{"id":59378,"date":"2017-10-04T16:48:37","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T21:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/?p=59378"},"modified":"2017-10-05T14:35:33","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T19:35:33","slug":"teddy-gone-one-month-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2017\/10\/04\/teddy-gone-one-month-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Teddy is gone one month today….."},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi friends, I cannot believe today is one month that my sweet Teddy is gone. Tonight,\u00a0 I pause and take a brief break from design, my shop, all things pretty and want to make it all about Teddy. There are good days and bad.\u00a0 Some days I swear I think I hear him barking or convince myself that I can hear him trying to get my attention. I still find myself saving little remnants of meals for the “Teddy reserve” just out of habit. I still have his dog bowls exactly in the spot they have always been and just cannot bring myself to move them though I tear up often when I see them.<\/p>\n

I get weepy just walking into my breakfast room and haven’t had a meal there since. I kiss his box of ashes every single day and say a little prayer that he is happy, frolicking and meeting and making all kinds of new friends (I have no doubt about that one). And yes sometimes, I even talk to him:)<\/p>\n

We are having a party this Sat. and just knowing he will not be there to greet our guests as he always did makes me teary…he LOVED a party and got so excited with all the commotion and really lapped up the attention he got from everyone. He literally pepped up at the very thought that a party was about to happen, he could sense the energy in the home change, music got cranked up, food was all over the place, flowers were being put together….he loved every minute and the excitement was visible!<\/p>\n

I can barely even look at my backyard without “seeing” him running around doing what he loved best. Almost everything in this house makes me think of him and this part is one of the hardest lingering aftereffects of his passing.<\/p>\n

There are a lot of new norms that are really hard for me and I know all those are among them….I know this is a process and takes time. I know that so many of you have gone through this and have offered such sage advice and wonderful support. Cannot even properly tell you what that has meant. I read over the post I wrote announcing that he has passed away and all of your many many comments, as I read it, I welled up over feeling the love and kindness from so many I have never met.<\/p>\n

My house feels very empty and pretty lonely without him in it. It was so hard when my youngest went to college and I realized I was alone then I looked and saw sweet little Teddy and knew I was not alone afterall. My buddy got me through that difficult adjustment, but boy when he<\/em> left…..it really hit me. Hard.<\/p>\n

I never expected the pain to run this deep…the sadness to come over me as fast as it leaves. I said it on that post on Sept. 8th that he will forever live in my heart and not a day will go by without honoring him in some small or big way. He was so loved and gave so much back to us. I will always feel like the lucky one to have had him in my life for 13 years.<\/p>\n

He was such a good sport, embraced all the seasons with me, dressed up for the holidays even when he felt ridiculous in an ugly Christmas sweater, had to sport the silly Elf hat\u00a0 or the corny “Rufferee jersey” I made him wear, lol…..he went along with my shenanigans like a real sport.\u00a0 Today is a picture tribute to my most beloved Teddy….hope you are resting in peace my sweet boy:) Take it away Teddy…….<\/p>\n

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That last picture melts my heart and really captures the essence of Teddy…..he was the cutest! Such a good sport, always hamming it up for the camera and ready for all seasons! Thank you for being by my side as I have gotten through this difficult month.<\/p>\n

Never was I more grateful for the gift of my blog and later on my shop which has kept me so busy and fills my every waking hour. It’s been a blessing in so many ways, but to have it to keep me busy and focus my energies on has been a true godsend.\u00a0 But,\u00a0 of course the ultimate gift is getting to connect with so many of you from all around the world…for this I am most grateful. I know Teddy has crossed over that rainbow bridge and is having a ball!<\/p>\n

And big news!!<\/strong> This was the perfect time to announce the presale for the “Teddy bowl”, many of you have been waiting and this was a labor of love. The presale just started Thursday morning! Click here to see.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Thank you for stopping in, wishing everyone a wonderful evening, please give your pets an extra hug today from me and if you don’t have a pet hug a loved one:) Until next time…….<\/p>\n

And in the spirit of Teddy and all the wonderful doggies\/pets out there, today and tomorrow all Staffordshire dogs are an extra 15% off!\u00a0 Click here to see sale.<\/span><\/a> Use code DOGSALE<\/p>\n

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Hi friends, I cannot believe today is one month that my sweet Teddy is gone. Tonight,\u00a0 I pause and take a brief break from design, my shop, all things pretty and want to make it all about Teddy. There are good days and bad.\u00a0 Some days I swear I think I hear him barking or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[2782,2781,1830],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59378"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59378"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59475,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59378\/revisions\/59475"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}