Flopsy

Last night, our first pet fish Flopsy died.  We got Flopsy four years ago at Christina's wedding.  They were going to get rid of the fish centerpieces on the kid's tables so we quick picked a fish and took him back to our beach house.  We had flown to New Jersey so we needed to take the fish back on a plane with us if we were going to get him home.  Alex decided to put Flops into a water bottle to take on the plane.  While trying to transfer Flops into the water bottle, he fell into the sink and flopped around a little bit, hence Flopsy!  Alex managed to get Flops past security and onto the plane and home we flew with our little pet.  Flopsy lived with Alex at NC State in three different apartments, with Alex's parents in two different houses, with my parents, and finally with me and Alex in our first apartment together.  Flopsy and Moo were good pals too.  Moo only drinks from Flopsy's bowl so we have no idea how she is going to deal with her own water bowl now!  Despite their friendship, Moo and Flops had their hard times too including two assassination attempts in which Flops ended up on the floor!!  Flopsy was a great fish and lived much longer than expected.  We will miss him :)