long weekend, good weekend

This has been a strange but good past 4 days. City schools were closed Thursday and Friday which meant that my work schedule was a little looser. I went in for a whopping 4 hours on Thursday, stopped at the store for some snacks, and me and Jason hit the road. We arrived at our breeders' house just in time to see the pups waking up from a long nap. They have really grown!

it was hard to capture them on camera because they are so much more active and playful
this little boy has quite the santa beard on him...
they really are a lot bigger even though they still look like babies

All in all it was a great visit. They played a lot, hid behind the couches, yipped and barked, jumped on each other, kissed our hands, ran, slid, played tug-of-war with Jas. They have been very productive! I think which girl we will end up with is becoming a little bit clearer, too. The one in the picture above just seemed a little too skittish. She was shaking the entire time and wouldn't leave Jason's side. While that was really cute and endearing, I'm not sure if we want a puppy who is afraid of everything and everyone. I'm no expert, though.

Friday I had CPR training at work and then a Southern BBQ meeting at my house with the planning team of my church. I made pulled pork, but other menu items included Brunswick stew, cornbread, salad, potato salad, Mississippi mud cake, sweet tea...oh it was sooo good. Saturday was a semi lazy day, but my friend Biz came to visit for lunch and stayed to go see 27 Dresses with me and my local friend Natasha. It was a cute movie. Katherine Heigl is gorgeous, James Marsden is becoming my favorite male actor, and it was just a great girle movie all around.

Today I had church (thankfully didn't have to sing after a week of sickness and stress), relaxed and talked to my sister on the phone for a long time, and now I'm getting ready to make some SuperBowl treats. Namely, savory chicken wings and broccoli salad, both from my favorite recipe site. So good luck, Giants! You're kind of a stupid team, but you're all we've got!