Not the normal anniversary you were probably thinking about.....but an anniversary, non the less.
Today, I have been blogging for ONE year! Go me!
Its been a little tough figuring out everything, and I'm still learning. Its been wonderful and amazing to be welcomed into the blogger world and even gain my first 10 followers!
I'm glad you came by, stuck around, and listen to all the junk I annoyingly post on the Internet! Don't go anywhere...The Coach's Wife has just begun!
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
How and Why Bronx is Bronx
I've never named a child, but if naming our dog was any indication as to how tough it will be then we are in need of immediate donations to pay for future therapy sessions we're sure to land ourselves in.
I won't lie - it wasn't one of those things where you just looked at the dog and said "you look like a ________." It just didn't happen that way. Nothing really just shouted at me, so it took us a while to come up with some possible choices.
The fact that Bronx was a surprise and I got to see him for the very first time late in the evening on Christmas Eve - Eve (the 23rd of December, in case you didn't grasp that lingo) didn't make it any easier to quickly choose a name before I presented him to our family on Christmas Eve.
Dave and I are very firm on names - its just something we both feel very strongly about. While I'm a little more bold and outgoing and like unique and unusual names (hello, my name is Charlee - did you think I would like ordinary names? psssh.) While the hubs is very traditional and many names in his family have been passed down his entire family tree.
Did we bicker? Yes. Did I stick my pouty face out a few times? Yes. Eventually were we able to compromise and found a name that suited our pup and us? Yes, and the key is compromise and learning to be realistic.
Since we had trouble just throwing names out there we set out on a different path. We started with what we knew.
We knew it had to be some what simple. Although labs are super smart, we needed to be able to use his name quickly and firmly when training and calling him.
We knew we didn't want to stick with any of his names in his bloodline/family tree.
We thought all night on it and eventually Dave said "We both love the Yankees, we love the Bronx, we love the time and memories we've shared in NYC and we love Yankee Stadium, we were engaged there and its a place we'll always love- and now we love this nameless puppy so lets call him Jeter, after one of our favorite players of all time."
It sounded cute and it rolled of the tongue nicely, but it just didn't 'fit' like I thought it would. I didn't have the reaction I thought I would have when we finally picked his name. I wasn't sold. I don't think Dave was either but he said it a few more times trying to make it stick. I couldn't do it. I couldn't look down at that sweet sleepy puppy laying in my lap and give him a name that didn't fit.
Almost simultaneously we looked at each other and looked down at our sleeping yellow puppy and instantly said one word, and that word was simply - "Bronx"
And just like that - Bronx became Bronx. We smiled, did a group hug, and our world has been rocked by that puppy named Bronx ever since!
I won't lie - it wasn't one of those things where you just looked at the dog and said "you look like a ________." It just didn't happen that way. Nothing really just shouted at me, so it took us a while to come up with some possible choices.
The fact that Bronx was a surprise and I got to see him for the very first time late in the evening on Christmas Eve - Eve (the 23rd of December, in case you didn't grasp that lingo) didn't make it any easier to quickly choose a name before I presented him to our family on Christmas Eve.
Dave and I are very firm on names - its just something we both feel very strongly about. While I'm a little more bold and outgoing and like unique and unusual names (hello, my name is Charlee - did you think I would like ordinary names? psssh.) While the hubs is very traditional and many names in his family have been passed down his entire family tree.
Did we bicker? Yes. Did I stick my pouty face out a few times? Yes. Eventually were we able to compromise and found a name that suited our pup and us? Yes, and the key is compromise and learning to be realistic.
Bronx - Circa 2009
6 weeks old
Since we had trouble just throwing names out there we set out on a different path. We started with what we knew.
We knew it had to be some what simple. Although labs are super smart, we needed to be able to use his name quickly and firmly when training and calling him.
We knew we didn't want to stick with any of his names in his bloodline/family tree.
We thought all night on it and eventually Dave said "We both love the Yankees, we love the Bronx, we love the time and memories we've shared in NYC and we love Yankee Stadium, we were engaged there and its a place we'll always love- and now we love this nameless puppy so lets call him Jeter, after one of our favorite players of all time."
It sounded cute and it rolled of the tongue nicely, but it just didn't 'fit' like I thought it would. I didn't have the reaction I thought I would have when we finally picked his name. I wasn't sold. I don't think Dave was either but he said it a few more times trying to make it stick. I couldn't do it. I couldn't look down at that sweet sleepy puppy laying in my lap and give him a name that didn't fit.
