The Cutest Puppy

Troy and I plan to move back to Charlottesville soon because he's got to start building the robots. It's stressful to do an apartment search from hundreds of miles away (thank goodness we have friends like Steve and Aurie to look at places for us in our absence)! We have also started the long and arduous process of applying with the IRS for official nonprofit status for the Friends of Brad Memorial Foundation. Let's just say that last week was a long one.

Luckily, I noticed a weekend event that would lift our spirits--the Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon's "cutest puppy" contest. Coincidentally, it was happening at the Fitger's building in Duluth which is home to one of our favorite Minnesota brewpubs. They have two new Belgian beers on tap, so it wasn't hard to convince Troy to go.

Good beer and puppies. It was big smiles all around.

This one was my favorite, although not an official entry because he wasn't yet 3 months old.

Another cutie, I think an honorable mention? BTW, they weren't all huskies, but I'm partial to these dogs.

My sister, Ethan and niece met up with us for the contest. Ria added to the overall cuteness of the day.