Missing my gentle giant.

Spent the morning on my patio drinking my coffee and watching the squirrels run around when the tears started to flow. One of Sparta's favorite activities was Squirrel Watching. 115 lbs of sweet boy. So gentle even the wildlife felt safe around him. I wish I had a clearer picture, but he used to to chill and watch the squirrels for hours.

It has almost been a year big guy. I think about you more and more as we come closer to Christmas Eve, the day you were diagnosed with leukemia. I try to think of you as my happy boy, and I do... most of the time. But as we come around the holiday season, everything is overshadowed by my loss of you. I wish I could skip those 17 days of your rapid decline. From a happy healthy senior to almost immediately needing end of life care. I wish we had a few more years. I love you Sparta Bear. More than I was ever able to show you. Thank you, for everything you were.