This is Fruitycake. Yesterday was a pretty good day. I do have to say. Girl Person and I got to go hiking. We had good food. She even had her tomato sauce on pasta. She loves that stuff. Especially here in this Italy place.
We wanted to pack in all the fun, but work too. Boy Person had a lot going on with trying to repair pipes.
And he even had to get into a tank and clean it. No way that I was going in there. No. Way.
But that wasn’t the only vault that was opened. As Girl Person was working, she found some old videos.
Videos that at first made her smile.
But then the vault opened of grief. And put poured many tears she had been holding in. Many tears she had been hiding. Many tears that she had been covering up with distractions.
I know she misses Brickle and Digby. The thing with us dogs, is that we know exactly what happens when our friends pass away.
We know that pain will be gone. And we know the peace that can bring. We also know what happens when you die. We are born with that knowledge. And yes. I am very sad that Brickle is not here with me.
I deal with the emotions when they come every day. Us dogs do that too. We don’t put them in a vault. We don’t hold them all in there and let it swing open unexpectedly. Like persons do.
I know that persons can’t help how they cope. They each do it different. But. When that vault opens, and it swings open, you have to deal with it. And you have to get your emotions out to be able to go on. It’s ok to do that. It’s ok. You can do that.
I’ve wondered many times how I’ll live the rest of my life missing Brickle. And if I feel that way, I know Girl Person does too. But Brickle and Digby were forever.
Just like I am always forever.
Just like you are forever.
What we do every day and how we live and love stays for eternity. Make today the day you open the vault. Love. Miss. And keep moving forward.
–Fruitycake
