So recently my family has gotten a puppy. After years and
years and years and years of asking for one, the parents finally caved and said
yes. How incredibly shocked was I. I know that puppies are a huge
responsibility. It’s basically like having a baby, but they never grow up and
take care of themselves. I’m not going to lie; I was extremely stressed out
about the idea. I had puppy sat my friend’s puppy for a week. Although her dog
brought me a lot of joy, she still woke me up really early in the morning. That’s
not my favorite. I enjoy my sleep. And even though being needed felt good, it
is also exhausting.
We’ve had
our puppy for almost three weeks now and I definitely feel silly for stressing
out about it. Prince, our puppy’s name, has brought a new level of joy to my
life. He never holds grudges, he’s always excited to see me, he gives kisses
constantly, he is a great snuggle buddy, and he is very smart. He definitely
doesn’t feel like just a dog to me. There are times when he just looks at me
with that cute little face and I feel like he’s talking to me. “Come play with
me” he says. When I walk into the room after being gone for 2 minutes he says,
“I missed you and I’m so glad you’re back! Come touch me! I love you!” The
excitement he has is unreal. I hate leaving my house just because I know I’m
leaving him.
The more I
hang out with Prince, the more I realize that sometimes I am just like him.
Prince will meet complete strangers and get so excited about them. He’ll jump
around and lick them and wag his tail like he’s known them his whole life. It
amazes me every time he does it. He’s never afraid to meet new people. The way
he and I are similar is that I get really excited when I meet new people.
Granted, I’ve never licked a stranger and I have no tail to wag, but my heart
jumps around when I meet new incredible people.
I started
working at a new job on July 26th. It’s called Jim’s on Main. I only
work Saturday and Sunday. The people I work with are incredible. Even though
I’ve known them for a few weeks now, the first day I met them I was already in
love. I came home to my parents face hurting because I had been smiling so
much. They made my heart so happy. I was jumping around with excitement from
meeting them. It’s not usually socially expectable to tell people you love them
the first day you meet them, but I really did love them and I still love them.
Just like
the way Prince loves strangers, I fall in love with people I only meet once and
never see again. I’ve had customers at Famous Dave’s that have made my day.
They would leave and I’d tell another employee how I loved them. It didn’t
matter that I didn’t really know them. I was happy and excited to meet them.
I think it is good to be like a
puppy. It’s definitely a happier existence. Puppies don’t over think things and
they don’t sweat the little things. They just give lots of love to everyone
they meet.
I’m really happy to have Prince in
my life. He is the sweetest little puppy. He’s teaching me a lot about life;
like naps are very important and so is playtime. Play hard and nap hard. What a
life this pup has.
