Recipe blog "outed" by Anne!

Okay, so I totally jumped on the band wagon with Heidi and Anne and started working on a recipe blog. I was keeping it a secret for a little while since Anne just launched hers and I planned on stealing some of her and Heidi's recipes for my own (jk!). I made the mistake of telling "private eye Anne" about my secret blog and she found it on blogger!! What a minx! So I am going to put a link to my delishhhious dishes as they are no longer in the closet. :)

"will work for treats"

After treating daisy everytime we put her in her cage, she now will voluntarily jump in. However, don't cross her. Dan tried this and didn't give her a treat and she barked all night long! No treat = No sleep. Sorry, the video is a little dark.

20 pound ball of fire!

Well, our "minature" labradoodle has reached 20 pounds. That is 8 pounds heavier than the breeder said she would weigh as a full grown dog! She will be 6 months next week. We have even been told that we can calculate her full grown weight by multiplying her weight at 6 months by 2 and then adding 5 more pounds. Hmm. Lets see (20lb x 2) + 5 = 45 pounds. I'm thinking that dog breeder laughed all the way to the bank! Because of her poor health when we got her, she has been to the vet at least once a month. They have recorded her weight each time. Here are some photos that mark her growth spurts with her weights.

July 19, 2007 (2.75lbs) ~11 weeks

August 2, 2007 (5 lbs)

August 30, 2007 (9.25lbs)

October 18, 2007 (19.00lbs)

ResearchLouisville!

Last week was ResearchLouisville! For those of you not familiar it is a week long event dedicated to supporting UofL research, and most widely known for FREE FOOD! Anyway, every year I begrudgingly design a poster presenting my recent experiments to be mercilessly judged. Usually I complain for weeks because of the time it takes to make the poster, how the judges don't fully appreciate my work, and more importantly, how I always lose. Well not this year b/c I was third place in the Ph.D. students! This is a picture of me and friend (another grad student) Sara in front of my poster. Overall, it was worth the $100 I won (oh, and the acknowledgment of my intellectual genius :). Now that Dan knows there are cash prizes, I am being encouraged to try harder to win in the future :)

You'll never eat cupcakes again!

For lack of anything exciting happening in my life, I've turned to You Tube for my entertainment. I found this and thought it was too funny not to share. At the very least it may help you avoid eating cupcakes. Inappropriate, Yes. Hilarious, Very. Please proceed with a sense of humor ;-)
Pillsbury Doughboy

Back to Reality

We had a great time at the beach this week! I know there is "no place like home" but I disagree. There is no place like a beach rental! We stayed at a friend's house with my mom and Mike. We relaxed on the beach, ate tons of seafood, went golfing and lounged around. The weather was great, in the mid 80s and sunny. It took us about 12 hours to get there (with just one potty break). The drive through West Virginia was so beautiful. Here are some pics from our journey. I'm awaiting the beach pics of my mom to post :)

The House The Neighborhood (I think it looks like Wisteria Lane)
Walking on the Beach at Sunrise (and lots of clouds)
Crab holes (they don't like to pose for pics)
The View

Candidate Future Riggs Homes :)

The Driving Views