Thanksgiving stop

The long four days in a car and on the road temporarily ended in St. Louis for Thanksgiving with the family. Hana was more than relieved to get out of the car, but she is having trouble settling in to a new environment and more people around- a lot more fear barking than is usual for her.
Yesterday morning in Oklahoma City we found Paw Park, which has been named one of the top 10 dog parks in the U.S. - it was great for Hana to run with her Frisbee and it had a big pond which thankfully she decided not to wade into. The wind chill had to be in the 20s but we played for at least 30 mins. - this did nothing to make the ride any quicker for any of us. We had gorgeous weather the rest of the way and are so happy to be spending a few nights here- we already feel so much better with 8 straight hours of interrupted sleep!

Big G express keeps moving

The title of this post is from a trucking company we have seen along this journey and thought it was appropriate for us! :)
We began again at a dog park, different from the one yesterday afternoon. I found a Frisbee for Hana and she loves that more than chasing the ball and there were two other dogs there to sniff. It was 35 degrees out and of course Hana didn't seem to mind that my hands were freezing! She did great for her third day in the car and longest day.
We stopped for lunch in Amarillo but did not partake of the 72 oz. free steak being offered nor the fried pie place- nothing like Amarillo, Texas! It was a boring drive but uneventful is good and the weather has been great enough to allow us to eat lunch outside the car to give Hana a chance to stretch her legs.
Since we got to Oklahoma City after dark, we kept Hana entertained with a bone and new toy. For a long road trip, this has been a pretty easy trip and we are looking forward to arriving at my parents and taking a break from driving for a few days!

Day 2 a/k/a Last day for shorts!

The second day of our trip was very nice. We took Hana to a dog park first thing in the morning- she ran a bit and chased the ball. After about 3 hours we stopped again for a break in Flagstaff and then had lunch on Route 66. We drove the rest of the way to Albuquerque and found a dog park here. The temp. has definitely dropped since leaving Phoenix- the low tonight should be in the 30s. All of us seem to be pretty exhausted and are looking forward to a quiet night's sleep before hitting the road early tomorrow morning.

Road trip begins

Our last few days in San Diego were busy and sleepless. We were able to spend time at the beach and I had my last few yoga sessions at Bird Rock. I am truly going to miss the studio and all the people associated with it. It was a wonderful journey and I am thrilled to be starting a new path as a yoga instructor.
We had breakfast at Kono's this morning so Hana could have one last walk to the beach and to attempt to wear her out before the stressful car ride to Phoenix. She also had some play time with her best friend Dude- I cried for her when we left. We said good bye to our apt. that provided so many good times over the past three plus years.
The trip to Phoenix was uneventful for us but Hana sees it differently. She was very stressed even with the Rescue Remedy we gave her to naturally relieve her anxiety. Good news is that she did not throw up. This is a first for such a long car ride. We hope to take her to a dog park not far from here in the morning. Three more days in the car and counting...

This video was taken on my phone a few weeks ago - to explain the low quality video, but Hana played with this shell for about 10 minutes until we made her leave it because she got so frustrated. She pushed it around, clawed at, and tried to open it with her mouth. We had never seen her so interested and so determined to get whatever was inside. The high pitch yelps are very unusual for her. I will try to post both short segments I caught with my phone.

Happy Birthday Lane!

Lane turned 7 yesterday and although we missed it, I was able to sing Happy Birthday before he ran away from the phone- I wonder if it was my singing? I know he had a great time with his grandparents and great-grandparents there to celebrate. Apparently Star Wars and Lego's are all the rage for boys at 7.

Happy Anniversary to my parents as well. Their celebration includes babysitting the grand kids for a week but I think that is probably all my mom wanted anyway.

As for Hana, we are still having flea problems- two more were discovered yesterday and she went on her new flea medication per the vet's orders along with continuing a low dose steroid. I have been pretty stressed and frustrated at her lethargy and loss of hair, but last night and this morning she started destroying her toys again. It is a game to pull all the stuffing out of her sheep toy and then I put it back in so she can pull it out again. She must be 2 in human years. All I want is for her to have her normal energy level (which is actually pretty low key for a puppy anyway).

Only two more weeks of yoga teacher training! We are at the point where all we do is practice our flow so it is almost four hours of yoga at each session. I think my quads might give out one of these days but so far they still allow me to go to the other four classes a week that I have to attend. I am really excited about teaching when this is all over and I am so glad I did it.