Twenty Five

When I was a little girl I had a plan (Not that I wanted to follow it or anything). My plan was to be a teacher (elementary school of course) I was going to have a cat and a dog similar to the kind I grew up with. I was going to be happy and married by 25. Hah!

Now, sure I still want to teach, but maybe it won't be in an elementary setting. Perhaps it'll end up being my own business as a day care provider. We all know there aren't enough good day cares in the country. I did manage to get animals similar to what I grew up with as a child and I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world. They are everything to me. But now that I'm 25 I don't see myself getting married anytime soon. I mean hello, you kind of need a partner first right? haha! And who the heck wants to have a quick engagement?! Not I!

So I'm taking it day by day. Seeing what I might do. Planning little things here and there. Working and saving money. Or at least trying to. When you have to go out of town for a wedding every few months it can make this a little difficult. But that's not that it isn't worth every penny to share in the next chapter of a friends life. Coworkers have started commenting on that they would like to know when I'm going to take a vacation for ME. Just me or even with friends. No weddings, no family, just fun. I said I'd let them know.
Around my birthday I went out taking pictures and hung out with friends and family mostly. I was able to sneak up on an Eagle outside out house that weekend and got a few really fun shots. Went to the beach and walked around a little bit with my mom and Aspen. Went out with some really good friends in an attempt to make this the most memorable birthday yet. Twenty One was not a good year for me & I would rather just erase it from my memory. I mean, the company on my night out was great. But my phone ringing off the hook with an ex was such a downer that it ruined the whole day. No one wants a birthday to me memorable because it was so awful. So we remedied that this year.

Some of my friends and I decided to take an impromptu picnic and so we packed everyone up and had a blast, even though it was raining.

It did not occur to until after I had washed Aspen that something was wrong. She looked like she was in pain. She wouldn't hop up on anything, and she wouldn't go to the bathroom when I'd walk her. I thought maybe she was just warn out so I went to bed but the next day is was worse. She wasn't sleeping, she wasn't hardly moving, still wasn't going the bathroom. In fact, she was walking like a little kid who had to go potty so bad but knew they had to hold it. She didn't want to be touched. After a visit to the vet and an xray and ultrasound, we found out that she had a slipped disk in her back. And because it was probably so painful she wasn't going potty, so in turn she had a bladder infection and a urinary track infection. So more puppy pain pills and antibiotics for Aspenoni.
She goes in for a check up tomorrow to see how she's doing and if it's all healed. We're really hoping it is because she's acting more like her old self (3yr old old self that is) rolling around, doing tricks, jumping up on things (even though she's not supposed to) pulling on walks, asking to go outside.
I really hope she's alright, because a friend and I had planned a kind of co birthday party weekend for a friend and my other friends husband. We rented a cabin and I'm really hoping Aspen can go. It would not be the same without her there.
Spring Break is over for me (not that I really had one) and I have to get back into the Math groove as I took a week off unintentionally because I was taking care of Aspen. But I guess there are only 6 more weeks left and then this semester is over. Yea!