BLUE and SANTA (Santa's helper)

So....

I've been dealing with some stuff by stress eating and doing nothing but watching TV after I get home from work at night.

I just sit in my big chair and read Facebook, Instagram and blogs (and being too brain dead to comment) on my iPhone

while the Boob Tube is on.

Then one night on Facebook someone sent a post to my niece Lily about Santa.

THAT peaked my interest.

So Lily and I made a plan to go see him.

The four of us drove over to the Garden Center where he was at.

The four being Lily, her little dog Lucius and me and Blue.

(sidenote: Lily loves the Batman movies and Batman's faithful friend and helper was named Lucius Fox played by Morgan Freeman).

When we arrived the parking lot was dark and almost empty, yet Blue was full of excitement.

He jumped out of the van and "bounced" up and down.

When we went into the Garden Center, he started to gallop at the end of his leash through the store.

Workers called out to him and I remembered to tell them that he's deaf.

I always forget that.

They asked if they could give him treats and I laughed and said Yes!

He happily gobbled them up.

He was having SO MUCH FUN.

Lily spied where Santa was and she carried Lucius in that direction

as Blue loped behind her.

Blue saw Santa and...

had no reaction.

I lead him up to him and I don't think it was really Santa.

There was no, "Ho Ho Ho"

and no offer to hold Blue in his lap.

Yeah, must have been a "helper".

Now I don't view myself as a bossy person, unless we are talking about Blue.

Santa (Santa's helper) limply held his leash.

I turned around and it didn't look right to me so I asked the girl photographer to "Wait!"

I looped up the leash a bit and asked "Santa" to hold it HERE.

The photographer started to make some noises to get Blue's attention and I didn't even bother explaining.

Instead me and Lily just held up and waved around some treats.

After Blue's photo shoot, Lucius got his picture taken too.

Lily had to lay him in Santa's helper's lap and she called out to him.

He was terrified but it ended up as a great photo.

(Sadly I don't have that available to share right now. I need to get a copy from Lily)

Then we paid the girl and Blue followed Lucius and Lily back out

galloping all the way except for the faction of a second when he swiped a pig ear in a quick swoop

from an end display rack.

Luckily I saw it and quickly swooped it right back to the basket.

A few days ago the photos came in.

They turned out better than I thought.

I'm happy and

I think I need to take Blue on more little adventures.

He enjoyed that one so much!