Saying goodbye

I stink at saying goodbye. I'd much rather say "see you later" even if I'm not sure I will or not. One of my girlfriends is driving to Texas tomorrow and will be staying for several months, with the possibility of it being permanent. She says she'll be back in the fall, and I believe her, because her storage unit is FULL. She's traveling with some clothes, a few personal items and her beloved cat. It's a three day drive to Austin.

It's just so hard to say goodbye, though. I know, there's the phone, email, Facebook, text messages - all sorts of ways to keep in touch today than ever before. But now I can't just call and say "Hey! Meet me at Shea's!" It's a little sad.

We had fun last night moving some of her stuff downstairs so the movers could take it to her storage unit this morning. We shared a bottle of wine, some laughs, and stayed up way too late. Then the kids and I picked her up from the auto repair place this morning and took her to Shady Glen while they fixed the air-conditioning in her car - 'cause trust me, you do not want to be driving the Austin, TX without AC! When her car was done, we took some more boxes & little stuff to her storage unit.

I have a couple plants to take care of, and some yogurt that was left in her fridge. Sigh. Gonna miss my friend. Although I do hope she meets a tall, handsome cowboy who sweeps her off her feet and gives her the world. :)