Changing Times

These last couple of weeks have been busy for Kristen and I. We moved into this great new apartment, mostly because we weren't happy with the management of our old apartment complex. A more pressing reason, however, is that we have our Great Dane puppy coming home in just a few weeks. Before updating on that, here are a few pictures of our new apartment, pre-move:

We were pretty excited about the yummy gift basket!

And I was of course very excited that we have our own covered parking spot. Now all my washng and waxing shall not be in vain!

The move would not have been possible without the very generous help of several of our very good friends- they were more than willing to sacrifice their Saturday to help us get all of our junk from one apartment to the other. Thanks Dan, Stephanie, Shelby, Amanda, Nathan and Jennifer...we could not have done it without you!

In other news, we've been out to the breeder's twice recently, with a span of 5 days in between. It is amazing how much the puppies have grown; they were markedly larger when we came back out he second time, and even more outgoing and personable. We got a great feel for their personalities while we were there. The first of the two trips was also the first time the puppies had experienced grass and the outdoors, and they were curious and excited.

Their excitement quickly gave way to exhaustion, however, and before we knew it they were all passed out asleep on the grass.


We woke them, brought them in and fed them, and they promptly fell asleep again, this time on Kristen's lap.


After struggling to make a decision on a puppy the first time, we came back for another visit today, repeating the basic format of our last visit, right down to the puppies falling asleep again on Kristen's lap.

And, after a lot of talking and thinking, we finally settled on which one of the quickly growing girls will be our Paisley...

She's the perfect one for us: she has a very even temperment and loves to play and be near others, but she also is inquisitive and curious and often content to spend a little time to herself. So we'll be bringing this little (or not so little at that point) Fawn Great Dane home on August 17th, and we couldn't be more excited!