Enter Stella
That December, within three months of Tricia’s injury, our family welcomed a 7-pound ball of fur into the household. Tricia named her Stella for the star on the Christmas tree. “Stella” means “star” in Italian.
The name turned out to be appropriate in many ways. First, Stella’s adorable personality regularly makes her the center of attention, landing her on the cover of the local newspaper twice. Second, she appointed herself my walking coach. So you might say my distance hiking was already written in the stars.
Stella quickly ingratiated herself with the household, neighborhood, and beyond. Tricia began grooming her like the daughter in pig tails we never had.
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