Happy Birthday Nugget!

So today is my little Nugget's 1st birthday!  Yes, her true name is Nina, but somehow her name has morphed into Nugget and now she goes by both.  Anyways, I absolutely love my Nugget and decided that we had to do something special for her birthday!  What could be better than a puppy birthday cake made just for her?!  I called up Canine Cafe on South Boulevard to see what they could whip up for the little baby.  Sure enough, they were able to make a lovely cake just for little Nugget!  They even had party hats!!  I can't wait until she see's her cake!

How did we get Nugget?  Well, back in August, when we returned from our honeymoon, the hubs and I decided we needed to add to our new 'family.'  Of course I didn't mean add to our family with children - I meant a puppy!  Thankfully, the hubs was up for the challenge of a puppy and after researching for awhile, we found our Nugget!  She was named Mercedes after she was born, but that just didn't fit her.  We spent quite some time trying to find the perfect name.  My sister-in-law came up with the perfect name of Nina.  You see, the puppy is named after the shoes we all wore in the wedding!

Anyways, here is Nugget when I first met her!

Unfortunately, her giant ears no longer fold over... instead they stand straight up and are commonly referred to as her 'satellite dishes!'  She was struggling with all sorts of problems when we rescued her, but don't worry - she is more than ok now.  I like to deny it, but I must admit today, that she is spoiled!