So Busy, So Sad

Oh my goodness, this has been the craziest past few weeks. Last Monday I took my Boards, which was the hardest test I've ever taken in my entire life. 5 1/2 hrs of guessing wears you down in a big way. As my good friend said, I would rather be punched in the face 1,000 times by Arnold Schwarzeneggar than take that test again! Now it's just a waiting game...

After my test, I spent the next 2 days watching seasons 1 & 2 of True Blood. Yes, that's right. that's 24 hrs of TV in 48 hrs. And it was awesome!! I didn't have to study, or think, or care about anything. Ahh.. that was nice.

After that I spent the next few days shopping with my mom for clothes for Germany. It's really hard to find comfortable, cute shoes to travel in! We leave tomorrow, and we are so excited! We'll be gone until Friday the 25th- then I'll post tons and tons of pics.

And now the sad part... I've blogged many times about my best friend's dog, Remi, so maybe you remember how much I loved her. On Sunday there was a tragic accident and she was killed. When Traci told me what happened, my heart broke and still is. Remi has always been very special to me. In college, I would keep her when Traci and James went out of town, and would go over to their house in the middle of the day, just to play with her. She's the smartest, sweetest, most well behaved dog I've ever met. A million times more so than Paisley. When Traci was pregnant with her 2nd girl, Remi lived with me at my parents' house for about 7 months, and I became so attached to her it was hard to give her back. If it hadn't been for the apartment Jordan and I were moving into, I think we would have put up a fight to keep her. She was Paisley's very best friend... having been there since Paisley came home with me. Remi's name is the only one that you can say and Paisley will FREAK out; she loved her so much, just like the rest of us. I could go on and on about how amazing Remi was, but I will leave you with a few pictures. Please pray for Traci, James, and the girls- they have lost a very special member of their family.

She LOVED to play tug-of-war with the rope. You could pick her up off the ground and swing her around, that's how intense she was. And trust me, she won.

This is the day we brought Paisley home. They immediately fell in love with each other. Remi was so good with the annoying puppy that constantly bit her and took her toys.

Paisley wanted to do everything Remi did, just like a little kid with their parent. Notice Remi is hoarding the toys... there was never a dull moment with them!