I just have to say, thank goodness for Drew Alleman, Brad Wing and cell phones that magically know what time it is so I don't have to fully understand how the time change works. The LSU game was incredible. We were so evenly matched with Alabama, that both teams spent the entire game locked in battle and it came down to field goals every time. Way to go defense. For those who didn't watch, with about :40 seconds left in the 4th quarter, it became evident that Nick Saban wanted the game to go into overtime--I don't know enough about football to fully understand why, but regardless, after four quarters of playing their butts off, both teams had only managed to score two field goals resulting in a 6-6 tie.
Alabama had the ball first, ended up trying for a field goal, and their kicker who is surely on unemployment today after a horribly botched game, missed. LSU got it back, ran it for the first three downs, then went for the 3 points and SCORED!!! It was amazing. Alabama fans cried bourbon tears all the way home, and LSU remains on top for another week.
Road trip cuddles. Jack is the big black blob on the left, Ellie is the skeptical blonde on the right.
Segue. Topic change. It has occured to me recently that while I used to feature my adorable puppies here on a regular basis, I talk about them so little now that more recent readers might not even realize that I have the most amazing dogs in the entire universe. Being that I have to come up with something to blog about EVERY DAMN DAY in November, I decided Sundays will be devoted to Angela's best friends.
For those of you not in the know, both Jack and Ellie are dogs of unknown heritage--a special holiday blend, if you will--that I adopted from shelters when I was living in Little Rock, Arkansas. Jack came into my life when he was around 6 months old, and Ellie when she was 4 months old, and I've had Jack for 6 years and Ellie for about 5 1/2. They made the move with me to Washington when I went to live with Colby and instantly ditched me as the coolest person ever and became completely infatuated with their new dad. They still like me just fine, but if it came down to a choice about who they were going to save if we fell down two separate wells... I'm not liking my chances.
So, suffice it to say, deployments are always hard on them. Ellie spent the whole day before Colby left, moving from one pile of suitcases to another, glaring at us warily and Jack still camps out by the front door every day around the time Colby typically comes home from work. Sure, it's hard explaining deployments to kids, but try explaining it to dogs that have a combined understanding of about six words--most of which involve food.
sad :( Very cute dogs though! I like your idea about devoting a day to them.
Posted by: Solange | November 06, 2011 at 06:22 PM
Still thinking about that crazy game.
Jack and Ellie are just too cute. It's gotta be hard on those poor pups. :(
Posted by: Becky | November 06, 2011 at 08:26 PM
Oh... I love them so!
Posted by: Brittany | November 06, 2011 at 09:21 PM
So cute! I am such a dog-lover. That is so sad that they are missing their dad! Poor doggies! Your writing is so good, btw. :) Such a sweet/fun post!
GEAUX LSU!
Posted by: Melissa | November 07, 2011 at 02:44 AM
The pics of your pups waiting by the door breaks my heart! My german shepherd is really attached to my husband and when he goes out of town she sleeps by the door for days too!
Posted by: Melissa | November 07, 2011 at 03:39 AM
Awww, they are a "special holiday blend"--cute. There oughta be a book about helping pets handle deployment. You should write one!
Posted by: Kate P | November 08, 2011 at 05:29 AM