“Goodbye Old Friend”
Wednesday, 20 January 2010 00:00
There are so many things that make being here in Winnipeg amazing, but there are also things that make being here hard. One difficulty that I have had to face while being here in Winnipeg is the fact that life at home keeps moving forward with leaps and bounds. I wish that it could remain the same, but sadly that isn’t the case. This reality has hit me hard in the last week or so, because back home a dog that my family has had for 15 years had to be put down. I’ve known this dog basically my whole life, which make it that much harder to face the reality that she’s gone. I’ve grown up with her, and she was part of my family.
When I left home in August to come to Beautiful Unique Girl I knew that there was a possibility that I would never see her again, because at that point there was a chance she would get put down before the winter. However, as the winter came, she was doing alright so when I went home at Christmas and I got to see her again. It made me hope that maybe she would make it till June and I would get to see her again when the program finishes. Then all of a sudden she just took a turn for the worse and had to be put down on January 15th, 2010. It broke my heart to know that she was put down, and everyone else in my family got to see her either that day, or in the few days prior. The last time I had seen her was at Christmas.
I wish that my life at home could have remained the same and I could just pick up where I left off, and that she would still be waiting for me when I get home from Beautiful Unique Girl in June. However, the new reality is that when I get home, I’ll never she her lying on her mat in front of the door, or getting under foot, or just laying on the deck waiting for someone to take pity on her and sit and pet her. Looking back at all of the years I had with her, I’ve realized that I took so many for granted. I took for granted that she would just always be there waiting for me everyday after school, after work, after an evening out with friends.
Nothing I say here, will ease the pain, or fill the gap inside me that is left now that she’s gone. The only thing that I have left to say is, goodbye my dear old friend, I’m going to miss you so very much.
-Katelyn