That meant only one thing for Little Miss Sadie …
It was pink fleece-wearin’ weather!
After seeing her feeble little body shivering in our backyard this afternoon, Ryan and I bundled her up this evening before braving the cold.
Sadie is surprisingly good about wearing dog clothes! She even lifts her paws for us to put them into the sleeves and doesn’t struggle.
Just look at how happy she looks trying on hats at PetSmart a couple of months ago! 
She’s a trooper!
Dinner
When we got home from our chilly walk, we wanted a warm dinner… and we wanted it fast.
I quickly boiled Monterey Pasta Company lobster ravioli for us and topped it with marinara sauce.
It was just what we were lookin’ for!
Once our hunger was managed, we flipped on ABC Family to watch The Santa Clause while putting up our mini Christmas tree.
Sadie was a good little helper and sat on my lap while I “fluffed” the tree. 
Wouldn’t a little vizsla puppy be the perfect thing to find under your tree on Christmas morning? 😉
Once our tree was up, our friend Merri came over to hang out for a bit and drop off a very special surprise.
Unbeknownst to us, Merri made us a wedding video!
Throughout our special day, she filmed us getting ready, our ceremony, part of our reception and interviewed many of our guests at our post-wedding brunch. Then, with the help of a friend, she had everything set to music.
I got all weepy watching the video! It is absolutely amazing and Ryan and I were beyond touched. We didn’t hire a videographer, so having this footage is so special. We feel so lucky to have a friend like Merri in our lives and are still feeling a little shocked that we actually have a real wedding video of our own! Woo!
Stay tuned for a special wedding-related surprise tomorrow… 😀
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What an awesome surprise! I hope I have a Merri for my wedding day 😉
What a amazing surprise! We didn’t hire a videographer either for our wedding this past August, and I really regret it. What a great friend you guys have! Oh, that picture of Sadie in the hat in the pet store is beyond great! I got a good smile from it! SOOO cute!
So sweeet that you got a wedding video as a surprise! Your tree looks so cute.
One of my wedding guests did that too and it was the most wonderful unexpected gift. So happy you have one too 🙂
We put up our tree today too!!! Love the closeup shot of the ornament. It’s so much fun discovering photos you didn’t know were taken, so a video must be ten times as great!
That’s so great that she surprised you with the cd with wedding footage! We are still waiting to get ours from some family members (from over a year ago…). I’m beginning to think we may never get it 🙁
Sadie is such a cutie! Our pooch loves getting dressed up (he brings us his sweaters when he’s cold).
Wow, Sadie is just the cutest! I bought my dog a little Snuggie and he hates putting it on, but once it’s on, he loves it!
Such a great surprise and very touching!!! 🙂
What a wonderful surprise and what a great night! I love your tree – put it up on a small table with a pretty skirt underneath!!
I love that last picture! The lights look super super amazing! 🙂
Can’t wait for the wedding surprise!
That is so awesome of your friend to put together a video for you guys, especially without you knowing! We didn’t hire a videographer either and I regretted it, in hindsight, because it went by in the blink of an eye. Can’t wait for your surprise!!!
Sadie is SO CUTE! Her and her little sweater.
Oh I LOVE the idea of throwback DVDs! I randomly surprised Eric over the summer with “Heavyweights” on DVD and I think it was his best gift ever (and I really enjoy it too). Great suggestions!!
I hope its part of the videooooo!!!!!!!:)
That’s so sweet of your friend!
Can’t wait for the surprise! 😀
Looks beautiful! Enjoy your wedding video. To this day, every time I watch ours, I end up in tears. So special!
What a cute little tree!
That’s so nice that your friend put the video together. I don’t want to hire a videographer for our wedding (too expensive!), but I may assign a friend or two to take videos of the day with their camcorders!
Sadie looks sooo cute, and the tree looks great!!!!
How sweet of your friend to make that video for ya’ll!
What a WONDERFUL idea!
I’m an Electronic Media Specialist in a private school… what Merri did at your wedding is just what I do at work. I need to do that for my friends when they start getting married! 😉
Can’t wait for pictuuuures…
That video sounds so touching. I feel like having a friend put something together is so much more meaningful than a videographer!
You’re making me want a tree so badly!!
Just want to say that your blog is being read and adored all the way over here in norway!
Have a wonderful december!
What a wonderful surprise! Oh and I’m bummed that I missed The Santa Clause last night! Bummer…will have to try to catch it this weekend when we put up our tree!
That is so sweet of your friend to make you a video! I love the outside of the CD!
Sadie looks so adorable in her pink fleece! My Sadie won’t let me anywhere near her with doggy clothes. I guess she has enough fur to stay warm but sometimes I’d like to dress her up in something cute.
Looks like Merri is the kind of friend we all wish for and some of us find.
Run on.
That is such a special gift- what a great friend!! You’ll cherish that video for sure 🙂
On our wedding day, one of my bridesmaid’s husbands was following us around when we took pictures before the ceremony. He ended up getting them developed while we finished up, and gave us a mini-album to enjoy during the reception!
Wow! You are truly blessed, how wonderful of Merri!!! <3
I love Sadie’s fleece! So cute If it gets any colder there I highly recommend the Lands End Dog Squall Jacket. My parents have dogs in New England and they both have these. There is nothing cuter than dogs in coats!
i’m off to google this jacket! she’ll definitely need something warmer soon! thanks for the tip.
Cute tree! I love Sadie’s little jacket. I wish my dog would be good about wearing clothes…but he seems to thing anything that gets put on him, needs to be ripped off. 🙂
I love this!! We had a video of our wedding and it makes me cry every time. So happy you have friends like these who do special things for you!
So sweet! I got married over four years ago and I still have yet to see my wedding video. My husband’s uncle filmed everything and his cousin supposedly went around and asked people questions. But I don’t think we’re ever going to get to see any of this!
It makes me so happy that you guys love the video so much!!
xo
Mer
Awwe Sadie’s so cute in her little outfits! and the tree’s gorgeous!
Sadie is so cute in her little pink fleece!! I love it. 🙂
That was great of your friend to do that, what a nice surprise!