Lilly

I did it.   It's all on me.
Well, J did forward me the link to the pictures as an enticer.  (admitting that she knew I'd want her)   but it was I who called the lady and set up a meeting 1.5 hrs later (the lady lives coincidentally 6 minutes from me)....and I didn't even tell J.   I called her and told her that I bought one and then admitted not buying her but explained that I was in fact standing in a walmart parking lot and that I HAD to have her. because J....she's so freaking cute you could just die.  I love her.

I didn't want another dog for a year.   Just one summer of no poop.   and then figured at that point we'd see how we even felt about it.
I didn't want to have to worry about a dog when traveling.
(sigh)

And then I saw her face.
and oh my goodness this face.

and yes.....she's this cute

and she's this cute when she sleeps

She's a spaniel mix.   Her mom is a cocker spaniel and her dad is a cavalier king charles spaniel.  and that made her the cutest little spaniel I ever saw in my LIFE !
She's all of 8 weeks old and the size of a water bottle.  She's just teeny.
As I left J's work after showing off our new puppy, I turned on Lady and the Tramp so the kids could see what Lilly will look like when she's bigger.   As I entered the freeway my stomach turned over a little and with the idea of taking on a new puppy a bit of buyers remorse set in.     I have to keep looking at that face to help me get through a full on anxiety attack because really people......what was I thinking ?  and also OH my hell.