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Lou Laurinen

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  • Hi, not planning on staying for very long, just wanted to pop back in and say hi :) It's been two and a half years lol.
    A lot has changed... I'm getting married on March 1st to my boyfriend, Pekka, who I bought a house with in November. We live way out in the countryside now. I still have Enzo. Most of my dogs have sadly passed on, or had to be rehomed because of life circumstances. We now have cats and farm animals.
    Hey Luca! I see it’s your birthday today. Happy bday! I hope you have a fun time and make some awesome memories. :shortcake:

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    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Thanks for the birthday wishes everyone! Just realized that this was my 29th birthday, and this year will be 32 haha... oh boy
    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    I'm glad Enzo is doing well. l met a neighbor with a collection of cats, love going over, and visiting her fur family. l am living with a guy currently.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    So happy for you! And yes, cats are great. I love mine too.
    Hey Luca, I hope you come back soon! We all love and miss you. I hope you are okay and return soon.

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    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    Maybe she is enjoying herself. She seemed most at peace with her new partner. So happy for her.
    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    We will have to compose a little diety named Luca, build a little temple, and post dog pictures. :)
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Lol yes I'm ok. Just went through a LOT of changes and a lot of growing up in the last few years of my life, and don't even feel like the same person anymore.
    Thank you everyone for reaching out. I've missed you guys and hardly stopped thinking about any of you <3
    Definitely going to go back to the dark brown hair. Blonde ombre does make me look more sophisticated, but I'm not ready to look (or feel) like a grownup yet. I know I complain all the time about people thinking I'm a teenager, but the old "you don't know what you've got until it's gone" adage applies here.
    I spent most of yesterday in bed not feeling well, so today is going to have to be productive. I'm always in over my head and overwhelmed with tasks. People have told me that I don't know how to relax and stop overworking myself, and that's probably true. It's hard to unlearn it though when you were raised by overbearing, perfectionist parents in a society that values productivity and work ethic.
    Finally caught up on private messages. Better late than never, I guess, but I'm sorry for not getting back to everyone right away. I'm not feeling great today either but at least I had time to sit down and reply. I'm sure I'm not the only one who feels this way, but sometimes I'm really burned out after making a thread or writing a long post and a pile of messages is daunting lol
    Interesting how much more mature I look with different hair, glasses, and clothes. I’m no longer a “young” adult, whether I like it or not…
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    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    What? Omg. No. You are you. Don't let clothes determine who you are. Because of you, l totally changed my look. I am wearing a Wednesday wig, and a cute romper. Just because. When we don't want to have fun anymore, then we should just move to retirement home. :)
    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    Hey, this is a cute look on you.
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    Autumnal Perfection!
    I can hear that there is something kind of big walking around on my roof right now, and it's freaking me out. It's most likely a large bird or a raccoon, but it's still very early in the morning and very dark outside so my imagination is filling in the blanks.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    I have always loved vultures. I hate that people think they're creepy. I love "creepycute" creatures, like vultures, black cats, stag beetles, and bats.
    oregano
    oregano
    Here in Jefferson we have the red headed type vultures that most city people think about when they think of a vulture. A hawk looking bird. The small wildlife around here is constantly getting squashed by cars-even the deer tend to meet untimely fates-so the local buzzards are always well fed.
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    Wolfnox
    I say Spider-Man what are you doing up there?
    Romantic dinner on a rainy Saturday night <3
    (I was the chef lol)
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    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    I just noticed the big dog on the beer stein. ( and little dogs)
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    It's not a functional beer stein lol, I use it as a seasonal decoration and it's from a thrift store. Goes nicely with the fall decor though
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    The food looks so much less appetizing in the picture than it actually was :sweatsmile: It was pulled pork, bacon, mac n cheese, and collard greens.
    The poorly behaved, 150lb dog I was walking just got spooked, ran, and pulled me all the way down the street screaming at him to stop.
    Sometimes I think I don’t get paid enough.
    Judge
    Judge
    Reminds me of my cousin's Blue Heeler. We're both convinced that her prior owner did absolutely nothing to train her. Which probably led to them abandoning her on the street for animal control to find her.

    It's been quite an uphill battle, but my cousin seems to be slowly succeeding.
    Hazel_1914
    Hazel_1914
    Glad you are OK. I had to quit riding-lessons at the barn because, among one reason, the untrained dog that was allowed to run up growling & snapping at me while the owner just said "she's weird about guys." Well lady I am weird about dogs. Some people absolutely do not train their animals.
    Qoyote
    Qoyote
    i admit i should've trained my dog more than i did. but that's cause he was 7 pounds so he didn't tug, it was super easy to hold him back or pick him up. i love big dogs so much and there's a reason i didn't get one for myself.
    My *real* birthday is very soon and I haven’t even figured out what I want to do. I don’t want to go out and have a big party. I would rather go on a trip somewhere.
    Judge
    Judge
    Happy real birthday....whenever it comes.

    Yeah, a trip sounds better to a party. Time to drop hints! ;)
    Rodafina
    Rodafina
    Fall is a lovely time to explore New Engand! :mapleleaf:
    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    A B-day to have Fun-day. Yup. Mine b-day is actually May. Lol. The twins.
    Took a bunch of dogs to the soccer fields to run around, and Enzo jumped up on a rock and this “Kodak moment” happened lol
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    All-Rounder
    All-Rounder
    He has achieved a cuddlebug face. :relieved:
    All-Rounder
    All-Rounder
    I can't wait, they are finally saying (after they have removed 2 dog parks which they didn't maintain) they will build a new one this fall. I'm super excited, been wanting to go to one in real life for a while now.
    All-Rounder
    All-Rounder
    I also think people have started seriously getting dogs, so I see more dog training issues arising, but hopefully people will train them as well, and I started to see more trained ones in the park near the spot they are opening the dog park.
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