happy birthday, darling e!

my little pup e is 2 today. it is so cliche, but time really does fly. it seems like yesterday that i adopted this little chunk of golden spunk.

6 weeks old in jan 09

2 years old in dec 10

unfortunately we aren't doing much for her birthday because i've been studying a lot and because it is so so so freezing outside . . . she's currently whining because she already ruined her birthday squeaky toy by ripping out the stuffing and i won't give it back to her to thoroughly destroy (i get paranoid that she'll choke on a squeaker). but maybe since it's her birthday i'll remove the squeaker and let her rip its guts out. 

exercising restraint

must.have.toy

in other news, i got an awesome and classy care package from the parents today, via harry and david (ahhhwesome). it definitely helps my brain to have the tastiest pears in the world, apples, nuts, cheese, and chocolate covered espresso beans to gnaw on. ahhhmazing!! even e liked the pear (she got some pieces due to it being her birthday and all). 

grad school gourmet . . .

anyway, i hope you're all keeping warm and safe. i can't wait to see so many of you during my holiday hiatus. but i can't think about that right now, it's back to the books to learn all about the