One year

It has officially been one year to date that Hana has been a part of our pack. Little did we know the joy, anxiety and unconditional love she would bring to our little family. She was the shyest, most fear aggressive puppy when we picked her up from the shelter and now she has become quite the intelligent, Frisbee loving, gentle soul.

Her good doggy friends in San Diego (we still miss Dude & Hovis) who spoiled her as they let her wrestle and have her way with them. She hasn't found friends quite as good yet though Daisy, Bella & Ginger are all learning to deal with her. Hana still frets over getting in the car but she has learn to catch a Frisbee and that is all she wants to do.

Hanalulubeardogpups is part of our pack forever - to know her is to love her!

Long time no post

I have been slacking in the post department but working full time keeps me pretty busy. Happy Belated Birthdays to Tripp & Galen!!! Thankfully Galen's birthday was the complete opposite weather wise than last year. We miss seeing Tripp and hope to see her very soon.

March is a very busy month for us. Not only is it March Madness- we are still riding high on the Cards Big East Championship and expect a #1 seed this evening!! Spring is bringing lots of activities and friends. Last night we celebrated G's friend's 40th birthday, next weekend I am walking the Rodes City 10k with my college roommate (she has graciously agreed to walk with me though she could run it with her boyfriend), and then the last weekend in March we finally get to meet Elena and celebrate the Rath family return to the States with their beautiful daughter. We cannot wait!

Hana continues to be our pride and joy - she is getting smarter and better at playing Frisbee every day!. I have had a hard time leaving her but luckily Linda has stepped in to be our dog daycare on days when G is traveling. 9 hours is way too long to leave my baby at home by herself. Speaking of those 9 hours away- school is interesting and different from other places I have taught but I am enjoying it. I have already bonded with my 12 AP Psych kids and will miss not seeing them on a daily basis. I am still tutoring online as well.
We should have more exciting posts in the next few weeks with results from the 10k and pics from Elena's welcome to KY party.

The end of trees

Bye bye Birch & Pear trees. We are sad to see you go. We are so lucky however to have power, water, fuel and cars in one piece. This is more than so many have in KY right now. We took Hana for a short walk today to survey the damage in areas around us. You can hear generators humming and lots of yellow and orange tape where wires are down. Hana is still enjoying the snow and is pleased to play frisbee whatever the weather.

Snow, sleet, and ice- oh my!

Hana is the only one who seems to be enjoying herself in this weather. I was good with the snow but when it turned to sleet and then ice- I lost my enthusiasm. G managed to get out and go to Southern California without me this week, but he will repay me when he returns :).

This morning Hana was truly like a kid on Christmas day. We went for our first outing which is usually short so she can have her breakfast but today she could not wait to get back out there. This was real snow- about four inches where she could dig and run into piles- she didn't care that there were icicles forming between her pads and she had to stop to lick them every few feet. When we went back out this afternoon to a sheet of ice covering the snow- it did not stop her but it did slow her down a bit, she liked to hear the crunch as she sank in with each step and it was just more ice for her to eat.

All the schools are closed again for tomorrow so I don't have to worry about work, but I do have tickets to the U of L game and I am hoping I can still go- I will need to get out of the house by then. Keep your fingers and toes crossed that the ice does not snap power lines!!

Happy Birthday to me!

I am the only one who posts here so I am posting one to myself. I have already had a great birthday with lots of wishes from friends and pizza & game night at Cara's. They made me a delicious chocolate cake with peanut butter icing!

This past week has been fun with Hana experiencing her real first snow fall. Sunday night we walked out for her last outing to about 1/2 in. of snow- she immediately started darting back and forth trying to get them in her mouth and chase them with her paws. G has video that we will post as soon as we get to it. She makes dealing with the unbelievable cold a lot more fun.

I also taught my first yoga class on Monday night- OK so only one person showed up but any experience is good experience. I was just subbing for a regular teacher but hopefully they will ask me back. I have been taking yoga classes at the YMCA and though they are nice, it is nothing like the workout I am used to...so I continue to search for a yoga studio here that is similar to my home at Bird Rock Yoga in San Diego. I miss them all so much and I am excited that my fellow teacher trainees are teaching classes- I look forward to taking one from them some day.

Tonight we are going to see the musical "Wicked". I have been wanting to see it forever so I am super excited and can't wait. G already took me out to breakfast and we will probably go get lunch before my parents arrive to celebrate my birthday with me.

We are also wishing Mark safe travels to Colombia and can only imagine how exciting the reunion will be. We are praying for sentencia every day so we can meet Miss Elena. Thinking of the Rath 3!