This weekend I spent time with two RESCUE dogs—Phaedra first on Saturday & then Sunny on Sunday! Phaedra is a 5-year old Boxer mix. I picked her up about 8AM on Saturday, excited to take her for a walk/run around the lake. (Her back page comments said she was super energetic! No one had been able to wear her out yet.) About a quarter mile … Continue reading Dogs’ Life
Last weekend, I went to Pittsburgh for my friend Aly’s birthday, as well as St. Patrick’s Day! I had never been to Pittsburgh before, so it was really great having Aly and her legit boyfriend, JR, show me around. Plus, another Alpha Phi, Eliza, drove up from Charlotte with her boyfriend, Corey, so it was an added bonus to catch up with her too 🙂 … Continue reading Pittsburgh!
This past weekend, post-StandDown, I headed off on a fun weekend trip with my mom to Laughlin, Nevada! Laughlin is like a mini Las Vegas for old people. (Emphasis on the old people part.) My Aunt Leslie & Uncle Dave where chaperoning my Grandpa & Grandma on their last big gambling trip out west, while my Uncle Duke & Aunt Linda were flying from Florida … Continue reading Mini Family Reunion
A the Beauty to the RESCUE event, I was approached by another volunteer, who asked if I thought Sunny would be a good candidate for an upcoming school visit. I told her Sunny would be perfect for the job! I’ve had my fingers crossed ever since that Sunny would be the “chosen one,” and I found out earlier this week she was! Today was the … Continue reading Sunny goes to school!
This past Friday, I had the opportunity to volunteer at StandDown Arizona! StandDown is a US Department of Veterans’ Affairs event, held in different cities across the US during the year. The event in Phoenix is the largest in the country, serving over 1300 homeless veterans in two days. These veterans– from what I saw– range from just over 18 all the way up to … Continue reading StandDown
This past Monday, I had my friend Mark Marsillo over for dinner, for his birthday! He was my first dinner guest, since my proper kitchen table arrived! It was very fitting that he was first, since Mark was who had helped me (in a pinch) get my barstools (and coffee table) all settled in my apartment, way back in July. In fact, he picked out … Continue reading Mozzarella-Stuffed Chicken Meatballs
Well, even without going into detail on the perfect family & second-runner up family I met for Sunny….I still must have jinxed it. Despite leaving Pet Club with a leash fitted to Sunny (it was purple, our favorite color), food, a dog bed, bones & toys….the perfect family never submitted an application for her. Nor did the second runner-up family, who visited Sunny two … Continue reading Sunny’s First’s
I had other things that I had planned to blog about today, but I am still just too excited about Guinness’s racing debut to put off posting about it! (So excited in fact, that I am honestly having daydreams of turning him into a professional racing dog.) On February 24th, 2013, Guinness Russell took part in his first race! And completed his first 5K! AND … Continue reading Guinness’s First Race!
I am superrrr late on posting this. Other more exciting things got in the way! I still wanted to fill you all in though on the second book I had read in January— “11/22/63” by Stephen King. A NY Times review can be found here. As one of my volunteer activities with Intel, I have spent time the last two years at Canyon State Academy … Continue reading The day JFK was shot.
(Warning: This is about to be a long post with 500 pictures, but my Grandma Dolores said she likes the pictures, so I made sure to take a lot this weekend!) I had the awesome, incredible, wonderful, luck to be Sunny’s Dog Caretaker on both Saturday & Sunday this week. When I got the email saying I would have her Saturday, I sent off a … Continue reading Sunny! My favorite topic 🙂
Paige in Training 