My most precious Cleo,
The day I met you at 37 days old, I asked you if you were going to be my baby. And I looked in your eyes and already felt like I knew you forever. The first picture I took of you, those deep brown, beautiful eyes, that look, etched still in my mind, almost 11 years later.
You are a light that has touched my life in every way imaginable. My best friend, my soulmate, my traveling companion, my baby, my girl, my earth, moon and stars. Only God knows how much I love you. You are the epitome of “nothing but love.” Affection for everything and everyone you ever met; a heart with nothing but curiosity and playfulness and fun. You made me laugh like crazy. And you always knew it.
How did I get so blessed to have a girl like you? Now I wonder…how will I live without you?
I won’t.
I won’t live a day without you because you will never leave my heart. Not for a minute.
I made a point of cherishing you to the fullest every day. You so patiently sat through snapshots, frame after frame, roll after roll, month after month, year after year. In the goofiest costumes imaginable. You hated it, but you were so good. This was no small hobby on my part…
I had this planned from day 37.
So, with the gallons upon gallons of photographs, I hope to be able to remember all the fun we had together. Someday.
Please find a safe spot with my guardian angels. They all love you and will protect you. And if you care to look for him, pain in the ass that he was, I’m sure Boo Boo is waiting for you, too.
Most of all, wait for Momma.
My lovebug, my Goonerbelle.
My most precious treasure… “be right back, Coo”
Sugar Ray’s Creme Filled Cleo.
The Sweetest Girl On Earth.
July 24, 1992 -June 9, 2003.
Cleo, Thank You For Loving Me,
| Cleo |
| 9, June 2003 |
| Lori Smith |