The weather has also made me very, very itchy. I take my medicine twice a day but I still get scratchy. Papa puts yucky stuff on me when I scratch too hard and I cut myself. The yucky stuff is yucky, but it helps me feel better. The humidity also makes me smelly! Yesterday Papa took me to the front yard and gave me a bath with the hose. I hated it! I don't like water! He started rinsing me off and I ran up on the porch behind the chair and tried to hide from the scary hose. Mama just laughed, then they gave me a yummy chewy bone and let me run in the backyard. That was ok. Mama says I smell better now.
We had a very lovely end of May and beginning of June. It was so nice out! Mama and Papa finally put up the hammock Grandpa got them for Christmas, and we spent a lot of time outside. I love the hammock. Most of the time I sit under Mama while she's in there, then I get up and run zoomies around the backyard until I get so tired, then I lie under Mama again. It is the best.
A few weekends ago, Mama and Papa packed up the car and then told me I should get in it! I was very excited. I like road trips. We went to Washington, DC for Mama's friend's wedding. Mama was very happy because it meant she could see some of her New York friends who she missed very much.
When we got to the hotel, we were all very sleepy, but Mama and Papa were hungry. When we got to the room, there was a plate and a bottle of wine and a birthday card for my mama! They gave her treats! It was very nice and made Mama feel good. It wasn't actually her birthday, though. Mama told me that the hotel gave her a good rate because her birthday was the week before and that's how they knew-- but she didn't expect the fun treats. That was very nice of them.
I also got special stuff at the hotel! They love doggies at Kimpton Hotels. While Mama and Papa were at dinner, they brought me bowls for my food and water and a special bed! Mama put it in my crate and it was so comfy. Here I am sleeping on my special bed.
Mama and Papa said the wedding was very fun and it was nice to see their friends. On Sunday, Mama had coffee with Miss Reema who is not a fan of doggies so I got to sleep in, then we all had brunch with Aunty April and her husband. It was nice to see them! I haven't seen them since we lived in Harlem! We ate outside at a restaurant where the nice lady brought me water. At first, when Mama went on the patio I stayed outside because that's what I used to do in New York, and Washington is a busy city like New York so I tried to be a good doggy. But Mama said it was ok and that I could come on the patio with her. I was very confused-- that is what we do in North Carolina, where there is more room! "It's ok, buddy, come on in," Mama said. So I sat next to Mama and laid my head on the fence and it was very nice. I got to watch all the people go by without worrying if they would step on my paws by accident.
Then we drove home. Mama was very tired, so Papa did a lot of the driving. I slept a lot in the backseat. We stopped once for a walk and I got to sniff the trees and pee in Southern Virginia and it was very nice. Then at one point I heard Mama say, "Avon, do you know where we are?" I looked up and recognized our neighborhood! I like to travel, but I like it even better when we get home.
