I never knew that I could love something so much, but then I met Sadie.  Sadie is my family's new puppy, so that says a lot about my love life.  She is a Tibetan Terrier and one of the smartest dogs I've ever encountered. She will be four months this Sunday and already knows how to sit, lay down, shake, play dead, and she can stay for about 10 seconds, but hey she is a puppy and that's pretty long for a puppy.

I am allergic to basically any kind of animal dander, this was discovered when I was in 3rd grade and brushed my friends cat, within 20 minutes both of my eyes had begun to swell.  I have always had a dog growing up and when I was younger I had no problems with them, but as time went on I started to have reaction's. I would get hives on my arms and my throat would itch after I pet a dog or held one, this is nothing compared to what can happen if I pet a cat or a horse, one time I reacted to a horse when I didn't even touch it.  Although it isn't as bad physically, it hurt me mentally, it always made me sad because I am a dog lover.

My mom and I always looked into different hypoallergenic breeds of dogs and would be obsessed with different breeds for awhile, but when we met Harvey, a Tibetan Terrier that lives in my neighborhood, we knew instantly that this was the breed for us.  The problem was that Tibetan Terriers are not a very well known breed and the breeders we could find were on the other side of the country.  We weren't too interested in experimenting with shipping a puppy either.  When we found a litter of puppies located in Florida it was destiny, that may be a little over the top, but oh well.  We picked Sadie up on the way home from Disney World and have been in love ever since. It is so awesome to be able to hold a dog and not have any allergic reactions. Basically I just wanted to introduce y'all to this sweet pup since I'm sure she will come up from time to time, so I hope you enjoyed reading the love story of me and my dog.  Oh and she has an instagram, @lady__sadie, that is two underscores.

      Well one thing that I have learned about college is that even though you have a substantially larger amount of free time than you did in high school, you can still manage to get nothing done, which is why I haven't posted in a long time. I guess I'll start with the first thing I did at college, decorating my dorm. My bedding is from Anthropologie. If you have never looked at their bedding, you need to, it is beautiful, but also expensive which is why I stalked this quilt for months until it went on sale. As a result I bought my college bedding during the December of my senior year, no shame. The pillows are also from Anthropologie, and were also purchased on sale, but that did not involve any stalking, just pure luck. Last but not least the Rilakkuma stuffed animal is from Japan, in Epcot that is... Where else would I get all of my random asian stuff?

       Below is my desk area. All of the picture frames on the desk came from Target. I made the bulletin board myself using a cork board, pink burlap, colored push pins, and the gift ribbon from the Free People store. I was going to post a tutorial about it, but I was so  gung-ho about making it that I realized I made it without taking any pictures. My lamp shade is from Frontier which is a store in Athens, Georgia. The two little framed pictures and the one framed in white at the top all came from the Wonderground Gallery in Downtown Disney at Disneyland. Now I must talk about the next two pieces of art in detail. The one above the bulletin board is a print of a piece Jamie Caulkin, a local artist from Athens, did. One of my good friend's parents commissioned him to do this piece of our senior homecoming float and then they surprised her with the original and 50 prints for her to give her friends for graduation. I am glad that I was lucky enough to receive one, because it is so awesome.  Next is the one on the bottom near the lamp. This a print of an original piece by Brittany Bass. Brittany is one of my dear friends and a talented artist who graduated from the University of Georgia. Go check out her Etsy because she is incredibly talented.

       Unfortunately I am discussing the least exciting part of my dorm last. This is opposite of the futon. The TV stand is from Bed Bath and Beyond and the cube thing is from Target. It wasn't planned, but I am thankful that everything ended up being black. We use the storage for snacks and although it looks bare in this picture, trust me, it isn't anymore.

 Well that is it for now, but I will be posting again very soon!