This is Drew

So my boyfriend Bobby & I have been introduced to Drew. Not sure what kind of dog he is...I'm guessing a toy maltese. A friend of a friend of ours bought the dog- and to put it nicely she "dumped" the dog off at our friends house. She is in an apartment that won't allow dogs, and will soon be moving to a new apartment that will allow dogs. She has left Drew with our friend without food, or anything. We went to visit our friend this past week and were surprised to see Drew still there. He is skinny, not potty trained. He has a home, and food, but he needs a REAL home.
I want this dog so bad. As an animal lover I want to feed this dog, clean him, trim his nails, and train him, and most importantly LOVE HIM! I'm not implying that he is not cared for, but...I just think we could offer him a very loving home. My boyfriend and I wanted to offer to the friend of a friend that we would take Drew...but now I am even wanting to offer a "foster home" for Drew. I would be willing to buy him food, treats, train him, and pay to have him groomed. Do you think the Mother of the dog would be against that? She knows us, I am willing to give her my phone number and address so that she knows exactly where her dog is and she will know that he is being taken care of. I don't know, I just feel bad because this puppy is very skinny and very dirty. We didn't really want another dog, but I am willing to provide a home and feed this dog and get him healthier. Our friend, his current "foster parent" isn't neglecting the dog...but didn't ask to take care of the dog either.  We are just wanting to help. We are asking. Is that bad?
What do you think?
Would you do the same thing?

Lazy Sunday

I like the new link I added up here. Sundays are sacred. Sunday Fundays should be a weekly holiday! I feel bad for anyone who has to work on a Sunday, it really has become my day of rest. I work in the service industry, and I have never liked working Sundays...I'm more jealous of people that get to sit around a table with their best friends, drinking bloody marys and margaritas, wasting the day away, than us folks that slave away on our precious Friday and Saturday nights. I have chosen to work weekend nights-just to have my Sundays off! Who agrees?

Speaking of, I haven't had more than a handful of Friday and/or Saturday nights off in over 5 years. I love my job, I get to work the lucrative shifts...but I have learned not to miss my weekends. Sunday has become my new Friday night. I love it. And the $$ is on weekends!

I bartend at a comedy club. I work 3 days a week, and contribute to my share of bills/entertainment/ect with my boyfriend. We live in a nice rented house in a town that is right inbetween both of our jobs. On Wednesday nights I work in Dallas, from 6:45pm to about 2:00am. Friday and Saturdays I work from 6:00pm to about 3:30am (give or take). Sundays I am lazy! I get to rest from my fast paced shifts the nights before, eat a lazy long lunch, and spend time with my boyfriend and baby dog Jack. (Jack is a whole other post....which I will post soon!) Today I met my boyfriend in Uptown Dallas. We went to see Win Win at the Magnolia, and had "Linner" or "Dunch" at the Rusty Taco. I went back to his bar, the Ginger Man and had a beverage before driving home to spend the evening with my dog. This is my perfect Sunday! I tweeted my Sunday quote to him, saying he really should tell that to his boss! (Who NEVER works a Sunday! I guess I wouldn't either if I got to write everyones schedule.)

Wouldn't You?

Starting to eat healthier

I've decided the words "You are what you eat", are indeed true. I have become a tuna sandwich on wheat, and a hand full of pistachios. I have become nacho cheese sauce. I have become lazy.

Sooo I have decided to eat only things that will help my body, instead of slowing it down. I have decided to eat things that will give me energy and nutrients, instead of cellulite and gas. Ideally I would love to go 100% raw, but I'm not sure if this is feasible at this time in my life. But I do want to introduce more raw foods into my diet.

Yesterday I ate very healthy, but not very raw. I had a bowl of soup with added broccoli, and a can of tuna for lunch. For dinner I ate a portabello mushroom and goat cheese pannini from Whole Foods, with a healthy portion of their raw marinated vegetables. I am searching for a great recipe to make those at home, (I CRAVE them!)

Today I woke up pretty tired, and craving something unhealthy and spicy. (As I often do when I have a hangover.) And I remember reading a recipe on Raw Food Diet Inspiration for RAW, VEGAN, NOT-CHO CHEESE!!!!! I already had a few of the ingredients in my fridge (cilantro, red onion, garlic) and I ran to the store to pick up a few more ingredients. Roma tomatoes, jalapeno, almonds, avocado, taco seasoning, dates, and a red bell pepper. I also bought some baked organic tortilla chips (not raw at all) to make nachos with. I added some warmed up black beans, and pickled jalapeno slices to make it REALLY feel like nachos! (I didn't even end up eating all the chips.)

I blended all the raw ingredients together in my magic bullet blender. It fit perfectly, and blended together very smoothly. The almonds made it a bit thicker, think the texture of hummus?

I poured the blended mixture over the chips and black beans, and topped with a generous portion of pickled jalapenos! It really hit the spot. I'm super excited to find a new recipe to try out tomorrow!