Rough Week for Stells Bells

This week was a rather rough week for little miss Stella.
Tuesday I woke up  to her looking like this....

I just figured that she got bit by something and that the swelling would go down as the day went on. I gave her some Benadryl in hopes that the swelling on her poor little face would go down quickly.
But... as the day went on she only got worse and worse :(

The poor girl's whole face was swollen and burning up like she had a fever. She had huge welts all over her body. She was so miserable with scratching till she bleed and throwing up her breakfast.
I took her up to her vet in Park City, where her grandma Cori works so usually she doesn't mind it AS much but that day she hated it! She was always looking for an escape.
She was a great girl tho, and let them give her a cortisone shot (in exchange for a treat of course). They said she must have had an allergic reaction to a bug bite or bee sting as well has hives all over.
Although the medicine made her sick for a few days, her swelling went down rapidly and she is all back to normal.

What a great sport Stells!!

Happy Birthday Grandma

Two weeks ago Mom, Erik, Brittany and I took a trip to Ventura California to see my sweet grandma for her 84th Birthday.
Of course being a humble sweet lady, she really didn't want to do anything for her birthday but we made her dress up and go to dinner on the Pier for a great Salmon dinner. We had the best waiter, he just made her feel like the whole night was all about her. He brought her flower after flower that his dad grew in his own yard and had the whole restaurant singing to her. She was the happiest I had ever seen her.  In the morning she kept saying what a great celebration it was! It truly was a great celebration.

Here is an example of some of the beautiful flowers that our waiter brought all of the girls. Not only were they beautiful but the smelt amazing.

It was wonderful to see my cute cousins and spend quality time with them as well.

This is Teddy. I never liked little dogs all that much, because you all know how much I love my big Stella girl. But this little dog is the sweetest little dog you'll ever meet. He is so very grateful to have been rescued to a great and caring women (my grandma) and he shows it more than another dog.
                        We always say "it's great to be a Jensen animal."

Kitty Cats

Layla and Olivia

Our two princess kitties spent the weekend alone at the apartment while we went to Heber to house sit for Todd's parents. They were very very excited to when I came home to them a little bit early, which is different for them because they both have the typical cat personalities where they only show love on their terms. Don't get me wrong they are very sweet and loving, just typical cats. Now that I have been home with them for a few hours they both won't leave my side. They are very happy to not have a big black dog chasing them around or pinning them to the ground, thinking they want to play.  As I sit here I see both of them sprawled out within arms reach,  It's moments like this when I feel lucky to have two sweet kitties. 

Party People

We had my graduation dinner on Saturday at Bucca di Beppo and all of my good friends and family made it out to show their support. It also was a great day and I appreciate everyone that took the time to come spend with me as a little celebration for one of the biggest things in my life.

My amazing dad made it out despite not feeling well that day. Sure do love him!!

Life's best friends.

Todd and his great parents... More of my support system.

The cutest little grandma ever. She went around taking pictures of everyone there.

The night ended with a trip to the Hogswallow for a beer with Misty and Lucas.

University of Utah Graduation Day

May 6, 2011
I did it.
I finally graduated from college with my Bachelor Degree in Mass Communication with an emphasis in Strategic Communication.
I felt like a little kid before Christmas, I couldn't sleep at all the night before for fear that I would sleep through my alarm. I had my dress ready, my cheetah shoes (that ended up killing my feet), and all my jewelry ready for my big day. I was prepared and up early for the long day.
My Grandma Lappe flew in from New Jersey to be there for me since I am the first of 13 grandchildren to graduate from college. My dad, my mom, my brother, Brittany, Bill and Todd all made it out to support me. I felt very lucky to have all my family there.

 After graduation Todd took me up to the St. Regis for one of the most amazing dinners I've ever had. Everything about it was amazing, including the company :) It was one of the best days ever.

Stella's Spay

Oh the little Princess finally had to get fixed...
I don't believe in breeding animals. There are far too many unwanted and homeless animals in this world to breed animals just for money. We were supposed to get her fixed at six months old (that's what our vet told us due to research on their hips) but when she was six months we just didn't have enough time off to spend with her after the surgery so we ended up putting it off even longer.
Todd had taken Stella for a walk and came home to tell me that she had been playing with a male dog that was about her age which made me worry tremendously and I called the vet the next day to schedule her appointment.
I took her up to the vet where Todd's mom works, Stella loves to go there to see Grandma. She was very confused of why I was leaving her there tho. The nurses there said that she barked till her surgery, probably because she wanted to get out and play with the other dogs there, very naughty. When Todd and I picked her up she was so very happy to see us. She looked sore but that didn't stop her from showing her excitement for her dad and mom.
They told us that she needed to take it easy for about 10 days. The included no walks, no jumping on things or even walking up large stair cases such as ours up to our apartment. That all seemed pretty easy, except for that we found out that she weights 60 pounds!!! yikes. I sure couldn't carry her up the stairs....

 Luckily we had Todd to carry her up and down the stairs for a few days.

My little Camera Ham

Today I pulled out my camera to upload some pictures and Stella ran right up me to get her picture taken.

I didn't realize how much he loves her picture taken until today! 

What a cute little picture poser