Hello Hello everyone!

Ever find yourself saying "last month was a blur"? Well, January was exactly that! We've rarely stayed anywhere longer than a couple of days, and when everything is constantly new, sometimes I wake up wondering which state I'm in (thank goodness for the bus GPS!).

Our year kicked off in the most surreal way – watching New Year's fireworks from a farm in Las Cruces, New Mexico, before spending January 1st cruising through El Paso, driving parallel to the border for what felt like forever. That night we wild-camped at a West Texas rest stop, which, if you've never driven across West Texas... well, grab a map and prepare to be amazed at just how vast it is! This was actually our second time crossing it in 9 months, but this time we had a destination in mind: Austin (the city, not the dog!). If you didn't know, my lab Austin is named after the city – I've spent lots of time here and it's a place I always fall in love with.

Made a special stop in Georgetown to see Janet at Pupology, one of my fave stores, and loaded up on treats for the pups (they've been such troopers on this journey!). After soaking up Austin's urban vibes, we pointed east through Louisiana, where – you won't believe this – it SNOWED at our campsite! The dogs went absolutely bonkers, definitely not something any of us expected! I even bumped into an old teammate from my triathlon days with Betty Designs, which was such a fun blast from the past.

The Mississippi coast was breathtaking, though Alabama tried to give us a proper scare when a truck ran us off the road during our dog walk! Everyone's fine, just a bit rattled, and the dogs probably thought it was all part of the adventure.