Over the weekend I snuggled into my carseat for a 2 hour drive to New Jersey for a family reunion of sorts.

I was going to visit some extended family that I had never met before, and even some special relatives that would be visiting from Germany.

When we arrived Trooper (who tagged along as well) and I were excited to meet our distant relative, Angel the rescued Golden Retriever!

Trooper and I gave her a good sniffing and decided she smelled A-ok!

Then we wrestled! Well Trooper tried to wrestle while I faked playing dead until someone agreed to chase me around the yard (my favorite game of them all).

Angel proved to be a very fun playmate, and I’m pretty sure she had a little crush on me too (even if we are sorta family).

Eventually it came time for our visit to end, and Trooper and I to head back to Pennsylvania. It was hard to say goodbye to my family, and I think Angel was very sad to see us go. Hopefully we won’t have to wait too long for our paths to cross again!