Dear Duke, Today is your first birthday in heaven. Instead of running and gallivanting up there, you should be down here with me. You are in every step we take, everywhere we go, but it will never be the same as having you with us physically. Today, we should be taking you to McDonald’s to get your fries, we should be giving you the babybel cheese that you love so much, despite the upset it would cause on your stomach. We should be taking a nice walk around the building and greeting our neighbors and saying our hellos. I should be giving you kisses, and playing hide-and-seek with you. I should be cuddling you on the bed and listening to you snort as you roll over and take up all the space... You should be turning seven years old today, Duke. Seven. You’re still a baby! I wish I had more memories to create with you. More places to take you. More mud puddles for you to roll in... Duke, I miss you so much. Your cats miss you so much. But I know you are up there with your gwams, eating all the steak your big heart desires... Happy 7th Birthday, my Dukers. #doggoduke https://www.instagram.com/p/B81aeTglo2r/?igshid=z8xbuv8f9ihi