going nuts. I had to show a VIP badge to get in, lol.
2. Had a girl's nite in with ImWackie, we had so much fun! Pizza, pedicures, and facials, oh my! here's the evidence:
3. Now that it's warmer I've been taking Sebastian outside more, he LOVES playing in the back yard.
4. I went to CD Alley today and was browsing through the records and got The Phantom of the Opera on a 2 LP record set. Perfect for my POTO collection. I also saw what (I hope) is the least selling record of all time:
Yes. That is a Miss Piggy Aerobics record. Wtf. And no, I did not buy it.
5. The songs stuck in my head this week:
- The charlie brown theme song (I HATE THIS SONG!!!)
- We are family
- the town music from My Sims for Wii (Sweetheart, I blame you)
Yes I know this is a kind of "throw it all together" post. I've been kind of uninspired lately. I've been too busy to sit down and post on the computer after work and even though I can post from my phone I'm too busy at work to get a coherent thought together. I'll try to make more mini-posts from the cell and save the important posts for home. My new schedule starts next week so we'll see how that goes.
I've been scheduled for training this week, which means I have a normal 8 - 5 schedule for once. It's strange getting home before dark. It was such a nice day outside that I decided to take Sebastian for a walk.
I've always loved to look at the beautiful old houses as I drive by, but walking through the neighborhood I got an even better view of the old architecture. Most of the houses have plaques that show the date they were built and who the orignal owners were. Most of these were built in the 1800's. Amazing.
It's always the details that I like best, like the wrought iron gates and the little statues people put in their gardens. I could live downtown forever.
The sun was setting over the bridge as Sebastian and I made our way there. I love the view of the waterfront.
He did really well on our walk today, he only got whiney near the end and whenever we crossed a busy street since he's afraid of the cars.
I did have to carry him most of the way home. he's such a mama's boy, he always wants to be held. Oh well, he's cute so I can't resist.
I really hope I get a day shift with our next schedule bid, I'm so tired of working 2 - 11. Going on walks like this is our own special time and I know Sebastian enjoys it as much as I do.
