I was 11 when we got you and I remember I looked at you and couldn’t believe you were ours to keep forever. I still felt that way until the end. It’s been a privilege to love you and be loved by you for 18 years, we had a bond so special that I’d give anything to hold you again. I miss the way you meowed in front of every closed door, the way you knew when a pappa buona was coming, the way you’d wake us up at 3am because you wanted to go outside. I miss your head butts and the way you’d nestle up against my side when it was time to sleep. Words can’t describe how much I love you. There will always be a hole shaped like you in my heart and in the pot you loved to sleep in outside. You will always be my best friend and the source of the most unconditional and pure love I’ve ever felt. I miss you and think of you always. Ti voglio bene Giugi, sempre e per sempre.