And yet I feel like it just started! Where are the days going? It does not help that I work until 6 pm most evenings of the week, I get home around 7, and am in bed by 9. We feel like it's a relaxing night when we have time to watch an entire episode of Psych. Psych is our newly found addiction :) It's amazing and we love it!
Puppy News:
Harley is now 11 months old. I'm thinking he was born sometime around Christmas b/c the vet guessed he was probably a little over 8 months old when we took him in for his 1st checkup.
He's still as excited about life as ever. I often wonder what I did to entertain myself when I was home alone without him. I honestly believe every couple should have a puppy before they EVER have a baby. What great practice it is..... with a little less responsibility :)
He's had quite the exciting past several days. The other night I got into our cabinet and grabbed my multi-vitamin and a fiber supplement. Before I had a chance to take my fiber, it fell onto the floor and I thought it rolled under the stove. Paul told me I should pick it up but my response was "He won't be able to get it, it's under the stove". Moments later, I observed a small item stuck to Harley's mouth area.... it was the clear coating from the fiber supplement. Yes, that's right. He found the pill and consumed it. Lucky for us, the effects of so much fiber did not hit him until the next morning.... but it sure did clean him out. Poor little guy. The same night he consumed the fiber, my mom gave us some great advice.... let Harley sleep in his crate (He's been sleeping in our room), put a blanket over his crate so he can't see out into the living room during the night, and leave him be. So, we did just that. WELL.... we don't sleep with heat on in our house at night (not yet at least), so the next morning Paul got up and turned the heat on so the house would be warm when I had to get up for work. Not 30 minutes after Paul left, I hear a horrible yelping sound coming from the living room. I jumped out of bed, ran to see what was going on. Apparently, where his crate was sitting was directly next to the floor vent. ALL of the heat coming from that vent was getting trapped by the blanket and was pouring into his cage! Poor thing was cooking!!!!!!!!!! Between heat stroke and over amounts of fiber, he was probably wishing he was back at the SPCA. The best thing about a dog thought is how forgiving they can be. He panted for a while, cooled down and snuggled with me for the rest of the morning. I love him!
Several nights ago, Paul found this nice big pillow in our storage room and thought Harley would like it. He's been sleeping on it for several nights now and has seemed to enjoy it very much. Well, today he had to be crated while we were both at work. Typically Paul's home by 2:30 but tonight was UVA Basketball so he was crated until I got home at 7. He must have gotten bored b/c I came home and the feathers from the pillow were EVERYWHERE. All over our kitchen/ dining room area and all over him. It looked like it has snowed! There are the moments when I wish my camera worked on a regular basis. It was quite the mess to clean up!
Family News:
Nothing too much is going on with our little family. Paul's been kinda sick the past week. He went to the doctor last Thursday and they said he had bronchitis (sp?). He seems to finally be feeling better.
UVA Football is finally over, and UVA Basketball has officially started. There are pro's and con's to Basketball. Pro's: games are sooooo much shorter.... Con's: There are soooooo many more of them! At least I know that when UVA has a 7 pm game, Paul should be home by 9 ish. Therefore, I won't complain!
My work is.... going. I've been going in really early the past couple weeks and closing just about every night. This Thursday is my day off and Paul's taking a comp day so we can spend the day together. Days when we both have off the entire day are very few and far between. I am so thankful for Thanksgiving because we get 4 days off together. I could not ask for more!
Married life is wonderful. We celebrated our 4 monthiversary on the 9th. Hard to believe we have been married for 4 months. Even harder to believe we have been together for almost a year (in January). I often look back on the past nearly 10 months of our relationship and I could not have asked for a better life. The Lord has truly blessed me in ways that I feel so unworthy of.
I am very much looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with Paul's family this year. My goal is to be able to spend Thanksgiving next year in South Dakota with my oldest brother and his family (with Paul of course). I have so much to be thankful for this year!
I think that pretty much wraps it up for now. I hope this entry finds everyone well and happy!
Liz
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