Ellen's+Snapshot+Memory

I was completely shocked the day I found out that I was getting a puppy. On my mom's birthday, three years ago, my parents told my sister and I that we were going to the Butterfly Pavilion. But when we got there, I knew immediately that we weren't at the Butterfly Pavilion. We walked down a windy path to a small area of grass. In that small area was a pen full of little black and white balls of puppies racing around, yelping every once in a while. My face lit up with joy, because right then I was 100% positive that I was getting a puppy. We looked at all of them, not really knowing which one to pick. They all looked so angelic! Then, I saw her. Just sitting there, her big brown eyes pleading to be taken. I just couldn't resist. It was as if something had sparked. I had never felt quite like that before. And so I cradled her in my lap all the way home.