WaMu=fail

This is the time on Sprockets where we look at our finances and ask ourselves "what can I do to help myself get ahead..."

Seriously when the banks start failing, you know that happy days aren't here again.. and that they'll be gone for a while... Fuck. 118 years after you started out being a local Seattle bank, you fucked up big time and the government said no more? Jesus, over inflated ego much?

I guess now that I'm 30, I should wake up and pay attention to finances and politics... eew.

Diamonds are forever.

I went to visit my grandma today.

She gave me a pair of diamond earrings. They are earrings she had made about 15 years ago from a diamond ring that had belonged to her aunt. There were 6 stones. She and my aunt had earrings, my mom took her stones and put them into a newer wedding ring. She had her ears pierced at the age of 60 so she could wear diamonds! But, she never really wore them.

Today, I got them.

Thank you grandma, I love you.

You know you've lost a bit of weight when your bathrobe is getting to be to big.
Squeee!

Fall seems to have finally shown up! The nights and mornings are getting cool and crisp.

I do what?

I'm trying to figure out if I'm over pronating... who knew this could be so had to figure out on one's own.
Next week, I'm going to Super Jock N Jill in Greenlake, I hope they can figure me out. I'm so done with blisters and my heels not fitting well in my shoes.

When I've gone to the Humane Society, I cry.

ketchup.

Oh wireless router, I'm glad you were replaced!

My dog is afraid of strange men with leaf blowers, but not afraid of my dad with a leaf blower.

When washing laundry with a random towel that was used for cleaning guns, it will take a good 5 or so washings/soakings with water softeners, liquid Dawn, your regular laundry detergent and 2 scented dryer sheets to get the awesome chemical scent out. Thanks sweetie, I love you.

Stroh tastes like burning and butterscotch and christmas... all in one awful fiery gulp. Yuck.

Moleskin doesn't work.

I've committed myself to 2 5ks! The Issaquah Salmon 5k and Jingle Bell Run. Hmm.

When your new boss asks if you can do this, this, this and that?
The answers are yes, yes, yes and of course.

After feeling like I was shit on for a year, I'm so ready to redeem myself.

Wet dogs aren't happy dogs.

The best way to clear out a dog park on a summer day: sudden rain downpour

The best way to dry off a wet dog: the back seat of a Honda Civic?

I've never seen Abigail rush towards the gate so quickly.

We're still on the dog hunt...

Welcome a new classic to the closet.

Hmm. If someone would have said the classiest plain black pump you'll find at Nordstrom would be by BCBG, I might have laughed.

After deciding to try on women's shoes more than juniors shoes, I found these. Totally classic, plain and versatile. No weird trendy embellishments, no crazy square toes, not pointy, and pretty damn comfortable.

They actually replace the last pair of classic black pumps I had... the ones my mom bought me in 1997, when I was a senior in HS. Hopefully, I'll take amazing care of them and I'll have them for 10 years as well.... until I'm 40?

No zoot suits.

Last night Kevin informed me he needed a suit for Friday. Um, really? We are going to a future insurance agent thing, and we've known about it for about 2 months. Yesterday he got an email about things to bring and expect, a suit was second on the list. Gee, you couldn't have said something about this when you told us about it in June?

Last night we were also waiting for someone to call us back and let us know if we had to run out to Monroe to get a dog. The call came at 7:55, the little lady that came to look at him before us fell in love and took him. We're fine with it, we just wanted to know if we still had a chance...

So we went to Men's Warehouse. Kevin got this amazing suit. The best part is, it will be ready by Thursday night!!

I have to look fairly formal or put together as well. I'm off to buy a pair of basic black heels to go with my fancy black trousers. Fun.