Well, the rest of the week will be very busy for us. Today is my dad's birthday. As a surprise, Jackie and I are driving up tonight to have dinner with him, along with my mom, and my sister and her husband and son. He doesn't know that we are coming (which is why this entry is posted as we eating dinner). Going to Los Tres Amigos on the south side of Lansing as my dad has always liked Mexican food, at least for as long as I can remember. So hopefully it will be a surprise for him, something nice for his 65th birthday.
Then after coming home tonight and resting up and packing, we head out to Cleveland Thursday afternoon to attend a friend's graduation from medical school on Friday. Once we get back from that, we have to start getting things around over the weekend, cleaning the house and the yard and the landscaping, along with shopping and everything else that's involved with hosting a cookout on Memorial Day. Having my folks and sister's family down, along with Jackie's parents, possibly her brother, and hopefully a number of friends who will be able to make it. We have done some small dinner parties before, but this will be the first gathering we have hosted at our house that will most likely have guests in the double digits. Jackie and I love having people over and entertaining, so I am sure that we will enjoy this as well. There will just be a lot of driving and then work to get to Monday.
A first we will have with all this going on is sending Ellie to the boarder's while we are in Cleveland. It will be the first time we have had her boarded. I think its much different having a dog boarded then left with friends or family. Back in January for my firm retreat, after Ellie had been with us for about two weeks, she stayed with Jackie's parents. That didn't seem like such a big deal. Maybe part of it is that we had only gotten use to the routine of having her around for a couple weeks as compared to the last few months. But I think the big difference is leaving your dog with family that you know and trust and so on versus leaving with a boarder, who, while you trust and know somewhat (same place where she gets groomed), its not the same knowledge and trust and sense of comfort one gets with family.
In any event, that will be a first for Ellie and for us (for me, totally a first, Jackie has boarded a dog before, but its been awhile). I imagine this is similar to a lesser degree of what it must be like to leave your child with a daycare or baby sitter for the first time. For all the daily grief Ellie causes as she continues to be as mischievous as ever, the fact is she is part of our daily life and routine, and often makes a smile and laugh many times each night. For that, I am sure we will miss her and look forward to picking her on Saturday morning.
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