Presenting Paisley!

Happy Fourth of July everyone! 
In honor of today's post about Paisley, I wanted to show off her Fourth of July bow that my sweet friend Kim made for her!

Tomorrow I'll be talking about what my family did for the Fourth, as well as Kim's how-to for making these cute bows!

For all of you that have been waiting to see pictures of Paisley and read how everything went last Saturday, the post is finally here!

On Friday around 6pm, my Mom, Dad and I started on our 275-mile trip to Murphy, North Carolina. This is where we would be staying for the night, before picking up Paisley the next day! Much of our LONG drive looked like this!

We didn't get to our hotel room until around 10:30 that night, needless to say I was exhausted, nervous and so excited. I tried my hardest to sleep, but ended up waking up multiple times during the night.

The next morning we left the Holiday Inn in Murphy, had lunch and then drove 20 minutes to a little town called Blairsville. We were finally in Georgia! I don't know why, but the closer we got, the more nervous I was! I was just praying that everything would go perfectly. 

We arrived at the local Walmart (where we were picking up Paisley) and I finally got to see my sweet girl. I have never been so happy in my life. All my worries disappeared and tears of joy ran down my face as soon as I saw her. I just couldn't believe she was really mine! My Mom held her for a little while while the breeder and I got all the paper work completed.

I packed Paisley's bag the night before with everything that I could think of that we might need! Fresh water, bowls, bed, toys, leash, etc. She fell in love with her bed immediately and did a lot of this on the way home...

and this...

and this...

We could not have asked for a better driving experience! Seeing this precious dog made all the research, the happiness, the tears, the ups the down, and the money completely worth it. She is like my little shadow, and I'm absolutely loving watching her learn and grow!