Holy long (and mostly fun) day, batman!

Got up at 6 with the love of my life (really, I do love her...but do I have to start loving her soo early?? lol). After I let her out and gave her breakfast, I expected she would come back to bed like she normally does. Nope. Had lots of puppy chewing to do, and then when she was done with that, puppy squeaking.

So I get up with her officially around 7:30 and take her to the big school up the street, where there is a huge field for her to chase her frisbee (and me :) Wear her out, so she'll be good for the day. Come home, and then grocery shopping (three stops, including trader joes and an awesome fruit stand...hooray healthy food!)

Then off to get my hair cut, really cute although I looked like a schmoofy poodle at first, once I wet it down again it was much better.

Then Tim and I head down to the outlets to go shopping. On the way, we pass a bus fire, with the northbound traffic completely dead stopped for miles, but thinking it will clear up in a few hours when we are ready to come home (remember this). Had a blast shopping, and finally found some jeans that look good on me! No small task, that.

Start heading home around 5:15 and then run smack into totally stopped traffic. Get out of the car and talk to neighbors stopped. Took over an hour to go about two miles. Our gas gauge is now under 1/4. Finally get off at an exit, go one way, ends up being a very long dead end (but pretty and holymoly mansions and farms, so pretty at least). Go back the other way, and two so not helpful guys said your best bet is to get back on the highway.

Since we didn't have much gas, we went back south instead. Stopped and got gas (gas station had probably never been that busy) and then took the really long way home, but at least we could go normal speed. Finally get home at 8, three hours past poor puppy's dinner, an hour past her bedtime. But since we bought her new toys and took her out to play, she managed to forgive us.

Phew!!