I'm a believer......are you?

I believe that things happen for a reason sometimes.  And that sometimes things are just meant to be.....because they are so perfect.

Of course, you all know the amazing story of meeting my husband.  There were just so many stars that needed to align to make that perfect moment when we met. 

Today we finally got another dog.  It's been 3 1/2 years coming......and I was finally ready to welcome another little tail wagger into our family.  Paul's been dropping not so subtle hints lately that maybe we should get another dog.  Then finally 3 days ago the serious discussions began.

I miss my little Toby......he was the best dog in the world.  I felt guilty getting another dog to take his place.  But then I realized there is no dog to take his place, but we could take another dog out of a shelter and give it lots of love and a good home.

So Sunday we drove around looking for pet adoptions, but no luck in finding our dog.

We spent Sunday night and Monday night searching the internet for all the available dogs in Houston.....and let me tell you there was a ton of them. 

We decided that on Tuesday, we would just go to the County Shelter and see what they had.  If it wasn't the perfect dog.....then we'd just go to another shelter.

However, little did we realize that we would find THREE dogs that we thought we could fall in love with.  All 3 were Cairn Terrier mixes (I can't believe we picked all the same breed, especially when I thought we would end up with another Shih Tzu).

We ended up taking this little 2 month old girl.

It was such a hard decision for us and we're still not entirely convinced that we're not going to go back and snatch up one of those other dogs too.  Breaks our heart to think of what will be their fate if they don't get adopted.

After a quick stop at the pet store, we brought our new little girl.  She is quickly becoming comfortable and loves her new toys and bed.

She finally has tired out and decided that she wants to keep a close eye on me and has curled up in my stacks of laundry right behind me. 

She isn't scoring many brownie points with the cat yet.  Misty didn't exactly like getting chased across the yard by a dog who was in HER house.  But I'm hoping they'll become fast friends.

It's so nice to have a little companion around the house with me again.  We miss you Toby Gainor!

 

Okay.....well here is where the deja vu stuff comes in.  Aaron's best friend's fiancé (Jessica) is an avid follower of dog rescue groups and knew we were looking for a dog.  She gets this post on her facebook page last night:

 

 

It's OUR LITTLE DOG.  She couldn't believe it when I texted her today with a picture of our new dog and it was the same dog.

Looks like this little cutie is really meant to be a part of the Gainor family!