Guaranteed Smile

Monday mornings can be rough. Here's a video guaranteed to make you smile.

City Dog Goes to the Country

ANJING'S FIRST ROAD TRIP: This series of photos documents the weekend I (hereafter Auntie Suz) took my nephew (aka best friend's dog) on a road trip to Michigan to visit my in-laws and meet my niece (aka sister-in-law's brand new baby). Narrated by Anjing (the dog).

 On Friday afternoon, Auntie Suz was all over the place. 

I could tell something was up.

 Then Uncle Travis came home and they loaded up the car. Road trip!

 I like car rides. Usually after a while I just lie down and go to sleep. About half way there, I was rudely awakened by what they called a Silly Satterlee Sing-a-long. Those people are crazy.

 Look Mom! I'm in Michigan!

 We stayed at a house where they had this thing called a "fenced-in yard." I'd never seen anything like it! I could run all over the place without a leash...

 ...and pee anywhere I wanted, whenever I felt like it. It was great.

 This was my kingdom for the weekend.

 I mostly ruled from the porch, where I took naps in the shade.

 Auntie Suz wanted to get a photo of me with the pretty flowers. 

I wanted to give her a kiss instead.

 Uncle Travis and I played lots.

The people there were obsessed with this tiny human they called a "baby." It made lots of noise and smelled funny. At first I wasn't sure what to think so I growled at it. That didn't go over real well, so I decided I should be friendly instead.

 One afternoon Uncle Travis took a nap. 

This is when I decided it was time for him to wake up.

 Auntie Suz, where are we gonna go next?

A Year of Deer, Episode 17: Memorial Day Cookout

Memorial Day. The kick-off to summer. A time to gather with friends and grill some deer. Along with some brats and dogs and corn. Mix up some salads. Serve it all up to a hungry crowd. The dogs can only hope for scraps.

Life with Puppy

While my friends Allison and Alex are on vacation this week in celebration of their first anniversary, I am playing the role of Auntie Suz (i.e. puppy sitter) to their 5 month old Llasa apso Anjing (which is "dog" in Indonesian, for those of you wondering where the name comes from). Here's the fluffy little menace himself:

My New Roommate

Well, it turns out the visit from my roommate's mom & her dog last month was a tipping point. This past Saturday my roommate brought home a brown and white Japanese Chin puppy. Meet Gizmo, the newest addition to our little household: