We are parents!!

Meet Lucy!  After countless trips to the Humane Society, we finally found our furry soul mate.  She's 1 year old and half corgi, half german shepherd.  So far she's been really good.  Her previous owners taught her some really good manners like sitting and waiting before eating her food, not going upstairs, and staying off furniture.  She's definitely an active girl, but she's very well mannered and we are excited to have her!  

We took our first trip to the dog park this morning and she plays great with other dogs and came back to me when I called her (almost every time).  

Finally worn out at the dog park

Oh hi.

Co-pilot

One Year!

Today is one year from the day I packed my entire life into my tiny Civic, said goodbye to my friends (most of which were scattered across a muddy campground in various stages of sobriety), and waved goodbye to life as I knew it.  I moved here knowing it was going to be hard, knowing it would be lonely, fun, scary.  I wasn't sure if I was going to find a reason to stay.  I didn't know if my internship was going to lead anywhere, or if I had enough money to move back if it didn't. 


Lucky for me, my internship was amazing, it did lead somewhere and I did find a reason to stay.  I found someone who makes the rainy winter worth it, who makes sure I take my vitamins every day, and makes me feel like I'm the most beautiful person on the planet even when I'm wearing sweatpants.  I truly feel like he's the reason the universe pointed me towards Portland and the reason I don't run home after 8 straight months of rain.  Ok, ok enough of the mushy stuff.  


I am proud to be able to say I moved across the country by myself to start a new life.  I never thought I had the courage, but luckily I proved myself wrong and am happy to say I am still alive, Mom! 

Incubus is alive

Many of you may not know, but I had a very long, passionate love affair with the band Incubus for much of my adolescence.  Unfortunately for the world, they took a 5 year "hiatus" and basically dropped off the face of the Earth- except a very disappointing greatest hits album in 2009. 
Well, today I was unsuspectingly listening to the radio and a song came on with a very familiar voice.  Could it be? No. Maybe? Yes, it's true.  They are back and releasing a new album in July.  Their newest single is out and I am still trying to decide if it is worth the wait.  I'm still hurt and bitter about the abandonment and must admit it's going to take a really amazing album to get back my 'super-fan' loyalty. 
But I will still anxiously await the release of the album and will then decide if they even deserve the effort to unbury my favorite Incubus shirt from circa 2005.


Here's the new song if you care...