Parades, Predicaments, and Paranoia.

I realize I use photos of my dog a lot in these, but today it's more important than it usually is.

My alarm went off this morning at 8:15. I hit snooze probably six times before I actually got up. Then I ended up dressed in red and blue, and my dad, Holly, Rachael and I headed out to Emerald Sound for the Fourth of July weekend parade. What was cool about the parade was that we got to ride in the back of the deuce and a half. For those of you who haven't had it drilled into your brain, a deuce and a half is a big army truck. That was fun. I pelted candy at people. And I cut my finger on a screw when I was trying to climb up inside it. But it was okay.

I also ended up with a bunch of candy left over from the parade:

After the actual parade was over, we went over to the park where they had awesome barbecue sandwiches and music. And we hung out there for a little while and ate some good food and had a nice time. It was a good morning.

Then I came home, and Rachael and I passed out. Until around one. We just fell asleep and stayed asleep. It was really weird, because I usually can't sleep if I've been up for too long. But I did.

When we woke up, my dad sent us to get drinks from 7-11. The guys who work there told me I look fifteen. Jerks. It's kind of true, though. So whatever.

Then later on, Rachael and I were just hanging out, and the dog started freaking out. He was all hunched over, he couldn't walk straight, and he was shaking. It was really scary. My dad took him outside and somehow got him calmed down, and then he was back to normal. Meanwhile, I called every vet that I could find online to see if they could tell me anything about what was wrong. Almost none of them answered. Only one did, and he told me to call the emergency clinic. So I did, and they said to keep an eye on him in case it happened again, and if it did, to bring him in. It was the scariest thing.

So now everyone's paranoid. But he seems to be doing okay. The cat was also very good. She kept an eye on Sawyer for us. This is her, all tired from watching him.

So that was my day.

Now Tori's here. Yay! We are reunited. That's pretty cool.

The end.

"We must stare into a crystal ball and only see the past."