Hi, I’m Aubie
Meet the newest member of the Crane family!
This is Aubie (formerly Pudge), an adorable 6 month old Collie/Spaniel mix. We found this cutie pie at the Forsyth County Humane Society.
He was a little timid and shy when we met him at the humane society, likely from being bullied by other dogs since he’s a submissive one. But now, after being at home with us for just over one day, he’s definitely acting like a puppy. He jumps up into our bed in the morning to give us puppy kisses, wrestles with his big sister Roxie and wants to chew on everything.
25 Things To Do Before We Start A Family
As newlyweds who just moved into our new house in the suburbs of Atlanta, we can’t help but think about the possibility of having children in the future. Everywhere we go, the gym, supermarket, brunch… we are surrounded by families with children. Now, we aren’t ready for kids – not even close – we enjoy the freedom of being a young married couple too much.
But with the prospect of starting a family on our distant horizon, we decided to come up with a sort of “bucket list” of things that we want to do before children arrive in our little family. We realize that a lot of these things are still possible after having kids, but it would just be easier to do before.
1. go back to Hawaii, specifically the island of Kauai
2. skydiving
3. scuba dive to a large ship wreck
4. own a house
5. dog sledding in the Canadian Rockies
6. go to Carnival in Rio de Janeiro
7. swim with dolphins
8. ride in a hot air balloon
9. rent a sports car and drive the Autobahn
10. go biking on the Great Wall of China
11. go win tasting in Napa Valley
12. volunteer abroad for a month
13. kiss the Blarney Stone
14. go on a safari in Africa
15. go horseback riding on the beach
16. hike the Grand Canyon
17. go skiing in Colorado
18. write a book – even if it’s never published
19. walk on a glacier
20. compete in a Pro-Am ballroom competition
21. learn to cook gourmet meals
22. train and run in a marathon
23. own a sports car
24. go on a cross-country road trip
25. grow the company to a point where neither one of us has to go to work
What’s on your list?