Gracey's 5th Birthday!
This is my wonderful bride Olivia, who loves our dog Gracey with a devotion I've hardly ever seen. That's Gracey with her (of course). Currently, Olivia is in Massachusetts visiting our family there. She left (sad day) the day after our 3rd Anniversary (great day!). For better or for worse, her absence put me in charge of Gracey's 5th birthday celebration. Gracey's really important to us, and has walked with us through a lot. Olivia in particular has been able to lean on Gracey through some rough stuff . Understandably, I was nervous about the occassion. I'd written Gracey's birthday in my calendar and had an idea of what we would do together. Last year we got ice cream, so that was a given. But, what else could I do? The difficulty began shortly before Olivia left Texas. We were staying at our favorite Bed and Breakfast in Fort Worth and it occured to me to check Olivia's calendar to be sure I knew exactly when Gracey's birthday w...