Dogs and Babies
So much to share, so little time...
I still have to post some pics from San Francisco (my new favorite place in the world... I still feel like I'm there when I close my eyes!). And I've been working away on the Kenobi. A couple of sleeves, some blocking and seaming, and it'll be done!
School starts tomorrow. And I'm excited, and nervous about how I'll manage my time. I am teaching (Intro to personality psychology), which will be very cool, and taking two classes. I am still trying to launch my data collection, and I hope that goes well! Some of the stuff is out of my hands, so I am trying to have a more zen approach to the process, and not worry (or think, for that matter) about it too much. So that's that.
Last week I found a dog that I thought I wanted to adopt-- a really adorable retriver mix, who looked very sweet. Turns out he's not the right dog for us-- I exchanged some lengthy emails with its foster mom to figure it out, and I was pretty disappointed that it didn't work out. But the good that came out of the situation is that it pushed me to ask our landlords more seriously about the possibility of having a dog, and they agreed to it, so now when we DO find the right dog, we can just bring it on home.
I was so happy to hear this, because I am such a dog person it isn't funny. My mom used to say that if we passed a mom walking with a dog and a baby in a stroller, everyone else would say "aww, look at the baby!" and I'd be the one saying "aww, look at the dog!"
It's true, what can I say. I'm definitely not ready for kids anytime soon, but I have been thinking about getting a dog for years. In the spring I'll be done with my coursework, my prelim exams, and should be wrapping up this big research project, so we'll be thinking about it seriously then. And just the thought of getting our puppy keeps me going!
In other news, it seems like baby season! My advisor from my master's program just had her baby boy (Samuel) last week, and today Cara made her big announcement on her blog. There is something about it that just makes me feel so happy for them in a complete and total way. Such exciting news, I hope everything is going smoothly for both of them!
Ok, so next post will be less talk, more picutres. Promise!