Thor’s Celebration of Life

Welp, it happened! I hosted my very first, hamster, “Celebration of Life”.

It was nice. And lovely to have a real, event, to mark the occasion and feel like I honored little Thor for all that he was.

I wish I would have, could have, done this for my other hamsters. They died in a time when I was still heavily avoiding people, thanks to COVID, and also, a bit displaced as I bounced around from job to job.

I buried my first five hamsters at my parent’s house, underneath some rhododendrons in their garden. Finding time, between working 2+ jobs and feeling so sad every time I thought about their deaths really made me delay their burials. I feel like I did it hastily, trying hard not to cry and just get it over with.

Having a party, in this case, really did help me feel closure. “Closure” - in the sense that I feel content, happy with the life he had with me, happy with the moments I had with him, accepting the fact that his life has come to an end and now he lives in my garden & memories.

I’ll definitely be doing this in the future, and I’ll definitely be getting more Custom grave stones from Innodove on Etsy! How cute is it!?

I only wish I had purchased some sort of sealant for the grave. Next time maybe I’ll get a spray or something from the hardware store. So far, the grave has held up well though, even in LOTs of rain!

This was the photo I sent Innodove to base the grave on. I think it turned out pretty well, considering i’s not the easiest photo to pull from. In the future I’ll have better photos of my hams now that I’ve invested in a fancy camera.

Rest in peace, little love.