I think most people know we have a beagle named Sadie but very few people know about the other creatures that currently inhabit our home. It all started when a friend of mine introduced us to a funny website with "The Llama Song" (www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/llama). It ended up fueling Mike's love of llamas. He says that they are "happy animals" and I have never quite understood the fascination.
As we were planning our wedding my father thought it would be funny to offer Mike three mangy goats as my dowry. No, my parents don't actually have goats or any other animals...it was just a joke. My father accepted Mike's counteroffer asking if he could stack his three mangy goats and upgrade to a mangy llama. One day while we were shopping with my parents at one of our favorite stores Ten Thousand Villages (www.tenthousandvillages.com) my father found a little llama figurine from Peru and purchased it. The llama was ceremoniously presented to Mike at our rehearsal dinner. Llama made the move to Houston with us after the wedding and spent most of his time claiming our possessions as his own.
After a few months we were concerned that Llama would be lonely so we went back to the store and carefully selected a wife for him. Llamaette joined our household and that was it for a while.
A few months after that, the llamas decided to adopt a baby penguin named Henry. Since he is just a baby they have yet to explain to him that he is adopted. This also means that Henry thinks he is a llama.
As if the family wasn't already unique enough, our Baylor gnome has taken on the role of grandfather to Henry.
Our random find at IKEA (www.ikea.com) has also been taken in as their pet. We think Nessie looks like the supposed Loch Ness Monster though she is quite tame.
Our souvenir squirrel wreath from the Austin Zoo (still partially decorated for Christmas) has become Uncle Nutmeg. He greats us as we come and go each day.
There you have it! These are the other creatures that live in our home. We have plenty of other interesting things to share but we'll save those for another day. If you didn't know before, you now know we are slightly...I don't know...just love us anyway!
As we were planning our wedding my father thought it would be funny to offer Mike three mangy goats as my dowry. No, my parents don't actually have goats or any other animals...it was just a joke. My father accepted Mike's counteroffer asking if he could stack his three mangy goats and upgrade to a mangy llama. One day while we were shopping with my parents at one of our favorite stores Ten Thousand Villages (www.tenthousandvillages.com) my father found a little llama figurine from Peru and purchased it. The llama was ceremoniously presented to Mike at our rehearsal dinner. Llama made the move to Houston with us after the wedding and spent most of his time claiming our possessions as his own.
After a few months we were concerned that Llama would be lonely so we went back to the store and carefully selected a wife for him. Llamaette joined our household and that was it for a while.
A few months after that, the llamas decided to adopt a baby penguin named Henry. Since he is just a baby they have yet to explain to him that he is adopted. This also means that Henry thinks he is a llama.
As if the family wasn't already unique enough, our Baylor gnome has taken on the role of grandfather to Henry.
Our random find at IKEA (www.ikea.com) has also been taken in as their pet. We think Nessie looks like the supposed Loch Ness Monster though she is quite tame.
Our souvenir squirrel wreath from the Austin Zoo (still partially decorated for Christmas) has become Uncle Nutmeg. He greats us as we come and go each day.
There you have it! These are the other creatures that live in our home. We have plenty of other interesting things to share but we'll save those for another day. If you didn't know before, you now know we are slightly...I don't know...just love us anyway!
3 comments:
This is the kind of funny stuff I am hoping will come out in our "Meet the Couples" posts on the Starting Point blog.
I think your creatures would love to meet my pet, Twinkles the pink pony. He is a very friendly pony who has been with me for years.
somehow none of this surprises me! :)
I absolutely LOVE this! Hysterical! We like to name things the same way...a lamb is "lambie," bunny is "bunny." You guys are so much fun.
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