LV/UT PART 2

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This day we signed up to volunteer at Dog Town. The "town" was divided into several houses: puppies, middle aged dogs, old timers, small breeds, and dogs with special needs. We were only allowed to pick two houses to work in, so we chose puppies and small breeds. Our day consisted of cleaning out rooms; cleaning up poop, refilling food and water, washing blankets and setting out new toys. Then we got to take the puppies for walks along the trail. We each walked 4 puppies and they loved it! After the walks we got to have some one on one time with two of the puppies - to help them develop social and interaction skills. Needless to say, it was the best.

Once we broke for lunch we got to move onto the small breeds house. We had the opportunity to take Katelyn, a jack russel chihuahua, on her very first "outing". Of course we said yes! She had an issue with her digestive system which required her being held upright for 30 minutes after she ate, and issues with her femur which gave her the cutest little walk. She loved hanging out in our cottage and it was the perfect ending to our wonderful trip!

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We hated saying goodbye, but the beautiful drive made it worth it! I can't even explain how beautiful it was and am sad that the pictures do it no justice. We drove out of Utah, through Arizona and then back through Las Vegas. We hit a portion of snow, but the view was always great. I will always remember this trip and if you are even the least bit interested in visiting, you should do it! I promise you won't be disappointed. We're already planning our next trip back!

Thanks so much for letting me share my little adventure with you! 

xo. melisa

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a little vacation

photo via / edited by me

I'm going on a trip! Before I explain where I'm going, I should preface this by saying, this place actually exists and no, I'm not making this up.

Tomorrow morning I'll be boarding a plane to Las Vegas! I've never been there, so that in itself is exciting news. I'll be meeting my stepmom and sister early in the morning, where we'll be staying at the Bellagio and going to see Circue du Soleil. I can't put into words my level excitement, so I'm not even going to try. Moving on.

The following morning we will begin our drive to Kanab. Where is Kanab? It's a sweet place in Utah, which currently houses Heaven. So here we go. I'm going to be spending two days at Best Friends. Upon our arrival, we will tour Dogtown, Cat World, Horse Haven, Parrot Garden, Piggy Paradise, and Bunny House. Yes, this is real. We'll spend the next few days volunteering and spending our days playing, cleaning, grooming and running around with animals. I understand that my love for animals can be a bit much at times, but seriously, this should make anyone happy! We get to stay in a cabin on site and at the end of each day, bring an animal of our choosing home, to have a "sleepover" with us. I am giddy with excitement!!

Of course, there will be entirely too many photos to share and lots of stories to tell. I will do my best to keep in touch while I'm there, but if not I'll be back soon and you can always follow me via instagram (@pienthesky)! Have a lovely weekend friends!

xo. melsa

Honey Pot Giveaway

EEK! We are so excited to be a part of Pie in the Sky Blog today! Welcome, welcome! Honey Pot {Pet Studios} is operated by pet lovers like you. We design and distribute a wide range of pet products that are handmade, made in USA & Canada, and that are unique and darling. Our products are uniquely designed, hand selected, tested and catered to you with materials of the highest quality standards. Come shop your heart out and find something for your furry friends (Cat & Dog), and yes! There's something for you too in the Shop You aisle. Just because we love Melisa so much, we're giving her blog readers a 20% OFF promo code : ShopPie - just enter at check out! We ship all over the US & Canada. 

What this giveaway includes :: 

1. Green Bunny - Chewbies - squeeky dog toy with plush tail. Chewbies are safe non-toxic chew toys for doggies of all ages & size.  2.  Pet Head "Dirty Talk" Dog deodorizing Shampoo. Fruit Fantasy scent.  3. Pet Head "Color me Bad" Groupie Green Dog Styling Gel. 4. Action Time Multi Enzyme Carpet Spotter 10 oz. bottle with sprayer. 5. White micro-fiber towel. 6. Super Duper Durable Cat - Orange & Pink.  7. Pink basket. Free Shipping in the USA! Valued at $65.96!!

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Thanks so much girls!! This is such a sweet giveaway, it makes me really wish I had a pooch! One Day! For those of you who do, please oh please take advantage of this cute giveaway; that basket is just adorable! Good luck! I'll announce the winner on Tuesday!

xo.

Melisa

That time I almost pet a penguin...

I loooooathe homework. Wah!

Okay, now that I've gotten that out of the way, I wanted to drop in and say hello. I've been finishing up all of my final projects today... needless to say I'm going a little stir crazy. SO I made myself take a break before I lose my mind, to share a few photos from last night. I came SO close to fulfilling  lifelong dream of mine of touching a penguin. I know what you're thinking, "that's a rather strange dream Melisa." I know! But I was a rather strange little girl... I grew up with a fascination of penguins and every week in elementary I went to the library and checked out books solely on penguins. Obviously there aren't too many in that genre, so I read and reread every single one (such a nerd)! So when I was in 4th grade I made a list of dreams. They were as follows...

1. Become a professional basketball player

2. Pet a penguin

3. Swim with a dolphin

And probably something about staying bff's with my friends ^_^

So there you have it. I have since swam with a dolphin and also added the goal of feeding a giraffe. I like animals people, you needn't judge me. Without further ado, here are some photos of me verryy close to touching a penguin. If only those trainers hadn't been such crabs.

Please excuse the quality of the photos, it was dark and they're from my phone. womp. Aren't they just the cutest though?? Did you like my story? Do you think I'm a crazy penguin lady now? I kind of just got real honest with you,,, accept me. 

Hope you have a fun filled night. Back to typing typing typing.

xo.

Melisa

Date Day!

I love love date days! The Mr took me on a perfect date day!! We started the day by going to our favorite taco stand, Salsa Limon, then stopped to grab a smoothie! then he took me to the Ft Worth zoo; I love love animals and even though it was crazy hot, it was lots of fun! Afterwards we went Downtown to eat and then joined some friends for some delicious dessert. It was quite the day, and I felt like such a lucky girl. He's so good to me:) OH and just fyi, this is probably a picture overload, so brace yourself.

Can we just take a moment to talk about how weird monkeys are? Cause for reals, they are so creepy. They look like hairy people and their little hands freak me out. Those orangoutangs were extra weird. That one, kept carrying a crate around, holding it with his feet and then sucking on it. That qualifies for weird people. So what do you think? Do monkeys freak you out too??

xo.

Melisa