Rough Week Full Of Tears

Hi girls. I have been such a horrible blogger lately. I have just been so over whelmed. On Monday I had to rehome my sweet fur-baby boy. For those of you that are new readers, I’ve had Bentley my 4 year old Yorkie his whole life. He has been my world. He has been with me through all of life’s struggles including a horrible break-up, many new jobs, being away from my family for the holidays and much more. He has always been the one thing that was constant in my life and he was my safe haven. I know this is weird because after all he’s only a dog but he has been so much more to me.

Me & Bentley



However, after R and I moved in together 3 years ago B really started to act up. He would pee everywhere to mark his new territory. So after 3 hard years of trying everything from staying outside for hours, kenneling, and trainers it’s just not working. B would go outside and potty then come back in the house look at you and potty again right in front of you. I have gotten to such a place of irritation that I couldn’t handle it and then I would kennel him for his bad behavior and it was a repeat cycle. Not only was it frustrating to me but it was also frustrating to my hubby to be. He put so much money, time and effort into our buying our house and now I sit back and watch my dog trash it. R was so good and never mentioned anything but I could see it was affecting him. 

R and Bentley

 I also started to notice that recently B was becoming more aggressive. I think he would get mad that he was kenneled so much of the time that he would then become mean. After seeing this side of him I really began to think about the future, and with this aggression it scares me to think of him around kids.

 

So even though it was the hardest thing to do, I found B a really great home. They have 2 other female Yorkies, so he gets to have playmates and gets to be king of the house. They also have a large fully fenced yard for him to play and the best part yet is that they have someone home at all times. So even though it really hurts and I’ve cried many tears this week it is going to be what is best for the both of us. How about you ladies have you ever been in this situation or something similar?

 

Busy Busy Bee...

Hi Ya'll! I’m sorry I’ve been super busy lately and here’s a rundown of why...First of all we are only 4 months away from our wedding! I couldn’t be any more excited. However, it is a little stressful. We have been engaged for two years, so for the most part it has felt like our wedding was sooo far away that it felt funny to plan things for it. Well in a blink of an eye its right around the corner. So we have been doing all things wedding, invitations, music list, making things and finalizing plans with our vendors. During this whole thing I have once again realized how great of I guy I conned into marring me. He is so helpful and even decided to take some of the stress off by planning the honeymoon for us. So it’s going to be a complete surprise! What a stud.

Heres our invites, that I had made.

 

Since the wedding is quickly approaching it means it’s almost wedding dresstime. My dress is supposed to ship February 10^th. This is really excitingto me because I decided to live on the edge when ordering my dress and decided to order a size smaller knowing I’m continuing to lose weight. So far I havelost 12lbs since then and I only have 15 more to my goal. This is exactly 1 lb.a week until we leave. So I can’t wait to see how the dress fits so far! I had also bought a rehearsal dress that I had found on a clearance rack at H&M for $10 that was way too small so it has been hanging in my closet until last night when I got a wild hair and decided to try it on! And guess what ladies...It fit!!! I’m not sure it will be for the rehearsal any more, I think I want something sexier and tight for the rehearsal but it will still be fun to wearwhile in Hawaii!

 

 

 To make sure my wedding dress fits just the way I want it to I have also started the 30DS again. I’m holding myself accountable and doing it every day until mydress comes (32 days!!) I have also signed up for 4 5Ks so far this year (yes, you read that right I‘ve only ever done 1 5K in my life and now I’m signed upfor 4 more.) I am going to do one every month until we leave. I have signed up a Valentines themed run on 2/16 and all the proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity (one of my favorites since I work in construction.) Then I will follow that with a St.Patty’s Day run on the 16^th of March (Also the dayafter my birthday!) Then is my favorite run the Seahawks 5K in April, Followed by a City 5K the first weekend of May. So as you can see I’m going to be verybusy but I am completely excited!

XOXO