I think I might have said two or three hundred times that this week was hard.

But there was some goodness between all the hard.

• Our CEO got my department a mentor. Someone we all love and trust, though I am the only person in the group who doesn’t have a pre-existing relationship with this man.
• My coworkers are all so super nice. My former office mate makes the Folgers in the kitchen palatable and I normally hate Folgers. He makes the coffee so strong it tastes like chocolate.
• My new development partner and I are getting along great and I love her energy.
• My other colleague invited me out for a drink after work. She was meeting some friends and wanted someone to keep her company so I had a lovely oatmeal stout at Pearly Baker’s.

At home, I watched the episode of Kitchen Nightmares that was filmed in Forks Township, “Bella Luna,” and saw some nice shots of Easton:

And tomorrow our favorite little dog, Sobaka, is coming to visit so for the next week we will have…

1. One Yorky Maltese
2. One kitten
3. One cockatoo
4. Two nine-year-old cats (with seven legs)
5. Three parakeets

And for your viewing pleasure, here are Nala and Opie: Nala and Opie check each other out