another day off.

i feel like i've had more days off than days on. it's strange. i'm not complaining by any means, it's nice to have a break after the holiday season.

my dog has been sick for the past few days and she started getting worse this morning with projectile vomitting. so first thing this morning (around 11am) we headed to the vet. one rectal temp, one fecal test, two hours, and $125 later...they didn't find anything. they gave me pills to give her to make her 'solidify,' if you know what i mean. oh, and she's eating rice, cottage cheese and chicken. boiled chicken. i had to boil a chicken. that was a new experience. i just kept looking at it like...it looks the same, how do i know that i'm not killing my dog with some bacteria...don't worry, i called my mom, she walked me through it.

so, from the vet, we went down to dana point so i could find some sharks teeth for my nephew who is doing a science project with sharks for school. i found some cool shark stuff and then headed to the beach that cali and i always go to. so, we're there, i'm letting cali swim which she hasn't wanted to do much lately so i was willing to put up with a sand caked dog just so that she was moving. and as i'm staring out into the ocean thinking, 'i can't believe its january 3 and i'm standing in the sun and sand enjoying the ocean." and all of a sudden... a WHALE surfaces not too far off shore. not kidding. i thought i was imagining things, even though it was close enough to be able to know that it was a whale and it's did the whole blowing air up thing which is what got my attention. it was so great and amazing. it surfaced 12 times before i lost sight of it. it was incredible. though it make me a little nervous to let my dog swim some more.

from there, i headed to the grocery store so i could pick up that chicken that i mentioned i had to boil and then headed home. after cali slept and turned into one solidified sand creature, it was time for a bath which she HATES. she's exstatic when she's done, but before and during, she is terrified. it's so funny.

cali giving me the look to try to convince me to not give her a bath.

the 'if i don't get out of this bath tub right now, i will die instantly,' look.

it's not as good as sand but rolling on a towel is just as much fun.

an i'm-happy-to-be-out-of-the-bathtub, dog


pretty nice day off. plus my cell phone has been dead for close to two days now. i just forgot to charge it and not gonna lie, i actually don't miss hearing the ring. the electronic leash is off.

i'm off to bed. it's back to work tomorrow. and it's another full day.

whale to your mother.