Monday, April 23, 2012
home just isn’t the same
If you're a frequent viewer of interior design blogs, then you know there are endless, wonderful, and inspiring images of homes out there. I'm always struck by how many design blogs really don't show much "living" going on. I'm sure most of it has to do with privacy. Some young mom/designers show lots of pictures of their young kids, or babies on the way, or an arrival. But, older design bloggers, like myself - tend not to show too much of our every day lives.
When I sat down this morning to write a post, I knew I wanted to share our weekend. Record it, really. On Saturday, our sweet dog of eleven years passed away. Sushi was his name. He was a Shar Pei and lab mix (we think...). Sushi found us, or rather, he found my husband. Eleven years ago, John was at work and had just come back from lunch when he noticed a stray dog in the parking lot. The rest is history.
Our patient, loving Sushi was such a companion to us all. Like most families with dogs, they enter our lives when the kids are young and, as the kids grow up, they grow old. We sent our first child to college last fall. We had noticed how Sushi seemed to be slowing down. I remember being in college when my childhood dog passed away. In just a few weeks, I'll be driving north to pick Frank up from college, glad to have him home for the summer. We were all sad that Frank didn't have a chance to say goodbye to Sushi.
Like all busy weekends with kids, our middle son had a ballet rehearsal and our daughter had a theater rehearsal. Their shows are in just a few weeks so things have been in high gear.
And.. it was my middle son's prom night. On Saturday morning we said goodbye to our dog, our family member, with aching hearts. And on Saturday evening we celebrated Walt's 11th grade prom. He looked so young, so handsome, and full of life and future.
We, in the design world, create these spaces - obsess really. All the while, life is happening in these spaces every day. Saturday reminded me why I love design so much. It's creating the idea of home. And home is the best place on earth.
Sushi, we will miss you always.... home won't be the same without you.
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