Unconditional Puppy Love

With the stress that comes along with life (in general), it is nice to know that no matter what, these little goobers will always love you!

Every morning when I get ready for work Wrigley and Bailey lay in the bedroom and take their 3^rd, 4^th, I don’t know maybe 5^th nap of the morning. Life as a Tucker pup is brutal. This is how Wrigley naps. All. The. Time.

Chris got Bailey before him and I started dating. Long story short, she was being given away in a Wal-Mart parking lot. She is a Daddy’s girl deluxe!

Wrigley came into our lives approximately three weeks after Chris and I started dating. Yes, we had only been “officially” dating for three weeks and we decided to get a dog together…on Friday, August 13^th. You’d think that getting a dog with your new boyfriend on Friday the 13^th would be a curse, but it looks like it is working out great so far!

We had been talking about how Bailey needed a friend to play with, but I didn’t think we were serious about it. Chris worked at the university’s gym and met a guy who fostered puppies. Chris convinced me to go see “Sam the boxer” at a PetSmart training class with him that Friday.

Off we went to PetSmart where Sam was being trained all the basic rules a dog should follow. Let’s just say Sam wasn’t catching on. As his foster parent walked him down the aisles of PetSmart, Sam was biting at and chewing on everything he could get his paws on! All Chris and I could think was all the things he would chew on if we brought him home. We politely thanked the guy and let him know we would be in touch if we were interested. That wasn’t going to happen!

Since we were already out and about for the day we decided to go to the East Texas Humane Society. Oh. My. Goodness. Warning: if you go, you will leave with a dog!

Right when you walk up all these dogs, in their divided up pens, start barking at you! You literally want to take every one of them home.

We told the people there that we were definitely only looking. That was until I spotted Wrigley, or Rambo as he was previously named. My heart melted. He was SUPER shaky and afraid of us. Apparently he had be beaten and left on the side of the road with his brother and sister (who were also cute, but they liked our friend better than us and we thought that wouldn’t be good if we were the owners!). Wrigley wouldn’t even come outside of the barn into the pen area because he was so scared.

When we requested to see him the dog keeper had to go inside the barn to get him. We got to bring him to the “visiting” area where he was not playful and very scared, but oh so adorable!

He literally stole my heart, and Chris’s. There was no way I was leaving there without him. After discussing how he was so calm and didn’t look as though he would chew everything in sight (like Sam!), Chris and I were signing papers to take Rambo…Wrigley…home with us!

When we introduced Bailey to Wrigley and she wanted nothing, nothing!, to do with him. He would try to touch her and she would move away. Then he would scoot closer and she would scoot away. Eventually they developed an unbreakable bond. They are two peas in a pod.

We love those little stinkers with all our heart!

Honeymoon: Day 5, Our last day...

Friday we (Chris) decided we should play golf. I would never agree to play golf in Texas where you literally could cook because it is so hot, but golf in Hawaii didn't sound too bad. It was our last day in Kauai and just spending quality time with my hubby was all I wanted. The views while golfing were amazing. We were literally playing right on the water. I wasn't terrible, but I was getting blisters and that did not make me happy. But, all in all, Chris had a great time, and I did too :) I mastered my golf cart driving skills, photography skills, and I did do legitimately good on a couple holes. Chris loved every minute of it! 

Yes, we are only on the driving range...and I'm ready to be done!

I have a softball swing...there's always room for improvement.

                                    

This was the part in the day when Chris was taking golf less seriously.

I introduce to you: Chris Tucker, The Golf Dancer...

 

And...he might have inspired me too...

After golf we headed back to the hotel where they were holding our bags. We showered in the "Owners Lounge" because we had to be out of our room at noon. We headed back to Duke's for one last meal and Hula Pie...and maybe one or two adult beverages. Hey, we were in for a long flight home! The rental car had to be back by 8:00pm so we returned it before catching the shuttle to the airport to catch out flight back to Texas!

Our honeymoon was more than we could have ever asked for. Relaxing and quality time with your best friend...can’t beat that! We hope to visit Hawaii again someday. Maybe Maui?!

What is your favorite island?! Is there a tropical place that you’d rather go?



Honeymoon: Day 4

Thursday we decided to go back to Poipu, at the recommendation of our waitress at Café Portifino. She suggested that we go to "Old Town Koloa,” go to the Fish Market, get LauLau and Kalua Pork to-go, then head to Poipu Beach to snorkel. Instead of renting snorkel gear she suggested we ask the life guards. Who knew?!

So, off in our little Jeep Patriot we went. We went to the fish market and OMG I have no idea what I was eating, but it was amazing! Literally the best pork and mystery items we have ever had. Chris was devouring it! After we ate like we had never eaten before, we walked around and shopped. We bought homemade soap and candles and, of course, we had ice cream :) After we were all shopped out, we headed to the beach!

It was a beautiful day! We snorkeled a little. Saw some very colorful fish and even a huge sea turtle. We didn't actually see the turtle while we were snorkeling, but once we got out of the water he swam right up to the bank. We hung out at the beach all day; read, snacked, and just enjoyed not being in the 100+ degree Texas heat. Did I mention that it is always perfect temperature there? Well it is. It's about 77-86. Every. Single. Day. Perfection!

We had been at the beach for about four hours when the waves started growing and the lifeguards put up all these warning signs. Apparently the surf had come in. We don’t experience that in Texas, so it was cool to watch it unfold so quickly. It was crazy how fast it went from calm, glass-like water, to a raging ocean. We decided we had had enough sand, salt, and sun, so we packed up and headed to the hotel.

We headed straight to have dinner at the cheap breakfast place we had been eating at. They said they had great burgers and they were right! They were delicious. We had "Taro" fries, which is some Hawaiian potato or something. Who knows, but it was good!

Have you ever been to Poipu Beach?! Snorkeled and seen anything cool?!