Quick Update

Everything lately seems really quick.

Quick updates, quick papers, quick errands, quick nap, quick breakfast...the list goes on...for quite some time.

My life is just cruising at 100 mph.

Which is ok, I like the speed.

I just wished it involved more sleep.

So, as far as quick updates go.

Remember how we got a puppy?

And she was supposed to be a Maltese/Chihuahua mix?

Meaning she would be little.

So I took her to the vet a bit ago for her shots.

(It was a quick trip)

And the vet didn't think she was a Maltese/Chihuahua mix but a Chihuahua/Border Collie mix.

So she would be a little bigger...relatively.

She still is a very small dog, just not a "toy" dog.

Which is fantastic.

For example: here is her first bath vs. the one I gave her last week.

(She grew a little)

And is so much more fun.

In fact everyone there was amazed at the poor Chihuahua mother but congratulated us on our infinitely more awesome dog.

They were absolutely right.

It's funny that we ever thought her to be part Maltese because she looks and acts very Border Collie.

Let me explain:

Her Chihuahua side gives her that little dog attitude.

She cries sometimes, shakes a lot when she is scared or sad (apparently a very Chihuahua trait), and loves, loves, loves to cuddle.

She also has a very Chihuahua face.

Her Border Collie side gives her the desire to go on the little Juan's crazy long runs...and her little legs make him have to sprint for miles.  

She really is an amazing runner.

She also loves to do tricks, jump, play and basically be awesome.

She also has the most awesome eyes.

Originally they were very, very dark blue.  

Now they are a dark, sapphire blue on the outside and around the pupil and chocolate brown in between.

She is absolutely perfect for our family and we all love her so very much.

So there is the quick dog update.

In other news,

I am finishing my first year of grad school in the next few weeks.

They are some very stressful weeks.

Still planning the trip for Jordan and Europe,

but the way things are going in Jordan right now (click here) things might be a little different for that leg of the journey.

We'll see.

I am really praying for my friends in the area.

Crazy times.

Other than that there isn't to much going on.

I need to put my laundry away,

and do my dishes,

and clean my apartment.

I am really beginning to understand how I prioritize things...cleanliness (of my home and self) don't seem to be to high up on that list.

Quick story on that front.

I went to talk to the bishop for my Ecclesiastical Endorsement (so I can continue my schooling at BYU).

We talked for a bit after the interview and he asked me how things were going and if I was making time for a social life...specifically dating.

I told him I was lucky if I got in a shower everyday, dating isn't even on the list right now.

He laughed pretty hard.

It is sad how true it is.

So there you go.

Busy, sometimes clean, but very, very happy.

Till next time!

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