I apologize for the lack of posts here throughout the past couple weeks! There has been a great increase in by business, which I am becoming accustomed to. It makes me feel very much like a pumpkin by 8 pm, however. :)
What an awesome two weeks it has been! Because of these two! (And because of my family, of course!)
Nymeria! Our newest addition. She is now about 7 1/2 weeks, but pictured here she is freshly 6 weeks old. She was free and in need of a really good home. She is the sweetest little thing and all of us love her dearly!
AND WHITNEY!!! AHHH!!!!
Whitney and I have been friends since we were around 5 or so- our birthdays are two days apart, in the same year, so we've always had pretty similar personalities... and despite the great distance between Vermont and Virginia (well, South Carolina and Canada now) when we do manage to get together, it's as if we never missed a beat. It had been about 5 1/2 years since we had seen each other last- so this was so freaking amazing. She flew down via Spirit air (if you do not know about this company, you should check them out- they have super cheap deals! She flew from Canada to SC, round trip for 100 bucks!) and spent five days with us. As time does between birds of a feather, the time went by entirely too fast. (Also, she's a really incredible artist and you should check out her stuff! Do it, now! http://whitneyclayton.blogspot.com/ ) She fit in perfectly, which was so soothing and nice- my pups fell in love with her, Gwen was glued to her and she and Tristan got along really well. And she was the most amazing house guest... it was perfect!
That saying, "the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young" is completely true. Of course, I am not old by any standard (except for maybe 16th century standard) but it is already something I draw a great amount of joy and strength from. There are not many people that fall in to that category for me- but I treasure them all with utmost sincerity and gratitude. In this world, it is one of the most sweet and reassuring feelings to know that you have relationships with other separate and unique people that will last through your entire lifetime, or at least are as willing to see you through as you are willing to see them through. We were never meant to be alone, so it's good to be human. :)
Upcoming stuff: Little pup has got a very mild case of roundworm (which I pretty much expected since she was from a litter that was kept outside and hadn't had any vet care yet) so we're taking her in on Friday! It's awesome, because the vets office is close enough that I could walk her there. They are definitely the most affordable in the area, and everyone I have spoken with there has been warm and knowledgeable- if it turns out that they are as exceptional as they seem to be, I will pass along the info. Also, our clunker clunked its way off the road with a slipped timing belt last Wednesday (while on my way to pick up Whitney at the airport- haha!) so we are getting our pennies together to find someone that can fix the car without RIPPING US OFF. I am still so ticked about this... there is a mechanic in the area who quoted us (worst case scenario, now) 2500 to fix the timing belt. He didn't even finish running the tests to see how damaged anything really was (he was totally BSing) and also took two days longer to get back to us than he was supposed to- and when he did get back to us, he came up with a 4 grand estimate. Pretty much a huge waste of time, man! Not a fan of that! But who is? Anyway, we are totally blessed because a few food stores are within walking distance, we've got bicycles, we're both young and in good shape, Tristan has a reliable to and from ride for work (THANK YOU JOSHUA!!!)- so despite the bummer of being car-less, it's as good of a scenario as it could be. :)
Going to go make some quick breakfast before baby girl wakes up! I hope everyone reading this has a completely superb day! :)
