What About Keena Louise?

   Now that we are all unified in our household as the Furr family (yes that is my new last name!) the big question is what has the star of the show, aka Keena Louise, been up to?! Well, I am happy to say that she is doing amazingly well. For those of you that remember, Keena was a up to a hefty 145 lbs and the vet had wanted her to lose some weight. Well, over the past several months we have cut back her food and she has been playing more and she is happy and healthy at 130 lbs now! If you remember from way back when, she also had some serious hair loss issues! She was diagnosed with "seasonal" hair loss and we give her melatonin for hair growth. She recently went through some SERIOUS shedding (who knew a short haired dog could lose SO MUCH HAIR) but thankfully she still has all of her hair and right now it is extremely gorgeous and shiny now!!! Charles and I just love our biggest fur baby and she is such a huge part of our lives!

Ready to walk

Panting hard at only 75 degreees!

Cooling off while walking at the canal with friends.

Trying to look innocent...

New Name=New Beginnings

  Oh my goodness it has been almost a year since I have posted last! This upsets me very much! I am the only one to blame, of course, and today I am starting fresh here on LifeWithADane! What have we been up to since our last post??? SO MUCH!!! I cannot begin to list all of the happening that have occurred here but the biggest and best thing to happen was that Charles and I got MARRIED!!!! April 13th 2013 we started our lives together as a married couple! We are beyond happy and feel so completely blessed to have had so many people that care and love us so much! I think the two of us were actually overwhelmed by the generosity we have been shown. We love our families so much and cannot fathom how to begin to thank them all!
  I wanted to make sure that our wedding and reception was something that stood out in people's minds. Our minister was amazing and wrote the most wonderful vows for us. She will forever remain in our minds as the woman who helped us combine our lives into one. Once the ceremony was over we went outside to sign the documents and have a little mini celebration! Charles' and I had given our groomsmen superhero T-shirts and matching pins as their gift. I had them all take off their formal wear so that when we went inside it would be party time! When we were announced in we danced all the way down the aisle and the party continued from there! For our first dance we had our dj make a mix and it was awesome! We just got down on the dance floor and everyone loved it! We had the reception that we had always wanted!
  Once the wedding had concluded, Charles and I headed back to our hotel. Our bridesmaids and some groomsmen came to our room for a few after party drinks. Our reception actually ended pretty early because all of Charles' family is from out of town and were so exhausted. At first I was upset...thinking that for some reason this meant our reception wasn't a success. I have been reassured otherwise from friends and family who have raved about everything from the food to the dancing! We are so glad that the wedding was such a hit and amazed that it went so quickly! After planning a wedding for over a year it is astounding how fast that day goes by! I hope to post lots of pictures as I get them!

Macie my "head" flower girl

Macie and Lilah

Lilah Jean

Our amazing cake!

Our toppers....gotta love them!

Chaos

Our lives are very chaotic right now! Last weekend was a whirlwind! I had an interview for a new job on Saturday afternoon and then Charles and I went to my company picnic in Lafayette. The picnic was lovely with some free food and prizes....Charles is the only on in our little group that won anything! After the picnic we went to meet up with some of my good friends for one of their birthdays and then to the hookah bar. It was great to finally meet my good friends boyfriend! We really enjoyed our time in Lafayette.

My interview went really well and I am set to go back to meet the people in person today at 3:00 and am very excited. It is much closer to where we live now and it has so many possibilities for my future. It is probably a little premature to be talking about this since I have no idea if I will actually get this job...all I know is that it is looking good! The job is posted from a staffing company so my first interview was over the phone. Once I meet them in person today they will give the staffing company feed back and hopefully they will love me! I can be very convincing and I know that if they give me the chance I will be a huge asset to their company!

I became CPR certified yesterday! I have wanted to do this for a long time but never really looked into how to do that. My boss came up to me and offered me the chance to do it online (paid for by them)! It is exciting for me because I honestly feel better about my abilities in an emergency....even just while watching my nieces and nephew.

My nephew is coming up to Indy to have surgery at Riley on Friday. He has a wide variety of health issues and we are hoping that this procedure on Friday will resolve some of them. I would appreciate any and all prayers that you can send our way. Hopefully I will have good news to report later.

