Happy new week!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  Well, this weekend was what I call "recovery weekend".  Jack, my Wheaten, and I are still mourning the passing on my beautiful 13 yrs. old Wheaten, Rummer (first photo), on Tuesday.  The house really feels empty without her and I miss her so much.  Jack is kind of lost right now without her but he is doing better plus today he started doggie daycare a few days a week while I am home until he gets out of the funk he is in.

Needless to say, we did some major bonding snuggling up in bed and just playing in the snow.  Because this crazy boy loves the powder, I had to get him outfitted with some winter stuff.  Now, I normally hate dogs wearing clothes but this Southern boy's arthritis flares up with the arctic temps we are having and snow turns into pellets between his toes after a while.  I love his expression on the second pic.  Made me laugh so much!  

This weekend was also the beginning of the Winter Olympics in Sochi and I have been glued to the tv whenever they are on.  And that opening ceremony was pretty fantastic and loved when the USA delegation came out in their red, white blue.

Question: if you watched the ceremony, is it me or does the athletes parade reminded you of the tributes parade on The Hunger Games?  The only thing that would have made it better would have been a delegation with uniforms that lit up in flames!

I am pretty pleased with Team USA so far, and right now I am loving figure skating dancers Meryl Davis and Charlie White.  They are so beautiful in the ice and I can just watch them dance forever.  And for some reason (and I know I am weird about this) I keep thinking they would be a great couple in real life.  Like I think figure skating duos should be couples in real life.  Can you tell I love the movie The Cutting Edge? Haha!

Now if you read THIS POST, y'all know I am a HUGE fan of alpine skier Julia Mancuso,  and I am happy to say that this morning she snatched her first Olympic medal.  She won the bronze in the super combined and she is thrilled if the photos are an indication.   And seriously how cute are these pics with her mom?

This weekend I also did some running in the snow and loved it!  I am still loving my UA Spine RPM Storm running shoes.  They keep my feet warm and toasty.  The only downside is that they are a little stiff and are taking forever to break in.  

And finally the crowning moment of my weekend: I made my first snow angel... EVER!  I've always seen people make them and I have never had the opportunity.  I was giggling like a little kid...and it was cold too!  Oh, the little pleasures in life.  It is funny how life can sometimes come into perspective in moments like this.  When I looked at my snow angel it suddenly hit me that I have forgotten to enjoy the little pleasures in life lately.  They are important too yet keep use going.  So, here is to little simple pleasures and moments!

Did you watch the Olympics this weekend?  

Any favorite athletes you are looking forward to seeing?
Any fun races?

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