Men...

...I can't live with them and I can't live without them seems to be the saying as of late. I haven't had a steady boyfriend since mid-February, but dated a few different guys over the last few months. Some better than others and some that didn't just click at all. On top of dating my ex's from past have decided to want to contact me out of the blue for whatever their reasons may be - mostly to say the miss me and want me back. I have talked to them, but not often. That's not a path I want to go down again with either of them and if I start chatting too much then I might find myself getting attached again. It took me a long while to get over the one and the last thing I need is to be hurt by him again.

Through the guys I have dated whether it was long term or short term I learn a lot quicker if new guys are not going to be right for me. I'm content with being single right now, but I cannot tell a lie as I do wish I could find someone to love me for me and all of me. Not just the parts they see or pick and choose what they like of me. I want the guy in for the good, the bad, and the ugly.

My friend Stacy is constantly looking for me to find someone. She sees who I am and that's great, but I don't know if I want to be set up. I guess it can't hurt to try as all of the guys I have met through her have been great. I tend to be kind of picky and that's my flaw. I am trying to be less picky because we all have flaws. I'm also very head strong and stand up for what I believe in and if a man has too much baggage then it is not going to work out either. Two recent guys that I had (had being the keyword) been seeing had to many ex issues. I call it "ex"cess baggage. It is too hard to make a relationship work when their ex is a part of the equation. I could care less if she is upset about us going out on a date, but I do care when you pick up that damn cell phone to text her back to calm her down. This is "our" time to be together so if you want to spend time on your cell phone you should have just stayed home.

Dating was so much easier when cell phones weren't involved. I get annoyed with cell phones very easily. If mine is ringing too much I dislike it and seriously hate it when I am on a date. I have the common decency to turn mine off when I am out with a guy, but do they? Of course not. Might miss that all important text from your ex. Most calls and texts can wait. When you are getting to know someone I think it is best to let some rings go.

I don't have a specific type of guy I like. I just want some commonality in the relationship. We do not have to like all the same things because frankly that could get boring, but I do want us to share some passions together whether it would be football, Nascar, music, etc. I don't want us to hang out and his idea of fun is playing video games. Been there, done that. I'm not the jealous type, but if you give me a reason to be jealous then you will hear something out of me. I don't mind if he wants to hang out with his friends and me with mine, but I do want us to combine hanging out with each others friends. I don't want a relationship where all we do is hang out with each other and distant our friends. I have lost a lot of friends to relationships like that. I don't ever want to be a person that does that to my friends. It is rude.

I'm not going to look too hard and if I find someone along the way that's great, but I'm enjoying my summer and having fun. Hopefully Mr. Right doesn't wait too long to grab me and get my attention.

I'm Ready For A New Puppy

It has just been over a year since we had to put our beloved Kibbles down after 15 great years with us. I miss her all the time because she was THE funniest dog ever. There will never be another one like her and she could never be replaced, but talking it over with mom and dad we are ready for a new puppy in the house.

For the longest time I said I would never get another Shih Tzu because that's what breed Kibbles was, but now I have changed my mind. I had my heart set on getting a Puggle, but after researching them and looking at pictures of them as they get bigger well, they are UGLY! They are the cutest little thangs as puppies, but all of the adult pics I have seen I have not cared for. Another thing is Puggles shed and I know my mom would have a serious cow if there was dog hair all over the house. Another breed I was considering were Bichon Frise, but there are already two of those on my street - one next door and one across the street. Need a little variety on the block. I just love the personalities of Shih Tzu's. They are tough little shits with BIG personalities in little bodies. On top of that they have huge hearts. They love their families and practically anyone that comes in the door. I think that's one of the things I miss the most about Kibbles. When I come home she's not there to greet me at the door to see if I have a glove or something to give to her to add to her pile in the middle of the floor. Don't get me wrong there's a million things I miss about her, but far too numerous to list.

Puppies and dogs just bring so much joy to a house. No matter how shitty of a day you have had they can always make you feel better whether they do something funny or if they just want to cuddle up with you - they can make a bad day better.

I've been looking in the classifieds in my area and found four different places that have Shih Tzu's for sale. Only one had a website and they have a cute little boy Shih Tzu that I would love to have, but I don't know if my parents want to shell out $600 bucks for him. His breeder is located in Sioux City and we could possibly stop and take a look at him Saturday when I am coming home from Omaha. I could only find one bad report on this breeder and it was recent so I would insist that we see the puppy first as opposed to them mailing him to us. I wouldn't trust that and it's only an hour and half away. No need to mail the puppy. I'm getting ahead of myself because mom or dad haven't said yes, but I'm going to be optimistic about it.

