Thursday, September 30, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Higham Shipyard
Most of my weekend was taken up by the STELLAR social media conference, PodCamp 5 Boston
....so Tessie spent most of the weekend sleeping.
But for the time I WAS home, we tried to get out and about. And what better want than to visit out new favorite store- Unleashed - this time in the Higham Shipyard!
So...naturally...we got lost on the way there. I left my GPS in Rhode Island and have been reminded multiple times this past week why I bought the GPS in the first place. I have no sense of direction. Got lost going to PodCamp. And got lost going to Unleased.
While lost, we stopped for gas. Tessie - somehow knowing that we were lost - was cranky. We were at a full service station, where the nice gas pumping gentleman offered Tessie a bone! She snubbed it.
But me and my pissed off puppy eventually reached the Shipyard...
Ta-da! Doesn't Tessie look SO excited to be there? Yeah. She was mad until we got inside, where she found a new favorite food - dog oreos. They are like two biscuts with yougart inside. Shewas much happier after bribing the woman who worked there to give her one.
She was a big fan of the grounds there in general. Our afternoon was cut short when it started to rain, but she at least got to mark her territory all over their mini golf course!
She was in a much better mood when we got back in the car and finally ate the bone from the gas station.
We darted over to PetSmart in Braintree from there. I'm running all over town looking for a sweatshirt for her - she's too big for a medium but too small for a large. I'll find something. At PetSmart, we ran into her favorite trainer Colleen and two of her old classmates from her puppy training class last year!!
After catching up for a while, we did some shopping. No sweatshirts. However, Tessie - who is usually nervous in stores and could care less about toys - picked out a squeaky toy. She literally took it off the shelf and started shaking it. So what choice did I have but to buy it for her?
She loves it so much that, as soon as we got in the car, she went in the bag and took it out! She NEVER does that!
Everyone ended up happy with that one....she got a new toy, I got the picture for my annual Halloween card.
Best $3.00 I ever spent!
....so Tessie spent most of the weekend sleeping.
But for the time I WAS home, we tried to get out and about. And what better want than to visit out new favorite store- Unleashed - this time in the Higham Shipyard!
So...naturally...we got lost on the way there. I left my GPS in Rhode Island and have been reminded multiple times this past week why I bought the GPS in the first place. I have no sense of direction. Got lost going to PodCamp. And got lost going to Unleased.
While lost, we stopped for gas. Tessie - somehow knowing that we were lost - was cranky. We were at a full service station, where the nice gas pumping gentleman offered Tessie a bone! She snubbed it.
But me and my pissed off puppy eventually reached the Shipyard...
Ta-da! Doesn't Tessie look SO excited to be there? Yeah. She was mad until we got inside, where she found a new favorite food - dog oreos. They are like two biscuts with yougart inside. Shewas much happier after bribing the woman who worked there to give her one.
She was a big fan of the grounds there in general. Our afternoon was cut short when it started to rain, but she at least got to mark her territory all over their mini golf course!
She was in a much better mood when we got back in the car and finally ate the bone from the gas station.
We darted over to PetSmart in Braintree from there. I'm running all over town looking for a sweatshirt for her - she's too big for a medium but too small for a large. I'll find something. At PetSmart, we ran into her favorite trainer Colleen and two of her old classmates from her puppy training class last year!!
After catching up for a while, we did some shopping. No sweatshirts. However, Tessie - who is usually nervous in stores and could care less about toys - picked out a squeaky toy. She literally took it off the shelf and started shaking it. So what choice did I have but to buy it for her?
She loves it so much that, as soon as we got in the car, she went in the bag and took it out! She NEVER does that!
Everyone ended up happy with that one....she got a new toy, I got the picture for my annual Halloween card.
Best $3.00 I ever spent!
Friday, September 24, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Pooped Puppy
...third and final day of an exhausting weekend! Auntie Emily's Housewarming!
It took Tessie a little while to wake up.
This is how she spent the better half of the day:
But not all day! Here she is playing "Super Tessie" with her Uncle Matt - he picks her up and she stick out her back paws...it's the cutest thing
She loves him.
She also spent quite a bit of time sleeping with her Auntie Jess.
Neither one of them are big drinkers.
It took Tessie a little while to wake up.
This is how she spent the better half of the day:
But not all day! Here she is playing "Super Tessie" with her Uncle Matt - he picks her up and she stick out her back paws...it's the cutest thing
She loves him.
