Nautical Mile 355: The shoe cake and a new addition!

It's been a while. Sorry about that! I've been working my tush off it seems.

A lot has happened since we last spoke! The two biggest things are...

1) We got a puppy!!!

His name is Riley and he's such a sweet heart! Jake and I decided to drive around last Saturday and at the end of the drive he wanted to stop at petsmart to get Agnes some more treats. Well, long story short, Jake fell in love and he just HAD to have him. But he's a nice addition to the family.

2) I GOT A SECOND JOB!!

As you can read I am super excited about this. Why? Not because I don't like Blondies, but because it doesn't make me enough money to cover everything I need every month. I will be Hostess Extrodenaire at Joe Bucks downtown. It's right next to the Cardinals stadium and only a few blocks from the Blues stadium. I know it's not a serving job but it's a foot in the door. The manager told me she was hiring me to straighten out the little girls with whom I will be working. I'm fine with that.

Okay, now that the big news is out of the way it's time for the smaller, less interesting bits of my life. The other weekend I worked a private part at Blondies. It was a surprise bridal shower. The bride was described as a "diva" so needless to say I was more than just a little bit nervous. SHE WAS WONDERFUL! All of her friends and family were so courteous and friendly and just a lovely bunch of people the whole night. It was such a relief. I have a picture of the cake, it's a bit small so I will describe it to you first. Her colors are coral and gold so the cake was coral and cream. It was just a normal cake but with a fondant SHOE on top! It was sooo stinken cute!

Around the cake are martini glasses with chocolate covered strawberry cupcakes inside. And my favorite part? There was one extra that I got to eat!

So after eating cake all night and watching the women at the party have a blast, I decided I want to lose my belly flab. We all wanted to start herbalife and so we ordered it and I've been trying to eat one shake a day to help me become healthier.

I successfully made a Blueberry muffin shake and am trying out other flavors. But all of us are doing well I think. Well, Me and Moni. I'm not sure what Jake does. Ever.

The Saturday we got Riley Jake and I took a drive and ended up at Jefferson Barracks. It's a living barracks/park/national cemetery. We wandered around for a bit and ended up at the cemetery. It was HUGE. Which was heartbreaking. There was a whole section of new graves with flowers everywhere. I tried to keep my cool but I was crying the whole walk around. I don't have any pictures, if felt rude. There were families out mourning the death of a loved one and that is private. There were so many young men and women in that cemetery and everyone got to me. It just reminded me of how blessed I am to live in a country where people are willing to die for my freedoms. I can never say thank you enough to all of those who have enough courage to enlist to keep our country great.

Now that I'm crying all over again, on to happier topics.

Moni, Jake, and I joined a bowling league! Every Sunday night we meet up and I make a fool of myself in front of some pretty good bowlers. We joined because our Neighbor, the one with Pepper Potts, needed some more players for his team. He is really good and is giving me pointers on how to improve. Thanks to Dad I have really good form and just need to tweak things here and there. It's fun and something we all can enjoy. Not to mention a mostly free Vegas trip at the end. Who could say no to that?!

Now I just have some pictures to show you with nothing really interesting to say about them.