Hula-Tula

I'm working through my guilt about not posting in awhile, so I can't really apologize for the absence. After all, maybe it's your fault, and not mine, that I've been too busy and lazy to post? Uh-huh.

Anyhow, things are going sha-mashing! It's summer! I turned in the final body chapter of my dissertation! I rode my bike before ten a.m. without any arm or leg warmers!

This may be because now that the bf and I are moved into our new house, my standard road ride is down the canyon and back up--which means lots of sweating and excessive body heat. It's called "Sunshine Canyon" for a reason, peeps!

"Wildlife Sanctuary" seems misleading, given that the bf has declared war on the birds trying to nest in and around our new house. Poor pretty birdies. 

After a little "cyclo-therapy," I made my way to town for some errands and...dog walking!!! It's been at least three weeks since I've taken a shift at the humane society, and it was great to be back and great to feel like I did something useful with my day. (It was either walk dogs or see The Five Year Engagement, so I'd say that humanity really came out on top this time.)

I walked Bobo, a chocolate lab mix, and Tula, a boxer/Siberian husky mix. Tula likes walks:

And she was very well behaved! When I bent down to tie my shoe, she stopped and came back to lick my face! (Much better behavior than the humping/pooping puppy that I played with afterwards!) According to her papers she has a penchant for jumping out of cages, but Tula is so sweet and would make the perfect running partner for someone in the BoCo area!!! Check out her bio here:

http://www.boulderhumane.org/animals/adoption/15518555

Oh, and go adopt her, too. She's really soft.

In other dog-walking news, summer has really bloomed in the open space area where I walk the dogs! This was all barren and snowy this winter, but now it's like I'm walking dogs in the freaking Secret Garden!

*Did you read The Secret Garden when you were younger? Babysitter's Club? And/or did you read Stephen King in the sixth grade and count yourself very mature?