Goodbye, Gimli, goodbye!

Waiting by the door...

Gimli's new family met us last night and took Gimli back to their loving home.  Re-homing Gimli has been an incredibly challenging decision for Brandon and me to make, but for the sake of both humans and dog, we felt it was in everyone's best interest that he find a different, wonderful home.  It was a very, very difficult decision and a tearful goodbye, but we are confident he will be well-loved. 

---Arielle

Happy 4th of July!

We had a wonderful 4th of July!  We were invited to a BBQ upstairs and enjoyed lots of wonderful food, made some new friends, and watched fireworks from the rooftop.  All-in-all, a very fun Fourth!  Hope you all have fun celebrating, too!

---Arielle

Here's the drill...

Gimli tells Brandon, "A little to the left; a little more!"

Brandon was so excited to finally get his drill in the mail (after over a month of waiting) so he could finally get the surround sound speakers up on the wall! Gimli even tried to help him a few times before deciding to “supervise” from the floor.

That evening, we also went up on our apartment building roof to watch the gorgeous sunset! The clouds were spectacular! The photos don’t really do it justice, but we had to try to share!

---Arielle

Would you like a cupcake, "Cupcake?"

My first attempt at cupcakes...at least they look a little partiotic!

I decided I was too hungry for white cake to just ignore it, so I decided to try to make my first cupcakes. The end result did, indeed, taste good and satisfy my craving, but the decorating wasn’t quite what I had planned. The first bag split; the second one sprung two holes. With Brandon’s extra set of hands, we tried to salvage what we could with my handy icing spatula and some colored sugar. I think I’m going to have to invest in some pastry bags.

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