ahhh

well, i survived my first ever cross-country trip. i drove from boston to albany to pittsburgh to chicago to rapid city, sd to sheridan wyoming. i drove police-free for four days and finally got a ticket 15 minutes away from home. my first ever time getting pulled over. i was a little miffed. little jetta treated me well and kept my butt warm with the seat heaters.

we got a little puppy! a weimeraner-doberman (the father was an albino doberman), macy gray joins us as the newest member of the hall family. she's very good about peeing only on her pee-pad and makes poopy outside. she has this funny little fleece-lined coat that looks like a PFD (PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE). she's very very cute. she's sitting on my lap right now. here is a picture: