Busy Saturday in Kansas City!

Last weekend, we made a trip to Kansas City for the weekend. Our Saturday was jam-packed and fun-filled! Bridget started out the day by spending time with her good friend, Kitson a.ka. hair stylist extraordinaire. Bridget always enjoys her relaxing time at the salon with Kitson, who takes credit for Bridget's beautiful wedding hair and new short 'do!

After the salon trip, the whole gang (including Pepper!) set off to visit Nikki at KU. Nikki moved into her new digs on campus less than two weeks ago, much to the chagrin of her parents, who are brand new empty nesters, with the exception of Pepper (more on that later...). We had a fantastic time on campus! First, we met Nikki at her new sorority house, Chi Omega! We are so excited and proud that Nikki enjoyed recruitment and got her top pick - hooty hoo! Of course, we also had to stop at the bookstore to pick up some KU gear. Pepper was even allowed inside to proudly show off his new KU collar! Pepper was especially excited during his first trip to "Jayhawk Country" and insisted that we take his picture with the Jayhawk statues outside the store. We obliged...

Next, we visited Nikki's dorm and met some of her friends. After that, we took a trip down Massachusetts Street to do some shopping and get dinner. As Mizzou grads, we were surprised to find both Quinton's and Teller's (two of our favorite Columbia hot spots) right across the street from each other in Lawrence!

We ate dinner at Teller's on the patio while passersby stopped to tell us that our dog "looks exactly like the dog from that Cesar dog food commercial!" Needless to say, Pepper's big head has been pretty tough to live with since being compared to such a famous Westie :)

Next, we headed out to Gardner, Kansas, to visit Todd, Gwen, Sydney, and new baby Hayden Luzader! We also got the chance to see their new house. We immediately fell in love with Hayden - he's absolutely adorable and has lots of hair. Our little flower girl Sydney entertained us by playing with Pepper, showing off the new playground in her back yard, and teaching us about "The Wiggles." We had such a great time and can't wait to visit again!

That concluded our busy Saturday. On Sunday, we relaxed and prepared to leave Pepper with his grandparents for almost three weeks! After an iffy boarding experience back in April, Pepper made us promise to never take him to there again. So, while we're on our honeymoon next week, Pepper gets to keep Bridget's parents company. So far, it's going great, although we miss him very, VERY much :)

Stay tuned for upcoming posts about our honeymoon next week...

Our New Apartment!

Last week, we moved into our new apartment and we couldn't be more excited! With the help of our families (and Pepper, of course), we moved the long four blocks north to our new apartment in Clayton. As we were packing up our old apartment, Pepper found a few new places to play. For example, he tested out the empty pantry as a potential new crate. Once we closed the door though, he realized this might not be the best home for him.



Pepper was pretty worried we might leave him behind at the Boulevard, so he found a suitcase to cling to, just in case.


After a few setbacks with our new place (lack of hot water and washer/dryer for a few nights), things are now running smoothly, especially since we finally got both cable and Internet today! Before that, we were surviving on the radio, which may be unfamiliar to some youngsters...Sam? :)

We spent the entire weekend cleaning, organizing, and setting up our new "home."


We were so proud to have it all done by Sunday, so that now we can just sit back and enjoy it.













We love having more space and an actual neighborhood. Pepper has been completely spoiled with long walks every night after dinner, which is a big step up from his bathroom breaks behind the parking garage at the Boulevard. Pepper's favorite thing about his new "digs" though, other than the neighborhood walks, is the view. He loves to sit in the windowsills and watch the traffic/pedestrians/wildlife right outside of our apartment. It keeps him entertained for hours, which gives us some peace and quiet from his favorite Hippo squeaky toy!




We're hoping to host a little "house warming" gathering soon - we'll keep you posted! For now, we're excited to host our first official guest at Casa de Thoenen this weekend...Bob!