A Good Deed in my Time of Need

  I have been going through some rough stuff lately and have been pretty bummed. My uncle recently passed away and I have an aunt who is now in hospice after a long battle with cancer. My nephew also has some health issues he and his parents have been trying to deal with. It is all very stressful. All of that plus I am very unhappy at my job and have been dealing with all of that added stress.

 A lady at work and I have been chatting a lot over the past month or so and we often talk about our animals. The other day she came up to me in the morning and told me she had a suprise for me after work. I came out after work and found a table she made for Keena! It's a raised feeder to put her food and water on! I have been wanting one since I got her because raised feeders are really important for great danes to help prevent bloat. Most of them are really expensive and a lot are not even tall enough for her! This table is the perfect height for Miss Keena and I couldn't be happier! This gift and gesture of kindness means a lot to me. For those of you who know me...Keena is very important to me and I want the best for her. I will never forget the wonderful woman who has only been in my life and known me for a little over a month. :)

Keena's lovely new table!

I'm making her wait for a photo opp....she is just thinking, "can I eat it now?"

She made it the absolute perfect height!!

 

Watermelon

Last week I bought a watermelon that was much to big for me to eat by myself. My friend said she had given her dogs watermelon, rind and all, and they loved it! I decided to try it with Keena! It was a hit! She LOVED the delicious summer time fruit. The only bad thing is that now when I eat watermelon her mouth starts watering! Haha..I am glad I found another treat for her that isn't full of fat. As we know..Keena could stand to lose a few lbs. (Who couldn't though, right?!)
   On other news we are all doing great here in the Boyles-Furr household. Louie is proving to be a real character! He has such a big personality and keeps Keena on her toes for sure. The other day she was sleeping peacefully on the floor and he stalked and attacked her face! She was startled but just rolled over and fell back asleep. The two are coexisting wonderfully and becoming friends. :)

I apologize that the picture is so small but It was from a cell phone.

Abbie Turns 30!!

   Last weekend my oldest sister, Abbie, turned 30! This is a bitter sweet birthday for me...(yes I know I'm not the one turning 20)...because Abbie is only 5 years older than me! In a short 5 years I will be 30! Where does the time go? Anywho...Charles and I went Evansville to help her celebrate it!
   First part of the birthday celebrations was going out for pizza and wings on Saturday for lunch.  No one had been their besides Abbie and Brian and it was a big hit! We loved the wings especially and my three year old niece and 2 year old nephew were even eating them like crazy! It was a wonderful time!
   Next part of the celebration was dinner and clubbing! We went to a local favorite mexican eatery where we enjoyed margaritas and I even had a frozen long island ice tea! Next we headed to Stoney's a bar and club. It was a fantastic time had by all! We drank and celbrated my wonderful sister!

Abbie and Brian

Ride that Bull!

Me and the Birthday girl!

Allie and I

Charles and I at Hacienda

Charles and I at Stoneys.

  Keena spent her weekend lounging around at Grandma and Grandpas house. She enjoyed the air conditioning and got to hang out outside with me and Grandpa for a little while. Unfortunately in this kind of heat we have been having I have to be very careful on how long she can be out in that weather! We enjoyed ourselves very much and loved the time we got to spend with the grown ups as well as the kiddos!

Settling In

Things have been going pretty well around here for the past few weeks! Not that much has been going on with the humans in our household except Charles and I did go swimming today with his sister and cousin and that was fun. Keena and Louie are getting along just fine and seem to really like each other. The only thing that has come up in our new living situation is that I have noticed Keena has become MUCH more protective of me in our new home. When people pass in front of our door she gets agitated and does a half bark or "woof" so to speak. Now, that may not seem like a big deal for most dog owners but if you know anything about Keena she doesn't bark much at all. Also, I've noticed that when I am walking her around to complex to do her business she is more on alert than ever before and she isn't like that when Charles takes her out. Lastly, Charles' friends who live in our same complex were joking around and knocked on our door as they walked past our apartment and Keena started barking and all her hair stood up and everything! I think she is getting used to her new surroundings and to having more people walking around in front of our apartment.  We shall see....I like that she is protective of me but I want to make sure she is still the super friendly, loving doggy she is. :) I dont think that will change.