my surprise trip home to visit the grandhumans was a success!
they didn't expect a thing, and were very surprised when my human and i showed up.
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i'm reenacting the moment i surprised my grandhumans by popping out of my hiding place. i'm a really good hider, by the way. |
my grandpaw human turned 60 years old this weekend. but we weren't his only birthday gift!
my grandmaw human arranged a big fancy surprise party and invited a lot of other humans over to celebrate.
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will there be bacon at this party? this is very important. |
even though there weren't any other 4-legged guests, i still had a great time.
there was a lot of cake, which i tried to help myself to, but i was too short.
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short legs means no cake for me. hmph. |
when i realized that i wouldn't be able to reach the cake, i tried to convince the humans to give me a lick by charming them with my good looks.
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keeping my eye on this delicious pastry and looking cute at the same time isn't as easy as it looks. |
there were a lot of humans wearing fancy pointy shoes. i didn't want to get trampled on by accident, so i snuggled up in my blue hoodie under the table until everyone left.
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i think i'll be here for a while - can you blame me for wanting to get cozy? |
but i still kept one eye on the cake, of course, just in case someone tried to run off with it.
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the human moved the cake even further out of my reach, but that doesn't mean i can't keep my eye on it. to see if it drops any crumbs, obviously. |
once the party got started, i ended up taking a lot of pictures with the party guests...my human included. taking photos is really exhausting, you know.
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no more photos please, human. i think it's time for me to take my nap. |
the next morning, i woke up really early because i had some exciting things planned for the day.
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helloooo, is anyone awake up there? it's time for someone to take me out to tinkle and play in the snow! |
things like...playing in the snow.
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time to pretend i'm a sled dog competing in the Iditarod! mush! mush! |
a LOT of snow.
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it's not an easy job, but someone's gotta do it. |
my grandpaw human and i had a lot of fun running around outside. the snowbanks were taller than i am!
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squirrel? where? i can't see anything, the snow is too high! |
i also had big plans to chew on the ball my grandhumans gave me.
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this ball...it smells...so good... |
except i got kinda bored playing by myself.
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does anyone want to play with me? |
but everyone was busy cleaning up after the party, so i was on my own.
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well this is boring. |
then, the grandhumans had a surprise for me! we were going to my favorite pet store, and i could pick out one thing to buy.
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this is the best day ever! |
i took my time sniffing out the goods and deciding what to get.
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this is one of the most difficult decisions i have ever made in my life. and i'm two years old! |
then, the human gave me some bad news. it was time to go back home.
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what do you mean you have to "go back to work?" that sounds like a lame excuse to ruin my fun. |
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you should let me stay here, please please please? |
but it didn't work, and i ended up in my travel bag headed back home.
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i still want to know why no one asked me MY opinion about leaving. because i have one, you know. and it's not this. |
even though we had to cut our surprise trip short, i had a really great time. i can't wait to visit my grandhumans again this summer!
- rambo
