Valentine's Day

Happy Valentine's Day! I'm usually not very romantic nor do I really care about Valentine's Day, but I thought I might share my favorite V-day memory anyway!

Last year, about a week before Valentine's Day, I found a flyer offering Golden Retriever puppies for sale. Lance and I had been discussing getting a puppy for a long time and I thought this flyer must be fate! I called Lance to see if he was still interested in getting a puppy and he told me only if they were a good price and he only wanted a boy puppy. It definitely was fate when I called and asked the woman who answered if she still had any puppies left. She had only one and it was a boy for $150.

My best friend Anna offered to go with me to look at the puppy that night. The first thought that came into my mind when I saw our puppy was the fact that he was HUGE! He was 11 weeks old and already gigantic which honestly made me a little hesitant about getting him! I immediately fell in love with him and took him home! Then the panic of being unprepared for a puppy set in! I remember talking to Lance on the phone and saying, "but I have nowhere to put him when I'm in class and I don't know what kind of food to feed him! Why did I do this?"

Trust me, getting a new puppy is much more work then I thought it would be and neither Lance nor I slept for several months because the puppy had stomach issues, but it was all totally worth it! Even though he can still be the biggest pain and he still jumps on us and bites us, it is all worth it when you are laying on the couch and he comes and puts his head in your lap or gives you wet kisses because he's so happy to see you. Finn is the sweetest baby anyone could ask for. When Lance and I go away and leave him at home, whether it's for the night or a weekend, I miss him so much and I worry if he's cold or lonely!

He was the best present I ever got for Lance and I'm so glad we decided to get him! I love you Finny the Pooh! Happy Valentine's Day!