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Goodbye Aspen

Last night we said goodbye to our sweet puppy, Aspen. It all came so fast, but watching her condition progress so quickly and see her as we did yesterday, we knew that we couldn’t allow her to continue on with her life and experience severe kidney failure, which was imminent. It was the most difficult […]

Posted byAlison AllenJanuary 9, 2013January 9, 2013Posted inPetsTags: aspen, family, friends4 Comments on Goodbye Aspen

A Turn for the Worse

I want to thank our friends and family for being so supportive this week. It is comforting to know that we have so many people who care so much about us and about our sweet puppy. To some, a dog is a dog, but to us, our dog is a part of our family. She […]

Posted byAlison AllenJanuary 8, 2013Posted inLifeLeave a comment on A Turn for the Worse

Highlights from 2012

As we are reflecting on the past and working to resolve some things in our future, I thought I’d put together a collection of some of our years’ memories. We made some wonderful new friendships and turned several acquaintances into incredible friendships. Thankfully, 2012 was a pretty good year for us. The winter months were mostly spent skiing […]

Posted byAlison AllenJanuary 8, 2013January 10, 2013Posted inLifeLeave a comment on Highlights from 2012

Back to the Drawing Board

We heard back from the vet and Aspen’s Addison’s Disease came back negative, so we can rule that one out. Alex and I are feeling a bit like we’re back to the drawing board. We have accepted that there is something wrong with Aspen, likely her kidneys, but she has been acting like a wild […]

Posted byAlison AllenJanuary 7, 2013January 7, 2013Posted inFamily, Friends, PetsTags: aspenLeave a comment on Back to the Drawing Board

A Glimmer of Hope

Here is our latest update on Aspen: Last night we received a phone call from the emergency vet. Before Aspen had left their care on Saturday they ran a screening for Addison’s Disease, mostly to rule it out as a possibility. Addison’s is another kidney disease that is basically like kidney diabetes, so it’s not […]

Posted byAlison AllenJanuary 7, 2013Posted inPetsTags: aspenLeave a comment on A Glimmer of Hope

Fun in the Snow

We decided to get out of the house and head for the mountains to go have a fun day in the snow with Aspen. Turns out it was just what we needed! We were able to take our minds off of things for a while and just have fun with our sweet pup. She had […]

Posted byAlison AllenJanuary 6, 2013Posted inLife, PetsTags: aspen, mountains1 Comment on Fun in the Snow

2013 So Far

I was asked yesterday how our new year is going so far. I hadn’t quite thought about it until then, but my answer was that it has been a bit rough so far. Unfortunately, it only has gotten rougher. For the last few weeks we have been having some various health issues with our puppy, […]

Posted byAlison AllenJanuary 5, 2013January 7, 2013Posted inPetsTags: aspen1 Comment on 2013 So Far

Our new blog!

Hello friends and family! Alex and I have decided to start a blog to keep you all up-to-date with what’s happening in our busy lives. The idea spurred from my dad suggesting a blog to keep up with our new puppy, so hopefully the pictures we provided in the interim served that purpose, but now, […]

Posted byAlison AllenJanuary 5, 2013January 5, 2013Posted inLifeLeave a comment on Our new blog!

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