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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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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. :)

83/365

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.

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Sunny Days at the lake :)




Not a cute picture but it shows how CRAZY my freckles have decided to be.



One happy beagle baby :)

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Overbooked...

So today was jam packed with a long list of things to do. Getting home at 4am and then waking up at 8am didn't exactly help either. We had Caden again today, probably not a wise decision on MY part, but we couldn't really change it either. Then cake delivery at 11am, lunch with Emily at 11:50am til 12:30pm, guests arriving at 1pm...I'm surprised we made it through the day honestly! Also with all the stuff to do Caden didn't get a nap which meant a VERY fussy baby for us. SO stressful.

Loosie's cake turned out wonderful



She was very happy to eat it...



Rachel and Jordan practiced their parenting skills



and then we made the lovely journey to...well Journeys in the 5th Ave mall for me to do some paperwork which took much to long but it's okay because I officially start their the 12th of July and managed to get Drex's birthday off :)
(and found out I'm NOT taking a paycut, and can wear jeans! WHOO!)

From there we decided we were all STARVING so we split up (Rach in my car, Jordan in Drex's) and ventured to Mooses Tooth. (And Rach and I only got a tiny bit lost!) We waited for an hour, which ended up being okay cus it was pretty outside and we got to just chat, and then ate some delicious food, and of course took a picture in the bathroom.



Drex and I also made a new rule for each other...it's called the 'No cellphone rule unless I am at work, or anyone not near him' And when we ARE together we switch cell phones so neither of us can be super distracted. This is mostly for me, since I have a recent addiction to checking Facebook every 5 seconds on my phone, which ultimately leads to me ignoring him, and him getting upset, and not saying anything, which slowly but surely causes division in our relationship.

*note this is only for apps and does not include taking calls or texting haha we still get to communicate with other people :)

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It's raining, It's pouring...

It decided to rain today. Sadly, when it rains in Alaska, it rains all day. That's one thing I love about the Lower 48, the rain is hard, loud, and over quickly! Drex and I took our chances and walked around the Sunday Market, a very wet experience...

The rest of the day was relaxing...came home and napped for a few hours (I was exhausted for reasons unknown to me!) and then played with the dogs.

Later in the evening Drex and I met up with Rachel and Jordan and had some dinner at Red Robin. As usual the food was delicious, and the drinks were bottomless. Something you just HAVE to take advantage of when dining there. Hanging out and talking to them was a lot of fun. I also really like Jordan, he's quiet, but only because he doesn't find the need to talk for no reason other than talking (a lot like Drex) but he's really nice, and Rachel and Him get along very well :)

I had to use my awesome convincing tactics to get Rachel to take a picture with me.



After the lovely photography, I saw one of those Photo Booth type things and got really excited and convinced Drex to do one with me. (He wasn't exactly thrilled by any means)



We eventually came back home, and nestled into bed to watch Green Zone (semi-boring movie with Matt Damon in it). I've been having these weird fears of a giant earthquake hitting Alaska...and the thought scares the living hell out of me. So tonight I get Loosie, because obviously furry little puppies make everything so much better :)



(plus I hear dogs can sense earthquakes coming? I'm hoping she'll let me know!)

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Today was our do nothing day. So literally drex and I basically did nothing. Well nothing stressful anyways. We slept until 1:30pm, and when we finally got up we bought movie tickets for Toy Story 3 (great movie!).

The most productive part of the day was buying Loosie treats and ordering her cake for her first birthday! We were actually able to find someone who makes dog cakes (thank you doggy decadents!) and I'm so excited to see how it turns out! We also started putting together the guest list and discussing having Abby and Bolt (Loosie's cousins) skype in and say happy birthday to her, but we'll see how that works out.

Now it's time to cook dinner, relax, hope my cousin goes into labor, and watch tv!