Animals+Golf = Perfect New Job

As many of you know it has been a tough 6-8 months! For someone who doesn't deal with change very well, I have had a lot of change! I finally see some good things starting to happen. I started a new job July 6th. I am a regional account manager for Daphne's Headcovers. For those of you who are not in the golf business you can look at our website www.daphnesheadcovers.com. Those of you who are golfers...I know you have seen daphnes in golf shops and pro shops around. We make the tiger that tigers woods carries and lots of other animals. As my friend Jenny said, it is a perfect job for me, two of my favorite things...golf and animals!
The company is a small family owned company that has been in business for 25 years! The owners are great people who bring their golden retriever, Aspen, into the office everyday and Mango the cat lives here at the office. Mango and I have a love/hate relationship...she is awfully cute but due to my allergies to cats, I admire her from a far. :) The atmosphere at work is nice and relaxed at the same time, busy and productive.
It has certainly been an adjustment learning new things and meeting new co-workers etc. I think this job though will give me some valuable experience and will be good for me both professionally and personally! All in all though, I am happy and think it is the start of something good.

Camp Terese #2

This week I have been dog sitting again! They have three dogs, Hogan is a 14 year old lab, Kracker is a 2 year old Golden and Spangle is a 2 year old Bichon/Poodle. They have been a lot of fun and have kept me busy! One day I came over to find an eaten stuffed animal with the stuffing everywhere. Hogan who is not only 14, but also has cancer and has a hard time getting up, got in the pantry while I was at work. (And I thought he had a hard time getting up and layed there all day...guess not when food is involved) He had a bag of hamburger buns, some cheetos, a box of dog biscuits!! He must have been in heaven! They come home today so my duties are over but it has been another fun week dog sitting! Good thing I love dogs because they have kept me on my toes!

Pinetop Paradise

Last Friday after work I ran home got the dogs and hit the road to go up North to Pinetop. With the weather in Phoenix hovering around 115, going to Pinetop is more and more appealing! I got there Friday night and pretty much went to bed. Saturday I was able to sleep in, watch the British Open, go to the Country Club for lunch and then the plan was to play golf with my parents. The weather had other plans and it rained so the golf plans were cancelled. I ended up running some errands with my mom and we stopped to get a few movies. Nothing better than watching movies with it raining outside. We watched two movies, Flash of Genius and Gran Torino. They were both great movies! Sunday I got up and my mom and I took the dogs for a long walk, we were gone and hour and 15 minutes! The dogs were pooped! We then watched the final round of the British Open. ( So sad Tom Watson didn't win :( ) I then packed up and hit the road to come home. I really wish I could have stayed for the whole week. Even though it isn't cold, high 80's sure is better than 115! I hope to go back up in the next few weekends!

I was disapointed though that this didn't come visit while I was there....
The weeke before I came up, my parents were watching TV and my mom looked out the window and saw a bear crossing the fairway of the 8th hole. They got up and watched it walk over to our neighbors house and go in their garage. Before long, everyone was calling each other to tell them there was a bear. They don't shoot them with tranquilizer guns anymore unless they are aggressive. People were coming out in their cars to look at this beautiful animal. I was hoping she would make a 2nd appearance when I was up but no such luck!

Camp Terese

CLYDE&SCOUT
I have been dog sitting for my neighbors for over 4 weeks now and by the time they come home it will be 2 days shy of 5 weeks!!! Clyde and Scout are two big boxers and I have been watching them while Jen and Shawn are in Arkansas spending time with Jen's father. Clyde and Scout are definitely looking forward to their family coming home but I must say I have been spoiling them as much as I can. They get a walk in the morning and at night. (More than my own dogs get :( ) I give them a treat every morning and I have given them special doggie ice cream treats I make. (PB and Yogurt frozen in dixie cups) They love those as do Bogey and Jesse! I have taken them with me over to the Kostis house where I am also house sitting for the summer and let them run in their huge backyard and they have loved that! That makes them tired which is a good thing! So as much as they want their family back...Camp Terese has been fun for them! (I hope :))
CLYDE
SCOUT

4th of July

Fourth of July is really one of my favorite holidays and it always has been. I remember growing up and every 4th of July we would go down to the country club and swim and participate in all the fun games they had during the day and then have dinner and watch fireworks. One favorite memory was when they would put goldfish in the pool and you got to swim and catch them. I remember many fishing coming home that only lasted days! Guess chlorine isn't good for fish! :) Anyway, as an adult going to the club is still one of my favorite places to spend the holiday. My friend Carrie also grew up down at the country club and likewise, the club on the 4th is a favorite. So this year, we were both given the ok by mom and dad, to go down there for dinner and enjoy the fireworks. We debated on going to Tempe Town lake but we both agreed we didn't have patience for the parking and crowds! It was perfect, we enjoyed a nice dinner and a few beers and enjoyed a great fireworks show. I think the fireworks show was quite possibly the best I have seen! So fun and I am already looking forward to next year!