past two weeks pt. 1

Two weeks ago today, my friend Gretchen was in town spending the weekend, and Nick went to the beauty parlor. Here's Nick showing off his beautification while Gretchen's patiently waiting inside.

waiting for the sunrise

It's been a tough couple of months for a dear friend of mine as she dealt with a very rare illness. Her struggle ended Saturday and she passed away while seeking treatment in California. I've been going through all kinds of emotions and questioning just about everything about myself, wondering if I could have been a better friend and person. There are so many lessons that I'm learning as past conversations and experiences with her are finally coming into focus. I only wish she were around to see I get it now. Yesterday morning, when I was feeling particularly lonely and self-critical, I walked out to my car and found a heart drawn on the window. It reminded me that even though I'm going through a lot of pain I have to make sure I learn from the grief and do what I can to be the best friend I can be to those that are still here and try to forgive my past errors. I think Nevada knew where
we stood better than I did. Either way, I'm here and it's now and I learned a lot. Miss you Nevada.

dachshund patch

I wanted to get a majestic photo of Nicky sitting in a patch of sunlight, but he started walking toward me the second I took the photo. Typical Nick! He's got the cutest idiosyncracies.

laborious day

So, it's Labor Day. And how did I spend my day? The same way I spent yesterday: laboring over a cover letter for a position at work. I invested two days in this one letter; insane. Saturday was spent filming a music video with Megan, so my entire three-day weekend was about hustling. Wish I could have enjoyed more time with Nick. Here we are first thing this morning, watching the world wake up.

Nick-dog-orian Theorem: cute squared + sweet squared = Nick square!

There have been a lot of changes in Nick's life these past couple of months. One big change was the rearranging of the living room--Nick's palace. Gone are the pieces of furniture he could jump onto, in favor of things he can walk onto. Here's Nick sitting on his new thrown: a green Ikea mat with paw prints on it. This is his new perch for main floor triangulating.