carrie girl

hey there!

i got a dog!

i'm also getting married...to ted!

yay!

here's the little lady of the house. her name is raisin, and she loves nothing more than to be snuggled and eat cheese. she's a rescue, so she's a bit scared to be left alone, but we're working on that. she's a recent graduate of puppy kindergarten and is a super star at daycare, so we think we got a good one.

and you all know ted! we're getting married in july. in a barn. with cherry pie. it's going to be epic.

so here's to fall, my favorite season, and some more frequent blogging, if anything just to show you pictures of my pup.

40 years and counting

thanks for your sweet comments and emails about my dad! he's back at home and doing really well--modern medicine is pretty amazing. my dad's heart attack happened just as my folks were getting ready to go away for their 40th wedding anniversary, so on sunday at the hospital, instead of a romantic dinner for two, the whole family celebrated with cookies around the hospital bed. i am so thankful for the chance to have my dad around for many more anniversary celebrations, and holidays, and normal days, and to walk me down the aisle next july. i think about what 40 years together with ted will be like, and i only hope that we can love and support each other the way my folks have--they've set the bar pretty high.

july 26, 1969