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So today the sunshine came out and the day was HOT. We spent it at the beach with the dogs. They loved it!

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So while the rest of my high school is off at retreat...I got to do my own thing :)

I got to sleep in, work, and decorate my locker. It's so pretty! I love it so much.

Also, plans changed with my schedule. Since I'm already taking 4 home schooling classes plus my GCS classes, looks like I don't need to take a class at South. Which means the earliest I have to be at school is 10! Totally perfect! :)

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I swear I have the cutest Border Collie ever



and my favorite :)



He's already gained 10lbs since we got him and today he turned 10 weeks :)

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His ears his ears his ears!

And so the migratory ear phase begins! He can now almost stand one of them all the way up!



Unless he's sleeping and then they're all over the place!

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Exhausted.

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I am so in love with my puppy.



He looks at me with this adorable "I love you" look and I swear I melt every time!

Though he's a load of trouble at the end of the day he is totally worth it.

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Back to home cooking...whoo!

Tonights meal: Whole wheat pasta, ground beef, and organic pasta sauce all mixed into one! Yum! It was SO delicious, and I am NOT one for pasta.

We also spent the evening at Drexs' apartment which we hadn't done in forever. With all the business and family visiting and whatnot we really hadn't had an evening just the two of us in a really long time (well plus two dogs haha). So we spent our night watching The Transporter (#3) and the most recent Kourtney and Khloe take Miami.

Nitro has also developed the oh so disgusting habit of poop eating. (ECH!) I'm a member of a Border Collie forum based off of the ABCA website. Anyways with help we have officially switched to an all natural food recommended by LOTS of people, and I'm hoping that cures this whole icky poop eating phase.

Fingers Crossed! :)

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Yum :)

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Well we're back from Homer. Nitro did SO good on the trip! I was SO impressed with him! He had zero accidents, slept in the car, didn't chew on any furniture, and was all around awesome! Tomorrow he turns 9 weeks old :) Alright, I'm exhausted so this is going to be very...very....VERY short :)

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I am now officially in triple digits! WHOO! :)

So we have family up here so we drove down to Soldotna, AK last night and spent the night there, and tonight are in Homer. We rented this super nice log cabin and it has free wi-fi! A total blessing because otherwise I'd be forced to blog on my phone...not exactly the most ideal situation ever.

Anyways, so here we are in Homer...enjoying our time together. :)

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I have the most amazing family in the world. I have two adorable babies that I love more than anything. They are crazy and and exhausting but they make every troubling and tiring moment worth it. Loosie howls at everything, especially recently, and Nitro has a slight obsession with peeing on wires (very troubling), but I wouldn't trade them for anything. :)

I have the greatest most wonderful boyfriend in the world. I know I've blogged about him many times, but I still am in shock of how on earth I got such a perfect guy. I mean really, he has sat with me while I had blood and spit falling out my mouth into a bowl in the bathroom, he has held my hair up as I've puked into the toilet, he has stayed on the phone with me all night so that I don't feel alone. And though I am the most undeserving selfish girl in the world, he loves me anyways.

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And yet another rainy day in the great AK.

I spent the day working, and then hanging out with my amazing wonderful family. Little Nitro had his first accident in my house today (eek!) but it swiftly was cleaned up and now he's sleeping. Of course we took advantage of him not moving...





My favorite men :)

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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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Puppies are exhausting.

He's a genius, but he's also never ever tired. Not even after a 20 minute walk! Now, normally this would be okay, but Drex has recently come down with something, (fever, headache, vomiting) so I'm left with all the responsibility. It's like being a stay at home mom with a 7 year old and a baby. (I say 7 year old because Loosie is basically 7 in dog years). Nitro is very go go go, which is fine...except when I'm making breakfast and Drex is trying to sleep. Of course, he's just a puppy, and for being a puppy he is brilliant!

We've had him for just over 24 hours, and he knows his name, comes when called, has mastered the staircase, sits and waits to be fed, sits when putting his collar or leash on, (he knows the command sit), and pees whenever taken outside. Don't get me wrong we've had our fair share of accidents in the past 24+ hours, but he's used the potty patch and outside too, which is really good.

He's also a big chewer. I mean he will chew on anything! (including your back at 5am which Drex not so happily discovered).

We're taking him into the vet tomorrow so we'll see how he does :)

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I didn't know how I was going to make it through this week. Lets face it, I'm not a patient person, especially when it comes to puppies. On Monday when we first decided to go ahead and purchase one, the whole thing was totally surreal. On Tuesday we were told the one we had asked for originally 'Spot' had been sold. My spirits were totally crushed. They offered us the last puppy, 'Zorro'.

We talked about calling the whole thing off. Just deciding to wait, because obviously it just wasn't meant to be. But we decided to give it one more try and go for 'Zorro'. Drex contacted the breeder, and all the puzzle pieces fell nicely in place.

In 24 hours I will be able to hold him, smell him, snuggle him. I get to leave all the stress and anxiety of not getting him behind. I cannot wait. I can't wait to see how he sleeps, what his bark sounds like, how him and Loosie get along. I can't wait to take him to the dog park, to throw balls for him, to teach him how to sit, come, lay down, and stay.

We also made another trip to the dog park today. Loosies' last day being an only puppy. I've been experimenting with my camera trying to actually take decent looking pictures. So here's my attempt. :)

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Rain Rain...oh and some more rain! That's our weather lately. However rain or shine Loosie needs a walk, (and so will Nitro so we're getting into the habit of going ever day) So after work Drex and I braved the rain and even got a cute picture out of it.



I also got a new raincoat. It's lovely and black and was on sale at REI. I figure I'm going to need one with all the rain we've been getting.

MOVING UPDATE:

So there's no FINAL word yet...but I feel like that's kind of because they're attempting to figure out how to tell Brittany. They're starting the paper work and in a month it should be about finished. My dad would report in January where He would stay with my Aunt while looking for a house. Our house will need to be put up for sale pretty soon so we're doing some minor jobs around the house to make it sale ready. My mom, Britt and I would move into an apartment for the last few months of the school year and then join my dad as soon as the school year is over.

I think the biggest thing pushing them in the moving direction is me going to college and the cost of out of state tuition. My parents have a college fund for Brittany and I but it's not a ton of money. I know I'll have to take out a student loan my first year, but I also know my parents will help me pay off that loan. One year isn't bad. It's still a large sum of money, but not as unbearable as 4. However if my dad moves there in January, I only have to take a semester of out of state tuition which is great.

So we'll see what happens. :)

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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 yesterday, after my not so awesome morning, we took the dogs out to Girdwood for a hike. We hiked crow creek mine, and it was tons of fun. We used the hand tram to go over a cliff/river (which was way higher up and scarier than it looked). We went a total of 3 miles in the rain and mud but all in all it was fun and good exercise.


(using the tram)



(me and my awesome hiking attire...I resemble my mom a lot in this picture)

Bonnie, Matt, Abby, and Bolty left tonight :( The trip went so much better than I had expected and I'm really going to miss them. On a positive note, now I get Drexy and Loosie all to myself :)