Thank you all so much for your sweet replies. It means so much for me to express myself to other people who understand how I feel. For her birthday tomorrow, Samantha is getting groomed and then we're going to PetSmart. I don't know what we'll do for dinner, but it'll be something she likes and then we'll go get a snowball - she loves them!

Thanks again for the responses. It really means a lot that you all "get" how special my girl is.