Life Lately

You know when life has been super busy but it's just all your normal day to day things so you feel like you haven't actually done anything? That's what it's like around here! Life has been all about work, the house and Sophie. I go to work during the day and hang out at the house with Tim and Sophie at night. I attempt to keep the house clean, get all my errands and chores done and read or watch Netflix if I get the chance.

This is my life and I love it! Although, if I could be a stay at home dog mom that would be ideal. 

We finished our first round of Sophie's puppy classes at Fetch RI. She actually started listening pretty well by the end! We are thinking about doing another round but Sophie got fixed yesterday so it'll be a little while before we head back! This picture is from one of our many trips to Fetch RI where we picked up some new treats for Soph. She loves seeing the girls in the store and the treats there are her favorite!

Here are the beautiful flowers Tim picked for me on Valentines Day. I came home to a really nice meal and beautiful flowers!

Tim made homemade mac and cheese and it was absolutely delicious!

Here is Tim's other valentine! She was making sure that he didn't forget about her. 

How cute is this little face?! I am so obsessed with her.

We took Sophie on her first hike and she absolutely loved it. She definitely enjoyed sniffing everything and was so exhausted afterwards.

I cooked homemade chicken noodle soup and it was delicious! A little light on the broth but otherwise it was delicious! 

Here's Sophies new toy that we had to buy her! She plays with a similar bungee toy in her puppy class so this was a great purchase. 

Just a girl and her rose.

Tim took this picture and I'm obsessed with it! She's so sweet. 

After a busy day this girl was exhausted! Tim and I couldn't stop laughing at how her head was hanging off the couch. She laid like that for awhile too. 

On Saturday Sophie went to the dog park for the first time and at first we were the only ones there and she loved it. 

There were a ton of tennis balls there so we threw them and she brought them back. 

....and then other dogs arrived....and she because a little scaredy cat!

We still managed to have a good time though!

...and then a dog would come up to her and she would hide again! She's such a baby! 

We took her on a quick hike afterwards which she loved. 

It was so nice last weekend and it was great to get outside!

Here's a quick addition to our deck. We bought this grill before Christmas and Tim put it together on Sunday. We are excited to add to our outdoor decor and hang outside this Spring and Summer!

Finally, our new doormat for our side door! I thought it was fun and it was nice to get rid of the old one that was out there. I can't wait for the deck to be redone, it will look even more amazing!

What have you been up to lately?

Life Lately

I can't believe it's already November! Where has this year gone?!

We have been so busy lately, the days are flying by and although I wish they would slow down I am enjoying every second with family and friends.

I'm going to share some pictures of what we've been up to lately. This was out front porch throughout the fall and I've been loving having outdoor decorations. I can't wait to change up the front steps for Christmas and am holding myself back because I know Tim thinks I'm crazy for putting up Christmas decor in November....I'll wait at least a couple more weeks! Anyways, back to the fall decor! I loved having mums and pumpkins out but the mums have started dying and the pumpkins will rot soon enough. Every time I'm outside I look at our gardens and think of all the changes I want to make, but it will have to wait for the spring!

Brittni's family hosted their annual trunk or treat! We picked our costumes based solely on what we could dress Sophie up as. When we found the dragon costume on Amazon and then easily found Jon Snow and Daenerys costumes we had our plan! Sophie's dragon costume was a XL (for small dogs) but didn't really fit her in length, so we put it over her head and front legs and it kind of just hung off her. We learned this past weekend that she weighs almost 10 pounds more than she did at her first vet visit so it makes sense this didn't fit her!

What a cute little family I have! We also had the best time seeing everyones trunk ideas and costumes. Sophie also loved all the attention from adults and kids alike! She is also super well behaved and we loved being able to bring her along for an event like that.

Recently we spent a Sunday morning visiting our friends Graham and Angela. They have two dogs and an almost one year old son, such a busy household! We went over for a puppy playdate and Sophie absolutely loved it! She was a little apprehensive at first, but Tucker and Jake weren't too interested in her so she liked running alongside them and playing inside their fenced in yard.

I see many puppy playdates in our future!

