Props to Kat Stacks...

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good stress relieving tips...

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Weekend Alone, Again...

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Think I got it!!!

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Changes in my bloggy blog blog

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I have sorta moved my blog but not moved my blog...I dont know if that makes any sense...
I love what I can do with the background and the friends and stuff and how I can add all the bloggs I love, but I dont have the freedom that I get where I am now gonna post my blogs.  I will just link it over on each day...not to hard I guess...Thanx
Lotsa Love
MissCaramel

rainy walk...

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I have the pictures I took of Chulo on our very short excursion out into the rainy evening.  I ussually take him to his faverotie park, Peninsula Park.  It has a beautiful rose garden and a maze that we both love chasing each other in.  There is an amazing fountain in the middle of the park that is just beautiful.  Until about three days ago Chulo was a little unsure of the fountain.  But when he saw a great big Rotweiler run and jump straight in there, he wanted to go in too!!!
He can't get up onto the ledge just yet.  He is still having trouble jumping onto things.  I figure he will figure it outon his own time.  He seems to love playing with big dogs, I think he is a little scared of the smaller ones.  He played with the Rotweiler and another mixed black lab that afternoon.  They ran around and he chased them and they chased him.  They accedentally steped on him twice but he kept right on playing.  I think he got a little annoying after a while he is just so full of energy and he just kept right on jumpin and bitting at their tales. He is a very brave little guy. I love him, I wish MissSassy was here.  I can not wait until they meet!!!

We only two blocks down to the community college campus.  They have beautifuly manicured yards there and a real cute memorial garden.  So that is where we spent our little bit of time.  It makes me a little sad to know that my boyfriend got the puppy for "us" and he never does anything for me.  I really think he got it because he thought I would keep busy with the puppy and not nag him.  He might be right about keeping me bussy but it makes me mad when he says he helps out.  I had a fever last night and I was the one who still had to get up when the puppy needed to potty twice.  When I woke up in the morning I was still not feeling well and the first thing out of my boyfriends mouth was..."make me some breakfast baby, some eggs and bacon please"...
No I did not make him anything to eat I was to tired and upset after he said that.  I just watched tv for a while in the living room and hung out with Chulo.  It has been raining all day and it was real windy when we went out for his walk.  I feel horrible that he did not get to be outside very long today, but it is what it is.  Can't change the weather so we did the best of what we got.  I think he still had a good time, he had never been to that little garden before and he had a good time exploring it.

I thought he looked so good here...they should make a statue of him!!!





Look at that face is it just not adorable???

 



He was trying to get to the bushes...he likes eating leaves...don't aske me why...he is a funny puppy 


 He finally got to the rose bushes...and did not care that there where thorns!!! It scared me so I had to remove him.  I don't want him cutting up his pretty little face.













He was so exited to be out he was jumping all over the place, I just thought this picture was adorable. 










Some beautiful flowers that were braving the weather...they put a little sunshine in an otherwise cloudy day. 




 
 
Had to take a picture of the sky, it just was not a very friendly sky.

Tired...

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I feel absolutly drained and I still did not do what I wanted to do.  I do not like when that happens... I wanted to make my blog a little bit more me, I did not like how cokie cutter it was.  I sat here and tried for hours to change the background and the font.  I changed some of it, but I still am not absolutely in love with it.  I guess it is much better than when I first started.  I still have not walked my puppy...what a bad doggy mother I am. Its 6:41pm and I will do it just as soon as I get done with this. 
To my credit I did wake up with a fever and my stomache was killing me.  I could blame it on the weather for being warm during the day and freezing at night, or it could just be stress.  Either way I need to start loving myself a little more.  Because I am starting to feel like her...


I hope everyones day is going well.  I will try to snap a few pictures of Chulo when I walk him today.  He is getting so big!! I will try and post them as soon as posible...
Lotsa Love,
MissCaramel

boyfriend complaints...

