3 Years Ago Today

Today marks a milestone for the Phelps trio! Three years ago today, we adopted the Jenny pup into our family. She made our duo a trio, and we have never looked back. We were still in college and had been visiting a rescue organization on Saturdays to pet the pups. We so badly wanted a dog of our own, but we knew we should wait until we were married that summer. That all went out the window when we walked in one Saturday and saw Jenny looking back at us. I hate to say it was love at first sight because that's so cliche, but let's be cliche for a minute. It was love at first sight. After spending a few minutes getting to know her and walking her around the parking lot, we quickly knew she was meant to be ours. You can read her full adoption story here.

We call Jenny our love child because we had her out of wedlock. I don't think either of our families were particularly fond of the idea of getting a dog before we got married, but come on, how can you say no to this face?

We adopted her at 6 months old, which means we got to miss a lot of the hard stuff. We so wish we could have seen what baby Jenny looked like, but we also never had to deal with the chewing or 4 AM potty breaks. Winning, really.

I hear people say this about children (the human kind), but I really can't remember what life was like before Jenny. She has brought us so much joy and shown us what unconditional love looks like. She's also taught us a thing or two about being selfless. Though I think she is the easiest dog on the planet, she is dependent on us and therefore a responsibility. She's the best kind of responsibility, though. Parker has a job where he can't always be around, but Jenny and I are best girlfriends and have the best time together. She's probably made me more antisocial because I have been known to spend an evening with her over hanging out with actual people. So maybe that's a con, but the Jen pup is a good time!

Just for fun, here are a few throwbacks from the early days:

I can't believe we have had this baby for three years already. Words can't express how much we love her, but squeaker toys can, so someone has a trip to Petco in her future. We love you Jenny Lou!