Happy Birthday, Pipkin LaRue!

Today my sweet littlest pup turns one year old! Our lives have changed so very much since bringing her home in September, that's for sure! She entertains Georgia and keeps her happy. She provides endless amusement for me and Mike. She is hands down the best cuddle-pup in the whole wide world! She may do things like tear toilet paper to shreds (daily!), but our family dynamic wouldn't be the same without her.

Happy birthday, my lil' croissant!

If you're interested in how Pip came to be and where we got her name, check out this post! And a few more for good measure: adorable Pip photos (at the end!), Our two girls together (look at how much she's grown!), and that one scary time where we almost lost her. She's such a blessing! xo

Behind the Scenes: Sweet Sleepy Pups

There is no doubt that my life revolves around these two pudgy pups. The amount of love I have for them is totally immeasurable and indescribable. I can't even begin to imagine the overwhelming love I will have for our kids once we decide to expand our family. I cannot fathom it being bigger than this. You always hear new moms saying "I never thought I could love something so much" but I get it... I totally get it. That's exactly how I feel about Pipkin and Georgia. Silly maybe, but I take my role as puppy mom seriously. There's nothing I wouldn't do for those sweet faces. Just look at them! 

Speaking of... I've worked up a fabulous tribute tattoo for Georgia! Yes, I know, I'm getting a tattoo for my dog. I know some of you are side-eyein' me right now but it just seems fitting! (Just wait until you see it... ha!) I'm not sharing what it'll be (only a few people know) but it's fantastic. And so special in it's own way! Pipkin will undoubtedly get one, too. Don't worry! No favoritism here, folks! Now to make the appointment...

iPhone Photo Dump

The past week hasn't been too condusive to updating the blog or doing anything fun and exciting. I'm still battling the pericoronitis and I missed both nights of work this past weekend due to it. It has not be fun to be laid up on the couch, ibuprofen pumping through me, and missing out on a whole week's worth of pay. Frustration station! I'm still in a bit of pain but I've taken all of my antibiotics and this morning I learned that antibiotics and coffee do not mix well on an empty stomach! Yeesh! Mike and I are about to head to Nashville for the day to look at a few rental properties including a factory-converted-loft. He's been applying to a bunch of places to snag a new job so hopefully the universe will come together and something good will happen!

Until then, I'm leaving you with some iPhone photos (mainly of the pups) from the past week or so. Nothing too exciting, but I promise I'll have something fabulous for you shortly! xo

















If you've ever been curious, well, now you know! I am indeed that creepy lady with a million pictures of her dogs on her phone. Yikes. But c'mon... aren't they precious?!

Pip's First Snow!

As I stated earlier, we've managed to get our first real snow of the season. More often than not the first is also the last, but I'm thinking we're in store for some pretty white days this year! Georgia really really loves the snow. [I'll share a video from her first snow last year!] Pip is a July baby though so this year was her first! She gets cold easily so she'll have be bundled up from now on, but otherwise, she loves it! She and Georgia had so much fun! Of course we had to take an immense amount of photos! Here you go! Cute puppy snow spam!












After, of course, they curled up on the couch together for a snooze. They melt my heart!




Now, before you guys get all huffy puffy about the sincere lack of snow, just know that the mentioning of flurries sends people in Tennessee into a panic. No, we cannot drive for crap in the snow. Yes, we really do think the apocolypse is coming. Yes, we do get excited over an inch or two. Haha! We're Southern people!

Here's a video of Georgia's first snow last year. She had no idea what to think of it.



Hooray for cute pups! Do your animals like the snow?


PS; All images from our new Nikon D300s! We're love love loving it! It's so crisp and awesome. With that being said, our Nikon D40 [with new 18-55mm f3.5/56 VR lens] needs a new home! They go for $400-$500 online still used but we're only asking $350 and that includes domestic shipping! Email me [kaelahbee@gmail.com] if you're interested!  SOLD! Thanks for the interest, y'all!

iPhone Photo Dump

Dumping a load of photos on you for the day! Still insanely under the weather (haven't left the couch all day and I've been exercising my right to Nyquil). The good news is that the sore throat has disappeared (hopefully for good!) and I'm only battling insane congestion. Since I wasn't able to share some amazing wedding goodness with you, hopefully a million pictures of my babies will do! 

 

Mike and I at target the other day.

