In Loving Memory

Today is a good day. It's one of the most beautiful days that we have had in New York in a long time! Temperature is perfect, the sun is out, the humidity is low, it's not overly polluted with noise. Toulouse's remains came home today.

He passed April 18, 2008, from kidney failure. It was one of the hardest things I have ever had to do in my life, putting him to rest, but his quality of life was completely diminished, and he was suffering horribly. He went silently, not even knowing who I was.

Oh how I miss my little monkey. He was my shadow for 12 years, and not a day goes by that I don't think of him. I feel like sometimes I see him around the house, out of the corner of my eye, like he never left, but it is just my mind playing tricks on me. He was with me through 3 cities, numerous loves, numerous heartbreaks, much loss, much gain, and always was there, loving unconditionally, no matter how annoying he could be sometimes. It takes a lot to live in my crazy world, and he never once tried to escape! I kid. He did try. But unsuccessfully. He had no thumbs, so he couldn't open the door.

Where ever he is, whatever he is doing, I hope that he is happy and healthy, playing, eating all his favorite foods, and most of all, I hope he knows how much he was loved, and that he is thought of often. Rest in peace, TouTou.