Today, in all the excitement about the property and the new house I couldn't help but think of Scruffy, our "Little Guy" and our first dog as a married couple. We lost him to liver cancer back in December.
I had envisioned our life in Michigan for so long before it actually came to be, and it always included Scruffy. Now here we are, and he's gone. Those of you that know me well, know how attached to Scruffy I was... I always said if you could have a soul mate type of connection with an animal; he was mine. It was so important to me that he get to Michigan with us (and secretly I feared we'd lose him before we made it up here). He did make it up here with us, but only for a few short months.
With our recent move, new jobs, the addition of Rilee, new property and soon new house... I started thinking about how much our life has changed... how we've started anew. It's good, it's exciting, and it's our dream... but I miss some of the things from our "past" life... and when I think of our life in Ohio it will be where I place my thoughts of Scruffy (and Nikki, our second dog). Those thoughts reminded me what a GREAT dog Scruffy was and how much I miss him! There's a place in my heart where he will always be...
I had envisioned our life in Michigan for so long before it actually came to be, and it always included Scruffy. Now here we are, and he's gone. Those of you that know me well, know how attached to Scruffy I was... I always said if you could have a soul mate type of connection with an animal; he was mine. It was so important to me that he get to Michigan with us (and secretly I feared we'd lose him before we made it up here). He did make it up here with us, but only for a few short months.
With our recent move, new jobs, the addition of Rilee, new property and soon new house... I started thinking about how much our life has changed... how we've started anew. It's good, it's exciting, and it's our dream... but I miss some of the things from our "past" life... and when I think of our life in Ohio it will be where I place my thoughts of Scruffy (and Nikki, our second dog). Those thoughts reminded me what a GREAT dog Scruffy was and how much I miss him! There's a place in my heart where he will always be...
You brought a tear to my eye this morning with the picture of our granddoggie, Scruffy. I find that I miss him too. Mom V.
ReplyDeleteYou're not alone in your grief and your thoughts of Scruffy. The kids will from time to time make a little comment about him. Even though they didn't see him much they remember him and I think miss him too. Animals can bring such a special joy to our lives that really can't compare to anything else. But they also bring a unique kind of saddness too when they're gone. I found it kind of odd that not long after Scruffy passed I lost my Gypsy too after 12 long years. I felt that same soul mate connection with her. There will never be another dog that will mean quite what she meant to me. So just know you're not alone in dealing with your grief because I'm going through it too.
ReplyDeleteI miss him too.
ReplyDeleteAnnie
Me too.
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