This is Didi, our new puppy. She is the sweetest little thing.

We got her a week ago and when we first saw her, her adorable ways just melted us.

Since we got all the amazing channels, we got hooked to the show called "The Dog Whisperer", and it now comes in handy. Chris has been using all the different strategies to train our little Didi. The first little success so far is that rather than running ahead of us, Didi lets us go first whenever we enter or exit the elevator. Apparently this is important because we need to let her recognize who is the packleader.

Didi just got spade a couple of days ago and is now wearing a cone around her head to keep her from chewing off her stitches. My colleague (who has two dogs) told me we need to make sure Didi does not jump because it can rip her stitches from the inside. Uh-Oh, she was jumping all over the place since last night.

We have been spoiled parents - she goes out for walks at least 3 times a day ... it's actually Chris. He insists on taking her outside so she can run around, so she is now accustomed to only doing her business outside. I am just imagining how we will do this on rainy or snowy days!?

By the way, she is a pretty bright puppy ... I see her tilting her head and using her brains ... probably thinking of ways to get whatever she wants us. Last night, she insisted on sleeping on the pillows on our couch ... and she was so cute we let her ...

Mixed emotions:

• ... happy - finally our own place.
• ... excited - so much I want to do to make it my home.
• ... scared - I am no longer under my parents' wings.
• ... nervous - I am no longer just my parents' daugther and my sisters' sister. I am also Chris' other half, responsible for building this home.

Physically, I am drained. I have never been so tired in my life. I almost didn't even have enough strength to shower.

In just 7 days, we:

• went to the lawyer and got the closing.
• painted the entire loft.
• had the guys finished installing new flooring and redid our cabinets (which took 3 days!).
• got curtains custom-made and installed.
• cleaned.
• had all the furnitures delivered and installed.
• got cable and internet (one of the first things we did! )
• packed.
• moved in.
• ... still unpacking.

Lucky that Chris is the most amazing partner ... he got up a lot earlier than me and started working. I simply had trouble even lifting my arm in the mornings after so much work!

But we did have arguments about closet space, haha - I ended up taking up the entire walk-in closet and we had to go buy another stand-alone closet for Chris. He is still bugging me about how unbelievable it is that I have so much clothing - that he claims I never wear ............ and how he only has less than 1/4 of what I have  It is just unrealistic to compare men and women in terms of wardrobe!! ...

Also, The Bay delivered our fridge but our stove is on backorder until Aug 1st!!  We got them back a month ago so this is pathetic!! Frozen food, microwave food, and pizza for another week!!

A 40% paper due next week too! Not yet started ... don't even know where all my school stuff are ...