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Shop with Ella at Chewy!

March 11, 2020 by Rachel McCarthy

Happy Wednesday, friends! Ella is making a guest appearance today on ABM to share her favorite online store with you. We have been buying just about everything from Chewy over the past few years — from her food, treats, dental chews, and even toys! Come shop with Ella at Chewy as she shares her favorite products!

Currently Watching: Netflix

September 3, 2019 by Rachel McCarthy

Happy Tuesday, friends! I hope you all had a wonderful long holiday weekend. A little bit of a different post today. At the end of last summer, I shared a similar “currently” post (see it here) with you and had hoped to continue the series. Then we moved and life got turned upside down. But, I’m back today with a TV round up: Currently Watching: Netflix.

Lately

April 15, 2019 by Rachel McCarthy

Hi friends, long time no post. It’s been a crazy month, but I wanted to share a quick update of what we have been up to. And some pictures of Ella in the cherry blossoms!

Ella’s Birthday Pupcakes

A few weeks ago, our puppy, Ella, celebrated her 6th birthday. It’s hard to believe that she has been ours for 6 years. It seems like just yesterday we met her for the first time and she could fit in the palm of my hand! If you have been following along for awhile, you probably already know that our world revolves around Ella. You can read a little more about Ella in this post. From Halloween costume contests (post here) to trips to the wineries (post here) and to the beach, Ella is one spoiled pup!

A birthday isn’t complete without birthday cake, dogs included! I found this recipe for a dog birthday cake and knew I had to make it for Ella. Given Ella’s size, I decided to make them into “pupcakes” so she could enjoy them across several sittings and give them to some of her dog friends. Ella’s Birthday Pupcakes were a hit! And now she has added a new word to her vocabulary: birthday cake.

Weekend in Virginia Wine Country

February 22, 2018 by Rachel McCarthy

Last weekend, we headed to central Virginia, Charlottesville to be exact, to spend some time in the heart of Virginia wine country. We have been to “suburbs” of Charlottesville before, but never made it to Charlottesville proper until this trip. Richard and I love to visit wineries in Northern Virginia closer to our home, but we were anxious to try more of central Virginia’s wineries. We packed up the car and headed south for President’s Day weekend to explore a new area of our state, with Ella in tow, for a warm but overcast and rainy weekend in Virginia wine country.

Ella’s Fourth Birthday

March 29, 2016 by Rachel McCarthy

Our Miss Ella turned four on Sunday and it was quite the celebration! With a flower crown, ball pit, and a birthday cake, this little lady had a dog birthday for the books. She even got to spend the weekend with her {birth} mother. More on that below 🙂

^^Chloe sporting Ella’s flower crown and a sign that says she is the MOM! ^^

Flower Crown Tutorial:

1 grapevine wreath

Flowers of your choice

Greenery of your choice {I used boxwood}

Ribbon

Hot glue gun

Begin by wrapping the ribbon around the wreath to give the flowers a base. Leave a little excess ribbon after wrapping it around to tie a bow once the flowers are added.

^^chalkboard tags & chalkboard paint marker^^

Using a hot glue gun, add the greenery around the wreath.

^^ A flower crown for the birthday girl!^^

Add the flowers around the greenery to fill in the wreath. Tie the remaining ribbon into a bow. Allow the wreath to dry completely before using.

^^ Fun in the ball pit. I think she was a little confused!!^^

^^Birthday cake is always a good idea 🙂 Ella approves!^^

For those of you who are new around here, I would like to introduce our {now} four year old Maltese/Yorkie mix, Ella Mae! This 15 pound ball of fluff has been a part of our lives since she was a little over 2 months old and it’s been the best {almost} four years of our lives. A fun, little background story about Ella: we originally found out about Ella because my cousin and his wife have Ella’s older sister, Maui, from a previous litter. My husband and I {well, pretty much just me!} were thinking about getting a dog and when we met Maui, we loved her spunky personality and knew if there was another litter of puppies, we were definitely interested. When we found out Chloe, Ella and Maui’s mother, was having another litter, we were so excited to meet Maui’s “little” sister. We met Ella for the first time when she was just a few weeks old, and I think it was at this moment Ella had us both wrapped around her paw. As it turns out, a few years ago, my aunt and uncle adopted Chloe and she was reunited with her daughters — at least for family get-togethers 🙂 And although Chloe and Ella look a lot alike, they have completely different personalities! We often wonder if they realize they are mother and daughter…Ella does surprisingly allow Chloe to eat her food, which is extremely rare given Ella’s very possessive and territorial demeanor around food! Maybe she does know it’s her mom! Needless to say, it’s quite the family affair 🙂

There is no denying Ella is one spoiled pup. Since we don’t have kids yet, Ella is our baby, and let me tell you, she knows it too! I’m sure people think we are crazy and Ella most definitely doesn’t think she is a dog, but we are ok with it. Not only is Ella probably one of the more spoiled dogs in the world, she is the most lovable, smartest, mischievous and cutest pup around. Most people say that their dog is their best friend, but, speaking for both my husband and I, she really is. Ella goes everywhere with us and if she’s not on my lap while my husband is driving, she loves riding shotgun in her leopard safety seat. In a few weekends, we are taking her on a long weekend trip to one of her favorite places: the beach. The way in which her eyes light up when she sees sand makes all three of us so happy that we have made this an annual birthday trip. I know, so spoiled, right?!

Ella is one special and spoiled pup and we wouldn’t change it for the world. We love celebrating her birthday each year and it was so fun for her mother to be there for it this year. Who would have ever thought they would be reunited and celebrating Ella’s birthday four years later!

Happy Birthday to this sweet pup, we are so lucky that you are ours!