September 27, 2009

I LOVE Napa! I enjoyed a fun-filled day of hiking - halfway to the top of Mt. St. Helena - with Stephanie (the heat had me feeling pretty crappy and we turned back earlier than expected). We then decided to do some of the touristy crap that we had never done as long-time Napa residents... Took a pic by the Napa Valley sign, romped in the vineyards, visited the Castello di Amorosa, and topped it off with some frozen yogurt. Doesn't get any better than that!

September 23, 2009

Here's a pic of our new "craigs" (crapemyrtles) that we planted in the front. Wedding planning is progressing - my wedding coordinator (aka Mom) and I have most of the details figured out. Now it's "crunches" time :). Andy and I have been hitting the gym hard during the week, running on the weekend mornings, and swimming in the evenings. I'm completely wiped-out today.


Sam is feelin' great. He's pretty pissed that we've been gone so much during the evenings, but we make it up to him. He's sweet.

September 19, 2009

Happy 4th Birthday Sampson & Brody!
This week, Sampson & his sister Brody turned 4 (thank you Kjer for reminding me!). Today, we took Sam to the dog park for the first time since the accident. It felt great, and a bit strange because we have very fond memories of Sunday mornings at the dog park, with Sam roaming (and foaming) around sniffing the trees and visiting with other dogs. We were apprehensive about letting him run around on his own once again. Lucikly, there were very few others at the park today, so we let him off the leash. He ran around, excited to see the new trees, always keeping one eye on us (he never wanders too far away). After a little while he was pretty exhausted. He rested under a tree and smiled at us.

September 16, 2009

Oh, beautiful diamond... how I missed thee, while you were away for 24 hours being resized. I hope never to part with you again.

September 15, 2009

Where did the summer go? Over the weekend, we had our first glimpse of fall in Sacramento. It was overcast, raining, and still in the high 90's! This weekend was the Air Show at Mather Field (near our house). We watched The Thunderbirds fly and flip in formation- from our backyard. It's crazy loud, but very cool. The sun came out today, and Sampson spent the afternoon lounging on the patio in the sun.

Fall is my favorite time of the year because of the cold weather and rain. AND HALLOWEEN! I'm already on the hunt for our costumes, and I've taken a (horrible) picture of Sam, with one of his potential costumes. He could be a camera tripod. Eh?

September 9, 2009

Happy 9/9/09! The wedding planning has begun. Last weekend, Andy & I met up with Bob & Cherie, Neil & Nellie, & my parents in Napa to look at two places - Napa Valley Country Club and Silverado Country Club. I believe it was a unanimous decision after viewing both places, that we would LOVE to have our wedding at the Napa Valley CC. The grounds are beyond beautiful, and the banquet room is warm and rich with numerous fireplaces, dark beams on the ceilings, and a huge wrap-around porch which allows you to see the beautiful views. We are thrilled with this find. And now, to set a date!

Sampson has been enjoying himself. Licking things on the couches all day, getting a ton of exercise in the evenings, licking himself on the bed all night. He's loving life on three legs... and we couldn't be happier!

September 1, 2009

Happy.
Like a dog in a car --->