Abe needs your good thoughts

My sweet Abe is currently at the emergency vet and I am on pins and needles waiting to hear if he is okay. Earlier this afternoon he didn't get out of the way of WEG and his friend who were turning into the driveway. They thought he had moved, but he hadn't, and his back leg was run over. A chunk o fmeat was just dangling, so WEG decided it would be best to take him to the emergency vet in Charleston since he was in Edisto when it happened. Well, he got to the vet at 3:30, and Abe FINALLY got taken back around 5:15. They told WEG it would be several hours because they needed to do x-rays of the leg, bloodwork to make sure there's no infection (apparently his gums are a little discolored so the vet wants to take all precautions), and stitch him up. But the kicker is he had to be put under for all of this, so WEG is now waiting at his sister's until the vet calls to say the anesthesia has worn off.

I'm ready to get the phone call that Abe is okay and he and WEG are on their way back to Columbia. I am ready to give my sweet pup a big hug- what an ordeal he has been through. Poor baby. Please say a prayer that everything has gone okay and he'll be on his way home soon.

ETA: Thanks y'all for all your sweet thoughts. WEG is picking up Abe right now after 7 hours at the emergency vet. For 2 hours they waited to see a doctor and then they finally took Abe back. Well, apparently they got a late start on his surgery the vet told WEG because things got
"hairy" around there. So that's why it is so late. Now WEG will have to drive an hour and a half home from Charleston, so if you read this, say a little prayer he makes it safely. We've had some crazy rain and I know the roads are probably wet and he'll be wanting to get home quickly!
Oh, and apparently Abe will need to stay inside for several days so we can watch him, but we are not allowed to bathe him. I can only imagine how bad he stinks after a weekend of rollicking through plough mud and swimming in the marsh! P-eww!

Baffled...

I've lost 2 followers in 2 days....did I offend someone?
Maybe it's just the lameness of my posts lately....I know I haven't been very exciting. Maybe when work slows down after the month of September I will have more motivation.
Here's hoping...

It's 7:30 on a friday night....

and I am sitting on my couch, watching TV, catching up on blogs, and already wearing my pajamas.
Party animal? I think not.
Quite comfortable & content? You betcha.

And the winner is....

Last week I said one lucky reader would be rewarded if you clicked over and started following the Pink Magnolias blog.

I wrote all of your names down and numbered them as such:
1. Christina- End of Beans
2. Pink, Green & Southern
3. Preppy Mama
4. Katy- Tripping Down the Aisle
5. Sole Matters
6. Amy- Just Add Walter
7. Gwennie- Northern Girl with a Southern Soul
8. Preppy Bumpkin

I then put 1-8 in the random integer generator. You will have to take my word on the outcome because I couldn't figure out how to put the generator onto my blog.

The lucky number was 4- Katy at Tripping Down the Aisle!

Katy, email me at usc_emily(at)hotmail(dot)com and give me your address and I'll send you a surprise :-)

And if you haven't checked out The Pink Magnolias, do it now!

Vacation...still wanting...

Ugh...I'm not putting anything about vacation on my blog ever again until I am stepping on the plane on the way to said destination.
Costa Rica is probably not going to happen.
I.Am.BUMMED.
Enough said.

Vacation, all I ever wanted....

ETA: A flight to Costa Rica from Charlotte is not $140- that was to San Jose, California. My friend who was looking it up mixed it up. But a flight from Columbia, SC to Costa Rica is $346. Still not bad, but sorry to get your hopes up!

My friends and I are beginning our discussions of a trip to Costa Rica. Well, we have actually discussed it before (and I think I actually mentioned it on here), but we're serious this time. Did you know you can fly round trip from Charlotte, NC to San Jose, Costa Rica for $140 round trip on JetBlue? I didn't either, but sign me up!

We are looking to go in January and we are weighing our options of staying at a resort or renting a house. We will probably stay in or near Los Suenos because we have a connection to a deep-sea fishing boat there.

Has anyone ever been to Costa Rica that can share your experiences, tips, etc? Any advice is welcome!

They say it's your birthday

Since it is officially after midnight on August 22nd, I can go ahead and wish WEG a very happy birthday. Last year I threw him a surprise party for his 30th birthday, so I certainly can't measure up to that, but I hope it will still be a good one for him. He claims that once you get to 30, you can start counting backwards, so I guess that would make it his 29th birthday ;-) Don't we wish it REALLY worked this way?

But I digress....

Although he doesn't read, I want to say happy birthday and I love you, WEG. I can't imagine my life without you and I hope to celebrate many more birthdays with you.

And that's as sappy as I am going to get. We're celebrating with friends on Saturday evening with a small get-together at our house. And if I know WEG, you better bring your hard hat....