It's difficult for me to look at this blog still and not cry a little. Even though I'm happy so many videos and pictures of Bandito exist, currently they seem to just emphasize to me how much I've lost. However I am very happy that I got to be Bandito's caretaker during his last year and I hope that he found happiness and peace with me. Moving to a new city feels a little strange because I had planned to do it for so long with Bandito and now the process feels a little hollow.
My grandmother sent me a very nice note after Bandito passed, advising me that the best way to mourn a beloved pet, was to welcome a new one into your life. Although I still miss and love Bandito, I did think it would be a nice way to honor his memory, and I decided to adopt another shelter cat. With the help of Daily Bandito reader Eveline I settled on a very nice Russian Blue Mix at the Nine Lives Rescue in Redwood City, CA. I'm picking him up tomorrow and will be introducing him to the blog as the new main resident cat so you guys can look forward to following our adventures together. I decided against adopting Bandito's clone, I seriously considered it, because I knew in the end, it's better to enjoy an entirely new cat on his own rather than try to impose the shadow of Bandito on top of him.
I miss you and love you Bandito! You will always be the original fancy cat!
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