Tribute to Mickie

Today was a really difficult and hard day- we said goodbye to Adam's best gal Mickie. As we mentioned in a few blog posts ago, Mickie was diagnosed with cancer. Over the past several weeks she has gotten weaker and on Monday we got a phone call from Adam's parents that Mickie wasn't really eating much and was having a hard time getting up and walking. We immediately got in the car and headed to Albuquerque. On our drive to New Mexico, Adam talked about his favorite moments with Mickie. He talked about when he first picked her up at the pound almost 16 years ago. He didn't see her during his first walkthrough and almost picked out a beagle, but when he walked back through again he saw her in the corner he knew she was the one. I remembered my first time seeing Mickie (on our prom night)- she was barking at me and I was so scared of her! I soon learned that she was just the sweetest dog and definitely Adam's number one gal. She loved getting pet and always gave you an extra nudge if you forgot to keep petting! All of our trips back home always started with Adam going straight to Mickie to say hello and give her a big hug.

Needless to say, today was a very sad and emotional day. It is never easy to say goodbye- but I hope that we are able to celebrate her life and remember her when she was healthy and happy. We love you Mickie and we will really miss you.

Adam and Mickie about 15 years ago

A similar picture from October 2010 (I couldn't get Mickie to turn around!)

A picture of us in front of Adam's parents' Ridgecrest house in February last year

Adam with Mickie in February this year...a little over a month ago

And here are a few repeats from the blog-

A digital scrapbook page I made about Mickie sometime in the past few years

Lots of tears were shed today...but I hope that we will always remember her when she was full of life.