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The Sunday Salon: The Otter Pup Goes Social

Otter Pup - Chloe

No, the Otter Pup didn’t get a Facebook or Twitter page, but she did go to the dog park which has been an unknown for us “cat” people. We’ve had her since February so it sure took us long enough to try it, but I was worried. Worried about the other dogs and not sure how she’d react to them. There were about 7 dogs there and she did great. She snapped at two of them, but never made contact. Actually, she NEVER makes contact. They are warning snaps that you can hear from across the park. Snap! Snap! Sassy pup.

In this photo, she is lounging on the stairs and was gracious enough to allow me to snap this photo. She looks happy, no?

The Sunday Salon

Just a little bit ago we finished up the last of the costume shopping, hit the bookstore with the hopes that some employee slipped up and put out a copy of 1Q84 before its Oct. 25th release date. No such luck. I downed a Pumpkin Spice Frapp to make me feel better. Boy, was it tasty.

Right now, I have chili cooking and we’ll have brats as well, but it’s 85 degrees outside. Would be better if it were a tad chilly but you can’t go wrong with chili, brats and football on a Sunday afternoon. As they watch football, I will be finishing up Ready Player One and then I’m not sure what I’ll read next.

On a sad note, a high school friend passed away a couple of weeks ago. I attended the viewing this past Thursday and although at the time, I thought I could handle it okay, I was a complete mess when I left there. There is something special about the friends you make in  high school. Plus, I visited my old stomping grounds and it brought back so many memories. Sigh. My thoughts are with his family.

Hope you are having a wonderful Sunday and be sure to hug the ones you love. Robert was only 40 years old and died of a heart attack. Unbelievable. Still trying to accept it.

Happy Thoughts

Wedding

On Saturday, our very close friends tied the knot! So glad they finally made it legal. Just kidding of course. It was a beautiful wedding. The bride was gorgeous. The groom, so happy. We wish them the best!

Pacific Park, Santa Monica Pier

On Sunday, we hit Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier, and then we walked, and walked and walked. My legs feel as if they are broken. Seriously. I wish I could say I walked my butt off, but I checked this morning and it’s still there. How is this happy? Well, it was a beautiful day, I got to spend it with my family AND there was the promise of shopping at Nordstrom afterward, but I was too tired in the end. I know, too tired for Nordys! Unreal.

It was a busy weekend though. I have no food in the house, rehearsals to shuttle kids to, one sick kid (he ate a deep fried Twinkie, a bad one at that!) and numerous stuff going on at work. Monday is Monday but tomorrow will be better, right?