I won't cry, I won't cry...

I said goodbye to my puppy last night. My mom and sisters watched in utter amazement as I made him give me ample puppy kisses before leaving. He rode away on my mom's lap, tail wagging with excitement, and I walked back to my house with a lump in my throat.

I have a new perspective on dog sitting since our weekend from hell with she devil dog. See here for details! And I'm nervous that he's going to have accidents and that he will get in trouble and that my dad and siblings might love him a little less after watching him for over a week.

He adores going to my dad's house. He really likes going to my mom's and Jason's parents, but for some reason when we pull up to my dad's house his tail looks as if it's going to fall off from wagging so hard. So I hope that he doesn't wear out his welcome.

I have faith that my sisters, brother, and probably Dad will take good care of him. I made them read -out loud mind you- my two pages of notes on how to take care of Sawyer and was sure to emphasize the disclaimer that he is "our PJ" so to be nice to him like they are to PJ.

I'm sure he will be in doggie heaven. Dirty floors to eat off of, a huge backyard to play in, and people home most of the day instead of not.

We are off to California. Yes... that is the ONLY place we vacation. Mostly because it's cheap. Oh and all the family we get to see when we go!

I've learned something about myself this week... I hate packing. And I'm not good at packing. The qualities it takes to be a good packer are qualities I have always lacked.

A. Planning- I never realized how horrible I am at planning until I married the guy who plans every route we take so that it is the most efficient. I just get in my car and drive. I for the life of me have never been able to pack in "outfits". I can't put together outfits for each day we are going to be gone. Noooo. I have to bring all of the clothes I might wear or like to wear or think about wearing... just in case. The same goes for jewelry, makeup, hair products, books, etc. Usually I come home and haven't even worn half the clothes I brought.

B. Preparation- Also known as not procrastinating. I save everything to the last week so that I have to stay up late every night trying to clean, do laundry, pack, yada yada yada. Doesn't help that I was out of commission with "flu-like symptoms" last week.

On a completely different note, but worth noting is that these two individuals are now engaged!

I'm so excited for them both. We already feel like Andrew is part of our crazy family! Congratulations you two!