and i layed my visa down.....

Things are going well in Tim's World. Here is another picture of the wonderful puppies that I get my choice of. After much thought D and I put a down payment on our choice last night. (We don't have to actually choose until we meet them next month). Already though I am gunning for the one you see here who seems to be trying to bite his brother. I think that shows spunk and I like that in my dog. I think this picture is great because of the lady's hand in it, you get a little bit of prospective on their size. They are sitting in an office chair and the photo is taken up close. If you look at the "average" adult size of a mini dachshund they are only 5-8 inches long and generally only weigh about 12 pounds or so!

On another happy note, I am meeting with the guy tomorrow to pick up the keys to our new apartment. I will be so glad to have those in my hand and know that indeed I have somewhere to live. I have the lease and all, but there is nothing like holding that key.

UPDATE: faithful friends....always near me

So the set of puppies that are on the previous post didn't work out. I could have had one, but they were pretty expensive and D didn't want to spend that much. So I started doing some more research on breeders and decided to see if some that I had seen from a breeder in MA were born yet. They are the cute ones you see here. They were born early July. I sent the lady a puppy application and was approved for one of these!! This particular breeder is very good it seems. She sends them home with all their vet certificates, a guarantee on their disposition, a puppy starter kit complete with food, heart guard, toys, and treats and will provide lifetime assistance should we need anything during the puppies life. All for about half of what we would have paid for the other puppies. AND, these dachshunds are fairly unique in their white/black coloring. She called them Piebalds (a term I'd never heard before). Let's hope this set continues to work out!!

faithful friends...always near me

Take a look folks! One of these adorable puppies may very soon be mine! I have been emailing with a lady about an hour west of DC about the puppies you see here. They are all males and with a down payment I can have my pick of the litter. I am going to talk to D tonight and see about going out to visit them this weekend so that we can choose one and put down the payment on him. I also want to go out so I can see where they were born and what kind of puppy breeder this lady is just to make sure I am getting a quality puppy. How cute are they though??

it's like a constitution, the insitution of dear old baseball

Saturday I went to the first professional baseball game I have been to in over 10 years! D's Dad and sister came down and we went to see the Baltimore Orioles play the Texas Rangers. The Orioles won 8 to 1, glad to see one of my local teams can kick some ass.

I have to say however that I am not overly impressed by Baltimore as a city. The inner harbor section of town is really cool with a lot of different restaurants and places to shop, but it is so full of people that it's hard to get around and I hate playing dodge ball with people all day. We ate at J. Pauls and I had some of the better BBQ I've had since I moved up North.

Today D and I went to Fairfax and went to, quite possibly, the largest Wegman's we've ever been to. I got to weigh my vegetables again!! It's the small things, folks!

And for those of you that haven't heard yet, D and I did get our new apartment on 4th St. that you see the pictures of below. One step closer to my puppy! ;-)

goodness flows from you like a fountain....

So there is a fountain hidden in DC that most tourists I don't think ever really know about. Unless you go to see the Sculpture Garden in the National Gallery you never know its there, but I think it's one of my favorite places on a hot summer day. I wanted to write about this last week when D and I went, but it took me a while to finally upload my pictures. On a hot day if you are walking around looking at museums, etc you can stop by this fountain, take a load off and soak your feet in the bacteria free chlorinated water and just relax....I highly advise it when you just need to sit, relax and maybe read a book for a little while.

PS. I think we got the apartment....Keep your fingers crossed for a few more days....

the house of marcus lycus.....

And the search is on for our new abode. This photo is of the "living room" area of an apartment that we are hoping to get in DC. We have been looking at places since we got here and we think we may be the lead on this place. It's a 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath that is split level. It is in the Capital Hill section of DC about 4 - 5 blocks from Union Station. Perfect for my commute.

This second photo is the one that sealed the deal for D. He has always wanted a spiral staircase in the place he lived. The lower floor has the two bedrooms (carpeted)and the upstairs has the living room and kitchen. We fell in love with the place just minutes after being there. The downstairs is carpeted and the upstairs is hardwood and tile(kitchen). It has a washer/dryer in the apartment, central A/C, and a dishwasher.

And here is what sold ME on the apartment. After we had looked at the apartment we decided right away to call the manager back and show interest in the place. This was when I had to ask the scary question... "Do you take pets?" Without reservations he said, "Pets are fine." If it works out....I CAN HAVE A DOG!!! Finally I can get Beau....

We are not going to get our hopes up too much. He is faxing over the paperwork tomorrow and we have to go through the credit check, etc...but it sounds like we may be at the top of the pile, so keep your fingers crossed us!!!

I start my job at The Kennedy Center tomorrow. Wish me luck.