The First Week Without Henry

What a very long week. . .

Thank you to everyone who has reached out to us over the past week in regard to Henry's death. It is so nice to know that so many of you care about us and understand what it means to lose a pet. We are very lucky to have you all in our lives. SMS and I are understandably responding differently to this challenge but we are doing a good job of supporting each other.

Here's a recap of the week -- I didn't take nearly enough photos:

Monday
We had a visit from our friend Miss Wit. It's a always good to see a friend from New York.

Tuesday
I spent some time with K&M and little Ava.
















Wednesday
I was supposed to use Wednesday to look for jobs, but I have had enough nibbles recently to slow down on that front. That is to say, I have totally lost my motivation to find a job because jobs finally seem to be finding me. Fingers crossed!

Thursday
I had lunch and spent the afternoon with some old camp friends. (I didn't take pictures, I don't know what's wrong with me!) It was a lovely day at The Grove with N and E. I have really been enjoying reconnecting via Facebook thanks to N's camp group.

SMS and I didn't do anything special for V-Day but we did get to visit with Miss Witt some and hang out at her uncle's lovely house in the Pacific Palisades.

Friday
I played chaufer to L on Friday taking her to an audition in Santa Monica and then lunch with N at the very cool Bergamot Station and then to LAX. It was a truely lovely day and I can't beleive I didn't take any pics. Especially since L looked so hot!

SMS and I celebrated a late V-Day at Max on Ventura. It was a pleasant surprise as I had heard it had gone down hill recently. SMS' special fish dish was just ok but my filet was really good! We stopped off at Humphrey's on the way home -- yum!

Saturday
I took a walk with my "new friend" T and then SMS and I had dinner in Silverlake with our friend A. It was a lovely night -- no pics. Oy.

Sunday
SMS and I hiked in Calabasas today.






























Mae is still adjusting to life without Henry. . . She is still crying a lot and looking for her brother. She has become incredibly clingy and very love-y, which is nice for us, but sad in a way, too. We wonder if in time she will go back to being her old independent self or, if in actuality, she has always wanted this much attention but couldn't ask for it because Henry, though he was small, took up so much space. It's almost as if she held back and let him get all the attention he needed in the short time he had with us knowing that she would be here for the long haul. (As I am writing this she is climbing into my lap making it hard to type, but I love it!)