{"id":62004,"date":"2017-12-14T07:18:54","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T12:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/?p=62004"},"modified":"2017-12-14T07:36:46","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T12:36:46","slug":"birthday-today-post-dedicated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.enchantedhome.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/14\/birthday-today-post-dedicated\/","title":{"rendered":"It’s my birthday today and this post is dedicated to…."},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello, it’s my birthday today! I am choosing today to celebrate being alive another year, being healthy and having the love of friends and family around me. In this tumultuous world we live in, that is practically hitting the jackpot. There are plenty of things that are not so perfect, as in everyone’s life but I am one to see the glass half full and if there’s an ache or pain I don’t talk about, in my world, it makes it practically nonexistent, lol. So today is about happiness, love, celebration and positivity.<\/p>\n

I am taking the day (well, most of it) off to do a little celebrating in very cold NYC today. I am grateful for many things today, not the least of which is you, my wonderful loyal readers and customers…thank you, I feel so lucky to be virtually celebrating with thousands of new friends from all over the world!! To give back I am doing a little giveaway, you can read about it at the bottom of this post.<\/p>\n

I want to dedicate this birthday post to the best birthday present that I ever received…..Teddy. We had put a deposit on him 15 years ago this week and he was flown to us in January, what an unbelievable gift he was to me and my entire family.<\/p>\n

To say I miss him immensely would be a serious understatement, not a single day goes by that I don’t think of him several times during the day. Just writing this post makes me well up. It is still hard to believe he is gone and when I think of how much he suffered those last few months, it breaks my heart. He was 100 pounds of pure sweetness and goodness. When people ask if or why I will get another one, I say I am really not ready and I am not.<\/p>\n

I was in Target the other day and walked past the aisle where they sell all the cute little getups for dogs for the holidays, a place I always picked things up from bunny ears, to elf hats to even an ugly Christmas sweater one year and he always obliged:) It made me cry knowing he was gone, so there are still reminders that make his passing very real and of course very sad. But his dog bowls remain where they always have, as a reminder of the love and joy he filled our home with.<\/p>\n

To me, he is irreplaceable and I just don’t know that I want to go through that deep,wrenching sadness that I felt for so long and on occasion still do. So today is just a day to celebrate being the big “5 3” yikes, I am creeping up there but feel more like 35:) And its also a day to pay tribute to my best friend who I\u00a0 know is up there celebrating with me and doing a little happy dance, the one who was always such a good sport about letting me dress him up for whatever occasion might have been happening! Miss you Teddy, my partner in crime and one who always went along with my shenanigans even with an occasional eye roll or two:)<\/p>\n

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Thanks for stopping in, and for following along. I treasure my blog followers, loyal customers and all those I have met on this fun j0urney of blogging. To show my thanks I want to offer a birthday giveaway!<\/p>\n

BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY-<\/span><\/h2>\n

Just\u00a0 leave a comment on this post and you will be in the running for\u00a0 surprise birthday box filled with a few Enchanted Home goodies that I promise will not disappoint:)<\/p>\n

That’s a wrap for today, now am off to go and start doing a little celebrating:) Until next time.<\/p>\n

PS\u00a0 Ornaments and holiday gift wrap sale<\/strong> (which is spectacular) is\u00a0 still going out all day today! Not too late to get yours with days to spare for Christmas….offering expedited shipping for further locales. Click here for details.<\/span><\/strong><\/a> You can also call or email-<\/p>\n

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