It is with a heavy, broken heart 💔 that I announce Moses has passed away today. He was 14 years old. He leaves behind 3 human caretakers, who never knew that one of the greatest loves of their lives would be a kind and gentle 4-legged soul with a big warm smile and the brownest eyes. We met Moses 12 years ago. He was a rescue. They hadn’t gone in that day to get him. They saw him being beat up in the corner by other dogs. So they took him with the others they saved that day. He was a bit, okay a lot, hairier than we expected but his rescuers must have saw something in hubs and I as they called us the next day and asked when we would pick him up 🙂. Adding him to our family would be the best decision of our lives. He had a knack for meeting people in our neighborhood. He introduced us to so many people. Friendships were formed because of his gentle manner. Moses was loved by all who met him. He even coaxed a nervous kitchen contractor, who was afraid of dogs into loving him by the
365 days ago it was Friday, the 13th. It was also, my 13th wedding anniversary. It was the day the President declared a National Emergency. It was also the day school closed for 365 days straight. It was the day I lost my job in an uber going to my anniversary dinner in downtown. It was the first time I ate in a trendy LA restaurant that was completely empty except for the 5 us who couldn’t cancel our travel reservations. It was the day I brought Lysol wipes to the hotel room to wipe everything down before settling in. It was a day that was supposed to be fun but instead was one of the weirdest days that went on to become a weird year. And it’s not over yet, even weirder. During that year I checked off some unexpected items on an unexpected global pandemic checklist l, such as: I’ve never been unemployed for 365 days before ✅ Never used an iPad to log my kid into school for 365 days. ✅ Never thought Disneyland would close for 365+ days. ✅ Never thought movie thea