happy birthday ginger!

Today my little puppy baby turns 2! I can't believe how much she's grown in the past couple years-she went from 6 pounds to 22! Ginger has become an integral part of our family and she's made our lives so much better! 

Here are some cute photos of the birthday girl:

Some of my favorite posts: Ginger's first bath, Ginger playing rough with Snoop and Dre, a cute video of Ginger with a chicken toy. To see any post with Ginger feel free to click here!

Have a great weekend everyone!

xox

sundays at the dog park

One thing I love about the weekends, besides being able to sleep in and that whole 'you don't have to go to work thing,' is taking Ginger to the dog park. They say a child's excitement is contagious, and that's exactly how I feel about Ginger, my puppy child's, thrill once we round that corner and she knows dog heaven is minutes away. She starts this crazy whimpering that just makes you laugh and you tell her to settle down, thinking she knows what that even means, and she jumps out of the car ready to make some dog and human friends. Matthew and I throw the ball to her {my aim is the worst}, she runs to fetch it as fast as her four legs will carry her, she meets some pals {Jasper is her favorite}, and always comes back to check in with "Mom and "Dad." 

I love this little blueboo of mine!  

 there's also a whole lot of butt sniffing that goes on!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!

xox

family feet

The most random post about family, feet and fur:

I love my little family. Sweet little Ginger is the cutest little puppy and I love holding her in my lap, even though half the time she tries to jump off and go fetch a toy. I try so hard to make her a lap dog!

Doesn't Ginger sit funny? She's so silly! 

It's hard to believe that Matthew and I {and Ginger!} are moving out of our first apartment this weekend. I remember when Matthew found out he was transferring jobs and moving down. I helped him look for apartments when I got off work from the law firm and I happened to find him the most perfect one..less than a block away from my parents house! He loved it though and for the past year and 10 months it's been his home, and for the past 3 months it's been ours. We've had dance parties, dinner parties and holiday parties, not to mention two adorable Christmas trees. It's going to be sad to say goodbye and close the door. I just have to remember how exciting it will be to move into our first real place together, unpack, settle in, and decorate. We have so many more memories to make in the new apartment and I couldn't be more excited!

I hope you all have a fabulous weekend! 

Send some good thoughts our way as we pack up and move out. I'm already an emotional mess! haha

xox

ginger the model

A couple weeks ago Ginger went to work with Matthew. It was Bring Your Dog to Work Day 

and Ginger was really excited! As soon as we walked in there was a bowl of water and a treat jar! She loves the "T" word!

There was also a pet photographer {so cool!!} and Ginger got to be a not-so-starving model. At first she didn't know what 

was going on and didn't want to sit pretty on the little stool, but after she realized there were treats involved she was 

a very good model! She thoroughly enjoyed her 15 minutes of fame! {And I thoroughly enjoyed being her stage mom haha}

 

 

Matthew and I plan on ordering one picture to blow up for our new apartment. 

We love them all, so choosing one has been a little difficult.  We love our little fur baby! 

Do you have a favorite? 

xox

fourth of july weekend

Matthew and I {and Ginger} had a very fun 4th of July weekend! We went down to San Diego to see my bestie Lizzie and Matthew's family and then came back to LA yesterday to spend the afternoon and evening with my family. It was just the weekend we've been needing and I'm even more excited that Matthew has the day off today so we can relax from it all.

There was pizza at Pizzeria Luigi in San Diego, a sundae bar at Matthew's Nana's house, pretty and delicious marshmallows decorated by Matthew's sister Grace, brunch at Parkhouse Eatery, lots of puppy love!, watermelon/orange/feta salad, and a delicious Strawberry Fool for dessert {meaning you'd be a fool to think this dessert was healthy!} Oh yeah and really cool fireworks! The bottom right one makes me think of a bouquet of Baby's Breath, don't you think? I hope you all had a happy and safe holiday!

The winner of the Boy Meets Girl giveaway is...Leigh! Congrats! 

Thanks everyone for entering. I have a couple other giveaways planned in the next couple weeks, too!

xox

ginger's adventure at the dog beach

On Sunday Matthew and I took Ginger to the dog beach for the first time. We were so excited to see if she could swim..she does have webbed paws after all. We went to Leo Carillo in Malibu because we heard they had a dog beach, but unfortunately it was "on leash" only, which was too bad because we were dying to see Ginger run into the water and play with the other dogs. Still, she got a taste {literally} for sand and salt water. We're hoping to take her to an "off leash" dog beach next time!

Ginger dug around in the sand trying to figure out what it was. It's so different from the cement and grass she's used to. Oh, such a silly puppy. Ginger is the sweetest, even if she is making it hard for us to find an apartment!

xox

Things I Missed While I Was In Italy

Don't get me wrong, Italy was absolutely beautiful and there were days where Matthew and I were talking seriously about moving there {like making business plans and everything}. Being back, however, I realized how much I missed while I was gone. All these little things and more, make me super happy to be back home!

American Breakfasts. In Italy breakfast consists of a cappuccino and pastry item. Amazing, yet not completely satisfying. I craved big American breakfasts of eggs, pancakes, and french toast!

No Smoking Areas. SO many people smoke in Italy..it's actually the thing that bothered me most while we were there. I hate walking through clouds of cigarette smoke. Luckily you can't smoke indoors but when you want to eat outdoors on the patio {which we almost always did}, the smoking can practically ruin your meal.

Iced Drinks. I didn't see any iced coffee drinks in Italy, which was fine, but something I definitely missed on a hot day. Some days it was 85 degrees so drinking a hot espresso didn't always sound appealing. 

Ginger. I missed my little puppy so much! There were a lot of cute dogs in Rome but none looked like my Ginger. I couldn't wait to get home and hold this furry little thing. I took her to the groomer's yesterday so she got extra clean and fluffy!

Sushi. Oh, did I miss sushi. Matthew and I normally have Saturday night sushi dates so I was definitely craving it. We did have some incredible seafood in Positano but nothing beats sushi from our favorite neighborhood spot.

My new ring. Matthew gave me this gorgeous rose gold ring the night before the wedding and I love it so much. It's absolutely beautiful! I wanted to keep it safe so I left it at my parent's house while we were gone. I'm so glad I can wear it now!

Blogging. Boy, oh boy, did I miss blogging! It's amazing to be back posting again. I can't wait to get caught up with all your blogs! So many big things have happened in the blogging world with engagements, weddings, pregnancies, and moves. I feel so behind! I've missed you guys a lot a lot!

Happy Memorial Day everyone! 

Let's remember all those brave U.S. Service Members who died fighting for our freedom and safety. 

xox