Meet Maddox

So Tyler and I...if you haven't heard, or figured out yet...decided that our laundry room was missing something (not to mention our lives...okay, that was a bit dramatic).  And we decided (a little earlier than we thought) that we needed to fill that void with a water/food bowl and a stuffed bear...all of those things, of course, are for our sweet new puppy, MADDOX!!!

 Let me tell you a little about her/our story...

Tyler and I had started seriously talking/thinking about getting a puppy during spring break.  And when I say "seriously talking" I mean that I started tell him I wanted a puppy...a lot!  We actually went to a pet store over the break and looked at a couple of labradoodles and a golden retriever.  But, we had both really loved the idea of having an Australian Shepherd.  Not exactly sure why, but we think they are absolutely beautiful...so after a little (or a lot) of research we decided that if we got a dog it would probably be an Aussie. 

We Tyler was still on the fence about getting a puppy, but thanks to the babysitting skills of Aaron Mize and the babysat, Wrigley, Tyler fell in love with the idea of a dog.  So we officially decided that we would get a dog whenever the first weekend of May rolled around.  I know what you're thinking...it's not the first of May.  Here's what happened!

We had decided that we would start our search for an Aussie at the beginning of May because we would be done with our classes for the semester, and would basically have the month of May off to give all of our attention to the puppy.  So that was the plan...well, 2 weeks ago, I decided (not sure why) to check Craig's List to see what kinds of puppies were out there.  I came across an add for Aussie puppies here in Waco, and decided to check it out.  After I got a picture of the sweet little girl, I asked what the price was.  It was like everything was falling into place because she ended up being much cheaper than we were expecting to pay!  I sent her picture to Tyler and we decided to meet her...with cash in hand, we met our sweet girl less than 24 hours later. 

Once we saw her that was it...we were in love!  The owner actually agreed to hold onto her for a couple of weeks until we were done with class, but encouraged us to take her and play with her as much as we wanted before then.  We decided to have her all day after we purchased her, and the rest is history!  There was no way we could give her back.  So...we wanted everyone to know that we have a new family member..Maddox!  Want to know the story behind her name?  Let me tell you about it...

 Here she is on her first car ride with Aaron!

 She is one of the sweetest dogs we have every met!

 One of her favorite spots is underneath our chair...she's so cute when she peeks her little head out from underneath the chair!

 So, we decided to name our sweet girl Maddox because that was the name of our first home.  When Tyler and I got married we became the Hall Directors of an upper classman woman's residence hall.  That residence hall was called Maddox Hall.  It wasn't only our first home as husband and wife, it was where we spent the first 3 years of our marriage, and it's where our first community as husband and wife existed.  It's also the place that first introduced me to a career in higher education.  Maddox Hall is, and will always be, near and dear to our hearts.  We are so happy to have named our sweet puppy girl Maddox.  Her name holds a lot of weight and a lot of memories with it!

 Helping Tyler with his homework!

 Come on!

I'm sure there are more pictures of sweet Maddox to come...we love our little girl (and are definitely ready for her to stop having accidents in the house!)!