Meet Daisy!

Daisy is the newest addition to the Gates family/barn :0) She is a 5 month old Red Doberman Pinscher. About a month ago, we drove all the way down to San Jose to pick her up. Daisy has been a challenge for me because ive never raised a puppy before and i realize now that having a puppy is a LOT like having a child! We have to constantly 'puppy proof' our casa and are currently in the process of teaching her that the living room is NOT the proper place to pee and poo :0) It's a good thing that shes cute..thats all i have to say :0) Recently, Daisy and i were in the local newspaper together. We were playing at the park and a photographer snapped a pic of us :0)

Dobermans are very inteligent. They are quick learners and good-natured. She is growing SO fast! Shes already gained about 10 pounds in the short time that weve had her! Shes really good in the car because we take her everywhere. She does like to chew so the new couches are off limits for the Daisy dog! Our cat Lu-Lu wasnt too happy about the new addition to the family but shes slowly warming up to the dog. Weve trained Daisy to stay away from the kitty as much as possible to avoid conflict :0) Matt and i cant wait to take her fishing with us this summer! She'll be a good mountain dog..or 'mountain lion meat' as my dad would call it :0) lol Anywho thats the latest and greatest.. heres a couple more pics of the little beast :0) enjoy.
Daisy in the daisies.
Daisy and Daddy :0)

Late...but worth the wait ;0)

I got 'tagged' with this Hubby survey so..here we go!
What is his name? Matthew Douglas Gates
How long have you been together? A year and some change :0)
Where was your first date? We met rafting but i believe i took him fly-fishing for our very first official date at Hidden Falls..Thats where i fell in <3
How long did you date? ...long enough ;0)
How old is he? 25
Who eats more? Matt. But when it comes to Milk..i drink him under the table :0)
Who said I love you first? I wanna say Matt but i think it was pretty mutual
Who is taller? ME! jk :0) i always joke that im taller than he is but he has a few inches on me but when i wear heels..thats another story :0)
Who can sing better? That would be me..i rarely catch Matt singing.
Who is smarter? Id have to say that both of our thinkers work pretty well :0)
Who does the laundry? two words...team work!
Who pays the bills? Him mostly..i just make the $. :0)
Who sleeps on the right side? He does...i like to be the closest to the door.
Who mows the lawn? Paco.
Who cooks dinner? Matt is a great cook. I have some skillz too but he tends to cook more. I bake more than he does though :0)
Who drives? He does usually..especially in the mountains...Windy/narrow roads freak me out a litte
Who is more stubborn? that would be me ;0)
Who kissed who first? He couldnt resist me
Who proposed? He did of course
Who has more friends? who needs friends when you have such a hottie husband? :0)
Who is more sensitive? Were both pretty sensitive however i think he takes the cake
Who has more siblings? MEEE :0)
Who wears the pants?..no comment ;0)

Update

Someone has made it clear to me that i have been neglecting the blog ;0) And i must admit that ive had little time to write anything considering the fact that i spend ALL of my spare time moving..Booo! I hate it but am SO excited to finally be settled into our new place..my goal is to be almost completely moved in by this Sunday! I think i will shock everybody but i am reading a book! *ghasp* :0) I decided to read Twilight by Stephenie Meyer to see what all the fuss is about and i actually like it..alot!

I dont read many books because i usually get bored and never finish them. Its only been a few days and im almost done reading Twilight..i think i might even consider reading the whole series. What else..lets see..OH! Matt and i are thinking about adopting another 'child' :0) We either want a Doberman or a german shepherd puppy!


Now that we have a backyard we have room for one :0) Anywho thats about all thats been going down in our neck of the woods..OH and i got a raise at work! Thats exciting too :0)

Such an amazing man..

..will be deeply missed.

Gordon B. Hinckley
June 23,1910-January 27,2008

NEW

So we (mostly me) decided that its time to find a bigger place to live..considering the fact that we try to fit everything we own into our one closet..theres barely enough room for my clothes let alone everything else! ;0) Ive been searching the paper and craigslist everyday for about a month now and i think we have a winner! Its a 2 bedroom 1000 sq ft duplex. Its only a couple blocks away from where we live now which will make moving alot easier :0)

It has a cute little back yard and plenty of room.The people that own it are super nice and want to fix the place up a bit. I told her that Matt and i love doing that sort of thing and she said that shed be willing to pay for any improvements that we want to make like new fixtures,yard care etc AND shes cool with me painting the rooms which makes me happy :0) Anyways it will be nice to live in a bigger place and have more freedom to do what we want. Matt and i also bought some new couches the other day! I picked them out...Matt likes them too though ;0)

i love the leather siding!

The furniture place is keeping them for us until we move into our new place and then they will deliver them. Anywho thats whats going on in the wonderful world of matt and tenille right now..i hope all is well with everyone! xoxo

What? No Pictures?? :0)

So i think i need to catch up a bit :0) On new years day, Matt and i went fishing so that i could try out my new pole..it works great :0) I found an injured bird in the road and we rescued it...a.k.a found a safe place for him and let him go :0) i happened to set my camera on the roof of the car to do this...and forgot about it. So we drive off and 20min later i realized what i did. SO we went back and we found it...in 1,000 pieces! Someone ran it over :0( i know..sad day. So thats why i havent posted any blogs lately because i dont have any pictures. However for my birthday (which was on the 8th) My hubby bought me a NEW camera! He actually bought me two but i took one back..it was a REALLY nice camera but i decided that it can wait. Anyways i am officially 22 years old now! Matt and i wanted to do something outside on my birthday but it rained ALL DAY so that didnt happen. We ate fried french toast at my favorite breakfast place and then looked for new apartments :0) I cant wait to find a bigger place! We actually found one that we really like. I applied for it so hopefully we get it! I promise i will have pictures on my next blog post! :0)