....to not expect Father's Day priveleges because you baby your dog.

Yeah that's right I said it! I have got a cute puppy! Her name is Sweetie McGee, and all my readers out there know that she just celebrated her first birthday this week. So yes, I know that she isn't a real baby, but she's my baby.

Miss Cupcake and I are returning to Seattle this next weekend to visit. Because of all the activities we have planned, and the new floors in her parent's home, we decided to board Sweetie McGee for the first time ever. It was a hard decision that we spent weeks researching. We found the greatest place as a referral from a friend here in Austin. It's called Camp Bow Wow. (http://www.campbowwow.com/)

At this camp before you can board your dog here they have to be interviewed. They don't allow aggressive dogs, or dogs that don't play well with others, or any dogs not up to date on all their current vaccinations. So today was the test. We dropped Sweetie off in the morning, and almost in tears just kept assuring ourselves we were doing the right thing as we drove away. One of the great features of this place are the large number of webcams all over the facility. Anytime your dog isn't in it's private kennel, you can watch them in real time online. Needless to say once her playtime started her Mama and I watched for almost 2 solid hours biting our nails and stressing out.

Sweetie McGee is a very shy dog, and tends to hide or crawl inside herself at the site of other dogs. At first she was real nervous and went to the furthest corner of the play area. But as time went on one of the great staff members there gave her a few treats, picked her up and held her until she calmed down. Then she placed Sweetie in the middle of the area on top of this small ramp. Well she absolutely loved it there. From that little perch she could keep an eye on all the other dogs, and felt like she was a big dog, and wouldn't be stepped on. She eventually warmed up and decided to examine the hind quarters of her fellow campers until it was time for us to pick her up. All in all the experience wore all of us out. I love this dog so much it scares me to think that if I had an actual child, I'd prefer the dog lol.

In other news I wanted to give you a wine recommendation. I've been promising this for awhile so here it goes. The first wine I'm going to recommend is a white. I know! I know! But hear me out. When I started drinking wine, the idea of bringing a white to the table was almost insulting. But the truth is when it is 101 degrees outside, a cool glass of white is really appreciated. So here is a suggestion for a white I love. The wine is Louis Jadot Chardonnay.

You can generally find this bottle for under $20 in most decent grocery or liquor stores. If they don't have this particular one, the any of the Louis Jadot Chardonnay blends are excellent and similarly priced. They look the exact same except instead of saying chardonnay they have some crazy french words. This wine is really buttery and really easy to drink. Please Please PLEASE! Don't get this wine to cold. It needs to be slightly chilled below room temperature. If you make wine cold it tastes like gravel, and bitter, and won't be an enjoyable experience at all. I love how food and wine play together, and that's what really got me interested in wine to start with. This particular wine, as well as most buttery chardonnays, go well with corn based dishes. I actually really enjoy this wine with warm salty buttery popcorn. It's a great movie beverage. And if the movie starts to suck, then you just drink more to compensate. As per request tomorrow I will do a top 5 list of wines and food pairings to go with them. Nothing complicated, and nothing too expensive. Hope you enjoyed. Goodnight.