We also celebrated Tim's birthday with a family dinner. Sophie got to meet her cousin Attie and they were a little nervous around each other but seemed to get along with each other by the end of the night!

Sophie did so good with all the dogs and people that particular weekend, I was so proud of her! 

Did you expect me to post about anything other than my dog? Good news, on Monday I'm sharing a quick living room project that we did recently, but my dog is also in those pictures :)

If you are as obsessed with my dog as I am then you can check out her instagram SophieTheGoldendoodleGooding where I share pictures like the above one!

On Halloween we had trick or treaters! Neither of us lived in neighborhoods and really experienced trick or treaters coming when we were younger so it was a whole new experience for us! We had about 50 and I bought wayyyy too much candy but we had so much fun!

At work the other day these were the trees and they were just so beautiful I had to snap a picture!

We have been having a lot of outdoor time lately, just playing in the yard. Sophie digs holes and rolls around, while Tim and I plan out what we want the yard to be eventually.

This is a tree in our yard that I don't really love. It's a Siberian elm and I'm not a huge fan, but Sophie loves it and loves to hide underneath it. If that doesn't convince me to keep a tree I don't know what will.

Last Friday night we met up with Derek and Ally at Whalers Brewery and Sophie loved it! Dogs are allowed in the brewery and she ate up all the attention. There were a few other dogs there and it's always fun to talk to other dog owners because we are all obsessed with our babies!

I also got to see our friends Doreen, Mike, Jess and Kyle! They all gave Sophie a ton of attention and she was the happiest girl around.

She's the cutest thing, I'm not biased at all! 

She didn't feel at home at all......This dog feels at home everywhere. She's so sweet!

On Saturday we headed up to the Raduazzo's for their Halloween party! Megan was back from California and I was so happy to see her! Tim and I couldn't stop saying what a great time we were having and we wished we could've stayed and hung out with everyone longer!

Such a fun night and how cute is their basement bar? This is what Tim wants to set up in our basement someday. 

Sunday was Tim's birthday! We celebrated with a super quiet day and it was so nice to spend time at home just relaxing. I can't imagine a better gift than Sophie's kisses, right Tim?

Seriously, if you're not already convinced she's the cutest dog on the planet..... you're wrong!

Life Lately: A Month of Marriage

Hey loves!

Today I'm going to share some pictures that are non-wedding related. Since tomorrow is one month since the wedding I want to update you on what we've been up to since then. I'll pick back up with wedding posts soon because there is still SO much to share but I really want to share the professional photos with you once they come in.

My to-do list length is only rivaled by my blog to-do list...so much to write!

Anyways here's what we've been up to over the last month:

I have been so lucky to get to have lunch with this little one on occasion!

She got the chance to ride Rhody the Ram at URI and clearly was pleased with herself!

Tim and I also attended the Trunk or Treat that Brittni's family started hosting each year. This year the rain put a damper on the trunk part of it but they still held the party! We weren't planning on decorating a trunk since it was the weekend after our wedding so we weren't disappointed about that aspect. It's so cute to see all the little ones in their costumes.

Parker was cruising around in her walker!

Emma kept enjoying poking Tim with her horn. Little troublemaker.

We spent some time at the rock painting table since that's what Emma seemed to enjoy the most.

Then Tim worked on his muscles by holding Emma and Bella up so they could draw on the white board.

At work they threw me a surprise wedding party!

It was so sweet and unexpected!


Tim turned 30! We celebrated by going to BJs Brewhouse with Derek, Ally and Shawn. Then we went to Richards Pub to continue the celebrations.

I love this guy and glad he's old like me now!

On Election Day I had the whole day off so first I voted...

Then I headed to social security to officially change my name! (Man that is a LONG process...still not done)

We also got to meet Ryan (our friend Jenna's little boy!) He was born back in the summer but we hadn't been able to meet him yet. It was so nice to visit with Jenna and Chris while we soaked up some baby time.

On Veteran's Day while Tim worked I went to play with the babies!

Parker and I bonded while I pushed her on the swing!

Then we played in Emma's room for a little bit until I had to leave. Such a fun day!

Now I'm off to try to get some things checked off my to-do list! What did you do this month?!