Yesterday was a pretty hard day for my family as we had to say goodbye to our sweet baby boy Mardi (his full name was Mardi Gas because he was the life of the party). We got Mardi not long after he had gotten Rusty, my dog who got me through my neurosurgeries and had made into a diamond, because Rusty was scared of… grass…

Mardi was such a sweet and loving boy who blessed us with roughly 13 years of happiness! Thankfully for my parents and brother we had known the last couple of months that we were getting closer to the end so everyone got to see him before he passed. The vet yesterday was surprised and I think touched by how my mom had my brother, who lives in Louisiana, and I, who lives ok in DC, on the phone so we could all be there with him. It's going to be super hard the next time I go home since for the first time in over 13 years, my parent's house and its hardwood floors will be quiet. Here are some of Mardi’s best photos as well as the treats he got yesterday.

He is so loved and missed. Thank you sweet boy for all the kisses and the goofy way you would sometimes sleep! I know you're with your brother now and don't ever have to hear a storm again!