Hot diggity dog!

HeLLLLOOOOOOOO Hive! I cannot BEELIEVE I've been chosen to blog here! I just celebrated my 23rd birthday and this is the best gift! I received the email last night and seriously thought I was dreaming! I had to check it again this morning when I woke up, at which time I gave myself a bear hug and did a little hip-wiggling celebratory dance!

So, why Miss Hot Dog? Well Mr. HD and I have two fur babies, Olie and Mia, and they happen to be of the weiner dog variety. And since a wonderful bee already beat me to the Dachsund moniker, Hot Dog seemed the next best thing! ;)

I met H.Dawg in my senior year of high school. He was helping our cheerleading squad prepare for state and I was smitten. But speechless. So nothing happened. Then, freshman year of college, guess who was at cheerleading tryouts? Yup :) The rest is history! We've been through our ups and downs and have both put eachother through a lot. But we've come out all the better for it.

Right now I'm working at a local nursing home in the Health Information Management department. It's not everyone's cup of tea - it requires methodical thinking and meticulous attention to detail. So it's pretty odd that my non-Type A self likes this type of work! Mr. HD is a personal trainer and he also works part time at a local pet store. It's very comical to see this big, buff manly-man canoodling little puppies and baby-talking kittens (he's a cat man!) But it's also SOOOO endearing! He is a walking contradiction and I love every inch of him!

The budget for our wedding is around $5,000 *gasp* It's a shockingly low number, but I am fully confident that we can pull it off! We've got a great family and friend support network and lots of drive! Stay tuned to see what kind of crazy things we do to make this dream wedding a reality (I can't wait!)