Our New Addition

There's important news to share today ...

This weekend started out a little different than most. (I work 10 hour days from 9:30am to 8pm, but because of the holiday this week our hours were cut down so on Thursday and Friday I worked 7:30am to 6pm. This allowed David and I to have an actual date night on Friday!) Our usual Friday consists of me coming home around 8:15pm, having dinner, and watching Swamp People. This Friday, we went to PF Changs. Yum! I have been wanting to go since March but David usually in the mood for Chinese. I was pretty surprised when he suggested it and could not pass it up! Chicken Lettuce Wraps here we come!!!

on the way to PF Changs

Saturday morning we woke up nice and early and had plans to go to the local Pet Smart for their adoption days. (Last week they had kittens and we were quite disappointed.) Getting to Pet Smart, we were excited to see all the dogs available for adoption. There were two... yep, two dogs, and although they were very sweet - no connection was made. We took a card from the shelter representative and went on their website. There was no information about visiting the shelter to find a dog to adopt. One had to go pick a dog out from their website, apply, wait to get approved, and then schedule a visit to meet the dog. (David likes small dogs and I like big dogs, so we agreed that we would find one that we both made a connection with - that's why we wanted to meet the dog in person.)

We decided to try the Humane Society... 

Meet Luka!!

There were so many adult dogs and puppies to meet and we fell in LOVE with this little guy!! In the "bonding" room, he was playful and curious, just like us. Deciding on a name was tough, I threw our so many options that all got declined until Luka.Weighing in at 5 pounds and 8 weeks old... there was our little man, Luka. He's a mix between a German Shepherd and an Australian Cattle Dog. We could not be happier!!!

isn't he precious??

sleeping baby

Our first vet visit is this afternoon so wish us luck!!!

Party in the USA

I am having an amazing long weekend today...with Monday and Tuesday off to prepare for the Fourth of July on Wednesday. It's mostly all I can think about. Although David woke me up this morning by telling me "Happy 1 month Anniversary" ... wow that was fast!  1 month down... the rest of our lives to go!

Today is our niece Olivia's 5th birthday and our friend Eliot's 25th. I wish we could be closer so we could celebrate with them as well. Being far from friends and family is tough, we're trying to get some to move down to us. We'll see how that goes.

Back to the holiday at hand... last year we went to Isle of Palms for the day to celebrate the fourth. This year we're planning on going to downtown Greenville and possibly watch the fireworks from Falls Park. Can't wait to cookout a bit, drink some yummy drinks, and spend a Wednesday with my love. I have the cutest outfit too that I'm so excited about.

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY EVERYONE!!