It has been quite a while since I've written a "Life Lately" post, which I will attribute to being busy with the start of a new school year. Even though I included it in the title, most of July consisted of our trip to California and Australia, which I've already shared, but I did start back to work at the end of the month. I'm fortunate in that I am housed at the same two schools this year, and I love both of the principals I work with! I am convinced having a great relationship with the principal is critical for this instructional coaching role and I feel so incredibly lucky because these two are amazing!
Aside from work, life has pretty much consisted of hanging out with C and Avalanche, which is obviously my favorite way to spend my time. We took Avalanche to Shenandoah NP, Rehoboth Beach, and NY when our new nephew was born and he enjoyed his third hotel stay, as well as countless walks and car rides! I managed to do a few other fun things, but I seriously don't know how it's already November! What I do know is that I am super excited for Thanksgiving so I can hold my sweet baby nephew again!
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he is always so well-behaved whenever
we take him somewhere with
outdoor dining |
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| sassy |
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| dramatic |
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he looks like he is contemplating
the meaning of life |
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| making his displeasure known |
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he voluntarily held my hand
and my heart melted
(as I bossed C around to get his phone
to take a pic before Avalanche moved his paw)
LOL |
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| Husky Shedding Season |
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I was trying to change the sheets after
we had visitors and he was not helpful at all |
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Me: Avalanche, please get up!
Him: Make me. |
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then he got on one of the beds with a bone
to really drive home his belief that
he can do whatever he wants |
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refusing to even acknowledge that
I'm speaking to him |
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we put up a tent for our niece and nephew to play in
when they visit and he is obsessed with inspecting it
after they leave |
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| fall in NY |
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in the hotel, he started off on his bed
that we brought from home |
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| then decided to eat his bone up on our bed |
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then returned to his bed because
it was closest to the air conditioning |
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| he is still not a fan of the beach! |
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| "I love you always" |
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I draped a blanket on him and you can tell
he really loves it |
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| highly annoyed with me |
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he's a great companion because he wants
to always be near us, but doesn't demand attention
(even though I wish he would sometimes!) |
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every day he and C wait for me
at the end of the driveway
when I get home from school and when
I open my door and he sits down for pets |
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I combed his tail
(soda can for size reference) |
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| best part of my day |
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| he loves hotel life! |
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| made himself right at home |
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thought C might have to sleep on the
pull-out couch, but Avalanche eventually
got too hot and returned to his dog bed |
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we spent Halloween evening watching
Frankenweenie because we never
get any trick or treaters |
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C and I saw Twister (the 1996 movie)
in a very cool 4DX theater |
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there were fans to simulate wind and the
sound system was pretty impressive as well |
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water is sprayed throughout the movie
(but you can disable that feature
if you so choose) |
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the seats were in groups of four
and moved up, down, side-to-side,
and tipped forward and back |
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| our niece made donuts...so sweet! |
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this was the cake for our nephew's baby shower -
it was made by one of my dear friends! |
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| our 15-year old nephew Max! |
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made a point of visiting the
Jon Bon Jovi rest area
on one of our road trips |
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whenever I see them on a menu,
I get a turtle sundae because they were
my mom's favorite |
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| C got this for obvious reasons LOL |
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drove out to a park about 30 miles from our house
in hopes of seeing the northern lights! |
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| they were so beautiful! |
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| twinning with my favorite girl in the world |
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| she made us a card |
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and the message on the back is just about
the cutest thing ever! |
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| my forever team |
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| spent an amazing day with my besties |
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enjoyed a super fun bachelorette weekend
in PA for one of my best friends...
this was the view from the rental house! |
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| the beautiful bride to be! |
I'll end with some pics of Avalanche and his best friend Finn; they spent several days together over the past few months!
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this is the huge smile he gives to his favorite babysitter
Hayley...can you tell he absolutely adores her?!? |
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| she made him cookies |
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| and he loved them!!! |
Happy Tails to you!
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