I hope that everybody has a safe and enjoying holiday. Make sure to take the time to tell the ones those close to you how much you care about them.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY BOY!!! I hope that you are having a great time partying with all of your friends. Make sure that you stay out of trouble. I miss you.

This evening, Stephanie and I met at the White Chocolate Grill for drinks. It was so good to see her. I really miss not seeing each day when she would come to take Newton for his daily walks. Stephanie has been Newton's pet sitter since he was 8 weeks old. She has since become a great friend. Newton loves Stephanie and her family and would get so excited when they would come over. I was very lucky to find somebody who cared so much about Newton and took such good care of him.

Thank you for everything Stephanie! We need to hang out more often

Today, I was up at Colorado State University with my friend, Laura, whose Mastiff, Chloe, was having some general procedures (teeth cleaning, etc.) done by CSU's community practice. While I was up there, I started to think a lot about Newton. I had CSU do an autopsy on Newton, but up to this point, didn't have the heart to read the autopsy report in great detail. Based on the details in the report and additional clarification from Newton's Oncologist, I found myself in a state of shock.

Newton's Osteosarcoma was in remission. There was no microscopic or gross evidence of Osteosarcoma present. What the autopsy did reveal was primary splenic Hemangiosarcoma with pulmonary metastasis. Leave it to Newton to be unique.

I hope that everybody has a great Thanksgiving. This is the first Thanksgiving that I will be celebrating since I helped Newton to the bridge. It feels very weird. He has always loved turkey. Laura and I decided to go to Los Alamos, NM to visit our friend, Tracy. I'm glad that I will be taking a mini-vacation. I need one! I was debating on whether to bring Newton's ashes with me. I decided that I would have to be strong and leave him at home.

We had the best dinner. It was so yummy. I'm a huge fan of Honey Baked Ham's turkeys. This year we went with the Cajun turkey. The seasonings were amazing. I can't believe how much we ate. I'll be looking forward to our hike tomorrow.