Taking a Trip — Without Lacey
I’m leaving today to go out of town for 8 days.
I’ve been preparing for this trip for a while. I had the conversation with Lacey a few times the last couple of days.
A friend of mine is staying at the house to look after her. I wrote detailed instructions, got her food ready, talked to my housemates about the trip and it seems everything is ready.
Except me.
I’m so sad to leave her. Ok, so I’m attached.
Normally, I’d see if there was a way to take her with me, but I’m going to a seminar and she can’t go.
And today’s my birthday. And I have to leave her behind.
I totally trust the person I’ve got taking care of her and I know she’ll be fine. In fact, she’ll probably have way more fun than if she were with me (on the trip or at home!!).
My heart hurts.
So for the next week, I’ll be posting a few times to cry and go on about how lonely I am without her. And, more importantly, I’m giving Melissa, my caretaker, the keys to write about Lacey. So you’ll be getting stories about Lacey from a different perspective. And I’ll be reading the blog every day to see what’s going on with Lacey.
Anna