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I have been with my boyfriend for two years and two months.  He is my first real relationship and also the most confusing.  We have had our ups and down and our own share of drama.  There has been phyco ex girlfriends to deal with and bad habits he came with.  In time I have found out how much emotional baggage he has been storing away for years.  Even with all that he has been there when I have been stuck and needed a friend, he has had my back when I needed him.  Even though he makes me smile and he knows what makes me laugh a relationship should be equal.  No one should feel like they are weighted down with all the issues.  Sometimes there are those times when one or the other needs a sholder to lean on.  There is nothing wrong with helping each other out and being there for each other.  But it is not right to take advantage of that it is not ok to make one person in the relationship a permanent crutch.


I am afraid that is what I have become in my relationship.  I am the crutch, and I don't like it.  I woke up today and I still had a fever, (I got sick this weekend) I felt like my body got hit all over with paintballs.  My shoulders and neck hurt when I blinked.  I could not stay in bed because if I did the puppy would not get fed, and would do his business all over the apartment.  It pissed me off to see my boyfriend passed out with not a worry in the world.  He knew I was sick, he knew I was feeling like crap. I wish he would have said, Wait baby, I got it.  Stay in bed I'll feed the puppy.  You want some breakfast baby?....but instead he said.
"Babe can you make me some eggs and bacon?"



I did not even answer him.  I felt like crying, I just took care of Chulo then went and curled up in the living room couch.  I stayed there for a little while until I had to get up to get ready for a meeting for work.  While I was getting ready I realized that the kitchen needed to be cleaned, and there was a mountain of dishes that needed to be done.  The living room was not to bad so I picked it up and straightened it a little.  I thought maybe I could barter with my boyfriend.  I asked him very sweetly if I made him breakfast could he please help me with the dishes and the kitchen.  I let him know how sick I still felt and that I had to go to my meeting.  I also let him know that he was going to have to watch Chulo to make sure he did not go on the carpet while I was away.  So he said,
"yeah baby, I can do that. I love you. Your the best."



I looked at him and told him that he did not have to do all that.  Words are cheap, actions speak louder than words.  I just wanted him to do what I had asked without me having to ask him.  I know that wont hapen so I was just hoping that he would do it when I did ask him, plus I was sick.  I left for my meeting came back, and he was siting infront of the tv on chair in the middle of the living room playin X-Box.  I looked over to the kitchen and everything was still where I had left it.  The puppy pissed in the hallway and he had not even noticed.  I felt so angry, I wanted to throw something at him.  Not just anything though, I wanted to throw something heavy and I hoped it would hit him on the head.  I must sound like an evil girl, but I really do hate when I feel that way, I do not like having those kind of thoughts.  I just felt lied to and used.  I made him breakfast eventhough I felt like crap. He was just supposed to do the dishes and clean up the kitchen a little.



Instead his lazy ass was sittin there playing video games with a grin from ear to ear.  He looked like he was having the time of his life.  He turned aroudn and looked at me and said,
"I'm about to do it baby, I'm about to do it. Just let me get this win, yeeeeahhh baby, I'm on a roll."



He smiled at me like he had not done nothing wrong and blew me a kiss.  Ugghhhhh.....  I felt soooo pissed off.  I just started on the dishes and the kitchen myself.  I could not sit and wait around for him to do it.  He playes video games until four in the morning!! I know I am not a supermodel but I am not ugly.  I am a beautiful young woman and I have needs.  I want to be touched and cuddled and kissed.  I want to feel my man next to me when I fall asleep.  But intead my boyfriend is in the living room playing X-Box Live against probably some 11 year old that was up waaaay past his bed time.  I dont understand!!!  I found this little article on www.mirror.co.uk that talks about men and video games.  It says that a third of men prefer video games to having sex!


