But before I get to that I have to give out big HAPPY BIRTHDAY shout out to my lil buddy Jaxon Bear! He turns 3 today! I can't believe he is 3 already, time sure does fly!
Back to the story. A little bit of background here first:
Mike's brother (Joe) is in the Air Force (we are so proud of him and his service to our country! we really do not take that lightly and we see the sacrifices that they all have to make!) and he along with his wife (Carrie) and daughter (Carlie) are currently in transition from Italy to Korea. As they were planning this next phase in their lives they realized that they unfortunately would not be able to bring their dog, Brodie (a springer spaniel) with them. So we offered to take him for the year that they are in Korea.
So this part isn't a surprise to us, we knew he was coming, we actually originally thought he was coming almost a month ago but then their time in Italy got extended at the last minute because the military can do that :-P. So about a week ago we found out that they were finally able to wrap up their time there and head back to the states. So they told us that Brodie would be flying in on Tuesday around 9 and let us know everything that we would need to have with to pick him up. Then we found out just a couple of days ago that they all would be flying through MN, but only had a 50 min layover, so there would a small chance that we could see them for a few minutes and it might just be Joe. We were really excited and praying that it would work out because if it didn't it probably wouldn't be until they come back from Korea in a year until we would see them again.
We had everything set to go to pick Brodie up from the airport and we had our plan of attack to make his transition to our place as easy as possible for him. Then Mike calls me at 5 pm and says something to the effect of "We will definitely get to see them all...because they are staying the night at our place!" HOW WONDERFUL! We were SO excited! (The airline all of a sudden decided when they were leaving Venice that they couldn't just "drop" Brodie off in Mpls, because he is considered their luggage, and apparently they don't allow that, they think someone may pack a bomb and then drop it off and blow up an airport, details!) So they ended up getting in shortly after 10 and had to fly out this morning at 9. So it wasn't very much time, but it was just so great to see them! We were expecting only a few minutes if that and were blessed with hours (though most of them were spent sleeping)! It was kind of a whirlwind, but we will always take every precious moment that we get with them because they usually are short and few and far between. And Carlie grows too fast in those in between times!
So Jaxon was a happy pup this morning because he got special Birthday hugs and kisses from his cousin Carlie! Jaxon was so happy to see her and Uncle Joe and Aunt Carrie again and also to finally get to meet his cousin and new roommate, Brodie!
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| Special birthday hugs for Jaxon from Carlie! |
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| Brodie, the newest addition to our family! |
We are excited for Brodie to join our family for the next year and we are SO ready to love on him like crazy! I can't imagine what it is like for Joe, Carrie, and Carlie to have to leave Brodie behind as he has been apart of their family for a long time! I had a hard time holding back the tears this morning (and again now as I write this) as they were saying good-bye to him. We know how important these four legged furry guys are and I just can't imagine not having Jaxon there everyday! Ok, I need to stop now before I turn into a blubbering mess (pregnancy hormones, right?)!
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY BRODIE!
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