Where Did the Time Go?

I don’t know where the last few days have gone.  I have been really caught up in the mess with our dog, I guess.  Jack was in the hospital for the past three nights and had surgery on his stomach.  He is finally home, but still in recovery.  It was pretty scary, honestly.  As The Roommate said, “We’re a little family here,” and it’s so true.

Needless to say there has been a lot of running around, rearranging of the work schedule, and many a trip to the vet.  I’m just happy to have my little family intact again.

Let’s see what I have been up to four the past few days:

1. Dinner at the Melting Pot on Thursday night — Unfortunately the Melting Pot fundraiser coincided with the scariest part of Jack’s medical ordeal.  Jack had been admitted to the hospital that afternoon but we didn’t really know what was wrong with him, and I was on the phone with our vet until late that night.  All of this meant that I was barely aware of what I was eating that night.  I did snap a picture of this though:

Yin and Yang fondue, half white chocolate, half dark chocolate.  YUM.  Despite my deep concern, I was able to snag a few bites of strawberry dipped in this.  People cope in mysterious ways… Check out Ladies Night Out at the Melting Pot.  It’s a cheap and classy girls-only evening!

2. Lazy weekend — The Boyfriend and I were not feeling up to an exciting Saturday while our dog was recovering in the hospital, so we stayed in.  I enjoyed some leftover Chinese for lunch and leafed through the newest Real Simple (Real Simple fans: how do you feel about the new layout? I prefer the old one! Don’t get me wrong, though — it has not tainted my love for Real Simple.)

That night we channeled our inner teenager and wandered aimlessly through the mall.  And I lost The Boyfriend to a $1,000 massaging arm chair at Brookstone.

I was able to convince him to come home with me, but only with the promise of organic, uncured hot dogs from Applegate Farms.  These generous folks sent me a box of their sausages and hot dogs, so we got to work taste-testing.

Seriously, the Applegate Farms hot dogs are incredible.  We had a pack of “regular” hot dogs in the fridge, so I compared ingredients.  The first ingredient on the regular dogs was “mechanically-separated chicken.”  Insert many a ?!!?!!?!???!! here.  In the Applegate Farms’ dogs? Grass-fed beef.  Sea salt and spices.  Garlic, celery, and onion powders.  Paprika.  You know.  Stuff you’ve actually HEARD of.  If you’re concerned with fat content, these babies have only 8 grams, which is decent for a hot dog. They taste REAL.  And if you don’t do beef, check out the turkey or chicken hot dogs.  I’m really excited to get cookin’ with some of the sausages and kielbasa, so stay tuned for some yummy recipes!

I’m off to go make a quick n’ easy Sunday dinner for my family.  When the Roommate gets back from her weekend in Canada, we will all be under one roof again.  I’m sure there will be many cuddles to be had: