My April Fools Bunny & New Job!

Well, before the day is over, I'd just like to say "Happy Birthday" to Ariana (Ari). She is 6 years old today. I can still remember picking her up from the breeder and bringing her down to San Luis Obispo. She had a nice comfy cage and some parsley and carrots while she settled in that first night. This picture is from several years ago. She was probably no more than a year or two old when it was taken.

She's been a great pet. She was all I had during my last 2 years of college. She was mostly loose in my bedroom and would do all sorts of "cute pet" things. She liked to wake me up in the morning by licking my face, and jump up into my lap for petting when I was up all night writing papers or modeling buildings.

These days she chooses to relax in a nice big chewable cardboard box and runs laps around the living room at night. If you wiggle your fingers, she comes running for attention. Awww.

Started my job!

In other news, I started my new job last Wednesday. I accepted an offer from a firm that does high end hotels and restaurants all over the country. It's been interesting at work so far. Very different from residential, but I'm trying to absorb everything that I see and hear.

I've already got a business trip (my first!) coming up. There is an industry convention in Las Vegas at the end of April. The entire firm of around 10 people is going. We're staying at the Wynn. (woohoo!) It sounds like I might need to buy some new clothes for this trip. I've never been much into "hip" going out clothing, but the schedule for LV sounds like it includes lots of cocktail parties and exclusive invite-only "events" with product reps.

On top of that, sounds like I may be going with a team to Philadelphia in a few months to do a site visit/survey on a project I've started to work on.

So good so far. And yes, gonna get some riding in tomorrow. Check back for *mas wildflower* pics in a day or two.

Oh, and I got a PM the other day from "Texas T" on TWTex that I really should update my profile cause "Yer a Texan now girl! Stand tall and be proud!" Done. And thanks for the reminder, Brian.

Sori's Fishing Trip

I took the bunnies outside for some brushing and nail trimming yesterday afternoon. Bri (mom’s bunny) and Ari just wanted to sit in the sun. Sori decided to stretch her legs. She was madly hopping around the huge backyard, jumping more than I’ve ever seen her. Kelsey the scottie tried to keep up, but couldn’t.

My parents have a small goldfish pond right off their covered porch. Most of the time it's covered with a light black netting on black abs pipe frames to keep birds and other varmints away from the fish.

I guess Sori either didn’t see the pond or didn’t understand what the rocks surrounding it meant. In one of her mad dashes, she got herself stuck in the mesh right in the center of the pond. The mesh sagged, but held and she didn’t go for a dipping. It was only one jump for her, but she was beyond easy reach, so we had to pick up the net on one side and poke her with a broom handle to *assist* her off the pond.

We decided that she’d had enough after that.

The Grumpiest Time of Year

Supposedly, January is the grumpiest time of year for most people. My day hasn't been terribly splendid, so here's a picture of a cute bunny.

This was taken the night I brought Sorsha home, back in 2002. She was about 8 weeks old at the time. Awwww.

In other news, I sent in my entry form for the Cal24, a 1000 mile/24 hour rally held in mid June.