Me

My Loves, Likes, Dislikes, Pet-Peeves and even some crazy facts....

- I love my family and friends and will do just about anything for them, at any cost.
- I cherish the relationships I make with people
- I love my 3 dogs
- I like routine
- I love traveling
- I love Coco's Salad Dressing
- I love laughing
- I prefer Diet Pepsi over Diet Coke
- I love Steamed Broccoli
- I love Pedicures
- I love taking long drives to no where.
- I love my blue and yellow blanket
- I love long naps
- I love the Pacific Northwest
- I love being in sweats, a sweatshirt and my Ugg Slippers
- I still sleep with my stuffed dog, I got when I was in the hospital in 5th grade.
- I am a HUGE sports fan. I love the UCLA Bruins. I despise the USC Trojans and I HATE their fans.
- I follow Tennis, the San Diego Chargers, the Los Angeles Lakers (especially #4) and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. I used to follow the New Jersey Nets, but then #24 got traded.
- I don't understand Ultimate fighting and why people enjoy it
- I love my triple-venti-vanilla, non-fat, semi-dry, Cappuccino in the morning.
- I have never liked milk...that's why I get a cappuccino
- I like Ranch Dressing and will put it on most everything
- I love color, however I wear mostly black and grey
- I am not a night owl...I like sleep too much
- I love winter....its my favorite season.
- Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, especially the meal
- I can't fall asleep with out the TV on
- I love New York City and would love to live there someday.
- I have been to many great live sporting events...my favorite was going to a Notre Dame football game in South Bend Indiana....they lost, but it was still fun!
- I HATE needles, but I want a tattoo....badly
- I feel naked if I am not wearing my watch.
- I love red wine, but am allergic to it.
- I have some of the best girlfriends, but prefer hanging with the boys.
- I don't wear high heals...they may be cute, but comfort is more important
- I was an extra in a Will Smith music video in 1993
- I broke my arm riding my bike when I was 10 and have a 3 inch plate and 5 bolts and screws still in my wrist
- When I was young, I was afraid of clowns
- I admire my mom for being a flight attendant, getting up at all hours of the day and being a servant to rude people
- I think Pleases and Thanks yous are very important.
- I was recruited to play for the tennis team in college, I declined and often regret it.
- I am strangely obsessed with Sleazy tabloid websites and Magazines.
- I like it when people acknowledge (Nod or Wave) that you have stopped/slowed down to let them pass.
- I love my Heated Seats and Sunroof
- I could watch re-runs of Friends, Sex and the City and Gilmore girls all day long and not get bored.
- I hate commercials and how the TV gets louder when they are on.
- I have a personal space issue. I hate when you are in line and the person behind you stand 3 inches away from you, especially when there is no one behind them.
- I can't sit still, I have to be doing something. ie. reading a book or magazine, playing snood, or soduko, or pocket poker.
- I hate Rude and inconsiderate people...I want nothing to do with them
- I don't understand people who drive around looking for a closer parking space, when they could have parked further out and walked by the time they actually find a spot.
- I hate when people don't use their blinker.
- I hate when people don't follow through. Don't tell me you're going to do something, and then flake.
- I have yet to acquire a taste for beer
- I love the beach, but don't take full advantage of living and working so close to it. Someday I will regret it.
- I am not an impulsive buyer
- I love dark Chocolate
- I hate that my cousins and their families live so far away.
- I have lived in SoCal for 28 years and have never been to Magic Mountain

Art

A student at LCAD had done a beautiful painting of her sisters Golden Retriever and it was hanging in one of the display cases on campus.
Which got me thinking...I wanted someone to paint Bogey. I had NO idea what the process was in having a student commissioned to paint something. I didn't know what they would charge or the timing, or if they would even be interested in painting something for me. I approached this particular student to see if it was something that she would be interested in doing, she said she would do it for $600.
I love Bogey, but not for $600

Well, one of my co-workers knew that I was upset that this was not going to work out and offered to do the portrait for me. I love how it turned out and its now hanging in our Family Room.
Now if I could only afford to have Farley and Cassie painted. :)

Bogey is 9 yrs old and has a gray face...he's an old man. I wanted a portrait of him in his prime, his younger days...no gray....

At his finest

Bogey on Canvas

The old man, posing with his portrait...he wasn't in the mood to be photographed!

As most of you know...the Farr Household revolves around the Dogs!!
Bogey, Cassie and Farley...

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We have always had dogs in our house. Before Tyler and I, there was Jeb, a yellow lab...and as far as my Mom was concerned she didn't need children, she was happy with Dogs!
Then there was Sadie, a Golden Retriever.
After Sadie there were Abby and Cheeky (Brother and Sister Yellow Labs)
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In 2000, my Mom and I flew up to PDX to pick up Bogey. My Uncle's Dental hygentists had a beautiful Golden Retriever who was having puppies. We had to have one and flew up to the Northwest and came home with Bogey.

He is Beautiful...He is Smart...

He is a total pain in the neck.
He must be touched at all times, and if you wont touch him, then he'll stand or lay next to you so in some way he is being touched. He pouts and pretends to ignore you when he knows we are leaving.
He'll do just about anything you ask of him...Speak, Sit, Shake and lay down.
He is a protector...the first to be by my side, if I am sick.

He'll sit in the pool for hours with sunglasses on, as long as he knows all attention his on him. He likes people to think he's the boss, however I don't think he would ever hurt anyone.
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Cassie...We bought/Rescued her from the Ghetto....
She was such a Cute Puppy...
She never fully grew into her body...she has a little pin head, hairy toes and is "slightly" over weight. Despite her "unique" qualities...we love her!!
She makes very un-lady like noises...she snores, she grunts, she snorts.
She is as sweet as can be, and is not an attention whore, like Bogey.
She LOVES her squeaky toys and we LOVE her!
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In 2004, our CRAZY next door neighbors(at the time), had a Golden Retriever, who happened to be in heat and snuck into our backyard and strutted her stuff for Bogey and got Pregnant. The Good News was she was a Pure Bread Golden and we got pick of the litter.
Welcome Farley, son of Bogey...
He is a LOVER. He is Beautiful. He is Smart just like his Dad.
He loves the pool and swimming, even in the middle of winter...crazy dog!
He loves to pretend he is a prairie dog. He has a few gay tendencies...he wiggles when he runs!
He will always greet you with a toy in his mouth.
He has the softest, lightest hair...but sheds a whole lot. More than the other 2 dogs combined.
He is Tyler's dog, however we get partial custody of him
FATHER and SON!
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All 3 dogs are so different, but so GREAT!!
Life with out them would be boring and lonely.
They live to please and their love is unconditional
LOVE...LOVE...LOVE
I now understand why my mom wanted only dogs...
I think I am on the same page...for now at least! :)
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I would LOVE to rescue our next dog, and would love "it" to be a smaller/lap dog!
I would love a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
(Charlotte from SATC's dog "Elizabeth Taylor")
I would also LOVE to get a long haired Dachshund / Rooloo.
Until then...3 is enough!