Hello, just found this subreddit and it seems the best place to ask! I have an almost 13yo poodle terrier named Pan. He's my old man but has plenty of spunk and mischief left in him, and he's still going strong. He's never been camping and I was considering taking him for one night tonight (my fiance has a campsite with his siblings in Joshua Tree right now and I'm not far, just stayed home for work). Honestly not sure how much he'll like it but that's why I figured one night is a good trial to see if he'd like future trips or if it's not his thing.

Since he's older his hair is very thin. The temperature tonight in Joshua Tree is going to be an expected low of 36 degrees F. He has sweaters and jackets and if y'all think he would be okay to go with certain supplies, I'd make a trip to the pet store before taking him. My question: do y'all think there are any supplies that would help and make the trip comfortable for him, so it would be safe? Or is that weather too cold in general no matter what supplies I bring/get? I'm not willing to risk his safety for the night and so am really debating whether to go or not. It just snowed in Joshua Tree last night and was colder, but weather is supposed to be getting better over the day. I'd at minimum bring his warmest sweater/jacket, some blankets for him, and one of his beds. He'd sleep in the tent with my fiance and I at night and would hang out with us by the fire before bed (on leash). Basically I'd love for him to experience camping but if it isn't the right trip for him I don't want to go, but I don't know if I'm being over paranoid!

Thanks if you read all that and I'm happy to answer any questions. My boy is my little baby and I'm just trying to give him some adventure while being safe.

Hi all! I have decided that I am giving my wedding party people a “proposal” box. I have already asked each of them individually and they have accepted, so this is more of a “formality” that I know isn’t necessary but I want to do. Each person is getting a box with a card and one gift that is something special to them and our friendship. My question is - those who gave proposal boxes, HOW did you do it?

All my people are local, and I’ve been a bridesmaid twice - once a box was mailed to me and once I got a text “check your doorstep” where a box had been dropped off by the bride. I am debating the sneaky dropoff idea on their doorsteps… or perhaps getting them all together at once to make it a bigger event? Perhaps giving each person their box individually but in person and directly handing it to them? I want to do this to show how much I appreciate them but also don’t want to inconvenience them. What do y’all recommend as the actual HOW of giving the boxes? TIA!

Hello! My fiancé and I are currently searching for a wedding planner as well as a venue. We wanted the wedding planner to help us find a venue, but we found a Wedgewood venue a little while ago that we are rethinking and might book. The thing is, Wedgewood Weddings mention they come with some planning services.

We haven't signed any contracts with the wedding planner yet. I'm curious, has anyone who's used/is using a Wedgewood venue have any advice on their planning services? Do you think having a second, outside planner would be even more helpful, or just get too complicated? I've also reached out to the venue to see if they often have people with outside planners as well, and am waiting on a response.

Thanks for any advice you have!

Is anyone else seeing online that we shouldn't cosplay certain characters if we want to support the SAG-AFTRA strike? I don't know a ton about it, so I want to get other opinions/comments. I was going to cosplay as someone from the show Firefly and my partner was going to do some Iron Man themed stuff, but we don't want to cross the picket line by doing so. Neither of us have ever been to a Comic-Con before, it's our first cosplays, so we are very much newbies at this!

HERE is what I'm talking about. We aren't members of SAG-AFTRA ourselves, just fans. We are also not content creators or influencers.

TIA for any advice/comments!

Good afternoon everyone! I am recently engaged (and am halfway between the "honeymoon" phase of being engaged and being stressed about planning a wedding lol). I want to give our wedding party a few little things for the "Will you be my ___" boxes. (I'm going to ask them first to make sure they say yes before feeling obligated to with gifts - it's just a formality).

I'm making scrunchies for the people with long hair, but am not sure what to do for people with short hair. There will be a few more things, but I want everyone to have an even amount of things. Both sides of the wedding party have multiple genders in them, so it isn't as simple as "bridesmaids" and "groomsmen". Anyways - what do y'all suggest for the people with short hair? A scrunchie isn't very relevant to them. I was thinking a small makeup pad remover would be nice to make too, but again, that doesn't apply to everyone in the party. I'm just trying to think of something little that shows how much I appreciate them!

