Welcome, Zelda!

After an unprecedentedly long period of non-dog ownership (coinciding with a period of having 2 small kiddos, one of whom has just started really sleeping through the night), we decided it was time to add a canine member to the family. While originally leaning towards a Doodle puppy of some sort (lab/golden-poodle mix was top of my list), we ended up opting instead for a rescue dog. Not finding any super local ones that fit the bill, we went online and found our pup via "internet dating" (for dogs). She hails from Tennessee, where they have no shelters but instead provide foster homes for the multitudes of strays in the area.
Despite what the white in her muzzle (and it is white, not grey!) might otherwise imply, she's about 8 months old. She's absolutely the sweetest, most patient, tolerant, and wonderfully chill dog. We clearly won the dog lottery with this one. She's a keeper! Many, many more photos to follow...

Roller Girls

One of the awesome things the city of C'ville does is free roller skating. That's right! Friday evenings and Sunday afternoons, you can get your skate on for free! They even supply the skates. And the bad music. Really, it's everything you could hope for. Okay, maybe there should be some cheesy lights...? The above pictures document kiddos having fun on wheels. What you don't see is how much fun said kiddos' moms were having skating around in circles and gossiping. Like a bunch of junior high schoolers. Guest photo credit to the awesome Peggy.

Happy New Year!

As has become our tradition, we went for a New Year's Day hike in Shenandoah National Park. We're hip with the times, yo, so here's our selfie to prove it.