T H U N D E R
I told myself eight years ago, I was never going to get another puppy. Ever. Well, here we are and I survived the first year of rescuing a crazy-energetic-obnoxious-most loving pup, I could ever stand to meet. And that says a lot given my previous pup I raised. Yes, this blog is about my dog. Yes, I rescued her one year ago, TODAY! WHOOHOO! Rewind eight years- I was fresh out of my college. My roomie moved back home to Alabama to be with her family and it was my first official time, “out on my own-solo.” I called my mom and told her I was adopting an eight week old German Shepherd, Ellie Graham. My mom said I was crazy and that I didn't need a puppy. I told her, it was a dog or a gun, so we settled on the puppy. Unfortunately, Ellie's life was cut too soon and she went to heaven in 2013 due to an unknown illness. I never thought I could love something so much, as I loved Ellie. Yes, she is the reason I am naming my coffee shop, Ellie's Coffee. And yes,