Steal my heart with Wine and Happy Trees

This is a vintage "Spumante" Poster from the 1800's

Many of you who know me, could attest to the fact that I'm not a very good drinker. A few sips of this or a glass of that, and I'll tell you my life story...who are we kidding, I'd tell anyone my life story any time given the chance :)! Bottom Line, I don't venture past my comfort zone of a few glasses of wine every now and again. My first, and favorite wine of choice, Martini & Rossi Asti Spumante, is the perfect mix of fruit, fizz and flavor. Not that any of this really matters or has relevance to my blog, but I felt as though it was needed as a little back story. The word "Spumante" in Italian means, foaming, bubbling, or with fizz.

Thank you PBS for this Image it's a beaut!

Secondly, growing up I had a secret obsession, that obsession I'm embarrassed to admit, was the one and only BOB ROSS. I'm not sure if my attraction was to his ill fitting high waisted pants, his perfectly picked out white man's Afro, or possibly the way he ever so sweetly would whisper the words, "happy little tree" while he painted, but I was IN LOVE! Every afternoon my sis and I would find a seat, flip on PBS and relax to the sound of Bob's voice and the whistle of his brush as it kissed the canvas. To this day I have a warm place in my heart for that furry haired man and often find myself searching the landscape for "Happy little Trees".

You may be asking yourself at this point, "What in the heck is she getting at here?" Well, here's the deal. I'm picking up my new puppy today, and have spent much time agonizing over the perfect name for such a cute little pooch.  As of last night I would have bet money on Finnegan, because I was bound and determined to make this dog Irish...At 9AM I had my heart set on Bologna or Linguini because both were just goofy and fun...and now with only an hour to spare I'd narrowed it down to my top 3. Atticus Finch or "Atti" for short finished a close 3rd because "To kill a Mockingbird" is my all time favorite book. However I would like to introduce to you the newest addition to my family:

 

SPUMANTE B. ROSSI

"Monte" for short!

I love the name Spumante. But absolutely adore the shorter version Monte...and the dog just looks like a Monte. Not having the heart to let B. Rossi (Bob Ross) suffer from total name rejection, I decided it made a perfect middle name. VERY Italian sounding! So in conclusion, Irish was the goal but Italian was the outcome...and in the word's of the one and only Bob Ross, 

"We're gonna make some big decisions in our little world."

And getting Spumante B. Rossi is one of them! :) More pics to follow, trust me I've already purchased a ton of unnecessarily cute stuff including a metallic blue alien Halloween Costume!! 

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Update: this is after I picked him up! :) He's been such a great boy!