This week’s date night ended a little differently than usual. The beginning of the day, there were two of us. By the end, there were three. That’s right. We added a third wheel for the rest of our date nights. His name is Rocky. And he is a 3 month old rescue pup from Louie’s Legacy! Jon and I went to Cincinnati’s My Furry Valentine this past weekend. We had roughly a 30% chance of coming home with a new puppy (per Jon’s adamant statement in the car before we went inside). But, as soon as we saw Rocky (Mausolus), we fell in love.

Now, I have never had a furry pet. Growing up, my Dad did not want me or my sister to get too attached to a pet and then have to deal with the sadness that is the circle of life. It was not for a lack of trying on our part, though. A few years of our childhood we put our cutting edge 1990’s technology (PowerPoint) to use and created marketing slideshows to sway our Dad into bringing a puppy into our home. No dice. Fast forward to being almost 30. And I finally have my puppy!

I’m sure this will be quite an adventure. Hopefully, not a Rocky one (hehe, get it?)! I know that you have not been seeing my regular Monday Journal posts, and wanted to explain the little guy that has been taking up most of my free time! And can I just end with how much more I understand puppy parents wanting their entire family in their photos during their session! Yay furry babies!

Rachel Marie