Hitting the "Paws" Button

Hey there...you have probably noticed that we have been MIA lately. And we apologize! Things have been pretty hectic around here (with work, school, and freelance work), so I haven't had much time to update or even read anyone's blogs :( And Sadie has been displeased with me as well, since all this work means less cuddle time! I've been getting a lot of dirty looks from her lately lol.

I just wanted to make a quick post to say that I am taking a mini-break from blogging for now until things die down a little. We hope you don't mind, and that you'll still be here when we get back! I'll still try to post now and then on Sadie's Facebook page, but consider this the last official post for a while.

I hope everyone is doing well! Hopefully we will be back here sooner rather than later :)

A Life Less Ordinary

As you can probably guess, we've been very busy lately. The school semester is quickly coming to an end, and I have lots of papers to work on before it's over. Then of course there's work which takes up way too much time haha. Other than that, we've had a lot of other things happening lately...

Last weekend, we took up trip up to Boston to see some of my friends. Sadie came with me! We stayed with my good friend Nicole, and Sadie slept during the whole drive on the passenger seat. She is a great travel companion.

When we arrived in Boston, we went to Nicole's place to settle in a bit, and then headed back out to grab some drinks with friends I used to work with. It was a lot of fun! Then the next day, we went to Nicole's second wedding dress fitting. I've never been to one, so that was a lot of fun. I was honored she asked me to go with her! :) The rest of the day was spent relaxing, catching up, and laughing. It was really a great weekend; I didn't want it to end! I need to get up there more often. I miss those girls a lot.

"Ma, I drives home, ok?"

Other than that, I have some other news...If you're friends with me on Facebook you probably already know, but I am now officially "in a relationship." I wasn't sure I was ready for anything right now, but things have been going really well, and it just feels right. So I'm trying to savor all the good things in life right now. I've been feeling happier and better overall, and it's a good feeling. It's just still so foreign to me, so it seems unreal sometimes. Hopefully I start getting used to it :)

I took some pictures in Boston that I will post when I finally upload them. I just wanted to give everyone an update, so you knew why it's been a little quiet here on our blog. We hope you're all doing well! My life finally seems to be falling into place...something I never really thought would happen!

Where does the time go?

There are not enough hours in the day anymore. I haven't had much to write about it seems...mainly because I don't have time to think about what I could write about! For some reason, this semester of graduate school has been very intense. I'm taking two classes, and working full-time. So my free time is very limited. Most weekends are spent doing homework. I feel like I barely get to spend any time with Sadie these days, although we cuddle every night. I wish I could stay home with her more. I hope she understands in her own way...

The holidays are creeping up on us. I can't believe Thanksgiving is next week. How did that happen? It seems I might not even have a traditional Thanksgiving dinner next week...not sure how I feel about that, but I guess it's ok. The holidays just aren't the same anymore now that I'm older. They used to be so magical. Now they're stressful. I usually don't get to see either of my parents for the holidays now. They're both in Florida, and I'm here in NY. It's way too stressful (and expensive) to fly down for Christmas, so I usually go after the holidays. This year, I'll be going in the middle of January. It works for us, and we celebrate Christmas then, which is kind of fun. But I always get a bit nostalgic around Christmastime because it's just not the same anymore. I'll still be with family (my aunts, uncles, cousins, etc.), but it's different.

This Thanksgiving, I'll be going to my Aunt's house. I'll see both of my cousins, which will be nice. And one of my cousins will be taking pictures of me and Sadie for our Christmas card! So hopefully I will have some photos to share with you after that. I'm sure the holidays will be good. I think I'm just overwhelmed with the amount of work I have to get done for my classes before the holidays. My last class is on December 22, so I don't even get much time before Christmas!

Sorry if I don't post much in the coming weeks, but know I'm still here and reading everyone else's blogs :) I'm looking forward to the Corgi Butts Secret Santa Exchange this year. I know many of you are participating as well! We hope everyone is doing well.

Xoxo,
Laurie and Sadie