Separation Anxiety

At 32,000 feet, more or less, the reality of spending the next 3 ½ weeks in China is finally beginning to sink in. My preparation, while directed at the Women’s World Cup has been mostly working in my office. E-mail, Fax, Meetings, lots more e-mail and even more meetings. But now the trip is underway and although I will not arrive in Chengdu until Sunday afternoon, my excitement is building.

At 6:00 AM this morning I dropped off Skyler and Wrigley and came home to a very quiet house. Life with Wrigley, a four-month old Golden Retriever, is rarely quiet. He has two speeds, fast and nap, but the ever-maternal nine year old Skyler is always in control as the Queen of the house.



Wrigley (my father was a life-long Cubs fan) and Skyler are with good friends Joanna and Bob, and will no doubt have their own visitors while I am away. Anyone who knows Goldens will understand that they have their own set of friends.

Indeed there was some separation anxiety, but I am sure I will be fine!

Posting this from Tokyo’s Narita Airport I feel surprisingly rested and ready to go. Next stop Shanghai!