One of these nights...

So I got mad at my dog last night. She woke me up barking at midnight. And then again at 1 (at which point after trying to get a late night swig of Dr. Pepper, I dropped the bottle on the kitchen floor, and proceeded to curse). And again at 5. I then locked her in the garage, which is what I should have done at midnight. I love my dog, but that is sadly one of the negatives to having a dog that you must keep outside most of the time. She likes to bark at random things in the middle of the night. The biggest problem I have with this is that she can't see anything with my fence. But she continues on, barking.

So it's apparently become a trend for me to apologize for not posting in a while. This blogging stuff is much harder than it looks, and trying to find something more than just the regular run of the mill routine that is my day to day life can be difficult at times. Not to say that there hasn't been plenty to talk about in the last 3 weeks. You then have to add in the fact that we have been almost excruciatingly busy at work and you get the idea. Still no excuse though, so I'm sorry. To Drizzle and Meagan. And the possible one or two other people that might be actually reading. No, it's just those two I'm sure.

Anyhoo, let's see all that's happened. I turned 25 and commenced watching the Hogs scare the living crap out of me against WIU. They did win, however, and all I can say is that there were definite positives, and definite negatives. Casey looked good. The oline and receivers looked good...at times. The defense...well, they seem alright against the pass. Along with getting to spend the game with Meagan and the Drizzle, and then add a Sunday lunch with mom, dad, and Meagan for my birthday and then pulled pork with her family that night, and it made for a wonderful birthday weekend. That really made for a long run-on sentence didn't it? Oh who am I kidding? I don't get grades anymore. I can make a 10 page paper into 1 sentence if I want to...Take that education! Ha!

Last weekend I spent with Meagan down in Russellville. I must first make the point that I am the man. After being very open that she doesn't really like much barbeque (doesn't really eat anything her dad has smoked, I get the feeling she ate ribs I cooked just to be nice :- ) ), I took her a chopped pork sammich from Rivertowne in Ozark. A slather of mild sauce, and then some hot on top of that, and I swear her first words after that first bite were "I really hate to say this, but...that's really good." I WIN! I'M A WINNER! OK, maybe they're winners down there with the single greatest barbeque sandwich on Earth, but still. They're not here, so I'm claiming awesomeness.

Past that, we hung out with each other, went to see 'Traitor' (really good film by the way. Also creepy when we're sitting there and in walks Amber Shaddock and her boyfriend, ha!) and went to church with my Grandma and Aunt. I sadly had to cut it short Sunday afternoon as I had to get back for church choir practice (we're trying to make a valient effort to get an early start on the Christmas program). I also was able to watch at least a smidge of the Hogs online Sat. night...at least the very end, which by the sound of it was the best part. Hooray for being 2-0.

I obviously haven't talked too much about work, but really there's not much to say. We're still extremely busy, but we're doing alright. The week following Labor Day allowed me to really get caught up on a bunch of stuff, and yet now I find myself with still several work orders on my desk. Just the fact of life. I'm certainly not going to complain though. It just seems at times that we're the only one's in the area that are busy. Or at the very least steady with business. I thank the good Lord above for that. Nice to see how he does and will provide when you let him.

It's also nice when it's as cool outside as it was today. I know partly it was from the "aftermath" of Ike, but I also like to think it's just getting that time for awesome jeans and t-shirt or light long-sleeved weather. Work seems to generally get done a lot quicker when you feel like going outside.

Welp, I guess that's about all I have for tonight. I should probably start getting ready for bed soon (yes, I realize at the time of my writing this sentence it's currently 10:02) as I've got a long night tomorrow. Work til about 3, and then it's off to see THE EAGLES!!!!!!! Riding down with Meagan's family, picking her up in Russvegas and it's off to Alltel in North Little Rock. Should prove to be an amazing show and an amazingly fun time. It will, however, be incredibly late getting home...at least late for me. Luckily, I don't have to go in at 8 Wednesday morning.

Happy Bama Gameweek. Until we meet again....