Thesis Defense Day!

All I really want to do is take a sheik-style Ruby nap right now,

but today I will be defending my thesis!

Link Love and Lovelies will be back next week!

Wish me luck!

xo

Friday Link Love and Lovelies

Ruby is finished with winter.  Come to think of it, so am I.  

She has taken to burrowing under the blankets and taking up residence...well, right in my crotch.  She looked so funny the other day I just had to document it!  She is the sweetest pup that could be, but when you try to move her or change positions once she's found her snuggle spot she grumbles!  So I just let the little princess set up where she likes!

It is starting to feel just the tiniest bit like spring around here.  Some brave little shards of crocuses are starting to poke up through the grimy snow and the days are starting to get longer.  Boy are we ready here in the 'Teef residence!

Are you doing anything fun this weekend?  Or are you just thinking of spring, like us?

~ This house is perfection.

~ This cute little hotel evokes the same look, in a pared down way!

~ Loved this post and I an SUCH a planner.

~ Need to master the art of this.

~ I may be brave enough to try to make these this weekend!

~ Or try this hair style!

~ Also, falling with grace.

Oh and one more thing...

Home Stretch

Whew!  My last week of work couldn't have been busier!  In the craziness of finishing up with my clients at work, Shug and I decided we wanted to get our kitchen remodel finished before school started...YEAH. 

Maybe not the best decision in the world, but our entire kitchen is sitting in a pile in our backyard now, so we don't have a choice but to continue!  The remodel noise has done a number on the poor pups, too!  Ruby went to stay in the fresh mountain air with Grandma and Grandpa 'Teef while Tucker gets a daily trip to doggy daycare.  I bet Rubes won't want to come back to stinky ol' SLC after a weekend running around in the hills!

Wish us luck...I have my fingers crossed that we will be finished with the big stuff by Monday...cause that's back to school time!  Eeek!

True. Love.

Don't Ruby and Tucker look so austere?

I'm in love with these pups!

And with Shug, who took these great shots of our family!

Meet Tucker!

Shug and I have been back and forth about getting another dog for close to a year now.  Rubes has been a lonesome little pup and we have been noticing she just curls up on the couch and doesn't move until we get home some days.  We also didn't want to bring another pup in on the scene until Ruby was completely house trained.  We didn't want bad habits to be shared!  We also thought that another dog may be a lot more work, but every single one of our friends with more than one dog said it was pretty easy adding another member to the household!

Thursday night, Shug and I were on the Utah Humane Society's site and I saw a little YouTube clip of this hyena/deer/chihuahua mix and FELL HARD for the little guy.  We talked it over and decided just to give him a visit the next day.  In the video, he seemed suuuuper timid and we were worried he would be aggressive and scared since all the info the shelter had was that he was a stray.

Friday afternoon we stopped in to the chaos of the adoption center.  Dogs yelping and wailing and about thousand kittens in the front lobby all waiting for homes.  It was a pretty sad sight.  Here's a tip: do not, DO NOT go to the pound thinking you'll "just look around."  You will want to take home every, single, sad little face that looks at you through their kennel door.  I probably would have single-handedly taken home ALL of the cats there on Friday and I despise cats.  Luckily, Shug was there to talk some sense into me!

We walked up to Tucker's kennel and saw this dirty, little, sable ball wrapped about as tightly as it could in the corner of his cage.  We talked sweetly to him and the ball slowly unrolled into the skinniest little dog.  He was hacking from what I presumed to be kennel cough and had petrified boogers in his eyes and blocking his little nose.  He had scabs on his front legs and tail where something had taken a chunk out of his hide and patches of fur were missing where the shelter had to cut out burrs and knots.  I about lost it right then and there.

He carefully walked to the door of the kennel and gave Shug and I a friendly lick.  We opened the door and Tucker started wagging his tail, so we took that as a green light to give him a scratch or two.  He liked us!  We decided to take him for a walk to get to know each other a little better.  As soon as we sat down outside he jumped in Shug's lap and curled up.  It was pretty much a done deal at this point!  Tucker was probably the sweetest little thing we had ever met!

We brought Ruby back to the shelter to meet him.  She was pretty disenchanted with the whole affair, but wasn't aggressive towards Tucker, nor he to her.  We decided to give him a trial week at our house with Ruby to see if she warmed up to him at all.  Being the only pup in the house has definitely made Ruby a little bit of an ice queen when it comes to other dogs, but she is slowly warming up to Tucker!

His cough and wounds are already getting better and a couple of baths took care of his boogers!  He seems so happy and relaxed with us, so I'm thinking he better stick around!  Do any of you have two dogs?  Do they get along?  I'd love to know!

Ruby Wednesday

My pup has a special talent not all dogs have: she can smile!

She was SO worn out yesterday afternoon 

after running around like a crazy puppy playing catch with Shug, 

I had to take a few shots!

She still wanted to play so badly, 

but kept flopping on the grass to cool her little belly down after every other throw.

She was a little miffed at us when we finally went inside for dinner, 

but she slept like a rock!

Burning House

Have you heard of The Burning House?  It's a site dedicated to what people would grab on their way out of their house if it was on fire!  It's pretty interesting to see what people choose!  I was inspired to do my own burning house post, and this is what I ended up with:

1. An old woodcut painting from Greece I found at an estate sale.
2. The wedding portrait of Shug and me.
3. My yellow silk shoes I wore at my wedding.
4. My wallet and passport.
5. My sweet, sweet iPhone.
6. Two letterpress letters from Paris.
7. Old cat eye glasses I wore in high school.
8. The cork from my engagement champagne.
9. The BEST-fitting pair of worn-in Loomstates.
10. My favorite yellow sweater.
11. Mixtapes from when I was little-bitty.
12. My silly high school yearbook.
13. A box of old pictures of my family.
14. Love notes from Shug.
15. And, of course, Ruby.
16. Not pictured, Shug!

