Saying goodbye

After a great stay it was time for us to say goodbye. I must say it is very odd to meet new people, spend time getting to know them and then saying goodbye knowing it's slim to see them again.....I really didn't like it...there's that part of me that then thinks I wish we never meet, then it wouldn't be so difficult, then I remember a conversation with a friend recently. Her husband, after losing a long loved family dog had said he would never want to own a dog again, because burring them is too hard. I understand exactly what he feels, as I too have lost pets and a Grandpa I was close with. No one wants to feel that pain. It's so easy to keep from getting close for fear of the enviable - separation. With that said, I know that keeping yourself safe from those hard moments life also means keeping yourself from the most wonderful, magical moments too. I just hope God continues to give my the strength to keep on dancing.....Some lyrics in Garth Brooks song The Dance
.....Yes my life
It's better left to chance
I could have missed the pain
But I'd of had to miss the dance....

Mami, Travis, Mom, me, Kaitlin, Korntey and Dawson.