One year ago today, my mommy, my daddy, my grandma & grandpa and aunt Jen all went to North Shore to pick me up. I didn’t know they were coming, and they didn’t know it was me they’d leave with, but darn if it didn’t work out perfectly. And I didn’t know it yet, but that was the best day of my life, and I know it was the best of theirs too. Because really, who wouldn’t want to come home and see this face waiting for them?

I love you, mom & dad. Thanks for picking me, and thanks for being so patient with me through my housetraining, and my chewy phase, and all the other little idiosyncracies (I had to look that word up in the thesaurus) I’ve had. You’re awesome parents.

Now get me a baby sister or brother. It’s lonely here when no one’s home. On that note… there are pupcakes calling my name.