It’s no secret to those closest to me that I wasn’t mourning my time away from Charlie. Turns out, though, that watching Mimi and Poppy drive away with her was actually pretty sad. No doubt she will be wonderfully cared for in their capable hands…but I find myself missing the little bursts of “words” and babbling that I thought I needed a break from.

My driver’s license ordeal was only further complicated when we discovered that my emergency backup passport is actually expired and has my maiden name on it….I won’t bore you with the long story but it involves Charlie’s first visit to a police station and my first official police report. We are hoping that the paperwork I have (along with my other forms of identification) will have me safe and sound on that flight to Hawaii tomorrow afternoon. I’m leaving you (yes, I promise this is it) with these pictures of two future best friends.