saying good-bye to a best friend...

Thursday, November 20, 2008


saying good-bye to a best friend...
Current mood: heartbroken

Saying good bye is hard, and to be honest something I have never mastered. Last night was the first night with out our dog Isa. We are moving into a smaller place this weekend and we wanted her to have more than we were able to give her. She went to a great home, and is getting taken care of, actually spoiled!
Last night I found myself crying myself to sleep going over all the times we had with Isa. The day that we brought her home in feet of snow back in Bend, OR. The camping trips she kept us warm on and was our entertainment back in OR. Taking her everywhere we went except work back in OR oh did she love that. Then our move to CA she looked backwards over half of the 18 hour move South. Then while I was on bed rest the last few months of my pregnancy, she literally lived on my stomach at all hours of the day. Then when we brought Paisley home it all changed. We were unfortunately not the best dog parents anymore, primarily focusing on Pais. We took her to dog parks and walked her every once in awhile. Then once Pais was old enough to get around, Isa followed her everywhere. My favorite moments and most missed are the ones just watching Isa and Paisley run around the house giggling and playing together. They were suddenly best friends. Even though we know Isa had a love hate relationship with Pais. We don't blame her though since Pais did take her place in a way. Yet she was still so good with everyone. There was never a dog or human that she didn't love and want all of their attention. She gave us a sense of security. She was a lap dog at heart and she wouldn't even hurt a fly.
In all, we loved her very deeply and still do, she just won't be living with us anymore. She has already left a huge void in our home and hearts. We will attempt to find a new pet as a Christmas present for Pais to fill some of this void. It will be big shoes to fill though.
Time will heal all wounds, and like everything, this too shall pass. I am doing what I can to comfort myself and my family during this heartbreaking transition. Please pray for our hearts and more importantly Isa to be comforted through this huge transition that she is going through and that her new family will make her feel even more loved then we ever could.
Isa we love you and will forever miss you more then you will ever know. Love, Jason Traci and Paisley