Giving my new pup some loving!
Almost simultaneously we looked at each other and looked down at our sleeping yellow puppy and instantly said one word, and that word was simply - "Bronx"
And just like that - Bronx became Bronx. We smiled, did a group hug, and our world has been rocked by that puppy named Bronx ever since!
Friday, July 27, 2012
Hello New Followers
Hello new followers! For whatever crazy and strange reason you stumbled upon this little blog of mine and I'm glad you did.
I'll get you up to speed (and remind the rest of you) on The Coach's Wife Blog
1. I'm Charlee - aka The Coach's Wife. I've been blogging since last August (its almost anniversary time).
2. My husband is a baseball coach for the high school level. He also coach's American Legion Baseball.
3. We have one baby who happens to be of the furry variety. His name is Bronx. You'll hear A LOT about him if you stick around.
4. I'm southern to the core (one reason you'll probably never see my VLOG) I'm blonde and sometimes gullible. I'm honest and brutally blunt sometimes, which can be both pros and cons.
5. I'm anything but average and even a little weird.
6. I blog about every day stuff, like life with a dog, marriage, our adventures and memories, and of course, being the coach's wife.
7. I'm technology stupid and I do good to turn the computer on and check my email, so please be patient in the future as I learn about the blogging world and how it works!
I'll get you up to speed (and remind the rest of you) on The Coach's Wife Blog
1. I'm Charlee - aka The Coach's Wife. I've been blogging since last August (its almost anniversary time).
2. My husband is a baseball coach for the high school level. He also coach's American Legion Baseball.
3. We have one baby who happens to be of the furry variety. His name is Bronx. You'll hear A LOT about him if you stick around.
4. I'm southern to the core (one reason you'll probably never see my VLOG) I'm blonde and sometimes gullible. I'm honest and brutally blunt sometimes, which can be both pros and cons.
5. I'm anything but average and even a little weird.
6. I blog about every day stuff, like life with a dog, marriage, our adventures and memories, and of course, being the coach's wife.
7. I'm technology stupid and I do good to turn the computer on and check my email, so please be patient in the future as I learn about the blogging world and how it works!
Did you know....
**It is possible to bleach everything in your current load of laundry just by adding a tad too much bleach to the previous load of laundry. Trust me, I know and I have 7 spotted shirts and 3 pairs of spotted shorts to prove it.
**Dogs are like children in many ways, one being that it is a GOOD thing when you hear them, its a BAD thing when you can't...and you better run like hell to find them and stop whatever crazy shenanigan is about to happen or is currently in progress.
**Its a proven fact that husbands are in some sort of cult to purposely screw up every item on the 'to do' list in hopes that it will get them out of the same task in the future. Okay, maybe their not, but geez, for the one millionth time hubby - the measuring cups do not go in the cabinet with the drinking cups!
**The day you decide to wear your new shoes to work, everyone will ask you to come to their office, walk with them down to the cafe, need something you left in your car and the elevator will be broken - its like a curse or something.
**Exactly ten minutes after you finish mopping your hardwoods (which took almost an hour) its a given that your dog will drink too much water and will proceed to vomit all that water into a nice big puddle on your freshly mopped floors. Yep.
**After you have followed all the rules and done everything right, OF COURSE MY dog will STILL end up getting an infection following his neuter session with the vet. Yes, an infection that my vet says - "Its one in a million that they get an infection while wearing a cone the first 3 days post op."
**It is inevitable that after working the concession stand at hubs baseball games for a total of three week nights (AFTER WORK) that I would receive a text this morning calling me into duty once again...on a Friday night.
That about sums up my happenings of this week and gives you a little insight into the crazy world of being the coach's wife. Have a great weekend! TGIF!
**Dogs are like children in many ways, one being that it is a GOOD thing when you hear them, its a BAD thing when you can't...and you better run like hell to find them and stop whatever crazy shenanigan is about to happen or is currently in progress.
**Its a proven fact that husbands are in some sort of cult to purposely screw up every item on the 'to do' list in hopes that it will get them out of the same task in the future. Okay, maybe their not, but geez, for the one millionth time hubby - the measuring cups do not go in the cabinet with the drinking cups!
**The day you decide to wear your new shoes to work, everyone will ask you to come to their office, walk with them down to the cafe, need something you left in your car and the elevator will be broken - its like a curse or something.
