Today is one of those days. The kind where there's so much good and so much not good that it leaves you a sobbing mess.
I'm tired. An energy filled puppy kept me awake last night and I got a whopping three hours of sleep. It's fair to say that I started today grumpy. I lacked basic communication skills with my husband and that made our nine hour road trip a bit tense.
But it was good. It was uninterrupted time with the man I love. We made it here safely. We managed to fight only once. We laughed and had good conversation. Of course that all came after a Starbucks stop an hour into our day. Starbucks seemed to make everything right with the world. Ok, maybe not, but it was a little bit of happiness in a cup. We didn't have anything going on that a little sugar or caffeine couldn't fix.
The dogs were awesome. The three of them slept all but about 90 minutes of the entire drive. It was fabulous.
Our Starbucks stop set us back an hour and we managed to keep all other gas and potty breaks down to another hour.
That got us to Destin in time to see the sun set over the ocean. That made the entire trip worth it.
We got to our condo and unloaded. Our condo had a fenced courtyard. Score for not having to walk the dogs. Our condo was a lot disappointing. It's dirtier and run down much more than portrayed. We had to make a trip to the store for toilet cleaner, toilet paper and paper towels. Ick! And, the Internet doesn't work. After we get our refundable deposit back, there will be a review written.
It will suffice. We just need a bed and place to relax when we aren't exploring Florida.
About halfway through our trip today, I called our vet back home. Lucy, the dog we had to leave with a sitter had some tests run yesterday. The news isn't good.
She has a kidney disease that is going to take her life. Her kidneys don't function like they should. They push protein out in massive quantities, while filtering her urine toxins back into her body. That's why she's gained ten lbs in four months. It also explains a low amount of protein in her blood.
When we get back, we will have one more test done. Then we will have to decide if we want to put her through a high powered trio of meds that may or may not give her a few extra months. There's no cure for this disease.
We obviously have some decisions to make. But, this is vacation. I'm doing my best to not think about what I cannot change. I couldn't hold back the tears. I'm incredibly attached to my dogs. They've been through a lot of life with us. We've had her for nearly nine years and during some of the hardest of our lives.
Frankly, I'm not ready to let her go. I know, I don't have to today. When you get that kind of news, it's impossible to not go down that road. But I'll try not to let it be a cloud of vet this much needed vacation.
Here we are, a block from the ocean. Happy to be on vacation, finally.
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