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Tucker George Nyholm. Born 12/4/2010. Joined our family on 3/6/2011.
One Big Happy Family!!
His story… On Friday Mark attended the 2011 Annual Fundraiser for the Midwest Chapter of the Wild Sheep Foundation. At this event they hold both silent and live auctions to raise money. It’s a two day/evening deal, but Mark went only on Friday. While he was there he met a cute little yellow lab named Sandy who was going to be a part of the live auction on Saturday. When Trav went to the dinner/auction on Saturday Mark gave him the ok to bid up to a certain $ amount – thinking that there was no way he’d go for that since he’s a well bred bird dog. Well, guess what? Our maximum price was exactly what he went for so Trav brought him home for us! While all this was happening Mark and I were up at Gr@nd Superior Lodge tasting food for our upcoming wedding (I’ll post all about that later). Now Mark and his friends often like to play practical jokes on each other so when Trav texted saying we were now proud dog owners and asking what his name should be, we didn’t really believe him. But, then throughout the evening he texted pictures of him getting chipped, hanging out in bed with Trav and then on Sunday morning in the car on the way home. Neither Mark or I really believed Trav until we got to his house on Sunday morning and there was a kennel outside and a cute little dog inside. 
We changed his name from Sandy to Tucker because Sandy he just didn’t seem like a Sandy. His middle name is George because that’s what we told Trav to name him as a joke, thinking that he wasn’t ours, on Saturday night.
We changed his name from Sandy to Tucker because Sandy he just didn’t seem like a Sandy. His middle name is George because that’s what we told Trav to name him as a joke, thinking that he wasn’t ours, on Saturday night.So after picking him up we stopped at L&M (a local hardware/feed store) to pick up some dog supplies and then headed home. He was pretty tired from all the activity of the last few days so he slept a lot and mostly hung out in his kennel or under the dining room table. We played outside a little and mostly just tried to get him used to his new home. Then Monday morning Mark flew out to California for work this week. So it’s just Tucker and I this week and it’s been interesting! We’ve had a few accidents on the floor which prompted me to purchase a B!ssell Spot Bot (the best investment ever!). But, mostly we’ve been playing a lot and snuggling. I think he has a little big of devil in him. He mostly just follows me around the house (unless I go down the stairs – he hasn’t mastered that yet) and always wants to know where I am. He does well in his kennel when we’re not there and sleeps in there with the door open at night. Overall he’s a good dog and I love him to pieces. I can’t wait to watch him grow!!
He mostly just follows me around the house (unless I go down the stairs – he hasn’t mastered that yet) and always wants to know where I am. He does well in his kennel when we’re not there and sleeps in there with the door open at night. Overall he’s a good dog and I love him to pieces. I can’t wait to watch him grow!!This slideshow requires JavaScript.
There’s a chance that I’ll be headed to the Detroit area TWICE in the next 3 months – once for fun and once for work.
The first trip…for Vickie’s wedding!
I’m still looking at tickets, but my options are…fly in on Thursday, April 28th and hang out with anyone who’s available on Friday, April 29th. Or fly in on the April 29th and get together with people for dinner. The wedding is on the 30th and I’ll be flying back on May 1st. So let me know if you want to hang out at any point.
The second trip…for work.
I’m not sure exactly what my obligations will be while I’m there, but our meetings are in Novi and are on May 24 – 25.
I’m getting to the point now where I have ants in my pants and just can’t wait for our wedding to get here. It’s a little over 5 months away (EEK!) and there’s still a lot to do, but I can’t wait to marry Mark… I am really enjoying the whole being engaged thing though.
What prompted this update and the reason I’m SUPER stoked is because we just booked our wedding photographer! That for me was one of the most important things and it feels good to have it behind us. Now on to flowers, someone to marry us, cake, etc…
So this weekend we’re heading up to Grand Superior Lodge for a day of wedding fun! They’re hosting a social where they have area wedding vendors available along with a buffet dinner featuring the options on their catering menu. We’re staying overnight in a suite with a jacuzzi tub. I can’t wait for a night away, just the two of us. It’s going to be super fun!
Hopefully after this weekend I can check food off the list as well!
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