ann arbor

this winter was awfully dreary.

okay, so not the whole winter.

but february,

man.

february was a beast.

it started out with two feet of snow,

and spent the rest of the time a million degrees below freezing.

(i may be over exaggerating the temperatures a bit.)

so once march rolled around,

we were dying to get out of the house.

mike took two days off work and we headed to ann arbor.

we spent our first day eating (the most amazing) lunch at zingermann's.

and then we headed over to the hands-on museum.

our kids' favorite part?
the water tables.

...or maybe the ambulance...

...or maybe the store...

okay. so truth be told they loved it all.

they also loved swimming in the hotel pool,
chilling on the beds watching tv,
and visiting ikea the next day.

i always love a good staycation.

bailey

this weekend we got a dog.

it's a dog i've wanted for a long time.

like ten years.

and mike's been on board for the past five.

but the timing never seemed right.

so after i had a particularly rough week this week,

we had just the momentum we needed to make an impulse buy.

and we got our little puppy.

i'm every bit in love with her as i always thought i'd be.

we named her bailey.

and the kids are so excited to meet her.

(they are at grandma's house right now.)

she's such a pretty little thing.