Mornings with Maggie

This is what Maggie looks like on Saturday mornings:

And this is what she looks like on Sunday mornings:

After breakfast and her crazy run-around-the-house deal, she just wants to cuddle. Nick cuddles her on Saturdays, and I get her on Sundays

But who wouldn?t want to cuddle this?

She definitely has some energy, but I?m glad we got a dog that will settle down and cuddle us every now and then. I think weekend mornings are her favorite times of the week, too!

Maggie?s morning routine:

Wake up with Nick, go out to use the bathroom.
Nick scoops out her first round of breakfast and she rolls over for him to rub her belly for a few minutes (her morning routine with him)
Plays with Nick until I?m out of the shower
Picks up a toy and sits and waits for me to come over to her
Does this little wiggly-butt walk, toy in her mouth, so I can rub her back. I get some funny puppy growls and noises during her ?good morning? routine with me
Second round of breakfast
More playtime
Cuddle!

Right now, she?s curled up by my feet, waiting for Nick to come back out of the bedroom ? she?s a mess when she doesn?t know where he is. So cute.

While Maggie has two breakfasts, I?m pretty sure my one breakfast tastes better.

I made an oatmeal pancake (oats, egg whites, salt, cinnamon, baking powder) topped with greek yogurt and some local nectarine.

Plus coffee!

I have to say ? I?m really enjoying black coffee!

I gave up sweetening my coffee a few years ago when I kicked Splenda to the curb, but I never thought I would drink coffee without milk or cream.

Turns out it?s easy to do when you don?t have any milk or cream in the house

It also helps that this coffee is just good coffee ? freshly ground and brewed for the right amount of time. I should do a post on our coffee process some time ? it?s a little ridiculous, but it gives us amazing coffee so we?re willing to do it.

Time to work!