Twelve years ago, Elsa came into my life, and from that moment on, she never left my side. I got her when I graduated high school and somehow she became so much more than a dog. She became my best friend, my shadow, my comfort, and my home.
She was there through every heartbreak, every accomplishment, every move, every celebration, and every moment where life felt too heavy to carry alone. When I packed up my life and moved 21 hours away to start over, she came with me without hesitation. It was always me and her against the world.
She was the biggest mama’s girl anyone could ever ask for. If I was home, she wanted to be right next to me. If I cried, she somehow knew. If I was happy, she celebrated with me. She loved me with a kind of loyalty that only a dog can give, and I will spend the rest of my life feeling grateful that I got to experience a love like hers.
She taught me patience, unconditional love, resilience, and how to appreciate the little things. We grew up together. My twenties are filled with memories of her.. road trips, lazy Sundays on the couch, endless cuddles, little routines that became our normal, and a love that never once wavered.
She wasn’t “just a dog.” She was family. She was my soulmate in the smallest, fluffiest body. She made every house feel like home simply because she was in it. The silence she leaves behind is deafening, and I don’t know if I’ll ever stop looking for her out of habit. But if love alone could have kept her here, she would have lived forever.
Thank you, my sweet Elsa, for choosing me to be your mom. Thank you for every kiss, every tail wag, every cuddle, and every single day you gave me. You made my life infinitely better just by being in it.
I hope you knew, every single day, just how deeply you were loved.
Forever my best friend. Forever my heart.
I love you always, Elsie.
2014-2026 💕🫶🏼 my forever suga plum.