Puppy love.

So I haven’t mentioned on the blog a major change that’s occurring in our home this weekend. We’re getting a puppy. Yes, that’s right, an eight week old yellow lab puppy. We’ve had our deposit down on this puppy since January, but I haven’t really said anything to anyone because I was extremely nervous. I don’t necessarily consider myself a dog person. We had a dog growing up, but it was never “my” dog. Sure, I liked her and took her for walks, but we weren’t best friends. For the past four months, I’ve been thinking about my new house and my new furniture and my freshly painted walls and how frustrating it’s going to be when our puppy messes all of that up.

Then, I met her. Two weekends ago, we drove the 2.5 hours to central PA to meet the breeder and to see Lucy for the first time. Oh my goodness. Sweet puppy love. I absolutely melted the second I saw her. She is the cutest fluffball of puppy…curious and scared and happy and oblivious all at the same time. We met her momma and her siblings and hung out with the future owners of Lucy’s sister and the breeder. I can’t wait to bring her home.

This week has been a week of preparation. Spending insane amounts of money at Petco to stock up on food, toys, treats and other doggie essentials. Putting together her crate. Washing the lining to her bed. Getting her tag made, and finding the perfect location for her bowls in our kitchen. I can’t wait to see her sweet little face on Saturday morning and finally bring her home.

Even though I can’t wait to see her, M is definitely the most excited. He’s wanted a lab nearly his whole life, and it was so cute to see how happy Lucy made him. (He’s probably annoyed with me for saying this, but it’s true.)

So I’ll keep ya’ll posted on how it goes. I’m sure there will be lots of challenges as first-time dog owners, but it’s an exciting next step in our life together. And for that, I just can’t wait.

To bringing Lucy home,

Lia