Saying goodbye today...

We've had our girl for 8 years now. I found her at the pound and the first thing she did when I sat down was sit in my lap. I knew instantly she was to be mine. She has been through nearly everything with us. Our first apartment, buying a house with a yard for her, watching the kids in our family grow, then watch ours grow with the birth of our son last year.

She started getting sick last week and has slowly succumbed to kidney failure. Today is the day we have to say goodbye to her.

It's just happened so incredibly fast and we were hoping the antibiotics and the weekend would have bought us more time.. a second chance. Just more time to let her know that we still love her, we just had to shift priorities. I think I will always feel guilty for not always being kind to her.

I just wanted to share her beauty with the world. The first picture is of her today, enjoy the sunshine that she loves oh so much. The second one is the very first time I met her. The last one is my favorite picture of her and I can just see how much she loved us. I hope she can rest easy in a quiet place and know that we will always love her.