Goodbye is never easy.

I was hoping our life would settle down, but that just isn't the way that life is. Yesterday I had to drive down to Oregon to say goodbye to Theo, I had no clue we were going to have to put him down. I never thought the day would come, or at least not so soon. Theo was the best cat ever. I know everyone says that about their cats, but he truly was. I like to say he was the one boy I could always count on. He never wanted anything from me except to be loved (and fed lol). When I lived at Matt's parent house he would sleep in my room almost every night. He would usually wake me up in the middle of the night to leave the room, but the next morning he would be right outside my door waiting for me. He would get extremely jealous of matt and I. If Matt and I were sitting on the couch together he would come and squeeze himself in right between us. I remember when Matt came home for the first time since he had left for the military and we were sitting on the couch, Theo just sat across the room glaring at Matt. Losing Theo has broken my heart in a way that makes it hard for me to express. I feel so silly being so sad about a cat, but he was more than a pet, he was apart of our family. Whenever I was sad Theo could always make me feel better, he would just sit on my lap and comfort me. Sadly, I will never have that same feeling of comfort ever again, but I will always cherish it. I love you Theodore Beaver Schmiedeskamp.