We're finally half way done with the semester! I can't believe how much work senior year is! I knew it would be difficult, but all of the work is really getting to me! On top of hours and hours of reading, papers, research, lesson planning, and field time, our professors seem to have made a resolution to act like their class is our only class. News flash; I have 16 credits! That's been a normal load for me, but considering these are all 400-level classes with field work and projects...it's rough. Luckily, I have Arch to keep me sane! Even though I know I sometimes say he drives me crazy, he really keeps me calm most of the time. When I'm reading, he had his head on my lap snoring away. When I'm writing papers, he's laying on my feet. When I need a break, he's ready to go for a long walk. And we all know he's always wearing a dorky face!
He's been able to come to lots of events with me in addition to classes, such as club meetings, dinners, and the homecoming parade (well, he got to go to the parade with Kim, but I don't think Archie had a problem with that!). I don't know what to do without him! When he was gone for a few hours for the parade I had no idea what to do! It's funny how I don't notice how much my life revolves around him until he's not here. I kept doing weird little things, such as looking before I stepped off of my bed (to make sure he wasn't in the way), closed the bathroom door (so he wouldn't splash around...), and double checking that he was in his kennel before I left (even though I knew he wasn't there).
We've also been working on his exercises that he should be doing to strengthen his muscles. One of them is for him to "sit pretty" on his back legs (begging), and let me tell you, I've never seen a dog fall over so many times! I want to laugh at him and cry for him at the same time! Every time he falls over he gets up quickly, shakes, and kind of looks around like "who pushed me!". Nobody Arch, you manage to do that all by yourself :)
Oh, and Archie really likes to play the piano...yep, little mister hits the keys with his paws, then looks at the keyboard like "what's going on?". It's most definitely one of the funniest things I've seen him do!
So we're doing well! Insanely busy, but who needs free time anyway?
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