tagged together in 43 photos maddy + ellen ...and drove up to see Ellen! Small dog party! ...getting to rest her face on Meredith & Ellen AT THE SAME TIME. ...with Matt to visit Ellen! Went north out of the city to visit Ellen and Hans at their new home for the first time! Congrats, you two! Meredith was there and was one day away from leaving for her trip to Myanmar to visit Jack . On Monday evening I brought Maddy over to Ellen's for a dog hang. On Saturday morning, we checked out and said farewell before splitting up into separate cars for our drive home. Here's to a brand new year - love you all lots! ;) Four ladies I love. <3 Loading the crew back up. She arrived with Piper and The Dude and I rolled up with Maddy and Edie. Brought the pack back to mine to hang. On Friday night, Ellen, Grant, Piper and the Dude came over for a hang. Three-dog couch party Maddy was getting stressed out with The Dude trying to play puppy games with her so she sought out... ...the safety of higher ground! Maddy is a big fan of Ellen. Ellen came over for lunch and a hang on Sunday afternoon. All three! On the very first morning of 2014, Piper & Edie helped keep Ellen cozy while she waited for... These are my friends. There are many like them, but these ones are mine. ...and later that afternoon, she and Ellen drove down from her parent's place and rescued me and Maddy! DOGSCARF! Snoozing snooches and patterned pants. Maddy flopped down next to Ellen to coach her through the burn. I'm alway asking Meredith to walk or kneel on muscle knots in my back and over the years she's gotten real good at it. Ellen had a sore mid-back and so Mer went to work. Ellen came over on Friday evening. Later that night, we had a few people over for a low key hang. Later that evening, Jared & Ellen joined us... A little after ten, Ellen and her NEW BOYFRIEND Hans came over to pre-game. Octoberfest & Sexy Airline Stewardess Ellen came over later that evening! We walked the dogs over to Sheen Brothers... Later that evening, Matt and Ellen came over to welcome us back home! Yay! Such party professionals! ...after Maddy was finished kissing her face... ...and cake mold that lets you make a GIANT COOKIE CAKE. Haha. Admiring our dog collection with hot chocolate. Later that evening, Ellen came over for a hang. We fed her lots of home cooked food and then settled in for... We stuffed the dogs in bags... Later that afternoon, we took all the dogs over to the park and there was a special surprise waiting there for Maddy... Yes! And, if I remember correctly, I think Ellen was an "eighties glam metal slut?" Puppy bellies! Later that evening, Ellen brought Piper over to meet Maddy.