Last week I dog sat for one of our neighbors. They have two corgis that are absolutely adorable. It was fun to take care of different dogs. They have such diverse personalties. Reese is kind of shy and as soon as she was done taking care of business she wanted to head back home. Levi on the other hand, is a total ham... He took off as if there was a race. They may have short legs but man, do they go fast. Most evenings I would come home from work, take Shackleton & Lilli for a walk and then go over to Reese & Levi's house, take them for a walk. Come back to my house for dinner and then go back to Reese & Levi's and hang out with them in the evening until their bedtime at 9:00.

 

On Friday, I left work a bit earlier than normal, rushed home, took care of the animals and then caught a train down to Quantico where Doug picked me up and we headed to our friends' the Sandstroms. There was a party for one of the former officers of 2/11, Battery G. It was a fun evening. Lot of stories and drinking and much merriment. Sandy made smoked "yard birds" that took forever but tasted mighty good. The guys drank 2/11 malt liquour (yuck) and told lots of stories. All it all, it was a fun evening. Saturday we took Shackleton to the dog park where he exhausted himself playing with the other dogs. After that we went to PetSmart to fill up on puppy & kitty supplies (speaking of which, there was an adoption fair going on and Doug and I saw the cutest little puppies. They were two brothers and they looked like mini Shackletons. I doubt they were much older than 8 weeks. I wanted to adopt them so bad but we have our hands full as it is). Then it was off to Denny's for breakfast and then Olde Towne School for Dogs to load up on the treats and toys we can't get at PetSmart. Shackleton also gets his nails trimmed there and its fun to bring him back so the trainers can see that he is still behaving himself ;)

 

On Sunday, I woke up with a cold and was quite miserable. I think I caught it from Doug but it might also just be allergies. Tis the season. I rallied enough to take a shower and get dressed to go with Doug to Baltimore. One of his classmates from Georgetown lives up there and had invited us up for a late lunch. We met at the harbor and then took a water taxi to a neighborhood known as Fells Point. We had a fantastic lunch and great conversation. Walter is pretty amazing. He just got accepted to law school and this will be his fifth masters' degree. Way to go Walter!! To soon, it was time to head back. Doug and I made it back where we parked and headed back home.

 

Not much got done around the house this weekend but hopefully we will catch up next weekend. Our neighbors with the beautiful rose garden are teasing us because we have to weed and I bought some flowers two weeks ago that I still haven't planted!!!! Yard work! yuck.