It is no secret how much I love my dogs. Our oldest dog, Luna, will be twelve in a few days! I will always remember the day we got her. Now this will sound a little sketchy, but its not totally uncommon. So, it was the day before Father's day and my mom and I were on our way to the grocery store and we just so happen to pass by a parking lot that was selling miniature dachshund puppies (puppies in a parking lot?? Is this only a Houston thing?). My mother has a VERY soft spot for little four legged dachshunds. So she said "lets just GO LOOK, because your father will die if we brought one home." What kid is going to deny the opportunity to look at precious pups? So of course I concurred to the arrangement and hopped out of the cargo van that hauled our family around.  That is when we fell in love with Luna - she was the only girl left and the runt of the bunch. The moment I picked her up I knew she was going home with us. My mom, being the professional bargain shopper that she is, made a deal with the man selling the dogs and she was ours! She sat in my lap with pride the whole way home! Long story short, we kept her hidden for a day until my mom told my dad that we now owned a dog.. Happy Father's day!?? *Note he did NOT die* Even now, he claims to not like Luna, but we will know he loves that girl.

   Here is Luna in her sombrero!

Next came Lucy:

Oh Lucy, the wild child of the bunch. 9 years after we adopted Luna, Lucy came into the picture. We rescued  Lucy one summer from a family that could no longer care for her. Now she is extremely quirky - some of her nicknames are Weasel, Baby Wobbles and Lucyfer.. She is "unique" haha!  Luna and Lucy have your typical sister relationship - Luna makes sure that Lucy does not get into her stuff and stays out of her way, but cares for her and is concerned when she is not around. About a month ago Lucy's hind legs became paralyzed out of nowhere, which is common for the dachshund breed. She had to undergo emergency surgery, which was a success,  and is still regaining strength. She is a trooper, her wobbling self and all. The whole time Lucy was at the vet recovering Luna would walk around the house looking for her.

 Lucy.. Up to no good - per the usual. 

   These hams! :)

And then came Lilly:

So Lilly is not my dog, but she is my "dog niece" - she belongs to my brother and his fiancé. They rescued her a few months ago and she has been the perfect compliment to their little family and our big family. I mean her name starts with the letter "L" so she was a perfect match for our family.. Obvi! She comes over about once a month and hangs out with the two hams above. They actually all get along, phewww! My brother is your modern day "Pageant Dad" to this dog. She even has her own Instagram account @princesslillythecavalier ... I thought it was a little ridiculous at first, but then once I realized she had followers that were other cavaliers I somehow found some justification in her account..

   @princesslillythecavalier

        Luna "sharing" her couch with Lilly. Joy. haha!

I recently had some one on one time with @princesslillythecavalier and took her to her monthly Cavalier meet up. Its basically like a playdate for dogs, I mean for Cavaliers. I made a few conclusions that afternoon:

#1:  Lilly is SO anti-social. She waited for all the other dogs to exit the blue pond and then submerged herself in the water.. I guess a princess just needs her own private pool time?

#2:  Lilly can give a "bitch-face" like no other. ^^

#3:  Lilly is precious. Even after submerging herself into a party of one pool party.   That face.

Those are my furry family members. 

*If you live in the Houston or surrounding areas and you are in the market to buy a Mazda, you should go to Russel & Smith Mazda and ask for Michael (my brother). Tell him the Modern Americana sent you. *

- The Modern Americana

You "Pic" it, they stick it.

Out of all the apps on my phone I think my favorite app is Instagram.. I know what you are all thinking "typical girl! Loves taking pictures and having everyone look at what she is doing" and you are absolutely CORRECT! I like to think I do interesting things, with interesting people and those people and things are worthy of being shared. Also, who doesn't love pictures of cute and precious dogs?? Am I right, or am I right??

With that being said, one of my guilty pleasures is the website sticky9 formally known as Stickygram.  This awesome website links up to your Instagram and lets you select your own pictures that you can make into awesome magnets! It even keeps the filters that you have on your pictures. It is quick and easy. The company is based out of the UK and ships for FREE to the United States. It took less than ten days to land in my mailbox from the day I ordered.

                                                         This is the first set I ordered.

                                      These are the most recent magnets I ordered 2 weeks ago.

I display them on this magnet board in my work station at my office. They are nice little memories to glance at during the work day.

Go treat yo self to some magnets at  sticky9 !

- The Modern Americana

And So It Begins..

Hello, World!

This blog is something that I have been wanting to create for YEARS! No joke.. YEARS!

I guess it is time for a little introduction..


I am Victoria, or The Modern Americana. I am your average 20something year old,  just trying to figure out my life and enjoy the ride along the way. I am living what seems to be the typical "Millennial" life (post-grad, job that I question, grad school that I keep putting off and a constantly evolving social life).

This blog will cover EVERYTHING! From fashion, life, photography, love, family, politics and everything in-between.

I hope you will join me on this journey!

Enjoy!

-The Modern Americana