It is the wee morning hours, where dark is darkest before dawn.
Why am I awake at this hour? Worry. I am not the best traveler and the “what ifs” weigh on my mind today.
What if Meeka is not okay? She has been crying in her sleep a bit lately. She takes a lot of care and I know she hurts a lot. What if this trip is too much for her? What if I shouldn’t have waited to do x-rays? What if it’s almost time for the biggest what if any can face with their 4 legged friend. . .?
And then there are the ridiculous what ifs that my brain dreams up: what if we get attacked by a bear? What if a giant owl swoops out of the sky and snatches my Maizey? Ridiculous I know, but this owl thing really did happen to a fellow Cavalier owner in Australia recently. Still I would say it exists in the realm of unlikely to getting struck by a meteor.
And then there are the the good things that don’t require what if-ing. The getting to spend 10 days with my little brother whom I never see enough of. Getting to swim with my sister in law. Seeing the rest of my family that live so far away. Spending seven days out of the hot, busy, crowded city. My mom’s breakfast! Mmm mmm good!
And the training opportunities abound galore. Meet and greets of the 2legged variety will be everywhere. I am declaring a new kind of zen: grandma zen. I’m not sure why but Maizey seems to think that she has a special mission to teach my grandma that Maizey hugs and kisses are essential to life. My Grandma does not share this view. Thus, Grandma Zen. LLW, car manners, swimming, stays, park it’s, truly the list goes on and on.
And so I leave on this note, there may be many what ifs to traveling and lots of work, but in the end the opportunities for 4legged lessons our weigh the need to stay in my homebody comfort zone.
