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Kalib Elliott

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Yesterday was an unhappy day, because we had to say goodbye to our sweet wonderful boy Buzz. He was almost 13 years old, and aside from the last few days, he was happy and healthy his entire life. We feel so lucky we got to be his dads, and we’re going to miss him terribly.

Buzz is the reason Kalib and I met. When we were next door neighbors, Buzz jumped the backyard fence one day to get to Kalib. I went to get him back and met my future husband. It’s the only time Buzz ever jumped a fence, but it seems he’d scoped out who he wanted his other dad to be, so he made it happen.

When I moved to Atlanta for grad school, at first I didn’t know anyone in town. But I had Buzz with me, so I wasn’t lonely. He kept me company and helped make my new house feel like home. He was just happy to go on a new adventure with me, to have a new yard to play in and new sniffs to sniff.

Buzz was there for all the big moments of my life the past 13 years, and for the small ones too. I’m thankful to have so many good memories with him. I love you, Buzzy 💛 taken in Lexington, Kentucky by @kalibmathieu

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8 months ago

Today our Newton turned 9 years young! It’s been a year of transition for our smiley, beautiful boy. He’s had to learn how to be an only child, and I know, like us, he misses his brother every single day. But he remains the silliest, sweetest, most rambunctious boy, full of so much personality. And we feel so lucky to be his humans. We love you, Newt-newt! by @kalibmathieu

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13 hours ago

King’s Island Pride Night 2026 💜 by @kalibmathieu

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a month ago

Another Bluegrass 10K with my favs :) taken in Lexington, Kentucky by @kalibmathieu

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3 months ago

“Wow, San Francisco sure is flat!” by @kalibmathieu

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7 months ago

Last Saturday would’ve been Buzz’s 13th birthday. I keep sitting down to write anything since we lost him 46 days ago, and every time I get stuck because how can I boil it all down to a caption. But here goes nothing.

Having to grapple with a world without Buzz has been even harder than I imagined it would be. I knew that losing him would break me someday and it’s come really really close. But Buzz never liked when we were sad, so I’m trying not to be. Instead here’s a list of just some things that I miss about him, which made me sad to type but made me happy to remember him:

I miss going on walks and seeing how excited he’d get about seeing people (especially Ms. Betty who he loved most of all).
I miss trying cuddle up beside him knowing he didn’t love cuddling, and so feeling grateful for however much time he’d let me.
I miss giving him strawberries and blueberries when I made my lunch every day. All these weeks later, I still haven’t eaten an apple, because those were his favorite and we’d share each slice, and so now eating one without him feels wrong.
I miss playing fetch, which turned into just playing catch as he got a little older.
I miss him rolling on his back with his ears all flopped back and showing off his teeth.
I miss him resting his head on my lap, which he mostly did because he thought it would get him food.
I miss his ear flops.
I miss seeing the pure joy of his head hanging out the car window.
I miss watching him swim.
I miss kissing his snout. It was the last thing I’d do before bed every night. And it was the very last thing I ever did before he went to sleep the last time.

I miss him so damn much. And we were so lucky to have him. He taught me about unconditional love and pure joy and trust and gentleness. And while the sad, scary, hopeless memories are still fresh, I have so so so many good memories with him, and those are slowly outshining the others.

I’m sure there will be a day soon where I go an entire day without getting so sad or tearing up or full on sobbing (not today, fyi), and that’ll feel weird. But again, Buzz wouldn’t want me to be sad, so hopefully I won’t be forever.

Miss you Buzzy. by @kalibmathieu

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7 months ago

We lost my sweet mamaw earlier this week. The same day we lost our Buzz, we found out that mamaw had two masses which had grown in her brain. The neurosurgeon gave her a month, maybe. She lived less than two more weeks.

Mamaw had had so many health scares over the years, specifically the last decade. Lots of time in and out of the hospital for various surgeries or broken bones. But she always bounced back. I think initially deep down I kind of thought she would do the same this time. But when I saw her on Sunday, the day before she passed, I could tell.

I’m grateful to have so many memories with her. My mom was one of Mamaw’s six children, and I’m one of 14 of her grandchildren, and now there are 11 (and counting) great grandchildren, all through her. While we don’t get together nearly as much as we used to, I have so many memories of gigantic family gatherings which were so loud and so fun. And she was always there.

Losing her is a devastating loss, in a month of other devastating losses. I’m grateful for the time I got to spend with her, especially in these last two weeks where even still we were making sweet memories.

See ya later, alligator 💔

Mamaw Grace Brown
April 29, 1943 - February 23, 2026 by @kalibmathieu

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8 months ago

Our baby boy Newton turned 8 years old today and good lord how time flies. He’s still just as goofy and lovable and needy and rambunctious as ever. We feel so lucky that he is ours and we feel lucky for each and every year we get with him. Happy Birthday Newton! by @kalibmathieu

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a year ago

Boys trip to the beach by @kalibmathieu

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a year ago

Kalib’s 33th birthday party, featuring Field Day in the backyard taken in Lexington, Kentucky by @kalibmathieu

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a year ago

Cutie points all around! by @kalibmathieu

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2 years ago

Our good boy Buzz is 12 years old! He still loves to play in the snow, splash in the pool, and give lots of kisses. He naps more than he used to, but we should all be so lucky.
Love you, Buzz! by @kalibmathieu

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2 years ago