@Marina N. Haha you might be on to something there with the whole polar bear connection lol. And yes she is fully grown at this point the male Samoyeds get much bigger(sometimes twice the size of the female, which is crazy!) And for sure, she will forever turn around a bad day. Not everyone loves when a dog jumps up on them, but everytime I get home she jumps up on my and gives me a big hug!

@Marina N. I love that you added it to your bucket list!(well worth it!) If you need any suggestions for great places to stop through the East let me know! As far as the weather, I went in July and believe it or not it was actually super warm the whole time! We had a cabin with a balcony and I spent most nights out there just enjoying the peaceful noise of the water and was in a tshirt!(no winter clothes needed!!) And totally understand, I would say marriage is a great reason to put it off! And I’m truly here to make it or some version of it work, because life is far too short and I want to have more time spent living and experiencing life rather then working it all away!