Vacations, Dog Sitting and Sunny Walks

We've been busy enjoying the sunny weather and haven't posted in a while! Last weekend, Chris and I took a prolonged weekend trip to the Oregon coast. While the hotels we stayed in were pet-friendly, we opted not to bring Ellie because we knew that leaving her alone at the hotel while we go out would be no good. Because she is unfamiliar with new surroundings, I could foresee her crashing into everything and stressing herself out majorly.

So we headed over to Rover.com! I found a grad student dog sitter who was willing to stay at our apartment while we were away and it worked out well! Ellie didn't miss a beat and probably didn't really realize we ever left which was great!

Some pics from our trip:

The beach at Cape Kiwanda

MASSIVE mussels attached to a big rock when the tide was out

We drove 20 miles into town (Pacific City) to get salt water taffy and found this at one of the candy shops!

And one pic of Ellie from our most recent sunny day walk when she just had to crash out in the shade for a minute before we could continue. ;)

Back from New York!

Last weekend, I took a long weekend to go on a trip to NYC with my dad and we had a fantastic time! We got lucky with good weather and amazing food of course.

Some highlights from the trip:

• Ate melt-in-your-mouth pasta in Little Italy
• Got bombarded by people offering "watches, handbags, gucci, rolex" in Chinatown
• Mastered the subway (even successfully offered directions to a few people who asked!)
• Visited Central Park for my dad's first time
• Visited the Metropolitan Museum for both of our first time
• Went to Macy's. Three times.
• Went to a fancy, expensive steakhouse
• Walked. A LOT.
• Went to the top of Rockefeller Center on a clear sunny day

Dad and I at Central Park

Yummy authentic Italian pizza!

View of Central Park from the top of the Rock

In the meantime, Ellie stayed with her best friend Goldie (and my sister) and had a great time being allowed on her bed and couch. She's not allowed on the furniture at my place ;)

Ellie and Goldie

It was great spending lots of time with my dad and had some very successful shopping outings, but I am glad to be back home with my doggy!