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The Dogs Behind the Blog

July 15, 2015 by Nikki No Comments

The Dogs Behind the Blog | NCsquared Life

This is Mia and Chico. They’re our furbabies and the apples of our eyes. I obsess over taking pictures of them like parents obsess over taking pictures of their newborn babies. I get lots of videos of them, too, because they’re super funny and entertaining, but we’ll save those for another time. In all honesty, I haven’t gotten any good photos of my outfits lately so I thought I would leave you with these adorable little creatures.

The Dogs Behind the Blog | NCsquared Life

Chico is my oldest at 8 years, but he’s my baby because I got him when he was 6 weeks old. He is my whole world. He isn’t usually very photogenetic but every now and then I can get some pretty good ones. I believe this one was taken while I was still in school and I was home after a long week of classes. He missed me.

The Dogs Behind the Blog | NCsquared Life

Mia is my youngest baby at 4, and she’s a big goofball! Nick took this of her one morning while he was getting ready for work. She really sleeps like this or in some other contorted way that doesn’t look like it could be at all comfortable but she doesn’t seem to mind it.

The Dogs Behind the Blog | NCsquared Life

Chico is pretty much the king of the castle and has claimed the corner of the couch as his thrown.

The Dogs Behind the Blog | NCsquared Life

But he’s a big cuddlebug, which is one of my most favorite things about him.

The Dogs Behind the Blog | NCsquared Life

Ahh, the kitchen/dining room, Mia’s favorite rooms in the house.

The Dogs Behind the Blog | NCsquared Life

The little prince sleeping in his thrown/corner.

The Dogs Behind the Blog | NCsquared Life

We set up an extra bed in the office while my family was in town and Mia thought it was put up for her. The bed is still up and if we can’t find her anywhere else, we know to check in the office. Since she’s usually in there, we’ve started calling it “Mia’s room.”

The Dogs Behind the Blog | NCsquared Life

Sometimes they sleep together (Mia is in that silly position again, see!) and it’s the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. I love it.

 

The Dogs Behind the Blog | NCsquared Life

My furbabies!

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Love Poem for My Valentine

February 14, 2014 by Nikki No Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Since it’s a day for love I wanted to share one of my favorite love poems, dedicated to my Valentine, Nick.

Pausing by Lady Lee Andrews

Pausing by Lady Lee Andrews. Illustration by Nicolas Thomassin

Lady Lee Andrews is a Puerto Rican poet and her husband is a French artist named Nicolas Thomassin. They own a few little shops in Old San Juan; one is the cutest little coffee and art shop called The Poet’s Passage and the other is  Mi Pequeño San Juan, where they mold and hand paint replicas of historical buildings and doors in Puerto Rico. (I bought a door for myself as a souvenir; it’s adorable)

Nick and I visited the coffee shop every day when we were on our honeymoon. It was just one of the many reasons I fell in love with Puerto Rico. I bought this illustration and a book of poems by Ms. Andrews at the coffee shop before we left.

When I think of love, I think of sitting on the white, sandy beach in Puerto Rico with my brand new husband, eating mofongo and drinking Don Q (the real Puerto Rican rum). This poem takes me back there and makes me fall in love all over again.

 

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Silly Little Moments

November 22, 2011 by Nikki No Comments

Tonight I’m thankful for the silly little moments I share with my husband. On our way home from the grocery store, we had a hilarious conversation about flatulence. I’m so lucky that Nick has a great sense of humor and that we can laugh over such plain and mundane things.

Some things that we laugh about together:

  • Flatulence. Yes, we’re 10 year olds.
  • Sarcastic jokes
  • Not very pretty babies
  • Me trying to tell a joke, especially corny ones
  • Our dogs. They’re very funny most of the time.

I’ve already mentioned that I’m thankful for laughter. But laughing with someone over special, inside jokes is even better. The cherry on top.

This was taken during the Lykke Li concert. A girl next to us said we were so cute and asked to take a photo of us. We are so cute!

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