Does "meow" also mean goodbye?

As I dashed around, packing the last few items into my had-to-pay-an-extra-$50-at-the-airport-because-it's-overweight suitcase today, Fred and George simply snoozed peacefully on and under my bed, respectively. They (unlike me) seemed blissfully unaware that I wouldn't be around to give them hairball control treats or belly scratches or any of the pampering or general lavishing of love they're accustomed to on a daily basis.

Fred rolled over in his sleep, front paws in the air, and the thought of not seeing that sweet look on his face for 22 days was just too much for this Crazy Cat Lady not to have to reach for a tissue or two to dry her eyes. I don't know about your pets, but Fred sleeps on my bed every night, and has since he was a kitten and learned he could jump. I barely remember what it feels like not to have that warm lump flopped up against my leg. Ha ha!

Fred and George

George should be glad he's absolutely adorable, because he's just so bad. One of those "God made him cute for a reason" kind of cases! He made leaving him slightly easier today by eating my leftover teriyaki chicken right off the counter...and of course, he trailed some of it through the kitchen. That didn't stop me from crying giving him one last tummy scratch, however!

More so than thinking of the upcoming eight-hour flight over the Atlantic (spoken as someone with ADD, no less!), more so than frustration over the weakness of the American dollar, more so than expensive train travel, living out of a suitcase for three weeks, the probability of annoying Vanessa to no end with my presence in her home...more so than all of these things, my heart is heavy with missing those two mischievous felines I left at home.

They're well taken care of by a friend while I'm gone, and they probably don't have much capacity to truly miss me, but each ginger fur I find on my clothes is another little reminder of home...of who's curled up in my recliner, waiting for me to come home after all these adventures and scratch his belly again.

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Mary Rose on July 15, 2009 from Mooresville, United States

from the travel blog: UK 2009

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Spoken by a true Mommy Cat!

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