She also spent quite a bit of time sleeping with her Auntie Jess.
Neither one of them are big drinkers.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Movin' Right Along!
Back in the car for day #2!
After our adventures in Allston, we ran home, picked up the cupcakes, and skipped to Grandma's house!
Tessie, always willing to lend a hand, assisted her Uncle David in packing the cooler...
...then took care of ordering the coffee with her Grandma!
Honestly, what would we do without out little navigator?
Once at the cookout, Tessie socialized - as usual - and decided to crash on my lap. Since it was chilly, I gave her my scarf to use as a blanket. Spoiled much?
One last picture of her spending time with her Auntie :)
By the look on her face, I think she was all partied out...
After our adventures in Allston, we ran home, picked up the cupcakes, and skipped to Grandma's house!
Tessie, always willing to lend a hand, assisted her Uncle David in packing the cooler...
...then took care of ordering the coffee with her Grandma!
Honestly, what would we do without out little navigator?
Once at the cookout, Tessie socialized - as usual - and decided to crash on my lap. Since it was chilly, I gave her my scarf to use as a blanket. Spoiled much?
One last picture of her spending time with her Auntie :)
By the look on her face, I think she was all partied out...
Monday, September 20, 2010
Think I'll Go to Boston...
Big weekend for Tessie! Friday night we stayed with Uncle Brett, Auntie Sarah and Uncle Matt in Allston. Saturday was a cookout in Leominster. Sunday was a housewarming in Northboro. Lots of pictures.
Let's start with Friday.
Friday night Tessie stayed in Uncle Brett's room - all by herself! - for the first time while we all went out.
Despite the Benadryl I gave her before going out, she was basicially doing backflips when we got home. But the apartment was still standing, so hopefully she wasn't that stressed while we were gone.
As with any 20-something crowd on a Friday night, drinking commenced.
Did I mention she doesn't like beer?
Anyways, her refusal to drink allowed her to wake on Saturday morning bright-eyed and bushy-tailed....unlike her mom.
She waited patiently while we pulled outselves together.
First on the list - a much needed Dunkin Donuts run. We stayed outside while Uncle Brett ran in.
Then off to our ultimate destination - our new favorite story - Unleashed by Petco
Such a cute place!! With events like "Boston Terrier Bee-Bop" dance parties and group football viewings, I was in heaven! Tessie, however, was more interested in Brett's breakfast sandwich.
While she was distracted, I took the oppertuity to get some shopping done. I've been meaning to get her a new winter jacket, and totally found her the perfect one:
She loves it, I swear.
Let's start with Friday.
Friday night Tessie stayed in Uncle Brett's room - all by herself! - for the first time while we all went out.
Despite the Benadryl I gave her before going out, she was basicially doing backflips when we got home. But the apartment was still standing, so hopefully she wasn't that stressed while we were gone.
As with any 20-something crowd on a Friday night, drinking commenced.
Did I mention she doesn't like beer?
Anyways, her refusal to drink allowed her to wake on Saturday morning bright-eyed and bushy-tailed....unlike her mom.
She waited patiently while we pulled outselves together.
First on the list - a much needed Dunkin Donuts run. We stayed outside while Uncle Brett ran in.
Then off to our ultimate destination - our new favorite story - Unleashed by Petco
Such a cute place!! With events like "Boston Terrier Bee-Bop" dance parties and group football viewings, I was in heaven! Tessie, however, was more interested in Brett's breakfast sandwich.
While she was distracted, I took the oppertuity to get some shopping done. I've been meaning to get her a new winter jacket, and totally found her the perfect one:
She loves it, I swear.
Friday, September 17, 2010
A is for the Address on the Letter
Tessie doesn't drink.
Now, I know that isn't a line you often hear when discussing those individuals who had just celebrated their second birthday. But it's true. Some dogs like wine. Not Tessie. Some like beer. Not Tessie.
For a while, I was almost concerned she wasn't destined part of my Irish family after all!
But one night her Uncle Brett and I realized....
The girl just has expensive taste.
Now, I know that isn't a line you often hear when discussing those individuals who had just celebrated their second birthday. But it's true. Some dogs like wine. Not Tessie. Some like beer. Not Tessie.
For a while, I was almost concerned she wasn't destined part of my Irish family after all!
But one night her Uncle Brett and I realized....
The girl just has expensive taste.
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