Friday Things
1. Einstein had his follow-up appointment this Tuesday, got his drain and stitches removed, and is as good as new! Everything healed up perfectly and he is back to regular life with no restrictions (other than no rough housing for a few days while the scabs heal).
(My Chief Culinary Consultant says that this photo of Einstein looks like an old-school yearbook photo where there person is looking off into the distance ;-))
2. And this little devil turned 10 months old on Wednesday! Heโs still such a baby :)
3.ย On Sunday, my Chief Culinary Consultant and I took a glass embossing class at theย Pittsburgh Glass Centerย (thanks to a gift certificate given to us by my sister for Christmas). I made a wine glass with a Christmas theme (obviously) and a pint glass with an โLโ etched in it (I used a dremel!).
We had fun; Iโd love to do a glass blowing class and make a Christmas ornament down the road.
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4.ย We are leaving today for our beach vacaaaaaaaation! I canโt wait for my toes to touch sand and ocean, ahh! I do have some recipes scheduled for you for next week, but if you leave a comment or send an email, please know that it likely wonโt be responded to until I am back home next Monday. Thanks for your understanding and support of my need to unplug every now and then :)
5. If youโre watching the Stanley Cup playoffs, is your team still alive? The first round was crazy and I enjoyed watching all of the games; so much overtime! The Penguins are moving on to the second round to face the NY Rangers, but not before giving me indigestion for pretty week an entire week. Whyyyy do they have to make it so stressful!? (We already have an online streaming/HDMI hookup figured out for watching games while on vacation, because of course we would.)
6.ย So, I totally have a girl crush on Candace Cameron Bure, a.k.a. DJ from the television show Full House (which I watched every.single.Friday.night). Do you follow her onย Twitterย orย Instagram? She always looks so puuuuurty!
7. Duke has managed to do what Einstein has tried his whole life to accomplishโฆ he can pick up and carry two tennis balls in his mouth at the same time! Iโm still trying to get a photo or video of it, but every time I try, he gets excited and runs over to me and drops them ;-)
8. My Chief Culinary Consultant was watching The Vanilla Ice Project last Saturday and I totally got sucked in. Home remodeling shows always wow me, but oh boy, is wallpaper really making a comeback?! Also, I couldnโt help but to think that his sidekick โWesโ reminded me of Kenny Powersโ sidekick โStevieโ from Eastbound and Down. Yes, we watched that show. Yes, Iโm probably short a few brain cells as a result.
9. Are you watching the Kentucky Derby tomorrow or doing anything festive for it? Iโm pretty sure Iโll be 100% focused on staring at the ocean at that point in time.
10. TGIF! Iโm going to miss these faces so much!
100% the most beautiful dog I have ever seen โ your photography is out shined on this one!! Goldens are my absolute favorite.
Your blog is always so engaging. I love seeing what new things you have to talk about every week. I like to drink my morning coffee and read through your content. Working on a kitchen help and recipe blog myself. I hope to aspire to do so well as you.
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Oh how I adore your dogs. But how can you leave them behind canโt you find dog friendly accommodation? We always take our two Jack Russells on vacance. They love it.
Hi Janet, Golden Retrievers arenโt quite as transportable as Jack Russell terriers, especially 1,000 miles away ;-) Most large beach houses are not large dog friendly and Duke really isnโt old enough yet to be comfortable leaving him alone in a strange place if we go out for the day or to dinner, etc. They do great at the boarding facility where they stay!
Michelle,
I always love your puppy pics and look forward to them every week. So glad Einstein is doing better. Have a great time on vacation.
Annamaria
Candace is one of those celebrities who has her priorities in order and her head screwed on straight. I admire her. Sheโs been through a lot, but appears to live a pretty normal life these days with her family and her faith at the forefront. I donโt do the โcelebrity worshipโ thing โ my opinion is that theyโre all just people like the rest of us, they just happen to have jobs that make them recognizable. But there are a few who I appreciate for their down-to-earth approach to life off screen. :-)
Your pups get cuter every time you post pictures! Duke has gotten so big.
Have fun on vacation โ time unplugged is always good! :-)
I LOVE Einsteinโs picture! Very debonair! And of course Duke is adorable as usual!
We too, watched Eastbound and Down โ why, I do not know, but we did!
Congrats to Duke on the balls โ we have a friend whose huge lab can get 3 in there! It is hilarious!!!!
You have a fabulous vacation and donโt get too sunburned! Canโt wait to see pictures!
My favorite team (Blackhawks!) made it to the 2nd round too after some tough games. The overtimes!! Interesting to see how they do against the Wild tonight after they blew them out last year. I am going to trying to sneak my workout in tonight before watching them myself.
Have a great vacation Michelle and enjoy the sun and sand for me too! It will be June before I get to the beach. The furry guys are so cute, thanks for posting and adding a little extra happiness to my day. I love dogs (and all animals!) :) I saw Candace on a few of the Hallmark Chanel Christmas movies this year, I kept thinking I knew her from somewhere and now I know where that was. My kids used to watch Full House every Friday night. I remember well because it was part of our Friday pizza/TV night, they loved it. Have a great week and we will still be here when you get back :)
So glad to hear Einstein is โgood to go.โ
He was such the perfect patient!!
Sure look forward to Einstein and Dukeโs snapshots!!
Such beautiful animals!!
My Black Hawks are still going strong after a thrilling series with the Blues! (donโt know if I can keep taking all those over-times though)
Lucky you, heading to a beach vacation!! So envious!
Enjoy!!
Letโs go RANGERS!
Am making a Kentucky โderbyโ cake tomorrow โ *How*โฆ. I donโt know yet but will do my best. Have fun on the vacation, Michelle; Weโll have a mint julep for you!
Have a great (well deserved!) vacation, BEB!
Have a great vacation! Go Minnesota Wild!!!! :)
Your glass creations look fantastic! Iโve always wanted to take one of those classes :)
You do know that Candace Cameron Bure is on Dancing with the Stars?
I do! I donโt watch that show, though.
I love your dogs so much they are adorable they remind me of our golden she died in 2008 I miss her so much thanks a lot for the pics it makes me happy seeing them.
No matter how crazy busy I am, if a blog has pictures of animalsโฆ.Iโm in.
And your dog picsโฆjust suck me in!!! ughh. and I have so much to do =)
Have a great vaca!!!!
Love those pups. I always look forward to the Friday pictures. Glad that Einstein has recovered. Have a great vacation!
This is going to be a great series! Iโm a die hard Rangers fan. Both of our teams gave us heart palpitations in the first round! Iโm watching game 1 tonight at the home of a Penguins fan. :) Hope we donโt beat each other up! LOL
Have a wonderful beach vacation!
What precious pups! So glad Einstein is better! That cone head is no fun! Love the first photo of him!!!
Your dogs are so cute! I like Candace too! I actually was at a taping of a talk show a couple months ago that she did here in L.A. and we got her book! lol..She looked SO thin and beautiful in person btw:)
Enjoy your vacation!!
Joey
Here is a clip lol..you can see me on the left in the audience when she first comes out(I was the 1st to stand up haha-Iโm wearing the grey jacket/bowtie)
Fun! Ross ended up giving her the pillow pal doll that she had from the show..She said it was the one thing she kept from the show & a couple years ago, her dog shredded it up lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh8Ng99OgjI
Enjoy your vacation! Love the watermelon polish color.
By the way, I eally recommend trying out Bostonโs Fish House in New Smryna for the best lightly fried fish you can find. I donโt think itโs too terribly far from where youโre vacationing. :)