R.I.P. Candy the Cat

With 2021 ending the year with loses, 2022 started off with another. Unfortunately, my family has lost our kitty, Candy, to cancer. She lived a long 16 years of a spoiled, comfortable, and loved life. She has been through all major events in our lives. Even though she wasn't always the snuggly type, she always knew when you needed her the most. She had great senses that way. We watched her go from a super playful, energetic, kitten to a calm and classy old lady. She wasn't very vocal either, but you definitely knew when she was hungry, right now! jaja!

More than anyone, she was attached to my mom and my mom to her. My mom would almost always be the first person up in the morning, so they developed a morning ritual together. She would tap my mom on the face, wait outside her bathroom door as she finished getting ready, then would have her breakfast. My mom spoiled her by combining her dry food with her wet food, and since then, she refused to eat it any other way. She also only ate chicken and gravy, how dare you try to feed her salmon or anything else! Candy was the best cat ever, even if we've only had one cat our whole lives, so far. As my dad says, the next one, if there is a next one, has some big shoes to fill.

She really was a very curious cat, which got her into some trouble a couple of times. She very content indoors and most of the time you couldn't get her to go or stay outside, but when she felt that urge, you'd see her roll around the driveway concrete, scratchin' her back like a crazy person. Anytime anyone visited our home or after I had moved out and visited my parents, the very first thing to do is ask "Where's Candy"? She was either balled up on one of the couches, on her bed in front of everyone's eye-line, or tucked under my parents' bed.

It's going to be really weird not having her roam around anymore, scratching up again furniture corners to get your attention for food and snacks. I'm glad she's not in pain anymore, and i'm grateful she got to live with us as long as she did. We're really gonna miss her, I'M really gonna miss her.