Long overdue, I know

This post has been a long time coming. I would say that my very dedicated readership has been clamoring for information, but my Mom pretty much gets a daily update anyway. . .

In February, I flew to Oakland to drop off the newest member of the family to my Mom. She is very cute and sweet, a great sleeper, and likes to chew on my Mom's plants. Her name is Lola. . .

...She was a showgirl...

Lola was very good on the airplane; I don't think any of the other passengers even knew she was under my seat. Bear and Lola had a rough beginning, but eventually they decided they should be snuggle buddies:

Everyone likes a good snuggle sometimes.

I was sad to leave Lola in the Bay Area to come back home, but she has some very loving caregivers there. Also, Will and I realized that we are not yet cut out to be puppy parents. The few days we took care of Lola in Utah for my Mom, we spoiled her terribly. We put her in a crate the first night for about 45 seconds, until her crying grew unbearably plaintive and promptly put her in bed with us. What can I say, we're not good at tough love.

Then, in mid-March, we got to take a long-awaited trip to NYC! We've really missed it and had a great time doing a lot of fun New York activities, including:

1) Walking Ruby around the reservoir:

Isn't she a beautiful dog?

2)The Bronx Zoo:

Now with baby giraffes!

3) The Orchid Show at the New York Botanical Gardens:

I wasn't trying the color-coordinate with the flowers, I swear.

3) Tea parties at Alice's Tea Cup:

OK, this was totally only for me, but Will and Andrew were good sports.

4) Avoiding angering the cats:

I'm very scared of cats. Weird, but true.

It was really nice to have a little break and to stay with Will's family for a while; it recharged us for the last 3 months of Will's internship. Now we get to worry about moving and financial aid and all of that fun stuff. All I can say is I'd better get a bunch of burritos once we move to California. My motto for the summer: All burritos, all the time.