Now That's What I Call Loyal

So this week has pretty much been hell for me. To bring you in the loop a little, being an Education major means that there are less traditional "tests" (midterms and finals) and more research papers, large/heavy project expectations, and LOTS and LOTS of in-class presentations. I am beyond thankful that I only have 1 real in-class test, for English of course, but beyond stressed with all of the papers and projects that are due. On top of that, I'm teaching at a middle school on average 4 times a week, sometimes more, sometimes less, which means lesson plans, good creative content, and not much sleep. So it's to no surprise that my body went into complete shock yesterday. I was bed ridden for at least 8 hours with the chills, heat sweats, headaches, and severe nauseous stomach pains. It could be all the turkey and bad food I ate over the long weekend (because I was on a 30-day diet challenge that I rocked btw, which ended on Thanksgiving conveniently - post on that soon) but I'd like to blame my school work as any student should.

In honor of my sickness, I wanted to express my love for my dogs. To my absolute surprise, Homer, my youngest pup, stood by my side the ENTIRE day. Normally when Ryan gets home, or someone comes to the door, or Baxter, my oldest, runs outside because he saw something, Homer usually follows. But I think it's true when people say that dogs can sense when you are sad/sick because he didn't even blink an eye the whole day. He slept for hours with me, put his head on my lap, kept me warm, and cuddled with me when I was cold. He was there and I mean really there. I've never seen something so amazing and he may not know it, but I appreciate his loyalty and love. And that's the truth.

I think I understand, at least partly, the love people have for their kids. I'm in no place to say how much someone loves their own kids, or that dogs can equal that, but I really believe that the bond my dogs and I have, is something similar to those parents and their kids.

Why am I totally reading this post and thinking that I sound absolutely mad. lol oh well, what do you expect from me, good content?

So in all of this, I would like to thank my little baby. (Of course I love my oldest Bax, but he was acting normal, checking on me ever so ofter lol he's Ryan's child).