Morning Ritual

As I've grown up, my mornings have always been really important to me. If I have a bad morning, chances are the rest of my day isn't going to go too well, either. As my routines change, so do my morning rituals. At school, for example, I would always try to wake up at least an hour and a half, or two hours before class so I could make myself breakfast, enjoy a cup of coffee, and take my time getting situated for the rest of the day.

Right now my morning weekday ritual involves the following:

Coffee, Oatmeal with peanut butter and granola, and today some blueberries. This is accompanied by a little book reading as I wait for my coworker friend Melina to arrive at my house for our daily carpool.

All the while, I must entertain these two creatures in order to prevent them from eating my breakfast if I need to walk away for a second. I am able to prevent this about 50% of the time.

ps. I hate that dog toy so much. It has these pointy bumps on it so Mickey tries to play tug of war with it and it hurts. And it weights like 5 pounds so he always drops it, and often he drops it on my foot. I avoid it at all costs, but it's also his favorite.

Easter Weekend

Happy Easter, everyone! I hope you are all enjoying a relaxing weekend, and hopefully the weather by you has been as lovely as it is around here. I decided to come home to New Jersey to celebrate. It would have been weird for me to not be with my family on Easter! I've definitely been keeping busy since I've been home. Not only did I get an entirely new set of furniture, that you will see in a different post soon, but I took my puppy on a hike/walk at the reservation with Mel. Today was all for family though. We visited my grandpa Jim this morning and then met up with my other grandpa and my aunt and cousin for an Easter dinner. Here are some pictures:

Have a great night! It's back to Boston in the morning for me :)

RIP Lucy

I was just informed by the family I babysit for that their adorable chocolate lab, Lucy, had to be put to sleep recently. She had an aggressive form of doggie cancer :( One of my dogs had to be put to sleep for the same reason. Lucy was the sweetest dog, and she was very smart and loving. I am so sad that she is gone. She even let us dress her up in princess costumes. She will be very missed.

Such a cutie.

Dog Wedding

When I was babysitting yesterday, Sarah decided it would be a good idea to dress up her dog, Lucy, and the neighbor's dog, Cooper, and perform their marriage ceremony. Here it all is via my iphone camera:

my pup!

I just discovered an old webshots account i have from high school, and i found the cutest picture of my dog Mickey when he was a puppy! it made my day because though he's a pain in the ass sometimes I love him and I almost forgot how adorable he was as a little guy!