Off we GO and some SAD news

We will be leaving for Latvia on Thursday and staying for 18 days. Yes, 18 days. It will be Kiyahs first ride on an airplane. It takes about 24 hours to get there. We have 3 seperate planes with layovers in Chicago and Sweden and our longest plane ride being 10 hours. I fully expect by the time we land that Karlis and I will want to kill each other. Which is not good since there are only so many people I can talk to once there. We will make it though. We are going for his first cousins wedding and Kiyah will be Christened there. All the plans have been made and everything sounds beautiful. It will be a great memorable time.
We were both excited to go and then our little awesome french bulldog Zamboni died unexpectedly. He would have been 5 next month. We guess it was just his time to go. He wasn't sick, was eating well, going to the bathroom, all the things that dogs do. Karlis came home one afternoon while I was out of town in Memphis with work and found him in the backyard. He had gone through his doggie door and was laying under a tree. It has been one of the hardest things to get used to. We miss him so much. I can't imagine how much longer it will be until we are happy again. He was our first baby and one of the best dogs ever. So that has made everything seem a little sad. I am sure once we get going and get to Latvia it will be great but I worry that we will know that once we return he won't be at home waiting on us. Losing a pet is one of the worst things. It is like a part of you is missing and will be forever. I could go on and on and on but won't, it is too sad. So.....

Here are a couple of pics:


Look what I found in the dryer..............


Slim and Kiyah (best friends)