Shane's Birthday

Today is my love's birthday, and he turned 28. Two days ago it was also Bounty's Birthday and he turned a whopping 5 years old. We had a very nice day. We slept in, and then went to the Prairie Rose to have breakfast. We then ran over to Murdoch's to look for fencing so Shane could build a dog run in the backyard. I have been really nervous to leave to Peru because Shane isn't able to come home during the day like I can to let the dogs out. But now, they have a large dog run with a dog house and water and water shelter so they can be outside all day when the weather is permitting. I also took Hunter to the vet to have his tail checked one more time before I leave. They did an X-Ray and said everything looked normal, but he is still having flare ups for some reason. They also noticed he hadn't lost weight like he should have so they tested his thyroid and alas, my problem puppy also has hypothyroidism. So now he is on thyroid meds every day and the vet said the weight should start falling off of him. She is also hoping it will help with his bad shedding and balding spots on his paws. Good thing I love my puppy, I even have pet insurance for him.


Peru is finally starting to feel real. I keep thinking how weird it will be to leave during the beginning of summer back to another winter, and then back in August. It's only 6 weeks but so much can happen during that time. Last weekend I went down to Littleton for the first time in a long time to visit family. Lynn and I hung out Friday night and we worked out in her living room. We slept in and then went to breakfast at Toast with Mike and Jennifer. That place has the absolute best iced chai's. We went back to her apartment and woke up her husband Nick so we could go over to my paternal Grandma's house where they were having a little get together. It was nice to see all of them again.


Later in the day my Grandma remembered that they had found something in their backyard that they wanted us to see. They have lived in the same house since my siblings and I were little. We would always go to their house on Easter and they would have a bunch of eggs with candy and money hidden in them both inside and outside the house. Apparently there was a big rain storm and an old Easter egg fell out of one of the bushes. It was very sentimental. We don't know how old it is but the pennies that were inside were dated 1998 and 2000, so it had to have been at least 15 years ago. I told my Grandma to keep it as a reminder of great times. We eventually went back to my sister's house and I took a short nap. We also walked around the lake. Nothing beats evenings in the summer in Littleton, the weather is just perfect. It isn't very far from Laramie but it still isn't the same. Sometimes I miss it down there, but my life is in Wyoming. It took a long time for it to feel that way, but now that it does I don't want that feeling to go away.


My little brother seems to be doing well up in Fargo. He is waiting to get a bonus at work so he can furnish his apartment. He has plenty to get along for a while. Although when I met my own boyfriend he didn't have a whole lot either but I'm pretty sure that is just a guy thing. I personally like furnishing my dwellings and making it feel super homey. Shane and I are waiting to hear on our offer for our house. We have started doing a lot of yard work and it already looks so much better. It is fun to think about all of the changes we want to make, which Shane will do because he has a lot of talents, especially when it comes to being a handy man.


Trish and I have still been working out several days a week. It's nice to have someone to go with, and nice to have a friend in town again. After graduating back in 2013 almost everyone I hung out with during college moved back to their home towns. I don't know about her, but I am super sore almost every time we work out. I started getting a touch of plantar fasciitis today, but I figure it's just from getting back to running again. I already feel better after two weeks and think it will help adjusting to Peru as well. Hopefully Claire and I can keep up working out down there as well.


I've found a new show to watch on Netflix which is Scandal. It's weird because the creator of Grey's Anatomy (my favorite show) also created this. I have probably seen upwards of ten lower key character's from Grey's on Scandal. It's kind of strange.  This next week my maternal Grandparent's will be here, and I'm thinking of places to take them. I'm thinking fishing and the territorial historical prison. Nothing much else I can think of today, but as usual I like to post some pictures.