Goodbye

Why is saying goodbye always so difficult? We said goodbye to our dog Rylie on Sunday. We were not going to be able to take her with us when we moved in with my parents. We found her a new mommy. Her new mommy lost her last doggy tragically and was very grateful to us. She came on Sunday afternoon to pick Ry up. Rylie LOVED her from the start (which was a huge relief!). We gathered her things together and said some tearful goodbyes. Makenna waved and blew kisses to Rylie until her new mommy's car was out of sight. Then she sat by the front door waving for 15 minutes. It was heartbreaking to watch. People keep telling me "she doesn't understand... she's not old enough to feel loss," but I know she was heartbroken. That night we went to my parents house, and when we got home, Makenna crawled to the back door like she always does so that she could see Rylie. I explained to her again that Rylie went to live with her new mommy. Makenna nodded her head, crawled to the front door, waved bye bye, placed a kiss against the door and then started crying the saddest cry I have EVER heard. So what did I do? I cried too and called Michael at work and he started crying also. We all miss our puppy. :-( But her new mommy said she is doing great and LOVES her new puppy sibling. They live on the 3rd floor and she had to carry Rylie up and down the stairs the first few times, but Ry is already a pro! The best part is, she said we can visit Rylie whenever we want!!

Exploring her new house

"You mean I get to sleep on the bed!?!?!"

Meeting her doggy sibling

My second Goodbye happened today. Today was my last day at my office (I'm working until Friday, but none of it is in the office). There are so many people I'm going to miss dearly. I love all my co-workers so much and our office is so small, we're all like family. There is also an abundance of patients I'll miss. I actually had one start crying when they found out I was leaving. I was told "But what will I do without you?" That kind've sort've made my day to find out m patients love me. My co-workers were great. They did a lunch for me and gave me a card that made me cry. I'll miss every single one of them!

Even with the hard goodbyes, I am beyond excited to be able to focus on my family and on school. Also my sleeping schedule will be normal again!! Yay no more "MUST BE IN BED BY 8 AT THE LATEST" bedtimes for me!!!!!!! I will get to stay late at Sunday dinner (HA! We'll be living there) and actually get to play the family games!!!!! Can you tell I'm excited?