I have never had a pet before, and i really wanted something that i could cuddle with..sleep with and talk with when im lonely, sad or bored. i got Brownie from a friend on May 16,08. as soon as i saw his eyes...i fell in love with him. He was the cutest golden hammie ever. as time passed i moved houses and he went through all of that with me. he was a part of the family. brownie celebrated birhdays with me and even went through hurricane ike with me. that was just amazing. the moment where our bonding really took place was when i came home from school one day, and saw brownie sleeping..i picked him up and took him to my room. i leff him on a stuffed whale hanging from the fan. if he moved..he would fall. i sat there looking at him and he stared right back at me for 5 mins. i guess he was alittle mad. then i took him down.put him in a little container that a full grown golden hamster could sleep in. there was no lid and he could easily climb out. i was tired so i put him in there with his shavings and i told him,"Brownie, im tired. let me sleep for a while. you go to sleep too ok? but if you climb out i will be upset." i left him there beside me on my bed and closed my eyes. i peeked alittle and saw him looking at me. then...he layed in his box and fell asleep. i woke up 2 hours later and i thought he ran off. i looked in the box and there he was..sound asleep. he listened to me! and from then on...everyday i came home from school, he waited in front of his cage for me or he was sleeping. he slept with me and we always had fun together. i would talk to him and tell him stories and he would listen. i could tell that brownie felt very comfertable in my hands and house because he would sleep on my hands and wouls sleep in a little blanket on my couch sometimes.it was so amazing and he even went to church woth me once and after that he ate sushi with me and some fruits too:) watching him grow and trust me more was an amazing experience for me. on january 5,09. brownie had opened his cage and i never found him. i looked so hard but i never found him. i cried for a week on and off. it was like someone had ripped my insides out. i was so hurt. until this day...brownie will forever long be my best hamster. no hamster can ever replace the best and awesomest brownie sugar hoang there is. he will always be in my heart. there is a hole in it that no one can ever fill. but one day, i will meet him again and we will never again be parted. I LOVE YOU BROWNIE!!! NEVER WILL I FORGET YOU. YOU HAVE NO REPLACEMENT AND YOUR THE GREATEST HAMSTER IN THE WORLD!!!

Love always,
Elizabeth Hoang