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Friday Favorites – Memory Lane Edition

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Happy Friday, friends – we made it! I had a chilly tennis lesson last night (and by chilly, I mean that it was in the 40s here in Houston – which is cold for us), and I’ve got a bit of a shorter day today. My friend was recently elected judge, so I’m headed to her investiture, which is her…

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Friday Favorites: The Spuds Turn 1

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Happy Friday to all! This week has flown by thanks to our little trip last weekend to Nashville. We got a whole bunch of rain in Houston on Monday, which was the perfect time to light some candles, unpack and unwind after my workday. It’s been a good week, friends – and it’s brought to you by Tex and Cali’s…

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Pupdate: 9 Months

golden retriever

Happy Wednesday! I thought it would be fun to give you guys an update on the pups since they are 9 months old now. And, one of our friend’s parents just got a puppy from the same set of parents last weekend. We’ve come such a long way from when we picked them up in June, and I’m proud of…

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5 Month “Pupdate”

golden retriever | Houston

Happy Thursday, friends. If dogs aren’t your thing, then feel free to come back tomorrow, when I’ll have more “human-friendly” content. But, if you’ve been reading here for any amount of time, you’ll know that Aaron and I welcomed two cute golden retriever puppies in June. And, well, now that they are just over five months old, I thought it…

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Puppy Update – 4 Months

golden retrievers

Happy Wednesday – I went to the vet yesterday for (almost) our last round of shots for Tex and Cali, so I thought it would be appropriate to give ya’ll a four-month “pupdate.” They turned four-months old on August 28th, and I’m just so glad they are members of our little fam. If you’ve been reading here awhile, you know…

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Golden Retriever Puppies: 3 Month update

tex

Hi there – I’m back today with an update on how our puppies are doing. It’s hard to believe that they are three months old already. When we brought them home, Tex was just 4.5 pounds, and Cali was 4 pounds. We could hold both of them in one arm, and they both fit into one tiny little bed. They…

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Pupdate

houston | golden retrievers

I thought I’d give you guys a brief update on the pups. The last update I did with them, we had only had them for three weeks. Now that we’ve had a chance to settle in, I’ll let you know how things are coming along. So, consider this your 1.5 month pupdate. 12-weeks old Today, the puppies are 12 weeks…

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Saying goodbye to Buttercup

Sawyer and Buttercup

Happy Monday, everyone. I wish I were here today with better news. There is really no easy way to say this either, but we had to say goodbye to Buttercup on Friday afternoon. When I wrote Friday’s blog, I wasn’t envisioning the day to turn out the way it did, and Aaron and I are still kind of trying to…

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Week three with our Golden Retriever Puppies

tex and cali

We are going on our third week with our new golden retriever puppies: Tex and Cali. I thought I’d give you a general update. If dogs aren’t your thing, then feel free to come back tomorrow 🙂 I’m sharing some of my favorite puppy toys and some of my favorite ways to keep them busy while I work from home.…

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Meet our new golden retriever puppies

Texas Golden Retriever Puppies

Happy Thursday, friends. I realize that I’ve missed the last two days of blogging because….. life. Remember on Monday when I said that I had some exciting news to share? Well, Aaron and I are the proud owners of TWO brand new golden retriever puppies: Tex and Cali. And they are freakin’ precious. And yes, I most certainly said two.…

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