RaeAnna + A Nerdy Lifestyle
A year ago today, thirteen beautiful and unique puppies were born. Tessa went through 38.5 hours of labor and seventeen hours and one minute between the first puppy and the last puppy were born. It was just the beginning of an incredible adventure. Three months later, nine were happy and healthy in their forever homes and four stayed with me. A year later, they are all thriving and celebrating their birthday with their families.
A year ago last Friday, I picked a heavily pregnant dog up off the street. I ended up keeping her and raising her thirteen puppies. I accidentally kept four of those puppies. I had no idea how much my life would change when I brought her home, but I am a better person because of it.
Laura Lippman is a badass and a woman who loves herself, and that is a feminist revolution in and of itself.
2021 is going to be my year of trying and conquering some recipes I've never attempted due to reasons (and fear). I'll try one thing from my list a month, so I don't overwhelm myself and quit. Things like Bûche de Noël, Kringla, and gluten free baking appear. Oh, I'm also sharing my chocolate mousse crêpe cake recipe because yummmm!!!!
Last Saturday, Tess celebrated her second birthday with cake and a party hat. She also gave me quite the surprise and made me spend a good chunk of money at the vet to make sure she was okay... Yay... rescues!
I was hoping for an amazing start to the '20s. Instead a global pandemic arrived two months later, changing the social, economic, cultural, and all the other landscapes of the world. I have never been one for resolutions or goals, but I have hopes for 2021, and I will keep those in mind in the coming days and months.