louie update.

i realized that louie and i never gave a proper thank you for your kind words, prayers, thoughts, and good vibes when he was sick. he's doing much better and won't need surgery; it seems as though everything was fixed with the steroids. he still can't: go up or down the stairs, jump on or off of the couch, or go on walks but he is able to move and only has a slight limp. it's something that we'll have to keep our eyes on but we couldn't have asked for a better outcome. so, again, thank you for everything; it really meant so much to me.

could you ever say no to that little face? i know i certainly can't.

bubblegum.

coat: vintage, estate sale
tights: forever21
shoes: kensie, courtesy of modcloth

today was an incredibly difficult day. my oldest dog, an 11 year old pekingese (that i've had since i was 13) developed intervertebral disc disease. in the morning, louie was walking kind of funny, just lumbering around. he wouldn't go outside and bryan ended up having to carry him. he's crabby in the morning so we figured he was just sleepy and put him on his bed. i left the house for about 2 hours and when i came home, he couldn't walk. louie was just dragging his back legs behind him and trying to pull himself across the floor.

i completely and totally lost it.

i don't think i've ever been so upset in my life. i immediately called bryan and he rushed home from work. we called the vet and brought him in. the x-rays showed that he's missing the cartilage between the bones in his spine, basically causing his discs to rub together. it's extremely painful and can advance to a much worse condition - he could lose all feeling in the back of his body, not being able to walk, go to the bathroom, or even move. we started him on steroids today and are hoping that they work within the next 48 hours. if not, we have to take him to a neurologist and pursue a surgical route before he gets any worse.

anyway, these pictures are from the weekend. when i got home, i was such a mess that i accidentally threw my digital SLR into a bowl of water. it's sitting in a container of rice and i'm hoping to god that it will turn back on. after the vet bills we paid today (don't get me wrong, it was well worth it), i don't think i'd be able to afford another camera body. the rice trick has served me well in the past and i'm going to try turning the camera on tomorrow.

any good vibes and positive thoughts would be much appreciated. louie is passed out on his pillow right now and isn't really able to move. i'm hoping and praying that tomorrow morning, he'll be able to walk normally again.

meet my babies.

meow

peter

louie

henry

oliver

this is the outcome from the photoshoot with carina romano we had the other day. i can't wait to frame these and hang them over the couch. don't they all look so regal?

definitely worth running around in a polyester dress and sweating like a madman.

high and low.

dress: vintage
belt: vintage
purse: vintage
shoes: marc jacobs (these are the shoes i found for $30 on ebay - new in box!)

i wore this outfit to our friend carina romano's photo studio to have portraits taken. i helped her style an engagement shoot a couple of weeks ago, and in exchange, she agreed to take portraits of our pets. we currently have 3 dogs (plus one that we're temporarily watching), 1 cat, and 1 rabbit. while we do have assorted pictures of them from over the years, we'd like something that's nice enough to frame and hang in our living room. as you can imagine, getting them to sit still long enough for carina to get some pictures was difficult (to say the least). peter rabbit was easily the best behaved; he posed, stuck his tiny pink tongue out, and stood on his hind legs. the dogs were furiously running around, barking, and generally being naughty - even with much bribing with snausages.

have any plans for the weekend? we're making a trip up to north jersey, and stopping in our cabin in the poconos on the way back.