Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day #blogboost

So today is day 8 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge.  It is also "Take Your Teddy Bear to Work" day.  All my life I have loved stuffed animals and have collected them.  I have grown attached to quite a few.  The best job I ever had was working at Carowinds (an amusement park on the NC/SC border).  One of the shops I was assigned to work in sold almost nothing but stuffed animals.  I loved working there.  A few might have even made their way home with me courtesy of the employees discount.

But one bear outshines all the other teddy bears that have come through my life.  Shortly after my husband went full time in the Army Reserves, he had to go on a trip the same weekend as our actual wedding anniversary.  It was heart breaking to say the least to be apart.  I forget where this conference was - it may have been in Arizona, New Mexico or Texas (or perhaps somewhere else).  He has taken so many trips I can't keep them all straight after 10 years of active duty service.

But getting back to the point, while on this trip he was with the commander of the other unit in our building.  She was his commander prior to him going active duty.  So we knew each other fairly well.  While they had some down time at the conference they ended up at a mall.  My husband found a "Build-a-Bear Workshop" and knew he had to get me a bear.  He even had them put a push button in that says, "I love you!"  He knew this would be exactly the gift to get me.  And he was absolutely right.  I loved him for getting me that bear.  The bear lives on our bed and keeps me company every time he has to travel.  It reminds me of how much he loves me.

 So while I do not work outside the home, a lot of my day is spent in my bedroom since my desk and resources are in here, I spend much of my day with my bear while my husband is at work.  My husband is not only the love of my life, he also is my best friend.  I have the privilege of saying we have been married for over 22 years now.