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We decided to take a family picture...this is how it came out haha. None of us ready, making priceless faces...yeah this is all of us in a nutshell.



We also took Nitro to his first vet appointment. He did awesome! He got his Bordetella shot so he can be protected against Kennel Cough. He fell asleep while we were waiting.



Him and Chena decided to have a stare off quickly followed by wrestling



He is such a gorgeous Border Collie.



This is probably my absolute favorite picture of him so far.

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Preparing for our new family member.



-His first tag ever. We both love the name we chose, not to mention it looks awesome on his silver tag.



-Of course his first toy. We chose this for several reasons: He's a Border Collie which were bred strictly to herd sheep so the toy is appropriate.

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-mr0NTFbVU&feature=related)

It's also yellow which happens to be my all time favorite color which means I love it. AND it has an awesome squeaker so he'll love it even more.



-His new food. We're switching him from what he's on (Iams puppy chow) to what our vet recommended for Loosie when she was a puppy.

(It's kind of a bummer because Loosie JUST switched from puppy food to adult food, so for a year they will be on different foods.)



-Last but not least, a collar and leash. We opted not to get him a retractable one yet because first he's going to need to learn to walk on one period and a non retractable is easier to train him on.

I'm counting down the days until we get him. I can't wait to watch him learn and grow. I'm excited to see him and Loosie play. To see how he sleeps, whether or not he snores. I'm excited for everything a new puppy brings.

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Choosing a name for a puppy is hard work! I can't even imagine the stress that goes into a name for a child! Drex and I had discussed names almost non stop for a few days. We had come up with several lists and a few we especially liked. This morning we had decided on the name 'Arrow.' Unique but still Masculine. However, Drex would accidentally call him 'Bear' (this had been another suggestion and was on our favorites list). Anyways, I didn't feel like his name was truly Arrow and Drex didn't either, but we were beyond tired of trying to pick out a name. On the way to Pet Co to make his tag, thus making his name official, I saw a car and it had the word Nitro printed on it. I read it allowed and Drex was like "I love the name Nitro!" I loved it too. It felt right, was a boy name, and it was totally perfect. So his name is Nitro (Like Nitrogen) and we're both very happy with it.

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So I am officially getting a border collie puppy on Sunday :) I cannot wait! He's 7 weeks old...and sadly still nameless. BUT I'm so ridiculously happy about it.



Such a cute baby.


I also got to hangout with my bestfriend for the FIRST time this summer. Kind of ridiculous. But we took cute pictures and had lots of fun :)



A good day of summer. :)

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So since yesterday I couldn't write...i figured I'd relay what occurred yesterday onto todays' blog post.

We woke up early and drove to Seward. Matt had never been there and Bonnie hadn't been there in 15+ years. The drive of course is gorgeous and the dogs behaved SO well! I was very impressed :) We walked around Seward, ate some gelato, went to the Sea Life Center, and ate giant cinnamon rolls. It was a very fun filled day.

This was followed by driving back to Anchorage, letting the dogs play in the dog park, giving them baths at Monster Wash, and eating a very very late dinner at Mooses Tooth.

Our dinner, consumed at 12:30am, was followed by me throwing up twice at Drexs' house, and once at my own. Such a lovely conclusion to a fantastic day.