Zach Finds His Rhythm

This weekend Sara and I traveled to Lancaster, Ohio to be a part of my great friend Zach Levy's graduation party. Zach earned his BFA from the University of Ohio with a major in Biology. Although some of his final exams were pretty hairy, he powered his way through them all and finished strong with his name on the Dean's List.

His whole family made the trek out to their home for two fabulous dinners expertly hosted from his wife Susan as well as a great lunch from Susan's parents on Saturday. The event was topped off by an incredible gift from his family of a Martin Co guitar which sounded as
beautiful as it looked.

Zach and Susan have both grabbed new jobs as teachers in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where they will be moving this summer with their two dogs Nigel (a four year old Black lab) and Ruby (a one year old Yellow Lab). With some luck we will be able to see them again soon and
soak up some sun in the process.

Great job, Zach. You proved just how dedicated you were to doing well and showed us all how you could excel in the face of difficultly. We are all really proud of you.

Back by Popular Demand AGAIN

Since Rowley's arrival, we haven't been doing the best job updating the blog. One thing we have been doing is taking plenty of candids of our 4-Legged Friend. Before to many more questions come our way regarding why we haven't posted any photos, we thought it would be best to share them. Enjoy the slide show below.

Rowley May, 30 2008

Back by Popular Demand

Since many of you have asked to see more photos of Rowley, we thought we ought to post some now considering how quickly she has been growing. If you click on the small photo below, you will be able to see a new portfolio of her and her mighty, mighty paws.

Rowley 12 - 13 Weeks

Standing Tall

We were a little caught off guard when Rowley's ears started standing on their own. The kennel told us they would be standing tall by 6 mo. It being the beginning of her 11th week, she seems to be ahead of schedule. We have included our second slide show of Rowley below. Please click on the thumbnail to view the album. More photos to come soon.

Rowley: 10 - 11 Weeks Old

The Bark

Rowley just got her first piece of mail today! Paul and Sheila were kind enough to send a funky magazine we have yet to stumbled upon, called The Bark, our way. Once Rowley drifts off to sleep I can't wait to spend some time flipping through the pages. I'm already in love with some of the funky dog beds pictured on the inside cover! Maybe we could figure out a way to make a Popsicle Pants Parker dog bed in our free time! We will keep our fingers crossed. Thanks Paul and Sheila. Rowley loved the surprise!

Congratulations Mom!

This week couldn't have been better.

After much anticipation Mom sold and bought a house! We couldn't be more pleased for her.

Although it is strange saying goodbye to the house I grew-up in, I'm so excited for Mom. She has found an amazing place in Medfield that she gets to build a condo from scratch.

Hopefully I can repay her for looking through all those wedding magazines a few years ago by looking through architecture and interior design magazine in the months to come. It looks as if this spring and summer will be busy since she moves at the end of August.

Congratulations Mom!

Rowley's Arrival

Rowley has arrived! After much work "dog-proofing" our house (the place hasn't been this clean since we moved in), purchasing crates, toys, and treats we were ready to head to Maine to pick-up our new pup.

Last weekend we made the trip to Warren, Maine for the newest member of our family. It's hard to believe we have had this little German Shepard for a week. We swear she has already grown. Fortunately, she has started to sleep though the night. It took us a while getting use to waking up every 2 hours at night to let her out -- sleep is something we haven't had much of until trading off who looks after her this weekend. Managing on a few hours of shut-eye each day is the least of our troubles considering how rewarding every other minute is with her by our side.

Fortunately, Rowley doesn't mind us sticking a camera in her face. We'll try our hardest not to post too many photos of her -- it's not easy considering how cute she is!

Here is the first of many slide shows: (Click on the thumbnail below to start the slide show).

Rowley
March 22 - 29 2008

Rowley's Arrival