I'm Lexi and I Know It

Most of you probably already know that we have a new addition to our family. Lexi is an 11 week old Boxer puppy who was born on November 10, 2012. We brought her home last Friday and already love her more than we could have imagined. And already she has been more of an adventure than we expected!

We found Lexi in the Pennysaver from a family whose dogs had a litter. She was one of two puppies left. We went to visit and didn't want to leave without her. On Friday night she was very timid and subdued. We thought it was just the stress of a new home away from her mom and siblings. On Saturday she seemed better but still not what you would expect of a playful young pup. We took her to the vet for a checkup and left with her second vaccination and a clean bill of health. Saturday night around 3am, Lexi started throwing up and was very sick all night, and sluggish and lethargic in the morning. John and I were both so worried about her and didn't know how to help. We took her to the animal hospital at our local Petsmart and had a great experience.

The vet was initially worried about Parvo or worms. Both can be detrimental to a puppy's health. After several tests and the extraction of a bee stinger from her paw, the diagnosis was that she just had a tummy ache and may be having a bit of reaction to the bee sting and her last vaccine. We could not have been more relieved!

We left with a few different medications and a special wet food diet that would be easier on Lexi's belly. Ever since she has been just fine. As John would say, "yep, we got a regular dog." Lexi is very smart and more and more mischievousness everyday. She stays home and "works" with me with a routine of eat, play, potty, sleep, repeat. It sounds easy but, believe me, she is a handful! When she's not sleeping I basically have to follow her around to make sure she doesn't chew anything of value or have an "accident" in the house. So far, she has been so good. Very few accidents and she is warming up to her crate already! Since she lost more than one pound when she was sick, the vet wanted to make sure she gains wait. She already looks bigger and is eating like a little piggy. She is about 9 pounds and growing everyday.

We are obsessed with her and have so many pictures. Here are a few of Lexi at 11 weeks.

Lexi's First Night at Home. With her Purple Monkey.

Sleepy Saturday Morning.

Getting acquainted with her new home.

First night in her crate

Posing with her monkey

Slowly warming up

Checking out her yard with her new toy from Isaiah and Krystal

Resting on 'Mommy's' lap

Working hard or hardly working?

Such  a sweet face

So little in such a big house

Frolicking in the backyard

Watching hockey with 'Daddy'

By the way, we named this blog post after Lexi's favorite saying..."I'm Lexi and I Know It" which is her own rendition of LMFAO's song Sexy and I Know It.

Flashback Friday - January

Social Media has taken us all by storm. If you are on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook, you've probably seen something labeled Throwback Thursday (TBT) or Flashback Friday (FF). This is a way to share old pictures with your friends. There are so many emotions that are evoked through this kind of sharing...happiness, sadness, humor, reminiscence, etc etc.

I, personally love pictures and try to take as many as possible. As I've gotten older, I've realized the value in photography and in capturing moments that will not last forever and turning them into memories that last a lifetime. I've done some organizing lately and have come across so many great pictures that I thought I'd try my own version of FF in the form of a monthly snapshot of years gone by. Here are some pictures from Januarys past...

2007 Samantha and I hanging out with friends. This was less than a year after we graduated from LMU. Look at that dark, short hair!

Margo, Samantha and I celebrating the new year in Las Vegas.

2008 Another one with friends (left to right: Lauren, Kylie, Britt, Samantha, Margo). This was in Vegas after celebrating the new year.

2009 I was lucky enough to be asked to travel to Madrid, Spain for work. I spent about a week there and was able to take some time off and see the city. This is me in front of the Royal Palace of Madrid, which is the official residence of the Spanish Royal Family. Today, four years later, I am back working for the same team that sent me overseas in 2009 so fingers crossed for more international travel soon!!

2010 We celebrated the wedding of Ryan & Jill Gunderson. Their wedding was on a beautiful yacht in Newport Beach on the same evening as the BCS National Championship! Ryan & Jill just celebrated their third anniversary and are expecting their first child in five short weeks!

This is Chris and Lindsay who are recently engaged!! Chris was a groomsmen in our wedding. They both attended LMU.

Dave and Cristina. Dave is currently in his second year of med school in Grenada!

2011 Because my pictures are stored in so many different places, I haven't been able to find any January 2011 photos yet. I know there HAS to be some so I'll do some digging.

2012 This was a busy time full of fun.

We said goodbye to Dave as he started a new journey and left for Grenada.

The boys at ESPNZone enjoying their last few days with Dave. (left to right: Dave, Michael, Chris, John, Chris)

John's cousin Nicole got married in a beautiful ceremony in Irvine. Ryan and Nicole just celebrated their first anniversary and are expecting their first child this year!

We celebrated Tara's bachelorette party in Dallas. She was married on September 18, 2012 in Marina del Rey.

Dallas in January was cold for us California girls. (Samantha, Me and Lauren)

Kylie made an appearance and entertained us all by riding the bull!

I got to stay in Dallas with Kylie for a few days which was amazing. We saw a Stars game!

And made TopGolf our new favorite hangout!

We also finished the paint job in John's kitchen after peeling 30 year old wallpaper!

A man and his power tools.

Hung new curtains as a nice touch.

It's fun to see how things have changed (or haven't changed at all!) over the years. So far this January, we have been hard at work with more home improvements and are preparing to welcome a puppy into the family! More to come!