This Pretty Much Sums It Up

Yay! My "Wag more, bark less" auto magnet came in the mail today! I veered away from the 'traditional' white/blue design and, of course, got the pink! =)

Only problem is... this will now make 3 car magnets on the back of my car... is that tacky? Eh. I don't care. Support puppies!!!

My car is covered in pollen... and no matter what, it will continue to be covered until the fall. 

I purchased the new magnet for under $3 on-line, + about $4 in shipping. You can get one through the link below. 

Or, to purchase the Adopt A Golden Atlanta magnet visit the AGA website, click here. It costs $5 plus $1.50 for shipping... and proceeds go to help save orphaned doggies!

In a change of topic... I received an e-mail this afternoon about Dog Yoga. It's offered through the Savannah Yoga Room. I think I may go... I used to go to yoga and loved it. I'm curious how this works with dogs though! Haha! It costs $15 but 100% of the proceeds go to Save-A-Life, a non-profit animal welfare organization created to prevent over population of companion animals through low cost spaying and neutering. 

Dog Lovers Walk!!!

This past Saturday my family and I participated in the Humane Society Dog Lover's Walk! It was so much fun and we helped raise money for orphaned puppies. Thanks to all who gave so generously! My parents came down from Atlanta and brought their dogs, Bailey and Luke, to walk in the event as well. Bailey did especially well considering we left her muzzle at home. She normally doesn't take well to other dogs, but we had no problems Saturday morning! Good job, Bailey! Luke was a little overwhelmed with the whole situation. He never really barks but let out a few deep woofs due to nerves. Emma just wanted to go! She zig-zagged back and forth and really didn't like her gentle leader. 

There were three lengths we could walk and we chose to do the shortest of the three. This was in part due to the fact that the gnats were awful and biting a lot. I wore shorts and really itchy legs are very uncomfortable! 

Bailey got to ride in the middle with my mom and me... she likes to look out the windshield. 

Emma and Luke before the walk started.

Some of the adoptable dogs who participated. I wanted to bring them ALL home!

This is the church where we all met to start the race. I thought it was just so beautiful!

Loads of people participated! Yay! That means lots of money was raised!

Right before the race started

I love this picture because it shows how fast the brown puppy's tail is wagging. 

My dad and Bailey.

The Landings, where the walk was held, is so beautiful!

Happy dogs!

Oh Lord. This dog had gotten a new dress and her nails done for the walk. 

Savannah is so pretty! And the weather was perfect!

My mom and Luke and Emma and me. 

After the walk finished we stopped by the agility course to try and teach Emma some new tricks! We got some information about a place here in the city where Emma can learn to do agility courses. She is very smart and quick so I think she could do really well at them. Teaching her to do this would also give us an activity to do, which gets me excited since much of my days are filled with nothing to do. 

The agility course.

Good girl, Emma! 

Emma didn't like the seesaw. Apparently it is the hardest to learn because it scares the dogs. 

This viszla new how to do it!

We had a great walk and rest of the weekend. New post to come soon about my parent's visit!

Dog Lover's Walk

I don't want to be 'one of those people', but I decided that when something pulls on your heart you decide to put yourself out there. Humph. So here it goes.

Miguel and I adopted Emma from the Humane Society here in Savannah. When we took her home in August of last year she had already been through three different homes and families in her four short months of life. Emma is such a delightful, sweet dog. I am so thankful for her companionship. It's hard to picture my new life here without her being in it. I thank God for bringing her to our little family... it was through the Humane Society that all this was made possible. It makes me so sad to think of all the other sweet animals that don't have loving homes, or even homes at all. So when I received an e-mail about a fundraiser walk for the Humane Society I started considering participating in it.

Miguel and me at the Humane Society the day we adopted Emma

Each year, the Humane Society for Greater Savannah receives thousands of homeless, unwanted animals, as well as beloved animals whose owners are no longer able to care for them. The Humane Society's mission is to lead our community in the compassionate treatment of animals, to address the cause of animal suffering and overpopulation, to educate and encourage people to take responsibility for their animal companions and to provide care for animals in need.

