Wedding plans.

After over two years of dating, Ray finally made it "official" last Valentine's Day (2008). He gave me a beautiful Claddagh ring and we became officially engaged. Still it took us nearly another year to set the date. The date is set! Wedding is happening June 20, 2009. Our dreams are coming true in more ways than one. We not only will marry our best friend and spend the rest of our lives together. We will start our dream of saving senior Eskies together. Walnut Hill Farm American Eskimo Dog Sanctuary will become a full time operation.
We already have our share of senior and unadoptable Eskies in tow. Any rescue that comes to us has a forever place here if he/she does not find another forever home. So we do not start out "empty" by any means. Our household if already full of furry white faces in addition to the ones we have up for adoption. Our dogs share our home and our lives, yes, all of them. But having the senior sanctuary up and running will give us more space. We will be able to provide a special place for just the seniors to lounge and relax without having to put up with pesky young whippersnappers intruding in their naps.
And most importantly, we will have the room to expand, to grow, and to take in even more senior and adoptable Eskies in need. Our plan is to continue rescuing/adopting on a smaller scale. We will take in adoptable Eskies with the help of our great foster/volunteer/honorary daughters, Tracy in Illinois, and Marketta in Kentucky. Ray will handle the majority of the "senior" operation, and I will take care of the rescue side. Not that they really can be divided at all. But with my health issues and physical constraints, I need to focus more on mini's and toys and refer the standards elsewhere.
So those are the plans, and the wedding ones are growing and blossoming. I am excited to be a "bride" again at 64. Ray will be a very handsome groom at 65 in his Volunteer Firefighter Captain uniform. (Over 35 years of service at the Moecherville VFD, Aurora, IL) And I'll share more of the wedding plans here with everyone as time goes on.
For now, I'm just hoping I'm getting this blogging thing right. Have to check with Grandson Joel who is my chief consultant in all things cyber posting for now. Thanks Joel!