We're Back!

Ok, well I've been back for a little over a week now, but things have been hectic still. But I wanted to say hello and *wave* to all my followers. We missed you all, and hope you are doing well. I hope to have some cute and informative posts coming up this summer, but in the meantime, a few pictures from Paradise...

 First night on the boat :)

 Our ship, Monarch of the Seas

 Docked in Nassau

 Formal night

 The water looked fake. Incredible.

 Truly was in paradise!

I loved what they did with the towels! It was my first cruise, so I was a dork about it hehe.

We hope everyone is enjoying their summer so far! Stay tuned for updates on Sadie coming soon :) I will also be posting recipes from the Chillin' Bonz kit, as someone mentioned theirs didn't come with the recipes!! Stay cool everyone :)

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!

Update and Other Nonsense

Well, Sadie is still acting scared on some mornings. I still don't know what the problem is though. I think it might be because I am getting ready for work. This all started after I went away for a weekend. So maybe she is just remembering that? Or it's just her remembering the morning when the carbon monoxide detector was beeping. I try to ignore it as much as I can. She calms down when we are in our bedroom, but if I get up, she will follow me and stay as close as possible. It just makes me sad, but I think she is okay.

Another fun thing that has resurfaced...when we go out for walks now (because the weather has cooled down), Sadie will decide she doesn't want to go inside. So she just lays down on the sidewalk, the grass, or the street and refuses to move. She just looks at me when I reprimand her. And if I pull on her leash, she contorts her head so her collar comes off (and the collar isn't loose). I try picking her up, and she lays right back down. It's really frustrating. I know this is clearly because Sadie thinks she's in charge. Unfortunately for the most part, she is. I just don't know how to get her to stop this, or to just listen to me! She does this to my aunt and uncle, too, but she seems to listen to them more when they say no.

Other than that, I've been really busy with work and school, but this past weekend we went to the dog park. Sadie was very excited! It has been awhile, because it was so hot this summer. She started crying when we got close to the park. I even let her swim in the lake for a little bit...but then I gave her a bath right when we got home. She wasn't too thrilled about the latter. Hope everyone is doing well. I can't believe it's October...and the weather is getting so cool :( Do not want winter!