So I've decided to participate in the walk and raise money for the shelter. The event is called Dog Lover's Walk. This event is a dog walk aimed at raising awareness and funds for our community's homeless animals. Proceeds from pledges help the humane society care for the 3,000 animals entrusted each year to the shelter. There isn't a minimum amount of money I need to raise or anything like that. But I would really appreciate support. I want more people to be able to bring home precious, helpless animals like Emma.

The walk is February 19th at the Landings. If you're local, we'd love for you to come participate with us! Bring your dog or just walk with Emma and me.  There is also going to be fun activities such as agility/obedience training demonstration (you can participate with your dog), microchipping, nail clippings, pet portraits, and refreshments.


If you want to donate (which would be awesome! thanks!) click here to go to my personal fundraising page. Donating through this site is simple, fast and totally secure. 

Donate Here

Questions?? You can call Nancy Richards at 912-354-9515, x114 for further information.

Hope to see you there and THANK YOU for helping us help the animals!!!

2010 In Review

This past year has been full of life changes! It has brought some of the best things and some really hard moments. Here is our 2010 year in review:

Miguel and I started off the year as an engaged couple! Yay! We were soo excited! 

Engagement Photo by Two Sparrows Photography

Engagement photo by my talented father-in-law... we found the stadium unlocked! 

Engagement photo by my talented father-in-law

We wanted to get married in May, so we only had 5 months to plan the wedding! Oh my!!! Wedding planning is very stressful!

Thank goodness for selfless friends who helped with the wedding planning process!

We both graduated with our undergraduate degrees! Miguel with Highest Honors from Georgia Tech and I graduated from Georgia State. We didn't go to my graduation because it was the day before the wedding.

SO proud of Miguel for graduating with Highest Honors in a very challenging major! And our friend Kyle Finnegan too!

Handsome and talented brothers!

Couldn't wait to get on with our lives as a married couple! Only two weeks away from the time Miguel graduated. We had to tie up loose ends like applying for our marriage license.

Applying for our marriage license 

We got hitched!!!!!!! May 16, 2010! On my parent's 29th wedding anniversary!

TWO rings now! I'm a married woman!

Took our Honeymoon in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands

After we got back from our honeymoon we moved to a new city, Savannah, and into our first apartment.

Before the moving guys came...

After the movers came

Miguel started working as a Stress Analyst Engineer at Gulfstream.

We are really enjoying our new home in Savannah!

Savannah and the islands are so beautiful! We are blessed to live here!

We were lucky to be able to go visit my sister and her husband who live in Seattle, WA.

Seattle!

Seattle

We went to the Boeing Factory in Seattle. They let Miguel and me pilot. 

Kayaking in Seattle... you can see the tower in the distance behind Miguel's head

Fun to visit my sister! They live in such a cool city!

We've enjoyed having friends and family come visit us! Can't wait till next summer when more people can come visit and we can take them to the beach!

My mom came to visit! Yay!

Living with a boy has been fun, challenging, and humorous! 

Living with a boy... "Laura, the cheese isn't melting on the chili"....that's probably because you used sandwich cheese slices instead of shredded cheese! lol! =)

It's been fun cheering on our favorite teams together!

Cheering on the USA in the World Cup

Cheering on our team, the Braves, as a team!

Miguel started graduate school for Aerospace this fall. He's doing distance learning through Georgia Tech. He's handled working full-time, grad school, and being married really well! Much better than I could do it if I were in his shoes! 

So diligent! Working over Thanksgiving!

And of course we adopted the best puppy ever! Emma is such a big part of our little family. I can't imagine our lives without her!

At the Humane Society adopting the Emma-do

A great addition to our family! She seems happy to be at her forever home!

We've enjoyed celebrating the holidays together!

Halloween, ya.

Emma in her costume

We have loved spending time with both families over the holidays! It's a blessing to have them both live in the same city! Makes holidays a lot easier!

Celebrating my father-in-law, Pedro's, birthday over Thanksgiving

Playing games with the Leeper side of the family on Thanksgiving

Us, my dad and mom, and sister, Sarah, and brother-in-law, Jared taken over Thanksgiving break

Christmas is almost here! I can't believe how fast this past year has gone! I'm looking forward to going home and seeing my families! I love that my family has grown so much in 2010. We've really been showered with blessings. Can't wait to see what God has in store for our lives in 2011! 

Our first Christmas tree!