Any suggestions? (P.s. I found a TON of yarn at a thrift store in the EXACT colors of our wedding for very cheap, so apparently some good karma is coming back to me!)

Even just typing the title is making me cry. 1 week ago, last Tuesday, we took my partner's and my cat into the emergency vet because he refused eating chicken. VERY unlike him. The few weeks beforehand I noticed he'd been acting slightly off, I felt that he was a little more lethargic but it was hard to tell. He slowly stopped eating, we thought he was on a food strike and tired of his food flavor - we tried a new food and it didn't change like usual. Then the chicken refusal and I KNEW something was wrong.

We took him in at around 9pm, and by midnight they sent us home with a serious possible diagnosis (with Charlie still at the vet). They confirmed when they called at 3:30am - Charlie had metastatic cancer, very advanced. We had days, if we were lucky weeks with him. His regular vet confirmed the diagnosis the next day. We were DEVASTATED. We spent the time taking him to his favorite places, giving him his favorite foods, and loving on him as much as possible. This past Sunday he declined very quickly and we decided at-home euthanasia was the best option. Charlie passed away at 5:07pm on 5/7/23 very peacefully and on his favorite blanket (a blanket I am literally still not done crocheting for my friend - he loved it so much. He would play with the yarn as I made it and curl up on the finished parts. I told my friend I have to keep this one and I'll make her a new one.)

This is my first pet that has really been mine, not a family pet, that has passed. I am so incredibly heartbroken. He was only 8, about to turn 9 years old (estimate as he was a rescue). I was always worried about my 12yo dog passing, because he's much older, and never even worried about Charlie. I always called him my sweet darling. As he was slipping away I told him he could rest now. I'm glad he's not in pain anymore. I am in immense amounts of emotional pain. I just keep saying "I don't understand"..... this week life has been very cruel. I can't believe how fast it all happened. We went from fine and happy to a losing a family member in less than a week.

VIDEO of Charlie at a local trailhead loving the outdoors. This was one of his last few days with us - he loved exploring so we took him out and he had a blast. You can rest now my baby - it doesn't have to hurt anymore.

I'm not really sure how to phrase the title - but this is a fairly unique post for this sub I'm guessing. Background:

My (26F) partner (27M) and I have been dating for 6+ years now. We've lived together for about 5 of those years. We are ready to get engaged and married and have decided we want to spend the rest of our lives together. We also have a dog and cat together (*technically* the dog is mine and the cat is his, but that's more logistical for who takes care of which pet's bills and chores - they're both our babies).

My partner was going to propose to me today - he told me he would in the first 6 months of this year (I'm impatient lol he gave me a timeline so I'd stop asking) and I was suspicious it was today earlier this week. On Tuesday evening we took our cat to the emergency vet and found out he has stage 4 cancer. He likely has days left, weeks if we're lucky. We are SO heartbroken. It's very advanced so we've decided to just make him as comfortable and happy as possible until it's time to make that final appointment.

I told my partner that I suspected he would propose at the dinner this Friday (now today) and that we shouldn't worry about it, let's cancel the reservation for the restaurant, we have more important things going on. He admitted he was going to propose that day and agreed we'd wait. Here's where I'm conflicted...

I honestly don't know how much I care about a special proposal. I did for a while, but lately I've just been thinking something simple would be nice (even before our cat got sick). Today I'm thinking about it and I'm heartbroken to not have an engagement photo session with our cat (and of course dog) - I always imagined having photos of our whole little family there. Waiting a few months and not having him in the photos is making me cry just thinking about it. I'm considering telling my partner that he should just propose - like literally in our apartment or whatever. Nothing big. That way we can take those engagement photos. However, I recognize that I'm very emotional right now about our cat, and just wanted to get second opinions I guess.

I feel a bit crazy thinking it, but I just want to spend the rest of my life with him. That doesn't change with a big or small proposal. I'm heartbroken that our little family is going to be one smaller soon, and part of me would rather have those photos and memories with the whole family than a "nice" proposal. But maybe I'm just too emotional and should wait. I'm going to discuss it with my partner as well when he's off work but just wanted some other opinions. Am I crazy, or does it make sense? I truly do not think I would be upset by a "small" proposal, I just feel like life is too fragile right now.