When I started off 2019, one of the things that wanted most for the new year was to spend less time trying to hit arbitrary self-made personal “goals” and more time going on adventures and creating happy memories. To help hold myself accountable, I decided to take on the 52
This month, Luke and I welcomed an adorable “little” floof into our home. Meet Naga! Naga is a 4.5 month old Great Pyrenees who came to us through the same rescue organization Patronus did! So far, she’s been adjusting well to life in our home and absolutely adores the fact
The spring segment of my 52 Hike Challenge ended up being…a bit challenging. The season began with a couple of muddy hikes with Patronus. In April I got injured. I still wanted to keep hiking, so Luke and I decided to take Patronus to visit Belle Isle State Park in
For the first time in my life I have hiked through an entire Michigan winter. As I mentioned in here, Patronus and I set out for our first hike of 2019 during the first weekend of January. It was great to start out the year with a hike, even if
One new thing I have decided to try this year is keeping a hiking journal. As you might remember if from my previous post, one of my goals for 2019 is to hike more often, so I decided to take on the 52 Hike Challenge to help keep me accountable.
On Saturday, Patronus and I set out on our first hike of 2019! It was a beautiful sunny day with temperatures in the high 40s, so I decided to skip my usual coffee time in favor of heading out to one of our favorite trails for an afternoon of hiking.
While we’re out and about with Patronus, we get a lot of questions about him! He’s not a very common breed where Luke and I live, so people often want to know what kind of dog he is and what living with him is like. I decided it might be
For our honeymoon, we took a road trip to the Canadian Rockies with our dog! Why the Canadian Rockies, you may ask? From icy alpine lakes to hot springs with gorgeous views, from mountains to climb to valleys to gaze upon, we knew that a visit to Banff would have
Continue reading…Our Honeymoon: Road Tripping to Banff National Park
Patronus had his first ever swimming lesson over Memorial Day weekend. The weather was hot and sunny, and the air was muggy, which was the perfect recipe for coaxing a big, fluffy dog into a nice cold pool. While we did have general plans to teach Patronus to swim over
Exploring a greenway trail. Last weekend, while Luke was busy doing some boring adult stuff, Patronus and I had the chance to explore a paved trail with my brother. Brandon and I have both been there countless times to walk, bike, and run, but this was Patronus’ first time.
This is not article about how to run fast. It’s not about defining success by HH:MM:SS or places or ribbons or medals or beating anyone. It’s about loving what you’re doing, and about doing all you can so you can keep on doing it as much as possible. What I
Patronus gets to go a lot of places with us. In the time since we adopted him, he has been on walks and hikes, on many car rides, to parties, in pet stores, and even on trips to the taco truck. He’s a pretty unusual breed of dog, so we’ve
Continue reading…Weird Things People Say About Our Great Pyrenees
Last weekend we got nailed with a snowstorm that brought over 9 inches of snow. What did Matt and I decide to do that day? Take our dogs on an adventure, of course!
I’m not going to lie, I always get a little stir-crazy in the winter. Since it’s usually cold during the winter where we live, and there’s not a whole lot going on, it can be tempting to lay around the house all day snuggled up with one of the cats,
Just before Christmas we welcomed a new member into our household. Meet Patronus! We adopted Patronus from a local rescue who specializes completely in the Great Pyrenees breed. At eight months old he’s still a puppy, but he’s already HUGE!
This year we celebrated our first Christmas together as a married couple. (That’s Hazel sitting on the chair. We somehow didn’t manage to get any Christmas photos of us together this year, but this one seemed fitting.) Since Luke and I are both avid Halloween fans, our friends Erin and
