A Hurried Week

This week has been a little wild at work, busy with deadlines, but the days have gone by fast. I got a promotion at work - toot toot (that is me tooting my own horn).

Congrats to Shannon as the wedding bells will be ringing this coming weekend, and congrats to Rosemary whose bells rang last weekend. The ladies at work are all getting hitched.

This weekend will be a busy one. Saturday headed to the Air Force/Navy game and Sunday gots lots of plans. Next weekend taking off and celebrating fall in Vail! So looking forward to a nice weekend of relaxing.

I ordered my blurb book that I made of Riley from photos that the Claire from Denver Dog Photography took. Speaking of, you need to check out her new website and blog. Very cool stuff. Still can't rave enough about the photos she took.

Because I love my dog...

A few more photos from our day with Denver Dog Photography.

The one with the waggly tail

Early in November I began my Christmas shopping, hoping to have it all finished shortly after Thanksgiving. At Park Meadows Mall the Sundance store had recently opened and I had not yet browsed their beautifully rugged wears. I walked through the big barn doors, noticing the weathered wooden floor, thinking I would simply window shop, as I figured the store really didn’t have anything specific for those on my shopping list. However, I noticed an entire section devoted to our four legged friends.

I purchased a handsome red dog biscuit pale filled to the brim with all natural puppy treats, and also picked up a copy of Second Chances. With these two greats buys I quickly crossed my dog off my list – the presents were even wrapped in sturdy orange boxes donned with teal ribbons. Yes, I did just write that I bought my dog Christmas presents (55 percent of dog owners buy their pets holiday presents).

I recently finished reading Second Chances and am now all the more certain that Riley and I were each other’s second chance. This spring I will have had Riley for two years. She spent several months in various shelters before she finally found her way to me – and I had spent several months searching for the perfect canine companion before I found my way to her. Last week I bought the other book in the series Found Dogs, and I’ve truly found out that as Louis Sabin has said, “No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich.”