Being a Dog Parent

Before we got Hunter (our dog) back in January, neither Nathan or I were really "dog people".  We both had dogs growing up, but for our married life we've never had animals...and especially in the house.

We kind of got Hunter on a whim, which is odd because we hardly ever do ANYTHING on a whim.  He was 7 weeks old when we drove 4.5 hours to pick him up and bring him back to our house.  And we are so thankful that we did.  He has become part of our family!

Most of our friends have children and we love being so much a part of their lives.  Lately, I find myself understanding some of their stories because I'm experiencing some of these things with Hunter!  I respond to their kid stores with a story of my own...and it's kind of odd.  I hear myself saying, "I'm not trying to compare raising a child to training my dog, but..."

It's funny to us how we've looked at parents and been able to see how important it is to be consistent and then deal with that while training Hunter!  Nathan had him potty trained within his first week at our house.  We hadn't had a dog before so everything we did with him was pretty much just trial-n-error.  

Hunter is terribly stubborn!  One of the things we cannot break him of is getting in our laundry.  He always wants to be carrying around one of Nathan's shirts or socks.  It's honestly really cute and knowing how much he loves Nathan, it's a bit endearing!  We swat him with a magazine, scold him, make him go lay in his bed until we say he can get up, etc...and he gets that he's doing wrong, but IT DOES NOT STOP HIM from doing it again when he gets the chance! :)

And his food, oh dear...he's so spoiled.  I cut up meat or mix his food with broth nearly every day.  We went through a phase where he wasn't eating well and now I'm positive I've really ruined the chances of him eating plain dog food again.  Now if you try to give him a bite of something, he sniffs it first to see if he's even interested and he didn't use to do that.  We had to give him a pill awhile back so I buried it in a hot dog so he would eat it.  Crazy thing had it all in his mouth and ate AROUND the pill.  He just spit the pill out and looked up at me like, "that's nasty"!

All of that to say, we've turned into those people that just adore their pet!  How did this happen? :)

Today's Look: Friday, 7/20/12

With that said...I had a genius idea last night!  I wanted to wear a white jean skirt today but did not have one.  I had a denim pencil skirt that I thrifted awhile back and wondered how it would turn out if I just bleached it?!  What could it hurt, it was just another denim skirt?

 Well, after about an hour of soaking and scrubbing it just a bit, we have what I'm wearing today!  And I'm pretty proud of it.  It isn't bright white, but has a bit of a vintage or edgy look...which I'm liking.  My husband was skeptical that I would be happy with the outcome, but look at me, Nathan, I'm wearing it today!! :)

I'm loving that a project or thrifted piece can be so much fun!

Outfit Details:

Handbag, Alloy / Watch, 15dollarstore.com / Shoes, Old Navy

Tee, Old Navy / Skirt, Guess via Thrift

Weekend Snapshots

red highlights for me

chocolate covered strawberries for him

...and lots of love for the pup!

Hunter's favorite thing to do is 'wrestle' with Nathan.  Look how tall he is now!

he jumps up on Nathan's lap and tries to chew on him or give him kisses.  Nathan really tries to limit those kisses! :)

from back in January...our little tiny pup is an ornery big pup now!

4th Festivities

I got to spend last week with these cuties!  My brother and his family came down for the week and we had so much fun together.  Even with the extreme heat, we made the best of our week!

 The bumper boats were a great way to cool off on a hot summer day!

 I had lots of cuddle time with Kortney & Karissa...just what this Auntie needed!  I even got a girls day out with Katie.  We went to the mall, lunch and got pedicures...she requested a day - just me and her and it was so fun!