The Best Laid Plans

Today was a whirlwind of a day.  And, although we didn't accomplish anything we set out to do, it was a wonderful day full of wonderful surprises.

My day started with the awesome gift (and surprise) of Tony allowing me to sleep in.  This is not automatic on the weekends.  It. Was. Awesome.  It only went to a certain point, and then it was time for me to wake up.  I won't say what time. as then I would have to admit how late I sleep when left unprovoked. :)

The plan was to go Christmas shopping.  We had a list.  We had a plan.  And then, we decided to make a quick stop.  We stopped at Tony's mom's house to pick up our St. Nick's gifts.  We received a warm welcome, and our "quick" stop soon turned into a nice, long visit.  We were able to celebrate Tony's sister Katie's twenty-ninth birthday.  Turns out her plans for the day fell through, so we were able to substitute in and help her enjoy her day.  I cheated a little bit, and we ordered Papa Murphy's stuffed pizza.  Boy did that hit the spot.  Katie received some wonderful gifts, and we were so happy to be there.

We'd arrived at Tony's mom's around noon, and left just before four this afternoon.  After all the laughing and eating there was no way I was going to get Tony out shopping with me.  I'd missed my window.  So, we headed home to relax with Shadow and do some online shopping.

Tony fell asleep early tonight, and I continued shopping online until my mom and Mike got home from visiting my grandma in Appleton today.  They got home around nine o'clock tonight.  I directed to hide while they came in, because they had some present for me that Mom didn't want me to see.  I complied, but not without a little complaining.  So, imagine my surprise when I walked out to find this:

Meet Coco.  She will be 7 weeks old on Monday

Mom brought Coco Puff home to be a playmate for Shadow.  I was so surprised.  And, she is just darling.  She is super mellow (especially compared to my little ragamuffin Shadow!).  Coco likes to cuddle and sleep.  She's a pudgy little thing, and doesn't move around a whole lot.  Although when you take her outside in 7 degree weather with much colder wind chills she moves a little more quickly.  :) 

Shadow and Coco's first meeting didn't go particularly well.  Shadow did some sniffing, then started growling a little, and finally started barking and pulling at her leash.  I just looked up "how to introduce your dog to a puppy," and found out we did nearly everything completely wrong!  But, you live and you learn I guess.  Things can only go up from here!  Each dog is tucked into her respective bed, and both are sleeping peacefully at the moment.  Our hopes are that these two will be the best of friends and I have a feeling it won't be long until we start to see their friendship develop.

Even though our plans didn't turn out how we'd planned them, it turns out we had a pretty darn good day.  I love my weekends, and so enjoy spending time with my husband and family.  Can't wait to see how this new adventure turns out!

Shadow, around the same age as Coco is now!