**Exactly ten minutes after you finish mopping your hardwoods (which took almost an hour) its a given that your dog will drink too much water and will proceed to vomit all that water into a nice big puddle on your freshly mopped floors. Yep.
**After you have followed all the rules and done everything right, OF COURSE MY dog will STILL end up getting an infection following his neuter session with the vet. Yes, an infection that my vet says - "Its one in a million that they get an infection while wearing a cone the first 3 days post op."
**It is inevitable that after working the concession stand at hubs baseball games for a total of three week nights (AFTER WORK) that I would receive a text this morning calling me into duty once again...on a Friday night.
That about sums up my happenings of this week and gives you a little insight into the crazy world of being the coach's wife. Have a great weekend! TGIF!
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Mr. President
I don't normally have a ton to say about politics and elections because frankly, I don't understand it all.
However, I do know that NO matter what party you are affiliated with or who you are - everyone can be crooked in some way, shape or form.
I received this email recently and I can't vouch on the truth of these statements or not, but I can tell you that I'm going to be doing some serious research this year before I cast my vote. I know there are a ton of these things going around so I don't pay that much attention to what they say exactly, but they are great reminders that we all have to do our own research to know who we are voting for an why...because there is really no sense in voting if you don't know why you are voting a particular way. This country is all we have as citizens and its not in its best state right now so its very important as Americans that we educate ourselves and vote - because each one counts!
Email:
First President to apply for college aid as a foreign student, then deny he was a foreigner.
However, I do know that NO matter what party you are affiliated with or who you are - everyone can be crooked in some way, shape or form.
I received this email recently and I can't vouch on the truth of these statements or not, but I can tell you that I'm going to be doing some serious research this year before I cast my vote. I know there are a ton of these things going around so I don't pay that much attention to what they say exactly, but they are great reminders that we all have to do our own research to know who we are voting for an why...because there is really no sense in voting if you don't know why you are voting a particular way. This country is all we have as citizens and its not in its best state right now so its very important as Americans that we educate ourselves and vote - because each one counts!
Email:
Quite an impressive list of accomplishments:
First President to apply for college aid as a foreign student, then deny he was a foreigner.
First President to have a social security number from a state he has never lived in.
First President to go on 17 lavish vacations, including date nights and Wednesday evening White House parties for his friends paid for by the taxpayer.
First President to preside over a cut to the credit-rating of the United States
First President to have 22 personal servants (taxpayer funded) for his wife.
First President to keep a dog trainer on retainer for $102,000 a year at taxpayer expense.
First President to repeat the Holy Quran tells us the early morning call of the Azan (Islamic call to worship) is the most beautiful sound on earth.
First President to violate the War Powers Act. .
First President to be held in contempt of court for illegally obstructing oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
First President to defy a Federal Judge's court order to cease implementing the Health Care Reform Law.
First President to require all Americans to purchase a product from a third party.
First President to spend a trillion dollars on 'shovel-ready' jobs when there was no such thing as 'shovel-ready' jobs.
First President to abrogate bankruptcy law to turn over control of companies to his union supporters.
First President to by-pass Congress and implement the Dream Act through executive fiat
First President to order a secret amnesty program that stopped the deportation of illegal immigrants across the U. S., including those with criminal convictions.
First President to demand a company hand-over $20 billion to one of his political appointees.
First President to terminate America's ability to put a man in space.
First President to have a law signed by an auto-pen without being present.
First President to arbitrarily declare an existing law unconstitutional and refuse to enforce it.
First President to threaten insurance companies if they publicly spoke-out on the reasons for their rate increases.
First President to tell a major manufacturing company in which state it is allowed to locate a factory.
First President to file lawsuits against the states he swore an oath to protect(AZ, WI, OH, IN).
First President to withdraw an existing coal permit that had been properly issued years ago.
First President to fire an inspector general of Ameri-Corps for catching one of his friends in a corruption case.
First President to appoint 45 czars to replace elected officials in his office. .
First President to golf 73 separate times in his first two and a half years in office, 90 to date.
First President to hide his medical, educational and travel records.
First President to win a Nobel Peace Prize for doing NOTHING to earn it.
First President to go on multiple global 'apology tours'.
First President to take a 17 day vacation.
First President to go on 17 lavish vacations, including date nights and Wednesday evening White House parties for his friends paid for by the taxpayer.
