Today marks the end of my last weekend in Colorado after 19 years. I'm struck by how wonderful and terrifying that fact is. Colorado has been such a perfect place for me to grow up. And after 24 years, I still have so much work to do, which is a fact I find comforting. I just need some new scenery to play out the next chapter.
But, back to Colorado. Summer is in full swing here in the Springs and I have a nice burn to prove it (sorry 'rents...I'll buy some sunblock). Ace and I have been running a fair amount and the weather is heaven on earth, making this departure that much harder. I'm very excited about Boston and the grand move, but there is still so much up in the air about life once we're there and so much left to do here. So many goodbyes, so many "lasts." So many unpacked items.
Ace has never even been anywhere outside Colorado (as far as I know), so this will be an even bigger change for him. There are moments when I can see it register on his face that something is changing and he gets a little nervous. I know the feeling. I've been trying to spend as much time with him as possible so that he's not worried that I'm leaving him. Our trainer was telling us that dogs that have been "re-homed" a few times can be a little panicky when things start to change. Hopefully this move and transition will allow us to build even more trust. Side note: Ace graduated from "middle school" yesterday and was named "Top Dog" for the highest score in his class. I am so proud.
I'm so grateful that this is a bittersweet departure. I would never want to be so ready to leave that it wouldn't sting, nor so unwilling to leave that it hurts too much.
Excited to go, but sad to leave.
-Sierra and Ace
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