Best Buddies

So the adventures of Bubba and Ben begin! About a month ago, Ben decided that it was time for someone to step up and really help our family train Bubba and get him on a routine schedule.  With the passing of my Dad two years ago, Bubba has been through A LOT! losing his orignial master and also getting hit by a car in the 2008 summer.  Bubba is a 2 1/2 year old black lab who just needs extra love, time, care, and attention.  He probably weighs about 112 lbs. at this point and will eat anything that he can get his hands on.  So the adventures of B & B have been going pretty well so far.  Ben began all of this by gearing up with a "Bubba Bag," a few tennis balls, a tennis raquet, some treats, and a huge bone to keep Bubba busy. The mornings usually start off around 5am with Bubba barking outside my door ready to start his day.  This is because he is hungry.  Getting fed can only be followed by going outside, but now because of Ben it has turned into his walking time. Ben found the best leash gear ever for this huge pile of love.  There is a harness that wraps around Bubba then a leash with two options of grip depending if you want a close grab or you want to allow Bubba a little room to breathe.  I am not sure if Ben knew what he was getting himself into because Bubba is truly not like any other dog. Not only is his laborador build extra huge but his bark is piercing, his poop gigantic, and at this point he basically things he is king of our household among 4 women. 

It is a huge help to my family in ways words can't really describe.  Bubba is so happy to have a male companion and it is so healing to see these resposibilites shared with someone I truly love.  Bubba love love loves the dog park in Colonial Park and I can't wait for Ben to see Bubba swim at Round Valley for the very first time, very very soon!!

Round Valley at Sunset

Challenge Day 80

For the past 80 days, my boyfriend and I have been pushing each other to the next level in 100 Days of Challenges alternating days. For example, today (Day 80) is his day to challenge me to accomplish the assigned task. My challenge today is to pick a bible study that we will do together, and he also added on the fact that I needed to develop a blog for him. I will be very impressed if I can Ben blogging on a daily basis. But...the point of 100 Days of Challenges to help and encourage each other to get done all the things we should be doing on our own, but need a little extra push to get there. Previous days have been very easy, while others almost impossible to get done in one day so they must be extended. Some examples:

Ben had to serenade me to a song of his choice.
I had to write a love letter.
Ben gave out 4 Bibles.
I had to visit an Asian food market to get sushi making ingredients.
Ben called both of my grandmas.
I had to research house churches around the US for a road trip.
Ben had to fast.
I had to call three people I haven't talked to in a very long time.

Most of them are fun, encouraging ideas that get us moving on the good stuff we really care about and want to do together. I can definately say they I will be sad when the challenges are over because they have brought us closer in so many ways. I have gotten in touch with people I have wanted to call for a very long time, grown closer with my family, and have stuck to new projects that I have always wanted to start like playing the guitar! We started these challenges on January 5th. So now that the end is near, it is time to whip out the big kahunas!!

Fresh start

Sooooo. I started this blog a little bit ago, left it in a closet to get lost and never wrote again. But with recent huge life changing stuff happening, I think it may be time to start getting some of this down! Jenn, you are def. my blogging inspiration!

Instead of going backwards, I am going to write about the great stuff that is happening now. Over time, tids and bits of the past will come up, but I am going to start off on a fresh clean slate!