...But Shrimp leaves me on a business trip for less than a week and I am all sorts of flustered, disconnected and just plain functioning below par. It doesn't help that this week a project I had been planning for since November finally had to be executed, or that I got sick, but come on, I should be able to handle this, right? I mean, we've not even celebrated our first "official" anniversary yet, and for over half the time we've been dating we've lived 1000+ miles apart. It's true, though, she's become a pretty important piece to the puzzle of my life.
It became apparent this afternoon when I was pulling in to the driveway. I saw Shrimp's car and I got so excited. That was right before I remembered she wasn't actually home yet. I would have to spend one more afternoon with the beasts (the three dogs and a cat we have between us) and without my girl. Ugh. And that led into my longing for the good ol' days. It was actually before we were even dating, when we were back in the town where we met. We had an amazing dog park and we could just go there and run and be with the pups and each other. It's hard to explain why it's such an amazing place, but if you have dogs you know how nice it is to be able to take them somewhere and not worry about leashes or cars, and to have a large expanse of land and trails to just go to. The area where we live now has nothing like that. I. Miss. It. (Note to self: Add "dog park" to list of needs at next residence.)
The awesome park we all miss!
Well, enough of that. Needless to say, I am extremely excited to pick Shrimp up from the airport tonight, even if it is really late and I have to be at work really early. Just to have the comfort of her being home will be great... and she's not too bad at cuddling, either :)
~Tater
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