A few days later...
...and things are getting a little easier. I called the pet crematory today and picked out the urn for Nick's ashes - the brochure says how they're really called 'cremains', but that just sounds fake and silly - and we will be getting him back on Thursday. He will be placed on the shelf next to Ezra, where they will be forced to get along for all eternity. Take that, boys!
It's still tough. When I hear something while laying in bed, part of me thinks it's him on his way in to go sleep on his bed, and then a split second later it kicks in that he's gone. editswlonghair was saying he could have sworn he heard him snoring on his bed the other morning. But it's getting easier. Having prepared emotionally for his passing did not make the actual event any easier, but it has made the transition slightly easier to deal with. I had some good snuggle time with the rat today, too, which helped. It's nice to not totally lose having an animal in your life, even though there's never a replacement for the one you have lost. It just eases the loneliness a little, ya know?
Other than that, not a whole lot going on. Weird weekend, back to work tomorrow, blah blah blah. Oh, and Friday night we're going to see Patton Oswalt as an early birthday present for editswlonghair, so that will be fun, plus dinner with old friends on Saturday and Sunday. Damn, it's a busy week coming up! Better rest up with my wonderful new heated blanket, I guess. But first, laundry. Lots and lots of laundry...
It's still tough. When I hear something while laying in bed, part of me thinks it's him on his way in to go sleep on his bed, and then a split second later it kicks in that he's gone. editswlonghair was saying he could have sworn he heard him snoring on his bed the other morning. But it's getting easier. Having prepared emotionally for his passing did not make the actual event any easier, but it has made the transition slightly easier to deal with. I had some good snuggle time with the rat today, too, which helped. It's nice to not totally lose having an animal in your life, even though there's never a replacement for the one you have lost. It just eases the loneliness a little, ya know?
Other than that, not a whole lot going on. Weird weekend, back to work tomorrow, blah blah blah. Oh, and Friday night we're going to see Patton Oswalt as an early birthday present for editswlonghair, so that will be fun, plus dinner with old friends on Saturday and Sunday. Damn, it's a busy week coming up! Better rest up with my wonderful new heated blanket, I guess. But first, laundry. Lots and lots of laundry...