One of my best Christmas presents came in the mail the other day, a little late, but so adorable. My brother-in-law, Zach, custom made a plate with a picture of my favorite non-human on it, Mattie. For those of you that don't know, I freaking love that dog. She's the Alba family dog and she's very stupid. She licks walls, stares at shadows, eats snail poison, wears human clothing occasionally, runs onto school buses to greet her brothers, cuddles with just about anything alive, and can even do flips. Mattie has provided us hours of entertainment over the years. It's going to be a sad day when she gets hit by a car again, but it finally finishes her off.
Here is a video clip of Mattie doing one of her favorite hobbies, pushing a rock around the yard and barking at it. Just so you know, she doesn't wear clothes very often. She just happens to be in this video.
Mattie actually played a big part in my wedding proposal. She ran into the room wearing a bridal veil and carrying the ring in a little bag tied around her neck. Of course she wouldn't just bring the ring over to Adam however, but instead ran frantically around the house while he chased her, finally pinning her down, and managing to wrestle it away from her. I was crying and laughing while watching the fiasco go down.
Anyway, thanks for the great present Zach! I'll get a lot of use out of it!
P.S. Here is a picture of one of my other favorite Christmas presents, a right hand ring from Adam. I've been half begging, half teasing him for awhile now about how he should get me one. My right hand has felt so naked!, so ugly!, so bare! since I've had my wedding ring on my left. I was totally shocked when he actually did!
