10 years ago, I was living a boring married life and had a cat. One day I went to PetsMart to get cat litter. Little did I know going in that my life would change forever. I would go in seeking cat litter, but would come out with a friendship. A friendship that would be more fulfilling and last longer than any other I have ever had. It would even outlast the marriage and the wife!
The local shelter in Raleigh NC had taken dogs to PetsMart in a last ditch effort to get them adopted before being euthenised. When I walked in, Blackstone was laying down in the middle of a wire pen in the entrance way. He was the only dog in it. In some strange way that matted, hairy dog caught my eye. I walked him around the parking lot and from the very beginning we had made a great connection. In retrospect I think we connected because we were going thru the same things at the same time. He had been put up for adoption by a family who no longer loved him, and I was in a loveless marriage. We were 2 wayward souls looking for a friend. And in each other we found that friendship.
Fast forward 10 years, 5 moves and countless broken hearts, and we find ourselves at the final chapter of our relationship. As I look at the empty space beside my bed where he has slept every nite, I realize that I am not really losing my friend. He may not be here physically anymore, but his influence on my life will be with me forever.
Good Nite Stonebone. I love you!
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