we played at the park

because the weather was so warm

because the trees were screaming spring

look how pretty, i'm la la loving it

and because lucy's tongue is the largest we took a picture just to prove it. 

the end.  

    

it is true

a little story for you today. 

yesterday i lost lucy. i arrived home to see our gate wide eyed open. my heart stopped and i got that uncomfortable lump in my throat, the one where you know you are on the verge of tears. i know this may seem silly, she is a dog but all of a sudden i felt like a mother bear who lost her cub. frantically i searched with fear of never finding her or seeing her be hit by a car. she has no fear or apprehension towards anything. but then, ta da i found her across the street a few houses up. you should have heard the noises that came out of my mouth. i think i squealed and then i got so excited i could barely talk. i tell you it was like homeward bound in real life when i spotted her.

she was a mess and she smelled, like she had bathed with the pigs in the pig stye. i'm still confused trying to find out where she had been. but i've never been so relieved. i blame this partially on my moody-girl-emotional-time of the month but here is the moral of my story:

i realized yesterday what a wreck of a mother i'm going to be. it's true. i don't even know how i could love something more then this silly puppy but i know i will. what will become of me? i hope i'm not crazy and i hope i can get it together by then. the end.

p.s. i thought of posting a picture of my own but this one is so much better. i paaaahromise myself i'm going to be better at it. 

two a.m.

 this is what 2 am looked like last night. 

so peaceful and quite, which is hard to come by these days.

but at two am i found it standing in the middle of the road.

i know i'm no photographer but you get the idea.  

after shoveling the walks, very late because it was a long day, 

i decided to let lucy have some fun.

this girl loves the snow. she is fascinated with it. 

such a puppy when it snows.

she loves submerging her entire face under the snow 

as desperate as i am for a change of scenery and warmer weather,

hello spring where are you now?

i was having just too much fun to go to sleep. 

la la lucy girl.

this crazy puppy girl has decided that right next to my face (or rather on my face)

is her favorite place to be. 

such a cuddly puppy, even more so lately. 

all of my phobias of dog hair have nearly disappeared. 

who ever would've thought? 

love my lucy. 

(normally not a dog lover but that's what happens when you have your own. beware)

ribbon, bows, and puppy tails

that's what our week has been made of.

 while the mr. has been studying his brains out. 

(so proud of him)

i have been running around the valley delivering goodies for work. 

let me tell you, we spoiled them. 

v's chocolates and grandma's caramels galore. 

(it's ok if you are jealous because i sure am)

it was also our crazy puppy lucy's birthday. 

so we took her out to celebrate, petco it was. 

she devoured her bone in one night.

we love her much. 

(even when she is kind of crazy)

we kind of can't believe that it's almost christmas. 

only a few more cards to get sent, 

but lots of christmas shopping to go.

hope your festivities are merry! 

lucy and lola

lola is lucy's new favorite friend. 

she belongs to hunter and megan

(wishing they had a blog)

lucy is 68 lbs larger then lola.

but it doesn't really phase either of them.

i am grateful because in the next few weeks they will be seeing more of each other due to christmas crafts that megs and i are constructing. 

(more to come on those soon)

anyways here are a few comparative pictures that will give you a better idea of their friendship. 

we love them. 

(and megs and hunt)

dirty joe's

happy monday lovers!

hope your weekend was enjoyable.

ours was rather eventful.

we took the pup to "dirty joe's" dog wash.

yes dog wash, like a car wash.

(they provide the supplies, you do the work)

miss lucy was a pretty good sport considering it was her first time.

let's just say there were lots of giggles and wrestling on our part.

splashing on her part.

but i will say she is one clean puppy.

(one clean giant puppy)

thanks dirty joe's!

we will definitely be back.

LUCY: definition-crazy crazy puppy, sharp baby teeth, full of endless energy, sleeping through the night, still loving jakes shoes, chasing any cleaning tools, my little shadow, and growing right before our eyes.

this is what our little pup is up to as of 11 weeks. she really is so big its frightening. we may have underestimated her size but we love her. i just love it when she wants to snuggle which is .01% of the time!