Busy Weekend...

A proud day yesterday for me as I somehow managed to complete my 26 mile (i.e. marathon-length) charity bike ride in 1 hour 40mins - with only 45mins of gym training in about 2 months...! I shall be eternally grateful of the fact that the weather remained dry for the duration.

9 Months old and Coco's finally in heat! Oh the funny joys of panties for dogs haha...

THE ONLY PIC WE TOOK OF HER WEARING THE PANTIES...SUBTLE, NO? NEXT TIME THEY WON'T BE...MWAHAHAHA...

We think she might've gone into heat a little while ago actually but I said to KS that I thought boy dogs were meant to go a little crazy for our little miss if that were the case, to which he bluntly said "Maybe she's just not attractive to them".

HMPH!

Also - almost 4 months down the line and finally the end is in sight with our very own home. Not entirely sure if we've exchanged yet but we're darned glad to have had a slight hitch in the exchange, so we ended up being exempt from paying Stamp Duty (mwahahaha) - though KS inexplicably then went and found a TV stand / storage unit that comes to the amount that we saved ~.~ fleakin' men!!

Coco's last day in Fulham

So...I've been less than secure-feeling in the last few weeks in that our apartment is finally getting finalised (a mega-change but an exciting one), our company has been bought but a bigger one (an unexpected change), and we were given a week's notice that we'll be moving offices (an annoying mega-change given the short notice), one that might involve it being a dog-free zone (a very-much-undesired change).
As Coco is being left with her Grandma tomorrow, this will be her last day in the Fulham offices and her last day to frolic with Gypsy, Boo and Bailey - our park buddies for the last couple of months.

Insecurity within the job was further heightened when, last night, I very bizarrely had a work-related dream (which to my recollection has never happened before) whereby old colleagues suddenly dropped by and the office felt like old times and was a giggle! Coming in today was a bit of a err..shock to the system. Feeling much more apprehensive about this move than I thought I would.

AND I BLOODY WISH SOMEONE WOULD TELL ME WHAT I'M MEANT TO DO WITH MY BELOVED PUG ?!?!?!?!! (whilst working I mean - obviously I'm meant to hug her lots)

Gleeking continued

So we're 11 episodes into Season One of Glee in the UK...and I've only just realised why KS keeps repeating the Glee club's name "New Directions" with a knowing chuckle after every time it's mentioned.

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...Moosh the words together when you say 'em and it helps if you don't say it with a British accent. 0.o

Bed No. III

So funny this morning - little miss went stomping over to our desk, as she does, had a big drink of water behind my chair and then turned round and went rigid and barked a few times at something under the desk...at her new bed hehehe...

She's so settled this morning - quite funny what a difference a new cushy bed's made!! Usually she's messing about under my desk or trying to jump on my lap but this morning she was so cute and just chewed her bones / snoozed in bed.
Purchased from House of Paws, on sale at Achica a few weeks ago (took forever to arrive but I'm actually really glad I did buy it for her as it was worth the wait!)

You Know You're A Dog-Lover When...

...you take your pooch for a walk and the sight of pawprints coming out of a puddle / in the snow bring a warm fuzzy feeling inside.

Not quite so lovable (but kind of funny) if it's a case of pawprints from a turd however.

She Cares!

Just had a bit of vigorous playtime with Coco, so vigorous in fact that I ended up tripping over her crate as I ran backwards (don't ask) and ended up flying onto my back while she just stood looking at me like "WTF?"

Then - instead of leaping and jumping at my head to chew on my hair, as she is wont to do when it's playtime and my hair happens to be wafting near her level - she just circled around me a few times, tentatively sniffing at me, then she just sat by my head as I Peter Griffin'd (owwww ahhhh..owwww) my way back upright.

To me that indicates that she was worried and cared rather than that she was just waiting to see what would happen!