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Puppy Chronicles

I have brushed on this fact in the past. But a year ago, had you asked me "Abby, do you want to get a dog?" I would have laughed hysterically in your face. And now we have a 6 1/2 month puppy who has permanently "staked his claim" in the Nastase household. So crazy! And what's even weirder, is that he's become my little buddy who I worry about, have to put him to bed, won't let my husband clean his ears because " he likes it better when I do it ", and has made quite the showing on my Instragram page. Miles the Golden Retriever has kind of stolen my heart. He's gone from this : Miles at 5 weeks when we picked him out and got to hold him for the 1st time. Miles at 6 weeks when we brought him home. My goodness he was cute....     To this:  Miles sleeping in our living room at 6 months. He is now 45 pounds, and he thinks he's "kind of a big deal". Here is how Miles has changed things around the hou...

Weekly Review

The high of my week was making the decision to come home for Chistmas again!!! Prior to last year, it had been 6 years since we were home for the holiday, so this is exciting stuff!! The low of my week was getting stung by 3 bees on 3 different occasions from last Sunday to this Sunday. Can you believe that! #1 while beach camping Memorial Day weekend, #2 at the BBQ we hosted yesterday, and #3 in the pool today! My ankle is double in size right now! #kankles My favorite outfit was my scuba diving suit that I drove on Monday one more time before we came home. It's just too fun.   For my workouts, I completed: Monday - 40 minute scuba dive (? does that count?!) Tuesday - Ran 3 miles with Ryan, and then did weight training and pull-ups in my home gym Wednesday - Ran 6 miles Thursday - Swam 1200 meters, Lifted chest & tri's Friday - Ran 8 flat miles, with some sprint intervals in the last 2 miles Saturday - Track workout: 1600, 4 x 400, 1600 and then I ran stadiums. ...