Peta Murgatroyd Reveals Plans for Baby No. 2 With Maksim Chmerkovskiy (Exclusive)

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Val Chmerkovskiy Opens Up About His Dog Anastasia’s Death: ‘She Brought So Much Happiness’

https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/val-chmerkovskiy-opens-up-about-his-dogs-sudden-death/

Val Chmerkovskiy Opens Up About His Dog’s Sudden Death

 Val Chmerkovskiy reflected on the unexpected death of his dog, Anastasia, whom he shared with fiancee Jenna Johnson — see more

 Val Chmerkovskiy and fiancée Jenna Johnson are mourning the loss of their sweet puppy, Anastasia, who died on August 15.

 Chmerkovskiy, 32, opened up about the difficult loss while speaking to Us Weekly on Thursday, August 23. “I’ve been kind of going back and forth between seeing the bigger picture of life, you know, ‘life goes on,’ and at the same time, I kind of confront that thought and say, ‘Look, it’s all relative.’ You know? You love the things that you love and it’s relative to you,” he told Us at Victoria Arlen’s Locked in book launch and screening in Los Angeles. “So, relative to me, she brought so much happiness to me and really changed my perspective on a lot of things. I didn’t grow up with dogs, I never experienced that love that you can have for an animal, so this was new. And again, the permanence of death is also really frightening and scary and how it came out of nowhere, so it’s definitely [been] a week-and-a-half for me.”

 The Ukraine native added that “time heals all and keeps it moving and that’s what’s most humbling about this whole thing. It’s very devastating and there’s nothing I can do now.”

 Johnson, 24, revealed via Instagram on August 16 that Anastasia, who appears to be a small brown poodle mix, “unexpectedly passed away”Opens a New Window.one day earlier and the Dancing With the Stars pros were “in complete and utter shock.”

 The So You Think You Can Dance alum then penned a heartfelt letter to the late pup. “To my sweet baby girl… thank you for officially making us family. You made it there 3 of us. You had a very adventurous life! You went on two different tours, you traveled the country, you went on set, you refused to sleep anywhere but my face, you had a big crush on Daddy, your sassy energy was contagious and you brought immense joy into our lives,” she captioned a series of photos of the canine. “We treated you like our baby cause you definitely were. I wish you could have been a flower girl at our wedding, but I know you’ll be there in spirit. Go bark at everyone and everything and run round in heaven my love. We love and miss you so much.” 
 

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@Meryl_Davis: Shows 2 & 3 today here in Yokohama for #FriendsonIce ⛸🇯🇵

 
Friends on Ice 2018 backstage with Charlie White, Shoma Uno, Meryl Davis, Takahito Mura and more(From Charlie White’s Instagramstory

 
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2018 Friends on Ice cast (Shizuka’s twitter)Source:twitter.com

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Good afternoon from the West Coast!

It has finally beginning to feel like summer is slowly moving into fall.  High temps still in the low-80’s but at least the nites are cooling a bit more.  This morning was the first day in months that the thermostat in the house read 77 degrees when I got up at 6a.m.!!!!  We haven’t needed the AC in over a week with doors and windows open and the prevailing sea breeze moving the air around.  I’m sure we will have some super hot days in September and October....that’s always the way it goes!!!

This morning was the first day for Brazilian Embroidery class after the summer break....and it was soooo exciting to see everyone and have a chance to catch up!!!  I never knew how much I missed those lovely Golden Girls!!!  The eldest, who drives herself from Los Angeles every week, is 94!!!!  She is an amazing woman with such an interesting story to tell.  My long-time friend and I are the “kids” in the class!!!    . Most of them are in their 80s but there is another lady who is also in her 90’s, but you would NEVER know it!!  So much to listen to and learn from them!

So it has been confirmed that the Voices of Hope will appear in the AGT Semi-Finals on September 4th—-and I plan to be there with my SIL!!!. Very excited for that show....which I’m sure they will have to videotape prior to the live show due to time constraints.  Putting up and taking down the risers takes too much time for the live broadcast.

The VOH cast had a party at Boomer’s mini-golf and arcade over the weekend.  It was hosted by the philanthropists who support the choir.  Kids had a blast and other customers who noticed the Voices of Hope t-shirts they were wearing stopped to talk to them!  Pretty cool!!

I’m off to a quilt “thing” this evening so need to get something together for supper.

Hope everyoneis well and enjoying the last days prior to Labor Day!

XOXOXO