06 May 2009

So what's new with you?

Right now Beatrice, little Bea, is sleeping by my feet. She's almost awake--almost. I sneezed a minute ago, and it startled her, but she seems to be heading back to Slumberland. She's the cutest thing ever. She's black, and fluffy, and looks like a little teddy bear. She's just 3 months old.

Bea came home with me on Monday evening, which means that I've had my puppy for less than 48 hours. She's been really good, surprisingly mellow for a puppy, and has only had a couple of accidents. (One in the bathroom and one in the kitchen. All things considered, these are smart locations for her to choose. Much better than the rug or the hardwood floor!) The people she came from had dirt, not grass, outside, so Bea hasn't learned yet what grass if for. She likes to eat it, though, and it can be hard to tell when she's eating and when she's sniffing.

Bea is Change Number One. Change Number Two is graduate school--I have officially been accepted into the GEM program, and sent my deposit check. I start in the middle of July. I am a little nervous--it's a new program after all, and the "hybrid" online delivery format might be a bust--but I tell myself that I can always change my mind again. It's not like everything is set in stone!

Anyway: New Puppy. New School. Big changes! (Though it doesn't feel that way really.)