SCARY DAY!

well, since nathan was off hunting with a bunch of the guys, i've been taking care of our babies (aka, the dogs). raider and koda slept with me and i would periodically have to get up several times in the night because they wanted something like food, water, or to go outside to relieve themselves. finally i got to get into deep sleep around 4am, but i didn't wake up until maybe 11am or 12pm... i knew mom had probably let the puppy dogs outside because she does that sometimes. i didn't have any problem with it and they weren't scratching on the door or anything to come back in so i took the time to shower. when i got out of the shower mom had come back inside from talking to the next door neighbors. i then proceeded to get dressed and then chill for a few minutes and talk to her. next thing we know, nathan is calling his mom (while he is driving back from hunting) and starts shouting at her "koda just got hit by a car! how the heck did he get out!?? and all kinds of stuff. i heard it all through the phone so i ran outside in the backyard and called both raider and koda's names but i didn't hear them or see them anywhere. we immediately got in the suv to find them when raider came running up to me with a lady following him in her truck. she was just trying to figure out where his home was and prevent him from being hit as well. we loaded raider up and raced to the scene of the accident about half a mile from the house, of course on a busy road. a policeman and several concerned citizens were by koda keeping him calm and making sure he was okay. i jumped out of the suv, pouring tears, and trying to find out what happened. one of the men carried koda and put him in the back seat so i could sit next to him and he could lay his arm down comfortably. he couldn't put any weight on his right paw without yelping and crying. :(

so next thing we rush him to the closest animal emergency room off of 249. they immediately took him to the back to give him some morphine for the pain. we then met with the vet, who of course was some indian guy with a thick ass accent that could barely speak english. he then proceeded to tell us what he thought was wrong but wouldn't be for sure without a full work up.... which would cost $1,100 and they would not do anything until we signed paperwork and paid up front. like SERIOUSLY!? who the fuck does that? my animal might be dying and in serious pain and all you're worried about is getting some damn money!? go figure. greedy bastards. and on top of that, he was going to have to recommend us to a specialist which was going to cost $3,000-$5,000. so of course we said fuck that because those charges are ridiculous. even when butterscotch was routinely going to the vet for medication and tests, it never cost that much! so we left with a pain prescription.

we packed up all of our stuff as quickly as possible and loaded it in the truck to head to dallas where we have an excellent vet that could get the job done and not put us in debt. you know? unfortunately after having him just ride in the car for about an hour while we were trying to get things in order, koda was in pain and obviously didn't like riding in the car hurt. so we came back to nathan's mom's house and made him a pallet on the sunroom floor where we could watch him and he could be secluded from the traffic of the other two dogs. nathan's brother-in-law's dad told us of a vet his sister used for her dog in an emergency situation. her neighbor had shot the dog with an arrow (accident or not i'm not sure) but it went in through his head, his jaw, and even his shoulder. they had several consultations with different vets and a few told her that the chances of him recovering weren't very likely and that he would have problems with his tongue, brain, and even shoulder. BUT $400 for a surgery with this vet and he's normal again... no problems! so we're going to go to a real vet that actually cares about animals and not squeezing money out of you! so we contacted him and he called us back... we will be the first ones seen tomorrow morning right when they open! i just want koda to be out of pain and on the road to recovery.

i'm just sooo thankful for the people that stopped to help our babies when they accidentally escaped the backyard. luckily they were both wearing collars with tags and people really wanted to help and didn't just leave him to get hit by another vehicle. and i'm really upset that the kid that hit him left. the way i see it is that it's just a huge accident... it was an accident that our babies got out and it was an accident that they got hit. it's not like you drive around everywhere expecting for dogs to come racing across the street, you know? i would have forgiven them in a heartbeat. but to be so inhumane and keep driving?..... that hurts. i just hope that this sits on their conscious for quite awhile.

if you don't care about animals, you shouldn't be a fucking vet!

hallie elizabeth wilson on a six hour road trip with three hours of sleep, if that, and two dogs is not a good idea. plus it doesn't help when people don't have plans set in stone and everyone is calling everyone like a chicken with their head cut off.

so. stressful.

but, i want to punch some people in the face right now.

and i'm tired.

so, yeah. just thought you should know!

christmas idea

so i'm pretty sure i want to get this for

my mom for christmas. :) maybe even get

matching ones so it's like a mother/daughter thing?

i think i'm going to get these for myself

as a christmas/birthday gift because they

are so freaking cute and totally me. ♥

all over you

I had the notion that you'd make me change my ways

My bad habits would be gone in a matter of days

I had the feeling that you'd open up my eyes

To a whole new world that had since been in disguise

But that day will most likely never come for me

And it's just my luck to end up getting stuck

To everything you are

So tonight I'll sit and pick apart your pictures

And overanalyze your words

But the truth is that I've never fallen so hard

It's taking everything in me

Just to forget your sweater so far

I had the notion that you'd make me forget the world

But your undecisive mind shows me that

You are "just another girl"

I had the feeling that those looks you gave me were real

What if I ripped your heart apart at the seams

Maybe then you'd know how I feel

But that day will most likely never come for me

And it's just my luck to end up getting stuck

To everything you are

So tonight I'll sit and pick apart your pictures

And overanalyze your words

But the truth is that I've never fallen so hard

It's taking everything in me

Just to forget your sweater so far

I can honestly say

That I never, ever, ever felt this way

Your lips, your eyelashes, your skin

These are the parts of your body

That cause my comatose to begin

I can honestly say

That I never, ever, ever felt this way

Your lips, your eyelashes, your skin

These are the parts of your body

That cause my comatose to begin

I will sleep another day

I don't really need to anyway

What's the point when my dreams are infected

With words you used to say

I will breathe in a moment

As long as I keep my distance

I wouldn't want to go messing anything up

So don't go worrying about me

It's not like I think about you constantly

So maybe I do, but that shouldn't affect

Your life anymore

I knew it the moment you walked into the door

So don't go worrying about me

It's not like I think about you constantly

So maybe I do, but that shouldn't affect

Your life anymore

I knew it the moment you walked into the door

I'll let you get the best of me

Because there's nothing else that I do well

I'll let you get the best of me

Because there's nothing else that I do well

I'll be the giver and you'll be the taker

I guess that's how this one's gonna go I'll be the giver and you'll be the taker

You've got me down on my knees and I proclaim

beauty

WEDDING UPDATE!

so here is an update for all of my bridesmaids to check out my plans/ideas as of right now. :)

here are the dresses i am really looking at. i am also going to look at nathan's mom's wedding dress she had that is made of lace apparently and she said that i can alter it however i want because no one will ever wear it again and it would be sad for it to be wasted. but here is what i have thus far:

i think that it's really pretty! :) what do you all think?

here are a few of the wedding cakes that we like also!

here are the hair styles i'm looking at:

and here are some ideas for the flowers. i think i'm going to have a super colorful bouquet and since all of the bridesmaids will be wearing a color or than white, i can incorporate more white flowers into the bouquets.

AND last but not least, as of right now we are looking at having our wedding ceremony at lindsay lakes in cypress. the website is www.lindsaylakes.com if you want to check it out!

well today has been a much needed day of rest and relaxation. i woke up this morning at six to let the puppies out to go to the bathroom. then i went back to sleep for a few hours. when i woke up i laid in bed and worked on a lot of homework. i feel so accomplished! then i watched tv for awhile and played call of duty. unfortunately, today was not one of my better days for playing against people online. nate has spent the majority of his day playing red dead redemption, which i rented while i was on campus, because i am such an awesome fiance! well i guess that's it for now. tootles :)