The Girl and Her Dog

January 25, 2012 · 11:14 pm

Here and now

I actually was able to help walk this gentle giant. How great is she? See more about Missy here.

Tonight I attended the orientation and first round of training to become a PAWS Chicago volunteer. I volunteered at several other humane societies throughout high school and college, but it’s been almost a year now since I’ve done it. It was exciting to learn about the history of PAWS, their goal to make Chicago a no-kill city by 2015, and to take a tour of their awesome facility. It also reaffirmed my belief that a dog is needed in our apartment, STAT. A friend for when Frasier comes for sleepovers? Most definitely.

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January 24, 2012 · 8:27 pm

Sesame beef stir-fry

The last time we attempted to cook something for dinner, it took several hours and we didn’t have all the right tools. Although it came out quite tasty, I was on the look out for something just a little easier. And so I came across this sesame beef stir-fry recipe from Cooking Light. It took no more than a half an hour and was just the change we needed.

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January 23, 2012 · 10:40 pm

Weekend in photos

The weekend started off like this. Almost three hours to get home. No joke.

But it made for some serious fun at Northerly Island’s Polar Adventure Days.

These pups were super friendly.

But I seriously could barely get in there. People hogging all over and not sharing=not cool.

This pup, though, is my fave!

Lookin’ pretty fine.

photos courtesy of Josh

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January 19, 2012 · 8:17 pm

Loyal pups

Although I just recently posted about my excitement for Frasier’s likely visit tomorrow, I can never get enough pooch time. So when I stumbled across this series about seven incredibly loyal dogs, I was smitten.
You must read it.

images here and here

Come fly away

This evening my cousin and I attended Come Fly Away at the Bank of America Theatre downtown. With classic Frank Sinatra music, awesome dancing and a seriously strange cab driver, it was a good night.