First Puppy Road Trip
In April we celebrated my husband's birthday by visiting family and friends in Jacksonville by way of St. Augustine. This was our very first trip out of Orlando with our two new puppies: Princess Buttercup our Puggle, and Wesley our Boxer (We have a Princess Bride theme going on, but we spelled Wesley differently). Our trip began with a checklist and an internet search of where to stay. We had plans to visit Grandma for lunch in her home on Friday afternoon, in Jacksonville, Florida. Since the puppies would be too distracting and interact with the dogs in Grandma's home, we were advised not to bring our pups to the visit. Since we live in Orlando, we had to decide if we should make the 2 1/2 drive without them, leaving them home with our older daughters. The pups had been sick and Wesley is recovering from pneumonia, so we didn't want to leave them behind either. The decision was made for us to leave early Friday morning to drive to Jacksonvil...