What would you take?

Ruby Thursday

This puppy had me wrapped around her little paw.  She's pretty well-behaved, is 99% house trained, and she can smile!  She likes to snuggle to the point of smooshing you off the couch, but she's not a huge fan of being petted.  You better be scratchin' if you want her to stay still!

Ruby has a goofy personality and I'm pretty sure she's the best dog in the universe.  (Totally biased statement, I know!)  The thing is, I know she gets kind of lonesome during the week when Shug and I are away at work.  We've been talking about finding her a brother or sister, but we're also scared that we won't love the new pup as much as we love Rubes!  Dilemma.

Do any of you have two pets?  How do they (and you!) get along?

I'd love to hear what you think!

Happy Birthday!

Today's my Dad's birthday!

He's half the reason I'm a strong and healthy adult,

because he taught me:

~how to stand up for myself

~how to give and take constructive criticism

~how to listen

~how to ski

~how humor is an amazing salve for just about anything

~how not to pick on my little sister

~how to stay calm even if you're fire-spitting mad

~how to love a Rubydog even when she chewed a hole through our wall

Happiest Birthday, Dad!

Hopefully we'll get to go have some smoky BBQ and cold beers to celebrate!

Oh, and hang out with Punky Rubester!  She says "happy birthday!" too!

I hope you all have a lovely weekend!

xo.

I just have to love...

...a Rubydog.

Ruby, um, Wednesday

Looking at this makes want to have a good stretch and a nap, but I don't think that's going to happen this week!  Are you traveling for Thanksgiving?  If so, be safe!  We had a certified blizzard hit Utah yesterday and the roads are dicey! 

Shug also took a picture of Ruby with the fisheye lens...We were rolling at this picture! 

Wanna Trade?

Goldteef is looking to trade buttons with you!  If you put up a Goldteef button on your blog, I'll gladly return the favor!  Just email igotgoldteef@gmail.com with your button!

In other news around our place, Ruby has had her little nose out of joint since we got back home!

She's been moping around the house looking for Grandma and the foie gras she must have been feeding Ruby!

My dog hates me.

Dents d'or en Irlande et en France!!!

Goldteef will be on little break seeing as Shug and I will be in Ireland for a wedding and France for the museums and food for the next two weeks!  I promise to take lots of of pictures, drink lots of wine, and eats lots of stinky cheese;)!

I'm going to miss Ruby so much, but Grandma is sleeping over to hang out with the Rubester for our vacation!  She's gonna get SO spoiled!  It's good that she gets some QT, though, since we've been working like crazy and Ruby hasn't gotten the belly scratches she deserves.

I hope you have a lovely two weeks!  I'll be back with blisters and tons of photos;)!

x to the o.

Last Day of Summer 2010

Can you believe how quickly summer flew by this year??

I was just getting used to the lovely warm evenings and now they're starting to get chilly again!

What are you going to do on this last day of summer?

Shug and I are going to work our butts off,

come home,

sit in our backyard,

drink a glass of wine,

watch Ruby run around,

and eat a big tomato salad

from our garden.

What are you going to do?

Beautiful Day

Yesterday was a gorgeous day.

The temperature was perfect.

There wasn't a cloud in the sky.

And I had five minutes to just breathe and enjoy it!

Ruby spent the better part of the evening playing fetch with Shug.

She was sooooo tired, but she wouldn't drop the ball!

Let's try to take a little time today to enjoy the summer,

it'll be gone before we know it!

xo.

Catch-up

Well, I finally got around to getting a haircut.  I haven't even had a trim since the wedding last year!  In an attempt to let my awesome grey grow out, I had to lop off about six inches!  I really was sad to part with my long hair, but, as they say, it'll grow...

So, what do you think? I was going for a more Alexa Chung look, but I'd have to lose about 500 pounds and start smoking, so it's kinda leaning into soccer mom territory...

P.S. Isn't Ruby so cute curled up on the chair...?

Ruby Birthday!

It's so weird to think that Ruby has been a part of our family for a year now!

In our excitement to pick her up and our distaste in having her "papers"

we never learned her actual birthday...

While we are not the type of people to throw doggie birthday parties,

I did get Rubes some nibbles of steak and an extra bellyscratch...

I may or may not do this every day of the year.

Love her.

Lots.

Secret to a Lasting Relationship/Marriage #27

Have your partner completely in charge

of a single "big" chore.

For example:

Shug is the master at laundry,

so that's what he does!

Ruby likes to think she's

helping, too!

I'm in charge of cooking.

It's nice, because we never have to stress about the things we don't have to do!

Tongue Kisses are on Hiatus

I am super sick right now.

It seems my body got word that I had a few days off

and decided to MAKE me take a break 

with a horrible cold.

The bum deal is that I still have a ton of papers

and final projects that need to be completed!

Shug and Ruby are only allowed to kiss each other.

I don't want to give anyone else this grossness.

If you would, send some healing thoughts my way.

Pretty please.

Ruby Sunday

What are you doing today?

I'm going to finish a very good book Supermodel lent to me!

I'll tell you all about it next week!

xo.