Nutcase / Nutmeg

My colleague bought a chocolate lab (Nutmeg!!) and she is adorable! I have had the priviledge to babysit her for a couple of days and she is quite a character. Here she is at around 10-11 weeks:So sweet and docile!! It is good that she loves me just as much as I love her... unfortunately, sometimes she gets into this crazy mode where you can see madness in her eyes... This happens when she gets over-excited and can't seem to wait for you to pet/play with her. Example below:

Check out the mad look in her eyes!!!! In this situation, she is known as "Nutcase".

When taking her for a walk, she loves to bite her collar/leash and getting her collar on can be quite difficult because she thinks you are playing with her and she will be going round and round trying to bite her collar while you are trying to fasten it. When she has done her potty, she'll tell you when she wants to go back home by biting on her leash and pulling it and directing you back to the apartment! What a clever dog!!

The amazing thing about Nutmeg is that she eats salad! She eats carrots and broccoli or maybe just a tossed salad for lunch as well as frozen yoghurt. She likes playing catch but she doesn't like to give up the toy she caught! She has grown so much already and I think she is going to be a BIG dog... Here's a pic just a couple of weeks ago...

She actually looks like a grown up dog already!!

Where did the time go?

July is almost at an end!! One thing I noticed about the consulting lifestyle is that there is always not enough time. We go project to project and after one project life-cycle, 9 months... 1 year... 2 years of your life has passed. This is good for me as it keeps in interested in the work I am doing. Although I am far far away from home, I still have a solid homebase. In a way, that keeps me grounded so I don't feel so lost sometimes.

Things for me to look forward to:
1. Chicago - visit an old schoolmate (Wini!!) and catch up on the good old days.
2. Philadelphia - Spending Labor (I still think it should be spelled Labour... I cringe at American spelling) Day weekend with Winifred. Looking forward to exploring the area and coming back to the east coast.
3. Connecticut/Long Island - Going to visit Jenny at Long Island and driving down to Connecticut to visit Angie and family. I'll get to meet the latest addition to the family as well - Little Donovan!

Still considering a trip to New York in September...