What the hell is wrong with these guys, and is my guy one of them??? I cant believe it, he just does not fit what I believe the description of one of those men would be.  He aint fine but he aint ugly either, I mean I wanna get in bed with him and play...you know what I mean?  The article also says that when it comes to playing  a new game two thirds of men would choose video games intead of sex.  Its just crazzy to me. If anyone is reading this, let me know what you think. I would love to hear from other frustrated girlfriends.

puppy update...

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My little puppy Chulo has grown a lot since he first came to live with me.  He is now almost 2 times the size he was when he first got here.  I can not believe how fast he is going and how quickly time slips through our hands.  He is a very smart little guy, and I am trying to be the best leader that I can be for him.  I learned from the mistakes I made with MissSassy and I am trying to avoid them. 


Although she is the princess that holds my heart, she can be a brat *laughin*.  I love her though, I just do not want to deal with those same issues with Chulo.  He has now sits on comand, will stay, and is very good on the leash,  he also shakes paws, (its adorable).  The potty training is coming along, he still has random accidents, but not as many as I was expecting.  That of course is great! I found a site that has some nice information on potty training, maybe it will be helpful to someone else.  http://www.perfectpaws.com/htrp.html


I am being a very positive re enforcer and so far he has show to be a pretty confident little guy.  He is not scared of big dogs, he will run right up to them and try to play with every doggy he sees.  I do ask if they are friendly before I let him fully aproach each dog.  Some doggies just do not want to be bothered.  So I have found that the best thing to do is ask the owner if it is ok for Chulo to aproach their doggy.  Most of the time its a yes and they have a nice little moment to meet and we move on.  I am just so happy that he is doing so well with everything.  I am a proud doggy mommy...*giggles*


This moring we woke up and the sun was shinning so beautiful that we had to take a picture...please excuse my face, its morning face!  It might not be as pretty as Chulos' little face.  Enjoy!


2Pac doll...ummmhhh weird or not??

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I ran into this picture and at first I did not know if it was real or if it was a joke.  I tried to find out who the maker of the action figure was but I had no luck.  The original which is in the picture I have was made in 2001, there is another that was made in 2006.  I dont know if I think it's cool that there is an action figure, or if I think its just embarrasing.  I wonder what 2Pac would think of all this???

Life With My New Puppy

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I have been wanting a dog for a good while now.  I have been blessed to enherit my mommas looks, My but not so much with her depression.  I have suffered with depression since I was a child.  I did not know that all the feelings, thoughts, tears, and emotions that I had learned to hide behind a smile were depression.  I was around 17 when we found out that not only my momma had depression but she had passed down that gene to me.  My mother had suffered from depression for a very long time and did not know it.  She had a hard life, very hard and she becaue very tough, but it finally wore on her. 




ME, MOMMA, BABY SIS

She got very sick and we had to force her to go to the doctor and that is when she got diagnosed with it.  Not to long after that I went through some hard things and I had a breakdown, thats when we found out I had depression also.  It was hard at first, becaue I felt like that meant I was crazzy.  I felt like there was something to be very embarrased about.  I started treatment, medicines and crap...they made me sick, I hated them.  My momma was also worried that I would become dependent on them, so we looked for other treatments. We found a great phychiatrist and I started meeting with her on a regular basis.  She was great, I learned a lot of helpful things from our meetings.  I also learned that sertain things I had been doing already were very helpful in treating depression.  She said that it was a great thing that I had always had animals around, they seemed to help me feel a lot better.  She was right, I love them, because they always loved me back.


MissSassy this summer sun bathing!


MissSassy Puppy Collage


I have always loved animals and was always bringing home strays, or hurt animals.  Birds, kittens, cats, dogs..whatever.  If it was in trouble and it was an animal believe me, I was gonna help it!!!  I guess that having those animals and loving and caring for them helped me deal a lot better with all the crazzy emotions and thoughts that my depression caused me.  Out of all the dogs I brought home I only kept one...she was speacial.  I met her when she was about 18 days old.  She chose me, I did not choose her.  Her name is MissSassy.  I love her, Im gettin choked up typing about her.  I hid that little girl for a whole month, I kept her in my purse and would keep her in my room.  My momma saw how much I loved her, and let me keep her.  (My whole family loved her, even if they didnt say it)  When I moved to Portland she could not come with me and stayed with my parents, she has kept my momma a lot of company.  It has been two years, and she loves my momma, she just adores her. My momma loves her too, and I just cant take her away from her, not any more.  I miss her, she has such an amazing personality.  I can not wait for the new puppy to meet her!!! 


