Remember That Time Jenny Went Away? Kate Does...

I absolutely love my job.

But, the last two days have been tough. Moving and filling in for the amazing Jenny Fines, Mountain FM’s drive host has been a deadly combination. But, it is over now (thank goodness). I liked doing Jenny’s show, but I LOVE my own show. All you listeners from 10am to 2pm I think of you like my children, I am so excited to be giving you my full attention again starting Tuesday. I think you can tell just how tired I am by the bags under my eyes in that photo.

One cool perk of taking over Jenny’s show while she was away was getting to do her ‘Paws and Claws’ segment with our local SPCA. Boy was it fun! Thank goodness I do not do it every week; I would have a house full of animals. Today’s feature was on Rocky a two year old cat who has suffered from head trauma; it was hard to see him leave after only knowing him for about half an hour. He is such a nice, unique cat; I hope he finds an amazing home. From the moment he was let out he was cuddling me, it was such an amazing feeling!

As much fun as it was, I am so happy to be back on the four hour show track starting tomorrow. I much prefer a sprint over a marathon! 

The Best Thursday Night Surprise EVER!

I love animals.

Last night I was so excited when I got home, a dog was just hanging out in the kitchen of the house I am renting a room in. For a while I wondered, where did this dog come from? Did a miracle happen? Was the dog I had been dreaming of? Or, maybe life had gone in a ‘Lone Ranger’ direction; could this be my spirit dog? The answer to all of these questions (of course) was no, my roommate had run out quickly without mentioning that he was watching his family’s dog.

Golden retrievers are my favorite breed of dog so I was super excited when Teva showed up, unfortunately she pays way more attention to my boyfriend than to me. We played house with her all evening, we let her trick us into feeding her (we did not know she had already been fed) and she joined us while we watched TV and played Yahtzee. I even got to experience the best feeling ever, when a large dog leans into you and stakes their claim on your attention until your body goes numb.

Having Teva around was the best surprise ever. I love animals, I grew up on a farm and we always had at least one dog. We rescued our current dog Levi, an energetic boarder collie, one summer while I was home from university and I miss him everyday. But, if growing up on a farm has taught me anything is that they are a commitment not to be taken lightly. Growing up we never got to go on vacations (or any other trips) because of the dedication needed to live with a bunch of animals.

I am moving into my own apartment next week and I have been fighting the urge to visit the SPCA everyday, I would love to adopt an older dog. But, I know I am at a point in my life where I want to travel (and I work 9-5) so having a dog in my little apartment would be cruel.

But, on a happy note, there is a 100% chance of playing with a dog in my immediate future; which is way better than the 0% chance of dog time every other night. 

Update, the next night another dog was there too!

He was not nearly as fun though...