And then, there were two...

We are so deeply heartbroken to share, that our beautiful, funny, donkey boy, Q, has left this life for the Rainbow Bridge. 

Q spent the last 3, of his 12.5 years with us here on the Mississippi River, after an exciting life of travel, fun and some serious tail wagging.

Q was a registered purebred black labrador retriever and proudly lived up to his breed. Named after the James Bond character, he was happy, loyal, funny, and quirky; an expert shoe stealer, tail wagger, and the very best couch cuddler.  

We will always be so grateful for how much he loved us, and can only hope he knows how much we loved him too. 

You will be sadly missed, by your brother Jake, and sister Missy.

Sad to say, we will always know where our shoes are now...

So long my donkey boy. Your pawprints are forever on our hearts. We will meet up again at the bridge - know that you will be forever loved QBWankenobi - xoxo

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Memories...

A familiar silhouette in the shopping mall.
A magazine cover in the bookstore.
The bookstore itself.
The faint scent of him, that catches you by surprise.
A laugh that sounds exactly the same,
you freeze in your tracks.
The voice, a few seats over,
ordering a dirty vodka martini.
A photograph you come upon by accident while looking for something unrelated.
That's all it takes.
To transcend the spectrum of emotions that take you from even keeled, easy going, normalcy,
- to gut wrenching pain, mixed with anger.
You feel those sharp little chards of glass,
the broken pieces of your heart stirring again.
You pull yourself together.
You look at the photo with maturity, and strength.
...and remember the day you were behind the lens, sitting at the little table, alongside the water, in a foreign, but familiar place - with a smile in your heart and love in the air.

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