Dang Household Updates

I don't have any fancy photos to share, but thought a post with just text is better than no post at all!

These are some updates at the Dang House:

Chester:
- Chester has a new nickname - "little fish." This has somewhat disgusting origins as it's because he needs a bath and kind of smells like a fish. Regardless, I think it's adorable.

- He also enjoyed his first evening outside on his tie-out, always supervised of course, while I did some gardening (see below). He only had one barking incident and that was when the neighbor cat tried to come in his yard. He definitely protected the perimeter!

Adam:
- Adam is excited for his softball league to start up again next week. Last night, they practiced for a few hours. This year they will be playing Tuesday nights, instead of Monday, in a different city. He's been on the same team with his friends for the past two years now and always has a great time. Maybe they'll even beat their record from last year - I think they won one game all season? hahahaha

Stef:
- I was excited to finally get some of my raspberry canes in the ground last night. As previously mentioned, I think the lack of sunlight killed off the ones we inherited when we moved in. Raspberries are my favorite, so I ordered 15 new plants from an online nursery. They've been hanging out in a box in the kitchen since they came last week, so they needed to get in the ground. Chester was a big help last night as I planted - getting tangled up in his tie out, almost snapping some of the canes in half, and eating sticks.

- As far as my Europe trip obsession goes, I booked our flight from Paris to Dublin as well as our hotel for London. After much discussion, we decided on Premier Inn Leicester Square. I'm a little nervous because the hotel hasn't opened yet so there aren't any reviews online. But it's a chain so you pretty much know what to expect. I can deal with it because I liked the price and the location. It's just a few minutes walk from a few different tube stops AND will be within walking distance of all the shows I'm going to drag Adam too. Poor Adam, I think Les Mis scarred him for life. When my fam visited when I was studying abroad, we stayed near Trafalgar Square, which isn't far from this hotel, and really liked the area. Is it September yet? I'm probably the only person I know actually looking forward to summer being over!

- I also finally booked our hotel for Boston in August, so we're all set there and I did some more research and planned our itinerary for our Milwaukee weekend. Let's just say it's going to be full of beer (for Adam, I hate beer), beer tours, and baseball! I'm told that's a great combo.