9 weeks old here...the dog...not me. I'm 27 :)

I cried like a broken sprinkler when I picked up our 8 week old Luna for the first time at the Missoula airport. She licked my tears and wiggled and snuggled and almost popped out of of her skin from moving so much! She wasn't so sure about riding in the truck but she was so tired that soon she was asleep on my lap for the whole drive back to Whitefish. We stopped a few times to let her pee but she was much happier to stay sleeping in my lap.

The first night I had to sleep on the floor next to her crate with my fingers through the wires so she could smell/lick me to make sure I was there. She fell asleep with her tiny head against my fingers. Shockingly I cried again.

She's 6 months old this week. Not a baby puppy anymore, now she's big and sheds and takes up most of the bed by herself. I'm not sad, even though I do still cry whenever she does something sweet. Not going to apologize for loving my dog excessively.

Harry Potter wasn't something I read as a child. I was engrossed with Louis L'amour, Dear America, Anne of Green Gables, pretty much any historical fiction, and a few Christian fiction authors.

When I went to college I finally watched the Harry Potter films and they were endearing but I was very busy with classes and not flunking out. About Junior year I had random roommates I'd never met before and we became a little squad. This squad watched Harry Potter, a lot...as a reprieve from studying. We'd wear jammies and eat popcorn or treats from the 55th Avenue coffee shop, swap back rubs, and giggle like elementary girls over the escapades of these fictional kids fighting against "he who must not be named".

Fast forward to "out-of-college-Abigail" who listens to audiobooks while driving across the country in a giant Forest Service rig as we hop from fire to fire over the course of 6 seasons. I listened to the audible version of the whole series....best best BEST Audible experience I've had! The narrator draws you into the story with his masterful voice inflections and timing. This is where my favorite character came to life for me.

Luna Lovegood. She was whimsical and a little out there. The other children didn't "get" her...except Harry who appreciated her soft and sweet take on even the most somber moments. Without her encouragement and friendship, the story of Harry would have gone very differently.

I've also had an affinity for the moon. Since being a little girl I've loved seeing the moon and having it shine on me. Laying in my bed as a small child I remember rushing down to tell my parents to come see the moon out my window! It's so bright! Sometimes it looked spooky. Other times it created beautiful shadows in the orchard behind our house. The moon has always been a special part of creation to me.

Now I'm not one who believes in the metaphysical or astrological significance of the moon. It is powerful and silent as it pulls the oceans back and forth but it's not really deciding that. It has mass and with that comes gravity and with that comes an effect on the bodies of water on our planet.

My person and I now have a puppy, and as she was a gift to me...I named her Luna.

*Luna has been my little love for a few months now and it's been the best adventure to date

Meet my Pup

Then there was a Luna