Dadcation
After losing Winnie last fall, several months passed before I would even contemplate looking at, or for, another dog. But sometimes, I’d look at rescue dog websites or talk to friends I know who volunteer as foster dog parents. We even went by the Humane Society one weekend a few months ago and looked at several–even choosing a couple to take outside and get to know better–but we left empty leashed. When we traveled as a family to Egypt in early June (I know, I’m behind on posting…
Shortly before we went to Italy for spring break, we watched Phil Rosenthal’s travel/dining episodes for Florence and Venice so that we could visit some of the portrayed restaurants, and I also started following his instagram page. A few days after we got back, we saw this post, inviting followers to post a 60-second video telling him why he should come to our city to have a meal with us. For the next couple of weeks, our family talked about where we’d want to take him and what…