First President to preside over a cut to the credit-rating of the United States
First President to have 22 personal servants (taxpayer funded) for his wife.
First President to keep a dog trainer on retainer for $102,000 a year at taxpayer expense.
First President to repeat the Holy Quran tells us the early morning call of the Azan (Islamic call to worship) is the most beautiful sound on earth.
First President to violate the War Powers Act. .
First President to be held in contempt of court for illegally obstructing oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico.
First President to defy a Federal Judge's court order to cease implementing the Health Care Reform Law.
First President to require all Americans to purchase a product from a third party.
First President to spend a trillion dollars on 'shovel-ready' jobs when there was no such thing as 'shovel-ready' jobs.
First President to abrogate bankruptcy law to turn over control of companies to his union supporters.
First President to by-pass Congress and implement the Dream Act through executive fiat
First President to order a secret amnesty program that stopped the deportation of illegal immigrants across the U. S., including those with criminal convictions.
First President to demand a company hand-over $20 billion to one of his political appointees.
First President to terminate America's ability to put a man in space.
First President to have a law signed by an auto-pen without being present.
First President to arbitrarily declare an existing law unconstitutional and refuse to enforce it.
First President to threaten insurance companies if they publicly spoke-out on the reasons for their rate increases.
First President to tell a major manufacturing company in which state it is allowed to locate a factory.
First President to file lawsuits against the states he swore an oath to protect(AZ, WI, OH, IN).
First President to withdraw an existing coal permit that had been properly issued years ago.
First President to fire an inspector general of Ameri-Corps for catching one of his friends in a corruption case.
First President to appoint 45 czars to replace elected officials in his office. .
First President to golf 73 separate times in his first two and a half years in office, 90 to date.
First President to hide his medical, educational and travel records.
First President to win a Nobel Peace Prize for doing NOTHING to earn it.
First President to go on multiple global 'apology tours'.
First President to take a 17 day vacation.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Weekend Recap - All About Bronx
Saturday morning my plan for a relaxing weekend at home was abruptly turned around in a different direction.
My soak in the foot spa, new cucumber mask, and hot oil treatment self spa day will just have to wait because for the next 5 days my little buddy is back in his "lamp shade of shame."
Exhibit A:
The Bronxster is not a happy camper and hasn't been all weekend. It makes me feel so bad for him but I have to keep reminding myself that it is for his own good. I guess I wouldn't feel as bad if he hadn't just gotten out of the damn cone 6 months ago, which he was in for over 3 weeks!
Unfortunately, a nasty little infection around his incision site where his ummm, jewels were removed last week has left the poor fella on antibiotics twice per day and to help speed up healing time and prevent further infection he's back in the cone until Thursday.
Sadly, playing hasn't been the easiest option for passing the time and since he can't run yet and its pushing 100 degrees outside lately several short walks are all we have been able to fit in to expel some of that built up energy.
So, is it Thursday yet? We are BEYOND ready to banish the Lamp Shade of Shame!
We've spend the weekend tending to him, maneuvering him around the house and trying to keep him comfortable. Its been a chore but its just one of those things. When your babies get sick - Mama doesn't get a break!
But I wont lie, it hasn't been all bad - it is somewhat funny to see him bounce off of door frames and the island bar because he hasn't yet figured out his head is now 3 times wider than normal! Ha!
My soak in the foot spa, new cucumber mask, and hot oil treatment self spa day will just have to wait because for the next 5 days my little buddy is back in his "lamp shade of shame."
Exhibit A:
The Bronxster is not a happy camper and hasn't been all weekend. It makes me feel so bad for him but I have to keep reminding myself that it is for his own good. I guess I wouldn't feel as bad if he hadn't just gotten out of the damn cone 6 months ago, which he was in for over 3 weeks!
Unfortunately, a nasty little infection around his incision site where his ummm, jewels were removed last week has left the poor fella on antibiotics twice per day and to help speed up healing time and prevent further infection he's back in the cone until Thursday.
So, is it Thursday yet? We are BEYOND ready to banish the Lamp Shade of Shame!
We've spend the weekend tending to him, maneuvering him around the house and trying to keep him comfortable. Its been a chore but its just one of those things. When your babies get sick - Mama doesn't get a break!
But I wont lie, it hasn't been all bad - it is somewhat funny to see him bounce off of door frames and the island bar because he hasn't yet figured out his head is now 3 times wider than normal! Ha!
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