And They Call It Puppy Love...

Yesterday I became the proud owner/"mommy" of the cutest little six week old puppy. I am over the moon! I have wanted a puppy for as long as I can remember and never thought I would ever actually have the joy of calling one my own. But, now I do have a little girl that is all mine that I got to name and will get to care for and raise, little Gidget! I think it suits her perfectly; it's cutesy and spunky all rolled into one!

The way in which she came into my life happened so fast I'm still a little shocked that it really happened. Tuesday night, while I was working on my organizational skills, Joseph's sister in-law posted a link on my Facebook about a litter of puppies in Fort Wayne that were really cheap. Half joking I emailed the link to my mom who instantly fell in love and called the breeder Wednesday morning around 10. By the end of that conversation an appointment was set to meet the pups. Sometimes between 10am and 2pm it was decided that I should drive home to Fort Wayne to go meet the puppies with my mom. At 6:30 we were pulling up to the breeders home and by 6:35 I was in love with a little black and white baby girl. By 7pm, and $150 later, I was in the car headed back to my mom's with my very own puppy in tow!

 So far Gidget has turned out to be quite the eater. During her "lunch" today she just couldn't get enough!

I wasn't the only one to become a puppy parent. One of my younger brothers couldn't resist the lone male of the litter and left with his own little baby, Milo.

I know some people think it's silly and dumb to dress dogs up. But seriously, look at her in her itty bitty dress, and her teeny tiny bow and tell me that isn't adorable. I won't keep her in clothes all of the time, but I couldn't resist during our outing to the pet store today,

Cash was super excited to meet her. He kept telling us all how cute she is and even sat down and read her one of his little books about dogs.

Joseph is also in love. One look at her and his heart instantly melted. He already refers to her as his baby girl. It's so cute to watch him oogle over this little ball of fluff.

We were all a little worried about my mom's dog Rizzo. She's been our baby for 3 years now and she definitely makes sure everyone who comes along knows that she is the head little lady of the household. At first she was standoffish, but today she's really warmed up to the puppies. It's almost like she's acting as a makeshift mom. She's always checking on them and sniffing them and she won't go outside unless they are out in the yard with her.

 

I still can't believe my luck! I'm soaking it all up and enjoying watching all the cuteness that is my little Gidget! I can't wait to take her back home and get her settled into my apartment. Expect lots and lots of posts to come about training and raising this little ball of puppy love!

Just some cuteness for your Friday

It's no secret that I absolutely adore Joseph's nephew, Cash. He is the cutest little 2 year old! More times than not when Joseph and I go to his mom's for Sunday dinner I find myself spending more time hanging out and playing with Cash than I do interacting with the other adults.

He's just the cutest, sweetest little boy. Even in the "terrible 2's" he's not terrible, he's just a little (lot!) more full of energy. He calls me Miss Katie, shares his toys with me, sings me songs, shares his soggy ice cream cones, and loves when I pick him up for play-dates at the park. Basically we are two birds of a feather!

Something to make your day a little brighter

Have you seen this adorable video of twin babies babbling to each other? It's seriously been making me giggle all day long. If you're having a bad day I promise it will instantly cheer you up!

Just a Few of My Favorite Blogs

Rockstar Diaries

A Cup of Joe

Daydream Lily

Pacing the Panic Room

Honest Fare

What I Wore

Internet ramblings

I have recently come to the (somewhat sad) conclusion that I rely on the internet entirely too much. I have blogs I MUST check daily. The majority of my news readings come from cnn.com and Time Magazine online. Social networking is a great "joy" to me and I have become accustomed to daily creep sessions via facebook, myspace, and Twitter. Speaking of Twitter, I tweet up a storm to no one imparticular on the daily. I love online shopping/browsing and could probably spend hours looking at lovely dresses and shoes and accesories that I could die for. Basically anything and everything I do involves logging on to a computer of some sort and simply pressing keys and clicking a mouse. What is the world coming to?

I suppose while on the subject I'll share some of my most favorite and beloved blogs and such because I know you are just ever so anxious to know what I'm reading every morning while I sip on my oj. One of my more recently discovered blogs (within the last 6 months or so) that I absolutely adore is Pacing the Panic Room. Nearly everyday Ryan

writes about his daily adventures in his marriage to his wife Cole

 and parenting his adorable children LB and Tessa

Aren't they just the cutest little family ever?! Even better is what initially drew me into reading Pacing the Panic Room was the maternity series Ryan did while his wifey was pregnant for Tessa.

One of my other favorites is The Rockstar Diaries which chronicles the life of Naomi (Taza) and her hubby Josh (husband). They have to be one of the absolute cutest couple I have ever seen ever. I really hope my future husband and I are as cute as them when I become a married gal.

Besides being ridiculously cute with her awesome husband, Naomi also loves photography and posts beautiful pictures often. I love looking at her poloroids and Diana shots! Oh, and did I mention her sense of style is something I completely envy??

One of my favorite places to shop online is, of course, Urban Outfitters. I browse through pages and pages of clothes all the time and make myself sick with shopping fever.

Even more than the love I hold for UO, is ModCloth. They have simply the best and most delightful dresses I have ever seen. My mouth literally salivates and makes me drool as I look at all the things I would L O V E to have hanging in my closet.

This fuels my shopping addiction and kills me when I realize I can't make any purchases until I settle in to paying monthly rent and other such things.

Oh technology.