When I lived in Oklahoma, I spent hours researching different dog breeds that I dreamed of someday owning.
I still do that, but it's funny how the dog I dream of now looks and acts remarkably like this sweet guy.
I tease Ben and Liz that should (God-forbid) anything ever happen to them, I will adopt Shakes.
I'm his god-parent. It's a thing. I may try to get it in writing.
But seriously, I have a secret hope that once they have the baby, they get just a tad overwhelmed and decide it's best to let Shakes stay with me, at least from time to time.
It could happen, right?
What I really wonder is this-- if this is how obsessed I am with my favorite dog in the whole world, how obsessed will I be when this new perfect baby arrives? My nephew will definitely run the risk of being spoiled by his doting aunt. As much as I love Shakespeare, I have a feeling there will be no comparison when my nephew is born.
My family has always been pretty spread out. I remember growing up and being astonished when my friends had aunts, uncles, and cousins that they saw several times a week. To me, family that exists outside of siblings and parents always meant a trip. Plane rides or car rides to new cities and towns. It was always an event to go see family! In fact, as a child I always felt that my friends whose extended family lived near them had been cheated. What was their excuse to travel to new places?
However, now that I will be the only aunt (or family member) in the same state as my nephew, I'm starting to really fall in love with the idea of family being close. I plan on having such fun with Baby Gray.
Maybe I will even take him and Shakespeare on walks together-- my two favorite guys! It can't get much sweeter than that.
I'm loving your train of thought about family being close... that's my above and beyond dream
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