Wowza, what a whirlwind of weeks!
Last week, Nathaniel, Bella, and I made the very
long drive home to Massachusetts. It took us two days, roughly 15 hours a day
on the road (including stops and traffic), to get home but it was so worth it!
Bella loves being in the car so luckily we didn’t have any issues with her. We
had an exciting few days at home where Bella was able to meet some of her
family and everyone loved her. We spent the weekend at my parents’ house and my
sisters (along with Brandon and George) came by a few times.
When we arrived home on Thursday, we attempted to
properly introduce Bella and Ginger. This proved more difficult than we
imagined since both dogs were extremely excited. After Bella got her puppyness
and excitement out of the way, she spent most of the night following Ginger
around the house. Soon after, they were finally friends, lying on the couch
together. On Friday, Nathaniel and I went to visit Matt. I haven’t seen him in
about three years so it was great to visit. That night, Jenna, Andrew, and
George came over for dinner. We had similar excitement with George and Bella,
but a much more vocal excitement! They played and rough housed a bit in the
backyard before we went inside to eat. All in all, it was a successful meeting
between all dogs!
Saturday was Katie and Iolando’s wedding, the
reason we came home. To say this was the most beautiful wedding I have ever
attended would be an understatement. It is beautiful to witness two people who
are so in love become husband and wife. The ceremony was perfect for them –
they wrote their own vows, one friend performed a song, another read a poem. It
was an intimate day of love and friendship. The reception was so much fun, we
danced all night with our friends. Among seeing two amazing souls get married,
it was a blast to see my mentor and so many of our friends in one place…
friends we don’t get to see often. I don’t think the day could have been any
better!
Sunday the whole family came over to have a mini
birthday dinner for Brandon since we can’t come home for his party in August.
Brandon loved Bella and she loved him! She kept going over and licking his
feet, then would walk around so everyone could play with her… returning to
Brandon to lick his feet! We also learned that Brandon isn’t the only one that
loves when Grandpa blows bubbles ;) Bella really is an amazing dog and she
especially loves kids, so it worked out perfectly. Unfortunately we had to
leave on Monday and spent the next two days driving back to Minnesota. It is
nice to be back to our normal routines but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t
already miss Massachusetts. I would love to be back home for good with my
family. But for now, I’ve got a job to do here and a city to explore.
Until next time…
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