 

 

Mike opening his new toy: Nikon d300s. He's in love.

 

 

Georgia sits on Pip when she wants to calm her down.

 

 

 

Pipkin nuzzled up near G's backside to snooze. If you know anything about either of our pups, you'll know that that is NOT a place you EVER want to be.

 

The girls curled up next to my head this morning on the couch and slept next to me while I was sickly. Sweetest girls ever.

Back to my please-get-healthy mission! Hope you're all having a great night <3

New Hair and New Tattoo!

New cotton candy curls and a fully finished sleeve! I promise better pictures of my arm once it's all healed up nice and pretty! I just had to throw in some Pip and Georgia, too! [I feel so much more like Kaelah with my curls back!] I'll be drawing the winner of the Miss Violet Lace giveaway tomorrow! xo

Scariest Day of My Life...

I don't even know how to preface this entry without bawling hysterically. My Literature class ended early and I headed to the VisCom building to work for a little while. I left not too long after and headed home. Pipkin stays in her kennel upstairs while we are gone so she can be housebroken. Georgia stays downstairs and pretty much lays on the couch all day. After putting all of my stuff down I went upstairs to get Pip and take her potty. I opened the door and lost it. Pip had wiggled her way through her kennel somehow and got her head caught outside. She was just lying there... motionless. I thought for sure she was dead. I frantically ripped open her kennel and she just fell in my hands. I was screaming bloody murder as I ran downstairs with her in my arms. I rushed to get my phone and she was so limp. I grabbed my purse, rushed to the car, put her in my lap and called Mike three times and he finally answered (he was at work). All I could muster was "YOU HAVE TO COME HOME RIGHT NOW! COME HOME!" Well, imagine that with absolutely no coherence and speeding like crazy to the emergency vet. I mapped one on my phone and luckily it was half a mile down the street. I sped into a parking spot and ran inside with her. The lady at the desk got off the phone real quick and took her from me. I could barely stand up. I can't tell you how close to dead I thought she was. I have no idea how long she had been caught in her kennel. 

I had to fill out some paperwork after the vet attendant gave me my own room (I was hysterical in that place! Seriously). I couldn't even read what I was writing. The vet came in and assured me that he was taking care of her. I was sitting there roughly 30 minutes or so before Mike got there and then we both just bawled. The vet came in and told me she was doing better... that she was alive. She had an IV, oxygen, and a steroid shot. After about an hour he came in and brought her. She was walking.. sort of. She was sort of stumbling around. She was drugged up so she wasn't fully coherent. She also had a very very very swollen neck. She was responsive though! This was good! He told us his biggest fear was brain damage. I kept going over it in my head. Brain damage or not, I would love her all the same. He let us take her home then without any medicine and said to keep her bundled up and resting. After 2 hours of resting/sleeping on the couch, she has perked up, is totally responsive, and just took the toy shovel from Georgia! She also just crawled over into my lap. I'm even crying as I'm typing this because I was so  afraid that we had lost her. 

I don't know what that vet did but he saved her life. She's almost back to 100% and she's only been home 2 and a half hours. She's drinking water, walking around, playing... 

I couldn't even stomach the thought of losing her. She has become such a vital and important part of this family. My heart has never hurt as bad as it did today (except when Bert passed away). We kept looking for signs of brain damage, but she's perking her ears up at everything and coming when called, so we're crossing our fingers that she's going to make a full recovery. If you follow me on twitter and tweeted kind words our way, they are so appreciated and adored. Today has been a rough day.

She's our little miracle pup and I think that it has a lot to do with the positive thoughts and prayers sent our way. It scares me to think about having kids because I know things like this happen. It was no one's fault and Pip is just very ambitious. We thought we had avoided all of these possibilities by never kenneling her with a harness but oh puppies! They find their way into everything! 

Words cannot express how blessed I feel to be writing that she's okay and watching her play on the couch beside me. She's still a little bit loopy but that's just her personality! I definitely keep having these thoughts of "What if I hadn't left school when I did? What if I had come home earlier? Could I have prevented this? What if I didn't come home until later?" but I'm trying to not let the "what ifs" get me down. The truth of the matter is that she's here now, she's healthy, and she's loved loved loved. (Georgia just laid down beside her and put her nose to Pip's! I love my girls!)

Now we're going to spend some family time together and play around. I'll be back tomorrow. xo