We'll see how eager my parents are to get a new puppy. They keep watching dog shows and commenting - that has to be a good sign. We all know it is going to be just as spoiled as Kibbles because my family can't say no to cute little faces. I know with the new puppy he will go to obedience school which is something we didn't do with Kibbles. I want the new puppy gate trained for when we go on trips. That's the main thing I want done with the new puppy whoever that puppy may be. We didn't do that with Kibbles and we couldn't leave her in a kennel in fear she would not eat or drink while in there. We almost her when we went away for four days and the kennel didn't bother to see if she ate or drank. Never again was she left without a babysitter for the house. Yep, that's right. We hired a babysitter for Kibbles. The other thing would be groomer trained since Shih Tzu's need to have their hair trimmed up ever so often. Kibbles was a pain in the ass about it. New puppy will be more calm about it I hope.

Well, if I don't get that cute little guy in Sioux City I hope to have a cute little puppy within a month or so. I'll be puppy shopping that's for sure.

O Romo, Romo! wherefore art thou Romo?

Mr. Adorable Tony Romo - you are starting to hit a major nerve with me in the off season. I have read that he had a killer mini camp, but it's what he is doing off the field that has me worried. Yes, he is the starter of the Dallas Cowboys, but he is running around like he is the next big thing. He very well could be, but he hasn't proved that yet and until he does I think it is best for Romo to keep a low profile because if he doesn't it is going to bite him in the ass hard.

Will Romo be able to keep it on the down low? Probably not. We didn't have this problem with the previous starting QB's since Troy Aikman. I know Aikman went through his trials and tribulations with who he was dating or who he wasn't, etc. but that wasn't until he was an established QB. Romo has only played eleven games - eight of those he played great. With Aikman though it didn't explode to what a lot of people are calling Romomania. Romo's choice in women and public appearances isn't helping him stay under the radar either. When you walk the red carpet with Carrie Underwood at the Country Music Awards and hold her purse when she wins an award that's pretty damn huge. I don't know country music well, but she's one of the biggest things in country music right now.

Now the National Enquire has reported that Romo has benched the relationship to concentrate on football. There's a great idea. Concentrating on football - who would have thought. I'm not going to buy into what the National Enquire says - until Romo says it I won't believe it. The guy can have a social life outside of football - I just don't want it getting in the way of football like it did last year. Romo's personal life is just that - HIS personal life, but ALL this drama of who he is dating true or not is/was effecting his playing last year and I see that it could be a potential problem this year. I so wish I had the power to scream things through the TV and he could hear me. Numerous people heard me say keep it in your pants until the season is over last year - I don't want to be repeating myself this year. The whole team looked like shit the last five games and we shouldn't have been in the playoffs. With that being said the botched field goal is an example of him not thinking clearly. I do not blame the loss of the Seattle game on him as I know many people do - I'm just trying to state his head wasn't totally on football.

We see him at the CMA's and his next public appearance is at the Miss Universe Pageant in Mexico City as a celebrity judge. When did Tony Romo launch into Dan Marino and Brett Favre status? I'm not liking that he is be bopping everywhere like he is a celebrity. Sure, having the title of being the Starting Quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys has a lot of power behind it, but right now he shouldn't have this "celebrity" status. You are NOT that celebrity yet and even if you get there - Marino and Favre had the class to keep it on the down low and not bounce from once celebrity to the next. Last year at this time no one knew who Romo was unless they were related to him, followed the Dallas Cowboys, or attend(ed) his alma mater Eastern Illinois University. There is no reason he can't have a social life in the off season and during the season, but there is no need to be a man whore either.

I have all the confidence in the world that Romo has what it takes to be a great QB for the Cowboys, but I think he will fall short if he doesn't get his head out of the damn clouds. T.O. used to be the one that is/was in the news ALL the time, but I have yet to hear a whisper out of him which is music to my ears. I adore Romo and am glad he is our QB, but he needs to grow up and shape up and get his butt on the field. This isn't a time to play musical chairs with the ditsy blond women of the music world. It is time to take MY Cowboys to a Superbowl. I truly hope he really is going to concentrate on football. Teams are going to be ready for him this year - there is a lot more tape on him and with all the hype on him they will be gunning for him that much more. With that he has to be extra sharp on the field or we could be in for a long season. It is WAY too soon to tell on what kind of season we are going to have, but hopefully our QB will be prepared and have all the lovey dovey stuff straightened out before putting on the uniform.