Puppy love.

Meet my new best friend, Maggie Mae!

She's a.) the love of my life, b.) she's full black lab, and c.) she's already 9 weeks old!

I got her at the beginning of the month as just a baby 5 week old.

Now she's almost 13 pounds, started on her shots, crate-and-leash-training, and learning all sorts of new tricks. She can sit, shake, and lay down though we haven't quite figured out "stay."

So since a pictures worth a thousand words, I'll post a thousand of them :).

First day on the leash. She was not excited.

I see Paris, I see France...

So I've been keeping pretty busy since my last blog!

In early August, my dad, step-mom and I took a trip overseas to see my oldest sister. We stopped by Paris for three days to avoid the craziness of the Olympics (and because Paris isn't too shabby) then spent the rest of the time in London. Tons of food, family, and fun. 

Arc de Triomphe. Studied this in my sculpture class, then actually got to run by it!

Tower Bridge with the Olympic rings.

St. Paul's.

Got to see the Crown Jewels. Crazy incredible.

I won't be jumping to move over the pond anytime soon like my adventurous older sister but I did enjoy it. I would definitely go back to either place. Literally everything in Paris is gorgeous, down to the streets. London is super busy, crazy, and fun. Everything is so old in both places, it's totally amazing.

We had a bit of stress getting back home and I started school just about one day after. So that was depressing but I'm back into the swing of things now.

I also got an awesome new friend that you'll meet in my next post. :)

Oh, this is my new favorite bar spot in London :). Leadenhall Market.