Sand & Snow

Tom and I went to Newport, OR this weekend for the ATF-OR Union Winter school and Zuul got to tag along. We drove through Corvallis so I could see the OSU campus and then along Highway 20. It was icy and we had the unfortunate pleasure of seeing a suburban lose control and slide off the road in front of us.

When we arrived at the hotel on Friday the sun was shining and it felt relatively warm (it has been 26 degrees in P-Town for the last few weeks). We all went down to the beach where Zuul actually got her feet wet in the waves (keep in mind this is the dog that will not walk in puddles) and ran around in the sand. She tasted the salt water and quickly decided that it tasted bad. She did, however, like the sea foam. It was beautiful sunset and we took lots of pictures.

Before we went to sleep Friday night Tom and Zuul went back down to the beach to chase flocks of little white birds that were running down the beach. Zuul seemed to enjoy putting her hunting skills to use. Friday night Zuul did her tumbling routine in her travel crate while we were sleeping. I woke up to her face right next to mine with her upright in her crate. She didn't seem to be able to settle down in her crate, so Tom let her out so she could sleep on her bed we brought with us. She went to sleep. A few hours later I woke up to the sound of her yarking. In my half asleep state I tried to get her to yark in a paper bag. Needless to say I ended up making a big mess. Yummo!

Saturday Zuul spent most of the day alone in our hotel room outside of her crate. She was awesome! She didn't chew on anything, get into her food, or get on the bed. I was impressed. We would eventually like to let Zuul have free-range of our bedroom while we are at work, so this is a good sign. Zuul got to go back to the beach Saturday. She found a tasty, black bra that she proudly dragged around. I hope she doesn't get any ideas now that we are back home!

We drove back Sunday along Hwy 18. It was far less scary.

Monday Tom and I stayed home because it snowed. We took Zuul to the park. She and Tallulah played with snowballs and ate snow. It was adorable. Tom and I spent the rest of the day running errands and working on our closet.