Remington ♥

Well... we got Remington early!

I had originally planned to get him the 14th, after finals, but our breeder called me and told me he'd be ready the Saturday beforehand... and I couldn't resist! So I made the 2+ hour drive up by myself to get our little puppy :]

It was a long, whiny trip home, but after 1 night her got used to us being his new family.

We thought we were prepared, but It's been 5 years since I had a puppy, and he was a few months old at that time, not seven weeks!

So, we learned how often a 7 week old puppy had to go outside since a 7 week old puppy bladder is apparently 1/4 cup big (or so it seems...)

Learning to fetch quite well!

Gunner is not quite sure what to think at first, but now they're the best of friends :]

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Now Remington is 8 weeks old, and he seems to have doubled in size!

And he sure loves cuddling and playing with his brother, DeMayo... and yes, he's a cat!

& Tinkerbell tolerates him...

He is mostly potty trained and whines next to the door when he's ready to go out and sits when we attach or unattach his leash, and Brandon taught him how to shake today!

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We are very ready for Christmas festivities and hope to make this Christmas a relaxing one!

Merry Christmas to everybody! Love your family and stay safe :]

Oh, and if you're running errands on Christmas Eve, please be nice to all of the workers and other drivers! I swear I was almost involved in a shootout between to soccermoms in SUVs yesterday at the Bed Bath & Beyond parking lot!

Love,

The Zupi's

Decorating for Christmas :]

As I carted several tubs of decorations from my Mom's house (we have no storage), I realized I was done with tchotchke things cluttering up my 850 square foot apartment... dusting and navigating around them was just not worth the effort! I was able to restrain myself and keep half of the decorations in their bins, ready for when we owna house one day.

Here's how it ended up looking:

(Keep in mind apartments don't normally photograph well, at least not in my price range!)

Our first real Christmas tree!

We sold off our table so we could have more room to just move around

without having to worry about running into chairs and knocking things over...

My baker's rack that houses our microwave and my Irish dishes and plaques

I love this light-up poinsettia garland from Target!

It looks even better when the lights are off, very cozy ;)

And what's this?

We got a GINORMOUS kennel for our new puppy!!

It seriously comes up to my hip,

which isn't an easy thing to do since I'm almost 5'11"

Isn't he darling??

We're planning on naming him Remington!

This time next week I'll be cuddling with my brand new baby :]

I already have big plans for him...

-dock diving

-hiking

-awesome tricks

-5am walks every morning

-Playing with hus big brother Gunner in Grandma's yard ;)

How can you resist that face??

So excited!!

Of course, we plan on giving him a yard as soon as we can.

Our lease ends in Augustand we know that

we need to provide him with room to run.

In the meantime, Grandma will be getting Rem an electric collar for her invisible fence so he can run around until his heart in content with my other pup Gunner :]

Enjoy the Christmas season!

Please don't drive like you're the only one that needs to get somewhere

& please don't shop like you're the only one buying presents

or cooking food for Christmas festivities

& lastly please be kind to all of those working retail, they have to put up with thousands of cranky shoppers on a daily basis and it only gets worse with each day!!

XOXO,

The Zupi's

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