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My Fur Baby, Wally 🐕

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Let me tell you about my Fur baby, Wally.  My husband, whom I met in 2021 (a story for another day), had a beautiful chocolate Labrador.  Wally was his baby, as he had Wally when he was 5 weeks old.  I’ve seen photos and Wally was the cutest puppy.

I was always scared of dogs. When I started dating my now husband, I felt I was in a dilemma.  I didn’t want to go to his home because I knew he had a dog.  When we became serious, I told him he had to make a choice between me and his dog.  He couldn’t make a decision and asked me not to make him choose.  I could tell this dog meant a lot to him, so I asked to meet Wally.  I told him to bring Wally to my house so I can meet him in person. 

First dinner with Wally

Needless to say, I became obsessed with Wally.  I immediately became his dog momma!  I loved that dog so much.  People would tell my husband that I love Wally more than I did him.

I could go on and on about this special dog.  For now I just want to say…

Happy birthday in rainbow heaven to my yoga partner, breakfast buddy and protector.  If you ever had or have a dog that you are close to…then you know.

They are super loyal, lovable  and will always be by your side.  I could count on Wally to get up at 6:30am and lay at the end of the hallway every morning waiting for me.  That was our bonding time.  And when I would go into the office, he knew on those days to get up at 5:30.

There will never be another Wally.  Unique and one-of-a-kind…the best dog ever ❤️ 

All the Vibes of Fall 🍁

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Let me ask you the question…

I am 100% team apple cider.  The funny part is that I am not an apple fan at all. As a matter of fact, I refuse to drink apple juice. 

I know weird.  However, I must say that I don’t understand the concept or fascination with pumpkin spice.  Unlike apple cider that is made from actual apples, pumpkin spice has no pumpkin whatsoever in it. 

Pumpkin spice is merely a blend of spices such as cinnamon, clove, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice.  It’s literally called upumpkin spice because they tend to use those spices when baking pumpkin dishes, such as pumpkin pie. If you added pumpkin to your pumpkin spice latte, would you really like it?

When It’s time to Let Go…

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Life takes you in so many different directions, but the one stability you can always count on is family?  But is that really true?  What happens when the people you love and sacrifice for turns out to be your worst enemy? 

Let’s be clear, when I say family, I’m not talking about those family members that you don’t have a relationship with.  Not those family members you see only during family occasions.  I’m talking about those family members that you grew up with.  The ones that you talk to all the time. The ones you would drop everything for just to do things to please them. You would give them your last dollar or your last plate of food if you had to.  You get the gist…

What happens when you finally realize that these family members are self-absorbed?  Your happiness means absolutely nothing to them.  They are only concerned about their own.  But all your life, you’ve done nothing but try to please them and get their love.  Then, as you get older and want some happiness in your life, they start badmouthing you.  You go through the motions and try to overlook it…

My question is, when is enough… enough?  When do you finally say you’re done? Do you confront the person or persons?  Or do you just walk away?

Food for thought…