She's Leaving Home...

After a nailbiting loss at Key Arena last night (don't worry Storm, you'll get them on Saturday!), we went to Melting Pot to do do that fondue that we do so well. And this morning, we loaded the last of the things in the car, Kat said good-by to the kitties, and that was that. She is driving to Chicago even as I write this, planning to arrive on Sunday, calling frequently to update me on her progress. I get to stay and pack up the house, dump a lot of stuff we don't need, arange for the rest to be shipped out to Chicago, and then sell our much beloved home of 3 years. It hit Kat this morning, probably not for the first time, that this was the last time she would see it. And it hit her particularly hard that last trip out the door. And being the empatic person I am, it hit me hard as well.

I still get to live here in Seattle for 4 more months, but only in the house for a few more weeks. And even then, won't be the same without her here, making it sparkle. Metaphorically, that is. Anyone who has been here knows I have my work cut out for me getting the place clean...neither of us is particularly good housecleaning. In January, I get to join her at our new place in Oak Park, pictures of which I have posted previously. But I am too depressed to do much cleaning right now.

As the Beatles put it, "She's leaving home. Bye-bye."

-T