Well all! It's finally here...Friday! That day we wait and wait and wait and wait for all week long. How is it I can spend eight hours at work and it feels like 20, but I can go home and four hours feels like four minutes? It's not fair. I want to go home and have time to relax, eat dinner, get comfy, maybe watch a show or two (or movie), and then when the time comes get in bed and still have time to sit and read for a while. Somehow though, I always get home, eat, and immediately want to go to sleep. My night is already over. Where do the hours go?!
This Friday in particular I was really feeling exhausted. There is something about that first week back after Spring Break that just drains you. As I unlocked the door and walked into the apartment, I hung up my purse, keys, and jacket, dropping my work bag onto the chair next to me. My whole body feeling like I'd just run 50 miles, then biked another 50...then swam another 50. Yep, a whole triathlon. My head was a whole different story, but I know what always makes me feel better after a long day at work!
I heard shuffling from the bedroom, but Charlie hadn't come out yet. As tired as I was, I laughed and made my way to the bedroom. He was up and wagging his tail, but not fully confident yet to make his way to end of the bed.
"Charlie boy! Have you been sleeping all day? You lucky duck." I sat down next to him and he immediately rolled over onto his side and stuck his head under my arm. I started petting him, relaxing a little as each minute went by. He gave me two tentative little licks on my hand as I continued petting him.
I let a few more minutes pass by of us just sitting there, relaxing, breathing in the quiet, until I finally asked, "Alright, Charlie, do you want to go for a walk?" I watched as his ears perked up immediately. I repeated the words again, watching as the ears went up again, then the tail started swishing, then the head popped up. Finally, after repeating the word "walk" four times he stood up, giving his whole body a shake and headed for his stairs at the end of the bed. I watched as he set one tentative paw on the top step, making the stairs were where they were supposed to be. When he was confident he was on the right path, he leapt off the the stairs and continued on to the living room. We were off!
This Friday in particular I was really feeling exhausted. There is something about that first week back after Spring Break that just drains you. As I unlocked the door and walked into the apartment, I hung up my purse, keys, and jacket, dropping my work bag onto the chair next to me. My whole body feeling like I'd just run 50 miles, then biked another 50...then swam another 50. Yep, a whole triathlon. My head was a whole different story, but I know what always makes me feel better after a long day at work!
I heard shuffling from the bedroom, but Charlie hadn't come out yet. As tired as I was, I laughed and made my way to the bedroom. He was up and wagging his tail, but not fully confident yet to make his way to end of the bed.
"Charlie boy! Have you been sleeping all day? You lucky duck." I sat down next to him and he immediately rolled over onto his side and stuck his head under my arm. I started petting him, relaxing a little as each minute went by. He gave me two tentative little licks on my hand as I continued petting him.
I let a few more minutes pass by of us just sitting there, relaxing, breathing in the quiet, until I finally asked, "Alright, Charlie, do you want to go for a walk?" I watched as his ears perked up immediately. I repeated the words again, watching as the ears went up again, then the tail started swishing, then the head popped up. Finally, after repeating the word "walk" four times he stood up, giving his whole body a shake and headed for his stairs at the end of the bed. I watched as he set one tentative paw on the top step, making the stairs were where they were supposed to be. When he was confident he was on the right path, he leapt off the the stairs and continued on to the living room. We were off!
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