Dearest Apollo (a.k.a. “Pookie”) – Nov. 12/02 has come and gone bringing with it strong rememberances of Nov. 12/99 when I held you in my arms and looked deeply into your eyes as we had to say our final goodbyes and you slipped away so peacefully. What a gut wrenching day, your dad and I cried so hard, that day shattered our hearts beyond belief. Since that time we have written two reflections on how we have coped with our loss of you. We are entitling this one “Our Forever Reflection” as it will become, along with the other two our special rememberance of you on each and every Nov. 12th that we are living, until we can join you at the Rainbow Bridge.
The tears still flow from time to time both in sadness and gladness in remeberance of you. We hope you know always that you are deep in our hearts and a big piece of our hearts died that day we had to say goodbye.
Pookie, you were the best thing that ever happened in my life, you always knew when I needed you and oh how I wish you were here now for me to hold. You were the best comforter, you just seemed to know exactly what to do.
We hope you are taking good care of Rachel who was your teacher as a pup, your sister Sara who joined you last year and your Uncle Percy who came to supervise all of you this past summer. We also hope you are having fun with your tennis balls, frisbees and rope toys and that there is an endless supply of them.
Unforgettable and Have I Told You Lately that I Love You bring us vivid memories of you and our life with you that sometimes bring tears galore, while What a Wonderful World also brings us rememberances of you and how wonderful a world it was when you were with us, of course up to you usual antics!
I hope you were with me when I performed the wedding at a flyball tournament this summer. You are still the No. 1 Flyball Bull Terrier Champion in North America, wow what a day that was when we achieved that recognition and title. When the wedding was over I got my face painted with red paws, our former team colors. Remember how crazy you would get when you would see me getting dressed in our team uniform, and getting ready the nite before, you knew we were off to a tournament somewhere.
Pookie, although it has been 3 years now since you left, we miss you just as much as that day we had to say our goodbyes. There is not a day goes by that we do not think of you in some way. With Endless Love, you will always be with us deep in our hearts.
I wish I could hold you once again Pookie, and tuck you in at night with your blankie and bunny rabbit! Those items are very sacred to us, a link direct to you.
We have picked out a star in the sky we know is you, and we visit with you and your sisters often on the Boardwalk. Please take care of everyone up there and be our special guardian angel until we can meet when the time comes at the Bridge.
Forever remembered, deep in our hearts with endless love,
| Sharon & Bob Hoel |