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		<title>Happy Things &#8211; Golden Retriever rug</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to the first installment of Happy Things, a whenever I feel like it regular feature of people, places and things in my life that make me smile. I received this rug as a birthday present from Jodi and Kevin, friends of the family, this weekend, and I was tickled pink when I opened it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Welcome to the first installment of Happy Things, a <del datetime="2010-01-19T00:55:02+00:00">whenever I feel like it</del> regular feature of people, places and things in my life that make me smile.</p>
<p>I received this rug as a birthday present from Jodi and Kevin, friends of the family, this weekend, and I was tickled pink when I opened it up. I love the colors, I love how it&#8217;s just a little bit soft and squishy under my toes, and I love how it reminds me so much of my <a href="http://alexishallblog.com/2009/10/05/heartbeat-at-my-feet/">baby Jake</a> (that&#8217;s a sad link in an otherwise happy post. Consider yourself warned). </p>
<p>All of the other rugs in our apartment hail from Tar-jay, so it&#8217;s really great to have something a little bit fancier and of higher quality in our lives. We&#8217;ve been keeping a close eye on Tigger to make sure that he doesn&#8217;t use it as a scratching pad. &#8220;This is why we can&#8217;t have nice things,&#8221; I tell him, but he just waves his tail in the air and saunters over to knock things off the bookshelf. </p>
<p>ANYway.</p>
<p>Jodi and her husband Kevin have a brick-and-mortar store in Andover, NH, as well as an online shop that can be found <a href="http://www.americancottagerugs.com">here</a>. I didn&#8217;t see this particular rug in the shop, but there are tons of other really beautiful ones, so I highly suggest checking them out. </p>
<p>I love mine. It makes me happy. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexishallphotography/4285955201/" title="Golden Retriever rug by alexishall, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2687/4285955201_e7046950e2_o.jpg" width="700" alt="Golden Retriever rug" /></a></p>
<p>Please note: this is not a sponsored post. I was not asked to write a review; I just really like my birthday present!</p>


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