My boyfriend bought the puppy for me, his name is Chulo.  I told him and my cousin to just drop the subject of naming the puppy.  I was afraid they were gonna hurt themselves thinking of a name for him.  I told them that the puppy would tell us what his name was on his own...they do have personalities. 


Just like I told them he would, the puppy let us know what his name would be...Chulo!!!!  It means fine...and he is just such a fine lookin boy!!!  He has been keepin me up and tired the last few days, but I know he will love me unconditionaly and his love and devotion will help me get through anything. 


soooo cute first pic with mommy


he loooooves to sleep!!!


Look at that face!!! Toooo Cute He loves runnin into the camera!!

confident

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I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF, I FEEL SO CONFIDENT!!! JUST LIKE THTA LITTLE CAT, CAN NOBODY STOP ME!!!


     I feel so happy that the work I did on my boo's back looks great.  I feel so confident that I finally figured out a confort with my tattoo gun.  I feel like I can just sit down and get to work and get it done.  I feel exited because now I can start doing more tattoos, I am very confident with my lettering and I just one day want to be an amazing artist like some of the artists already out there.  My boo's back looks nice and smooth, there is no scabbing or scratches.  The ink looks real even in all three letters.  He is at work but I sent him off with some anitbacterial gel and some ointment to put on it during his lunch.  I wan to make sure we keep it nice and clean and moisturized.
    
     The exiting news is that now I get to finish filling in all the rest of the letters.  The best news is that he want me to add some more work to his back!!! WOOOOHOOOOO!!!!  We brainstormed with my lil cuz last night and came up with a great idea for a back piece for Demetrius.  He is very spiritual and he wants all his work to have a meaning.  My lil cuz threw the idea of the tree of life out there...hmmmmm....we played with the idea and that is what I am about to start sketching out.  Within the branches there are going to be defenition of the word "blessed" from the bibble.  (that is what the graffity lettering says at the top of his back)  I am soooo exited!!!




This is just  a beautiful pic of the tree of life...

Happy Chinese New Year

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Happy Chinese New Year everyone!!! I hope everyone (if anyone is even reading this...), had a good day. Portland was actually quite beautuful today. I tried to get out of the house and go down town, I got dressed, did my makeup, my hair, I looked good. But somehow I never made it out the door. I was feelin a little depresed, and my head started to hurt, and by the time I was ready, my head ache was a migrane. So my attitude was a bit beat up for a moment, but I tried not to let it defeat me, sooo after running a quick erand with my lil cuz and my booboo. I decided to let my creative side come out.




I love tattoos, and since people say you should try to find a carreer that makes you happy and not only money...I wanna be a tattoo artist when I grow up...*giggle* So I asked my honey if he wanted me to work on his back piece I started, and he said "hell yes", I set up my equipment and got to work. I am still very new at this and this is like the 4th time I have to work on filling the lettering in with the red ink. I feel so bad for my baby, but he is a soldier, I really am amazed at how patient he has been with me. Even though sometimes I don't know if we belong togethere, there are times when he shows me how much he loves me. Enough with this sappy talk, I filled in three of the letters and I feel very confident with my work. If there are any real seasoned artists out there I would love to hear from you, any feedback or pointers to help me out with this I would soooo much appreaciate it. So the pic to the left is the work that I just did. Thank you, if there is anyone is out there...much love to you.


Miss Caramel
P.S.
Goodnight, sweet dreams, have a blessed night!