thanksgiving

The parental units were down this weekend for an incredible first Thanksgiving weekend at our new home in Medford.  We had a few eventful days!  For one, we are now the proud owners of our very own TV!  Doesn't seem like a big deal - but to go from a 17" old box set in Ireland - to a large sized flat screen (with better resolution than my computer screen), is a big deal!  We also obtained countless minor necessities from the likes of Ikea, Kmart, & Sears.  I have a rice cooker again! The house is back to being quiet and empty except for Maya and me...

That reminds me - I can finally announce to the world - that WE HAVE A DOG!!! We adopted Maya (a Pointer Labrador who incidentally originates from Peurto Rico) about the time when we moved into the house.  I told my whole family that we'd gotten ourselves a 'giant cat'!  Which I'd been saying for months before.  She is a bit of a 'giant cat' in that she sleeps most of the time while indoors - though is incredibly dog-like when outdoors.  I loved the reaction of my mum when she walked over to the closed crate to apprehensively see the 'giant beast'.  When the news was accidentally spilled to my older sister in London, my younger sister did damage control by sending a picture of the fattest cat imaginable.  If you haven't realised yet , yes - my family are all dog people (I'm the only one who 'to their horror' walks the line in between).