42 more days!

I've lost track of how many days its been, but Corey comes home 6 weeks from today! Yay!


I was at Lake Anna this weekend and Spek got his first taste of the lake and the boat. I've decided that we need both a lake house and a boat now. Just for Spek. Hey, whatever makes dog happy.

 Me and Spek, on the water.

Captain Spek, keeping watch.

Day 70

Last Saturday marked the halfway point of Corey's deployment. Some aspects of the time have gone quickly, but others have just trudged by. It seems like he left yesterday, but it also seems like he's been gone for so long, how can I possibly have 2 more months to wait?? Planning a wedding and a honeymoon when we're on opposite sides of the globe is hard work. But it will be worth it. Here's a week old picture of Spek. He was being the lazy one for once and refusing to get out of bed in the morning. 

Day 38

I'm trying to study and dog has been driving me nuts all day. I actually went out and bought him new bones so he'd leave me alone. 

And then he got tired (finally) and now he's napping on the couch. How can I stay mad at that face?

Day 30

The first thing Spek does when I let him out of the cage is get me a flip flop. Regardless of if I'm already wearing a pair, he grabs one, runs to show me, and then runs away with it. He'll only drop it if i pick up his leash to signal that we're going out. I think its his way of showing me that he needs to go out. As if I wasn't used to that from the last year of taking him out...

Day 29

While I went climbing today, Boysen took Spek and Hobbes to the Shirlington Dog Park. Boysen is awesome. And I could tell Spek had fun because he came home covered in slimy water, dirt, and dog saliva. I had to give him a shower- on my own!- and it was tricky, but I did it. Here he is drying himself. 

Days 24-28

My dad was in town and I fell a little behind. Sorry about that.

I think this is his modeling pose. Look at those eyes.

And this is his "don't make me get out of bed yet, I'm comfy!" pose.

Good thing he doesn't have genitals or I'd have to block them out.


Also, last Wednesday (day 27) marked 4 weeks since you've been gone. It's gone by relatively quickly, which makes me happy. But you still have 13 to go, which makes me sad. 

Day 23

Flashback to last summer. Labor Day. Spek at Great Falls Park. 

Day 22

We went around the Virginia monuments tonight- Iwo Jima/Marines Memorial, Air Force Memorial, and 9/11 Pentagon Memorial. He wasn't allowed in the second 2, but I liked this one of him looking at Iwo Jima. 

Day 21

This stick was bigger than him. And everytime he walked (pranced) around with it, he hit me. In the back, the head, the legs....

Day 20

I gave him a rawhide to distract him while I could study. It lasted approximately 20 minutes.

Day 19

I got some new accessories for the living room.  I think Spek likes them.

Day 18

Spek is a voyeur. Who knew. 
Also, he's sporting his new red collar. Corey was right- he does look better in red.

Day 17

Spek would spend every second of the day outside if he could.

Day 16

We were tired last night- me from climbing, him from....sleeping all day? He kept stretching his neck so his head would rest on my knee though, it was cute. 

Day 15

GET ME OUT OF HERE! CRAZY LADY!

Day 14

Spek's trying to help me study.  I think he wants to take my pens and help me write flashcards. How sweet of him.

Day 13

Spek wishes he could dig a hole this big. But for now he's happy admiring the tree's root systems and wondering where half his path went. 

Day 12

Because caffeine is exactly what this dog needs. Thanks, Preston.

Day 11

Someone's tired. Someone's also hoarding their toys so no one else can take them.

Day 10

Playing "try to get me" on the bed. 

Day 9

Spek and I were just taking a walk and he found this huge 2' long branch from a pine tree. He dragged it around for while, tripping over it and chewing the end of the stick as he walked, until he finally settled in the grass and just laid there and chewed it. It's not a great picture, but it gets the point across. He was so happy. 

Day 8

Most of you wont like this, but Corey wants to see it and that's all that matters. All living things poop. Spek just does it cutest.

He also LOOOOOVES playing with other dogs. Especially Hobbes. Boysen and I brought them to the Clarendon dog park last night. Which of course wiped him out.

Day 7

Have you really been gone a week? Well, not quite a week, but a week tonight. It doesn't feel that long, yet I think its about time for you to come home.

I'm trying to get more pictures of Spek being active but the damned dog moves so fast that they all come out blurry. I'll keep trying, but for now you get more resting/sleeping pictures.

Day 6

This is boring, but something he does cutely. He brings a mouthful of food to the carpet and eats one piece of food at a time, then goes back for more. Unless he's really hungry, in which case he inhales it without chewing. 

And as an added Tuesday bonus, this is what we call his "split chicken" legs. He's eating a rawhide while I study, but his legs deserve a picture of their own.

Day 5

I took this last night. Spek (and I) passed out on the couch as soon as we got back from Orange. I think he likes this position on the couch more than his chair recently. Maybe there hasn't been enough excitement for him outside?

Day 4

This is from last night. We went to sleep early in the camper at Orange, and Spek slept next to my head all night. I woke up in the middle of the night and this was my view. He had his head right on the pillow next to mine. Where Corey's head should be. And all night long he was cuddled right up against me. 

(Sorry for the glare from the pillow.)

Day 3

Technically, this was taken on the night of Day 2. Deal with it. That disgusting thing on my legs is a supposedly indestructable toy. That Spek clearly destroyed. He's no longer 3D Shark, he's Flat Shark. Spek just knows him as "Shark," and he loves him all the same.

Day 2

Play with Rope. Yes, he knows Rope by name. 

A Few of My Favorites

Because you need to see him at his cutest...

Spek at the Bay

Spek in the car (he no longer fits on a pillow).

Our lunch time playdates when he was still just 4 or 5 months old.

He's 6 or 7 months here. Legs are growing longer every day...

Day 1

I'm starting this blog for Corey. He asked for Daily pictures of Spek while he's in Afghanistan for 4 months, so this is the best way to store them, and to let others see how he's growing. And I just really like taking pictures of him. Some days there might be just one picture, some days there might be more. So here we go, Day 1.