I return and +1

The end of last year was brutal for me. NaNoWriMo was a chore. But i did finish, then promptly put away my writing and refused to so much as look at it since then.

But i couldn't put my entire laptop away. There was something very important to research. Something that i dove into headfirst and relentlessly pursued. Something that i hadn't realized just how much i missed until I started that research.

Boyfriend Jon and I got a puppy. This is Kira. A miniature Schnauzer at 8-10 weeks old.

Kira has made such a change in our lives in a very short span of time. Our normally clean floor is littered with toys and strands she's pulled out of her rope toy. The tv competes with squeaker toys and we have big celebrations revolving around poop and pee. 

My sweet dog Rusty was put down last year and it was devastating. I missed him every single time i went into my parents house and he wasn't sitting in sphinx pose at the top of the stairs. Miss Molly the Wallet Theif while adorable...isn't my dog. It helps...but it doesn't fill the void. And i will always miss Rusty. 

And life moves on. And now there's a new spot that's quickly developing in my heart for this bundle of energy and adoration when we come home and her little tail wags furiously and she stands on her hind legs to greet us. She sits at my feet while i'm working at my desk on various projects occasionally draping her toys over my feet to let me know she wants to play. 

She's been a member of our family for just over a month and although i dread the thought of walking her at 6am in the middle of winter...i wouldn't give her up for anything. 

And since there's no such thing as too many pictures of puppies....