Happy Heavenly Birthday To My Forever Soul Dog

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Happy Heavenly Birthday to my forever soul dog, Rocky. He would be 15 today. It is unfortunately the second birthday in 15 years that he is not here with me to celebrate. The picture below is on his 13th birthday in December 2022 …. I never would have dreamed that this was the last celebration we would get together.

Rocky & I were basically attached at the hip so it’s been very difficult for me in 2023 & now this year to go through the holidays & his birthday with him no longer with me. But as we always did for his birthday, I went to Starbucks to get him his annual Pup Cup & then went to his most favorite park that overlooked Lake Michigan. I have to keep the tradition going because it brought me joy seeing how much he enjoyed the pup cups & going to this particular park.

There isn’t a day that goes by where I don’t think of Rocky or mention him as if he were still alive with me, there’s also not a day that goes by where I don’t miss him.

Rocky was my first (& only) dog I’ve owned in my adult life on my own & he gave me 13 phenomenal years on earth. I would have given 20 years off my life to get one more week with him.

I loved when he’d get the zoomies when I’d get home from dinner telling him that a certain individual told me to give him extra belly rubs & cuddles. I’ll never forget six days before he passed away, I told him I was going to dinner to hopefully see the individual & he walked to the front door with me trying to go along as if to say “I want my belly rubs & cuddles now!”

I’ll forever cherish all the times he made me laugh – & there were plenty of those times.

I know Rocky is looking out for me. How do I know that? Because the Packers are 2-0 in 2023 & 2024 when they play on the 24th (Rocky passed on March 24, 2023).

I sure do wish heaven had visiting hours. I don’t know how many tomorrow’s I have left (none of us do), but there will be a huge void in my life each day without Rocky.

Happy Heavenly Birthday my baby boy.