Changing Years

The last year has been a whirlwind of graduation, new jobs, homes, and travels! Most importantly we've moved to Seattle, which allows us to be with Sara year round. She is living with us now, which has been an absolute blast! I love that she wakes at the crack of dawn, bounding into our room to announce whether there's an unbelievable sunrise, or it's alltogether too foggy. The weather is seriously grey here, but I cannot say that I don't enjoy it. My favorite part of the year is fall with the chill in the air, a warm mug in my hands, and a blanket to cuddle with. Our newest family member, Puma, is also a good cuddle companion, AND the softests cat on the planet.

For some reason, she's taken to making my coffee every morning, and refuses to let me get out of bed until she's finished! Not that I'm complaining ~ seriously??? who would refuse this type of service?! I have a hunch she does it because she likes to feel like a "big girl", helping out, but also because she gets to make her chocolate milk while we're not in the room. ha! You shoudl see the milk ~ mud brown...yup. Normally, I end up pouring 1/2 into another cup, adding more milk to each, and saving the second cup for later. Amazingly enough, she doesn't complain. She's now campaigning Rabah to let her make his coffee; however, we're not too keen on her using the stove all by herself...we'll see how this goes.