Happy Birthday Zoey!

Yesterday Zoey turned 1 year old! (At least, according to her rescue papers - so it may be an estimation of her birth-date). The amount of joy this little dog has brought to our lives in just 8 months is astounding. We can't remember what life was like BZ! (Before Zoey).

Looking back on pictures of her, I really can see how much her face has matured....

Today:

And she is even becoming quite the swimmer! (She really doesn't even need the floaty vest)
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Today, Zoey is featured in The Fluffington Post!!! Be sure to click over there and check it out!

Christmas Presents for Zoey

We interrupt our regularly scheduled program to show off Zoey's first Christmas presents!! I participated in the Canine and Kitty Gift exchange hosted by Gator Tales and KJPugs.

I was paired with Elle and her dog Charlie Brown from ElleSees, who has an amazing fashion blog (seriously check it out!). I came home on Monday to a box at my door and Zoey was super excited to see what was inside for her! She was immediately curious about these new toys. Chris and I left her to play with them while we prepared the rest of our dinner when all of a sudden we heard whimpering coming from the living room. We rushed in to see what was wrong, but she was still happily playing with her toys...I'm pretty sure she was crying from sheer excitement.

Like the little lady that she is...her favorite of the three was the ice skating boot..she loves her shoes!

Not sure which one to play with next...

 I love how she holds her toys

In addition, Elle included a recipe for Salt Dough ornaments to make an imprint of Zoey's paw in the dough for her first Christmas.

Salt Dough Recipe (Yields 15 ornaments)
4 cups all purpose flour
1 cup salt
1 1/2 cup warm water

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees
2. Mix flour and salt. Gradually add water and mix well. Finish mixing and kneading with hands
3. Roll onto floured surface and cut into shapes (press Zoey's paw into the dough)
4. Place on cookie sheet, make hole in top with a toothpick or straw
5. Bake 1 hour or until hard

 I remember making these as a child and I will definitely be making these this weekend, I can't wait!

Thanks Elle and Charlie!!

Busy Busy!

Hello! I am woefully unprepared for this week!! Between this little girl (who has a severe upper respiratory infection!!).....

I don't usually keep her hood on..this was for dramatic effect!

...my boss being back in town for the week, (boooo), and a visit to the 9/11 memorial last night after work (I had to order these tickets back in September and this was the earliest I could get them!)

Source

Needless to say,  I am swamped with things! However, I did manage to meet Ariane from Storymix Media for coffee at the ING Cafe yesterday!

Ariane was just as personable and sweet in person as she was in her emails. And while I already love everything about Storymix Media, it was great to get to know Ariane while learning even more about this great company and all the exciting things that are in store for them! Mike and Ariane's passion for their product and clients is evident and it's people like them that I am so happy to have met throughout my wedding planning process. I have more to post about Storymix Media eventually, but for now be sure to check out their website!

Meet Zoey!

Meet the newest addition to our family!!

ZOEY!

Zoey is a 3 month old rescue! She is believed to be a lab/dachshund mix, but her exact pedigree isn't certain. While she only weighs 10 pounds now, she is expected to be about 20-25 pounds fully grown. We literally just brought her home last night at 8:30...so we still have LOTS to learn about this little girl, but we are already loving her so much.

Bringing her home

 We have wanted a dog for quite some time, and are so excited to have this little puppy in our lives!!