Rest In Peace, you wonderful thing
I hope you had a good life.
Grissom, Eumi's hamster and best animal friend, died last night, August 31, 2006.
She loved him more than she loved anyone else. (Excluding me)
He was the greatest hamster in all the universe.
I haven't had a pet since I was a wee lad.
So Grissom was extra special to me as well. And I loved him probably as much as Eumi did though I only knew him a short time.
Tiny, furry animals were always weird to me. And I wouldnt touch them or hold them or pick them up.
But I loved Grissom and I held him in my hand and he ran all over me.
It was obvious to all that Grissom loved Eumi more than anyone. She could stick her hand in his home, and he'd run over and crawl all over her every which way and you could tell he was the happiest hamster you have ever met.
He was such a wonderful hamster and he kept Eumi happy and she always surprised me with pictures of him and it made me smile. She compared us to hamsters because we liked to burrow in and sleep all day, just like Grissom does. Grissom was our best friend. He was furry. And cute. And lovable. And he once tried to climb my camera :)
I remember when we first talked about him and I got to see pictures. But none of that compared to when I got to meet him. I was so excited to see THE Grissom in person. And he didn't dissapoint not one bit.
That sweet, sweet hamster even sent me some of his gourmet hamster food for my birthday.
I was at work when I found out he was getting weak and dying, and I sat outside and cried.
And when I found out he died, I cried even more. And we cried together.
Grissom was a big part of my Canadian experience. And he meant a lot to me and Eumi both.
I wish I could have spent more time playing with him.
I am thankful that he tried so hard to live long enough to see my birthday and send me a gift.
I thanked him over Eumi's answering machine while she and her mother were next door.
I know that he heard it and I hope he could tell how much I loved and appreciated him and would miss him if he had to go.
Eumi would have had more to say than I can. But she has too much on her hands about now and asked me to write it for her and him.
We love you Grissom.
We miss you.
At least we'll always have the pictures and the videos and the memories..
---Zach