Wolf House

Prelude

Welcome to our home! For almost 12 years we shared our lives with a beautiful animal who lived alongside us through the thick and thin of life in the most transformational period, a handsome Siberian Husky named Titan, whom we nicknamed Wolf of Texas for his wolf-like appearance and coloring, as he was born in Texas and lived there for the first 8 years.

Sadly, as we closed on and moved into this house, he was no longer with us, and it happened as we were emerging from a very difficult period in our lives. Within just a few short weeks, one of us left his job after more than nine years and started a vastly different new one. During that same period, we lost Titan in a rapid sequence of events, sold our previous house, bought this one, and moved between them. One of us also had to undergo a crippling ankle surgery, all while anxiously monitoring a war between Iran and Israel that affected our families, during which one of our parents suffered a heart attack due to stress.

As life would have it, we didn’t expect any of this, especially the way Titan left. We knew he was getting older, but we were hoping he would stick around a bit longer so he could enjoy the new house in a comfortable setting, in a climate and nature more aligned to him. But cancer has no mercy. At the end of a late spring day in 2025, as we returned home from a celebratory dinner, we found him deteriorating rapidly. Within less than 24 hours, a devastating sequence of events forced us to help relieve him from his agonizing pain, as cancer had metastasized throughout his abdomen and a tumor ruptured inside him.

At only 6 weeks old, we held him in our arms and stared into his eyes, and that was the beginning of a beautiful, eventful, and unique friendship that took us between houses, cities, and states. That early Monday morning of a hot spring day, we had to stare into the same eyes as they faded away forever, and say goodbye.

They say highlights of your life will blink before your eyes right before death, and we're almost certain that moment will be among the major highlights when our time comes. We’ve tried to mask his loss, but the pain still cuts very deep in our souls, and we miss him a lot. He had become an integral part of our lives, routines, personality, and identity. He went beyond being a pet or a friend and taught us many lessons we might never have learned otherwise, lessons that helped us survive the brutal journey of being first-generation immigrants from Iran with no roots, all without him ever speaking a single word. He was the only family we had here.

So as we are slowly stepping out of this long, dark tunnel and literally standing up to walk again, and as we work to set up our new home, we are making it a tribute to him. Because from the moment he entered our lives, he made our houses feel like a home, and he was present in every place we called Wolf House. This is the first house we bought without him present. He was there at the very beginning of our relationship and was an integral part of our bonding, something central that we shared together. He passed away only a few weeks before moving into this house, but we picked it with him in mind, and it’s extremely painful to know he couldn’t live in it and experience it.

So here is Wolf House, a tribute to Titan, lovely Wolf of Texas, our best friend, whom we hope we can see again on the other side of the bridge sooner rather than later.

We ask two things of you, as fellow human beings, for your own well-being and happiness, and for the world around you. First, for you to please be kind to animals. Among the many lessons we’ve learned in life, one clear pattern emerges across successful, prosperous, and happy nations, cultures, and communities: how they treat animals. We were fortunate enough to volunteer at a government animal shelter in North Texas and witness the depth of pain and suffering animals go through in our world, while also witnessing the extent of kindness and character humans express to outweigh the negative impact of others on these innocent creatures. Second, to take a moment in life to appreciate those you love and enjoy every moment you have with them. Life is a beautiful yet fragile phenomenon and loss can leave all of us with permanent regrets about moments we may have missed. When put in perspective, we realize the best parts of our lives are the short moments we share with love and simple things, even when we don’t have much. Among the best periods of our lives is the short few months when we had our families here with Titan in 2023, when we finally experienced what we had worked and dreamed for years, something we can never have again.

The House

We picked Wolf House and designed it with our character and stories in mind, using our very own style and backgrounds coming from technology and architecture. Wolf House has a modern northwestern architecture, and is situated in the heart of nature, between dense forest and water, on a hill, representing our love for all these elements in nature as well as our modern and minimalistic style.

Inside, Wolf House is decorated and styled with objects, artwork, plants, and colors that combine our Persian heritage, American patriotic identity, and love for Japanese culture. We have tried to combine these elements in a seamless way so you can transition between them smoothly as you navigate around the house, while also taking a peek into photos of our family and Titan himself.

Tributes

In addition to having his photos and name fingerprinted around the house, there are a couple of tributes explicitly dedicated to Titan inside Wolf House.

Titan’s Bonsai

If you’re lucky, and if conditions allow it to remain indoors, you’ll find a bonsai welcoming you on the console at the main entrance. During the first week after moving in, as we were driving back to the house and we were burning in pain from Titan’s loss, we stumbled upon a bonsai expert selling these elegant and exquisite plants in our town. We stopped by and immediately connected to this specific bonsai and its shape, and decided to bring it home and raise it in memory of our old friend. The translation of the writing on the planter to English is “Sail On.” Titan is still sailing on in our souls, in this house, through this bonsai, and many other things he touched throughout his seemingly predetermined and basic yet impactful life, a reminder that you don’t need to be a billionaire, entrepreneur, celebrity, or doctor to change the world and impact it for the better. We look at and care for this bonsai every day to remember Titan and have him live on in physical world and our minds, and it is sitting by the door every time we leave, and right there every time we arrive, just like our beautiful boy did when he was alive.

Titan’s Memorial

At the first-floor entrance to the house from the outdoor deck, you will find a console with Titan’s picture hanging on the wall and his urn sitting on the console. We had many hopes for him to live in this house and were considering that area to be his primary place where he could easily access the big outdoor space to enjoy. But sadly, the cruelty of time and cancer took him away from us. Inside the console, you will find a few things we have kept from him, including his toys, clothes, leash, collar, and paw print.

Gone, but never forgotten.

Useful Information

Please read the information below, as it answers some common questions and provides helpful guidance.

• Our neighborhood has narrow and hilly roads shared with walkers, pets, and wildlife.
• Drive slowly at or below the speed limit to avoid accidents especially in dark or slippery conditions.
• Please do not park in our driveway or block the alley.
• We will send you a separate map of available parking spots to use.
• Two guest spots are available at the lower end of our property closer to lake which are the primary spots for smaller party guests.
• Do not park in neighbors’ driveways or directly in front of their houses.
• Ample street parking is available on the main road within walking distance. For very large events, we will provide a valet location separately to help.
• Please do not park on steep slopes: a runaway car could damage property or end up in the lake.
• We appreciate it if you could please take off your shoes inside, even if you have an extra clean pair. We’ll help store shoes, coats, and bags at the entry.
• When it comes to gathering in the kitchen during parties, we follow Persian and Japanese cultural norms rather than American ones, and consider crowding the kitchen to be inappropriate. Additionally, the layout of our kitchen makes it difficult to navigate safely with a large group present, so we kindly ask that you please refrain from entering the kitchen area unless invited.
• No smoking or vaping anywhere on or near the house.
• If in one of our outdoor areas, please keep noise to a respectful level especially in late hours.