THREESOME

it has always been a dream of mine to start my very own family. at my age (i'm in my twenties), i already feel old, and the fact that everybody i know have already started theirs, all the more reason to be upset that i still am not financially ready to start one.

my partner and i discuss this matter from time to time (at times serious, then there were those moments that we would joke about it), but being both employed in a place where everything is unstable, i don't think it's good to start one here. not to mention that this place where we live brings back a myriad of bitter memories that are still very much intact (to tell about this would mean that i have to digress, so i'll save it for later posts).

but having a family doesn't restrict anyone to the conventional type. after being part of the audience of the very first dog show on this island, my dream didn't remain far-fetched that long.

thanks to paws, i met teacher michelle who, together with her co-teacher sarah, found four abandoned puppies. the good souls that they were, they took care of them. when michelle and sarah, through paws, advertised in the local paper that they needed a good home for these cute canines, my partner and i decided to adopt one. there were three male and one female pups, so we picked the only rose among the thorns.

i called them immediately, and the weekend after the call, i was already holding the poor fellow in my arms. michelle noted how comfortable the puppy was when i took her. the puppy didn't have much hair and she was quite thin (but she was the healthiest among the brood), but she looked really sweet (look how healthy and hilariously cute she is on the picture below!).

on may 26, my dream came true! my partner and i as the cool moms, and jarih (which means moon deity) as our baby: a family made in heaven.

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my partner, the camera buff that she is, couldn't help but take pictures of our adorable boonie baby while she was sound asleep. to add fun to her already mischievous idea, my partner used our other brood, tala the stuffed tiger and didi the stuffed mouse, as props for this photoshoot. amazingly, jarih was snoozing the whole time she was photographed. =)