Some upsetting news:

My bf lives with 3 dogs. 1 of which is his and 2 of which are his roommate’s. I’ve become attached to all three but I’ve become most attached to his roommate’s dog Gage. He’s a 15 year old black lab and he’s the sweetest dog. His head is too big for his body and his paws point outwards when he stands. I loved him immediately. He has made it through 2 knee surgeries and has lived with kidney problems his whole life. Despite that he is still such an upbeat companion.

Last night over dinner I was asking Matt how the dogs were doing and he told me that Gage was having some big problems. His roommate is in her last year of vet school and has told me multiple times that Gage will probably gone soon, but I guess I never really believed it. Anyway, the update was that he is going deaf and doesn’t respond to his name when you call him. His kidneys are also failing. You don’t have to be in the health profession to know that this is NOT good news.

I never really had pets growing up. Maybe a couple of fish here and there but never a pet that I could interact with physically. I know Gage is old, but I just met him not too long ago so I was kind of hoping that we’d have a couple more years together. I know that in his last few days he’ll be cared for immensely. I just hope he can make it another couple of weeks so I can come home and say goodbye.

Many of you know that I am SUCH a fan of Jodi Miller’s photography. She specializes in engagement and wedding photography. Anyway, as per usual I was checking out her photo blog to see if she posted anymore pictures and the above picture definitely made my day. Thought I’d pass it along!

My boyfriend and also a lot of friends have been raving about this new restaurant that just opened downtown at our alma mater. It’s called Bull & Bones and it just seems like THE perfect college sports bar. Reading the menu is making me salivate… although I guess that’s not saying much seeing as reading any menu makes me salivate (islands don’t have food, and they rarely have menus… at least this one doesn’t).

I wasn’t planning on making a trip down to Virginia Tech when I go home for Christmas, though this is is really tempting.

Above: My kryptonite and the reason why I have to do P90x daily = Bacon Cheese Fries with Ranch (that’s right, I don’t play around when I want to be a fatty)

It’s Friday so I think it’s only appropriate to let our inner fat kids out. What better way to celebrate Friday than with Cheese Fries, the food of the gods.

Matt got in yesterday and last night we went on a date. I took him to one of my favorite restaurants on the island La Bussola. We had a great table near the water and it was just nice to spend some one on one time with him. The food was amazing as well. The Tiramisu was the perfect ending to the night.

In other news, I’m so jealous of him because he’s scuba diving right now while I’m in school… lucky!

At least it’s Friday.

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jacob:

justin:

I did a fun interview with NewTeeVee earlier this afternoon about how the whole proposal went down.

Yes, I was in the room with her at the time, it wasn’t just an “internet-only” thing. Read all the sloppy, dramatic details here. (thanks newteevee!)

I’m really glad I was a part of this. Congrats!